Best of Friends — Volume III

2007
Written by Harry Lorayne
Work of Various
522 pages (Hardcover), published by Harry Lorayne, Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
230 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Harry Lorayne Foreword
xiii
Harry Lorayne, Bob Mason Guess Quotient four four of a kinds are removed, spectator guesses if various pairs match in value or not, everything correct
Variations 19
Antifaro in Pairs
20
Harry Lorayne Andi Gladwin mini bio
 		25
Andi Gladwin The Collecting Jacks aka "Sandstorm"
 		26
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt brief
 		27
Ben Harris Super-Flip top card reverses during dribble
 		29
Air Pressure Turnover
29
Andi Gladwin Double-header Prediction three selections predicted, spectators cut to their selections
 		31
Harry Lorayne Dominic Twose mini bio
 		35
Dominic Twose Unreliable Witness two people remember the card at a given number, but they remember different cards, one is produced from pocket
 		36
Dominic Twose A Pain In The Neck thought-of card is produced from shirt collar, faro
 		39
Harry Lorayne Sol Stone mini bio
 		42
Sol Stone Abracadaver cork from wine bottle stand up under cup
 		43
Harry Lorayne Daniel Millstein mini bio
 		46
Daniel Millstein Wild Card Control
Inspired by 47
Daniel Millstein DDLT Texas Hold'em patter, using a pseudo duplicate
 		50
Daniel Millstein Cop And Drop whole deck changes place with two pocketed jokers
 		53
Theodore Annemann Jinx Switch brief
 		54
Gambler's Cop of entire deck
 		54
Harry Lorayne Bob King mini bio
 		56
Bob King Miniskill three-phase routine for Stewart James' "Miraskill"
 		57
Bob King No Place Like Home double facer
 		60
Harry Lorayne Ian Baxter mini bio
 		64
Ian Baxter Pokerun-Up fast
 		65
Ian Baxter Deceitful 21-card Trick eighteen-card version
 		68
Harry Lorayne Even More Deceitful eighteen-card version
 		70
Ian Baxter, Edward Marlo Bluff Mental Reverse
73
Harry Lorayne Aldo Colombini mini bio
 		79
Aldo Colombini The Dream triumph in which selection changes back color as kicker
 		80
William Goodwin, Gordon Bruce Block Turnover Force from spread, Two Ton Transpo
Also published here 81
Aldo Colombini Four of a Kind Triumph with four of a kind production at end
 		83
Harry Lorayne Faster Triumph with four of a kind production at end
 		85
Tenkai Ishida, Harry Lorayne The T/L Move variation of Tenkai move
 		85
Aldo Colombini Fourtold two selections are found, the matching four of a kinds produced
 		90
Bob King Breather Control card to pocket
Related to 93
Long-Sides Up Bend alternative to breather crimp
 		93
Breather Crimp
95
Harry Lorayne Paul Gordon mini bio
 		96
Paul Gordon, Roger Crosthwaite Head-to-Head Poker ten cards, performer received royal flush even though it was not part of the packet in beginning
Variations 97
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
100
Paul Gordon "Power"ful selected card and four Aces are found, anti-faro "programming"
Inspired byVariations 102
Psychological Packet Cut Force
102
Harry Lorayne Nick Pudar mini bio
 		105
Nick Pudar Stealth Infiltration signed card
 		106
Nick Pudar The Pudar Count
106
Nick Pudar Tragedy Assembly humorous presentation
 		110
Frank Paglia Pivot Change with cards
 		110
Al Schneider, Derek Dingle Pick-up Move
113
Nick Pudar Split Boomerang card represents two selections, then splits and becomes those selections
 		115
Harry Lorayne Simon Lovell mini bio
 		117
Simon Lovell Polaroid card slides out of deck as a photo out of a polaroid camera
 		118
Simon Lovell Poked finger is used to stab card out of shower of cards
 		121
Simon Lovell Semi-Switched cards change places while signatures stay put, gaffed
 		125
Aldo Colombini The Counselors
130
Aldo Colombini The Stranger cards are eliminated until one is left
 		134
Harry Lorayne Alan "Ace" Greenberg mini bio
 		137
Alan "Ace" Greenberg In-Your-Face Thumbtie using fake fingertip
 		138
Alan "Ace" Greenberg Monte Switch new switch
 		143
Harry Lorayne Doug Edwards mini bio
 		147
Doug Edwards Collection Agency
Variations 148
