114 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Strike
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eduard W. Lufa Zum Kartenkunststück "Denken und Vergessen" details on the strike second deal which was not explained earlier, bottom deal mentioned
Inspired by Sep. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 9)
134
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Eine neue Methode des Abzählens "Schule der Magie"
selection placed on top, small number named and card shown at that position, extra card placed on top and then glide/strike second deal
Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
51
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
1910 146
Jack Merlin Seconds
1927/28 7
The Strike Second Deal
1940 17
Second Dealing - Method 2
Variations 1942/27 190
Second Dealing - Method 3
1942/27 191
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley´s Method for Dealing Seconds
1946 47
A Strike (Method of Dealing Seconds) Stud Deal
1946 118
Necktie Second Deal as simple switch
1946 12
The Second Deal
1948 95
Vynn Boyar Ghostly Seconds "shutter method" (no touch theory), full grip, left thumb apparently never moves
1949 2
Bill Simon The Second Deal The Component Parts of the Second Deal
1. Position of the Deck in the Left Hand
2. The Movement of the Left Thumb
3. The Grip with the Right Fingers
4. The Strike
5. The Motion of the Hands

Exercises
1. The Normal Deal
2. The Immovable Thumb
3. The Immovable Card

Performing the Deal
Concluding Thoughts
1952 71
The Second Deal strike method
1954 26
Tony Kardyro "Coming Thru!" top card placed on table, deck on top, selection appears face-up on top via air pressure turn-over, featuring a second deal with right-hand end grip and buckling action
Inspired by 1955 26
Dr. Jacob Daley Odd-Backed Second Deal dealing stud seconds with odd-backed cover card, all cards apparently have the back color of that cover card
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
8
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Second Dealing
1957 193
Edward Marlo The Take Second Deal
1959 16
Edward Marlo The Stud Second
1959 22
Edward Marlo Two Strike Methods
1959 31
The Movie Second unorthodox
Related toVariations 1959 54
Edward Marlo The S.F. Second Deals two methods
Also published here 1959 80
Edward Marlo S.F. Natural Second Deal
Also published here 1959 82
Edward Marlo The No Touch Theory three methods
Related toVariations 1959 124
Edward Marlo No Touch Stud Deal
1959 128
Charlie Miller Dealing Seconds tip
1961 44
Easy Downjog Second Deal
1961 65
Eddie Fay Second Dealing
1969 25
Ellison Poland More About Seconds
1969 75
Frank Garcia All-Angle Second Deal from a card cheat from Miami...
1973 91
Frank Garcia Stud Poker Method third finger take, All-Angle type
1973 94
Frank Garcia Frozen Thumb Principle
1973 96
Roger Crabtree Crabtree's 2nd right first finger lifts card up at outer right corner
1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
6
Karl Fulves Strike/Strike Deal double deal beneath top card
July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
229
Francis Carlyle The Second Deal classic strike second deal
1975 163
Edward Marlo E.Z. Second Deal large strike surface
1977 216
Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Second Deal taken at bottom right corner
1977 187
Martin A. Nash The Second Deal see p. 447 for additional crediting
1977 188
Martin A. Nash Stud Second Deal
1977 235
Simon Lovell Second Deal easy continuous strike deal
Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
547
Frederick Braue The Second Deal
1978 2
Frederick Braue Parallel Thumb Second Deal from letters to Gus Southall, with practice tips
1978 10
Frederick Braue FB Slow-Motion Second Deal buckling the top card
1978 40
Dr. James William Elliott Dr. Elliott's Second Deal
Related to
  • "Dr. Elliott's Method of Dealing Seconds" (Tricks and Illusions, 1903, Will Goldston, p. 73)
1978 41
Second Dealing stud deal
1978 41
The Easiest Version
1978 74
Martin A. Nash The Slavic Second perpendicular deck in dealing position
1979 318
Howard Albright Simple Second Deal downjogged top card
1979 356
Necktie Second two sentences explenation
Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
964
The Second Deal
1981 201
Tony Slydini The Slydini Second Deal card is pushed off to left
1982 65
Ken Krenzel Krenzel's Natural Grip Method variation on The Slydini Second Deal
1982 68
Simon Lovell Strike Deals - The Top Sweep Deal
Variations 1983 8
Simon Lovell The Side Sweep Deal
1983 13
Simon Lovell Scaling Cards from the Strike
  • Scaling From The Top Sweep Deal
  • Scaling From The Side Sweep Deal
1983 15
Simon Lovell Dealing Studs from the Strike
  • Studs From The Top Sweep Deal
  • Dealing Studs From The Side Sweep Deal
1983 16
Simon Lovell Scaling Cards from the Stud
1983 17
Simon Lovell A Variation on the Top Sweep Deal
Inspired by 1983 17
Edward Marlo Punch Strike Deal three different positions
1984 2
Edward Marlo 3 Positions for 2nd Deal punch deal context
1984 24
Edward Marlo Modified Mechanic's Grip for punch deal
1984 26
Strike Second Deal brief
1985 24
Jon Steinfeld LF Triple S Little Finger Stud Strike Second
Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1276
Dai Vernon, John Rakinakis, Dr. James William Elliott On the Second Deal tips
Related to 1987 98
Edward Marlo The No Touch Theory strike second deal
1987 26
Edward Marlo, Steve Draun Easy Unit Control Finessed Unit Control
Also published here 1987 29
Second Deal brief
Sep. 1990
The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 3)
4
Necktie Second brief
1990 128
"Necktie" Second Deal for single card
1990 6
Paul Douglas A Brief Second practice method for dealing strikes with increasingly finer cut-offs at corner
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
103
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Second Deal
1992 134
Jack Carpenter Flop Seconds dealing cards in other hand one by one before turning them over at once
1992 157
Gene Maze The Underhand Stud Second Deal brief
1994 22
Edward Marlo Beveled-Edge Second Deal using No Touch Theory
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1968
1995 23
Walter Scott Second Deal
1999 126
The Strike Second Deal
2000 938
Wesley James Second Dealing - A Developmental Perspective
  • Appearance Factors
    • Grip
    • Take
  • Technique Factors:
    • Covert
      • Method
        • Push-Off
        • Two Card Push-Off
        • One-Card Push-Off
        • No Push-Off or Dead Thumb
        • Strike
        • Take
        • Side Strike
    • Overt
      • Action
      • Cover

