node.js socket.io cannot send to specific client

Question

I found a few references to this but nothing that actually direct helps. Also according to some research this is the proper way to send a message to a specific client. I have:

Answer 1

For socket.io 1.0 use:

io.sockets.connected[players[i].id].emit('deal_card', {..});

For 0.9 use:

io.sockets.sockets[players[i].id].emit('deal_card', {..});

(not io.sockets.socket[players[i].id].emit('deal_card', {..});)