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I never thought I would learn how to shuffle. When I was younger, it just looked too tough. But, thanks to your teaching, I understand and it makes perfect sense. I feel so professional now. Thank you!

@truepokerdealer

3 жыл бұрын

yw. I appreciate the comment!

@StrykerGamingOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@truepokerdealer 9 years later and you still reply to the comments? Legend

@truepokerdealer

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrykerGamingOfficial I enjoy it tbh

this guy is truly professional.

Thank you Mark. I play some pub poker in England, a social thing, but other players mocked my clumsy overhand shuffling last week, and the main mocker mad everyone laugh when I was knocked out by saying ' when you get home (pause).... get on yt and learb how to shuffle'. So, disliking being mocked, and with humility to try to learn, I found your videos, and I can now do a respectable casino shuffle. I also had some help at Thursday's game at another venue from a player who used to be a casino dealer, like you. Best wishes.

@truepokerdealer

Жыл бұрын

Oh man getting mocked for your shuffle must have been rough, but also it's not like you had ever been trained! Glad I could help smooth it out!!

I just started dealing, this video truly is a great way to practice the shuffle without exposing. Do this 1000 times and you will be perfect 90% of your shuffles. This is a great explanation of hand positioning as well, really helped me get into my first table with confidence.

@Maniac-007

3 жыл бұрын

I don't actually get it. how do I riffle using my thumb without lifting the split deck? its really hard to pick it up

@this-nerd

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maniac-007 Great question. I've been professionally dealing for about 2 weeks now. One thing I've really learned is everyone has a comfortable position. Some people don't even slide their thumbs to the top corner to riffle, and just leave them in the center. Find what suits you, get comfortable holding the cards, as long as you don't show the players or yourself cards you will be set.

@truepokerdealer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment :)

@truepokerdealer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maniac-007 If you are not using the right surface it may be difficult to get under the cards. Make sure you are practicing on a surface that is cushiony. Maybe try a sofa if you are having trouble. A dining room table alone will not work.

Yeah everyone in the industry fully agrees with that! One problem with home games though is that they are often played on a hard surface instead of on felt with foam padding under it. Without felt and padding, it is very difficult to do a casino shuffle because it is tough to get underneath the cards. I guess that's just food for thought and if you aren't playing with a felt, then maybe you won't be so mad at your friends :)

I just realized how important that fabrik under is. Was doing it on a hard surface, and was getting so frustrated. Found a piece of very thin carpet, and holy smokes what a difference.

That is kinda how the industry is though. Every single place has their own way of doing things and their own ways of teaching poker. Because of this, I am forced to constantly let people who watch these videos know that they really need to ask the people at the property they work at what they expect and to never come back with the response "I was taught differently." When you get a job at a casino, what they say goes - end of story.

The way I teach is to collect the antes immediately before you cut the deck. I have heard it taught other ways, but I believe that to be the most common and most logical time to collect them.

Immaculate. My first time trying to shuffle a deck other than the average joe bottom over top cut over and over. Picked it up almost immediately with your instruction!

Also note that when you do this shuffle in normal speed, you don't obscure the cards quite as much (you can see this in the other shuffle video when I am going normal speed). That is probably why no one has ever brought this up. Either way, great question and thanks for bringing this up!

This is a surprisingly simple guide and i managed to pick it up in just about 30 minutes thanks to it. Obviously lots of practice needed, but overall very easy to understand and learn the basics and from there on all you need is patience and rinse and repeat til you gain confidence and form, which will get you to go faster and faster. Amazing video!

I get that a lot. Never smoked a thing in my life. I actually started wearing some light eye makeup in the later videos because some people were joking about that same thing when I first showed them these videos!

Glad you enjoy the videos!

I’m starting a home cash game and I have to deal myself and dude, this is gold

0:18 Gotcha

Great insight! There are a few things along those lines that I probably could have explained slightly better. I guess that's part of what makes it free :). I will definitely keep that in mind if I ever get around to remaking these videos though. Thanks!

