Card Shuffler and Dealer
Choose the number of players and cards each, and press the button. Each hand is shown and the rest of the pack stays ready to turn over one at a time.
Worked examples
A bridge deal
4 players, 13 cards each
Four hands of 13 and no stock
The whole pack is dealt out.
About Card Shuffler and Dealer
This card shuffler and dealer gives you a fair shuffle and a deal without a deck to hand. Choose the number of players and the number of cards each, add one or two jokers if the game needs them, and press the button. Every hand is shown, and the rest of the pack stays as a stock that you can turn over a card at a time, ready for games with a draw pile or a starter card.
The shuffle is a Fisher and Yates shuffle, which gives every possible order of the pack an equal chance. Cards are dealt round the table one at a time, as at a real table, so the first card goes to the first player, the second to the next, and so on. Press the button again for a new shuffle. Bridge is four players with 13 cards each, and gin rummy is two with 10.
How to use Card Shuffler and Dealer
- Enter the number of players, from 1 to 12.
- Enter how many cards each player should get.
- Choose no jokers, one or two.
- Press Shuffle and deal, and use the next card button to turn over the stock.
Common uses
- Dealing for a card game when you have lost the pack
- Practising a game such as bridge, poker or rummy alone
- Drawing random cards for a game, a raffle or a classroom activity
- Teaching probability with random hands
Frequently asked questions
Is the shuffle fair?
Yes. It uses the Fisher and Yates method with unbiased random numbers, so every one of the possible orders of the pack is equally likely.
How many cards do the usual games need?
Bridge: 4 players, 13 cards each. Poker (Texas hold'em): 2 cards each. Gin rummy: 10 cards each for 2 players. Whist: 13 each. Crazy eights: 5 to 7 each.
Can I deal more cards than the pack holds?
No. The page checks that the cards you ask for fit within the 52 cards, or 53 or 54 with jokers.
How are the cards dealt?
One at a time to each player in turn, as at a table, until every player has the number of cards you set.
What happens to the remaining cards?
They stay in the stock. Use the Turn over the next card button to draw them one at a time.