[Rick Nebiolo]

I'm in favor (and LA rules allow) of retrieving discernible cards from the muck in cases where the action is equal (e.g., the accidental mucker has previously called all action) but I can never see going through the entire muck; it's just too easy to name two good cards and they are nearly sure to be retrieved in a large muck pile.

But let's say the mistakenly (and unfairly) mucked cards are in a group of three or four at the edge of the muck and everyone agrees that the correct two cards are among those three or four. Let's also say there is further action. I don't like whispering. If I was the floor I'd have the mucker write down the exact cards on a post-it note; I'd look for those two cards (among the group of three or four) and retrieve them on the following condition: The player must show at the end of the hand (and they will be set aside if mucked on a latter round) and that they must match what is on the written note in order to win the hand.

Using this technique everyone can see that there is no possible collusion between the floor and player.

~ Rick