Re: The start of a hand?
This is a tournament guideline. It is confusing for cash game players, who see little practical use of this technicality, tho' a few good (but rare) have been mentioned.
The most common invocation of this phrase is during tournaments when the blinds go up. If the dealer has started the first riffle, the blinds are still at the previous level.
Setups. When I call for a setup, I do it quickly and hopefully at a time when the board is busy with something else. Unless there's something legitimately wrong with the deck, of course, in which case I get it replaced as quickly as I can.
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