How to Cheat at Cards: The False Shuffle

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This video is not a tutorial on the false shuffle. Rather, it’s a case study where I examine the theory and practice of this technique.
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This is NOT meant to be an instructional video on how to cheat at cards or on how to protect yourself from cheating. Don’t watch this video and then try this stuff in a game or think you can’t be cheated. I make these videos for entertainment so that people can more deeply appreciate the craft and the art of sleight-of-hand. If you find this stuff interesting, go check out the work of people like Steve Forte, Jason England, Richard Turner, and Darwin Ortiz. If you want to learn how to protect yourself at the card table, check out “Casino Game Protection,” “Poker Protection,” and “Gambling Protection Series” by Steve Forte, and “Gambling Scams” by Darwin Ortiz.
CREDITS:
I've learned the false shuffles in this video from a variety of sources, including Card College, Expert at the Card Table, Jason England's Foundations DVDs, Steve Forte's GSOH books and GPS DVDs, and Darwin Ortiz's books and videos.

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[@lawndogmoon2]

Casino wash part was incredible and I genuinely believed it was impossible when you said it was only to be shocked that you put the deck back in order. Amazing.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

:)

[@louislaz]

He didn’t put the deck in order with the wash, he just put the aces on top.

[@benmorris1968]

@@louislaz Yeah. But even that was impressive.

[@conor_obrien]

I had the casino wash at the back of my head, and you blew my mind when you rigged it lmao

[@335ofre]

Huhhhhhhh

[@DanielRoyMagic]

:)

[@yubenny2867]

Nah….. casino wash is definitely decent. We were seeing that is bc of his super power.

[@turb0z]

I learned so much yet I learned nothing at the same time 😂

[@DanielRoyMagic]

**evil laugh**

[@TheBierp]

I called that phase of my life "college."

[@towellight9400]

Glad to see another full video. Hope you've been keeping busy with your NYC show.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Thanks! and yea, been busy with that and other projects

[@pchris6662]

I can only imagine how many thousands of shuffles you have done to make that look so smooth. Wow. And that’s why I like magic…not because I can’t figure out how it’s done (although I get tricked plenty), but because I know just how much work has to go into making it look so impossible. FYI, when you show us how you do it…it doesn’t spoil anything and actually makes it even better because there’s still no way I can possibly duplicate a skill like that. We’ll done sir

[@sm5574]

The best magic, to me, is when I know how it's done but I'm still amazed and even fooled by it.

[@MarcoAGJ]

Great to see another full video on shuffling cards.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

yea, I've never ever made one before!! :P

[@pbp6741]

I attended that show, highly recommend it. Wonderful evening, excellent magic.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thank you!!

[@LorenzoMancini]

It was heartwarming to see you posting again! Hope your show is going strong. Awesome stuff as usual 👏

[@brandonbrown5023]

I know how to do a lot of these but I’m not very good at doing them but seeing someone do them so beautiful and so well is something truly amazing. Great video

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thanks!

[@davido5496]

Extremely soothing watching this level of proficiency at card handling!

[@kompot505]

absolutely ecstatic when i saw this in my notifications! really happy to see your content again, you unlocked a love for cardistry, magic and cheats in my brain lol don't forget about us overseas fans that aren't able to visit your shows! one day, though, i hope i can visit, i bet it's an incredible experience :- )

[@Nosceteipsum166]

This one is crazy. I'd kill to know how the casino wash works. The rest you can kinda figure out but casino wash is crazy.

[@hadensnodgrass3472]

It's definitely the first time I have seen that. The wash has to be a subtle deck swap, video editing, or a statistic game. Maybe, some other way? Gotta love it! ❤️

[@DanielRoyMagic]

glad you liked it!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

no editing or deck switch...its all technique :)

[@PatrickNusbaum]

Daniel, are you going to teach those riffle shuffle and casino wash techniques at some point in your Patreon course?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

The riffle shuffle stuff, yes! The casino wash doesn't really fit with the theme of the course since its too niche.

[@XNDL44]

These controlled shuffle videos never get old

[@dannypowell1270]

Always love to see you post a video! Always so good and your presentation is always on point, love watching your videos thank you for always being classy

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thank you!

[@Population_one760]

YOUR BACK!!!!!!!!!!!🎉

[@akselisilto5568]

What about his back

[@Population_one760]

@@akselisilto5568 he hasn’t posted a video in along time

[@devilkillerthemonarchofhop7943]

*you’re 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mascatrails661]

Man if I'm ever in NYC, your show is #1 on my list

[@gurtana]

That was awesome! I particularly like that it's a "How to" without actually showing me how, haha.

[@trafyknits9222]

You're why I will never play poker with anyone I don't know...very well. Your skills are scary good. Not you (I hope), but guys like you, surely make a living dealing games like this. It's unreal to see how totally invisible your shuffle tricks are. Bravo on how hard you must have worked to get this good.

