82 entries in Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
False Shuffles - Third Method top stock retained, repeat center cuts
1889 27
III. To Retain the Top Stock running cut with break
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1902 41
S. W. Erdnase IV. To Retain the Bottom Stock
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1902 42
S. W. Erdnase V. To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV Combination Riffle and Cuts
Related to 1902 44
Gamblers' False Cut - Retaining Bottom Stock tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 79
"Top" Card Control Fan Cut
1941/27 260
"Bottom" Card Control Fan Cut
1941/27 261
Edward Marlo Marlo's Running Cut in-the-hands swing cut running cut, also as top stock control
Related toVariations 1942 14
Third Method
1948 134
Fourth Method
1948 135
Palm Cut
1948 136
Bill Simon The Basic Cut top and bottom cards are retained
1952 176
Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase Handling Of False Cuts And Blinds
Inspired by 1959 2
Dai Vernon Side Riffle Cut bottom stock, one hand riffles through cards, other hand places packet in center
Also published here 1960 51
Harry Lorayne The Spectator Estimates straight cut that retains bottom stock used as gag
1962 188
Edward Marlo The True False Cut top stock
1968 20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Greek False Cut Retaining Bottom Stack No. 114, one hand riffles through cards, other hand places packet in center
Also published here 1972 33
Center Hindu Shuffle basic, center cuts to retain bottom stock
1973 7
Aaron Black No. 1 Running Cut To Preserve Top Stock cards turned face-up during cutting action
1973 25
Aaron Black No. 2 Running Cut To Preserve Top Stock Hindu shuffle position
1973 25
Harry Lorayne Double-Cut Series - Cut 1 top stock, in the hands
1975 55
Triple Cut Control from hindu shuffle position with perpendicular packets
  • as top stock control
  • as bottom stock control
  • as full deck control
1975 15
Ross Bertram A Cut to Retain Bottom Stock #1 in-the-hands
1978 87
Ross Bertram A Cut to Retain Bottom Stock #2 in-the-hands
1978 88
Doug Edwards A Las Vegas Cut running false cut, top and bottom control
1978 35
Partial False Cut retaining top and bottom stock
1980 23
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon False Cut top stock, or set-up for red-black shuffle
1981
The Chronicles (Issue 30)
1364
Dr. George E. Casaubon Pincer Grip Possibilities A. Middle to top Pincer Cut
B Mixing the Middle Pincer Cut
C. Pincer Packet Control
D. The Insertion Pincer Cut
E. The Shark Bite Pincer Cut
F. The Pincer Grip Shuffle
Related toAlso published here 1983 226
Jack McMillen Gamblers' Stack tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Also published here 1985 11
Steve Beam Partial Falsie on the table
1991 688
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. False Cut four packets are kind of "faro shuffled", flourishy, false version preserves top and bottom stocks
1991 92
Chris Kenner The Five Faces of Sybil flourish cut into five packets, retains top and bottom, similar to Hooser's "The Ultimate Illogical Cut"
Related to 1992 125
Steve Beam Partial Falsie on the table
1993 66
The Giovanni False Cut top stock, overhand shuffle position
Variations Feb. 1993
Profile (Issue 12)
2
Joe Rindfleisch Carousel Cut three packets, top stock control
1994 996
Bob Irons Bottom Running-Cut placing a key card above the top stock during running cut, bottom strip
1994 104
Martin A. Nash Block HaLo credit correction see p. 2700
May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2646
Lou Gallo In-the-Hands False Cut top stock
1996 114
S. W. Erdnase A Combination False Shuffle and Cut
1998 646
Harry Levine The Sandwich Cut one-handed
1998 1439
Bob Irons Bottom Running Cut placing a key card above the top stock during running cut, bottom strip
Related to 1999 66
Ellis Stanyon False Cut to Retain the Top Stock No. 25, running cut, deck held over the table
1999 287
Ellis Stanyon False Cut to Retain the Bottom Stock No. 26, running cut, deck held over the table
1999 288
Karl Fulves Partial False Cut cutting some cards from top into center to not disturb bottom half
2001 50
Simple Bottom Stock Control tabled riffle shuffle and center cut
