172049 447 Games Card Games Card Tricks true Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:19:23 -0700 /system/videos/3/49/20/17/172049.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, poker, blackjack, ace, 21 How To Shuffle a Deck Of Cards http://www.howcast.com/videos/172049-How-To-Shuffle-a-Deck-Of-Cards http://www.howcast.com/videos/172049-How-To-Shuffle-a-Deck-Of-Cards/edit approved 80 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=172049"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=172049" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 6 MaX5 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/Picture_7_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1625 false false false 66336 1 14 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/14.jpg Split the deck in half Learn how to do the classic shuffle, which is called the riffle shuffle. Split the deck into approximate halves and put them face down horizontally on a table.

]]> 66337 2 22 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/22.jpg Position your hands Grab the deck so that your thumbs are on the edges facing each other, each index finger is bent at the knuckle in the center of a stack, and the three remaining fingers on each hand wrap around the far edges.

]]> 66338 3 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/33.jpg Position the decks Position the stacks at a slight angle, so that the top edges form a “V.”

]]> 66339 4 39 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/39.jpg Start riffling Holding the edges that form the bottom of the “V” against each other, use your thumbs to start releasing a card or two at a time, alternating sides so that the ends of the cards become entwined.

]]> 66340 5 49 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/49.jpg Push the cards together When the last card has fallen into the now-shuffled pile, use your fingers to push the two halves together, forming one deck.

]]> 66341 6 57 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/57.jpg Repeat several times Repeat several times.

]]> 66342 7 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/172049/62.jpg Practice Practice until you can shuffle in one quick, fluid motion.

]]> 66343 8 66 Fact In 2007, Canadian David Farrow won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records when he memorized the exact order of 59 decks of shuffled cards!

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