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Cut (cards)

In card games, to cut the cards (also "cut the deck" or "cut the pack") is to split the deck into two packets by lifting one packet from the top and placing it face down next to the remaining cards beneath it. The lower packet is then placed on top of it. This is typically done after the cards have already been shuffled, and the procedure is used just…

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Types of cut

John ScarneModuloSleight of handMagicCard games
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Purpose

LuckyDavid ParlettDrawing lots
3 related topics

Etiquette

Card gamesFalse cut
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Procedure

Cut card
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Cut (cards)

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples3
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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cut deck cards card dealer top bottom order player cheating cutting table also procedure rules may games pack one face

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seatinginstance ofDavid Parlett says the purpose of cutting is to prevent the bottom card from being known.A secondary purpose is as a form of drawing lots whereby all the players cut the pack be…0.80text
partnershipsinstance ofDavid Parlett says the purpose of cutting is to prevent the bottom card from being known.A secondary purpose is as a form of drawing lots whereby all the players cut the pack be…0.80text
and the first dealerinstance ofDavid Parlett says the purpose of cutting is to prevent the bottom card from being known.A secondary purpose is as a form of drawing lots whereby all the players cut the pack be…0.80text

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