The world's most impressive poker chip tricks

Having witnessed Ronaldo's recent display of chip skill, we show you some of the best chip tricks and how to do them.

Antonio Esfandiari's anti-gravitational trick

He may have won the Big One for One Drop for $18m and become poker's all time leading earner in live tournaments, but Antonio Esfandiari is known as "The Magician" for a reason. Having brought out a chip tricks DVD, we know he has all sorts of tricks up his sleeve, but as he says himself, the muscle pass or "anti-gravitational" trick, is the "creme de la creme."

The chip-riffle to the butterfly

From the famous chip-riffle to the more complicated three chip butterfly, this dealer at has got all the moves. It may look very simple watching a relative master at work, especially when it's all in slow motion, but trust us, some of these tricks require a hair pulling amount of practice before you can bust them out at the tables.

Rich Ferguson montage

This clip from magician and world record holding coin manipulator Rich Ferguson features more than 30 tricks in under two minutes. Also boasting his own DVD that's dedicated purely to chip tricks, he rivals Esfandiari on both flair and variety - he can even do the coveted muscle pass!

Ronaldo's Brazilian flair

Though this clip of the Brazilian soccer star exhibiting his flair at the table in an advert for PokerStars is more than likely a fake - reminiscent of his colleague Ronaldinho's crossbar challenge CGI enhanced prowess. Who are we to say he can't be just incredible with his hands as he was with his feet?

The real reason the learn chip tricks

To impress the ladies, obviously:

by Josh Logan