[@jacky9961]

What's truly impossible is to take the deck after spreading face up in new deck order and then casino wash and deal those 4 aces 😊

[@DanielRoyMagic]

actually, I can do that! :) will have to film that for instagram soon

[@jacky9961]

@Daniel Roy I'd love to see it and don't doubt ya one bit now that you've said u can.. I've been doing card magic for 20+ years and I'm pretty good... but ur card/deck control is incredible and undoubtedly up there wit some of the absolute greats... still young too, wow 👌

[@sloanemactire8780]

When you got to the part about "Every shuffle technique can be faked," I thought to myself, "Even a casino wash?" Paused, then thought about another card mechanic I've seen who could take a deck from a casino wash and put it back into new deck order in short order. Only to have you do pretty much the same thing ten seconds later (okay, you "only" took the four Aces). Very impressive work!

[@svenyproud]

Can you explain the very basics of controlling a casino wash?

[@brian6327]

Thanks for a great show in Washington DC tonight resulting in a well-deserved standing ovation!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the performance

[@Theghodt3082]

Oh never mind it’s the casino wash 😂

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

If there's 3 cards and you deal the one below the top, is it a second deal or a center deal?

[@TheBierp]

Great to see you back! Hope you've been super busy doing shows.

[@ewallt]

Controlling cards with an overhand shuffle is easy to learn. Similarly a riffle shuffle where you keep cards on top, and/or with false cuts is pretty easy, but the false riffle shuffles which keep the whole deck in order are insanely difficult, at least to make them as innocent looking as the video.

[@jamessunny9440]

wow such a smooth shuffling, looks like in an Anime YuGiOh hahaha who needs the The Heart of the Cards if you just completely rig your shuffling. fascinating video

[@imrudd826]

👀 I loved how sarcastic that bit about the casino wash was hahahaa

[@craigmiller7191]

So excited for a new video!! Always love your content!

[@GravitoRaize]

If there was ever a card magician that could do a card trick in front of Teller in person, I think you would be the one. I know Richard Turner technically already did it, but I really think you should straight up give it a try. Even if you can't make it work, it'd still be a trick that might generate buzz for you. Please consider giving it a try someday.

[@massoudkaykha2200]

I have never seen such an incredible thing in my whole life😮!!

[@AuliaMRizqi]

Listening on your explanations always amazes me. Keep up the great work!

[@dylanyoung4938]

Yusss the GOATS back please make more videos 🔥🔥🔥

[@DanielRoyMagic]

hopefully more soon!

[@macchau6859]

😂😂i was listening to him seriously, even at the end😂😂

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Now this was so entertaining

[@Grant-H2O]

Drinking Game.... Drink every time he says Shuffle!!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

LOL...that would not end well

[@Theghodt3082]

Every method so even if you lay all the cards on a table and then shuffle you can control it.😮

[@bosscyan7726]

Something I'm curious about is whether it's possible to fake shuffle if the only shuffle used is the casino wash. When I saw the extra riffles and cuts, I thought that maybe something there helped rig the shuffle if say, one card there was marked or something (I'm not saying you did that, just a possibility if done in a real scenario). So dealers would see the marked cards and shuffle them into where they have to be. So what if the shuffle was the casino wash shuffle alone? Say, you do a wash, stack it up, cut in 2, and repeat once more then deal, would the shuffle still be possible to fake?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

yes, I can beat the casino wash alone, or the casino wash + other shuffles. But your intuition is correct. Sometimes, those other shuffles make it easier, other times they make it more difficult.

[@bosscyan7726]

@@DanielRoyMagic I guess that just means that every shuffle can be faked in the hands of a great magician, then. I'd much rather be the one shuffling the cards then, hahaha.

[@MEGAMIGA]

So impressive! The last one was ridiculous! 🤯

[@kristoffereberius2476]

Can you solve randomly messy packs like a rubrics cube and get them in order without looking at them? I don't know about the editing but it seems like you have mastered the cards and could do it.

[@solorigami3398]

Impossible to track while using casino wash. Wow. You're amazing! I knew it you can control those cards.

[@kv501]

4:37 wasn’t a cut

[@willdabeats3078]

And with that my gambling addiction is cured, even if it's the only game in town

[@chiptoothtech4937]

AWESOME TECHNIQUE ROY!!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thanks!

[@sage5296]

even knowing that you’re doing them i just have no idea how, I think maybe one way to visualize it would be to have cards with a full rainbow on the edge, so you can just look at the color gradient on the side to see how the cards are moving perhaps.

[@ArthKryst]

Woah, the casino wash false shuffle blew my mind

[@SlaveZzxc]

more tutorials pleaseeee i love ur tutorials

[@LISA.WANG.]

How was the wash fixed without even looking- this is so cool 😭👏

[@CM-kx4on]

It's crystal clear you have studied Steve Forte's moves A LOT.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

yup! and Ortiz, Turner, etc.

[@efenili]

Always love the trick at the end :)

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thanks!

[@republicjustonia]

the casino wash bit was genuinely upsetting. great work!

