▁Play ers ▁drawn ▁a ▁fixed ▁number ▁of ▁ch ips , ▁typically ▁ 2 5 ▁or ▁ 5 0 , ▁which ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁mon et ary ▁value . ▁The ▁pack ▁is ▁sh uff led ▁by ▁the ▁deal er , ▁cut ▁by ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁his ▁right ▁and ▁then ▁de alt ▁clock wise ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁deal er ▁until ▁each ▁player ▁has ▁th ir teen ▁cards . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁tr umps . ▁If ▁cards ▁are ▁mis de alt , ▁the ▁deal ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁left . ▁If ▁cards ▁are ▁faced ▁in ▁the ▁pack , ▁the ▁deal er ▁res h uff les , ▁offers ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁cut ▁and ▁re - de als . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁ ▁E ld est ▁hand ▁( left ▁of ▁deal er ) ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁trick . ▁Play ers ▁must ▁follow ▁suit ▁if ▁able ; ▁otherwise ▁may ▁disc ard ▁any ▁card . ▁The ▁trick ▁is ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁highest ▁card ▁of ▁the ▁led ▁suit ▁and ▁the ▁trick ▁winner ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁trick . ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁rev okes , ▁they ▁lose ▁the ▁trick ▁and ▁pay ▁the ▁pre - ag re ed ▁penalty ▁in ▁ch ips . ▁ ▁Sc oring ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁takes ▁all ▁ 1 3 ▁hearts , ▁he ▁pays ▁ 1 3 ▁ch ips ▁i . e . ▁four ▁to ▁each ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁one ▁to ▁the ▁table . ▁Otherwise ▁the ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁number ▁of ▁hearts ▁wins ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁pay ▁him ▁in ▁ch