1992
Written by Stephen Hobbs
Work of Jack Carpenter
163 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Kelly Lyles
Language: English
71 entries
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Stephen Hobbs Introduction
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Stephen Hobbs A Note on Credits and Sleights
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Jack Carpenter Four at Once Aces are produced one by one, then all at once with Freeman Display
Related to 3
Jack Carpenter The J. C. Pop-Out
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Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
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Dai Vernon Triumph Shuffle Block Transfer
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Jack Carpenter Mysterious Daley & Between your Palms combo, also called "Quantum Theory"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 13
Jack Carpenter Casual Unload
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P. Howard Lyons Slipduc Displacement exchanging middle cards of four card packet
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Brother John Hamman, Jack Carpenter Signed Card Displacement Variation
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Jack Carpenter, Brother John Hamman Signed Card Displacement Variation tabled
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Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
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Jack Carpenter Multiplex Reset Reset combined with double Travelers
  • Preliminary display sequence
  • Reset phase
  • The Double Travelers Phase
Related toVariationsAlso published here 21
Jack Carpenter Packet Switch Sequence on-deck-Hamman-Count procedure
Also published here 23
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
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Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 1
Also published here 25
Jack McMillen McMillen's Card from Pocket card apparently removed from inside pocket, really from deck
Related toAlso published here 31
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Erdnase Bottom Palm notes
Inspired by 32
Jack Carpenter No Table Aces Aces face up at different positions, all travel to top one by one, then distribute back to original positions
Also published here 34
Bluff Spacing Fan Distribution cards together but look apart
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Edward Marlo Bold Steal as steal to center
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Jack Carpenter, Steve Draun The "Graveyard Shift" with Top-Card Cover cover version
Inspired by 41
S. W. Erdnase Deep Erdnase Break
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Jack Carpenter Jack's Backs four double backed cards are printed, ungaffed
Also published here 45
Jack Carpenter All-Backs Display Sequence four cards, diminishing lift
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Block Push-Off from small packet
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Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
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Dr. Jacob Daley, Jack Carpenter Strike Double Lift
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Dai Vernon Through-The-Fist Flourish
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Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter Olram Subtlety Variation fingertips
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Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Reverse Assembly
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Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio-style Spread
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Larry West Mirage Count
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Jack Carpenter, Stephen Minch Thoughts on the Reverse Assembly Plot
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Jack Carpenter Card and Purse Frame card vanishes in purse frame (sucker element) and appears from it
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Double Cut
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Jack Carpenter Notes on the Gambler's Cop
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Jack Carpenter Torn, Torn, and Restored get-in
Inspired by 77
Edward Marlo Marlo Glide
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Bruce Elliott Elliott Switch
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Jack Carpenter The Robber Band: The Final Days of Jesse James rubber band penetrates deck to catch four Jacks on top of deck
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Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
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Jack Carpenter Full Metal Jack only one shuffle, credit information
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Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 2
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Jack Carpenter, Arthur H. Buckley Bottom Reverse Variation halves kiss
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Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
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S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Break
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Jack Carpenter Royal Faststack riffle stacking demo with surprise appearance of royal flush
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Jack Carpenter Riffle Stacking Sequences
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Frederick Braue, Jack Carpenter Braue Addition & Switch
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Jack Carpenter, Alex Elmsley Extended Elmsley Count with five cards, showing a card twice
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Jack Carpenter Notes on Riffle Stacking
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Jack Carpenter Center Deal Demo Two Methods, requiring bottom deal
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Jack Carpenter Lazy Man's Greek Deal bottom card has corner torn off
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Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Bottom Deal modified erdnase grip
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Modified Erdnase Grip
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Jack Carpenter The Seattle Switch poker hands with aces and kings transpose one by one, one changes to royal flush
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Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
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Jack Carpenter West Coast Cooler deck switch as skill demonstration, secret switch possible in course of routine
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Reverse Spread Cull
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Edward Marlo The Key Move apparently switching two decks at table edge with cover cards
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Jack Carpenter Eight Kings bottom deal demonstration in which one deals 8 kings, then kings are in other pile than they were dealt
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Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Second Deal
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Jack Carpenter Notes on Dealing Thirds
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Jack Carpenter Notes on the Stud Bottom Deal extension of Erdnase's technique
Inspired by 137
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Hobbs Thoughts on Card Cheating An Essay with Examples
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Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Full-Deck False Shuffle Zarrow shuffle sequence
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Steve Ehlers The Ehlers Shift one-handed table shift
Variations 151
Jack Carpenter Setting the Jog for a partner to cut
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Jack Carpenter Overhand Stacking Technique pulling off two cards at a time
Related to 157
Jack Carpenter Flop Seconds dealing cards in other hand one by one before turning them over at once
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Data entered by Denis Behr.