


The rotation in contract bridge is always from player to player to the left. Dealer transfers the shuffled pack to his right, where his opponent cuts it into two packets, each containing at least four cards. Preferably two packs are used so that one may be shuffled while the other is being dealt. The player at dealer’s left shuffles the cards. If two players draw cards of the same rank, the card of the higher-ranking suit takes precedence over the other. If five or six wish to play in the same game, the draw establishes precedence: the player lowest in order of precedence sits out until the end of the first rubber, when he replaces the next lowest in the order. The players drawing the two highest cards would then play as partners, the highest having choice of seats and cards (when two packs are used) and becoming the first dealer. To determine partners, a pack may be spread facedown for each player to draw a card (not valid are any of the four cards at either end).

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