Dealer

The dealer is the one who gives out the cards. He doesn't have to actually be the one doling out the cards, but he is the one who would do it according to the rules, and order of actions are decided as if he were the one who dealt. Hence, in Texas Hold'em, each player takes a turn being dealer, even if the one actually passing out the cards is a casino worker or software program. The designation of dealer moves in clockwise fashion around the table from round to round, even though the actual card dealing task is not performed by the players. The current dealer is denoted by a small chip, called the dealer button, which also wanders around the table in clockwise fashion.