How to Perform the Anti-Gravity and the Chip Clipping Tricks

Chip tricks are the most common form of tricks performed in poker games. Many references and video clips focus on chip tricks maybe because these tricks are the easiest of all poker tricks to perform. However, just like in any other form of poker tricks, practice is very important to excel and to employ the tricks successfully.

Players can choose from a wide selection of chip tricks that can be employed in poker games. The anti-gravity and the chip clipping tricks are two of the most popular tricks that are commonly performed by gamblers. Having an idea about how these tricks are done will make games more enticing and attractive to novice players.

Many players are impressed with the anti-gravity trick because it appears that the chips used in this trick floats and are not affected by gravity. In this trick, players are advised to use heavier chips because they are easier to flip as compared with chips that are made from light plastic. The first step to do is to place a poker chip at the palm and fit the chip between the lower portion of the thumb and the part of the palm with the large flesh.

The second thing to do is to carefully release the chip's top portion which is placed at the fleshy part of the thumb's base. At this point, it is important to first slip the lower portion of the chip and practice to flop it to the other palm. This is the hardest part in the trick so it should be practiced and mastered using several poker chips.

The next chip trick is called chip clipping. In this trick, players should hold a chip with the use of the middle finger and the thumb. With the use of the fingers, carefully pull it towards the inner portion of the palm with the pinky and the first finger supporting the bottom and top part of the chip. As soon as the edges of the chip start to rotate, hold the chip with the first finger and pinky only. With the help of the two fingers, place the chip at the back of the middle finger. Support the back portion of the chip using the thumb and push the chip towards the chip's first position using the middle finger.

These are only two of the most exciting tricks that players can do with poker chips. Successfully performing the chip tricks will also help players get advantage at a poker game. Hence, it is important to remember that chip tricks are easy to learn but practicing them is necessary to employ them efficiently.