523 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand.
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
Louis Nikola The Game of Poker Everyone gets good hands, you get Royal Flush in Hearts
Related to 1927 39
Jack Merlin The Hop off the Bottom switching hand in a game, Jinx Switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28 10
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
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
W. F. "Rufus" Steele My Personal Stack No. 14
  • The Stack
  • My Poker Run-Up
1935 17
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 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. 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
A Subtle Set Up thumb count stack
1937 365
Double Poker Deal set-up
1937 367
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
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
Frank Lane A Poker Deal performer draws four cards which are the Aces, deck flop
Related toVariations 1938 297
A Si Stebbins System Wrinkle dealing Royal Flush from Si Stebbins
Variations 1938 307
Poker Demonstration controlling the aces, belly strippers
1938 461
Martin Gardner Draw Poker Plus
1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
275
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
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 The Dealer Resorts to Magic sixteen-card stack, sucker deal, opponent is ahead until the last card, two phases
1941 18
John Scarne Scarne's Drunken Deal sucker
Also published here Nov. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 23)
95
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
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Build Up six hands, two rounds, as Rusduck
Related toVariations May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 61)
249
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
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
Warren Wiersbe Stacking the Deck poker & dealing routine to secretly get into Si Stebbins
1946 22
Royal H. Brin, Jr. Simplicity Poker Deal performer gets the Aces after the draw
Variations 1946 46
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 A Straight Flush part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
Variations 1947 16
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 Super Memory presentation for royal flush punch deal
1947 23
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
Billy McComb William's Poker Hand Trick several hands are dealt one hand is chosen it's a royal flush
1947 39
Harvey P. Graham Bagged! poker routine for stage, with a stand
Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 175)
702
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Build Up (Streamlined)
Inspired by Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 189)
755
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
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
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
Audley Walsh Audley's Best edge-marked deck, featuring Audley Walsh's memorized deck order with mnemonics
Dec. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 270)
1078
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
Martin Gardner Poker Problem open drawing of cards, solution on p. 1104
Related to Feb. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 275)
1101
Russell "Rusduck" Duck E-Z Poker thumb count stacking of a poker hand
June 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 310)
39
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
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
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
Charles Hudson Hocus Pocus six hands, five rounds, ends with royal flush
Inspired by May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
5
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
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
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 Alphomega five hands, resets itself, optional climax with ten hands
June 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 9)
3
Stephen Herald Royal Aces five hands, always getting four aces, royal flush as a kicker, duplicates
Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
6
Edward Marlo "He's My Partner" dealing four aces to partner after deck is shuffled
1959 117
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 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
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
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
Charlie Miller Poker Deal target cards from shuffled first deal placed into own hand via bottom deals
1961 28
Harry Lorayne Little Fella' - Big Fella' set-up that is redealt multiple times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962 61
Harry Lorayne Short Pseudo Exposé one card changes to complete royal flush
1962 243
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
Nate Leipzig Automatic Gambler royal flush
Variations 1963 160
Edward Marlo Bluff Poker Stack
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
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
Alton Sharpe Expert Poker Demonstration 23 card set-up
1968 60
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
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 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
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 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
Martin A. Nash A Gambler Sits Down faros and second dealing, several phases, ends with royal flush
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
14
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
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
120
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
Ian Baxter Forgotten Poker Deal dealing straight flushes and a royal flush from Si Stebbins
Inspired by 1970 9
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Poker Deal #2
Related to 1971 151
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
Peter Kane The Lazy Gambler flourish deal vom incomplete faro position, performer gets Aces
1971 17
Paul Swinford Royal Flush Mini-Stack fifteen-card packet shuffled via reverse-faros and cutting, then Royal Flush dealt
Related to 1971 3
Frank Garcia Head to Head Poker kind of Always cut the Cards in reverse, crimp
Variations 1972 82
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
Earl Keyser 22-Card Poker Deal after any number of faro shuffles, the dealer always wins, stack
Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
151
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
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
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's Exhibition Poker Deal No. 106, deck not shuffled, from two to ten players, performer gets Aces (only two?)
Related to 1972 31
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
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