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Secret Add-On described with three cards added
 		148
Doug Edwards The Z-E Shuffle bottom half stays intact only
 		151
Harry Lorayne Allan Ackerman mini bio
 		154
Allan Ackerman Simulated Double Undercut one or multiple cards, bold/bluff type
Also published here 155
Allan Ackerman A Card Switch card is cut face up in center and switched, Simulated Double Undercut application
 		157
Allan Ackerman Ultra Rub-a-dub-dub face up, two handlings
 		159
Harry Lorayne U-r-a-d-d Made Easy
Inspired by 163
Harry Lorayne Jeff Altman mini bio
 		165
Jeff Altman Twisting The Aces Tribute
Variations 166
Dai Vernon Through-The-Fist-Flourish
167
Clean-Up Reverse bottom card of small packet
 		169
Harry Lorayne Twisted Appearance selection appears as climax
Inspired byAlso published here 170
Doug Edwards Another Twisted Appearance selection appears as climax
 		173
Jeff Altman Mexican Stopover
175
Block Mexican Turnover single card is switched when block is turned over with this card
 		176
Harry Lorayne Robin Robertson mini bio
 		178
Robin Robertson That Darn Four of Clubs! Ace spelling effect with kicker, wrong card always shows up in the beginning, Royal Flush suggestion by Harry Lorayne in Afterthoughts
Variations 179
Robin Robertson, Steve Dusheck On Your Mark cards openly marked on back, deck is used for mindreading and transposition
 		182
Robin Robertson Jumping (Black) Jacks jacks jump from bottom to top in two piles, other jacks and aces appear
 		186
Downjog Switch
186
Harry Lorayne Rene Clement mini bio
 		190
Rene Clement Sense-sational performer bites pieces out of selection
 		191
Rene Clement B'wave It Goodbuy
194
Rene Clement Making Fake Index Card
194
Harry Lorayne Martin Nash mini bio
 		197
Martin A. Nash Pinochle To Blackjack
Inspired by 198
Brother John Hamman No-Get-Ready Double Lift From a 4-card Packet credited to Lorayne here
Related to 201
Martin A. Nash Real (Center) Deal spectator shuffles and cuts, aces dealt with real (side-jog) center deal
 		204
Doug Edwards Step-Down Prediction three mates used to predict (and switch) chosen card
 		209
Harry Lorayne A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Aces lost, "amazing" is spelled and Aces found there
Variations 212
Harry Lorayne Kostya Kimlat mini bio
 		216
Kostya Kimlat Impossibility Card Trick using a key card
 		217
Kostya Kimlat Pandora's (Card) Box three selections, one under box, from box comes miniature box and from it miniature prediction that changes into second selection, third one folded in small box
 		220
Mercury Fold fourth
 		221
Kostya Kimlat Reloaded Cardcase "Schulien Reloaded", card comes from box, is apparently removed but still inside via switch
Also published here 225
Robin Robertson Double-Duty Balducci cut-deeper-force variation (vertical display), can be used as force and control
 		228
Jerry K. Hartman Deeper Dupers applications as a force/switch
Inspired by 230
Harry Lorayne J. K. Hartman mini bio
 		234
Jerry K. Hartman Outjog Force card peeled off one by one (biddle style)
 		235
Sol Stone Two Gone copper and silver coin vanish, shell and c/s coin
 		238
Sol Stone Sunset/Sunrise shell and c/s coin
 		241
Harry Lorayne Max Maven mini bio
 		244
Max Maven Three-Piece Suit Aces are spelled out from four-Ace-packet, last one transforms into selection
 		245
Max Maven Accessorized Three-Piece Suit Aces are spelled out from four-Ace-packet, last one transforms into selection, Ace reversed in deck
 		247
Harry Lorayne Off-the-Rack 3-piece Suit Aces are spelled out from four-Ace-packet, last one transforms into selection, two variations
Inspired byAlso published here 249
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Secret Add-On described with one card
 		249
Harry Lorayne Harvey Cohen mini bio
 		252
Harvey Cohen Simple Travelers
253
Undercut Bottom Palm in Right Hand
253
Dave Rumfelt Shirt Pocket Extraction really comes from deck
 		254
Harvey Cohen Controlled Peek overhand shuffle control / peek combo
Also published here 256
Harvey Cohen, Harry Lorayne Card to Pocket Sequence
