Actually, many poker games still use cuts but it's not the dealer who cuts; it's the player to his left, after the shuffling has finished to disturb any potential stack. There's still a multitude of ways to beat it. You can crimp a break and hope they cut at it, or do the same with a subtle outjog. Usually, they won't complete the cut, so you can use many methods to return the top to the top (i.e., undoing the cut) or you can deal from wherever the cards were cut to i.e. centre-dealing. Best of luck with that last one; not easy to do at all, at least not without getting caught.
I would also say that even though it might be only $10, it's morally wrong to cheat for any amount of money among friends. Cheat people who know they're being cheated, or those who deserve it.