Improvement of Leipzig Poker Deal No. 498
Inspired by 1972 138
Fan 8 Perfect Shuffle No. 585, "Fan & Perfect Shuffle", seems to be some gambling deal from new deck order perhaps
1972 163
Charlie Miller Charley Miller's Poker Deal No. 720, with bottom deals
1972 193
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
George Schindler Poker Dream
Inspired by 1973 128
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Inspired byAlso published here July 1973 637
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
Gene Maze The Universal Stock stack and second deal combination to deal out the Aces for three to seven players
Related to 1973 39
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
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
Martin A. Nash Beating the Cheat Poker specator switch cards
Related toVariations 1975 132
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
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
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
Edward Marlo Cheat to Cheat Poker
1976 324
Al Mann The Psychic Poker Player handcuffed, gaffed table
1976 20
Rick Johnsson Raw Deal several phases, using Inertial Guidance
1976 94
Frank Thompson Phase 3 Royal Flush deal after spectator shuffles (some) cards, with variations on p. 7
1976 3
Gene Maze Spectator's Choice magician ends up with Royal Flush
1977 259
Jerry K. Hartman Hand Me Down specators switch cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1977 147
Roy Walton A Straight Shuffle spectator can shuffle, you get a straight
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
392
Karl Fulves Tilt Poker Aces put in center, immediately two poker hands dealt, posed as problem
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale
Also published here 1977 164
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
Also published here 1977 173
Karl Fulves (C) The Problem At Draw three hands dealt, performer has Aces, Aces put in center and repeated, repeat with Royal Flush, even though the performer deals himself only three cards, posed as problem
Related toVariations 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
93
Die Poker-Hand performer deals five hands from a shuffled deck, when he repeats it he has a straight flush
1978 73
Jerry K. Hartman Rused Card Dealer
  • You always deal yourself the winning hand, as the spectator gets progressively better hands
  • Bottom Deal demonstration
Related to 1978 35
Robert J. Nedbalski Ned's Ultimate Poker Stack spectator can choose between different types of poker and how many players are dealt (two to five), then he deals himself, the performer wins, thirty-five card stack
1978 1
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction spectator shuffles, aces are added, bottom deal stacking, spectator deals
1979 320
Karl Fulves, Roy Walton Primitive Poker packet of twenty-five cards is dealt out in piles according to a rolled dice multiple times, then cards are dealt and everybody has a good hand
Inspired by 1979 31
Walt Lees Irish Poker
Related toVariations June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
690
Karl Fulves Impromptu Poker Deal deck set up for poker deal during location via Riffle Shuffle Control
1979 21
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves The Problem at Draw three hands dealt, performer has Aces, Aces put in center and repeated, repeat with Royal Flush, even though the performer deals himself only three cards
Inspired byRelated to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 13)
1185
Karl Fulves Joker Poker No. 16, Joker is inserted in fifteen-card packet which is then dealt out, hand with joker has a pair and wins
Also published here 1979 22
Simon Aronson Draw Poker Deal a), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1979 6
Simon Aronson Stud Poker Deal b), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1979 6
Father Cyprian Harry the One Armed Gambler Poker deal with one hand, magician gets Royal Flush in Spades
Inspired by 1979 5
Edward Marlo The Marlo Punch Deal - Routine and Presentation dealing a full house, seven players, punch deal
1980 4
Edward Marlo Aces and Kings or Jacks and Queens - The Multiple Combination punch deal, ginving spectators choice up to 4 sets, punch in different positions
1980 6
Edward Marlo One Way Combination Deal dealing full house, three pairs to choose from, punch, edgemark, one way
1980 11
Tom Craven Head to Head puzzle/bet, head-to-head poker game, cards are openly chosen, yet performer wins
Related to Sep. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)
393
Ken Beale Diabolical Deal spectator chooses hand and draws as many as he like, still loses
1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
5
Ken Beale Drop Out Stud Poker Stacks set-ups for stud poker:
  • For Three Hands
  • For Four Hands
  • For Five Hands
  • For Six Hands
1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
6
Father Cyprian Suitcase Charlie - The One Handed Gambler stack and deal, spectator apparently shuffles
1980 23
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman La Nada System of Gambling
1980 46
Steve Kuske Sharp Sharp marked
June 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6)
862
Gordon Bruce The Poker Deal using the Split Second to deal cards, one face up one and face down
Aug. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)
890
Roger Crosthwaite Doing the Splits gambler vs. magician theme, splitting twos into aces and one hand changes backs
Oct. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 10)
918
Ray Grismer Psychic Poker five hands, cards switch with performer's hand, who still ends up with Royal Flush
1980
Magick (Issue 250)
1247
Val Evans, Juan Tamariz Exhibición de Poker Efecto N°9
Related to 1980 45
Juan Tamariz Exhibición de Poker (más sencillo)
Related to 1980 76
Michael Close Royal Poker Cull procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Inspired by 1981
Arcane (Issue 3)
23
Harry Riser The Last Hand procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Related to 1981
Arcane (Issue 6)
69
Karl Fulves Hokum Notes variations on the impromptu stacking method
1981 7
Karl Fulves Recursive Draw spectator repeatedly gets Aces, then changes for a royal flush, funny presentation
Related to 1981 13
Karl Fulves I. Q. Poker after some guessing game performer receives four-of-a-kind from shuffled deck, stacking as other cards are removed from deck
1981 26
Karl Fulves Fourth of Habit four indifferent cards put on table, one changes into selection, then four Kings are dealt, first tricks sets up second
Inspired by 1981 35
Walt Lees Crazy, Mixed-Up Poker with two deals
Inspired by 1981 30
Horace E. Bennett The Improved Cheat four duplicate Aces, Royal Flush kicker
1981 53
Juan Tamariz Efecto 5°. Repoker de Elegidas four selections are controlled in one hand, aces, royal flush, with impromptu version
Also published here 1981 27
Roy Walton You Can't Cheat An Honest Man two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, bottom deals
