241 entries in Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase To Hold the Location of Cut while Dealing delaying a shift or similar action
Related to 1902 94
Sam Leo Horowitz Holding the Break After a Spectator Peeks at a Card
1938 205
Tom Sellers Transforming Break into Step
1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
414
Third Finger Flesh Break
1940 94
Establishing a Break from a Bridge
Related to 1940 124
Transfer of Thumb-Count Break to Little Finger
Also published here 1940 125
Enlarging a Break uncredited, possibly claimed by Braue in Notebooks, see reference
Related toAlso published here 1940 125
Cardini Cardini´s Location maintaining break while springing the cards, see also page 208
1946 51
Spread and Break Control getting in Overhand Shuffle Position
1948 122
Paul LePaul Riffling while holding the break
1949 47
Paul LePaul Holding Back two cards while dribbling the cards
1949 74
Martin Gardner Break Control selection is outjogged, break made before card is pushed in under card below selection
Oct. 1949 595
Dai Vernon Insertion of the Cards alternative to diagonal insertion, getting a break underneath out-jogged card
Related to 1950 464
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Springing with Break
1950 50
Arthur H. Buckley The Double Lift without turnover, get-ready by pushing off and pulling back
1950 63
Edward Marlo A Bit of Handling flexing the deck while holding a break
1952 8
Edward Marlo Insertion Break getting break underneath outjogged card
Related to 1953 139
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
Also published here 1953 16
Cy Endfield Handling the Pack. 1. The Riffle after-peek context
1955 22
Cy Endfield 3. The Greek Break after-peek context
1955 23
Edward Marlo Covered Hit Break right first finger gets break under top cards under cover of spread packet
Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
4
Edward Marlo Picking up a Break by moving hand down instead of cards up
1958 5
Edward Marlo Table Edge Break Concealment to conceal break when held with right thumb in end grip
1958 13
Lin Searles Reverse Autobreak mentioned but not described
Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
10
Book Break Turnover
1962 47
Dai Vernon Vernon Break Control picking up a break after tabled cut from jogged packets
Related to 1967 68
Dai Vernon Transferring the Break to Greek Break
1967 134
Dai Vernon Adaption of the Greek Break for Card Stabbing Variation of the Greek Break
1967 137
Dr. James William Elliott Dr. Elliot's Favorite Break Control little finger eccentric position, as delay for pass
1967 174
Book Break
1968 109
Edward Marlo Side Finger-Flesh Grip deck placed into right hand fingertips, yet flesh break retained
Related to 1970 1
Edward Marlo Side Flesh Break applied to Both Hands
1970 3
Edward Marlo Observations on Chapter One new vs. old decks for Side Flesh Break Grip
1970 5
Edward Marlo Further Suggestions using Definite Fingertip Peek Controls
1970 34
S. W. Erdnase, Edward Marlo Erdnase Break obtaining the break from fourth finger break
1970 77
Edward Marlo Square Up Action with an Erdnase Break
1970 78
Edward Marlo Control from Erdnase Break seven methods to control a card marked off by Erdnase break
1970 78
Art Altman The Altman Trap dated 1956
1970 147
Jerry K. Hartman Obtain Break from Out-jog
Also published here 1970 4
Jerry K. Hartman Obtaining Break One Card Below Out-jog(s) while squaring out-jogged card on top, thumb in-jogs second card
Related to 1971 5
Jerry K. Hartman Out-jogged Card Control out-jogged card controlled to second from bottom
Related to 1971 19
Jerry K. Hartman Double Dribble holding back last two, to set a two-card break, not used as a Double Lift
1971 23
Dai Vernon Pivot into Overhand Position pivoting the break
1972 57
Edward Marlo Bottom Break for Riffle Shuffling
1972 64
Edward Marlo A Digression end tapping break pick-up, three methods
1972 72
Obtaining Break from Out-jog brief
Also published here 1972 14
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon - Malini Card Break Transfer No. 69, to right little finger after peek
Also published here 1972 21
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek - One Hand Shuffle Control No. 113, overhand shuffle to break, break kept with right thumb while deck is turned
1972 33
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Card Control No. 290, method of obtaining a break above card while replacing a card during dribble action
Related to 1972 74
Max Malini 6) Malini Peek No. 427-6, break subtlety without enough details
1972 118
Double Peek Wrinkle No. 501, holding two breaks with the third finger
1972 139
One-Handed Step Break
Mar. 1973 610
Lin Searles Reverse Autobreak auto-break from 1957 letter
Inspired by Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog Getting a break above bottom card, alternative to Buckle or Pull Down
Related toAlso published here 1973 13
Jerry K. Hartman One Below Break obtain break one card below out-jog(s)
1974 25
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog brief
1974 50
