The Wisdom of Solomon

Magic With Playing Cards

2007
Written by Jeff Siegfried, David Solomon
Work of David Solomon
212 pages (Hardcover), published by Pro Print
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
83 entries
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John Bannon Introduction
ix
David Solomon Preface
xi
David Solomon Just Friends four Kings cut in four packets, the Kings suddenly are in the hand of the performer, Queens found at bottom of packets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 3
Steve Draun Draun's Cut single card cut from top to bottom as regular cut
 		4
David Solomon Pure Vice-Versa two spectators get the wrong card, then they transpose, two handlings
Inspired by 6
Edward Marlo Buffaloed bluff
 		7
Edward Marlo Two-Card Control
8
David Solomon Jokers Are Wild Joker signed on back, Joker is supposed to be brought next to signed selection but selection is not next to it, card with signed back now suddenly has face of selection
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 10
David Solomon Houdini Card Houdini card penetrates a sealed card case in the spectator's pocket and is extracted by performer, previously reversed Houdini card in cased deck is now a selection
Inspired by 13
David Solomon Very Dicey selection in deck, two pairs of dice thrown, both numbers counted to, the cards there match the total, both numbers added, packet of that size produced with selection as last card
Inspired by
  • version on "Solomon's Mind" DVD
Related to 		16
David Solomon Revised Mexican Poker
Related toAlso published here 21
Tomas Blomberg The Blomberg Variation
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 22
David Solomon Gold From Straw Elevator Royal Flush kicker
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 27
David Solomon Real Gone Hour card to case ending
VariationsAlso published here 30
Armando Gutierrez Armando's Solution
Inspired by 32
David Solomon Whispering Queens two Queens appear reversed in deck, they whisper names of two selections and are shown to be next to the selection
 		33
Charlier Cut Glimpse
34
David Solomon A Quickie With Charlier & Simon free selection spelled to
Inspired by 37
David Solomon Purely A, 2, 3, 4 Thru The Kings Ace through Four penetrate Kings packet
Inspired by 39
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Kato face-up/face-down packet, face-up card selected, halves separated, selection vanishes, reappears face up in other packet
Inspired by 42
David Solomon Right Side Up performer and spectator each select a card from half the deck, everything reassembled, selections are reversed
Related toAlso published here
  • Racherbaumer's Sticks and Stones
 45
David Solomon The 21 Card Trick
  • Phase One: The Twenty-One Shuffle
  • Phase Two: Pure Twenty-One Card Vanish
Inspired byAlso published here 47
David Solomon Action Bottom Palm
49
David Solomon Three Selection Discovery three selections found by spelling, turnover and from pocket
  • Application to the Pellet Classic
Inspired by 51
David Solomon Play Poker With Me, Please three-phase routine from the deck
Inspired by 55
David Solomon, Tomas Blomberg Card In The Card Case Ace through King of Spades removed, spectator should name removed Spade, one then travels to case, gaffed and ungaffed handling
Inspired by 61
Hideout Move card hidden behind fan
 		62
David Solomon Under-the-Spread Force Handling
63
David Solomon Hofzinser King City
Inspired byVariations 65
T. Page Wright Wright/Allerton Move
66
David Solomon Which Switch? transposition with selection revelation
Inspired by 68
David Solomon The King Thing Revisited Kings found, lost again, produced from different locations
Inspired by
  • "The King Thing" (Richard Sanders Video)
 71
David Solomon Cut Deeper Sans Deeper two cards chosen with cut procedure, divined and then produced
Inspired by 74
David Solomon SolMar Ace Assembly Updated
Inspired byAlso published here 81
Put Back False Count
84
David Solomon Marlo vs. The Observation Test
Inspired by 87
David Solomon O'Henry's Jazz Aces
92
David Solomon Another Succession Of Aces
Inspired by 96
Don May, David Solomon Mayce Assembly unusual Ace Assembly
 		102
David Solomon My Inspirational Friend Don May
108
Don May May's Assembly
109
Don May May's Take on Vernon's Trick piles are made, spectator eliminates some, four-of-a-kind climax
Inspired byRelated to 113
