Woohoo!

**kidgloves** · 10th November 2005, 12:05 AM

I just got an automatic card shuffler for my B/day. Makes life a little less tedious.

**DannyC** · 10th November 2005, 02:15 AM

rofl i have one in my gambing room, they own!

**sentialsteve** · 10th November 2005, 09:29 PM

Aww c'mon guys, surely nothing is as cool as showing off your own silky smooth shuffling skills!!? I'm still practising though! The casino dealers make it look so easy...

**The Philosopher** · 11th November 2005, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by sentialsteve

Aww c'mon guys, surely nothing is as cool as showing off your own silky smooth shuffling skills!!? I'm still practising though! The casino dealers make it look so easy...

Got to agree with SS - plus they make a racket, jamb and are generally a distration. Shuffling is an art form to be developed.

**Terminator** · 12th November 2005, 01:41 PM

I've never used an automatic shuffler, but from what I have heard, they are not that great. I mean, how well do they really shuffle? I've been told that from top to bottom they are not mixed up, resulting in the top and bottom cards staying where they are. Example: top 4 cards A-K-10-J, when pack is shuffled, will still remain on top, but might be K-J-A-10, or something like that, instead of being distributed throughout the rest of the pack more evenly. Is this correct? Or have you found the shuffling to be consistantly random?

**Top Pair Ace Kicker** · 12th November 2005, 02:35 PM

I bought one from Argos. Tried it a few times, then promptly listed and sold int on eBay for precisly the reason Terminator states. They do not properly shuffle the deck at all. They sort of do a half assed riffle shuffle, but there is no way that the cards at the top of the deck will get mixed with the cards at the bottom of the deck unless you remove them from the machine and cut them a few times, then put them back in.

If you are going to do that, why not just shuffle them yourselves anyway? lol

Oh and they are as noisy as hell too.

**Terminator** · 12th November 2005, 03:25 PM

I don't think I'd ever use a card shuffler. Steve's right, there is nothing more impressive than being able to shuffle like a pro. When your shuffling the cards, everyone is watching you because they are waiting to see what their next cards are, so with an audience it's nice to impress.

I'm not claiming to be amazing at shuffling, but I think I'm quite good, and I often get comments at the table, it can also help your image. If your playing with strangers, one decently impressive shuffle and they will be a bit wary of getting involved in hands with you.