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
Also published here 1974 130
Karl Fulves Heel Break Insertion riffling to heel break
1975 86
Tenkai Ishida Book Break
1975 172
Top Card Break establishing a break under the top card, from "Elliott's Last Legacy" according to page 215
1975 210
Edward Marlo Before the Pass to avoid anticipation of the sleight, casual handling
1977 59
Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move top card break or under small number
Related to 1977 184
Dai Vernon Vernon Glide with Tenkai Step Turnover
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8)
1008
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Related toAlso published here 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8)
1010
Ken Krenzel Spread transforming break into crimp, table spread
1978 137
Break via Blocking Off picking up a break near bottom of tabled deck
Also published here 1979 23
Edward Marlo Book Break with two breaks
1980 85
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move with credit information on page 91
1980 92
Father Cyprian Two Handed One Handed Cut cutting to reversed card
1980 20
Book Break
1981 53
Don England Inserting a Card into a Break
1981 20
Marking a Card in a Spread break to step, different pattern in the spread
Related to 1981 18
Art Altman The Altman Trap
1982 40
Edward Marlo Book Break keeping break while turning deck over
1982 206
Fred Lowe The Ghost Break alternative for pinky break
1982 48
Edward Marlo Pivot-Jog Turnover book break
1982 70
Edward Marlo Pinky Count to Move Break tranferring the card upwards
1982 46
Edward Marlo Book Break
1982 181
Partial Charlier Cut to get break at reversed card
1982 202
Injog Control angled card, cut on top
1982 33
Edward Marlo Book Break
Dec. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16)
148
Edward Marlo Bottom Break to Riffle Shuffle Break transferring break into riffle shuffle position
1983 24
Art Altman Altman Trap heel break
1983 71
Edward Marlo Dribble Control with Break
1984 312
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move
Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
251
Edward Marlo Pivot-Jog Turnover pivot spread, book break, also with multiple breaks
1985 381
Ben Harris Peek Finesse featuring a break display
1985 491
Veeser Concept from Erdnase Break
1985 159
Another Location getting small jog and then break as top half is replaced
Related to 1985 23
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Peek Control holding break as deck is balanced on fingers, then step fan (1939)
Related to 1985 29
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
1985 1
Frederick Braue Braue Crimp Control featuring "enlarging a break", also with short card (see following item)
Related to 1985 20
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move one handed method for top card break, credit information
1985/87 19
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1986 19
Larry Jennings The Immaculate Insertion achieving very squared deck
Variations 1986 27
Larry Jennings Retaining Break While Deck is turned Over used for setting up for double lift
1986 57
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1986 163
Lin Searles Auto Break
1986 214
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
Related toVariations 1987 10
Dr. James William Elliott Breaking at the Injog
1987 12
Dai Vernon Rotating the Break
1987 15
Bruce Cervon Running Cut While Holding a Break
1988 191
Art Altman The Altman Trap
1988 111
Edward Marlo Book Break Pivot-Jog Turnover
1988 233
Larry Jennings Pressure Break
Related to 1988 112
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
1988 22
Dai Vernon Back Breaker obtaining break under top card
Related to 1989 37
Karl Fulves Tenkai Book Turnover Comments
1989 45
Rafael Benatar Inserción Resorte apparently random insertion of card from front into greek break
Also published here 1989 89
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
1990 89
Book Break
1990 55
Harvey Rosenthal The Traveling Break break held while pack is turned over
1990 607
Edward Marlo Sure-Fire Covered Get-Ready getting break under top cards while displaying a face-up side-jogged card on deck
1990 30
Edward Marlo Book Break
1990 38
Edward Marlo Automatic Book Break
1990 57
Alex Elmsley Break Time - Battling the Bulge shifting left little finger break to right thumb
1991 92
Alex Elmsley A Bluff Hand-to-hand Transfer while maintaining a break
1991 92
Alex Elmsley Preparing for the Double Lift two ways to pick up a break
1991 94
Roger Klause The Breakout Display bending deck and displaying it resting on fingers of one hand
Variations 1991 117
T. Page Wright A Cut at Any Number using thumb count (with right hand shielding the count) and several finesses like pre-established breaks, mis-hearing and so on
1991 162
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog Getting a break above bottom card, alternative to Buckle or Pull Down
Also published here 1991 132
Jerry K. Hartman One Below Break obtain break one card below out-jog(s)
Also published here 1991 279
Edward Marlo Automatic Book Break