Thank you mark, this has really improved my shuffling! You have a new sub!

I enjoyed watching your video and to hear you talk about dealer classes, thanks teacher.

Thanks for the feedback, and you are correct that I didn't mention it. Here's the thing, though - as long as you end up with half the deck in each hand, it makes no difference which hand takes which half. It actually works fine both ways!

Thanks for the training tips, mark

This video was amazing. Thank you so much!

Thank you for this Video it taught me everything I need to know!

Couldn't be happier to hear it!

great guide for me , thanks alot for posting these videos . Have you uploaded any guide on how to deal out the flop turn river , or collect the folded cards etc ... ?

I see great explanation man , got my shelf liner and it works fine . thanks alot for your time ! :)

Thanks so much for the follow up!

Great tutorial... Really helped!!!

Well I just got a felt top so no more excuses! Haha, thanks for the great video again sir.

Thank you my friend excellent x

awesome explanation!

thats right that was a crazy moment cant get enough

hey thank you! i want to be a dealer so looks like a lot of practice ahead!

Super helpful!

Good point! Thanks!

No worries. I probably should have been more clear. I am not a double velvet expert, but it will definitely be better than practicing on a wooden table top. The shelf liner is to provide a little bit of padding under the felt to give it some cushion. That way, you can put it on a hard surface and the shelf liner and felt combined will allow you to get under the cards with your fingers when you practice shuffling.

Thanks Mark!

Dude, This is awesome. You make it so easy! My left pinky is killing me though! Never realized how weak of a left hand I have! I can't wait to be able to do this in my sleep! Thank you.

Riffle, Riffle, Box (AKA strip), Riffle, Cut is what most casino employees would call the most common shuffling procedure. Nothing is 100% in casino procedure across the world. Some places probably teach riffle, box, riffle, riffle. Some places probably teach other similar things as well. Also, many table games shuffle procedures have other small manipulations built into the shuffle along with the riffle, riffle, strip (more commonly called stripping the deck in blackjack), riffle, cut.

Alright, thanks for the fast reply!. Seems like I have to do it the hard way :P

This guy is great to explain :)

Thank you!

For instance, the riffle at the casino I was first taught at included a move where the dealer took about 1/3 of the deck off the top and put it on the bottom before every riffle. If you try taking a suited deck and doing the poker shuffle I teach without the wash, you will see what I mean. There is definitely a noticeable pattern in the cards after the poker shuffle.

very nice vid, ty

You can use whatever cards you want. Plastic are far more common in poker because they last longer. Casinos only use plastic for poker (paper for table games).

cool . I couldn't find felt as a fabric so i chose double velvet as an alternative , would that work ? What is the shelf liner for ? is it to create friction or something so when some one slides chips on the fabric it would prevent creating creases or something ? sry im new to this

great tutorial

Well actually after some thought, i figure it was a tiny little detail simply for the reason, that right handed people (at least me) have a natural tendency to slighty delay letting the cards go (and finishing) with the right half (Hand) causing one of the cards from the left half beeing the bottom card, and a card from the right beeing on the top. So basically, should you put the top half in your right hand, at the end of each riffle the bottom and top cards would remain the same everytime.

Wanted to look cool at poker night, then found this old gem

@truepokerdealer

4 жыл бұрын

:)

@Phil Pearce Tyvm! I knew that, but at same time he never states it, so I'm trying to magically make two halves 1/4" apart become shuffles and it obviously doesn't work. Very important step left out if still, great video

Great video. One observation: one step was omitted. If the halves are not pushed toward each other a quarter of an inch (more or less) just prior to riffling, the corners of the halves, when riffled, will not overlap, and a shuffle will not be achieved. Seems like this is always omitted from instructions, and yet it really is an extremely important step.

that was a great tutorial.

@Zhoomz thanks for the compliment!

