The Expert's Portfolio No. 2

2017
Written by Jack Carpenter
Work of Jack Carpenter
91 pages (Spiralbound), published by Old-Guy-In-The-Bathroom Productions
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
25 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Jack Carpenter Dedication
5
Jack Carpenter Acknowledgements
7
Darwin Ortiz Foreword
10
Jack Carpenter Introduction
12
Jack Carpenter The Chop Shop Shuffle overhand shuffle action palm
 		17
Jack Carpenter Instantaneous Stud Double-Turnover
20
Jack Carpenter Elegance In Motion (A Card Switch) Veeser Concept substitute, Elmsley count grip
 		24
Jack Carpenter The Routine
25
Jack Carpenter The Distribution Shuffle Sequence overhand shuffle that distributes four cards throughout deck and retains them under control
 		29
Jack Carpenter The One-Shot Shift multiple shift with one cut and instant palm
 		33
Jack Carpenter Hustler's Optical False Triple Cut
Related to 37
Jack Carpenter Hustler's Stock Control Shuffle top and bottom stock simultaneously, jogged-slug stripping approach
Inspired by 40
Stevens Control brief
 		40
Jack Carpenter Scarne's Dream deck is fanned and instantly four outjogged Aces appear in fan
Variations 47
Jack Carpenter Near Enough, Yet So Far Away five cards with selection, cards eliminated via down-under deal, selection is seen eliminated but yet last card is selection, other four cards change into Queens, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here 51
Jack Carpenter O' Henry's Return, Revisited
Inspired by
  • "O'Henry's Return" (Jack Carpenter, Expert Card Routines, Video)
 56
Jack Carpenter Le Temps Style Add-On
57
Al Leech Leech Pick-Up Move
61
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety brief
 		63
Jack Carpenter Rhythm Count Handling
64
Jack Carpenter Bottom Deal Transfer as packet is turned over onto another packet in dealing position
 		66
Jack Carpenter One-Handed Triumph
68
Jack Carpenter One-Handed Optical Revolve Charlier cut type
 		70
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers The Legend of Silas Greene two poker hands dealt, three of a kind and Kings, former hand changes to Aces, then perfect bridge deal, rhyming patter
Inspired by 75
Jack Carpenter The Texas Wind Card Rise card rises from deck that sticks halfway out of case
 		88
Data entered by Denis Behr, May 2017.