Shuffle
Can you name a player that you haven’t seen shuffle chips during the World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker episodes? The sound of shuffling chips can be heard in poker rooms around the world. It happens to be my favorite trick, because once you learn it, you can’t stop. Another popular name for the shuffle is “riffle.”
Before you begin
Trick Difficulty - 2
Chips needed - 6 or more (even numbers work best)
Tutorial
To start this trick, place two stacks of chips (3 chips per stack) side by side on a table.
Practice on a table with a soft surface (such as a poker table) or on a hard pillow. A softer surface will make it easier to lift each stack properly.
For each stack use a different color of poker chip. This will allow you to see if the chips were properly shuffled.
The tutorial will explain how to perform the trick with your right hand.
Start by placing the thumb on the lower left corner of the left stack and the index finger on the upper left corner. The middle finger is placed in the space between the top of the two stacks. The ring finger is placed on the upper right corner of the right stack and the pinky on the lower right corner.
Others like to place the thumb at the middle of the left stack, the index finger in the space at the top of the two stacks, and the other three fingers on the right side of the right stack. I believe this method is harder because you don’t have as much control over the left stack. By using two fingers on the sides of each stack you have much more stability.
Lift up on both stacks with the middle finger. As you lift, lightly push each stack in with the fingers holding the outside edges. Ease up on the pressure applied by the middle finger, let gravity takes its course, and the two stacks will come together as one, alternating chips from each stack.
Once you learn the trick, you don’t even actually push the stacks in. You can use all of your fingers to lift up the stacks and by lifting a little bit more with the middle finger, the chips will easily fall into place.
The Shuffle mousepad makes a place to practice this chip trick on. The mousepad has a soft cloth surface with padding that will allow you to easily pick the chips up. It makes a great gift for the poker player who plays online poker at home or takes a few poker chips to work to practice their tricks.Videos
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146 Responses to “Shuffle”
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Comment #140 by BOY
February 24th, 2006 @ 5:53 AM
See it on tv and it blows the mind!!How in the world !!They make it look so e-z,like second nature!!Now I’ve got these tricks on this video at “my” command!!You have just created a monster and I thank you!!
Comment #139 by Wes
February 12th, 2006 @ 4:25 PM
if any one is having trouble with the chips sliding out to left, make sure your index and thumb are close enough together
Comment #138 by oOoDRAGOONoOo
February 7th, 2006 @ 1:40 AM
I also went with Note #2’s method being it’s more fluid when you cut the stack and shuffle. With this method in mind here’s some tips.
-when you initiate the lift with your index finger in the wedge between the two stacks try lifting the stack to your far right instead, only.
I found this creates a better topple effect and you get the sound and sensation of it shuffling rather than just pushin the chip stacks together vertically.
Comment #137 by ray
February 4th, 2006 @ 11:09 PM
yo all, this trick takes about 1 hour to get. just remember to keep yoor fingers only on 1 side if the chips not both, this makes the trick so much easier. if you wanna perfect this trick do it on on a cloth surface or a poker table, this also make it easier
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Comment #136 by john
January 5th, 2006 @ 10:52 AM
damn diagram didn’t work
oh well hope you can understand my jibberish then
Comment #135 by john
January 5th, 2006 @ 10:49 AM
i find it quite easy to shuffle in the alternate way mentioned in note 2, except i rotate it 90 degrees so that my thumb is facing me. this lets you put your pinky in the other gap opposite the index finger to give support to both stacks. hope this diagram makes it a bit simpler
M R R=ring M=middle 0=chip stack
0 I=index P=pinky T=thumb
I P
0
T
Comment #134 by Cole
January 1st, 2006 @ 10:42 PM
Keep trying it will happen. The dont look comment is great, just total forget about concetrating on it eventually it will just happen, just chill smoke a bowl watch a movie zone into it and before you know it you will be shuffling chips when your stoned and watching tv.
Comment #133 by Jesse Twidale
December 27th, 2005 @ 3:48 AM
I love this site and the tricks are easy to catch on to. Thanks for the help. In reponse to Jessica Green’s question (November 24th), I am in a similar situation. I am right-handed and can shuffle better left-handed than I can with my right, although I am getting better with both all the time (up to 5 each hand so far). If you can only get 1 hand to work it, run with it and don’t worry about it…
Comment #132 by Richard
December 8th, 2005 @ 4:57 PM
Never worked on anything as hard as I did to learn the suffle but it was worth of it. It was though a bit tricky to learn it with my ultra slippery chips.(bought from local market with a few euros)
Comment #131 by dez
November 28th, 2005 @ 7:35 PM
Found it tough in the past coz i never knew correct technique. This site succinctly put it into words (and pictures!) for me and helped heaps. I had it in under an hour (4 per side), but only started getting really smooth at it when i read the comments….BE GENTLE, DONT LOOK!!! 2 great tips, use them. Cheers.