Don May May's No Strip Out Multiple Shift five methods, with bluff spacing
Related toVariations 115
Don May Stinger Monte four piles, top cards shown, spectator should follow Queen, suddenly there are Queens on all packets
Also published here 120
Don May Card Transfer as packets are moved around on table
 		121
Don May, David Solomon Nine or Ten Hands Nines stacked for nine players, then Aces dealt in ten-hand stack with straight flush for performer
 		123
David Solomon, Don May The Kings' Escape two selections, three piles made, Kings on outer packets covered by spectators's hands, Kings appear on center packet and the selections are under the hands
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie effect
 127
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Addition
128
David Solomon Casino Clock double clock and two selections, Blackjack is selected
 		133
David Solomon Think, Spell & Stun spectator count-spells to a thought-of card, performer divines it
 		136
Dai Vernon Miscall Strategy for two-way out
 		137
David Solomon Does Anyone Faro Shuffle? two cards chosen and fairly replaced, performer cuts to both with faro shuffles in between
Also published here 139
Edward Marlo Shuffling Around the Crimp
Related toAlso published here 140
David Solomon Solomon Meets Gardner/Marlo
Variations 141
Steve Draun Tabled Multiple Shift very brief
 		141
Edward Marlo Loosening Technique during previous deals, brief
 		143
Edward Marlo, David Solomon What's Your Number? selection at specific number in face-up half of deck transposes with card at number in face-down half, half pass
Inspired by 145
David Solomon, Simon Aronson Building Math Principles card and its position in nine-card packet remembered, another card brought in, dealing into two packets, selection eventually located
Inspired by 147
David Solomon Smith Without The Myth two spectators cut off a packet and count them, then remember cards at that positions, performer names both selections
Variations 150
David Solomon Diamond Bar - Gaffed two double enders
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Sept. 2006
 155
Edward Marlo Veeser Concept Variation Fifth Peel procedure
 		156
David Solomon Blank Jazz Aces cards become blank at end
 		160
David Solomon Solomon's Gypsy Curse
164
David Solomon Outdoing "Hummer Outdone" twenty cards shuffled face-up/face-down with CATO under table by spectator, one remembered, performer rights all except selection under the table, ten double facers
 		167
David Solomon Impromptu Svengali Deck Principle
168
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Club Sandwich" (Andrew Normansell)
VariationsAlso published here 		169
David Solomon Doubly Open
Inspired by 172
David Solomon Everywhere And Nowhere duplicates
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo method with roughed cards
 174
T. Page Wright Wright/Allerton Move
176
David Solomon Double Joker Sandwich Jokers sandwich selection which is then put in case, same selection is sandwiched and cased card is now second selection
Inspired by
  • "Club Sandwich" (Andrew Normansell)
 179
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Exchange Force
180
David Solomon Million Dollar Oil & Water II 4&4, three phases
Inspired by 185
Luis H. Trueba Substitution Move
185
David Solomon S-V-S Shuffle Stack Kings put on top, shuffled three times while burying top cards, Kings back on top, repeated but now Aces are on top, then Royal Flush
Inspired by 191
Bob King Variation of the Stevens' Control
192
Edward Marlo Marlo's Control Stevens Control alternative
Also published here 192
David Solomon Kissing Cousins Twice Removed King and Queen of same suit travel to the center of the deck, two phases
Inspired by 196
David Solomon Christian's Prediction three prediction cards put aside, they turn out to be three later selections
Inspired by
  • effect by Christian Erhart on TSD website
 201
David Solomon Slider Card Principle
202
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm brief
 		203
David Solomon Clearly Up the Ladder Ace, Two, Three and Four rise to top of packet after distributed among the cards, repeat in spectator's hands
Inspired by 205
Edward Marlo, Chris Kenner Addition Move Variation
208
David Solomon Army Card Trick two-phase routine in which a peeked-at card is counted to from an odd-backed indicator card, faro
Variations 210
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2019.