Today I’m continuing my exploration of what players need to know about the cards and associated procedures used in casino poker rooms.
The sole focus of both this installment and the next will be the commonly heard expression, “Protect your hand.” This phrase is not self-explanatory; in fact, it is downright opaque. That is largely because the phrase means several different things all at once. Let’s break them down.
No peekaboo
In part 1 of this series on cards, I discussed at length how poker room cards are flexible, which allows you to peek just at the corners rather than lifting them off of the table.