How to Do a Pinky Break

Take a deck of cards and hold them in your left hand, with your thumb on the left side of the deck and your fingers resting on the right side., Push the deck together to ensure that the deck is sitting squarely in your hand, with the deck closer to...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Take a deck of cards and hold them in your left hand

    Make sure you have a loose grip on the cards.
  2. Step 2: with your thumb on the left side of the deck and your fingers resting on the right side.

    You are presenting a view to the audience of a square and complete pack. ,, Separate this part very slightly with the pinky. , This helps to hide the break. , You should be able to see the tiny separation in the deck.

    The other end of the deck that is closer to the audience should be held slightly higher so that you can hide the break. ,
  3. Step 3: Push the deck together to ensure that the deck is sitting squarely in your hand

  4. Step 4: with the deck closer to the outer fingers.

  5. Step 5: Place your pinky (littlest finger) at the back of the deck.

  6. Step 6: Work quickly to ease your pinky into the part of the deck where you need to mark the placement of a card.

  7. Step 7: Press your thumb down on the edge of the top card on the deck.

  8. Step 8: Look at the deck.

  9. Step 9: Cut to this location as required by your magic trick.

Detailed Guide

Make sure you have a loose grip on the cards.

You are presenting a view to the audience of a square and complete pack. ,, Separate this part very slightly with the pinky. , This helps to hide the break. , You should be able to see the tiny separation in the deck.

The other end of the deck that is closer to the audience should be held slightly higher so that you can hide the break. ,

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