Also published here 1981 39
Derek Dingle Master Poker Demonstration combination, color changing deck climax
Variations 1982 207
Bob King All-Fair Poker real shuffle, yet straights for all and royal flush for performer, gilbreath
1982 267
Frank Garcia, Edward Marlo The Miracle Worker aces change to kings, then a heads-up poker in which the deck is cut for every card
Related to 1982 62
Mack Picknick Challenge Poker draw poker, performer has flush, overhand shuffle stacking
1982 34
Christian Scherer Scherer Poker Deal with Scherer's glued stack principle
Related to 1982 27
Edward Marlo Face-up Poker Deals cards are dealt face up, face-up bottom deals, discrepancy
Variations 1983 316
Karl Fulves Anytime Poker Aces run up from shuffled deck, two-handed game
Related toVariations 1983 3
Ken De Courcy Australian Poker Down under deal five times to give spectator a poker hand, but you win with Straight Flush
Related to 1983 23
Edward Marlo Combination Advantages combining scratch deal with bottom deal to deal full houses
1984 13
Edward Marlo Combination One-Way Punch and Scratch both punch and scratch indicate one-way feature, full house deal
1984 14
Edward Marlo Punchless Deal several methods to achieve full house deal with borrowed deck
1984 14
Edward Marlo Pseudo Memory ungaffed punchdeal, cards injogged instead of punched
1984 14
Edward Marlo Indeterminated Poker Deal four of a kind deal, second deal and 4 injogged cards
1984 17
Edward Marlo Any Number 3 To 10 spectator chooses number of players, you get winning hand, scratch mark
1984 21
Edward Marlo Any Sucker Hand Called For eight hand deal, dealer aces, any other kings
1984 23
Edward Marlo More Punchless Approaches two methods using crimps
1984 27
Edward Marlo Percentage Full House riffle culling a full house
1984 50
Edward Marlo Fifth Routine riffle cull and bottom deal with slick aces (reduces friction)
1984 98
Edward Marlo The Erratic Poker Deal spectator influence dealing, yet four Aces are dealt
1984 314
Frederick Braue Three A.M. Poker Deal progressive poker deal stack that is easy to remember, credit information
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
161
Del Copley Challenge Poker Deal four aces are found in selected hand, bottom deal gambling demo
1984 5
Tony Econ The Invisible Bottom Deal fake bottom deal gambling demo
1984 9
T. Nelson Downs Whiz Bang Poker No. 71, stack for any number of hands from two to six players
1984 106
Karl Fulves Face-up Poker No. 75, poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, with variation
  • Revenge Poker
Related to 1984 112
Juan Tamariz Rutina Hamilton three phases, pick-up stack
Inspired by 1984 21
Juan Tamariz Las 3 Jugadas de Poker stacking of Aces and Sevens, performer has straight as a climax
Inspired by 1984 23
Jerry Sadowitz Fancy Dance Kings placed on top and instantly four-handed game dealt, Kings in performer's hand, they change to Aces
Variations 1984 16
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Der ehrliche Pokerspieler humorous, performer deals more cards to himself obviously
Variations May 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
30
A. Berkeley Davis Poker/Bridge Demonstration full deck stack, automatic reset, faro
1985 285
A. Berkeley Davis Non-Faro P/B Demonstration Poker/Bridge, full deck stack, automatic reset
1985 290
Martin Lewis Any Number Can Play Spectator calls out any number of hands, performer deals out and gets winning hand (2 to 8 hands range)
1985 27
William Larsen, Jack McMillen Poker Deal performer knows other player's hole cards, then gets aces (1937)
1985 25
T. Nelson Downs TND Poker Deal stack in which two to six players can be chosen, good hands and performer wins
1985 15
Louis Histed, Frederick Braue Crimp Four Aces aces fairly lost in deck, then they arrive in poker hand
1985 24
David Britland Two Step "How to get two hands in a four-handed game"
Kings shuffled into deck, four hands dealt, performer gets Kings, they change into Aces
Inspired by 1985 38
David Britland The Last Game multiphase routine, with card swapping
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 2)
20
Jerry Sadowitz Dealer Dem four Aces put on top, instantly four-handed game dealt with four Aces for dealer, repeated after shuffling by spectator
Inspired by 1987 113
Karl Fulves Faro Slough-Off Stacking simple two-handed stacking
1987 6
Karl Fulves Faster Draw hand upjogged, stripped out and put on top, two hands dealt and the upjogged hand is in one of the hands, upjogging doubles
Related to 1987 16
Karl Fulves Accelerated Draw No. 4, two Blackjack hands from last trick put on deck, two hands dealt, Full House for spectator and Royal Flush for performer
1987 57
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1987 20
Bruce Cervon Diminishing Poker Deal spectator gets always five cards, you each time one card less
1988 101
Darwin Ortiz Greek Poker poker stacking triumph, color changing deck kicker
Variations 1988 66
Dai Vernon Vernon On Edward G. Brown's "Poker Hand Mystery" Mr. Lucky Effect
Inspired byRelated to 1988 169
Karl Fulves Trade In Draw fifteen card poker deal, three hands, spectator can trade, performer still wins, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
230
Edward Marlo For Poker Demonstration faced-deck and turnover before discarding, setting up with table riffle shuffle reverse
1988 166
René Lavand Switching Hands performer gets Royal Flush
1988 33
René Lavand A Little More on Gambling
Also published here 1988 48
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1988 66
Roy Walton A Straight Shuffle spectator can shuffle, you get a straight
Also published here 1988 159
Dai Vernon Face-Up Deal Ruse doing the deal face up in case the spectator would win instead of the performer
1988 7
Ray Grismer Quick Poker Demonstration Aces and Faces punched
1988 9
Brother John Hamman Spectator Outdeals Magician... Almost
Related to 1989 175
Karl Fulves PDQuickie Aces placed in different parts of the deck, one cut, two hands dealt and performer gets Aces (doubles inserted)
1989 14
Karl Fulves The Gambler weird stacking procedure, then two hands dealt and performer has four-of-a-kind
1989 15
Juan Tamariz Effect 5. Repoker of the Chosen four selections are controlled in one hand, aces, royal flush, with impromptu version
Also published here 1989/91 45
Bob King A Couple of Tears Face up Poker Deal, onehanded seconds face down to yourself
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1744
Karl Fulves Daylight Poker poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 5)
48
Edward Marlo Second Application bottom deal with four Aces
Also published here June 1991 4
Edward Marlo Third Application you get aces, spectator kings, bottom deal
Also published here June 1991 5
Karl Fulves Random Stud stud version with randomly mixed face-up/face-down cards, dealer wins with royal flush
1991 40
Karl Fulves Outfoxed apparent stacking with outjogged aces as demo, when dealt aces are openly dealt from center to spectator, yet performer gets aces, two methods