Great video man I dealt a high stakes underground games in dc and baltimore areas for the past 3 years I just moved 2 cali and thinking about moving 2 vegas where do you deal at and do you have any leads on auditions 4 casinos in vegas it would be very helpful thank-you very much and great vid.

Hi, I recently read through part of your article and spoke again with the dealer I mentioned earlier. He basically echoed what you wrote in your article. He told me that he was taught to shuffle that way (not required by vegas casinos) but I had misunderstood about it being regulated. He stressed that it was important not to pick up the deck during the shuffle but that shuffling with the thumbs high or low on the deck is not regulated. Sorry for the confusion.

vert good videos thank you sir

Use some padding under your felt (shelf liner works great). If you are working on a surface with no padding or directly on a hard table top, then it is very difficult.

You're welcome!

any tips how to pick the card on the table with the rest of the deck? when i use one hand to pick half the deck up, the card at the bottem always lies on the table and i can't seem to pick it up

I like a lot of brands that only sell to casinos. Copags sell to individuals and I find they work really well. There are a lot of different types, but as long as they are plastic and made for poker, you should be fine.

I know I know. I am trying to figure out a way to get started again. I don't have my studio anymore. I will finish at some point.

Hello Marc. Is the RRSRC only shuffling produce that is in casino's? And are you going to make a video where you're going to tell about scams and how you react when you see cheating at the tables?

At what point do you take in the antes during shuffling? Before you start? After you're done? Before you cut? After you cut?

Great video. I learnt alot but now my fingers are sore lol

@truepokerdealer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank happens 😂 and with practice it goes away

Also, the shelf liner will prevent the felt from sliding all over the place on the hard surface. You will know what I mean if you try placing just a piece of felt on a dining room table.

@VeganO_MexicanO

3 жыл бұрын

So the shelf liner “makes the trick”... I will try to buy the two pieces, thanks for the tips ;)

Excellent video that over explains how to grab the deck... geez dude.

@truepokerdealer

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

you're welcome

Glad to hear it. Feel free to post questions on here as you work your way through it.

Hi I really appreciate your video so thank you How much does a professional dealer in rio casino for example earn each month? tnx again

Not sure what to tell you. I was taught to shuffle by a Vegas dealer with 25+ years experience at the time at the casino I was working at. I have since taught to shuffle this way ever since then and have never heard that criticism. I have worked with many dealers and supervisors who have worked in the WSOP and other Vegas card rooms and never heard that as well. I would love to know what Vegas property you were at that told you that.

Don't fall into the trap of listening to the poker room(s) where you are playing and thinking that just because you learned it there makes it "correct" or even most common. If you go to a casino just about anywhere and really pay attention, you will notice that as the dealers keep coming and going through your table that most of them shuffle, pitch, cut chips, and run the game anywhere from slightly differently to wildly differently. Just the way it is.

You are a consumate professional

I have never worked in Vegas, so unfortunately, I do not have any leads there. I will ask some of my coworkers who have worked in Vegas for you though.

Awesome

I'm a Vegas cardplayer. The casino and wsop dealers that I've spoken with have told me that they cannot cover the cards the way you do in this shuffle. So they shuffle at the bottom (far left and right) of the deck so the cameras can see the deck the entire time. I'm curious if this is just a Vegas restriction and the shuffle you demonstrate is encouraged at other casinos around the world?

I recently wrote an article on my background and philosophy on dealing. Hopefully it gives you the insights you are looking for! You can find it on my website truepokerdealer in the "about us" section!

true! however, i prefer sitting on any other position but the dealer one at a pokertable anyway :)

What's your system for shuffling the cards after the wash? I know it varies depending on casino, I've heard strip, riffle, strip, riffle, box, riffle and another just riffle, riffle, strip, riffle. (also, what is boxing the cards?) Also, do you have a favourite card mechanic? :) Mine's Richard Turner, would like your thoughts

Not yet. It is coming eventually :)

Do you have to use plastic cards? Because I use normal bicycle cards.

