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This false riffle shuffle, as its name indicates, is for use when it is not convenient to place the pack on a table for the riffle shuffle. It will be found very deceptive.

1. Hold the pack in the right hand at the ends between the thumb, and second, third and fourth fingers. Split the pack by riffling off the right thumb onto the fingers of the left hand until half the pack has fallen.

2. Grip both packets as shown in Fig. 1 any riffle the outer corners, first letting some six cards slip off the left thumb. Continue the riffle, barely interlocking the cards at the outer corners. Let the last six or so cards from the right thumb slip off last.

3. Spread these cards to the left and bring the outer ends of the two packets together, as indicated in Fig. 2, and so twist the locked corners free. The packets are now parallel to one another and their free condition is masked by the fan of cards pushed off by the right thumb.

4. Lift the inner end of the right packet, place it on the left packet and push the packets together, dropping the left thumb upon them as the right hand pats the right side of the pack square.

5. Square the ends with the right thumb and fingers.

The shuffle should be made at the same tempo as that of an ordinary shuffle and the cards should be squared with the same amount of effort required in the honest procedure.