Slide Dealing Being Used for First Time in a US World Poker Tour Event

Dealers in a major tournament in Las Vegas are using the slide dealing technique for the first time ever in a World Poker Tour (WPT) event that takes place in the United States. The $5,000 WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship , a $2 million guaranteed tournament, runs from Nov. 5-10, with the final table livestreamed on PokerGO. Players competing in the tournament at Venetian are already noticing a significant difference in how the cards are dealt. Dealers at Venetian last month were required to stop the traditional pitch technique in favor of slide dealing .

Source: PokerNews