How to do Card Tricks

Presented by Chris McKay

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.

Series Summary

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.

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Scaling Playing Cards

Learn how to scale playing cards from the top of the deck to deal a hand in this free magic trick video.

How to Do the Hindu Shuffle

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.

How to Deal Playing Cards

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.

Basic Side Hand Magic Trick

Learn a basic side hand playing card magic trick that you can perform with a deck of cards in this free magic trick video.

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