False deals

False deals

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Dealing cards (for example at the start of a traditional card 

game) is considered a fair means of distributing cards. False 

deals are techniques which appear to deliver cards fairly, 

when actually the cards delivered are predetermined or 

known to the performer. False dealing techniques 

include: second dealing, bottom dealing, middle dealing, 

false counts (more or less cards are dealt than expected), 

and double dealing (the top and bottom cards of a small 

packet are dealt together).