[@Leospades]

How is the case called that holds the 6 sealed Bee Decks i would love this in my desk setup

[@ostrogodo]

Can you talk about practicing with a worn deck vs a new one? I feel like I got better passes with the worn one and things like second deal went a lot smoother on a new one. Any tips on these practicing decks? tks for the content

[@ThePhoenixSlayer]

Wish I could be in NYC right now...

[@JasonA1124]

You always manage to blow my mind

[@gorilla6540]

wow you are way too underrated

[@Houser45]

That magic show sounds like a ton of fun.

[@tomsontom]

would love to see your Videos without background music. Your Voice ist so relaxing and i love the sounds of the cards 😁

[@oliviergimenez6156]

You are a wizard Harry

[@nyqpi33]

Amaizing mechanic! Great job!

[@mumbaikachallenge5526]

Mind has been blown sir🙏

[@word42069]

I feel like you have the skills to develop a method to control an entire deck through a casino wash.

[@zmyGe]

What part of this video is the "how to" part? Show and tell to me.

[@VicDiniMagic]

Wow, smooth! Bravo

[@nmbd8488]

My boy, you are a menace to casino's worldwide

[@kevinpolson1958]

Can you do a casino wash and arrange them from red to black again or is that kind of impossible?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Doable, but it wouldn't necessarily look as good as just controlling 4 cards

[@kevinpolson1958]

@@DanielRoyMagic wow

[@mumbaikachallenge5526]

Seeeshhhhh crazy man thanks ❤️

[@dereklawler8804]

I would say this gentleman is as good a card mechanic as Lennart Green

[@jayplays568]

Thanks for the video Daniel, it' was awesome as always! I've been looking for a book that teaches the full deck control riffle shuffle and casino wash methods, which books/resources are these available in?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Take a look at Steve Forte's GSOH

[@jayplays568]

@@DanielRoyMagic Thanks! I would also echo another commenter, it would be great to hear if/when you take the show international, I would love to see it live!

[@smievil]

good thing the last one is impossible to fake

[@MrTylerNinja]

man o man a 32min video by Dan Roy awesome. am I the only one that watches these at x.25 speed?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thanks for the extra watch time

[@EvilZombieToe]

This isn’t a tutorial so much as an explanation. Any chance you would be willing to break it down a little?

[@lar208]

You are amazing!

[@Ace-3.]

God bless everyone and have a good day!,.

[@ghostdu8315]

In fact the casino wash can be almost faked, Sal Piacente explains it in his DVD.

[@user-vt5fc2jm1k]

About 'A'card falls shuffles?

[@Hankola]

Ever been to the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Yup! I performed in their close up gallery in 2019. The video is on my channel. :)

[@TheIneedneam2_]

Are u ever gone be back

[@Infarlock]

Wasn't even watching cards content but I still got here wtf, anyway my mind is blown, still didn't understand how it all works 😂

[@MagicJames58]

Where did you get your really big close up pad

[@petergriffin8767]

patt's mats

[@spartacusjonesmusic]

Outstanding!

[@Davlavi]

Love the tutorial

[@aryamanpratiraj6074]

Super sick!

[@nilskristiankaiserbhn-4249]

If grian and Harry Potter had a child, this is the result, btw awesome shuffeling, i really needed this

[@Reepecheep]

You tease!! You stopped telling us how to do any of them after the overhand!! xD

[@DanielRoyMagic]

oops...

[@batmanthedarkestknight]

you should go to the casino

[@CheatOnlyDeath]

Blown away by the skill. I wonder if there is an underground subculture where there is an "arms race" of sorts between those who use such skills to make money and those use protect legitimate games. Everyone would probably have a favorite side. The example that took the world by storm a decade ago was Phil Ivy vs Borgata... which I still have conflicting feelings over.

[@MrEsMysteriesMagicks]

Any time you do a shuffle that only controls a few cards, it's a controlled shuffle, not a false shuffle. A true false shuffle doesn't change the deck at all.

[@baptistesouki2535]

Awesome !

[@Harry-kx9df]

I find it funny that shuffling cards works in reverse for who you want dealing. You want the dumbest person in the room to shuffle the deck so you know there's no cheating happening.

[@MBValentine]

7:30 Okay now you're just showing off

[@roonimac]

But you just pulled 4 Aces from that unbeatable casino wash???

[@breaddddddddddddddddddddddddd1]

Wow i never thought of the overhand shuffle. P.S. how do you do the trick where you change every card colour?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

check out my video "10 levels of sleight of hand: color changes"

[@xxfazenoscoper360doesnosco7]

Guys i figured it out the video is backwards

[@user-uc3ck4hk8q]

請問這個教學在哪個章節呢？

[@alveolate]

next level of false shuffle: shred the entire deck and then rearrange it back in full order.

[@ricardocampos6430]

Oh! The wizard has returned 〜⁠(⁠꒪⁠꒳⁠꒪⁠)⁠〜

[@hipposhark]

yay!!!