How to shuffle cards for beginners // Riffle Shuffle with Bridge in the hands tutorial

Even if you already know how to shuffle, you might improve your technique with this video. In this tutorial I teach how to shuffle cards for beginners... specifically we are learning the riffle shuffle with bridge in the hands. This means you will be able to shuffle without using the table. In the hands riffle shuffle for the win! Additionally, I provide some troubleshooting tips at the end to help you shuffle cards like a pro! The riffle shuffle is great for poker and/or magic tricks. If you've never mastered this flourish, it's time to do it now and be able to enjoy this new skill for the rest of your life.

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I also teach the Faro Shuffle in there...

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Only a few close-up shots of the cards were filmed using the iPhone XS.

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The deck I used in this tutorial is called the Madison Confessions deck. From the Confessions series. To learn more about them, check out this deck review I filmed:

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4) NOTE: If you are having trouble learning this shuffle... remember to have patience. Many people have posted their success in learning it, just by watching this video - I tried to include every possible detail... PLEASE be aware that not every tip will sink in the first time you watch... and although it's counter-intuitive... IF YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO AGAIN.... that will probably be enough to learn it. Just pay close attention to all the tips I give. Look at my finger positions carefully. This will be a life-long skill you can enjoy... so you might as well learn it now! :)

[camper]

All I got from this was disappointment in myself and slightly bent cards.

[confidentidiot]

And this is how my gambling addiction started

[sethsimmons]

I love modern technology. I spent almost 25 years being so jealous that my brother could do the cool bridge with a deck of cards, and all it took was an 8-minute YouTube video to learn this skill. Thanks Jason!

[Joppersss]

I'm stuck in quarantine so I decided to learn how to shuffle cards. Thanks!

[madmanwithaplan]

Really important thing to note you want your thumbs parallel with the cards not perpendicular the tips should be facing away from you. This is a vital part that many tutorials don't mention because it's so ingrained they forget

[BrunoKabahizi]

Every time I fail at this and the cards go flying everywhere, my life span decreases by at least a month.

[edceljdavid]

ive been shuffling UNO Cards for almost an hour



i have a problem

[salt]

who else is here because they got flamed for not being able to shuffle

[eeveerox]

I don’t understand how this is physically possible without a table

Edit: holy, shit, nevermind, I actually did it

Edit 2: now I can’t do it anymore

[beng]

I literally learned how to shuffle alright in a hour due to this video, and was hopeless before, so just be confident if you are losing hope.
My best tips that I 100% reccomend to follow is just practice riffling with you thumb and to not be scared and apply lots of force on the cards with your index when shuffling. Don't worry you'll get it. 😁

[Conorize]

Though especially challenging to me, having taken 3 hours to truly learn it, the satisfaction of pulling off a clean shuffle with bridge is second to none.

[ikanderson]

Thanks! My hands hate me now, but I am pretty happy.

[ryn]

Idk if its just me, but my hands are hella small and wont allow me to bridge my cards

[mikeschwing]

I owe you a huge thanks. I absolutely suck at card shuffling so badly that someone bought me a shuffle machine for a gift. I have used the hell out of it. I decided that I would learn and your video taught me how an easy to understand fashion with a few extras to boot. For the past week I have had a deck of cards sitting on my coffee table and every time I sit down I shuffle five times. I'm a thousand times better than I was and I can't wait till our next card game! Thanks thanks

[tak]

I watched 1 thousand other videos on how to do this and the way u do it is the only one that worked, thank you 🙏

[letsgetsomeshoes]

I can't quite get the "combine" part down, both halves of the deck keep collapsing together at the same time. I suppose the result is the same but it definitely looks less impressive lol

[Shazzner]

Holy shit, I used to get made fun of because I could never shuffle cards but now I'm getting the hang of it. I used to tell people my hands were too big, but apparently that makes it easier (i'm 6'4 and have giant hands)?

Anyways, one tip I could give is not only is it important to know the right way to handle them but also knowing when you're about to do it wrong. When I would try to bend them, I could feel the cards being stiff in my hands and my thumb doesn't have control over them. I usually reset there and kind of practice with one hand just getting the feel of riffling them. It was much more difficult to do in my non-dominate hand for obvious reasons. Also flipping the cards around kind of bent them back and reset it. Anyways, thank you!

[marleneross]

This video really helps. At 67 I haven't played cards for years but now can actually shuffle. You are really good!! Great even!

[Joey-rklr]

Very good in depth tutorial. Other channels should take notes