How To Shuffle Poker Chips

Shuffling poker chips is a distinctive sound that resonates throughout a casino floor, a sound that becomes a part of your casino experience. If you haven’t had the chance to experience it yet, we’re here to help you bring that unique atmosphere to your next casino night with our guide on how to shuffle poker chips in three steps.

1. Start Out With Two Even Stacks of Chips

Stack a small number of chips (for your first try, best 4 or 6) and divide them into two stacks touching one another, parallel to you; it is best if the stacks are different colors so you can aim in motion and see the result (the end goal being one stack of alternating colors).

2. Position Your Dominant Hand

Grasp both stacks with your dominant hand. Your palm should be roughly parallel, and your fingers should be perpendicular to the surface, touching at their tips. Position your fingers like so: 

• Position index finger and thumb on the side of the first stack (aiming for the clock positions 10:00 and 7:00 for right-handed and 1:00 and 4:00 for left-handed), 
• Proportional for the ring finger and pinky. Position them on the side of the second stack (the clock positions 1:00 and 4:00 for right-handed and 10:00 and 7:00 for left-handed)
• The middle finger goes in between the stacks.

3. Push the Stacks Together

Push the stacks with your fingers at the sides, then position your middle finger slightly under them, gently pull them up, and let them fall back down while applying pressure with the rest of your fingers. Use your middle finger to guide the chips, running the finger along the stacks as they fall down, guiding them alternately into one stack. 

Now, straighten the stack and repeat with more chips.

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