Other Counts from the Top

24 entries in Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Laurie Ireland	Push-off Count	see also page 22		1931	Ireland Writes a Book	14	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
David Devant	The Devant "Mark-Off"	how to establish break under certain number of card		1933	Farelli's Card Magic — Part One	55	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Lin Searles	Top Buckle Count	left thumb buckles top cards and left first finger separates them		1938	The Card Expert	21	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Dai Vernon	The Lift Get-Ready	squeeze break, uncredited	Related to Double Lifting Again (Vanni Bossi, 1991) Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break (Dai Vernon, 2020) Variations The Reverse Autobreak (Lin Searles, 1961) Disarming Double (Peter Dudley, 1988) Straddle-Grip Getready (Dai Vernon, 1999) The Squeeze Break (Rafael Benatar, 2024)	1940	Expert Card Technique	4	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Louis Zingone	The Zingone Thumbnail Gauge	cutting off packet of known number	Related to Thumbnail Gauge (1962) Thumbnail Measuring (1972) Fingernail Estimation (Dai Vernon, 2000) Variations Third Method: The Nail Gauge (Edward Marlo, 1962) Ace Cutting (Karl Fulves, 1971)	1940	Expert Card Technique	114	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Mechanical Estimation Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Jean Hugard	The Side Count	"bubble count"		1940	Expert Card Technique	183	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Bill Gusias	Gusias' Fancy Lift	push off method with forefinger count		1947	Marlo In Spades	4	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Push-Off Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
	"Bubble Count"	as a get-ready		1949	Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)	78	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Tony Kardyro	T. K's Master Utility Sleight	deck held with both hands, top cards buckled with right first finger, inner right corners buckle up The Peek The Count	Variations "Coming Thru!" (Tony Kardyro, 1955)	1955	Kardyro's Kard Konjuring	3	Cards / Sleights / Break / Buckling Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top
Bert Allerton	Nail Count	using length of nail to cut off certain amount of cards		1958	The Close-Up Magician	37	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Mechanical Estimation Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Edward Marlo	The Fan Spread Estimate	spread count estimation between the hands		1962	Estimation	22	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Natural Estimation Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
	Thumbnail Measuring		Related to The Zingone Thumbnail Gauge (Louis Zingone, 1940)	1972	The Living End	144	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Mechanical Estimation Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Edward Marlo	The Silent Count	counting the spectator's deal while back is turned	Related to Watch His Elbow (1937) Also published here The Slow Silent Count (Edward Marlo, 1990)	1988	Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6	170	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Harry Lorayne	Buckle Count from Top			1990	Trend Setters	26	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Edward Marlo	The Slow Silent Count	counting the spectator's deal while back is turned	Also published here The Silent Count (Edward Marlo, 1988)	1990	That's It	61	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Vanni Bossi	Double Lifting Again		Related to The Lift Get-Ready (Dai Vernon, 1940)	1991	Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year	1	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
Dai Vernon	ECT Get-Ready	upwards buckling		1999	Mechanical Deck	22	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Dai Vernon	Straddle-Grip Getready	The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon one-handed squeeze break	Inspired by The Lift Get-Ready (Dai Vernon, 1940) Also published here Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break (Dai Vernon, 2020)	Dec. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)	60	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Paul Cummins	Lift Get-Ready	out of ECT		2002	FASDIU II	41	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Roberto Giobbi	To Separate a Deck at a Specific Point	two methods		2010	Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 1)	3	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Dai Vernon	Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break	Two Hands One Hand	Related to The Lift Get-Ready (Dai Vernon, 1940) Also published here Straddle-Grip Getready (Dai Vernon, 1999)	2020	Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy	49	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Rafael Benatar	Push and Resquare			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Rafael Benatar	With the Deck Out of View			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Rafael Benatar	The Squeeze Break	two-handed and one-handed versions	Inspired by The Lift Get-Ready (Dai Vernon, 1940)	Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	51	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top