beaston

We see them all the time, they're fun and they look cool, so why not learn how to do them? Poker chip sets are cheap, so go get yourself a decent set of clay chips (don't get the plastic ones) and practice, practice, practice!

I'll try to post a new one every day.

For the first installment, Antonio Esfandiari shows us how to do the "Chip Twirl."

dcputernut

That is cool...I have sat there watching them on TV doing stuff like this...and wondered how the heck??

I have tried to do the chip shuffle...and they go flying...LOL
i have small hands...but this one seems easy enough. will give ya something to do while sitting at the table waiting..LOL

beaston

The thing to keep in mind when learning to shuffle chips, is that you don't need to put as much pressure on the chips to accomplish the shuffle. Slow and easy. :smile: The best way to start is by using 6 chips (3 on each side,) and work your way up. It gets easier.....I can only do 20, because I don't have larger hands.

This is one of the better youtube tutorials I found on chip shuffling. Pay close attention towards the end, where he shows two different colored stacks being shuffled. This is a great way to tell if you're doing it right; because after X amount of shuffles, no matter how large the stacks are, they will be uniform once again. :smile:

edit: Tomorrow's trick will be a fun one that will take alot of practice. Hint: It's one that I've only seen Antonio do, and it always leaves you wondering "how in the hell does he do that?"

dcputernut

ok that is all gonna take some practice...LOL...chips just went flying around desk....

beaston

This has to be the hardest of all, but I think it's one of the neatest around...

beaston

The "Four coin roll down" is today's installment. This is another great tutorial by Antonio. :smile:

beaston

Here's another (somewhat) easy one once you get the hang of it....

edit: actually, this one's better. Even though he's using a silver dollar, it's the same concept; and might be easier to learn it with a coin before moving on to the chips.

Dyno_Don

I tried several of these tricks and they are harder than they look.

Yes, I had chips droping and rolling too.

I think one of the easiest chip trick to start with would be the chip shuffle. Ok, it may not be the easiest, but most every card player has it down, except for myself.

I will have to get back into these chip tricks some day.

propiper

I can shuffle - period

No matter how hard I try - the others just don't come around.

Now if anyone wants to help, all I need is a couple hundred thousand dollars to live on will I spend a few years sitting at a poker table practicing my new skill.

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dcputernut

LOL Piper..... I can't do any of them either...I tried...chips flew everywhere.
but i have to tell ya...my cat loves to steel the chips! I would drop them...he picks them up in his mouth and runs off with them....

(hummm...need to take cat to tables.....hehehehe)