2,441 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Prouver combien il est imprudent de jouer de l'argent demonstration of cheating to give yourself the four Kings
1786 139
Adrian Plate The Great Poker Trick "a particular favorite of Mr. Adrian Plate", new deck opened and shuffled, seven hands dealt and performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1909 128
Another Poker Trick three Aces are controlled then riffle stacked for four players
Related to 1909 130
Louis Nikola The Game of Poker Everyone gets good hands, you get Royal Flush in Hearts
Related to 1927 39
Jack Merlin A Routine of Sleights at the Card Table
  • cards in spectator's pocket, card fished out very fast
  • second and bottom dealing expose
Related toVariations 1927/28 2
Jack Merlin The Riffle Stack four cards
Related to 1927/28 6
Jack Merlin Fake Runn Up three Aces for four hands, fourth already set
VariationsAlso published here 1927/28 7
Jack Merlin Audacity Run Up stacking a straight, one shuffle, prepared
1927/28 8
Jack Merlin The Hop off the Bottom switching hand in a game, Jinx Switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28 10
Jack Merlin Topping the Pack expose, helping spectator get a winning hand
1927/28 10
Jack Merlin To Name the Hole Cards in the Stud Game knowing the first dealt cards
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin Peep in Conjunction with a Second or Bottom as an Aid glimpsing cards on top and bottom while looking at hole card, dealing seconds or bottom accordingly
1927/28 13
Jack Merlin Bottom Deal as used in a Game management, with palming and when to deal bottoms
1927/28 13
Jack Merlin To Deal Four Aces From Any Man's Pack riffle stack of four Aces for four hands
1927/28 15
Jack Merlin The Shooting of Pete McGuff story, seven hands dealt, own cards from bottom, they are a straight flush, cards changed for top five cards which are still a straight flush, from new pack order
Also published here 1927/28 16
Jack Merlin Master Poker Dealing royal flush from named suit, four hands
1927/28 17
Jack Merlin Exhibition Poker Feat five full houses, then straight from selected cut pile
Variations 1927/28 19
Jack-Jack-Jack
Variations 1928 20
Laurie Ireland Stacking the Deck for Ireland's Card Tricks Including Two Poker Deals
  • The First Poker Deal
  • The Second Poker Deal
with Ireland's memorized deck
1931 15
Theodore Annemann The Gambler in Person pick-up stack
Also published here 1931 22
Theodore Annemann The Gambler is Back Again
1931 25
Graham Adams Nap Routine royal flush dealt repeatedly
1931 17
William Larsen A Few Hands of Cards Aces lost in deck, later they are dealt in a five-handed game, another deal with drawing, stud-deal in which the performer knows the hole cards
Variations 1931 5
Nate Leipzig Leipzig gambling exhibition cards remembered in first deal, dealt to oneself with second deals
1933 10
Nate Leipzig Another Poker Problem Tens to Aces removed, wanted hands dealt, then Royal Flushs
1933 41
Theodore Annemann Thoughts in General: Poker Hand Solitaire arranging poker hands from twenty-five cards
Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
58
An Effective Poker Deal re-deal stacking done by spectator, double duke suggestion
Related toVariations 1935 108
W. F. "Rufus" Steele My Personal Stack No. 14
  • The Stack
  • My Poker Run-Up
1935 17
Jack-Jack-Jack No. 43
1935 40
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant An Impromptu Poker Deal spectator cuts, performer takes bottom half and deals two fair hands, after the draw the performer has four Aces
1935 27
Audley Walsh The Audley Walsh Coincidence four cards selected turn out to be Aces, lost again and dealt in poker hand
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
122
Lu Brent "We Stand Pat" stacked
1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
136
Victor Farelli Poker and Brag four Aces produced in "magic gambling" routine via dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "After the Four Ace Trick" (Billy O'Connor, The Magic Wand, June-Sept 1935)
1936 33
Victor Farelli The Harrison Deal Royal Flush lands in magician's hand
Variations 1936 36
Victor Farelli "Poker Face" Royal Straight Flush dealt to performer
1936 37
U. F. Grant Effect No. 1 spectator deals five hands, no good hand, but when the magician deals he get's a straight flush, re-deal stacking
Related to 1936 1
U. F. Grant Effect No. 3 second deal demo, top card has corner missing
1936 2
U. F. Grant Effect No. 4 bottom dealing demo, fake
1936 2
U. F. Grant Effect No. 5 - Blindfold Deal spectator shuffles, performer is blindfolded and deals out a Royal Flush (after deck switch)
1936 3
Frank Lane A Slick Card Routine combo in which spectator finds selection, card is predicted, poker game is dealt, slick card and set-up
1937 100
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
Related to 1937 305
Imitation Seconds three Jacks deal
1937 332
A Subtle Set Up thumb count stack
1937 365
Charles T. Jordan The Poker Shark performer's hand transforms to beat the other players, set-up
Variations 1937 367
Double Poker Deal set-up
1937 367
Charles T. Jordan Poker Player's Deal royal flush in named suit is located underneath handkerchief
1937 368
Dai Vernon Poker Demonstration
1937 368
Michael F. Zens Quadruple Poker Trick
Related toVariations 1937 369
Theodore Annemann The Gambler in Person pick-up stack
Variations 1937 372
Theodore Annemann The Gambler is Back Again
1937 372
Tom Bowyer Klondyke Poker poker deal from new pack order
1937 373
Impromptu Poker Deal
Variations 1937 373
Stadelman Effective Poker Deal redistribution to stack royal flush
1937 373
Louis Nikola Poker trick with Nikola memorized deck
1937 391
Val Evans Multeffect Cards long-short paired deck used for a routine of eighteen different effects
Related toVariations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
177
Henry Christ Dead Man's Hand selection found and dead man's hand dealt to someone, incorporating audible shot for shock effect
Related toVariations June 1937
The Jinx (Issue 33)
209
Theodore Annemann, Michael F. Zens Call Your Hand ten card set-up, see credit claim by Val Evans on page 259
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 36)
243
Frank Travers Gambler at Large! stack for demo with several games (Poker, Blackjack, Bridge)
Related to Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
257
Edward Victor The Expert Deal four Aces, the Royal Flush
Variations 1937 19
Edward Victor Stacking the Aces thumb count
1937 21
Frank Lane A Poker Deal performer draws four cards which are the Aces, deck flop
Related toVariations 1938 297
William H. McCaffrey Unique Bridge and Poker Deal shuffled deck, card called out as memory demonstration (stacking), then bridge and poker deal demo
1938 298
The Perfect Poker Trick Tens through aces are removed and dealt out multiple times, performer wins
1938 303
William Larsen The Four Ace Deal thumb riffle stacking
1938 305
A Si Stebbins System Wrinkle dealing Royal Flush from Si Stebbins
Variations 1938 307
Poker Demonstration controlling the aces, belly strippers
1938 461
Ralph W. Hull Skilled? Second Dealing with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
1938 533
Nate Leipzig Five Hands
Variations 1938 560
Martin Gardner Synthetic Seconds two selections travel together, presented as second deal demonstration, stooge
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
272
Martin Gardner Draw Poker Plus
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
275
Laurie Ireland A Gambling Expose Aces controlled while shuffling, then fake center deal
Related toVariations 1938 9
Purvis W. Miller Setting up Poker Hands with the Riffle Shuffle mentioning pre-established breaks
1. To Run up Three Cards in a Four-Handed Game of Poker
2. To Set Up Two Hands, Threes in Each Hand, in a Four Hand Game
Related toVariations 1939 21
Purvis W. Miller Poker Hand Repeat Trick six card repeat with poker presentation
Related toVariations 1939 33
Theodore Annemann Poker Plus three hands, performer's hand changes twice, each time to beat the spectator's hands
1939 16
Frederick Braue Braue Poker Deal getting the aces, faro stack
Variations 1940 150
Dishonesty at its Apogee naming cards during the deal from time to time
1940 151
Frederick Braue The Royal Flush Deal simple faro stack
1940 151
Poker Heaps performer cuts deck in five piles, good poker hand on top
1940 21
John J. Crimmins Jr. Call Poker spectator chooses five cards in various way and ends up with Royal Flush
Inspired by 1941
The Jinx (Issue 129)
742
Frank Travers big deal? "Rapid Set-up" & "Expert Deal", two special full deck stacks for Stud Poker, Draw Poker, Black Jack, Bridge, Rhummy
June 1941
The Jinx (Issue 142)
799
Gerald Lynton Kaufman Poker Challenge bet/game in which performer and spectator openly draw cards, solution on page 885
Nov. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 150)
881
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Busted Bobtail four royal flush cards produced, then fifth has wrong suit, rest is transformed
