Misdeal (cards)

A misdeal in card games is an error by the dealer which calls for a re-deal and/or a penalty.[1] The rules for a misdeal and penalty vary according to the game. A misdeal is sometimes called by miscounting, or when two cards stick together.[2] Sometimes, when a misdeal is detected, a new hand is dealt.[3][4] In most games a misdeal, and recall of the cards, does not prevent the same player dealing again.[5]

Sometimes game book authors or tournament organisers may lay down specific misdeal rules in e.g. Pinochle,[6] Spades,[7] and Euchre.[8][9]

References

1. The Official Rules of Card Games – Hoyle Up-To-Date. Read Books Limited. 2014. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4733-9540-4. Retrieved 30 September 2018. Misdealing.—The following are misdeals, the penalty for which is 2 points (scored immediately by opponent): 1. Failure to have pack cut. 2. Dealing a card incorrectly, and failing to correct the error before dealing another card. 3. Exposing a ...
2. The Recent Beginner (2009). Enjoy Beginning Bridge: How to Enjoy Learning Beginning Bridge. AuthorHouse. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4490-0861-1. Retrieved 30 September 2018. After ensuring that there has been no misdeal, the players sort their hands, usually by suit and rank within each suit and begin the play of the tricks.
3. Furman, T.M. (2017). The Ethics of Poker. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4766-2785-4. Retrieved 30 September 2018. Misdeal: A misdeal is a hand that is dealt improperly—a player not receiving a card or too many cards, for example. If a misdeal is detected early enough, the cards are returned to the dealer and a new hand is dealt.
4. Greiner, R. (2005). The Everyday Guide to Recreational Poker. The Everyday Guide to. Everyday Endeavors Llc. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-9769703-0-9. Retrieved 30 September 2018. Facing a non-repairable misdeal, the right thing to do is to declare the game scratched and re-deal.
5. Wood, C.; Goddard, G. (1940). The Complete Book of Games. Garden City. p. 40. Retrieved 30 September 2018. The rules covering misdeals are approximately the same for all card games. In general, a misdeal does not lose the deal; the cards are collected, shuffled, cut and dealt again by the same player.
6. Resnicoff, S. (1968). Corners; Commuters' Pinochle (in German). Pageant Press. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018. A pinochle deck consists of forty-eight cards. ... A misdeal automatically occurs when cards are inadvertently turned face up by the dealer, or where one of the players has more than twelve cards in his immediate view.
7. Rigal, B.; Sharif, O. (2011). Card Games For Dummies. Wiley. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-118-05476-5. Retrieved 30 September 2018. Some variations of Spades allow a player to call for a misdeal before the bidding if his hand satisfies certain conditions.
8. Meehan, C.H.W. (1862). The Law and Practice of the Games of Euchre. T. B. Peterson & brothers. p. 92. Retrieved 30 September 2018. No player is permitted to take up, or to look at, his cards during the deal, and should a misdeal ensue in consequence of such impropriety, the dealer does not lose his privilege, and may deal anew. It must be considered a misdeal, however, ...
9. Bumppo, N. (1999). The Columbus Book of Euchre. Borf Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-9604894-6-6. Retrieved 30 September 2018.