Card player

Card players are those participating in a card game. Various names are given to card players based on their role or position.

In games of Anglo-American origin played in English-speaking countries, age refers to the order of priority in which players make the first lead, bid or bet, based on their position at the table. This changes constantly as the dealer rotates either clockwise or anticlockwise around the table. They are traditionally referred to as follows:

Alternatively the players are simply numbered as follows:

In games originating in Europe, the following terminology indicating the players' priority is used:

Players may also be referred to by their roles as follows:

In partnership games there may be a:

In most card games, the role of dealer rotates, either clockwise or anticlockwise. The first dealer may be decided in one of several ways:

In casinos, the dealer is always the house banker for obvious reasons.