1941 15
Eddie Joseph The Gambler's Second Dealing second deal demonstration with three duplicates
1941 6
Eddie Joseph The Sensational Poker Demonstration two phase routine, overhand shuffle stack of Aces, then all players can draw
1941 11
Val Evans Progressive Poker Hands dealing a four-handed game six times, better hand for performer each time
1941 2
Val Evans Poker Memory spectator cuts deck, deals out five hands, performer names all hands
1941 6
Val Evans The Ten Game Challenge stack that can be used to win at ten different games
1941 8
Val Evans The Seven Game Stack stack that can be used to win at seven different games
1941 11
Val Evans Any Hand Called For (Poker) forty-card stack
1941 13
Val Evans Any Poker Hand Called For ten-card stack, for credit information see also p. 1
Also published here
  • "The Poker Hand" (Val Evans, Pasteboard Perplexities, 1920)
1941 16
Val Evans The Dealer Resorts to Magic sixteen-card stack, sucker deal, opponent is ahead until the last card, two phases
1941 18
Val Evans Pat Hand Full Houses seven-handed deal, variation without bottom deal
1941 19
Val Evans Pseudo Stacking Aces pushed into deck next to already stacked cards with marks on their backs
1941 21
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49 19
Edward Marlo Blindfold Poker Deal
1942 25
Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
Related toVariations 1942 28
Edward Marlo The Magical Gambler performer gets Queens, spectator Kings, Queens change to Aces
1942 20
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Two in One double duke
1942 7
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Easy Skill three aces, then royal flush
1942 8
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Ace in the Hole
1942 9
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Transparent Cards performer stacks himself three Aces and knows some cards (because they are apparently transparent)
1942 9
Louis Zingone, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Flying Cards also as poker deal
Inspired by 1942 19
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Blind Man's Poker
1942 23
Bruce Elliott, S. W. Erdnase The Expert at the Card Table stacking three Aces in a four hands game, modified Erdnase System, openly shown
Inspired byRelated to
  • corrections on p. 28
Variations
Apr. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 5)
17
John Scarne Scarne's Drunken Deal sucker
Also published here Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 23)
95
Eddie Joseph A Quick Four-Ace Trick Aces "mixed" with twelve cards, four hands dealt, one gets the Aces
1942 26
Martin Gardner The Surprised Gambler bottom deal demo, Aces in second phase
1942 11
Laurie Ireland Laurie Ireland's Blindfold Poker Deal with unknown and selected hole card, tactile marks on side of card
1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
21
Phil Weisbecker 3 Jacks & A Pat two hands, spectator always gets thee Jacks, royal flush finale
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 51)
210
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Coincidence four cards selected turn out to be aces, lost again and dealt in poker hand
Also published here 1943 6
Martin Gardner Draw Poker Plus
1943 57
Henry Christ Dead Man's Hand selection found and dead man's hand dealt to someone, incorporating audible shot for shock effect
Variations 1943 58
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Stack It spectator stacks the hand while apparently losing the cards in the deck, as Rusduck
Related to Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 55)
226
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Build Up six hands, two rounds, as Rusduck
Related toVariations May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 61)
249
Stewart James, Russell "Rusduck" Duck Variation on Rusduck's Stack It
Inspired by Aug. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 66)
270
John Mulholland Dealing the Winning Hand spectator chooses either Bridge or Poker and magician can deal himself a winning hand (Bridge), or himself and spectator a winning hand (Poker)
1944 56
R. C. Buff The Middle Deal middle deal bluff, selected card dealt at named number
1945 11
Dariel Fitzkee I Won't Play Cards With You
1945 134
Poker jonah card principle, brief
Related to 1946 103
The Hold Out and Pick Up Builds redealing principle in combination with pick up stack
1946 112
Arthur H. Buckley Demonstration Build of the Four Aces using the Buckley Double Cuts cutting system to stack cards
1946 114
Arthur H. Buckley A Cold Deck Warmed Up switching 48 cards (deck minus Aces) and stack Aces into positions
1946 115
Neal Elias "Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do" using a combination cull stock shuffle
1946 14
Neal Elias Blindfold Poker Deal brief idea
1946 16
Neal Elias Zingone Spread Poker Deal idea
Inspired by 1946 16
Warren Wiersbe Blindfold Poker Deal
1946 7
Warren Wiersbe Stacking the Deck poker & dealing routine to secretly get into Si Stebbins
1946 22
Jean Hugard Can You Deal A Good Poker Hand? first round while explaining bottom deal, player with winning hand can be chosen for second phase
Variations Nov. 1946 267
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Improved Jack-Jack-Jack
Inspired by 1946 19
Royal H. Brin, Jr. Simplicity Poker Deal performer gets the Aces after the draw
Variations 1946 46
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Bridge and Poker Demonstration memory stacking (last cards remaining in each spectators's hand after card-calling are the selections) followed by poker and bridge demo
1946 51
Royal Flush Royal Flush for any number of players, counting stacking method
1946 55
Bill Salisbury Poker Stack From New Deck
1946 62
Edward Marlo Marlo's Gambling Routine no set-up, faro shuffle
  • Poker-Rummy-Pinochle
  • Black Jack
  • The Sucker Hand
  • Bridge Honors
Variations 1947 10
Edward Marlo A Straight Flush part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
Variations 1947 16
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction outcome after shuffled deck predicted, punch deal
Variations 1947 20
Edward Marlo The Perfect Stack without adjustment, three aces are dealt to a player for two to eight players, punch deal
1947 21
Edward Marlo The Blind Fold Stack punched cards as safety measure
Variations 1947 23
Edward Marlo Super Memory presentation for royal flush punch deal
1947 23
Edward Marlo Pseudo Stacking combining riffle stacking and second deal
1947 26
Edward Marlo The Sucker's Stack combining riffle stacking and second deal
1947 27
Edward Marlo The Stripper Combine spectator chooses high four of a kind which is dealt, stripper deck, two methods
Also published here 1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
24
Russell "Rusduck" Duck The Gambler five people build a poker hand, after the cards are apparently mixed and the deck cut, all get the same cards again in the next round
Jan. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 117)
471
Jack Potter 3 Jacks Every Time three Jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top, as a prelude to "3 Jack & a Pat" by Weisbecker
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
503
Billy McComb William's Poker Hand Trick several hands are dealt one hand is chosen it's a royal flush
1947 39
Gustave Southall Perfect Poker Problem as "Gus Southhall", false dealing routine, apparently bottom dealing the Tens, ending up with Royal Flush, duplicates
Mar. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 10)
303
Leon M. Dick, Jean Hugard A Gambler's Nightmare first round while explaining bottom deal, player with winning hand can be chosen for second phase, from new deck order
Inspired by Oct. 1947 363
Edward Marlo, Martin Gardner A Poker Puzzle
Related to 1948 129
Jacks Wild
1948 228
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Poker Hand Routine pair of deuces changes into Royal Flush, backs change as well, partial rough-smooth
1948 3
Jean Hugard A Nikola Presentation starting with a shuffled deck
  • Naming the cards at any numbers called
  • Naming the position of any card called
  • Naming the number of cards cut by a spectator
  • A hand at poker
June 1948 427
U. F. Grant Dealing a Royal Flush performer receives Royal Flush on second deal, claim of principle
Related to Oct. 1948 6
Al Leech Simplified Poker Deal Ace stacking for five hands via re-dealing
1949 26
Dai Vernon, Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 168)
672
Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo, Bert Allerton Ten Card Deal P.S. further ideas on the ten card poker deal
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 170)
681
Harvey P. Graham Bagged! poker routine for stage, with a stand
Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 175)
702
John Murray Take Ten finale for ten card poker deal, all cards are put in separated envelopes
Related toAlso published here June 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 180)
719
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Build Up (Streamlined)
