This maneuver is a way in which the cheating dealer places the card of his or her choice on the very bottom of the deck and then deals it into his or her own hand.

When that card is at the bottom, the cheat deals normally to all players until arriving at his or her own hand. The cheat then deals the bottom card (using the Mechanic's Grip to hide this action) in such a way that goes unnoticed. Even those players looking directly at the deck may not notice that the cheat has dealt the bottom card into his or her hand as opposed to the top card.

A "hanger" is used to describe when the bottom card is mistakenly dealt out with too much force, bringing the next bottom card out a little bit from the bottom of the deck. If noticed, the cheat has been caught bottom-dealing.