1992 25
Book Turnover Break
1992 8
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
1992 136
Vanni Bossi Delayed Control after the Peek bridging top part after fingertip peek, method to obtain break at bridge after table spread delay
Inspired by 1992 13
Rafael Benatar The Crocodile apparently random insertion of card from front into greek break
Also published here 1993 10
Ernest Earick Step to Break Transfer
1993 31
Ernest Earick Post-Peek Riffle Display
1993 73
Max Malini Deck Flexing while holding a break
1993 73
Edward Marlo No-Break Convincer apparently no break can be held
Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
10
ブレークをなくさないターンオーバー (Maintaining a break while turning the deck over)
1993 128
Establishing a Break from a Bridge enlarging a break
1993 18
Eddie Fechter Cover For Peek Control deck is flexed while holding a break
1993 186
Book Break with packet
1994 185
Veneri Break Transfer heel break
1994 59
The Riffle also while holding break
1995 34
Auto Break pressing on upper left corner with thumb
1995 14
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog getting a break above bottom card, alternative to Buckle or Pull Down
Also published here 1995 19
Jerry K. Hartman One Below Break obtain break one card below out-jog(s)
Also published here 1995 68
Steve Bedwell Establishing Pinky Break underneath one card
1995 ca. 15
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1996 7
Harry Riser Greek Break & Overhand Shuffle for clean display and table-tapping, then going into overhand shuffle, see also p. 86
Related to 1996 38
Lin Searles Autobreak
1997 23
Ernest Earick Little Finger Break Transfer as a packet is turned over, see also p. 191
1997 179
Lin Searles Auto Break
1998 10
John Carney The Dribble Break method of obtaining a break above or below a card
Related to 1998 529
Transferring a Break from the little Finger to the Heel of the Thumb
  • Two-Handed Method
  • One-Handed Method
1998 532
Rafael Benatar Inserting a Card into a Break from front
1998 533
Ken Simmons The "Real" Immaculate Insertion Breakout Display combined with Immaculate Insertion
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
25
Transfer of Thumb-Count Break to Little Finger
Also published here 1998 57
Edward Marlo Book Break keeping break while turning deck over
1999 108
Dai Vernon Gesture Break setting up for double lift
1999 21
Dai Vernon ECT Get-Ready upwards buckling
1999 22
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
1999 28
Ellis Stanyon The "Stanyon" Cut Pass No. 5, doing an open cut after holding the break during riffling with some delay
Related to 1999 225
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon-Malini Card Break Transfer to right little finger after peek
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
32
Break finesse spreading deck while retaining break in middle, casual and open display to delay a control
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
12
Neal Elias Pivoting the Break pivoting deck after overhand shuffle
Related to 2000 12
Baltazar Fuentes Fuentes Step Insertion Aces apparently put on bottom, but inserted into two breaks near bottom
2000 35
Edward Marlo Book Break
Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
58
Cardini Spring Break holding break while springing, spelling trick application
Related to 2001 127
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Also published here 2001 188
Edward Marlo Pivot-Jog Turnover book break
2002 81
Tenkai Ishida Pivot Break / Book Break
2002 111
Art Altman Altman Trap
2002 23
Art Altman Altman Trap
Nov./Dec. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 4)
14
Tenkai Ishida Escalón de Tenkai book break, small packet
2002ca. 24
Rafael Benatar The Crocodile inserting a card in a break
2003 70
Tenkai Ishida Pivot Break
2003 1247
Ernest Earick Step to Break Transfer break retained as deck is turned over
Mar./Apr. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 6)
4
Break via Blocking Off picking up a break near bottom of tabled deck
Also published here 2003 40
Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move
July 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 8)
17
Tenkai Ishida Step Break credit information
2004 75
Wesley James Splay Grip small packet buckle, similar to reference
Related to 2004 382
Dave Campbell Top Card Break - single handed buckling top card with thumb on outer right corner
2004 407
Art Altman The Altman Trap
2005 12
Larry Jennings Retaining Break While Deck is turned Over
2005 57
Edward Marlo Book Break
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
32
Kostya Kimlat Breaking Glances "Work with the Marlo Fingertip Flesh Break"
  • The Basic Technique
  • Touches
    • The Closed-Deck Convincer
    • Creating a Step
    • The Fan Peek
    • Outer Peeks
  • Continuations
    • Riffle Force
    • Overhand Shuffle
    • Riffle Shuffle
    • Hindu Shuffle
    • Pulp Friction
    • Marlo's Ruse
Related to May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
20
Tenkai Ishida Book Break
2006 228