Inspired by Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 189)
755
Jean Hugard The "Always Winning" Poker Deal brief notes on the ten card poker deal
Jan. 1949 500
Martin Gardner Center Deal fake center deal, four Aces
Related to Mar. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 10)
525
Jack Lamonte A Winning Hand six card repeat with poker presentation
Related toVariations May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
540
Peter Sutton A Winning Hand variation of Lamonte's routine
six card repeat with poker presentation
Inspired by Oct. 1949 591
U. F. Grant Zella Poker Deal simple poker deal from spectator's cut, performer draws the four Aces
Mar. 1949 14
John Scarne The Drunken Deal sucker
Also published here 1949 54
John Scarne The Four Royal Flushes No. 8, Performer removes high cards (Ten, J, Q, K, A) from shuffled deck, deals out four hands of Royal Flushes (Interlocking Chain Principle)
Variations 1950 20
John Scarne The Dean's Poker Deal No. 23, Credited to "The Dean", a gambler from New Jersey, simple Jonah card poker deal
Related to 1950 45
Dr. Al Berndt, Peter Musto The New Deal Poker Hand No. 56, Poker deal from new deck order, draw poker
1950 100
John Scarne Scarne's Drunken Poker Deal No. 68, Poker hands dealt from deck shuffled face up/down, final poker hand transformation (drunk man presentation)
Variations 1950 124
Louis Zingone Winning Poker No. 78, two-phase poker deal using faced deck
Variations 1950 142
Harry Lorayne, Clayton Rawson, Norman Jensen The Great Poker Demonstration No. 80, Three Jacks Deal with four-of-a-kind climax
Related toAlso published here 1950 145
Dai Vernon, Carmen D'Amico Vernon's Three-Card Assembly No. 85, handling and presentation for three Jacks deal from a shuffled deck
Variations 1950 155
George Schindler, Bob Condon The Mishap Poker Deal No. 134
Inspired byAlso published here 1950 259
John Scarne, Henry Christ Wild Bill Hickock's Hand No. 153, poker hands are dealt, and spectator chooses one hand, and one card. After being lost in the deck, the magician finds the selected card by spelling procedure, and then re-deals the spectator's original hand.
1950 298
Lewis Ganson Gambler's Luck poker player's picnic type Kings location, open Bottom Deal demo followed by Aces deal
Inspired by
  • "Tops Four Aces" (Paul Clive's "Card Tricks Without Skill")
  • "The Honest Gambler" (Walter B. Gibson's "Professional Magic for Amateurs")
Variations
1950 71
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction and a Principle spectator shuffles, yet Aces are dealt out
Also published here 1950 22
Bert Fenn I Win! several phases, see p. 953 for corrections
Sep. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 237)
947
H. K. Becker Your Flush gambling demonstration, royal flush finish
Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 242)
966
Toni Koynini Gambler's Delight half deck stacked, dealing several poker hands for different combination of players, good bridge hand
1951 8
Eddie Joseph Topping in Poker Too! follow-up poker deal from any prepared stack
1951 20
Bruce Elliott, Dai Vernon B.D.V. with hole deck in hand, spectator can decide on every card, without looking at it
Also published here Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 248)
990
Bruce Elliott Elliott's Last Lethargy false second deal
Mar. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 250)
1001
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Jinx-Ed eights and aces dealt in poker hand
Inspired by Nov. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 269)
1074
Audley Walsh Audley's Best edge-marked deck, featuring Audley Walsh's memorized deck order with mnemonics
Dec. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 270)
1078
Bill Simon The Middle Deal mock center deal
Related to 1952 86
Royal H. Brin, Jr. Call Your Hand
1952 56
W. F. "Rufus" Steele A Lecture With a Cold Deck
1952 62
Al Leech The Sandwich Deal pseudo false dealing
1953 20
Edward Marlo The Stripper Combine spectator chooses high four of a kind which is dealt, stripper deck
Also published here 1953 29
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction and a Principle spectator shuffles, yet Aces are dealt out
VariationsAlso published here 1953 33
Edward Marlo Invisible Bottom Deal
Variations 1953 89
Edward Marlo Effect Two straight flush shown with six cards, extra-card vanishes and reappears in sleeve
1953 13
Martin Gardner Poker Problem open drawing of cards, solution on p. 1104
Related to Feb. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 275)
1101
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Poker +
June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1130
Dai Vernon Royal Monte "A Lesson in Artistic Card Handling"
Variations 1954
Stars of Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
158
Russell "Rusduck" Duck E-Z Poker thumb count stacking of a poker hand
June 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 310)
39
Dai Vernon The Vernon Poker Routine half deck set-up, see also p. 63
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here July 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 311)
45
Stewart James Vernon Variation
Inspired byVariations Sep. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 316)
67
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Forever Royal
Variations Nov. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 320)
88
W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Gambler's Rehearsal elaborated routine with full deck set up
Related to 1954/27 90
Card Stand for Gambler's Rehearsal to perform poker deals for larger crowd
1954/27 98
Tony Kardyro The Blind Fold Poker Deal Supreme selected cards from several hands end up in performer's hand in next deal
1955 31
P. Howard Lyons Cheating at Cheating No. 1, intro to column
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
12
P. Howard Lyons Middle Deal faking center deal with all Aces in the center together, then turnover pass and bottom deal
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
12
P. Howard Lyons No Switch Switch fake deck switch demo with different-colored decks
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
12
P. Howard Lyons Double Dealing Second Deal fake second deal demonstration with a duplicate, or a mene-tekel deck
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
13
P. Howard Lyons Dirty Deal five spectators remember a card in a poker hand each, those cards eventually end up in one poker hand in a later deal
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
17
P. Howard Lyons Prak-Tekel Hand Control dealing two hands from a Menetekel deck, cards chosen from one hand are divined or located by touch in pocket
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
19
Ken Beale No-Switch Switch #2 fake hole card switch
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
20
Dai Vernon, Bruce Elliott B.D.V. with hole deck in hand, spectator can decide on every card, without looking at it
Also published here 1956 128
Bruce Elliott No Second Deal miscall and duplicate, fake second deal
1956 182
Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Dai Vernon, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Also published here 1956 190
John Murray Take Ten finale for ten card poker deal, all cards are put in separated envelopes
Also published here 1956 194
Jerry Andrus Stack the Aces
1956 176
Ken Beale Pseudo Seconds fake second dealing and stacking demonstration, Tantalizer deal with red Aces, black Aces show up as well, then stacking with the Aces, four duplicate Aces
  • Let's Get Fancy (half-deck gambling stack preserved during deals and Tantalizer deal for finale)
Related to Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
15
Ken Beale Blindfold Stud remembered hole cards in the poker hands end up in same hands again, Aces for performer
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
21
Edward Marlo On the Memorized Deck
  • four spectators each cut off a packet, remember the bottom card and shuffle the whole packet, after seeing the faces of the packets for a few seconds, the performer names the cards in all packets leaving the selection to last
  • then any number is named and performer names card at that position and vice versa
  • second deal and poker deal demo if Ireland stack is used
Variations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
10
Edward Marlo Mexican Solitaire shuffled deck, deck dealt into four piles according to rules, one of each value in each pile, memory demonstrations, all four-of-a-kinds together or controlled, can be followed by poker deals:
  • Progressive Poker
    • First Game
    • Three-Handed
    • Four-Handed
    • Five-Handed
    • Second Play of Five-Handed Poker
  • Royal Flush Control
    • Second Royal
    • Third Royal
    • Fourth Royal
    • Alternative Procedure for Four Royals
Variations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
27
Bill Hendricks Ten Knights in a Card Room gag card with a five miniature cards on them of a full house, performer wins with this one card only
