Burning Cards in Holdem

Hello,

Just recently, I played together with some friends. I actually won everything, so supposedly, I don’t have to worry for anything. But I’m wondering if we dealt right.

Yesterday, I watched a certain Las Vegas game and I’ve seen that the dealer at some point, before the flop, burns 3 cards. I’m bothered. What do you think, how many cards should the dealer burn in total? And when should he burn cards?

Thanks. By the way, great site!

Max

Max,

When dealing a Texas Holdem game, the dealer burns one card before the flop, one before the turn, and one before the river. The total number of cards that should be burned is 3.