The One Handed Lift Split Cut is very similar to the One Handed Drop Cut with some variations to spice it up a bit.

Tutorial

Hold a deck of cards in your fingers so that the finger tips wrap just over the edge of the deck.

Use your thumb to lift up half of the deck. The other side of these cards is held by the middle, ring, and pinky fingers.

Slide your index finger underneath the half of the desk which was left in place. Push up on the cards with your finger until they come in contact with your thumb. This should happen just below the spot where your thumb is holding the other half of the deck.

Use your thumb to put a bit of pressure on about half of cards you just pushed up with your index finger. This holds those cards in place. Drop your index finger slowly so that the cards you didn’t put pressure on with your thumb fall down to their original location.

Move your thumb back towards the wrist, letting go of the cards which were lifted in the first stop of the card trick. These cards will fall back on top of the other cards laying flat. Now move your thumb towards your finger tips, causing the remaining cards to lower on top of the rest of the deck.

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