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller's Break Handling riffling, elevated dealing position
Also published here
  • MUM, Aug. 2001
2006 13
Doug Edwards Hide That Line uneven spread to hide break line
2006 60
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog brief
Also published here 2007 132
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Turnover Book Break Turnover
Also published here 2008 27
Arturo de Ascanio, Johnny Thompson The Almost Pinkieless Maneuver maintaining break while turning deck over
2008 366
Roberto Giobbi Sliding the Break cutting to break, tabled
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Double Book Break Glimpse
Sep. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 9)
24
Art Altman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Altman Trap
Also published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
42
Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue June 2)
164
Larry Jennings Snap Double Lift to move break from thumb to pinky
2011 144
Jon Armstrong Breaks tips
2011 7
Art Altman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Altman Trap
Also published here 2011 112
Eric Evans One Handed Zorro getting into Z-Break one-handed, selection reverses in center as application
Related to 2012 7
Break Displays
2012 88
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cut at a Break
2012 108
Tenkai Ishida Escalón de Tenkai book break turnover
2012 138
Lin Searles Auto-Break
2013 68
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cutting at a Fourth Finger Break Altman trap
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
23
Gabi Pareras Extraccción de los Ases jogging Aces out of the deck and turning deck over, maintaining break on bottom/top of the deck, while turning the deck over
2014 46
John Carney The Dribble Break
Related to 2015 13
Alexander Hansford Microbreaks Work on obtaining, maintaining and recovering from very fine pinky breaks
2016 10
Dai Vernon Retrieving the Break Recovering from a fine pinky break
Related to 2016 12
Bill Simon, Will Houstoun, Alexander Hansford Control A Sidejogging a card during square up to obtain microbreak, sidejog finesse provided by Will Houstoun, cut card to the top of the deck
Inspired by 2016 13
Alexander Hansford Erdnase Break from Jog
2016 17
Tenkai Ishida Book Break without credits
2016 23
Kick Count moving break one card higher
2017 67
Ricky Smith Establishing a Break under a few cards, using partial cull
Also published here 2017 41
Darwin Ortiz Squaring Subtlety Squaring the deck with index finger while catching a break above or below injog
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
101
Dai Vernon Sliding the Break tabled cut at a break
2018 40
Greek Break tapping deck on table
2018 102
Max Malini All-Round Square Up with deck squeeze/flex
Variations 2018 261
Johnny Thompson Break Finesse apparently no break is held
Inspired by 2018 266
Harry Riser Fan with Break pressure fan with break, results in step
2018 101
Lin Searles Auto-Break
2018 99
Rafael Benatar Inserting a Card into a Break heel break
2018 26
Roy Walton Book Break
2019 208
Edward Marlo Step Break
2019 27
Rotating Break thumb break maintained as deck is pivoted over
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
199
Steve Forte Flat-Break retaining contact to side-jogged card during overhand shuffle
2020 195
Steve Forte spread-break display concealing break during in-the-hands spread display, temporary step
2020 750
Steve Forte getting into breaks getting into a break with overhand shuffle, insertion cut with all-around square up
2020 751
Steve Forte display dodges showing top cards of tabled deck and using display to pick up breaks or go into transfer cuts
2020 752
Roger Klause Bending the Break
2020 761
Steve Forte The Optical Cut featuring clean spin cut at a break
2020 789
Steve Forte One-handed Crimp Cut clean cutting to the last Ace after a spectator's strip cut, one-handed crimp enlargement
Inspired by 2020 822
Heel & Little Finger Z-Break see also end notes about holding two breaks
2020 908
Book Break
2020 908
Steve Forte Turn-Around Break step to break after 180 degree turn of deck
2020 909
Steve Forte Heel Break Push-Off
2020 1019
How to Spread Cards and Conceal the Break deck spread while holding a break
2020 37
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin's Method gesturing with a card in right hand while picking up a break under the top card
2020 38
Dai Vernon Rescuing a Break enlarging a break
Also published here 2020 51
Lin Searles Autobreak
2020 60
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Turnover Book Break Turnover
Also published here 2020 79
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
2021 54
Max Malini Deck Flexing while holding a break
2022 254
Altman Trap with Push-Off going from the Altman Trap to a push-off with base of left thumb
2022 40
Heel Break Transfer from heel to fourth finger, brief
2022 94
Book-break maintain finger-break in packet when it is turned over
2022 266
Ricky Smith Establishing a Break under a few cards, using partial cull
Also published here 2023 60