Partial Stack

78 entries in Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Partial Stack
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan Close Range Mind Reading No. 1, cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
Also published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
11
Charles T. Jordan Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair distributing stacked suit with two riffle shuffles
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
42
Theodore Annemann Found Out two keys and bank of one suit
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
323
Charles T. Jordan A. The Flush Trick deck riffle shuffled twice, performer removes ten red and ten black cards which he mixes again, spectator then deals the packet into three piles twice and puts the packet under a newspaper, performer then reaches under newspaper and produces a flush in a named suit, interlocking chains, in the end the Ultimo deck is ringed in
Also published here 1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
373
Interlocking Chains with partial stack
 		1939
Do That Again!
29
Robert Parrish Name Your Favorite any card named, after riffle shuffle spectator goes through cards and performer stops him at named card
 		1939
Do That Again!
30
Jack McMillen Mind Mirror one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940
Expert Card Technique
223
Interlocking Chain Principle
1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
31
Riffle Shuffle one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Also published here 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
49
Frederick Braue Card Trick interlocking chains principle, suit stack
 		Jan. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 8)
288
An Instinct for Cards interlocking chains
Variations 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
32
Charles "Chic" Schoke Chic's Parlay bet about the order of the Aces as they show up when dealing through the deck after riffle shuffles
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
41
Dai Vernon 12 Outs court card is found
Related to Mar. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 199)
794
John Scarne The Four Royal Flushes No. 8, Performer removes high cards (Ten, J, Q, K, A) from shuffled deck, deals out four hands of Royal Flushes (Interlocking Chain Principle)
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
20
Jack Chanin, John McArdle, John Weiss, Al Flosso The Spelling Bee No. 65, Packet of Ace to King, if spell correctly you get the card, if incorrect spelling you get indifferent card
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
118
Jack Miller The Traveling Card No. 74, Ace to King stack
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
135
Martin Gardner, Charles "Chic" Schoke Easy Aces Aces in the deck stay in the same order after spectator riffle shuffled the deck three times
Related to Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 249)
997
Bill Simon, Martin Gardner Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
151
Shuffle Location one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Also published here 1952
The Last Word on Cards
52
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
21
Amazing James Randi A Little Mental: Thot #1 as "The Modest Randi"
deck is riffle shuffled twice, yet a removed suit is recited in order, interlocking chains
 		Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
27
Karl Fulves Spread Correction determining position of key cards in the deck after a riffle shuffle
Related toVariations July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
20
Paul Swinford Duo Spell two mentally chosen cards spelled out, see p. 206 for references and mention of Swinford & Cairy's "Computer Cards"/"Cyberdeck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 9)
194
Karl Fulves Spread Correction determining position of key cards in the deck after a riffle shuffle
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
21
Edward G. Brown The Use of the First Red Card, Black Card or Picture Card
1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
194
Charles T. Jordan Close-Range Mind Reading cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
121
Charles T. Jordan A. The Flush Trick deck riffle shuffled twice, performer removes ten red and ten black cards which he mixes again, spectator then deals the packet into three piles twice and puts the packet under a newspaper, performer then reaches under newspaper and produces a flush in a named suit, interlocking chains, in the end the Ultimo deck is ringed in
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
194
Naming the Aces No. 16, spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, interlocking chain principle
Variations 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
28
Nathan Stark Target Telepathy cards are divined, telepathy presentation
 		1978
Magick (Issue 203)
1013
Joe Weisbecker The Rhine Effect ten ESP cards are shuffled with 40 blank cards by the aid of a automatic shuffle machine, performer divines order of the ESP cards
 		1980
Magick (Issue 249)
1241
Thomas Alan Waters Tetrance prediction in envelope in wallet
 		1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
218
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control, cards spread before pushed together
Related toVariations 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
166
Christoph Borer, Thomas Otto Die Wahrsagerin
Related toAlso published here 1991
Magie
17
T. Page Wright The Shuffle-In Detection card chosen behind back and shuffled back by spectator, performer riffles through deck three times and names color, suit and value, interlocking chains
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
199
Andrew Galloway Reflected Thoughts card thought of in fan, its value used to select another card, both found, interlocking chain principle
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
1
Charles T. Jordan Close-Range Mind Reading No. 91, cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
115
Jack Birnman Sharper's Image after some shuffling (also by spectator) a two-handed game is dealt, performer receives a Full House with Aces and Kings, faro
Inspired byVariations June 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 2)
15
