Avoiding the Raw Deal

Picture the scene: the lights are dimmed, you are one card away from a
big win and you have the upper hand. There’s no way they can beat you.
But ‘that guy’ who usually ends up in your games seems to be dealing a
little strangely today. Before you’ve finished blinking your eyes,
that very same guy has begun to deal the cards on the table one by
one, but yours lands face up! The whole hand has to be dealt once
again. You seem to be playing at reasonably high stakes and so this
shouldn’t really be happening any more…
Well it happened to me last night. At my own home game which made it
rather frustrating too. Like my friends, I am certain that every mid
to high stakes gambler wants the security that a professional casino
dealer provides. When the stakes are high you can’t afford to make any
errors. Getting a professional is the only way to ensure that all the
rules are complied with and you get the added bonus of experiencing a
far more convincing playing field that resembles a professional casino.
I’ve always hired professional poker dealers/croupiers to deal at our home games and
dinner parties. When we invite guests over, the dealer gives us a
quick demonstration of his card handling skills, accompanied by a few
shuffling tricks. Once the formalities are over, we get down to the
actual game. Its usually Black Jack followed by Poker. Both test his
dealing skills to the limit well until the early hours every week.
Since I am no longer a casino man - naturally my wife takes care of
that, I am able to do this by visiting a site I found called Dial A
Dealer. Its a rather clever directory of dealers and high quality casino hire events companies from around the
world. Dealers can sign up to the site and enter all of their
accolades as well as photographs and highlight which games they excel
at. I was able to quickly find a reliable dealer who is now a good
friend in my area.
The site has a distinct design that sets it apart from most casino
related sites. There is an informative article section which contains
advice for the newcomers covering all sorts of important topics such
as dealing etiquette and the top five worst mistakes you can make.
Perhaps the dealer from last night’s game should have read this site?!
There is also a blog section that allows people like me to keep in
touch with all the latest news from the gambling world. Alongside this
are tips and advice to improve your home games as well.
Overall, I think they have all the popular locations covered like the
US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Its interesting to note
that the search for my dealer was made very easy by a feedback system
that lets users rate the dealers. Since I regularly have larger
parties I sometimes use the dealer’s extra services to hire tables or
venues and the site lets me see instantly who offers these.
Every time I go to a game that starts to go high stakes, I recommend
calling up a dealer from www.dialadealer.com to make sure the odds are
in everyone’s favour.