  • 2nd Presentation
1956 7
Dai Vernon The Vernon Poker Demonstration half deck set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1957 223
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Strictly Straight performer always gets a straight, from five to two hands, then performer deals and can chose if dealer gets top or bottom card, progressive poker deal, Gilbreath precursor
Inspired by
  • Lin Searles's "The Straight Gambler"
Related to
Feb. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 1)
3
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Forever Royal - And Yet Again! eight hands, performer always gets a royal flush, as a climax all have good hands and performer almost has a royal flush, then he exchanges the wrong card and gets the missing one
Inspired by Feb. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 1)
9
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Zens-Ational see No. 8 for credit information
Inspired byRelated to May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
3
Charles Hudson Hocus Pocus six hands, five rounds, ends with royal flush
Inspired by May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
5
Russell "Rusduck" Duck S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T poker deal then back in order with a second round
May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
13
The Milk Build Shuffle
May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck The Poker Deal shuffled deck, marked
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Fantasies spectators get remembered hands again, poker and bridge deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
14
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Poker Poser stud deal
Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
3
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Study in Stud system for coding/designating a card with four cards, for a stud deal
Related toVariations Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
4
Tom Ransom Suicide Build progressive poker deal, from five to two hands
Related toVariations Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bottom Run-Up
Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
12
Alex Elmsley Royal Flush Control Variation
Inspired by Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
15
Edward Marlo The Wrong Hand player receives Aces, performer straight flush
1958 38
William P. Miesel Straight Cheating straights, then four royal flushes as climax
Related to Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
6
Alex Elmsley Aces Up stacking with faro shuffle for any number from two to five
Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
15
Ronald B. Edwards The Cocoanut Poker Deal royal flush, special procedure, duplicates
Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
5
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Revolving Poker with spelling
Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
9
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Koldex Deluxe ten hands, then five hands
Related to Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
4
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Dealer's Choice on Dai Vernon, Tom Henricks, credits, Ten Card Poker Deal credit information
May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
1
Milton Kort Gambling Expose long routine, including memory, poker face, false dealing demo, stacking demo, in the end cards vanish under a handkerchief except four aces
Related to May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
3
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Scrambled Straights straights, all hands, Gilbreath precursor (see Fulves' "When Psychics..." reference)
Related toVariations May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
8
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Alphomega five hands, resets itself, optional climax with ten hands
June 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 9)
3
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Run-Up bringing deck back in order, when doing gambling (dealing) routines
June 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 9)
6
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Encore! encore to Koldex, spectators chose a poker hand and after deck is shuffled and cut, they get the same again
Related to June 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 9)
8
Gerald Kosky Poker Run-Up System no jogs, no breaks, no milk build shuffle
Also published here Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
4
Stephen Herald Royal Aces five hands, always getting four aces, royal flush as a kicker, duplicates
Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
6
P. Howard Lyons Reverse Stud hand with Aces changes into Royal Flush
Related to Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
12
Dai Vernon Sure Fire Showdown Ten Card Poker principle, strippers
Related toAlso published here 1959 69
Edward Marlo The Jack Deal three Jack deal without extra Jack
1959 116
Edward Marlo "He's My Partner" dealing four aces to partner after deck is shuffled
1959 117
Edward Marlo Exhibitionism openly dealing thirds and fourths
1959 118
Edward Marlo If I Were a Card Cheat how to present riffle stacking to audiences
1959 85
Edward Marlo Faro Plus Seconds - Stud riffle and overhand combination
1959 108
Edward Marlo Key Card System pseudo stacking, actually key cards next to aces, face up deal and second deal
1959 111
Richard Segal The Sucker Poker Deal three Jacks are controlled for the spectator, magician gets a Royal Flush
1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
41
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Poko-Combo stack that allows combination for ten card poker deal, strictly straight and straight cheating
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
2
Lin Searles The Cross Shuffle Slow-Motion Deal thirds of deck shuffled according to spectator's wishes, yet predicted Full House received in seven-handed game, faro
Related to 1959 1
Lin Searles The Slow-Motion Crooked Straight fake false dealing from all parts of deck, pseudo mate pairs
1959 3
Lin Searles The Slow-Motion Idiot's Shuffle deck shuffled face-up/face-down in slop style from tabled packets, humorous presentation, then "eightses" are dealt to performer
1959 5
Matt Schulien Matt's Crazy Poker Deal spectator shuffles, performer deals five hands, third hand dealt openly from bottom, other hands shown first with some byplay, then third hand shown to be royal flush
1959 99
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Thinks on the reverse faro
  • suit separation by going through the deck only once
  • reverse faros to pre-set a stack
  • poker deal application
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
19
Ken Beale Jackpott three Jacks deal (three Jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top), ending in full house and royal flush
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
31
Edward Marlo The Illogical Routine Aces are stacked with faros multiple times, but each time come out in an unexpected hand for an unexpected number of players, Aces vanish as finale
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
18
Edward Marlo Roughed False Dealing Demonstration fifth dealing with roughed Aces, also suggestion of using a paper clip
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
43
James Steranko Dead Man's Hand Finale Chapter Twelve, "A Lesson in Card Artistry"
spectator choses card, they turn out to be Dead Man's Hand (pair of Eights and Aces), third Ace appears between them
1960 83
Neal Elias Down & Out sixteen-card packet is sorted into four fours-of-a-kind with down-under-deal
Inspired by May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
20
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Poko-Combo stack that allows combination for ten card poker deal, strictly straight and straight cheating
Also published here May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
23
Neal Elias Strip Faro Stock Shuffle Aces placed on top, stacked to any number from two to eight, faro and stripper deck combination
June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
21
Neal Elias A Pseudo Cull-Stock Shuffle with faros
  • Four Five Hands
Inspired by June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
22
Dai Vernon Blindfold Poker Deal
Related to 1961 9
Charlie Miller Poker Deal target cards from shuffled first deal placed into own hand via bottom deals
1961 28
Lin Searles Diapsalmata "An Old Poker Deal Refrain"
Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
24
Harry Lorayne Little Fella' - Big Fella' set-up that is redealt multiple times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962 61
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne, Martin Gardner Lorayne's Poker Deal
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1962 153
Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Sam Schwartz Push-Through Poker four cards change to complete royal flush
