Cardshark

1995
Written by Darwin Ortiz
Work of Darwin Ortiz
189 pages (Hardcover), published by Kaufman and Greenberg
Illustrated with drawings by Ton Onosaka
Language: English
85 entries
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Paul Gertner Introduction
9
Darwin Ortiz Foreword on what's worth publishing and difficulty
 		11
Part One: Impromptu Miracles
13
Darwin Ortiz The Psychotronic Card combo
Variations 14
Darwin Ortiz Spread Steal one of four cards on deck
 		14
Wesley James, Tom Ellis Loading Move
16
Darwin Ortiz Against all Odds spectator puts card in correct position in new pack order, actually Steve Beam's "Opening Stab"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 20
Bill Simon "Business Card Prophecy" move
21
Darwin Ortiz Signature Effect signature jumps from card to card
Inspired byVariations 23
Gary Kurtz Pivot Double Lift
24
Larry Jennings LJ Move
Related to 26
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift
28
Ken Krenzel Drag Double Lift Stud lift
 		30
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo K.M. Move
31
Darwin Ortiz Four to One four Kings with Ace of Spades
Inspired byVariations 33
Darwin Ortiz Elmsley Count with deck in hands
33
P. Howard Lyons Ace Steal credit information
 		34
S. W. Erdnase Top Palm
36
Darwin Ortiz The Unholy Three cards from one deck are found in another and change into original selections
Inspired by 39
Underspread Cull
40
Dai Vernon Transfer Move
41
Darwin Ortiz Beyond Sleight of Hand
Related toVariations 44
Larry Jennings Open Control also switch
 		44
Charles Nyquist Ribbonspread Hideout
46
Darwin Ortiz Blockbuster
Related toVariations 49
Darwin Ortiz Table Edge Half Pass
50
Darwin Ortiz Biased Pressure Fan reverse fan version
Related to 51
Darwin Ortiz Nulda's Revenge without pack
Variations 54
Adrian Plate Palm Change
55
Norman Houghton Pocket Load trouser pocket
 		56
Darwin Ortiz The New Hitchcock Aces
Inspired byVariations 58
John Carney Versa Switch
59
Darwin Ortiz Kartenkunste
Related toVariations 65
Pick-Up Transfer left hand picks up tabled packet with deck and transfers top cards to it
 		66
Part Two: Presentational Showpieces
68
Darwin Ortiz Pickup on South Street from Wallet to Wallet, Mullica
Related to 70
Darwin Ortiz Bottom Deal Load loading card under wallet
Inspired byRelated to 72
Darwin Ortiz The Marker
Inspired by 76
Darwin Ortiz Underspread Force
77
Bruce Elliott Elliott Change
80
Darwin Ortiz Time and Again
Inspired by 86
Resealing a Card Case
86
Darwin Ortiz Pocket Deck Switch classic switch
 		88
Darwin Ortiz Table Reverse Double Undercut
90
Edward Marlo Depth Illusion
93
Darwin Ortiz Blind Aces performer blindfolded by spectator's hands from behind (human blindfold)
Inspired by 95
Darwin Ortiz Gambler's Cop
95
Jerry K. Hartman Uppercut Production
99
Darwin Ortiz Museum Piece
Inspired by 103
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition Move
104
Stuart Gordon Gordon Double
105
Edward Marlo Visual Retention Switch
107
Darwin Ortiz Harry in Your Pocket cased deck is in pocket, card fished out very fast
Inspired by
  • Roberto Giobbi's "Faster than Lightning" in "Gambler's Dream"
Related to 		113
Darwin Ortiz Time Piece elaborate routine
 		116
Darwin Ortiz Waving mark at the corners
 		117
Juan Tamariz Crossing the Gaze Switch
120
Darwin Ortiz The Phantom Card signed card at two positions at the same time
Inspired by 124
Darwin Ortiz The Showdown with card to wallet and folded to key case
Inspired byRelated toVariations 128
John Scarne Scarne Card Fold Mercury Fold
 		131
Ken Beale Double Cut Substitute
133
Art Altman Double Undercut Palm
134
Al Baker Umbrella Move opening a folded card
 		136
Darwin Ortiz Bold Fusion creating a double facer
Inspired byVariations 139
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force
140
Part Three: Gambling Routines
145
Darwin Ortiz Beat the Dealer short blackjack routine
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack Puzzler" (Johnny Piatt, Hugard's Magic Monthly, June 1956, p. 441)
Variations 		146
Darwin Ortiz Gambler's Double Deal
147
Darwin Ortiz The One-Handed Poker Deal skill demonstration
Variations 149
Darwin Ortiz Corner Crimp Handling index corner
 		149
Neal Elias One-Handed Cut
150
Howard de Courcy One Handed Shuffle standard riffle
 		151
Chinese Deal
153
Darwin Ortiz Face-Up Centers
Inspired by
  • "This is Centers (?)" (Milt Kort's lecture notes)
Related to 		155
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Poker Deal travelling signatures
Inspired by 159
Harry Lorayne Braue Reversal Variation
160
Darwin Ortiz Stripper Switch similar to slide-under
Variations 161
Jay Ose False Cut the "real looks false" cut
 		164
Darwin Ortiz Mr. Lucky spectator chooses all the cards in play
Related toVariations 167
Darwin Ortiz Packet Cop Switch
Related to 169
Darwin Ortiz Pick-A-Card Poker with to-Royal-Flush-Transformation
Related to 172
Darwin Ortiz From the Cellar bottom deal demonstration with sucker element
Inspired by
  • Micky MacDougall's "Confounding the Critics" (Card Mastery, p. 37)
Related toVariations 		175
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Bottom Runup System
Related toAlso published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1993
 178
Darwin Ortiz The Cross faro stacking, transformation
Inspired byRelated to 180
Darwin Ortiz The Sting stacking & culling demo
Inspired byVariations 184
Darwin Ortiz Slip Triple Cut tabled
 		185
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2004.