Kpaw Card shuffler

About Kpaw

KPAW makes the most equipped machine in this comparison, and also the most expensive short of professional kit.

The 2-in-1 model shuffles up to two decks and deals to as many as 12 players — the widest table coverage of anything we review at a home-player price — and it ships with four remote controls, so the deal can be triggered from anywhere around the table rather than by whoever sits nearest the machine. A shuffle takes three to five seconds, and the unit runs quietly on four CR2032 cells, included.

At around $160 it asks a real question: do you have a table big enough to justify it? For a four-player family game, the answer is no, and a $30 shuffler from NAVAZIP will do everything you need. For a standing poker night with eight or more seats, the maths changes — dealing to twelve by hand is the part of the evening that drags, and this is the one machine here built for exactly that.

We rate it 4.5/5 on build quality, performance and ergonomics, and 4/5 on price. The button-cell power is the one thing to keep an eye on: CR2032s are cheap, but they are not rechargeable, and a heavily used machine will get through them.