Poker dealer

Tip income may be substantial for dealers who can deal hands quickly and efficiently.

To become employable by a casino, applicants without prior experience are typically required to complete a 4 to 6 week training program at a dealing school.

Dealing in a casino may require working late hours and remaining seated for long periods of time.

Room and board may or may not be provided by the tournament management; the dealer is typically responsible for their own travel expenses.

Some casinos have automatic shufflers built into the table that shuffle a different deck of cards while the previous hand is being played, which speeds up the game.

The card is pushed off the top of the deck to the table surface in front of the dealer.

Casinos watch carefully to make sure a dealer does not "flash", or inadvertently expose, the burn cards to players at the table.

The dealer must verify the amount of bets and raises by players, collect folded hands, maintain side pots, and read players' hands at showdown to identify the winner or winners.

The following table shows some common calls a dealer may make, and their meanings: Online poker sites use Random number generation (RNGs) when dealing cards.