Also published here 257
Harvey Cohen "Sloppy" Presentation slop shuffle triumph
 		258
Harry Lorayne Richard Vollmer mini bio
 		263
Richard Vollmer Sum Hummer Explored packet mixed face up and down by spectator, number of reversed cards and their total predicted, CATO principle
Inspired byVariations 264
Richard Vollmer Double Entendre two cards, divided deck
 		269
Richard Vollmer Easy Prediction involving counting a packet and then down in the rest, variant handling with Ace production
Related to 273
Center Hindu Shuffle bottom stock control
 		273
Faro Slough-Off
274
Harry Lorayne Michael Ammar mini bio
 		276
Michael Ammar The Matched Card packet changes to duplicates of selections, card found folded in matchbook
 		277
Michael Ammar Card Fold into sixth below a small packet, for full-deck handling see reference
Variations 278
All Alike Display four cards
 		280
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants Restored Card To Wallet torn pieces change to credit card, card restored from wallet
 		282
Harry Lorayne Gerald Deutsch mini bio
 		285
Gerald Deutsch The Multiple Top Change one or multiple cards
 		286
Gerald Deutsch Force Some
289
Gerald Deutsch Direct Ace Assembly
291
Gerald Deutsch Magic Vibrations card is divined, in second phase wrong card is divined, card comes from pocket
 		293
Hindu Shuffle Force
293
Harry Lorayne Peter Duffie mini bio
 		296
Peter Duffie, Robert E. Neale Cal-Q-Lator twelve card set-up
Related to 297
Peter Duffie Next To thought of from a group, two handlings, variation of Roy Walton's "Next"
 		300
Top-Card Cover Pass
302
Tilt Finesse pushing some cards from center, here claimed by Lorayne
 		302
Edward Marlo Tilt Switch card tilted in deck reversed, deck spread
 		303
Peter Duffie Sudden Impact aces lost, AS found by cutting off half the deck, this half vanishes/changes into four aces
 		305
Frederick Braue Braue Secret Add-On and Switch brief
 		305
Max Maven Spelleroyale royal flush is spelled to
 		308
Harry Lorayne Steve Cohen mini bio
 		310
Steve Cohen Shell Shocked sand and large seashell is produced from spectator's shoe
 		311
Steve Cohen Dictionary Definition card vanishes from 5-card-packet, reappears in dictionary
 		314
Biddle Steal
315
Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
316
Harry Lorayne Michael Raeburn mini bio
 		317
Michael Raeburn 80/21 80% success chance
 		318
Michael Raeburn Psychological Force from Small Packet
319
Michael Raeburn Buckle Up top card buckle, pseudo second deal
 		322
Simon Lovell Splodge card (or photograph) transforms into four coins
 		327
Nick Pudar Out Of Nine one of nine cards is thought of, reverses itself
 		330
Harry Lorayne David Regal mini bio
 		333
David Regal Observ-Ace-Tion aces are on bottom of four packets, come to top, kings on bottom
 		334
David Regal The O'henry Girls first phase normal assembly, second phase o. henry
 		340
Harry Lorayne Justin Higham mini bio
 		346
Justin Higham Fate, Chance, Freewill featuring a multiple out force
Variations 347
Justin Higham Card/Copper/Silver one coin under card on table
Variations 351
Justin Higham "Oops" Open Prediction using a form of the Henry Christ Force
 		354
Paul Gordon Oil & Water Startler 4&4, transformation kicker
Inspired by 358
Paul Gordon (Gr)eight! automatic placement
Variations 362
Harry Lorayne Howie Schwarzman mini bio
 		365
Howard Schwarzman Foxless seven spectators, faro shuffles
 		366
Howard Schwarzman The Schwarzman Coin Vanish
370
Richard Vollmer, Stewart James Vida Pack, Plus twelve card set-up, based on Stewart James' "Vida Pack"
 		373
Justin Higham Acid-Jazz Aces
Related to 376
Edward Marlo OPEC Count brief
 		378
Harry Lorayne Randy Wakeman mini bio
 		381
Randy Wakeman Focused Location tens turn face down one by one, change to aces, tens now in deck sandwiching selection, tens change back color
 		382
Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
 		383
Edward Marlo Unloading Action on top of deck
 		384
Harry Lorayne Overhand-Run Control
385
Randy Wakeman Detective Location tens turn face down one by one, change to aces, tens now in deck sandwiching selection
