Zarrow shuffle is a
sleight of hand technique that gives the appearance of being a normal
riffle shuffle
Shuffling is a procedure used to randomize a deck of playing cards to provide an element of chance in card games. Shuffling is often followed by a cut, to help ensure that the shuffler has not manipulated the outcome.
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, but in fact leaves the cards in exactly the same order. This is an example of a
false shuffle. It was invented by
magician Herb Zarrow c. 1940.
The sleight begins as a normal riffle shuffle, but the performer uses the top card of the deck to conceal the shuffle being cancelled by way of unweaving the cards.
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Card sharp
A card sharp (also cardsharp, card shark or cardshark, sometimes hyphenated) is a person who uses skill and/or deception to win at poker or other card games. "Sharp" and "shark" spellings have varied over time and by region.
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Sleight of hand
Card tricks
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