Related to 1991 51
Ron Ferris Sweetheart Stack spectator can change cards
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Challenge Poker Deal"
1991 716
T. Page Wright How Many Hands? two-handed Royal Flush deal, then any number of players from three to six are chosen, performer gets Ace-high Straight and others good hands
1991 191
T. Page Wright Gambling Demonstration deck shuffled, some cards dealt, hole cards named by performer, later Aces are dealt
1991 318
Jerry K. Hartman Rused Card Dealer
Related to 1991 401
Jerry K. Hartman Hand Me Down specators switch cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 418
Al Smith Workers' Playtime Aces and Kings stacked, using false deals to get them in wanted hands
Related to 1991 16
Al Smith Smarloth multiple shift followed by faro stacking
1991 16
Edward Marlo Second Application bottom deal with four Aces
Also published here 1992 177
Edward Marlo Third Application you get Aces, spectator Kings, bottom deal
Also published here 1992 178
James Swain, Michael Skinner Dream Poker magician deals himself winning poker hand from spectator shuffled deck. Uses partial stack
1992 19
James Swain Impromptu Cheat performer receives best hand from shuffled deck, uses riffle stacking
1992 31
Karl Fulves Blindfold Aces Aces arranged into a ten-card-packet by spectator, performer deals three hands and gets three Aces, three methods
Related to 1992 59
Bob Farmer Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
43
Edward Marlo Glim Deal sighting ahead when dealing with shiner
1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
5
Philip T. Goldstein Drawl winning cards in selected hand, spectator can cut to position for dealing last round of cards
Sep. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 3)
6
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Peter Duffie I Give Up! two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, second deals instead of bottom deals
Inspired by 1993 15
Steven Hamilton A Poker Problem spectator deals five hands and turns all face up, takes any five cards for a strong hand, rest dealt out again into four hands, every hand beats the spectator's choice, posed as a problem
Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
5
Dai Vernon, John Murray, Jerry Mentzer One Hand Bottom - Applications
1993 227
Jack Birnman Sharper's Image after some shuffling (also by spectator) a two-handed game is dealt, performer receives a Full House with Aces and Kings, faro
Variations June 1993 15
René Lavand Switching Hands spectator chooses hand for performer, which is a Royal Flush
1993 68
René Lavand A Little More on Gambling
Also published here 1993 79
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1993 84
René Lavand Showing Off dealing a Royal Flush, no matter how many hands are wished, x-deals
1993 110
René Lavand Poker Against All performer deals himself a Royal Flush, with wallet
1993 126
Juan Tamariz Effect 5 - Repoker Of The Chose four selections are controlled in one hand, aces, royal flush, with impromptu version
1994 16
Tony Econ The Econ Poker Deal Aces apparently stacked for performer in two shuffles, Aces are seen to be dealt to another hand, performer ends up with Straight Flush, faro
1994 82
Simon Aronson Draw Poker Deal a), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1994 120
Simon Aronson Stud Poker Deal b), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1994 121
Bob Farmer Done Deal I done from deck
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
49
Bob Farmer Done Deal III spectator cuts deck and deals, loses, blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer Done Deal IV spectator cuts and deals two hands, loses, five duplicate Ten Card Poker sets
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Peter Duffie Epitaph for a Card Cheat one-at-a-time reduction of hands
Inspired byRelated to 1995 156
Darwin Ortiz The One-Handed Poker Deal skill demonstration
Variations 1995 149
Darwin Ortiz Mr. Lucky spectator chooses all the cards in play
Related toVariations 1995 167
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves The Lazy Gambler No. 29, spectator cuts and two poker hands are dealt out, performer's cards are face-up and the Royal Flush
1995 52
Edward Marlo No. 6 with drawing and discards, block turnover application
1995 395
Doug Edwards Deal Easy performer deals himself good hand each successive round:
  • he receives four Tens
  • he receives Royal Flush
  • deals Four-of-a-Kind to any chosen hand, but beats it by dealing himself four Aces
  • deals Royal Flush to any chosen hand, but beats it with "Five-of-a-Kind" (four Threes and a Two, i. e. "wild")
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
13
Paul Harris A Subtle Poker Move (revised) performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen, in second round he has killer hand
Inspired byVariations 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
123
Michael Skinner A Poker Deal spectator deals, royal flush
1996 56
Harry Riser Dealer's School
  • Phase One (red black separation by feel)
  • Phase Two (shuffle control demo)
  • Phase Three (dealing some hands, performer ends up with Aces)
1996 144
Peter Duffie, Neil Smith The Con Artist
  • Stage One: bottom deal shown and exposed, then spectator tries it but performer gets Aces instead
  • Stage Two: Aces put reversed in center, four hands dealt, one of them are the Aces, cards assembled and Aces shown back in center
1996 12
Bob Farmer Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Also published here May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer Reverse Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, then hands are exchanged and performer wins
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer Jiggery Poker in Two Hands poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, repeat phase
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer The Contest poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related to May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
73
Bob Farmer Untertaker spectator deals out cards, performer in the end changes four and wins, two-phase poker deal using faced deck
Inspired by June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
70
Bob Farmer A Virtual Shuffle And a Real Scam performer gets the Aces after the draw
Inspired by July 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 11)
72
Bob Farmer Russian Poker Roulette top cards of ten piles used for poker game
Also published here Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
77
Larry Jennings Another Winning Hand two hands, cards are drawn, performer wins two times
Inspired by 1997 37
Richard Vollmer The Distrustful Mechanic using faros
Oct. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 10)
2850
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
Also published here 1997 113
Nick Trost Straight Poker Deal Deal from shuffled deck, spectators get straight, performer get full house.