1962 207
Harry Lorayne Short Pseudo Exposé one card changes to complete royal flush
1962 243
Dai Vernon Vernon Poker Demonstration
1962 26
Dai Vernon Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in top card
Related to 1962 28
Dai Vernon Puzzling Demonstration top two cards transpose, also as fake second deal
Related to 1962 56
Dai Vernon Vernon Poker Routine - Revised
1962 64
Milton Kort The You Got Nothin Poker Deal Magician tries to deal the winning hand to himself, but gets a pair. But everyone else gets blank cards, so magician does win after all
1962 13
Roger Klause Fake Center Deal using Tilt
Related to 1962 28
Nate Leipzig Automatic Gambler royal flush
Variations 1963 160
Edward Marlo Any Number of Hands shuffled deck, any number of hands named, performer looks through deck, when cards are dealt, the named value four-of-a-kind is in the named hand
1964 10
Edward Marlo Card Stack Demo Kings openly stacked, Tens and Aces end up also, faro and overhand stacking, for correction see Facsimile reference
Related to 1964 37
Edward Marlo Call and Stock any called value is stacked into named number of hands, from new pack order stack
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
26
Edward Marlo Center Stacking cards stacked while apparently being in center
Related to 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
38
Edward Marlo The Double Stack stacking two hands
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
40
Edward Marlo The Triple Stack stacking three pairs of cards
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
43
Edward Marlo Bluff Poker Stack
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
Edward Marlo Stacking Demo
  • 5 Hand Stack
  • Six Hands
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
9
Edward Marlo Fast Demonstration of Stacking a Pair
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
11
Edward Marlo Power Poker #1 stacking aces, everybody gets a good hand as well
Related toVariations 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
12
Edward Marlo Transition Poker ace stacking with new deck order climax
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
15
Edward Marlo Power Poker #2 ace stacking demo, everybody gets a good hand
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
18
Al Leech Five Aces into Aces
1965 43
Roy Walton Lesson In Larceny ten card packet, spectator deals cards from top or bottom and gets a straight, performer aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1966 47
Jack Avis Poker Dice Coincidence poker dice match dealt hand, posed as a problem
Related to Sep. 1966 57
Fred Lowe The Innocent Cheat performer stacks the Aces, then a spectator takes one card from a hand and puts it in his sleeve, performer deals again, spectator switches his sleeved card for one from his chosen hand and receives royal flush
Related to 1967 190
Harry Lorayne Ten Card Poker Deal multiple phase template routine
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 72
Karl Fulves Color Control - Mentalists Night Out after a riffle shuffle some pairs and features of the hands are foreseen, ESP deck
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
2
Edward Marlo Pseudo One Riffle Stacks eleven methods
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Pseudo One Riffle Stacks)
1
Roy Walton Draw Poker Plus 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
Variations
Feb. 1967 79
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1967 113
Karl Fulves Prelude explaining "dealing heavy" to audience, then surplus card vanishes
Aug. 1967 114
Al Koran Double Deal dealing five people the same cards, set up, twenty-five duplicates, siamesa
Related toVariations 1968 119
Fred Lowe Second Deal Sam story presentation
1968 58
Alton Sharpe Expert Poker Demonstration 23 card set-up
1968 60
Alan Keith Open Challenge stack by Val Evans
1968 61
Terry Guyatt, Edward Marlo Guyatt's Drunken Cut Improved deck shuffled face up face down, still good hands dealt
Related toVariations 1968 63
Father Cyprian Faro Flush after shuffling, performer gets Royal Flush
Variations Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Karl Fulves Cyclic Poker performer knows cards in poker hands after a riffle shuffle with pinochle deck
July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
22
Edward Marlo Effect 4 Queen and Ten visually change into 2 Queens
1968 15
Bob Koch Visible Poker Hand Change three acrobatic flap cards, "Zapped!"
1968 80
Karl Fulves The Cast of the Cards "Cards & Dice", poker deal, values determined by roll of dice show up in one hand
Also published here Jan. 1968 152
Karl Fulves Demon Dice "Cards & Dice", nine poker dice, three spectators combine a hand and they're dealt out
Jan. 1968 153
John Braun, W. F. "Rufus" Steele 3 Jacks Revamped duplicate Jack, with credit information, see p. 200 for further credits
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 172 for Lin Searles suggestion
Variations
Feb. 1968 157
Dr. Jacob Taub Three Jacks Revamped see p. 200 for further credits
Inspired by May 1968 179
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Cervon at the Castle, weird Poker Problem, James Randi and his broken back
June 1968 182
Dai Vernon A Poker Problem Aces dealt out to any number of players after a single fair cut without bottom dealing, posed as problem
Related to June 1968 187
Karl Fulves Poker Puzzle ten card packet is dealt out multiple times, at the end performer gets four aces
Sep. 1968 206
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1968 214
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle stud poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968 218
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal ten card set-up
Related toVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
219
Edward Marlo Applications of the Immediate Bottom Deal:
  • As An Exchange
  • As A Count-Down Effect
  • Gambling Demonstration
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
225
Eddie Fields Calling Your Hand, Again spectator chooses how many hands, which hand will win, what kind of hand to win, ten-card set-up
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1968 20
Edward Marlo Marlo's Faro Variation any poker hand called for, using faro
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 24
Ron Ferris Royal Aces Aces put on deck, dealt for two players, performer gets Aces, in repeat spectator gets Aces and performer straight flush
Variations 1969 82
Frank Lane Lane's Winning Hand Deal two phases
Related toVariations 1969 88
Alan Keith Can You ...deal a good poker hand
1969 105
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards shuffled and dealt in groups of five, marks on back of cards of one pile tell what's in the next pile
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Techniques)
31
Karl Fulves Joker Poker Joker is inserted in fifteen-card packet which is then dealt out, hand with joker has a pair and wins
Also published here 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
33
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal set-up, table faros, for four players
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
33
Jon Racherbaumer Addition to Marlo's "Matching Miracle" poker hand duplication
Inspired by Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
26
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969 272
Bruce Cervon Perpetual Motion Poker fifty cards, progressive poker deal, royal flush at the end
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
3
Martin A. Nash A Gambler Sits Down faros and second dealing, several phases, ends with royal flush
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
14
Larry Jennings The Future Gambler overhand stacking demo, riffle stacking demo, triumph finish
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
29
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Beat The House humorous dealing routine in which performer plays against two players and always gets one card less, three phases, in final phase performer gets non and players blank cards
Nov. 1969 294
Roy Walton You Can't Cheat An Honest Man two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, bottom deals
VariationsAlso published here 1969 47
Norman Houghton Ultimate stack with apparent miss
Inspired by July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
71
Edward Marlo 10 Hands Stack using Zarrow, see page 155 for additional observations, dated 1966
1970 148
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
120
Edward Marlo The Surprise Packet card in named hand shown indifferent during poker deal, they change into Aces, possible follow-up to Collins Aces
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
140
Edward Marlo Pseudo Centers four aces face up, greek deal
1970 25
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale, see also p. 340 & 342
Inspired byRelated to
  • "The Psychological Loser" (Daniel Dobson, Tokyo Trickery by Takinshi Nemoto, Magic Inc.)
