impactful, below-the-line, etc.

[W Brewer]

DG: <<Because the dealer also plays, putting the deck down to examine his
cards.>>
WB:  Dealer puts the deck down, in plain sight, right in front of herself.
Question remains:  Is the "buck knife (handle)" in poker a MERE
folk-etymology, or is it actually ATTESTED in USE?)
JL:  <<More appropriate for a horse-laugh on the Pecos>>
WB: Haha! Good one!


On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 1:35 AM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Because the dealer also plays, putting the deck down to examine his cards.
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> Knowing who is dealer is important because the dealer pays the entire ante.
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> > RE: buck or buck knife or buck knife handle as poker dealer indicator.
> > Seems to me, whoever is holding the deck tells you who the dealer is. Why
> > would you need any further indication? (I.e., is the "buck" in poker a
> mere
> > folk-etymology, or is it actually attested in use?)
> > {The buck stops here} sign = there is no further bucking (i.e. evasion)
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