This course offers complete training and preparation for the following games: Blackjack Shoe, Blackjack Pitch, Pai Gow Poker, Baccarat and additional casino specific 'Carnival Games' as required by the casino of your choice. This course is required by all casinos to audition as a Table Games Dealer 'Blackjack Dealer'. Working as a Poker Dealer after completing this course. We have helped more people learn to be poker dealers than anyone else in the world True Poker Dealer has taught tens of thousands of people from all over the world how to deal poker with a very professional approach. Courses include instruction in game rules and dealer procedures, including how to shuffle, deal, and take bets. Students may focus on one casino game, like dealing for poker, or multiple games. The WSOP and most major poker rooms & casinos require dealers with a thorough knowledge of the skills you will attain on this course. For more information about our curriculum please refer to our courses page. Casino Dealer Poker Classes at CCBC Owings Mills (non-academy related classes) Learn the skills and techniques needed to be a sought after casino poker dealer. This program is available to new dealers or for existing table games dealers.
■ The Rules, procedures and terminology for Texas Hold’em Poker, Stud and Omaha Poker as played in the casinos. Including Tournament Play.
■ Mechanical skills – shuffling the cards, cutting the deck, holding the deck, pitching cards, burning a card, spreading the flop, cutting chips.
■ Table stakes, player buys-in, how to handle cash and make change.
■ Betting structures and limits, raises, string bets and string raises, completing the bet.
■ Calling out the action, announcing bets and raises, “option” to the blind, number of players, “last card”.
■ Dealer’s bank, counting the bank, getting a set-up, getting a fill.
■ Game protection, protecting the pot, protecting the players.
■ Making change, soft breaks, folded hands, All-In bets, side pots, splitting the pot.
■ Straddles, missed blinds, dead button, dead blind.
■ Changing dealers, table line-up, break tables.
■ Controlling the game, pacing the game, when to call a floorperson.
■ Going for a job interview and audition, getting started on the job.