Poker Chip Trick #3: Finger Flip

Finger Flip

Dutch Boyd made this trick popular during the 2003 World Series of Poker in a segment aired on chip tricks. The finger chip flip is similar to the thumb chip flip, so be sure to learn it first. Other names for the trick may be “index chip flip,” “index flip,” “finger chip flip,” or “front to back.”

Before you begin

Trick Difficulty - 1
Chips needed - 3

Tutorial

Setup the trick by holding the edges of the three chips with your thumb and index finger. Your grip should be slightly above the equator of the chips, which means you’ll need to apply a bit more pressure to have a firm hold on them.

To get started, raise your ring finger so that it is just under the index finger. Pull the middle finger back out of the way for now. With the ring finger, ease the inner two chips down and away from the index finger. Keep holding the remaining chip with the thumb and index finger. As the two chips get halfway past the single chip, the middle finger comes in where the two groups of chips meet.

Tip #1
If your middle finger is in the correct position, you could actually hold all three chips in place with nothing but the thumb and middle finger. This will also help you to get a sense for the amount of pressure that needs to be applied with the middle finger.

The index finger should almost be at the top of the single chip at this point. Pull the index finger over the top of the other two chips and the chip will follow. As the chip falls, use the index finger to guide it into position.

Tip #2
To help out, position the pinky finger in the gap between the thumb and ring finger. This will prevent the single chip from falling out past the other two.

Videos

Finger Flip - Poker Chip Tricks - Learn tricks with poker chips.

As you probably expected this trick is a little harder than the last. These are all still fairly easy to do with a little practice. The poker chip tricks site makes learning easy with videos on how to do this as well. So if you are having any kind of difficulty please click on the above link and check out the video.

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