How Do You Do Card Shuffling Tricks?
In magic, very few things are actually as they seem. It should come as no surprise that very few tricks that appear to rely on card shuffling actually are dependent of card shuffling. One easy to do trick shuffle involves keeping the top card on the top. It is useful in “discovering” a selected card. Direct a spectator to select any card. Have him memorize it and even show it to other audience members. Next he should place the selected card on the top of the deck. Pick up the deck with the left hand. Hold the deck so that the bottom of the deck faces the right (or the fingers) and the top of the deck faces the left (back of hand). Allow audience to see the bottom card. Using the right hand, pull a small amount of the deck (this group is called a packet) from the middle out and place it on the bottom. Repeat this several times. Drawing attention to the fact that previous packets have been from the middle, pull the entire top half of the deck up and place them at the bottom of the deck.
