Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
You simply stack the deck in such a way that you deal the two aces to
You simply stack the deck in such a way that you deal the two aces to yourself. You do it in full view, and it's ridiculously easy. As dealer, you pick up the cards, taking them a hand at a time. You pick up the cards lying above the first ace, then use these cards to scoop up the remainder of the hand. Place these cards on top of the deck. This puts the ace fifth from the top. Repeat the action with the remaining hand. That's all there is to it. The deck is stacked, ready for the deal, and you will get the fifth and tenth cards—the two aces—back to back. If you have a fair memory and can remember the other cards and their order in the first hand you picked up, you will also know your opponents' hole cards, which can be an equally lucrative advantage.
Yes, you must shuffle before the deal, but that's not difficult either.
Yes, you must shuffle before the deal, but that's not difficult either. You only need to riffle and let the top ten or so cards fall last, thus keeping them on top. As for the cut, the cheat has many ways of taking care of that without even resorting to sleight of hand. He may simply deal without offering the cards to be cut, he may cut and then pick up the two packs incorrectly, or he may have a confederate on his right who refuses the cut, saying, "Run them." That's darned near all there is to stacking as it is generally practiced by the professional, the semi-professional, or the amateur cheat. When the cut is omitted, insist that some other player or yourself be allowed to cut. The dealer may feel insulted but he can't object; the rules give you this right.