3 Fantastic Poker Chip Trics

1) The Twirl: Hold 3 of your chips between your thumb and your index finger (Note: once you master “3”, you can move on to “4”). The outside chip is positioned about ½ inch from your finger tips; the inside chip should be about 1 inch from your finger tips. Move your middle finger so that’s it is on the bottom of the inside chip. Your ring finger should be below all three chips.

Loosen your grip on the thumb and index finger; only the middle chip should fall out of position. When the middle chip has descended about ½ inch from the inside & outside chips, then you can move it out. Move the ring finger under your thumb. Press it against the middle chip and remember to keep a tight grip on the other two chips.

You should be able to move the middle chip forward by applying pressure with your ring finger and the index finger. Check to see if the middle chip is completely clear from the other two chips. Now, hold the middle chip between the ring finger and index finger; then, rotate it 180 degrees so that your middle finger moves towards the palm of your hand. Then, slide the chip back in place as you move the ring finger and thumb towards each other. The index finger will act as a pivot point.

2) Knuckle Roll: (with 1 chip. There are variations of this move with both 2 and 3 chips.) Place the chip between your thumb and index finger. Move the chip above your index finger and bring it down between your index and middle fingers. Move the chip above your middle finger; it should come back down between the middle and ring fingers. Then, the chip will go over the ring finger, coming down between your ring finger and pinky. Finally, it will move under your index, middle and ring fingers so that you can get it back to the starting position between the thumb and index finger. Repeat process as many times as you wish.

3) Front to Back: Place five chips in the hand you feel most comfortable with. (Probably the hand you write with) The chips are positioned in between your fingers. Apply pressure to the chips, especially with your pinky and middle fingers. Move the chip on the left (if you’re doing this right-handed and right if you’re doing this left-handed) loose before you even begin. (Yup! We’re still in the set up phase.) When that chip is about 1 millimeter above the others, apply pressure on the remaining chips with pinky and middle finger. Spin the loose chip up using your thumb to roll it; the middle finger is its anchor (or pivot point). When that chip is high enough, pull it down and to the opposite direction using your thumb.

Now that you have three basic poker chip tricks, it’s time to practice, practice and then, more practice. If you don’t get it right at first, don’t be disheartened. Even the pros didn’t get it perfect the first time.

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