The two players cut for deal, and in this cutting the ace ranks the
highest. The player who cuts the higher card has the choice of first deal.
After this the players deal alternately.
It is customary to use two packs of cards, and the first dealer has the
choice which pack he will use. Each player has a right to shuffle both his
own and the adversary's pack, the dealer shuffling last. After this the
pack is "cut to the dealer" by the adversary, as at Whist.