Shaun Deeb has revealed that there have been multiple mechanic poker dealers working the live scene in Texas.
The American tweeted a video of one of these dealers in action at Legends Poker Room in Houston, showing him separating the cards and leaving the bottom of the deck untouched rather than properly shuffling the order.
Got a pretty disgusting video from a player down here about the legend poker room down in Houston seems there was a few mechanic dealers down there. It’s not the best quality but when you see it you won’t unsee it dealer isn’t actually shuffling the cards he’s separating then… pic.twitter.com/6zjRbg4hDi
— shaun deeb (@shaundeeb) April 30, 2024
Although the video quality isn’t great, the skill level of the dealer is so poor that it’s clear what he is trying to do.
Scott Seiver replied to the post saying it’s a proper amateur attempt. Another poster was so stunned at how obvious the scam was that he thought it was as bad as him trying to copy a professional on a YouTube video.
Legends Poker Room took a lot of flak in the comments but it’s fair to assume that the level of paranoia jumps up a level when something like this comes to light.
Here's an upscaled version, 1/4 speed pic.twitter.com/aYwf6ghWox
— joel (@J__O__E__L) May 1, 2024
Shaun Deeb was so disgusted by what he saw that he contacted a floor person from Legends only to be told that several dealers have been fired recently for such antics.
“I have spoken to a floor person of legends who confirmed multiple dealers were fired for messing with the decks in the past month I am disappointed that no players were caught and the dealers were not prosecuted or outed so they can go do it elsewhere”
Shaun, I’ve had time to review. Thanks for posting. Both are cheating 100%. I’ll be making a step by step review of both videos and explaining exactly what they are doing and providing a bullet proof way for card rooms to avoid having these tactics deployed. Stay tuned!
— Houston Curtis (@Houston_Curtis) May 2, 2024
Legendary card sharp Houston Curtis watched all of the videos posted in the threads and confirmed that they all displayed cheating.
He promised to upload a series of clips in the coming days to show exactly what the dealers are trying to do and what players should watch out for.
It was also brought up that dealers have been known to cheat for the biggest tippers in the past. This is likely done without the player’s knowing; what Houston Curtis calls a “dummy in the dark”.
This is a great point! Some cheats deal winners to players they like (or tip well) and that player has no clue. What they call a "Dummy in the dark"
— Houston Curtis (@Houston_Curtis) May 3, 2024
More worryingly, it has turned out that none of these dealers who were fired got named to warn other card rooms from taking them on.
There was also no concerted effort to uncover any link between players and these unscrupulous dealers. It was pointed out that camera footage would easily show which players benefited.
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