For an inexperienced player or avid spectator of rummy or any other rummy card game there is, you might think that shuffling a card is just a simple flipping here and there and that is the end of it. But that is not the case.

 If you have observe in big games, a classic shuffle and cut sequence in the hands of a professional player can be 2 riffles, a strip, a third riffle and finally, a cut. This can be done in a span of 4 seconds. I for one am astonished on how they do that. It definitely needs experience and skills. Or probably some of them have been playing all their lives and it has become part of their daily routine.

Shuffling is essential because it provides a clear element of chance and fairness to the game, not just with rummy card game but in any other games that involves cards. It requires a certain skill and technique as well. To eliminate the possibility of having cheaters, because it is something that cannot be avoided everywhere, cards has to be shuffled because experienced players have very sharp and watchful eye.

Shuffling a deck of cards without doubt has its reasons and not just for a show. This is just the finer points of a card game in case you are wondering why.