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Steps For Shuffling Poker Chips

Shuffling chips can be frustrating at first but in time it becomes easy. Starting out, it is easier to learn on a soft surface like a pillow or a couch. Note that on a soft surface the thumb can stay on the right side of the right stack the entire time because the initial lift can occur by simply pushing the two stacks together. Once the first few chips fall into place on the bottom, the rest of the chips seem to follow easier as your hand moves up the pile. One fun exercise is to start with 2 stacks of different color chips. If you shuffle them consistently you can notice certain patterns. Always put the right stack on top of the left stack such that the bottom left chip is at the bottom of the combined stack while the top right chip is at the top of the combined stack. Once you shuffle the chips together take the top half and put them on the right, leaving the bottom stack on the left.
The shuffle is repeated until the chips are back to the same colors. If you have eight chips in each stack then you get all the same color chips back in the same stacks after 4 shuffles. The list below shows the number of shuffles necessary for stacks of other sizes.8==>47==>126==>105==>6 4==>3 3==>4 2==>2 1==>1 Another interesting exercise is to follow the same guidelines until the chips are combined into one stack. At that point the top half can be put in the left pile while the bottom half stay in the right pile. When the exercise is done in this way the list showing the necessary shuffles for different size stacks is as follows:
8==>47==>46==>65==>54==>33==>32==>21==>1The main thing to remember is that the more you practice shuffling the chips the easier it gets.

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Monday, May 16, 2005