More Trouble in the Corner
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"Turn card coming. Nine of diamonds," the dealer announced.
A floorman walked by the table around this time, and Daniel Negreanu asked for a moment with him. "The dealer is announcing the cards. Is he supposed to do that?" Neither the floorman nor the dealer understood the problem at first, and there was a quick exchange in which the dealer and the floor agreed they could call the cards in both Spanish and English. "No, no," Negreanu tried again. "What's the rule? Is there a rule? Is he supposed to say, 'Nine of diamonds,' like that?"
The floorman didn't seem to have an answer, shrugging and nodding slightly. "He can."
"Yes, but is he supposed to?!" Negreanu was trying a bit harder. "Is there a rule?!"
"No," came the response.
"So they can do whatever they wanna do?" Negreanu was almost chuckling by now. The floorman nodded. "Do they even have to shuffle?!" No response that time.
At the adjacent table, Jason Mercier had been a part of the whole conversation. Every now and then, he'd chime in with something like, "Daniel, they can do whatever they want to do!" or "No rules here." When the floorman informed Negreanu about the calling of the cards, Mercier was right there. "Yeah, they're even allowed to say things like, 'Oh look! The flush just came in.' ... 'Trips on board' ... 'Hope that didn't counterfeit you!'"
Negreanu and Mercier are both laughing at the whole situation by now, but it's clear there's a little a little real frustration under the surface.