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Message: [QUOTE="Barrettm95, post: 933473, member: 27064"] I was wondering (If anybody knows) how online poker, (specifically FullTilt cause thats where I play) picks which cards to deal. Whether it shuffles the deck into a random [B]and unchanging[/B] order before each deal and burns cards as required in real life play. Or simply picks cards at random based on which cards are left in the 'deck'. Does it matter? I think it does. If the latter is true then the outcome of a hand can change based on how long you take to act. Think of the deck as continually shuffling. When you stop it by acting affects which cards it picks. That doesn't specifically benefit anybody but its true. Try dealing from the bottom or middle of the deck in your home game and see if you get thrown out a window. :smile: On the way down say "But its still randooooom!" Ok seriously though what is the real point of burning cards? To make it harder to stack the deck? Just a bit of protocol to remember? [/QUOTE]