"Nine," someone might say before a turn card comes out -- and lo and behold, it's a 9. We don't know how they do it. But we know of someone who lost his job for doing it the other day. And of all places, it happened during the World Series of Poker.
Mike Sowers tells CardPlayer.com he went all in with three 9's. With three hearts showing on the flop, the dealer said: "Sorry man, bad beat." Then the dealer flipped over a fourth heart on the turn, giving another player a winning flush to eliminate Sowers.
What did the dealer know? Apparently too much -- because he reportedly admitted to not shuffling the cards. The dealer apparently wound up fired, while Sowers received a refund of his buy-in.
One question lingers from this strange story -- why didn't the players at the table notice the dealer's actions? Didn't anyone realize he hadn't shuffled the cards? Perhaps there's a lesson here for all of us:
This is what the Lord says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord." - Jeremiah 17:5
We'll focus on the first part of this verse for now. Alert poker players always watch for people not playing by the rules or taking shortcuts. Perhaps we should even watch supposedly "neutral" dealers in poker rooms, too.
Eventually humans will let you down because, well, they're only human. For a better answer, we recommend....
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. - Jeremiah 17:7
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