Seven Perfect Shuffles Randomize a Deck of Cards. But How Many Sloppy Ones?

Posted by Tomte 1 day ago

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Comment by cpeterso 1 day ago

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> According to the new proof, that ceiling is roughly 14 riffle shuffles for a 52-card deck, if you cut your deck in a random place with each shuffle. Beyond that point, the cards will be fully mixed.

Great article and worth reading even though you now know the answer. :)