Poker Set-Up

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Apprentice ~15 min to learn

The effect — what they see

You shuffle the deck in a perfectly ordinary-looking way and then deal a four-handed poker game.

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A little rehearsal will do it; nothing difficult to handle.

Mathematical Placement The Pre-Arranged Stack The False Shuffle Overhand Shuffle Control

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