Variations 1997 236
Nick Trost Twenty-Deck Poker Deal Poker with twenty cards
Related to
  • "The Hokey-Poker Deck" (Jim Lucier, The New Tops, March 1978)
1997 245
Nick Trost Special-Deck Blackjack-Poker Deal Blackjack and poker combined demo
Related to 1997 265
Alex Elmsley Power Poker ten cards, spectator can chose which he wands, full house and royal flush
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997 2
Doug Edwards Poker Deal Extraordinaire You get winning hand multiple times, keep getting better and better
Inspired by 1997 117
Peter Duffie Duffie's Zen Card Deal
Inspired byAlso published here July 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)
80
Chris "Doc" Dixon, Darwin Ortiz Clean spectator chooses all the cards in play, version without table
Inspired by 1997 95
Jerry Sadowitz, Derek Dingle Gambling Demo riffle cull and bottom deal
Related to 1997/98 19
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
1998 142
Jack Avis Alaskan Poker five times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with Royal Flush
Related to 1998 54
Steve Mayhew Vanishing Variations
  • The Vanishing Poker Deal: Aces vanish one at a time from top of deck, performer deals out five hands and Aces turn up face up in his hand (or they are “center-dealt” to performer from deck)
  • Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal (see p. 24)
  • The Vanishing Fix (see p. 26)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
23
Steve Mayhew Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal Aces vanished as in original (p. 23), deck is shuffled face up into face down, hands are dealt out and all cards come out face up except performer’s, rest of deck becomes all face up, performer’s cards are the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
24
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Fix Aces placed on bottom, one by one they are placed on top and vanish, following each vanish the others are seen still on bottom, trick can end as in previous variation (p. 24), or without the "Topsy-Turvy" aspect and performer just gets the only face down cards – the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
26
Lew R. Brooks The Kangaroo Kid gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story
Inspired by
  • "From the Land Down Under" (Ken Beale, World's Greatest Card Tricks, Bob Longe, 1996)
Variations
1998 28
Lew R. Brooks High Card Poker poker demo with twenty picture cards & Aces
1998 37
Roy Walton, Ramón Riobóo Hokem Poker 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush and everyone has a good hand
  • Racherbaumer Addition (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • For Hard Core-Cases
  • HC-C Method
  • HC-C Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
78
James Swain 21st Century Magicican vs. Gambler two phases, including Pokerhand Transformation
Also published here 1999 147
Steve Mayhew The Routine stack for two hands, both are good but performer wins, spectator can riffle shuffle
Variations 1999 9
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Double-Duke stacking four hands, spectator gets flush, performer full house or four of a kind, gambling demonstration
1999 11
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer Lorayne's Poker Deal royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1999 13
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer Lorayne's Poker Deal #2
1999 15
Roger Crosthwaite The Cheat named four-of-a-kind produced and stacked, then face-up center deal, Aces for performer
1999 105
Adrian Plate A Trick at Poker No. 5,new deck opened and shuffled, seven hands dealt and performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1999 102
Rell M. Woodward Poker Stack
1999 102
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note correction and more details
Related to 1999 103
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
Also published here 1999 60
James Swain 21st Century Magician vs. Gambler two phases, including Pokerhand Transformation
Also published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
52
Paul Gordon Hayden On Duty displaying cards in bunches, with cuts in between, at the end the Aces are stacked
Inspired by
  • "The Buffalo Cornstack" (Allan Hayden, Card Shark On Duty)
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
22
Ashford Kneitel The Subtlest Poker Move of All in final phase performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen
Inspired by 1999 144
Guy Hollingworth Gambling in Grubbier Circumstances performer recieves Royal Flush
2000 27
Theodore Annemann The Gambler in Person very simple stacking technique for a gambling demo
Also published here 2000 924
The Easy Poker Demonstration
2000 1053
Steve Beam Done Deal deck is shuffled twice, second time face up into face down, spectator deals face up cards to himself and face down to performer, performer has a straight flush
Variations 2000 16
Steve Beam House Rules two decks are shuffled together face up and face down, performer gets a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2000 19
Karl Fulves Auto Draw three-handed draw poker, combination of bottom deal with jonah card ploy
Related toVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
18
Barry Price The Stealth Stack Aces placed reversed at different positions where spectator's say stop during riffling, immediately a five-handed game is dealt out and all Aces are stacked
2000 11
David Britland The Last Game multiphase routine, with card swapping
Also published here 2000 5
Fred Robinson Poker, Rummy & Bridge poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2000 42
Andrew Wimhurst Mister Blister dealing two full houses from shuffled deck, punch deal
2001 14
Darwin Ortiz Rum Punch punch deal, dealing royal flush
Related to 2001 15
Simon Aronson Routine Maintenance (Poker Deal Restoration) Poker Deal demo that restores stack order
Related to 2001 238
Karl Fulves Percentage Poker performer and spectator draw hole card from face-up deck, then four cards chosen from 4x4 layout, even though spectator goes first he loses
Related to
  • "Swindle & Cheat" (1991)
2001 90
Karl Fulves, Larry Becker Knockout Poker No. 62, spectator choses five cards from himself from face-up deck and for performer from face-down deck with dealing procedure, magicians gets Aces
2001 92
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle No. 13, five-card stud poker dealt, after every dealt card the spectator can switch face-up cards of performer with someone else's, he still wins
Also published here 2001 28
Karl Fulves One Second Flat No. 46, gag sequence in which apparently gambling secrets are exposed, finishes with color changing backs and a Royal Flush deal
