These examples use the representation from the cipher description pages; the table is reproduced below for convenience.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | |
| Black | Ace | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Jack | Queen | King |
| Red | Ace | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Jack | Queen | King |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Initialisation vector: IPDZO WKGST VARME QYBCF JNHUL Key: KEYPHRASE Plaintext: PLAIN TEXTX Initial state of piles: Discard: Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNHULX Left: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Count cut: Top card of discard pile: X Putting together pile: YZ + ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX Discard: X Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNHUL Left: YZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX Mixing in K from the passphrase: Dealing cards: YZABCDEFGHIJK Putting together pile: LMNOPQRSTUVWX + KIGECAY + JHFDBZ Discard: X Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNHUL Left: LMNOPQRSTUVWXKIGECAYJHFDBZ Count cut: Top card of discard pile: L Putting together pile: XKIGECAYJHFDBZ + LMNOPQRSTUVW Discard: LX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNHU Left: XKIGECAYJHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVW Mixing in E from the passphrase: Dealing cards: XKIGE Putting together pile: CAYJHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVW + EIX + GK Discard: LX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNHU Left: CAYJHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVWEIXGK Count cut: Top card of discard pile: U Putting together pile: EIXGK + CAYJHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVW Discard: ULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNH Left: EIXGKCAYJHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVW Mixing in Y from the passphrase: Dealing cards: EIXGKCAY Putting together pile: JHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVW + YCGI + AKXE Discard: ULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJNH Left: JHFDBZLMNOPQRSTUVWYCGIAKXE Count cut: Top card of discard pile: H Putting together pile: NOPQRSTUVWYCGIAKXE + JHFDBZLM Discard: HULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJN Left: NOPQRSTUVWYCGIAKXEJHFDBZLM Mixing in P from the passphrase: Dealing cards: NOP Putting together pile: QRSTUVWYCGIAKXEJHFDBZLM + PN + O Discard: HULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJN Left: QRSTUVWYCGIAKXEJHFDBZLMPNO Count cut: Top card of discard pile: N Putting together pile: EJHFDBZLMPNO + QRSTUVWYCGIAKX Discard: NHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJ Left: EJHFDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWYCGIAKX Mixing in H from the passphrase: Dealing cards: EJH Putting together pile: FDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWYCGIAKX + HE + J Discard: NHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCFJ Left: FDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWYCGIAKXHEJ Count cut: Top card of discard pile: J Putting together pile: RSTUVWYCGIAKXHEJ + FDBZLMPNOQ Discard: JNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCF Left: RSTUVWYCGIAKXHEJFDBZLMPNOQ Mixing in R from the passphrase: Dealing cards: R Putting together pile: STUVWYCGIAKXHEJFDBZLMPNOQ + R + Discard: JNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBCF Left: STUVWYCGIAKXHEJFDBZLMPNOQR Count cut: Top card of discard pile: F Putting together pile: CGIAKXHEJFDBZLMPNOQR + STUVWY Discard: FJNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBC Left: CGIAKXHEJFDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWY Mixing in A from the passphrase: Dealing cards: CGIA Putting together pile: KXHEJFDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWY + AG + IC Discard: FJNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYBC Left: KXHEJFDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWYAGIC Count cut: Top card of discard pile: C Putting together pile: EJFDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWYAGIC + KXH Discard: CFJNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYB Left: EJFDBZLMPNOQRSTUVWYAGICKXH Mixing in S from the passphrase: Dealing cards: EJFDBZLMPNOQRS Putting together pile: TUVWYAGICKXH + SQNMZDJ + ROPLBFE Discard: CFJNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQYB Left: TUVWYAGICKXHSQNMZDJROPLBFE Count cut: Top card of discard pile: B Putting together pile: VWYAGICKXHSQNMZDJROPLBFE + TU Discard: BCFJNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQY Left: VWYAGICKXHSQNMZDJROPLBFETU Mixing in E from the passphrase: Dealing cards: VWYAGICKXHSQNMZDJROPLBFE Putting together pile: TU + EBPRDMQHKIAW + FLOJZNSXCGYV Discard: BCFJNHULX Right: IPDZOWKGSTVARMEQY Left: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV
Discarding rest of right pile and swapping: Discard: Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Left: BCFJNHULXIPDZOWKGSTVARMEQY Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: V Dealing cards: BCFJNHULXIPDZOWKGSTV Putting together pile: ARMEQY + VSKODILHJC + TGWZPXUNFB Discard: V Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGY Left: ARMEQYVSKODILHJCTGWZPXUNFB Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: Y Dealing cards: ARMEQY Putting together pile: VSKODILHJCTGWZPXUNFB + YER + QMA Discard: YV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCG Left: VSKODILHJCTGWZPXUNFBYERQMA Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: G Dealing cards: VSKODILHJCTG Putting together pile: WZPXUNFBYERQMA + GCHIOS + TJLDKV Discard: GYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXC Left: WZPXUNFBYERQMAGCHIOSTJLDKV Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: C Dealing cards: WZPXUNFBYERQMAGC Putting together pile: HIOSTJLDKV + CAQEBNXZ + GMRYFUPW Discard: CGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSX Left: HIOSTJLDKVCAQEBNXZGMRYFUPW Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: X Dealing cards: HIOSTJLDKVCAQEBNX Putting together pile: ZGMRYFUPW + XBQCKLTOH + NEAVDJSI Discard: XCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNS Left: ZGMRYFUPWXBQCKLTOHNEAVDJSI Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: S Dealing cards: ZGMRYFUPWXBQCKLTOHNEAVDJS Putting together pile: I + SDANOLCBWUYMZ + JVEHTKQXPFRG Discard: SXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZN Left: ISDANOLCBWUYMZJVEHTKQXPFRG Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: N Dealing cards: ISDAN Putting together pile: OLCBWUYMZJVEHTKQXPFRG + NDI + AS Discard: NSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZ Left: OLCBWUYMZJVEHTKQXPFRGNDIAS Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: Z Dealing cards: OLCBWUYMZ Putting together pile: JVEHTKQXPFRGNDIAS + ZYWCO + MUBL Discard: ZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJ Left: JVEHTKQXPFRGNDIASZYWCOMUBL Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: J Dealing cards: J Putting together pile: VEHTKQXPFRGNDIASZYWCOMUBL + J + Discard: JZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLO Left: VEHTKQXPFRGNDIASZYWCOMUBLJ Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: O Dealing cards: VEHTKQXPFRGNDIASZYWCO Putting together pile: MUBLJ + OWZADGFXKHV + CYSINRPQTE Discard: OJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFL Left: MUBLJOWZADGFXKHVCYSINRPQTE Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: L Dealing cards: MUBL Putting together pile: JOWZADGFXKHVCYSINRPQTE + LU + BM Discard: LOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWF Left: JOWZADGFXKHVCYSINRPQTELUBM Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: F Dealing cards: JOWZADGF Putting together pile: XKHVCYSINRPQTELUBM + FDZO + GAWJ Discard: FLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIAW Left: