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Learn playing card tricks that will allow you to shuffle and deal a deck of playing cards in very unique ways, in this free online video series.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Learn what types of playing cards make up a playing card deck and the different manufacturers in this free magic trick video.
Learn the proper way to hold a deck of playing cards while shuffling, dealing, or playing a card game in this free magic trick video.
Learn how to deal a deck of playing cards after you have shuffled them at the start of a card game in this free magic trick video.
Learn the overhand shuffle trick to shuffle a deck playing cards before you deal a hand in this free magic trick video.
Learn the riffle shuffle with a deck of playing cards before you deal a hand in this free magic trick video.
Learn how-to bridge the playing cards when shuffling before you deal them out in a card game in this free magic trick video.
Learn the table shuffle trick to shuffle the playing cards before you deal them out in a card game in this free magic trick video.
Learn how to spread and turnover a deck of playing cards before you deal a hand in this free magic trick video.
Learn how-to throw playing cards to deal them out in a card game in this free magic trick video.
Learn how to scale playing cards from the top of the deck to deal a hand in this free magic trick video.
Learn how to spring a deck of playing cards before you deal them out in a card game in this free magic trick video.
Learn the Charlier pass to cut a deck of playing cards before you deal them out in a card game or do a magic trick in this free magic trick video.
Learn the Hindu shuffle trick to shuffle the playing cards before you deal them out in a card game or do a magic trick in this free magic trick video.
Learn the Hindu shuffle control magic trick in this free magic trick video.
Learn a basic side hand playing card magic trick that you can perform with a deck of cards in this free magic trick video.
Magic is an art of illusion, a practice in deception, a training in trickery. People have been entertaining, deceiving, or swindling crowds throughout history with feats of prestidigitation, decorated with salesmanship, dramatic effect, confidence, and charisma.
Card tricks are among some of the most popular and infamous illusions used by magicians. With the illusion magicians use a great deal of showy techniques as so much of the art is in the dramatic presentation; consequently card trick magicians must learn to master using a deck of cards. In this free online video series learn from professional magician Chris McKay as he demonstrates card fundamentals, and techniques such as throwing cards, springing cards, overhead shuffle, spread turn, table shuffle, riffle shuffle, bridging cards, Charlier Cut, the Hindu Shuffle, as well as a magic trick.
Chris McKay Chris McKay is a professional magician who specializes in cards and close-up magic. He has four years of experience and works out of Los Angeles and Cleveland. He can be booked for a show at his website: www.mckaymagic.com dkdk
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