@atc99lc We are glad you like it!

Hi, are you/ your friends going to make this kind of thing from blackjack and other casino games? RJH

Before you lift and drop the cards off of your fingers do you bevel the deck to make it easier to riffle?

@truepokerdealer

3 ай бұрын

A little. At 4:25 into the video you can see how much

If you take a video of your shuffle and post it or come in to Studz Poker Club in Miami Gardens Florida, I can give you feedback!

We plan to in the future, but since we are not being paid for this, it is difficult to say when that will be. We have to fit it in with the rest of our lives.

which cards do u prefer for poker?

If you are still reading comments.. hope i cam learn how ppl shuffle amd deal the cards in private poker games like no particular dealer but you and other playes shuffle the cards and deal it around

@truepokerdealer

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David. It sounds like you are asking how to learn a home game shuffle and pitch. The bad news is that I don't teach home game shuffles because they can so easily be manipulated. You can learn this one and as long as you are playing on a felt it will be awesome and everyone will be impressed when it's your deal. The good news is the pitch is the same and my video for that is free right here on the KZread channel!

@yong-minkim6732

2 жыл бұрын

@@truepokerdealer thanks.. actually im having a hard time to do because mime looks more like to gmmagical handling not gambling one :(

Can I use a bicycle deck of cards to do it

Is it important to have that green "poker table ground thingy"? Because I'm practicing on a wooden table right now and a lot of the time I can't pick up the bottom-most cards

@leander5379

7 жыл бұрын

that's why you need the fabric.. I'm practicing on wood same as you and the bottom cards always slip and its hard to square them up too.. since its a ground shuffle in the sense that you're keeping the cards on the ground all the time you need the fabric for more response.

@leander5379

7 жыл бұрын

also.. forgot to mention that the reason that its harder is because of the plastic coating.. since as you can tell if you have professional poker cards they're really slippery.. if you don't have the fabric you can use bicycle cards or just cards that are commonly used for magic just to get practicing until you get the fabric.

@truepokerdealer

4 жыл бұрын

One person mentioned using a mousepad too

Video starts at 5:07

Thank you so much, but it’s still difficult for me.

@truepokerdealer

4 жыл бұрын

Shuffling takes practice. It felt weird for everyone in my dealing class for weeks. It gets better the more you do it. Keep practicing!

@kimhoang3202

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ,

Those Paulson chips are worth a lot now!

@truepokerdealer

4 ай бұрын

Really? What do you mean?

@Jordan-dr9hq

4 ай бұрын

@@truepokerdealer it looks like you have Paulson chips, which stopped being made a while back. They are rare and hard to find now and very expensive if you can find them

Are these the exact lessons that you get if you purchase the texas hold em course?

@truepokerdealer

Жыл бұрын

This is lesson 2 of 38. The first 6 lessons are free, including this one. Beginning on lesson 19, the lessons get longer and you start learning the procedure and rules instead of the mechanics.

whenver i get into the riffle part it always riffles in big chunks not each card individually

That is why we box the deck!

I wish everybody would learn how to correctly shuffle like this instead of the violent and destructive riffle+bridge. It's so frustrating watching all your poker buddies destroy your brand new deck as it passes around the table. Great video!

Why I can't push them together only with the pinki fingers

You remind me a lot of Jake Gylenhaal :)

My hands are only 7 inches long. will that make riffle shuffling more difficult for me?

@truepokerdealer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this question. Any adult sized hand is fine. I have seen dealers with considerably smaller hands than yours deal just fine.

Can you explain to me how to cut the deck?

@digletttexano678

5 жыл бұрын

ramar492 use sharp axe

@RealRinka

5 жыл бұрын

Use only one hand (To not be suspicious)pick up the top half(ish) place it further away, place the other half (Again with one hand) on top. Thought I might have been late, but it's only a year, not too long XD