Yesterday I spent my afternoon and evening dealing poker for the incoming Microsoft Interns. An added bonus for me was seeing an intern named Richard perform. His control of a deck of cards blew me away such that I informed him that he was not allowed to deal or shuffle in any of the regular poker games I frequent.

Richard runs a website "decknique.net" that is definately worth checking out. The site includes a ton of videos and from the random sampling I've done so far, most of the videos have a higher production standard that much of what's on the net. Spend a few minutes on the site and you'll probably be thinking of grabbing a deck of cards. Fair warning: after Richard demonstrated a particular card flourish, I asked him how many hours it took to learn that and he responded, "Years."