Related to 2001 105
Harry Lorayne Poker Power pick-a-card poker with face-up cards, Aces or Royal Flush kicker, faro
2001 543
Karl Fulves Multi-Stack shuffled deck, performer takes out Aces and loses them again, immediately deals out two poker hands and performer gets Aces
Related to 2001 212
Karl Fulves Jacks Are Better shuffled deck, performer takes out named value and loses them again, immediately deals out two poker hands and performer gets Jacks and spectator his value
Related to 2001 213
Darwin Ortiz Raw Deal punch deal, dealing royal flush
2002 44
Ian Baxter Poker Deal Deluxe spectator shuffles, receives royal flush
2002 16
Steve Beam Preventive Poker deck is shuffled twice, second time face up into face down, spectator deals face up cards to himself and face down to performer, performer has a straight flush, more freedom
Inspired by 2002 223
Roberto Giobbi Poker Burn
Inspired by 2003 1303
Bob King Poker4 cards dealt and spectators can switch cards, two cards with holes
2003 17
Karl Fulves World Series disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Variations 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
87
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Dire Straights Ace through Ten received after a riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired by 2003 92
Paul Cummins Punken Droker poker game dealt from deck shuffled face up/down
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 20
Karl Fulves Playing Best Hand
Inspired by 2004 5
Karl Fulves Crooked Straight two straights for performer and spectator, but performer has higher one, performer's hand pops out of banded deck
Inspired by 2004 34
Gene Maze Universal Stock number of hands chosen by spectator, combining riffle stacking, second and bottom deals, only briefly explained
Related to 2004 138
Basil Horwitz Body Language Challenge Poker Test spectator can select cards from half the deck to build best possible poker hand, performer selects without looking and has a royal flush
2004 39
Grace Ann Morgan The Adequate Cardshark Poker and Bridge deal from Si Stebbins
Inspired by 2004 31
Juan Tamariz Poker Demonstration four Eight Players
2004 62
John Scarne Stock Holder performer and spectator alternately cut the deck and deal the top card to the other, performer names the cards he dealt to spectator and performer has four Aces
2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
100
Gabi Pareras Poker Optico (La cobertura como camuflaje) four Poker hands are dealt and spectator can chose how many cards are exchanged in each hand, performer ends up with four Aces
  • Sobre el concepto de camuflaje
2004 45
Karl Fulves Counterfeat spectator removes any card from shuffled deck, performer removes full house and bets that spectator cannot beat him with straight flush that includes his card
Related to 2005 9
Karl Fulves Counterfeit credits for "Counterfeat" betting game in which spectator and performer construct poker hand from face-up spread
Related to 2005 65
Karl Fulves The X-Hand Deal five piles, dealing for "randomisation", spectator decides on number of players
2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
93
Jack Avis M. S. Poker Deal "Mechanical Second", Aces dealt to performer, placed together in center and immediately dealt out again
2006 98
Jack Avis Shuffled Deck Poker Deal good hand dealt after a spectator's overhand shuffle
Inspired by
  • Ricky Jay television performance
2006 119
Woody Aragón The Man with Three Hands spectators get same hands again and performer has a royal flush
2006 204
Gregory Wilson Face-to-Face Poker
2007 493
Benjamin Earl Real Scarne aces dealt to poker hand from a spectator shuffled deck, thought of card predicted in pocket
2007 7
Jack Parker Magician vs. Magician Magician recounts story of playing poker with another magician, magician ultimately wins with Royal Flush in Spades (lots of pokerhand transformations)
Inspired by 2007 27
Stewart James Jamesway Poker Deal Deal a winning hand after shuffling a packet of cards any number of times, includes a version for a Five Aces deal
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
2007 81
Stewart James Ten Nights In A Cardroom Multiple phase routine with ten tricks

  • 1. Shuffled deck, you deal and win a game of draw poker
  • 2. Four spectators name a number each, the cards at those positions have the same value
  • 3. You are able to name every card in a hand of poker as it is being dealt
  • 4. Card to pocket, card is lost in the deck by spectator, then card appears in your previously empty pocket. Effect is repeated.
  • 5. Challenge card location
  • 6. Prediction trick
  • 7. You deal yourself good cards for poker
  • 8. You can predict what cards you will receive for poker
  • 9. Blackjack deal, spectator can name any number of hands and you will always win with a blackjack
  • 10. Shuffled deck, you blindfold yourself, you deal for poker and win once again
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
2007 84
Stewart James Pokericulum Poker routine, spectators are allowed to switch hands with you before you deal the final card to everyone, but you still win
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
2007 93
Stewart James So-Fair Poker Deal Multi phase poker deal, you always get a winning hand despite spectator getting to choose which card is dealt to you
Also published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
2007 96
Edward Marlo Second Application bottom deal with four Aces
Also published here 2007 109
Edward Marlo Third Application you get Aces, spectator Kings, bottom deal
Also published here 2007 109
Alan Bursky, "Senator" Clarke Crandall Honest Cheat humorous, performer deals more cards to himself obviously
Inspired by 2007 2
Nick Trost Lucky At Poker
Inspired by 2008 116
Nick Trost Strictly Straight Poker
Inspired by 2008 117
Justin Higham Mini-Faro, Pseudo Centres Pseudo centre routine - spectator get Kings, performer gets Aces, uses Mini Faro concept
Related to 2008 36
Justin Higham Subconscious Culling Poker deal demo, magician gets four Aces, presentation involves technique called "subconscious culling"
Inspired by
  • "Subconscious Poker" (Bob Fisher, The Sphinx)
2008 43
Allan Slaight New Deck Progressive faros
  • 1. card counted to by adding to cut-to card values, predicted
  • 2. Ace production
  • 3. Aces lost and spelled to
  • 4. poker deal
  • 5. draw poker deal
  • 6. Rummy demo
  • 7. spelling to card from first effect
  • 8. another poker deal
  • 9. Blackjack deal
  • 10. Bridge deal
Also published here
  • Ibidem #33, Dec. 1967
2008 44
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale
Also published here 2008 50
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Also published here 2008 57
John Luka Luka Meets Mr. Lucky spectator chooses all the cards in play, simpler switch
Inspired by 2008 25
Fred Robinson How to Win at Cards poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2009 182
Benjamin Earl Real Scarne aces dealt from shuffled deck, named card in pocket
Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
8
Nick Trost Brag and Poker Deal dealing winning hand in Brag followed by poker deal
2009 397
Nick Trost Blackjack, Gin and Poker I
  • Phase One - Blackjack
  • Phase Two - Gin
  • Phase Three - Poker
2009 398
Nick Trost Blackjack, Gin and Poker II
  • Phase One - Gin Rummy
  • Phase Two - Blackjack
  • Phase Three - Five-Handed Poker
  • Phase Four - Four-Handed Poker
2009 399
Nick Trost Poker and Bridge Routine
  • Phase One - Poker
  • Phase Two - Bridge
  • Alternate Handling - Poker Phase
Inspired by 2009 432
Caleb Wiles Little Fella Grows Up four Kings put on top, two-handed game dealt, performer gets Kings, repeat, repeat with Royal Flush kicker
  • From a Shuffled Deck
Inspired by 2009 39
Jonas Ljung Kismet Poker five poker hands dealt, performer wins and hand is predicted
Also published here 2009 24
Roberto Giobbi Climax to an Unexpected Poker Deal
Inspired by 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 15)
211
Jim Steinmeyer Enigmatic Poker spectator "mixes" fifteen card packet face-up/face-down, dealflipdropcut
Related to 2010 26
David Britland The Last Game
  • Cardopolis
multiphase routine, with card swapping
Also published here Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
18
Steve Mayhew The Bugs Bunny Dang Deal performers hand suddenly has over fifteen cards, in the next round the spectator's hand grows and performer has Royal Flush
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 3
Andrew Wimhurst The Wimhurst Poker Deal Center deal demonstration, four Kings are dealt to magician, then later dealt to spectator, but magician gets the four Aces as a kicker
2011 43
Antonio Zuccaro Trust Everyone, But Always Cut the Cards Center deal demonstration, four Aces are cut into deck. Spectator gets three Ace, last Ace given to performer for royal flush ending
2011 49
Woody Aragón Grandpa's Poker spectators shuffle, perofmer names hands before revealed, and performer gets straight flush
Variations 2011 175
Tony Cabral Dealer's Choice hold'em & stud poker demonstration
Inspired by
  • "Run 'Em Up" (Richard Turner, The Science of Shuffling and Stacking, video)
2011 34
Karl Fulves Playing Winners
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
Karl Fulves Improving The Hand
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
Jonas Ljung Kismet Poker five poker hands dealt, performer wins and hand is predicted
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
30
David Britland The Last Game multiphase routine, with card swapping
Also published here Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
14
Nick Trost Poker Deal with a Breather four times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2011 673
Nick Trost The Automatic Gambler
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 680
Nick Trost World Series Poker - Updated disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Inspired by 2011 681
Nick Trost Australian Poker gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story, credit information
Inspired by 2011 684
Nick Trost Seven-Card Stud Using High Cards using only twenty-one cards
2011 687
Nick Trost High-Card Poker Deal, Revised poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired by 2011 689
Steve Forte Paint Poker "Steve Forte's Routine"
poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Sal Piacente's DVD Expert Magic Lecture Notes, Volume 2 (2004)
2011 692
Nick Trost Diminishing Poker Deal progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale
Inspired by 2011 695
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking twenty-five-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush, two-phase routine
Inspired by 2011 697
Nick Trost Challenge Poker Deal six-handed draw poker game dealt, some draw cards, performer wins
Also published here
  • published manuscript in 1964 by H. P. Wisehart
2011 705
Nick Trost Computer Card Poker deck of thirty-two punched computer cards and sorting rod used for poker deal
2011 848
Benjamin Earl Poker, Blackjack & Secret Skills short poker and blackjack deal, four court cards in aces transformation
2012 11
Karl Fulves Poker With Jokers four Kings and Joker cut in deck, two hands dealt, five Kinds and five Aces (four with Joker) in the hands
Inspired by 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
668
Justin Higham Spread-Count Poker 1 groups spread off and dropped onto table to stack Aces which start on top, drop stack
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2013 9
Justin Higham Spread-Count Poker 2 memory presentation
Inspired byRelated to 2013 10
Justin Higham The Compensation Deal people join the game after deck has been stacked, from four hands to up to eight hands
Inspired byRelated to 2013 17
Justin Higham Extended Face-Up Poker Deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2013 20
Ian "Sav" Saville Stand-Up Poker Deal running through deck once, then dealing winning hand after two faros
  • Credits
Related toVariations 2013 28
Justin Higham 75% Poker Deal three-of-a-kind dealt without culling from shuffled deck
  • End Notes
Inspired by 2013 29
Justin Higham Faro Flush Presentation
Inspired byVariations 2013 31
Benjamin Earl Pseudo-Memory Deal pseudo memory
Inspired byVariations 2013 31
Justin Higham Pseudo-Memory Deal/Location
Inspired byRelated to 2013 32
Justin Higham First Flush royal flush received that has previously been put in center, with drawing
Inspired by 2013 33
Justin Higham Poker Charade with drawing
Inspired byVariations 2013 34
Justin Higham What Goes Around, Comes Around with drawing
Inspired byVariations 2013 36
Benjamin Earl The "Appearing" Poker Hand additional hand dropped onto table secretly after haphazard poker deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2013 36
Justin Higham Jungian Location exploiting John S. Frazee's Shuffle Force
Inspired by 2013 39
Joseph Barry Dream Poker draw poker, performer gets royal flush, spectator can shuffle and cut
Also published here 2014 2
Justin Higham Spread-Count Poker 3 drop stacking after royal flush has been palmed onto top
  • Prediction Versions
  • Full-House Version
  • Face-Down Version
Related to 2014 1
Justin Higham 1-5-4 Poker partial stack and draw gets performer the royal flush
  • Full-House Version
2014 4