 		386
Randy Wakeman No Questions Asked OOSOOM
Inspired by 388
Tabled Slip Cut brief
 		389
Harry Lorayne Robert Farmer mini bio
 		395
Bob Farmer The Remraf Reverse facing the deck when turning the deck over
 		396
Harry Lorayne Remraf Reverse, Sulp two handlings
 		400
Bob Farmer Passtitution brings card to second from top
 		403
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Break
404
Max Maven Blanket
407
Brother John Hamman, Max Maven Modified Hamman Count even number of cards
 		407
Harry Lorayne Joshua Jay mini bio
 		411
Joshua Jay To Tell The Truth II two cards are removed from (stacked) deck and divined with liar/truthteller presentation
Inspired by 412
Joshua Jay Royal Aces poker theme, ends with royal flush production
Also published here 416
Triple Turnover from Bottom of four-card-packet
 		418
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Casher lots of counting involved
 		420
Randy Wakeman The Warmth Of Your Touch HaLo Cut production sequence
Also published here 424
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut
425
Harry Lorayne Peter Kougasian mini bio
 		427
Peter Kougasian Headline Prediction (Or Card Trick) envelope mailed to host in advance, later switched in pre-show, as an out it contains a poker deal prediction in case the switch is not possible
 		428
Peter Kougasian Psych-out Poker
Also published here 432
Peter Kougasian A Backward Card Trick named card is only face in blank deck
 		436
Peter Duffie, Edward Victor Riddle of the 7th Card small packet turns over magically except selection, small-packet adaption of Edward Victor's "Sympathetic Reverse"
Also published here 440
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
441
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 442
Harry Lorayne Tom Craven mini bio
 		451
Tom Craven The 27-Card Trick
452
Tom Craven Psychic Cards four cards predicted at positions named by spectator, but after every number is named the deck is shuffled by performer (!!)
 		455
Harry Lorayne, John Quine My Second Keeper keeping card at second position during faro shuffles
 		455
Tom Craven, Bob King Name That Card any number card
 		459
Edward Marlo Direct Statement Fishing
460
Harry Lorayne Mark Levy mini bio
 		462
Mark Levy Bux Vision random cards are named, can only be performed in totally dark room
 		463
Mark Levy Pitch Black Triumph can only be performed in totally dark room
 		466
Harry Lorayne Joe Rindfleisch mini bio
 		468
Joe Rindfleisch The Jiggle Case card case moves around on table
 		469
Joe Rindfleisch Magic Carpet Matrix
472
Joe Rindfleisch Heart's Delight all hearts appear face up with selection in between
Inspired by 474
Mark Levy 100 Predictions comedy presentation with dozens of predictions of the same card brought from pockets, signed selection from pocket as climax
 		478
Harry Lorayne Michael Vincent mini bio
 		481
Michael Vincent Selection & Control to small number from top
 		482
Michael Vincent Three Cards, One Handkerchief three cards found with handkerchief: rise, transformation, penetration
 		486
Eddie Ward Zombie Card Rise under handkerchief
 		487
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
488
Harry Lorayne Gregory Wilson mini bio
 		492
Gregory Wilson Face-to-Face Poker
493
Martin A. Nash Mississippi Switch
494
Gregory Wilson, Ron Wilson The Trick That Sucks card travels from red half to black half
Inspired by 497
Ditch on Spread
500
Gregory Wilson 2-Card Monte, Plus three cards, double facer
 		502
Mexican Turnover brief
 		503
Harry Lorayne Tony Noice mini bio
 		506
Tony Noice Fastest Ever Ace Assembly three double facers
 		507
Half Pass very brief
 		508
Turnover Pass
509
Herrmann Pass Color Change
510
Tony Noice The MacNoice Aces three double facers
 		511
Harry Lorayne Seven/Eleven small packet location effect with charlier shuffle and reverse faros, version with Seven cards and version with Eleven cards
 		515
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
516
Harry Lorayne Last Word
521
Data entered by Denis Behr, November 2009.