Less is More

2017
Written by Benjamin Earl
Work of Benjamin Earl
142 pages (Hardcover), published by Vanishing Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
40 entries
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Andi Gladwin Foreword
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Benjamin Earl Introduction
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Benjamin Earl Evolving with simplicity; a process of improvement on the Henry Christ Aces plot
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Benjamin Earl Thanks to Henry
Also published here 7
Psychological Stop Trick
9
Benjamin Earl Notes
  • Removing the Aces
  • Losing the Aces
  • Finding the Aces
 		11
Benjamin Earl Henry in Isolation streamlined, breather
Also published here 15
Benjamin Earl Isolation Procedure losing the Aces by shuffling them into four packets
Related to 16
Benjamin Earl Instant Isolation tabled, all aces at once
Also published here 19
Benjamin Earl Henry Topped not much relation to Christ Aces plot anymore
Also published here 22
Benjamin Earl Chapter One Summary
25
Benjamin Earl The Sting Cut work on the tabled triple undercut
  • Varying tempo, rhythm & style
  • Adding false strips
  • Ending with a straight cut
  • Performing the cut twice
Related to
  • False Cut - Third Method (Poker by Hardison, 1914)
Also published here 		29
Benjamin Earl Stutter-Step Subtlety straight cut with illusion of triple cut
Also published here 32
Benjamin Earl The Any Card Game Control display layout that communicates chaos yet retains stack
  • Full Deck Control
  • Small Stock Control
Also published here 36
Benjamin Earl The Real Optical Shuffle
Variations 41
Benjamin Earl, Frank Thompson Finessed Frank Thompson Cut
Inspired byAlso published here 47
Benjamin Earl The Bounce Cut simulates running cut from hand to table
Related toAlso published here 51
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Related toAlso published here 56
Burying Top and Bottom Card credit information
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Benjamin Earl Half & Half Control spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Related to 59
Benjamin Earl Shuffled Ose Control spectator cuts and partially shuffles deck, small stock
Inspired by 60
Benjamin Earl Deep Slug Control spectator shuffles deck in parts, set up retained near top below break
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Benjamin Earl Chapter Two Summary
66
Benjamin Earl Blinded by the Hand four Aces located with "other" hand Ramsay-style
Also published here 69
Benjamin Earl Wide Awake Scream two of four lost aces travel to pockets, one ace appears in spectator's hands and deck vanishes leaving last ace
Inspired byAlso published here 71
Benjamin Earl The Back Room Demo false stacking demo of the four Aces from a spectator shuffled deck
Also published here 76
Benjamin Earl Clean Cutter in-the-hands Ace cutting
Variations 80
Bruce Elliott Brrrrtttt! Revelation
82
Benjamin Earl Clean Cutter 2 in-the-hands Ace production
Inspired by 87
Benjamin Earl Flow Productions four Ace cutting production, "impressionistically" coming from different parts of the deck, with credit information
  • Four-Packet Flow
  • Pure Flow
Also published here 93
Benjamin Earl Chapter Three Summary
99
Benjamin Earl Stem Cell framing routine differently to get different experiences with same handling, four cards shown one by one and tabled, they change into four aces, possible presentations:
  • Stem Cell Monte
  • Stem Cell Magician vs. Gambler
  • Stem Cell Sleight of Hand
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Lift Shuffle to remove card from top stock
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Benjamin Earl The Resourceful Professional gambling routine
1. Shuffle Location/Culling
2. False Dealing
3. Stacking
4. Card Mucking/Switching
5. Shuffle Tracking
6. Four-of-a-Kind Location
Variations 110
Benjamin Earl No-Motion Four Aces four Aces cut from a shuffled deck followed by Ace assembly
Also published here 114
Benjamin Earl Unconsidered Switch in lieu of the Braue Addition
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Benjamin Earl Chapter Four Summary
126
Benjamin Earl Real Ace Cutting: exploring realism, rhythm and nuance thoughts on cutting four Aces from a shuffled deck
  • Technical Notes
  • Performance Notes
VariationsAlso published here 129
Benjamin Earl Chapter Five Summary
139
Benjamin Earl In Closing
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Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2017.