2001 65
Steve Forte The Strip running cut with jog, top stock
2004 9
Nathan Kranzo Kranzo’s Kool Kut multiple packets, flourishy, top stock retained
2010 126
Harry Lorayne Even Better Red/Black Shuffles
  • Faro Based Method (center pulled out)
  • Hindu-Shuffle Based Method (also as running cut)
2011 49
Roberto Giobbi Combination Riffle and Cuts - To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV notes
Related to Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
21
Darwin Ortiz Divided-Deck Up-the-Ladder Cut
2012 166
Juan Villarejo Corte Múltiples en Mesa a dos Manos multiple cut on the table, top stock control
2017 27
Juan Villarejo Combinación del Corte Múltiple a un Mano con el Corte para Retener el Paquete Superior de Erdnase first triple cut, then a running cut
Inspired by 2017 29
Johnny Thompson, Dai Vernon False Running Cut "Greek", top and bottom stock
2018 165
S. W. Erdnase Top Stock Control
Related to 2018 285
S. W. Erdnase To Retain the Top Stock
Also published here 2019 21
S. W. Erdnase To Retain the Bottom Stock
Also published here 2019 22
Shane Cobalt To Retain Top Stock Without Breaking Stride
Inspired by 2019 23
Shane Cobalt To Retain Bottom Stock Without Breaking Stride
Inspired by 2019 23
Tom Gagnon One-Handed Gambler's False Cut tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Inspired byVariations 2019 378
Tom Gagnon Cutting Action Gambler's False Cut tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Inspired by 2019 380
Tom Gagnon Dribbler Action Gambler's False Cut tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Inspired by 2019 382
Steve Forte Erdnase False Strips improvements for the Erdnase system and its set-up cut
  • top slug
  • bottom slug
Related to 2020 86
Steve Forte delaying the strip top slug, riffle shuffle and cut combination, break held near bottom during shuffle
2020 88
Steve Forte pick-up strip (top slug) single strip action, tabled lift shuffle
Related to 2020 89
Steve Forte over-the-top (bottom slug) single strip action
2020 89
Steve Forte Base-Strip running cut off the bottom
  • technical observations
    • instant start
    • clearing the bottom half
    • lifting the bottom half
    • exaggeration
    • tilting
2020 90
Steve Forte Hidden Secrets - False Strip/Cut as used in television show "Hidden Secrets of Magic" (1996), "don't-let-go" principle
Inspired by 2020 91
Steve Forte F-strip strip cut with laid jog, optionally followed by riffle shuffle
  • technical observations
    • first stripped packet
    • second stripped packet
    • remaining stripped packets
    • orientation of stripped packets
    • squaring options
    • tight stripping actions
    • split and riffle
    • stripping thin, splitting halves
    • carrying bottom slugs
    • automatic brief
    • f-strip with double cut
Related to 2020 95
Steve Forte center-strip bottom slug, in-the-hands
2020 215
Steve Forte top slugs in-the-hands running cut combinations
2020 216
Steve Forte bottom slugs in-the-hands running cut
2020 217
Steve Forte Bottom-Slug Hops bottom slug secretly slid back to bottom as bottom half is placed on top half
  • bottom-slug hop, one card
  • bottom-slug hop, multiple cards
Related to 2020 315
Steve Forte Other Variants
2020 327
Steve Forte Multi-pile Cuts several options
2020 847
Steve Forte More Options several slug control cuts
Inspired by 2020 848
Steve Forte 1st phase: red-black cuts/strips strip cuts that retain a color separation or sometimes half the deck
2020 877
Steve Forte one-handed bottom slug Charlier
2020 1001
Lewis Jones Multi-Cuts
  • Top-and-bottom Control
  • Full-deck Control
  • Face-up Control
  • OOTW Special
2020 269
Steve Beam Choice Cut I spectator cuts several packets on table, to retain top portion
2020 320
Steve Beam Choice Cut II spectator cuts several packets on table, to retain top portion
2020 321
Father Alex A Top Stock False Running Cut Take on the "Erdnase Top Stock Retention Running Tabled Cut"
  • Additional Ladder Version
Related to 2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
142
John Bannon Double Dutch False Cut spectator can do it, top stock, four packets from hand to table and then assembled
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
813