Dylan Holmes Making the Rounds full house received after draw
  • JH Notes (Justin Higham)
Inspired by 2014 13
Justin Higham Frank Lane Returns with drawing
Inspired by 2014 15
Justin Higham Extended Face-Up Poker Plus Sucker Hand
Inspired by 2014 26
Justin Higham A Switch on the Three Jacks
2014 27
Justin Higham 100% Poker Deals exploiting positions of good cards
  • The Ghost of Rakinakis
  • Other 100% Poker Deals
  • Conclusion
2014 28
Justin Higham Prefigured Poker Deal impromptu
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014 31
Ian "Sav" Saville Appendix I: Sav on the Full-House Deal - An Object-Lesson in Creating Meaning, Context and Presentation
Related to 2014 38
Justin Higham Appendix II: Notes on Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects further thoughts on references routines
Related to 2014 40
Justin Higham BDC Face-Up Poker
Inspired by 2014 44
Justin Higham The "Appearing" Poker Hand additional hand is brought into play that was not actually dealt
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
Inspired by 2014 48
Gabi Pareras, Frank Garcia El rey de los Tahures cards dealt from face up face down shuffled deck, with triumph finale
Inspired by 2014 25
Frank Garcia, John Scarne Soñé que jugaba al póker based on Scarne's Drunk Poker Deal, cards dealt from face up face down shuffled deck
Also published here 2014 27
Steve Mayhew The Bugs Bunny Deal performers hand suddenly has over fifteen cards, in the next round the spectator's hand grows and performer has Royal Flush
Inspired byAlso published here 2014 123
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Poker Deal Aces vanish one at a time from top of deck, performer deals out five hands and Aces turn up face up in his hand (or they are “center-dealt” to performer from deck)
Inspired byAlso published here 2014 213
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Topsy-Turvy Poker Deal Aces vanished as in original deck is shuffled face up into face down, hands are dealt out and all cards come out face up except performer’s, rest of deck becomes all face up, performer’s cards are the Aces
Also published here 2014 215
Steve Mayhew, Stephen Hobbs The Vanishing Fix Aces placed on bottom, one by one they are placed on top and vanish, following each vanish the others are seen still on bottom
Also published here 2014 217
Friedrich Roitzsch Sucker Punch two good hands after a spectator's shuffle, gilbreath & punch deal
Inspired by 2015 5
Dani DaOrtiz The Absent Player Spectators shuffle the deck, decide the number of poker hands to be dealt, and which hand will win. Despite their choices, the designated player receives a royal flush.
2015 122
Joseph Barry 10 Cards for Lavante two-handed game with spectator and performer, both draw, performer gets Royal Flush
Inspired by 2015 7
Nick Trost Automatic Gambler
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2015 161
Bob Farmer Automatic Gambler About Face
Inspired by 2015 163
Bob Farmer Russian Poker Roulette top cards of ten piles used for poker game
Also published here 2015 213
Bob Farmer Done Deal I: Spectator Deals done from deck
Also published here 2015 225
Bob Farmer Done Deal VI spectator cuts deck and deals, loses, blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here 2015 233
Bob Farmer Done Deal VII spectator cuts and deals two hands, loses, five duplicate Ten Card Poker sets
Also published here 2015 234
Jonas Ljung Kismet Poker five poker hands dealt, performer wins and hand is predicted
Also published here 2015 239
David Britland The Last Game
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 245
Peter Duffie The Zen Card Deal
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2015 249
Roger Crosthwaite Father Roger Crosthwaite Addition
Inspired by 2015 252
Harry Lorayne Poker Power Explored Cull Down Variation to back instead of bottom, jog and strip out, simultaneous stacking for three players
Inspired by 2015 207
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
Also published here 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
4
Karl Fulves Poker Exchange version with face-down draw poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
Inspired by 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
4
Karl Fulves Note 6 note on Face-Up Poker
Related to 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves Daylight Poker poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Also published here 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
14
Michael Weber Black Jacks or Better deck cut by inserting a cut card, first blackjack then poker hand dealt from there, secret flopping of half the deck
Feb. 2015
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 35)
1
Justin Higham Spread-Count Poker 6 groups spread off and dropped onto table to stack Royal Flush which starts on top, drop stack
Related to 2015 11
Denis Behr Mr. Luckiest spectator shuffles, yet winning hand is dealt, repeat
Inspired byAlso published here Summer 2016
Quarterly (Issue 4)
45
So Sato Poker Demon-Stration winning hand is dealt after spectator shuffles, Mass Destruction Stacking
2016 120
Roberto Giobbi Lucky Thingamajig lucky cent presentation
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 26)
30
Pepe Lirrojo Pick Up Stack con Faros pick-up stack and faro stacking
Inspired by 2016 27
Colm Mulcahy Flushed with Embarrassment Triskadequadra Application #4
seven poker hands dealt, five people pass their best card to a beginner and worst card to the spectator, beginner ends up with four Aces and a King, performer with straight flush
Also published here
  • Mathematical Card Magic, 2013
2016 71
Lewis Jones Strangers on a Train three-handed game, spectators make decisions about cutting and mixing, yet the performer receives a Royal Flush
Apr. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4)
46
John Cottle Target Practice shuffle tracking a (crimped) card, then dealing a good hand with it
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
14
Patrick G. Redford Progressive Poker all players have good hands, using Redford Stack
2017 102
Patrick G. Redford The KM Poker Deal follow up for King Me, straight flush deal, two hands, using the Redford Stack
2017 124
Áriston Clasificaciones finding a thought of card, deck to NDO and poker demonstration, shuffled deck is put in order in process
  • La Carta Pensada Entre Los Reyes O Los Comodines
  • Toda La Baraja Ordenada Por Palo Y Numero
  • La Jugada De Poker Soñada
2017 179
Denis Behr Mr. Luckiest spectator shuffles, yet the performer receives the four Aces, spectator shuffles again and deals himself, yet the performer receives a Royal Flush
Inspired byAlso published here 2018 49