XKHVCYSINRPQTELUBMFDZOGAWJ Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: W Dealing cards: XKHVCYSINRPQTELUBMFDZOGAW Putting together pile: J + WGZFBLTPNSCHX + AODMUEQRIYVK Discard: WFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKIA Left: JWGZFBLTPNSCHXAODMUEQRIYVK Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: A Dealing cards: JWGZFBLTPNSCHXA Putting together pile: ODMUEQRIYVK + AHSPLFGJ + XCNTBZW Discard: AWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHKI Left: ODMUEQRIYVKAHSPLFGJXCNTBZW Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: I Dealing cards: ODMUEQRI Putting together pile: YVKAHSPLFGJXCNTBZW + IQUD + REMO Discard: IAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQHK Left: YVKAHSPLFGJXCNTBZWIQUDREMO Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: K Dealing cards: YVK Putting together pile: AHSPLFGJXCNTBZWIQUDREMO + KY + V Discard: KIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQH Left: AHSPLFGJXCNTBZWIQUDREMOKYV Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: H Dealing cards: AH Putting together pile: SPLFGJXCNTBZWIQUDREMOKYV + H + A Discard: HKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDMQ Left: SPLFGJXCNTBZWIQUDREMOKYVHA Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: Q Dealing cards: SPLFGJXCNTBZWIQ Putting together pile: UDREMOKYVHA + QWBNXGLS + IZTCJFP Discard: QHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRDM Left: UDREMOKYVHAQWBNXGLSIZTCJFP Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: M Dealing cards: UDREM Putting together pile: OKYVHAQWBNXGLSIZTCJFP + MRU + ED Discard: MQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPRD Left: OKYVHAQWBNXGLSIZTCJFPMRUED Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: D Dealing cards: OKYVHAQWBNXGLSIZTCJFPMRUED Putting together pile: + DUMFCZSGNWAVK + ERPJTILXBQHYO Discard: DMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBPR Left: DUMFCZSGNWAVKERPJTILXBQHYO Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: R Dealing cards: DUMFCZSGNWAVKER Putting together pile: PJTILXBQHYO + RKANSCMD + EVWGZFU Discard: RDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEBP Left: PJTILXBQHYORKANSCMDEVWGZFU Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: P Dealing cards: P Putting together pile: JTILXBQHYORKANSCMDEVWGZFU + P + Discard: PRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUEB Left: JTILXBQHYORKANSCMDEVWGZFUP Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: B Dealing cards: JTILXB Putting together pile: QHYORKANSCMDEVWGZFUP + BLT + XIJ Discard: BPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TUE Left: QHYORKANSCMDEVWGZFUPBLTXIJ Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: E Dealing cards: QHYORKANSCMDE Putting together pile: VWGZFUPBLTXIJ + EMSARYQ + DCNKOH Discard: EBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: TU Left: VWGZFUPBLTXIJEMSARYQDCNKOH Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: U Dealing cards: VWGZFU Putting together pile: PBLTXIJEMSARYQDCNKOH + UZW + FGV Discard: UEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: T Left: PBLTXIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGV Mixing left pile using right: Top card of discard pile: T Dealing cards: PBLT Putting together pile: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGV + TB + LP Discard: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV Right: Left: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVTBLP Swapping piles: Discard: Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVTBLP Left: TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFLOJZNSXCGYV
