189601 444 Games Card Games General Card Games true Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:17:03 -0700 /system/videos/6/01/96/18/189601.flv games, cards, playing, shuffling, farrow, deck, las, vegas, dealer, dealing How To Farrow Shuffle a Deck Of Cards http://www.howcast.com/videos/189601-How-To-Farrow-Shuffle-a-Deck-Of-Cards http://www.howcast.com/videos/189601-How-To-Farrow-Shuffle-a-Deck-Of-Cards/edit approved 77 640 480 <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=189601"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=189601" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 rsansivero http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/Picture_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1493 false false false 73585 1 15 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/15.jpg Bend the deck Bend the deck slightly when you take it out of the box for the first time. This will help when it comes time to shuffle the cards.

]]> 73586 2 21 Tip Use a new, high-quality deck. It’s harder if the cards are worn.

]]> 73587 3 26 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/26.jpg Position the deck Hold the deck in your left hand with your thumb on the long edge facing your body and your index finger on the short edge. Rest your other fingers on the long edge opposite the thumb.

]]> 73588 4 37 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/37.jpg Take half the deck with your right hand Take half the deck in your right hand. Press the top of the cards with your index finger, hold them with your thumb on the long edge, and hold with other fingers on the opposite long edge.

]]> 73589 5 47 Tip Fanning powder, found in magic shops, will make the cards glide more easily.

]]> 73590 6 51 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/51.jpg Apply pressure Apply pressure to the ends of the cards with your thumbs and middle fingers. This will make the cards fan open slightly at the other end.

]]> 73591 7 57 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/57.jpg Align the cards and push Align the open edges of cards and push them into one another. Jiggle them until they fit snugly into each other.

]]> 73592 8 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/189601/62.jpg Slip the cards together Slip the cards back together into the deck.

]]> 73593 9 67 Fact The world’s best-selling playing card producer, the United States Playing Card Company, was founded in 1867.

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