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The Top Poker Streamers in North America (Part III) November 22, 2025We round out our look at some of the more popular poker streamers in North America by profiling 6 poker pros that you may or may not have heard of,…
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A Live Poker Preview for December 2025 November 21, 2025Next to June, December is becoming the best time of the year for live poker all around the world with so many major series happening on almost every continent. Poker…
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Why Poker Players Experience Irrational Tilt November 21, 2025In November 2025, Patrick “padspoker” Leonard asked poker players to share which irrational things make them tilt. The amount of responses was so impressive that we decided to dive deeper…
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The Top Poker Streamers in North America (Part II) November 19, 2025Streaming poker got such a big bump during the height of COViD-19 that five plus years later, we still need a large number of poker pros and amateurs alike stream…
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6 Most Originally Designed Poker Trophies November 17, 2025Items of clothing, weapons, and simply unusual figurines, in this article we’ve collected the most remarkable trophies you can win at poker tournaments. Each trophy on our list is just…
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The Six Most Tilted Poker Players November 16, 2025Poker is supposed to be a logical game played with analytics, strategy based on statistical, and reason, but the actual game is played with as much emotion, gut feelings, and…
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“How to Beat Players Who Never Fold” by Alex Fitzgerald: A Not So Critical Review November 15, 2025Some books leave such a good impression that it’s hard to give them a proper review instead of just saying: I really liked it, definitely read it! “How to Beat…
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To Play, or Not To Play at Microstakes: Top Regs’ Discussion November 14, 2025In late 2025, two respected poker players engaged in a near-Shakespearean debate about the expediency of playing at micro-stakes. The poker community can be divided into pro-microstakes, anti-microstakes and middle-grounders.…
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Poker Q&A: Freerolls for US Players and Rakeback for Regulars November 13, 2025Hi everyone! Max here from PokerListings, the person who replies to your emails and messages in our live chat. The last time I answered your questions was back in October,…
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The Three Top Poker Card Producers November 8, 2025If you’ve ventured to play poker in a casino or a home game, you’ll know that the quality of the cards matters. Casinos invest heavily into playing cards because they need…
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Making Ten Million: The Inspiring Journey of Matt Marinelli October 30, 2025There aren’t many examples of a true poker icon but Matthew Marinelli is one of them. He’s achieved amazing results, showing the poker community time and time again how far…
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Precision Is Impossible — And Overrated: Review of “Improve Your Poker — Now” October 28, 2025While most educational poker books focus on specific regulars or their mental game, “Improve Your Poker Now! A guide for serious amateurs” by Alex Fitzgerald & Topher Goggin, published in…
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Where To Play Micro Stakes Tournaments: PokerStars October 28, 2025Online poker continues to be popular amongst players of all bankrolls. For players new and old, the micro-stakes are usually the first port of call when dipping into the virtual…
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Are GTO and Solvers Useful at Low Stakes? October 26, 2025On October 23rd, 2025 a player nicknamed wilsyo took to Reddit and shared his pain towards low stakes tendencies vs GTO play in a satirical post that a lot of…
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Poker in California October 25, 2025Let me start off by saying that if you’re a poker player dreaming of a landscape that could offer all imaginable poker variants and limits, then you should head on…
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How to Spot a Fish at Low Stakes October 24, 2025When it comes to poker, the ability to spot a weak player is undoubtedly the most important skill to have. But wait, how can you be sure that one player…
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Where to Play Micro Stakes Tournaments: GGPoker October 23, 2025Online poker continues to be popular amongst players of all bankrolls. For players new and old, the micro-stakes are usually the first port of call when dipping into the virtual…
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Top 5 Greatest Poker Trash Talkers of All Time October 23, 2025Poker is war. And as we all know, all is fair in war. In this list, we’ve gathered the players who can knock their opponents off balance with nothing but…
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Top 5 Poker Streamers in Brazil October 21, 2025Over the years, the number of streamers worldwide multiplied a couple of times over, with hundreds of niches creating their new “communicators,” and Brazil’s no different. Another field that has…
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Unforgivable Poker Curses: (In)excusable Mistakes October 20, 2025The Potter-Verse has three curses considered to be unforgivable — Avada Kedavra (for instant killing), Crucio (for inflicting unbearable pain), and Imperio (for controlling one’s will). The poker world has…
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Why Labeling Poker a Skill-Only Game Is Harmful for Problem Gamblers October 17, 2025The poker community is used to a rhetoric separating poker and gambling. After all, our beloved game is a game of skill you can master unlike any other casino games.…
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Top Poker Players By Winning, All Time Adjusted October 17, 2025One of the strangest ways we rank poker players is by their career earnings – and this is strange because this is not necessarily ranking players by skill, but luck…
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Where to Play Omaha Cash Games Online In 2025 October 15, 2025If you’re looking for a poker room to play PLO cash (4, 5, or 6 card), NLHE, or any other game, you don’t even need to leave the PokerListings main…
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The Top Poker Streamers in North America October 14, 2025Poker streamers have changed the way the average poker player consumes their content – from giving them time-delayed access to all of the hands they play, including their thought process…
User Comments
I’m running a poker league that sends a handful of players to the wsop every summer. Last month we hand a dispute on a ruling and was hopeful you could help resolve it.
For starters you need to know we all individually deal on our button so there is no professional dealer.
On this hand, one player stated he ‘was pretty sure he saw a face card’ dealt to another player. He didn’t know exactly what card, just a face card in general. The other player did not want to burn the card because the exact card was not known.
How specific does this need to be? Can a player say ‘ I saw a black card’ and expect the card to be burned?
Thanks,
Mark
The situation you described does not qualify for a burn card. The player in question only offered a guess what he might have seen and apparently has not seen the exact card. If you allow for the card to be burned in this situation you will have to allow a card to be burned whenever a player randomly claims he might have seen a card.
In major poker series like the WSOP, a card is only burned if the error is clear and verifiable, typically confirmed by the dealer or floor staff. In your case, the player must clearly identify the specific card (rank and suit) for it to be burned. If no agreement is reached, the issue can be resolved by a table vote in home games. Establishing clear rules in advance is recommended to avoid future disputes.