VariationsAlso published here
Mar. 1970 325
David Moore Ultimate Erdnase Royal Flush face-up in deck, overhand stacked, with surprise, Magician vs. Gambler theme, see also p. 332 and p. 337
Variations Mar. 1970 328
Daniel Dobson The Psychological Loser spectator shuffles packet, is put on top of deck and dealt, originally from "Tokyo Trickery" by Takinshi Nemoto (1967, Magic, Inc.)
Related to June 1970 340
Karl Fulves 10-Card Deal Variation only better chances of winning by performer, not sure-fire
June 1970 341
Guy Thompson The Mississippi Switch pile on table, cards to be exchanged dropped next to the pile and deck placed on first pile, in context of a poker story
1970
Magick (Issue 7)
31
Ian Baxter Forgotten Poker Deal dealing straight flushes and a royal flush from Si Stebbins
Inspired by 1970 9
Milton Kort Off Color Center Dealing center deal demo with Aces which change back color as climax
Variations 1970 17
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Poker Deal #2
Related to 1971 151
Derek Dingle Super Interchange
1971 217
Karl Fulves This Is A Poker Hand? four aces are stacked from a shuffled deck
1971 6
Karl Fulves Aces To Win packet trick with gambling presentation
Related to 1971 20
Edward Marlo The Spectator's Deal spectator removes ten cards and deals them, performer receives Royal Flush
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
241
Bruce Cervon Face Up Stacks overhand stack demo, then Triumph Stack
1971 7
Edward Marlo Repeat Challenge Poker Deals
1971 33
David Solomon Second Power Poker & Lead-In Aces travel to top, odd-backed Aces stacked in deck, transform into Royal Flush (that now has odd backs) and others get good hands (Power Poker originally Talisman 1/11)
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
18
Peter Kane The Lazy Gambler flourish deal vom incomplete faro position, performer gets Aces
1971 17
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Automatic Poker same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 473
Gene Nielsen Card Sense poker presentation, prediction in envelope
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 37)
183
Paul Swinford Royal Flush Mini-Stack fifteen-card packet shuffled via reverse-faros and cutting, then Royal Flush dealt
Related to 1971 3
Roger Smith The Fake Deal Routine or Never Trust a Magician fake seconds, bottoms and center deals
Related to Feb. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 7)
1
Frank Garcia Head to Head Poker kind of Always cut the Cards in reverse, crimp
Variations 1972 82
Jay Ose, Frank Garcia Shoot-Out Poker Royal Flush shoots out of the deck, secret rubber band
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 84
Allen Swift, Frank Garcia Swift Poker Deal face-up/face-down shuffled deck, using cut-and-turn-over-force before shuffle
Related toAlso published here 1972 86
Frank Garcia, John Scarne Poker Dream based on Scarne's Drunk Poker Deal, cards dealt from face up face down shuffled deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 88
Dr. Jacob Daley Winning Aces dealing winning pair of Aces for two to seven players, small stack
1972 104
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
VariationsAlso published here 1972 157
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
143
Earl Keyser 22-Card Poker Deal after any number of faro shuffles, the dealer always wins, stack
Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
151
Edward Marlo The Re-Setting Riffle Shuffle Stack changing the number of players for a stacked hand
1972 45
Edward Marlo Deal Us In changing the number of players for a stacked hand
1972 51
Brother John Hamman Royal Gambol cards of a mediocre poker hand in row on table, some cards are exchanged, royal flush
Variations Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
533
Roy Walton Informer four quarters on table with an unknown indicator card in front of each, spectator cuts off a pile of each quarter, the indicator cards predict how many cards have been cut off of each pile, in second phase two poker hands are constructed from two piles
Also published here Dec. 1972 575
Derek Dingle Master Poker Demonstration combination, color changing deck climax, simplified handling
  • Getting Ready
  • Cutting the Aces
  • The Second Deal
  • Dealing from the Bottom
  • Stacking
  • Patter
  • Notes for Card Experts, Historians and Anyone Else Who Might be Interested
Inspired byRelated to 1972
Innovations (Issue 1)
1
Bruce Elliott The Expert at the Card Table stacking Aces and selections
Inspired by 1972 85
Doc Mifflin Found - One Poker Hand chosen hand contains chosen poker hand, easy stacking
1972 87
James G. Thompson Jr. Call Your Hand Variation performer's poker hand contains four Aces and selection
Inspired by 1972 144
Dai Vernon Vernon's Poker Challenge Demonstration No. 83, performer wins despite changing one of his cards for any freely chosen card from the remainder, will end up with flush or/and straight
1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon - Saunder's Poker Deal (Mistake in this) No. 87, set-up, table faros, for four players
Also published here 1972 26
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Vernon-Judah Poker Demonstration No. 89, same set-up dealt over and over for two players
VariationsAlso published here 1972 27
Dai Vernon Vernon's Progressive Poker Routine (With Riffle Shuffle) No. 101, some version of repeat poker deal for two players
Related to 1972 30
Dai Vernon Vernon's Exhibition Poker Deal No. 106, deck not shuffled, from two to ten players, performer gets Aces (only two?)
