Editing Cut (cards) (section)

== Purpose ==
The practice of cutting is primarily a method of reducing the likelihood of someone cheating by manipulating the order of cards to gain an advantage. Even if the dealer (or the shuffler, if they are not the dealer) does not plan on cheating, cutting will prevent suspicions, thus many rules require it. Some players also consider the cut to be [[luck]]y. [[David Parlett]] says the purpose of cutting is to prevent the bottom card from being known.<ref>Parlett, David. ''The Penguin Book of Card Games''. London: Penguin (2008). p. 642. {{ISBN|978-0-141-03787-5}}.</ref>

A secondary purpose is as a form of [[drawing lots (decision making)|drawing lots]] whereby all the players cut the pack before the game starts and reveal the card at the bottom of the lifted packett to determine initial conditions of the game such as seating, partnerships, and the first dealer. The card rankings applied for this purpose may differ from that used for the rules of the game, e.g. with Aces low, as follows: Joker–A–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–J–Q–K.<ref>[https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/penneech.html ''Penneech''], footnote 2, at parlettgames.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N_ZH0bB0-YIC&q=+cutting++&pg=PA9|title=The Complete Hoyle's Games|first1=Edmond|last1=Hoyle|first2=Lawrence H.|last2=Dawson|date=January 20, 1994|publisher=Wordsworth Editions|isbn=9781853263163 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lVQ0AQAAMAAJ&q=cutting+&pg=PA399|title=Collier's Cyclopedia of Commercial and Social Information and Treasury of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge on Art, Science, Pastimes, Belles-lettres, and Many Other Subjects of Interest in the American Home Circle|date=January 20, 1882|publisher=P. F. Collier|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=izcCAAAAQAAJ&dq=In+cutting+the+ace+is+low%3B+in+play%2C+high&pg=PA271|title=Take my advice: giving information on everything pertaining to daily life. By the late editor of 'The Family friend'.|first=Robert Kemp|last=Philp|date=January 20, 1872|via=Google Books}}</ref> Alternatively the shuffled pack is often fanned, face down, on the table, with players drawing and revealing one card at random.