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Originally posted by: Superfly
I would defer to the guys here who deal or have dealt for a living, but it sure seems to me that the dealer could do a better job controlling the table. If the player who won the pot didn't win, I wonder what would have happened when the dealer pushed the pot to the winner. Would he have gone back to the first to declare for the chips?
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Don't EVER rely on the dealer to "control the table". Each player has a responsibility to "protect your cards, and protect your action". That means when you see a pot about to be pushed to someone who doesn't deserve it, it's up to you to stop the action, BEFORE THAT POT GETS PUSHED. If wait until afterwards to speak up, there isn't much that can be done to back up the action.
There's a lot of money lost every single day, by people who sit back thoughtlessly, and expect the dealer to protect them. The dealer is there for your convenience. Think of him as your employee: You're responsible for everything he does, so keep a close eye on him, and be ready to jump in if you see him making a mistake. If you let your guard down, and he goes and costs you a pot, that's YOUR fault, not his.
Sorry, I wish it were a perfect world. But it's not. If you put the dealer on the hook for everything that could go wrong, no one would deal. Besides, it's a lot easier for ten people to look out for themselves, than one person to look out for ten others.