all with references
2004 228
Wesley James The Option Second Deal including "The Countervailing Motion Principle"
2004 254
Jason England The Strike Second Deal
  • The Sail
  • Delayed Timing
  • The Emerging Angle
  • Back Design
  • The Left Fingers as a Gauge
  • The Brief
  • Dealing Speed
  • Sound
  • Dead-hand Deals
  • Dead-thumb Deals
  • Necktieing
2006 2
Jason England The Big Question strike or push-of second deal
2006 14
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller on the Second Deal
Also published here
  • MUM, Nov. 2002
2006 29
Necktie Second Deal
2006 71
Doug Edwards Not A "Brief" Second
2006 166
Doug Edwards The New D E Al
2006 169
Edward Marlo No-Touch Second Deal
Related to 2007 87
Edward Marlo S. F. Second Deals two methods
Also published here 2007 92
Edward Marlo S. F. Natural Second Deal
Also published here 2007 93
Fred Robinson Second Deal from full grip
2009 105
Roberto Giobbi Unorthodox Second Deal
Related to
  • The Movie Second (1959)
  • "Second Deal" (Douglas Francis, The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948, p. 6)
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 27)
33
Necktie Second Deal
2013 127
Tony Cabral On The Second Deal
  • The Brief
  • The Timing
  • The Rhythm
  • The Carpenter Angle Clash Theory
  • Move the Deck Hand
2014 5
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2015 21
Dai Vernon Strike on 2nd Street thoughts on the speed of false dealing from a lecture transcript
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 29)
33
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2017 14
Steve Forte Strike Seconds intro
2020 352
Steve Forte Demonstration Strike Seconds comments about exhibition deals, brief size, apparently immovable top cards
2020 353
Steve Forte Marlo's No-Touch Second comments on the deal
Related to 2020 355
Steve Forte Walter Scott's Second Deal comments on the deal
Related to 2020 356
Steve Forte Standard Strike Second
  • technical observations
    • terminology
    • conditions
    • playing cards
    • bevel
    • framing the deck (grip)
    • mechanic's grip (aka natural grip)
    • dealing thumb
    • dead thumb
    • briefs
    • right thumb
    • right thumb lift
    • retraction
    • dealing-thumb lift
    • dealing-thumb ending position
    • the take
    • deck-hand movement
    • dealing down
    • dealing direction
    • pitching
    • little-or-no-spin pitching
    • early pitching
    • stud deals
    • "necktie the deck"
    • noise
    • speed
    • rhythm
    • dealing tops
    • viewing angle
    • the body
    • dealing skill
2020 359
Steve Forte Questionable Information strike second myths
  • delaying the left-thumb pushing action
  • elliptical path
  • emerging angles
  • melting action
  • difficulty factor
Related to 2020 372
Deal-down Strikes by hustler VO, top card starts pushed forward so second card is initially not exposed
2020 375
Steve Forte Casino Pitch Strikes
2020 377
Steve Forte Top-side Brief top card pushed to the left
2020 379
Steve Forte Middle-side Brief straddle grip, top card pushed to left
2020 380
Steve Forte Back-corner Strikes take at back right corner
2020 380
Steve Forte Natural Strikes left thumb starts at side of deck
2020 381
Steve Forte Hit-card Strikes strike with fingers, stud
2020 382
Steve Forte Stud Strikes
  • standard stud strike
  • underhand pause and pitch
  • underhand snap-scissors pitch
2020 383
Slappers Slappers take from the front
Variations 2020 385
Steve Forte Hanging Seconds far push-off of top card
Inspired byRelated to 2020 386
Steve Forte Back Strikes right thumb strikes at inner end
2020 428
Steve Forte No-finger Strikes base of right thumb strikes
2020 429
Necktie second deal brief
2022 271
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2023 25