Editing Cut (cards) (section)

== Procedure ==
A common cutting procedure is that after the cards have been shuffled, the dealer sets the cards face down on the table near the player designated to make the cut. This is usually the player who would be dealt to last, i.e. the dealer's right in clockwise-dealt games, or the player to dealer's left when dealt counter-clockwise.

The cutter lifts a contiguous group of cards off the top of the deck and places it face down on the table, off of the deck. The dealer then completes the cut by placing the original bottom portion of the deck on top of this lifted group of cards.<ref>{{cite book |title = Shorter Oxford English Dictionary |url =https://archive.org/details/shorteroxfordeng00will_0|url-access =registration|edition = 5th |publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] |location = Oxford, England | page = [https://archive.org/details/shorteroxfordeng00will_0/page/585 585] |year = 2002 |isbn = 0-19-860457-2}}</ref> Once the cut is complete, the dealer picks up the deck, straightens or "squares" it, and deals the cards.

Rules of this procedure may vary concerning who makes the cut, the minimum or maximum number of cards which may be lifted off the top of the deck, whether the dealer or the cutter restacks the cards, whether a [[Poker equipment#cut_card|cut card]] is employed, whether a cut is mandatory or the cutter may opt not to cut (typically by tapping the top of the pack or the table) and more.