Related to 1972 31
Dai Vernon Vernon's Second Demonstration - Poker No. 118, second deal demonstration for two players with Aces
1972 35
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's - Jordan Poker Deal No. 176, three-handed poker game, performer's hand changes twice to beat the other two hands one by one
Inspired byVariations 1972 43
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Deal No. 232, stacking demonstration with Aces, then Royal Flush
Related toVariations 1972 58
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Player's Vanish Version No. 233, Aces change to Kings instead of vanishing, then Aces dealt to wanted player
1972 59
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Jack Merlin's Gambler's Expose Routine No. 248, second deal demo, bottom deal demo, false and stacking shuffle demo
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Poker A'la Leipzig And Finnerman Effect No. 275, "eliminating seconds", blindfold poker deal with shuffle placement after each hand is returned instead of false deal
Related to 1972 68
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Quadruple Peek Poker Deal Demonstration No. 296, four cards peeked at and then are found in one hand of five-hand poker deal, peek force and dropping five cards on every peek
1972 76
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Combination Poker No. 330, set-up on top and bottom, Miller/Scarne demonstration combo, no details
1972 92
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Fake Riffle Run Up No. 358, three Aces for four hands, fourth already set
Also published here 1972 101
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's New Deck Automatic Deal No. 359, seven hands dealt, own cards from bottom, they are a straight flush, cards changed for top five cards which are still a straight flush, from new pack order
Also published here 1972 101
M. J. Oeink Oenik's Cold Deck No. 383, full deck stack to deal good hands for five to eight players
1972 105
H. Adrian Smith, Dr. Jacob Daley Adrain Smith's Poker Player's Dilemma (Sphinx April 1938) No. 402, "Adrian" misspelled, matching the cards with Royal Flush: four Royal Flush cards in Hearts cut to and tabled, then the last in Spades, all change to Spades
  • Variation (Daley, missing Hearts Royal Flush produced from pocket)
Also published here
  • "A Panicky Poker Player's Problem" (H. Adrian Smith, The Sphinx, Vol. 37 No. 2, Apr. 1938, p. 39)
1972 109
Bob Fisher Fisher's Subconscious Poker No. 407, one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a straight flush in second round
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Subconscious Poker" (The Sphinx, Vol. 38 No. 2, April 1939, p. 37)
1972 111
Merlin 3 Card 4 Hand Poker Deal Improvement No. 495, three Tens for four hands, fourth already set
Inspired by 1972 137
Blindfold Poker Deal Improvement No. 496, memorizing numbers and second dealing to get chosen cards in one's hand
1972 138
Improvement of Leipzig Poker Deal No. 498
Inspired by 1972 138
Dr. Jacob Daley Poker Placement Cull Formula No. 555, performer remembers position of selections in four poker hands, formula to calculate where the cards are when packets are put together for easier culling
1972 155
Fan 8 Perfect Shuffle No. 585, "Fan & Perfect Shuffle", seems to be some gambling deal from new deck order perhaps
1972 163
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Poker Deal No. 611, overhand stacking demonstration with Aces, then repeat deal with Nines in one hand and Royal Flush in another
Variations 1972 169
Nate Leipzig Nate Leipzig Poker Deal No. 680, some cryptic deal with Aces, Kings and Queens
1972 184
Arthur Finley Finley's Blindfold Poker Deal Finish No. 705
Also published here 1972 190
Charlie Miller Charley Miller's Poker Deal No. 720, with bottom deals
1972 193
Al Koran Automatic Poker Aces, Kigs, Queens, Jacks and Tens are removed and dealt, all Royal Flushes
1972 141
Father Cyprian Faro Flush spectator shuffle bluff, two faros, deal
1973 25
Covari Impossible Poker Stack card case as hold out and bottom deal
1973 85
Frank Garcia, George Schindler Duck Poker strange... no effect really
1973 126
George Schindler Poker Dream
Inspired by 1973 128
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Also published here 1973 13
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Inspired byAlso published here July 1973 637
Lin Searles Idiot's Shuffle cards shuffled face-up/face-down (for real), then four eights (instead of aces) are dealt
Variations Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
664
Lin Searles Dealing Centers Aces cut in middle and dealt from there, last Ace travels to sleeve
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
Lin Searles Problems suggesting two plots where the performer turns his back
  • spectator switches two poker hands of several and performer can identify them
  • spectator deals poker hands, one from the bottom, that hand is identified
Variations Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
670
Lin Searles Crossroader five-card poker hand spread face-down, center card is red-backed Queen of Spades, one card exchanged, now all have different colored backs
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
671
Lin Searles 3 Jacks Three Jacks Deal elaboration, see also p. 735
Related to Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
672
Edward G. Brown The Poker Hand ten cards are chosen and two poker hands formed, without looking at the cards, the spectator selects a hand, performer's hand is a royal flush
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973 36
Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker II one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush, see also p. 840 for idea by Cushing Strout
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1973 687
Jerry K. Hartman Hope For The Best Spectator thinks of highest card in the hand, then magician deals four of a kind
Related to 1973 80
Gene Finnell Free Cut Poker Deal three spectators and performer take out good poker hand from a quarter of the deck each, they are lost and dealt again, performer gets Royal Flush, faro
  • Variation wich allows the deck to be cut during the shuffles
  • Free Cut Poker Demonstration
Related to 1973 62
Gene Maze The Universal Stock stack and second deal combination to deal out the Aces for three to seven players
Related to 1973 39
Edward Marlo Ten Hand Stacks - The First Manuscript
  • Ten Hand Stack (as per "Advanced Fingertip Control")
  • 2nd method: 10 Hands in 3 Shuffles
  • 3rd Method: 10 hand Stack - 2 Riffle Shuffles
  • 4th Method - 10 Hands in One Shuffle (three procedures)
  • Fifth Method - One Riffle Shuffle
  • Sixth Method - 10 Hands, To Dealer, In 2 Shuffles
  • Seventh Method - 10 Hands, To Dealer, 2 Shuffles
  • Eighth Method - 10 Hands, One Shuffle, To Dealer
  • A Favorite Procedure
  • The Twelve Hand Stack
  • Ninth Method - 10 Hands, 3 Riffle Shuffles
1974 1
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Ten Hand Stacks - The Second Manuscript
  • Three Shuffles
  • Three Shuffles
  • to Tenth Hand, by David Solomon (with suggestions by Marlo)
  • Three Riffle Shuffles
  • Two Riffle Shuffles
  • Two Riffle Shuffles, Into First Hand
  • Ten Hands in One Riffle
  • Aces into Tenth Hand
  • Two Shuffles to Stack Four Aces and Four Kings
1974 21
Edward Marlo Ten Hand Stacks - The Third Manuscript
  • One Riffle Shuffle (Five methods)
  • Ten Hand Stack to 10th Hand (one Riffle Shuffle)
  • Ten Hand Stack to 10th Hand (or 1st, or any one of 10), 2 Riffle Shuffles
  • Eight Hand Stack, with choice of winning hand
  • Ten Hand Stack - Cards to go into 10th Hand
  • Ten Hand Stack to 10th Hand
  • "I came here to stack the Royal Flush"
Variations 1974 55
Edward Marlo Packet Switch Approaches two approaches
1974 173
Edward Marlo Bona Fide Practice Method Estimation and Punch Deal
Related to 1974 175
Edward Marlo The Edge Mark Stack
1974 177
Edward Marlo Simplex Blindfold Deals seven methods
Variations 1974 20
Edward Marlo, Ron Wilson Solving a Problem problem by Ron Wilson, five jokers are held by performer and exchanged one by one, still the performer hold five jokers
1974 39
Edward Marlo Posing and Solving a Problem but with different colored backs
Related to 1974 41
