Chip Tricks!
 

What's peoples take on chips tricks to pass the time?

I got interested in tricks like many when Dutch kept yapping on about them at last years WSOP.

The two main sites I used were:





I have lots of poker chips and love playing with them when i play online 5-6hrs daily. After a couple of weeks of pure fustration and not believing I could manage ANY of them, it soon all clicked into place. Now I can perform all the tricks and love playing with them to get all my nervous energy out.

It's rare I play live games, but when I do its generally just with friends and family and it certainly impresses them with all the tricks I can do now.

I know its kinda lame, but anyone else have some good sites or idea's?

Ummmmm.......


(Still a work in progress)

haha, nice plug

when i play live i generally just shuffle chips to relax myself and pass the time. that is the extent of my tricks though, and im not really that worried about learning any more.

What's better than watching someone do cool chip tricks? Watching someone fumble over and over (and over) as they attempt to do chip tricks. :)

When playing in our home game I don't bother with chip tricks anymore. Everyone I play with is used to seeing me do them and has no affect on them. However, when playing in a tournament that a local radio station puts on I do shuffle them. People get intimidated when seeing this. I don't know why they do but it happens. They get more focused on trying to learn to shuffle chips and forget about the cards in front of them.

I've started trying to do cip tricks, but I can't do much other than shuffle.

For me, it's less an "intimidation" play than just being bored at the table. Dutch said something about intimidating players because he can do chip tricks, they'll think he has played a lot, etc. What happens when he runs into someone with a chip trick he can't do? Does HE get intimidated?

No, but that guy sure won't be intimidated by Dutch. :D

I dont know any sites to help out, but I sure appreciate the ones you posted :)

Even though it might just help my game more to distract my opponents by making them laugh at me looking stupid when my chips splatter all around me :p

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If I didn't play with my chips at the table I would pull my hair out.

Wanna Learn
 

I definitely want to learn the tricks so that I can show the guys at my home game. :cool:

^That's where you get the best reactions.

You know, if you hit the quote button, you won't need to use that ^ thingee ;)

Thanks for the sites. I know only two chip tricks. The twirl and the shuffle. Took me a good 2months to do the shuffle.

haha same with me. I'm currently in the "learning the shuffle" phase, and I can do the twirl, where you slide out the middle chip, turn it 180 degrees and stick it back in. As for the shuffle... I can do stacks of 3 pretty consistantly, but more than that and its out of control.

During home games I generally shuffle a small stack of chips usually between 6 and 12 chip stacks. Its just something to do to pass the time between hands or if your in a hand, its something to focus on so an opponent can't read you.

Yep, it does not have to be anything special just something to keep the player entertained while hes waiting for a hand.

I strongly believe chip tricks can have a positive boost to your bankroll. Being able to perform a difficult chip trick under pressure like during a bluff can be noticeable. If you can shuffle your chips the same during a bluff and a strong hand then it can really help. Otherwise, it's just a tell.

I can now to the roll back chip. Where it spins forward and comes back. Reminded me of what I used to do with a Hula Hoop in Gym class when I was a kid.

hey
 

best site with vidoes is

Nice link.

This is the coolest one, IMO:

I know what a quote button is- thanks though. And the ^ thingee is a carret. ;)

yea
 

This site is by far the best because of the multiple view vids. A must see site for any chip trick person. Some are just retarded like the sweep but it is very detailed.

I can shuffle chips fairly easy, I've haven't progressed to anything beyond that yet :P

new poker chip tricks site
 

There is a new poker chip tricks site out. It doesn't have any videos of tricks, but promises to add them soon.