David Baker proposed that poker rooms switch to a new card-dealing technique

Renowned player and four-time WSOP champion David "ODB" Baker sparked a discussion on social media by weighing in on modern dealer technique. The debate was triggered by a viral clip from Jerrod Smith, who demonstrated a "slide pitch" at the South Point casino.

Baker endorsed the video and noted that it's time for the industry to make this technique a universal standard:

It's time for poker rooms to switch to the slide pitch. I'm so tired of asking dealers to keep the deck lower. Now that it's already become the norm in some places, casinos just need to pull themselves together, train their staff, and move on

Users' opinions were divided. Some players agreed that it would solve the problem of cards being exposed during the deal. Others reacted to the innovation with irony:

My knuckles start hurting just from looking at this

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