Four Simple Poker Chip Tricks
May 6, 2008 – 6:17 pmYou are on top of your poker game. You have all the skills and savvy you need to out smart your fellow gamers. However you are lacking one thing; you really are a tad bit too serious and you do not look cool in front of the rest of the poker players.
Now we have all seen the dashing poker players on TV. They are full of confidence play little games with their chips as they wait. Rolling, shuffling and doing the butterfly are just a few of their little tricks. This gives them the cool look in the poker games.
One of the fun things about poker is showing off. Big egos are part of the turf, and what better way to look cool than to do a few tricks with your poker chips? Here are some fun and easy ones to try.
The Pullover
This is similar to the shuffle. Gather 6-8 poker chips, in a stack and put your hand over the chips. Your thumb and pointer finger will be on one side and the other fingers on the other side. Split the stack and place one half aside. Take the remaining and with one fast move put it on top of the you left aside. This will just need a little practice until you can do it quickly and easily. How’s that for a cool trick?
The Finger Flip
Another fun trick is the finger flip. This is an easy one that is nevertheless impressive and will make you look cool in front of your friends. It is just making one chip jump over a small stack of poker chips. For the best success start with 3 chips.
So how do you do this? Take a small stack of 3 chips in your hand. Place your forefinger and thumb in the center of the chip, with the rest of your fingers at the side. Using these fingers glide the back 2 chips downwards using your thumb to support them and prevent them from falling. When they slip down make the front chip jump to the back with your forefinger. Remember that this little ploy takes some practice, so perfect it before you show it off to your friends.
The nice thing about the above mentioned poker chip tricks are that they are easy and you can keep on repeating them. So go ahead have fun with your poker chips and enjoy being a cool poker player.
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