The dealer shuffles the pack, the player to the dealer's right cuts, and the dealer deals out 2 hands of 11 cards to each player.The remaining cards are left in a stack in the center of the table. The initial dealer in canasta is chosen by any common method, although it should be remembered that there is no privilege or advantage to being the dealer. How to play Canasta card game online free: Many variations exist for two, three, five or six players, it is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards.
Canasta is part of the Rummy family of card games, which also includes Three Thirteen, Manipulation Rummy, and Gin Rummy.
