6 decks at one time?

[superman84]

i just played blackjack for the first time the other day and my friend told me that the UK casinos use 6 decks of cards? I'm wondering if they shuffle them all up together, or if they are still in order in the shuffling machine, ie, you would never see the same card of the same suit 6 times in the one hand if playing at a full table. If they aren't mixed together how does the dealer know when to put the cards stacked to side back into the shuffler? Any thoughts would be great, thanks a lot

[DannyC]

i just played blackjack for the first time the other day and my friend told me that the UK casinos use 6 decks of cards? I'm wondering if they shuffle them all up together, or if they are still in order in the shuffling machine, ie, you would never see the same card of the same suit 6 times in the one hand if playing at a full table. If they aren't mixed together how does the dealer know when to put the cards stacked to side back into the shuffler? Any thoughts would be great, thanks a lot

They use 6 cards yer, and a 6 card shuffler. Same card can appear twice yes.