Edward Marlo, Brother John Hamman Double Surprise version of Hamman's "Mumble Jumble", partial rough-smooth
1974 42
Edward Marlo Royal Monte Royal Flush to Four Tens to Royal Flush, ungaffed
Inspired by 1974 113
Bill Okal Seconds and Thirds fake third deal
1974 186
Karl Fulves The Two-Card Deal false dealing problem
Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
191
Karl Fulves The Five-Card Deal gambling problem, see also page 202 for restrictions, for solution see reference
Variations Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
191
Paul Curry Cider! with extra card (double jonah)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 28
Jerry K. Hartman Poker III slightly elaborated handling, re-dealing
Inspired byAlso published here July 1974 754
Roy Walton Subconscious Poker Handling re-dealing
Inspired by Dec. 1974 830
Steve Skomp Sure Bet! two phases, last outcome is predicted
1974
Magick (Issue 110)
548
Jerry K. Hartman All Hands On Deck: a dishonest lecture on dishonesty gambling expose consisting of false overhand and riffle shuffles, false deals (second and bottom) and “switching”, for finale the magician shows that everyone got a great hand, outline of entire routine’s handling on p. 39
1974 30
Roy Walton The Gambling Spectator solution to posed problem, stack that can be cut anywhere and a good poker hand can be dealt
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
1
Roy Walton The Gambling Magician solution to posed problem, stack that can be cut anywhere and a good poker hand can be dealt by performer
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
3
Peter S. Innis, Jr. Solution to a Card Problem solution to posed problem, stack that can be cut anywhere and a good poker hand can be dealt by performer
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
5
Roger Smith Four Card -- One Riffle Shuffle Stack four Aces in one shuffle
1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
8
Martin A. Nash The Three to Seven Hand Poker Stack faro & second dealing, see p. 444 for additional crediting
Related to 1975 96
Martin A. Nash Beating the Cheat Poker specator switch cards
Related toVariations 1975 132
Derek Dingle 4-Way Triumph with four named cards from poker hands, Daley's Blindfold Poker Deal meets Triumph
Variations 1975 31
Roy Walton Poker Progressive Ace reversed, after faro another Ace is next to it, after more faros all Aces are found, then a full house, then a Royal Flush is dealt
Also published here 1975 43
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1975 49
Gene Maze Bust-Out! aces dealt to table, other hand changes to aces and aces to straight flush
1975 105
Howard Schwarzman Night Poker seven handed game, faro, spectator has some choices but still performer wins, exploiting Primitive Cycles
Inspired by July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
230
Jerry K. Hartman A Fine Hand five random cards are exchanged according to spectator's wishes, royal flush
Inspired by 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 1)
241
Jerry K. Hartman Five Card Deal performer gets the same five cards without any shuffling in between, solution
Inspired by 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 1)
244
Peter Kane Acestack one shuffle and player number from Two to Eight
1975 7
Karl Fulves Strip Poker Royal Flush in Hearts dropped on deck, immediately two hands dealt, spectator get's Ten to King only and performer four Aces
1975 237
J. Warren Keane J. Warren Keane's Poker Demonstration Pseudo second deal demo + deal Royal Flush in Spades to yourself
1975 202
Faucett Ross Pseudo Center Deal Use second deal to fake center deal
1975 213
Draw Poker Demonstration "Quick Trix", with eighteen cards
Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
Karl Fulves Ten Card Re-Deal "Math Trix"
two methods where you win MOST of the time
Related to Oct. 1975 1059
Barry Govan Card Sharp Capers routine for Marlo-Gardner poker deal
1975 53
Jerry K. Hartman Poker Face-to-Face Four cards selected from Poker hands, Triumph
Inspired by 1975 23
Jerry K. Hartman Wild Kingdom I Four Twos and the Ten of Spades, the Twos change to complete Royal Flush in Spades
Related to 1975 25
Jerry K. Hartman Wild Kingdom II Four twos and Ace of Spades, Twos change to Aces, then change to Royal Flush in Spades
Related to 1975 25
Jerry K. Hartman Pick a Packet Spectator uses Ace of Spades to select correct packet to form Royal Flush
Inspired byVariations 1975 39
Jerry K. Hartman Hand in Hand Blindfold Poker Deal
Related toAlso published here 1975 45
Nick Trost False Deal Deluxe pseudo false deal of a straight after one honest riffle shuffle
Also published here 1975 3
Nick Trost Triple-Jack False Deal
Also published here 1975 3
Nick Trost The Gambler and his Partner demonstrating a muck transfer of a card from one hand to another
1975 5
Nick Trost The Stacking Demonstration overhand stacking demo with two cards, then it is completed to Royal Flush as a surprise, reciting formula as presentation
1975 14
Nick Trost The Bottom Deal Demonstration
1975 15
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Routine
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (Ken Beale's idea)
  • Phase Three
Also published here 1975 16
Nick Trost Eighteen Card Poker uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase, three phases
Related toAlso published here 1975 17
Stewart Judah Judah's Five Deal Poker Trick twenty-card packet is dealt out a few times, performer always wins, then spectator and performer deal hands from half the deck and performer wins
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
1975 20
Nick Trost High-Card Poker poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1975 21
Nick Trost Trost's Blackjack-Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Blackjack
  • Phase Two - Poker
Related to 1975 24
Gerald Kosky Joker's Wild! five hands are dealt and performer removes five Jokers from wallet, everybody can swap a card with a joker, performer ends up with winning hand, Himber wallet
1975 86
Derek Dingle Outflushed four spot cards change to four tens and then to a royal flush, gaffed version
Related to 1975 (ca.) 10
Edward Marlo Filling the Hand Aces on top and Deal, repeat
Variations 1976 32
Edward Marlo A Switch on the Ten Hand Poker Stack
1976 285
Edward Marlo Additional Ten Hand Stacks three Methods with one Riffle Shuffle each
1976 288
Edward Marlo Which one was Brighter? tips on Bottom Deal Demo
1976 322
Edward Marlo Cheat to Cheat Poker
1976 324
Roy Walton A/Poker
  • Three For Ascanio
Also published here 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
289
Karl Fulves Doomed packet trick with two poker hands
Related to
  • notes on p. 312
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
301
Karl Fulves Doomed Again packet trick with two poker hands
Inspired by 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
302
Brother John Hamman Magician vs. Gambler ten card poker deal, hands transform multiple times, gaffed
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 1)
11
Murray Bonfeld Vernon's Aces plus Kings Kings and Aces lost, found and dealt, extension
Inspired by 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
37
Simon Aronson Super Stoned Poker Deal multiple phases
Related to 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
101
John Bragoli Ace In the Hole
Feb. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 6)
222
Roy Walton Chiefly Yourselves four cards are lost in the deck and their values used to find a good poker hand, the cards find themselves and one more
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
307
Fred Robinson Kniphofia full stack
Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
318
Jerry Andrus "Gambler's Aces" face up aces in face down deck, four hands deal, then all aces are in one hand but face down
1976 25
Al Mann The Psychic Poker Player handcuffed, gaffed table
1976 20
Roy Walton Lesson in Larceny No. 14, ten card packet, spectator deals cards from top or bottom and gets a straight, performer aces
Also published here 1976 25
Karl Fulves Automatic Poker No. 15, spectator selects five cards from ten-card packet, hand predicted, performer is left with winning hand
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1976 26
Lin Searles, Karl Fulves The Three-Jacks Deal No. 17, nine-card set-up
Related to 1976 29