Card Finesse II

Notes On The Work

1992
Written by Jon Racherbaumer
Work of Various
278 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
91 entries
This publication has been reviewed by
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jon Racherbaumer Acknowledgements
Jon Racherbaumer Foreword
4
Tom Gagnon Zip-Pop Change card that sticks out of deck changes
Variations 9
Noel Stanton Pop Up Move "Side Rise"
Variations 9
Jon Racherbaumer Flat Double Erdnase Change
Related to 15
Edward Marlo Bold ATFUS also "Deep Face-up Switch"
 		20
Tom Gagnon Devil-May-Care Double-Cut tabled reverse double undercut
Related to 24
Edward Marlo Count Reverse cards are turned over during counting, applied to twisting effect
Inspired by
  • "Count Reverse" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, 1963)
 29
Jon Racherbaumer Illogical Spread Switch exchange face-up card with face-down card above it
 		32
Whirl Flourish pirouette flourish
Related to 36
Edward Marlo Anchored Add On from center of deck to tabled packet, no palming
 		38
Edward Marlo, Gerald Kosky Burn-Surviving Switchout
Related to
  • Inside Out V (Justin Higham)
 43
Edward Marlo, David Britland Interlace Subtlety procedure for placing three cards between Kings
Inspired byAlso published here 48
Jeff Busby, Edward Marlo Neo-Jordan Count
Related to 53
Jon Racherbaumer Useful Definitions
  • Count
  • Disposition
  • Plane State
 		56
Bob Stencel, Alex Elmsley Relaxed Elmsley Count
57
Edward Marlo In-A-Jiffy Duplex Double multiple double version
Inspired byAlso published here 62
Edward Marlo Instant D'Amico Spread from top of the deck
 		66
Edward Marlo Pivot Spread from Deck with top cards of deck
 		66
Jon Racherbaumer Tip Top Palm multiple palm from tabled deck, one-handed
 		68
Charlie Miller, Paul Chosse Miller's Cascade Control
Related toVariations 73
Ribbon Drop Flourish
74
Bob Veeser Veeser's Bluff Shift
79
Bob Stencel, John Scarne Stencel's Action Palm overhand shuffle cover
Related to 83
Charles Aste Jr., Undercover Cop cop position and transition at table edge
Related to 88
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo, Charles Aste Jr. Cop Grips different positions, Deep Cop
 		90
(Out)Standing Cop cop position
 		92
Edward Marlo Focussed Misdirection Palm commentary on the technique followed by variations
 		95
Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Misdirection Palm
Inspired byAlso published here 96
Edward Marlo Open Misdirection Palm into LTP
 		100
Jon Racherbaumer LTP References references where Marlo uses LTP
 		102
Double Palm Throw-Off gestures when both hands are palming cards
 		103
Jon Racherbaumer Delayed Bottom Placement for credit information see reference
Related toVariations 105
Edward Victor, Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Victor Change
109
Edward Marlo, Charlie Miller, Edward Victor Marlo's Visible Victor Change as bottom card is transferred to top, credit information on page 115
Related toAlso published here 112
Jon Racherbaumer Spreading the Force credit information for spread cull force
 		116
Ron Bauer The Hofbauer Force finessed Hofzinser Force
 		116
Edward Marlo Marlo's Spread-X Force "Bottom Deal Exchange" (BDE) Force
 		121
Mechanical Second Palm second card is palmed
 		125
Jon Racherbaumer Square-Up Grab-Add unload on deck, with credits for alternative techniques
Inspired by 128
Edward Marlo Tuck-And-Go Switch tabled card is slid under table spread as it is picked up
 		134
Jon Racherbaumer Quick Clip Cop left hand thumb clip from center
 		138
Jon Racherbaumer Left-Hand Steals (LPP)
141
Edward Marlo Nominal Switchless Switch Unload
Variations 144
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Preview to Another Chapter Strip-Out Insertion/Addition aka Bottom Unit-Upjog Addition
 		149
Max Malini, Howard Schwarzman Malini's Invitation how to have a card selected
Also published here 151
Dr. James Nuzzo Nuzzo's Simul-Steal side-steal for two peeked-at cards
 		153
Edward Marlo Longitudinal Side-Steal (Marlo Palm-Position)
158
Edward Marlo Longitudinal Palm Replacement
161
Edward Marlo Marlo's Flushtration Count
Variations 165
Edward Marlo Underhanded Scoop Add adding card under a deck or packet, table edge
Related toVariationsAlso published here 167
Dr. James Nuzzo, Horace Goldin Nuzzo-Goldin Change
169
Edward Marlo Greased Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here 176
Edward Marlo First Application bottom deal
Also published here 177
Edward Marlo Second Application bottom deal with four Aces
Also published here 177
Edward Marlo Third Application you get Aces, spectator Kings, bottom deal
Also published here 178
Give Yourself a Break repeated multiple lifts without get-readies
 		179
Bernard Bilis Quick-Square Switch
181
Unit Upjog Switch-Out Aces are upjogged and stripped out, one is exchanged
 		184
Ron Bauer Screened Leipzig Card Pass
190
Jon Racherbaumer A Little History ...on the Screened Leipzig Pass
 		191
Jon Racherbaumer, Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by 199
Bob Stencel Revertible Ladies backfire assembly
 		202
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
207
Jon Racherbaumer Reverse Assembly History credit information
 		212
Jon Racherbaumer Why is the Odd Card so Queer? ten blue-backed cards, one red-backed selection, back-condition reverses
  • Subtle Way
  • Simple Way
Inspired byAlso published here 213
Bill Spooner Variation of Frank Garcia's "Topper" bluff display on top
Also published here 215
Edward Marlo Invisible Toss reappears in the deck at specific position
Related to 217
Jack Birnman Four-Sites face-up Four is shuffled in deck and locates two selections
 		219
Jack Birnman Dragnet Queens are tossed in deck, they split up and sandwich two selections, Birnman's original sleights replaced with standard sleights
Variations 222
Jon Racherbaumer Making Smith More Mythic two selections occupy the same position in two halves
 		225
Edward Marlo Smith-Myth Effect Subtlety
229
Jon Racherbaumer Rashomon's Cards to Wallet Bendix Bombshell Wallet
 		230
Jon Racherbaumer The Future Ain't What it Used to be
Related to 235
Jon Racherbaumer, Peter Duffie Time-Warp Sandwich
239
Edward Marlo Off-Hand Hooker any named card rises, using pinky rise and stack
 		242
Fred Robinson, Tan Hock Chuan Pinky Rise
243
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
 		245
Jon Racherbaumer A Purist Plays With Pinocle
Inspired by 247
Edward Marlo Duplication Display
249
Jon Racherbaumer, Nick Trost Elevating the Aces
250
John Luka Ladies & Bullets queens twist, one of them travels back face up into deck, they transform to aces, queens are found again and transform to aces again, queens from pockets, deck vanishes
Related to 252
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count brief
 		252
Backward Annemann-Christ Alignment
253
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
258
John Luka Airborne Again deck to pocket climax
Inspired byRelated toVariations 261
Edward Marlo Ungaffed Ultra Mental memorized deck, edge marks
 		265
Mel Brown Syner-Aces Aces are lost, found, lost, found
Related to 268
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould Age of Reason 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 274
David Bendix Dave Bendix Variation 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here 276
Jon Racherbaumer Aftermath
277
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2010.