Count cut: Top card of discard pile: P Putting together pile: OJZNSXCGYV + TUEBPRDMQHKIAWFL Discard: P Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVTBL Left: OJZNSXCGYVTUEBPRDMQHKIAWFL Encrypting letter: P Dealing cards: OJZNSXCGYVTUEBP Putting together pile: RDMQHKIAWFL + PETYCSZO + BUVGXNJ Ciphertext letter: O Discard: P Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVTBL Left: RDMQHKIAWFLPETYCSZOBUVGXNJ Count cut: Top card of discard pile: L Putting together pile: ETYCSZOBUVGXNJ + RDMQHKIAWFLP Discard: LP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVTB Left: ETYCSZOBUVGXNJRDMQHKIAWFLP Encrypting letter: L Dealing cards: ETYCSZOBUVGXNJRDMQHKIAWFL Putting together pile: P + LWIHMRNGUOSYE + FAKQDJXVBZCT Ciphertext letter: Y Discard: LP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVTB Left: PLWIHMRNGUOSYEFAKQDJXVBZCT Count cut: Top card of discard pile: B Putting together pile: WIHMRNGUOSYEFAKQDJXVBZCT + PL Discard: BLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVT Left: WIHMRNGUOSYEFAKQDJXVBZCTPL Encrypting letter: A Dealing cards: WIHMRNGUOSYEFA Putting together pile: KQDJXVBZCTPL + AESUNMI + FYOGRHW Ciphertext letter: N Discard: BLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGVT Left: KQDJXVBZCTPLAESUNMIFYOGRHW Count cut: Top card of discard pile: T Putting together pile: YOGRHW + KQDJXVBZCTPLAESUNMIF Discard: TBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGV Left: YOGRHWKQDJXVBZCTPLAESUNMIF Encrypting letter: I Dealing cards: YOGRHWKQDJXVBZCTPLAESUNMI Putting together pile: F + INSAPCBXDKHGY + MUELTZVJQWRO Ciphertext letter: Y Discard: TBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFGV Left: FINSAPCBXDKHGYMUELTZVJQWRO Count cut: Top card of discard pile: V Putting together pile: QWRO + FINSAPCBXDKHGYMUELTZVJ Discard: VTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFG Left: QWROFINSAPCBXDKHGYMUELTZVJ Encrypting letter: N Dealing cards: QWROFIN Putting together pile: SAPCBXDKHGYMUELTZVJ + NFRQ + IOW Ciphertext letter: G Discard: VTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWFG Left: SAPCBXDKHGYMUELTZVJNFRQIOW Count cut: Top card of discard pile: G Putting together pile: KHGYMUELTZVJNFRQIOW + SAPCBXD Discard: GVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWF Left: KHGYMUELTZVJNFRQIOWSAPCBXD Encrypting letter: T Dealing cards: KHGYMUELT Putting together pile: ZVJNFRQIOWSAPCBXD + TEMGK + LUYH Ciphertext letter: I Discard: GVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZWF Left: ZVJNFRQIOWSAPCBXDTEMGKLUYH Count cut: Top card of discard pile: F Putting together pile: QIOWSAPCBXDTEMGKLUYH + ZVJNFR Discard: FGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZW Left: QIOWSAPCBXDTEMGKLUYHZVJNFR Encrypting letter: E Dealing cards: QIOWSAPCBXDTE Putting together pile: MGKLUYHZVJNFR + EDBPSOQ + TXCAWI Ciphertext letter: M Discard: FGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZW Left: MGKLUYHZVJNFREDBPSOQTXCAWI Count cut: Top card of discard pile: W Putting together pile: AWI + MGKLUYHZVJNFREDBPSOQTXC Discard: WFGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZ Left: AWIMGKLUYHZVJNFREDBPSOQTXC Encrypting letter: X Dealing cards: AWIMGKLUYHZVJNFREDBPSOQTX Putting together pile: C + XQSBEFJZYLGIA + TOPDRNVHUKMW Ciphertext letter: Y Discard: WFGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHUZ Left: CXQSBEFJZYLGIATOPDRNVHUKMW Count cut: Top card of discard pile: Z Putting together pile: + CXQSBEFJZYLGIATOPDRNVHUKMW Discard: ZWFGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHU Left: CXQSBEFJZYLGIATOPDRNVHUKMW Encrypting letter: T Dealing cards: CXQSBEFJZYLGIAT Putting together pile: OPDRNVHUKMW + TILZFBQC + AGYJESX Ciphertext letter: O Discard: ZWFGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOHU Left: OPDRNVHUKMWTILZFBQCAGYJESX Count cut: Top card of discard pile: U Putting together pile: YJESX + OPDRNVHUKMWTILZFBQCAG Discard: UZWFGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOH Left: YJESXOPDRNVHUKMWTILZFBQCAG Encrypting letter: X Dealing cards: YJESX Putting together pile: OPDRNVHUKMWTILZFBQCAG + XEY + SJ Ciphertext letter: E Discard: UZWFGVTBLP Right: XIJEMSARYQDCNKOH Left: OPDRNVHUKMWTILZFBQCAGXEYSJ Ciphertext: (IV this side) -v- IPDZO WKGST VARME QYBCF JNHUL OYNYG IMYOE