Bottom Stock

42 entries in Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
For One Card controlling top card or bottom and top card
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
46
S. W. Erdnase II. To Retain the Bottom Stock
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
36
S. W. Erdnase V. To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV Combination Riffle and Cuts
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
44
To Keep Certain Cards in View overhand and basic riffle shuffle methods for:
  • 1. The bottom card
  • 2. The top card
  • 3a. A number of cards (jog shuffle)
  • 3b. A number of cards (lift shuffle)
 		1938
Greater Magic
165
To Control "Top" and "Bottom" Cards by Riffle Shuffle
1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
257
Arthur H. Buckley Bottom Stock Blind Shuffle
1946
Card Control
102
Retaining the Bottom Card or Cards
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
30
Bill Simon The Bottom Stock Control
1952
Effective Card Magic
180
Edward Marlo N.B. for the Bottom Stock "No Breaks", using scratch edge marked key card
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
56
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon Daley's Version Of Vernon's Stud Poker "Hole" Card Shuffle No. 317, bottom stock kept there and finally cut to top, with picking up break as interlaced cards are pushed together
  • Daley's Variation (without crimp)
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
82
The Riffle Shuffle mention of top and bottom stock control
 		1977
The Magic Book
30
Doug Edwards A Las Vegas Cut running false cut, top and bottom control
 		1978
Cardmania
35
Joseph K. Schmidt The "Un-False" Shuffle
  • I - The Hand Off
  • II - The "Ladder-Job" (based on Jeff Busby)
Also published here Nov. 1985
Epoptica (Issue 7)
430
トップカード、ボトムカードを動かさない方法 (Method for retaining top/bottom card) With riffle shuffle
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
36
Vicente Canuto 1.- Para Conservar un Grupo Inferior false riffle shuffle to retain bottom stock
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
75
Riffle Shuffle Stock Controls
  • Control of the Top Stock
  • Control of the Bottom Stock
  • Tip For Both Shuffles
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
109
Karl Fulves Bottom Stock Stays blocking off technique used
 		1996
Blocking Off
184
Karl Fulves Stock Transfer bottom stock control despite obviously losing it
 		1996
Blocking Off
186
S. W. Erdnase A Combination False Shuffle and Cut
1998
Card College — Volume 3
646
Lee Asher The Low Down Control
1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68)
1411
Simple Bottom Stock Control tabled riffle shuffle and center cut
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
65
Joseph K. Schmidt The Un-False Shuffle cutting sequence to lead into a top stock control, double duke application
Related toAlso published here 2001
Charlatan (Issue 5)
55
Edward Marlo Kid Royal Concept delayed strip out
  • Block Strip Out with Triple Cut
  • To Keep the Bottom Stock
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
36
Jerry K. Hartman ToBo False Shuffles – Riffle Shuffle false tabled riffle shuffle to retain both top and bottom stock
 		2007
Card Dupery
16
False Shuffling basic partial false shuffle, overhand and riffle shuffle
 		2008
Card College Lighter
136
Roberto Giobbi False Shuffles and Cuts easy top and bottom stock controls with riffle shuffle or overhand shuffle
 		2010
Card College Lightest
115
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
Jack Carpenter Hustler's Stock Control Shuffle top and bottom stock simultaneously, jogged-slug stripping approach
Inspired by 2017
The Expert's Portfolio No. 2
40
Juan Villarejo Control Inferior de los Ases
2017
El Mago en la Mesa de Juego — Volumen I
13
Shane Cobalt Riffle Shuffles
Related to 2019
The Acorn Notes
16
Edward Marlo Throw-Off Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 2019
Output (Issue 2)
21
Steve Forte Carrying Bottom Slugs only straight riffles and no additional cuts
  • shadowing
  • splitting end to end versus corner to corner
  • lift or leave (see also p. 636)
  • don't ignore the top slug
  • splits
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
62
Steve Forte Boxing the Deck cutting a quarter to the top and then splitting in center for riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
91
Steve Forte Double- and Triple-cuts (top or bottom slugs) strip cut, optionally followed by riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
93
Steve Forte Three-part Positioning Strip (bottom slug) strip cut, optionally followed by riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
95
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
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
95
Steve Forte Don't Let Go strip cut, followed by riffle shuffle, "don't-let-go" principle (typo in text, should be "bottom slug")
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
99
Steve Forte Riffling Up
  • JN false cut
by gambler JN, bottom slug riffled into deck, followed by boxing cut
Variations 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
108
Steve Forte Spring Riffle-Off riffling off slug at once
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
108
Steve Forte Forte's Favorites - bottom slug procedure combination
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
113
Steve Forte Bottom-slug Demo
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
845
Andrew Frost A "Shuffled" Deck on hiding a thirteen-card stock
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
20