Andrew Galloway Reflected Thought card thought of in fan, its value used to select another card, both found, interlocking chain principle
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 3)
2334
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control
Related to 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
327
Karl Fulves Remember This shuffled deck apparently memorized, one riffle shuffle, performer checks and then names cards at 3 different positions, "Spread Correction"
Inspired by 1994
Crooked Tales
59
Aldo Colombini Italian Heart card selected, deck riffle shuffled twice, all Hearts removed, selection remains after down-under deal with all Hearts in order
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
55
Riffle Shuffle Subtlety one key card on top of both halves before a spectator's riffle shuffle
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
65
Andreas Affeldt "Mein Name ist...?" spectator shuffles deck, when spread face up it's blank deck with some ABC cards which spell performer's name correctly, interlocking chain principle
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
14
Nick Trost Swindle Suits swindle switch procedure
Inspired by
  • "The Tarot Speaks" marketed by Arthur Emerson
Related toVariations 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
43
Oscar Weigle, Robert Parrish Picture This performer knows order of picture cards in shuffled deck, interlocking chains
Also published here 1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
13
Steve Mayhew The Principle Angel Shuffle principle, spectator's riffle shuffle does not influence the stack
 		1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
9
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Double-Duke stacking four hands, spectator gets flush, performer full house or four of a kind, gambling demonstration
 		1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
11
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Gardner-Marlo spectator shuffles between rounds
Related toVariations 1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
16
Steve Mayhew Ten Card Finale spectator shuffles again and still loses
Also published here 1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
19
Steve Mayhew Blackjack spectator can decide if dealer should draw or not, while performer looks away, he still wins
 		1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
22
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
3
David Malek Mission Possible one suit in order as set-up, chain
 		2001
Rebel without a Pause
13
Jason England The Third Shuffle three honest shuffles by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
David Regal The World's First Card Trick top card after spectator's shuffle is predicted
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
7
Karl Fulves Kid Koin after riffle shuffle top card is pocketed, coin turned over according to color of next four cards, then performer looks again and names card
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
48
Wesley James Historical Note on the Jordan-Finley Shuffle Principle, chain principle
 		2004
Enchantments
241
Arthur Finley, Charles T. Jordan, Juan Tamariz, Antón "Mago Antón" López T.N.T. card is found after several honest shuffles, interlocking chains
 		2004
Mnemonica
223
Arthur Finley Remote Control
2006
Tangled Web
139
Roberto Giobbi, Jack McMillen Muscle Reading one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
49
Jason England The Third Shuffle three honest shuffles by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
4
Ryan Matney Doc John's Aces spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, chosen one travels to pocket, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
155
Charles T. Jordan, Andrew Wimhurst Interlocking Chain Principle and Cull spectator shuffles set-up twice
 		2013
Confident Deceptions
202
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards
 		2014
Reverie
4
Steve Mayhew, Jack Carpenter Uber-Ultimate Gardner-Marlo spectator shuffles between rounds, using the Angels May Shuffle Subterfuge
Inspired by 2014
Mayhew
90
Lou Hornung Obscured Matrix Five people each think of a card within a group of five, magician divines cards
 		2015
The Saturday Morning Session
11
Steve Mayhew The Angels May Shuffle, But The Devil Still Deals
Also published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
45
Nick Trost Swindle Suits Extended deck shuffled and Spades and Hearts are removed (interlocking chains)
  • Phase One (one card matches)
  • Phase Two (all cards match, swindle switch procedure)
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1169
John Hostler Alligator ten red and ten black cards shuffled, pairs dealt according to rules, outcome predicted and added value of chosen pair divined
Inspired by 2016
Magnum Opossum
116
Joseph Barry Stuart's Strip Poker spectator thinks of card, shuffles and removes it, cards dealt and missing card completes straight
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
20
Nick Trost Blind Dates Queens removed as they turn up with riffle shuffles in between, they come out in correct order to match Kings, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1625
Nick Trost Mississippi Diminishing Poker Deal deck riffle shuffled, twenty high cards removed (interlocking chains) for a four-handed game, performer wins, winning hand is discarded and same thing repeated for three players, then two
 		2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1639
Nick Trost Infallible Prediction spectator riffle shuffles (Joker at bottom of both halves) and selects four cards, they are brought to twelve and the total counted to, Joker is arrived at and predicted
Inspired by
  • "Four Heap Deal" (Walter B. Gibson, Magic Made Simple, 1963)
 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1781
Steve Forte The 21st Card center slug control demo, card at twenty-first position is retained during riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
864
Steve Forte the 20-30 cut performer cuts off twenty cards, then thirty cards, using red-black shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
975
Derrick Chung Killer Instinct card peeked at and deck shuffled by spectator, performer finds and names card, interlocking chains
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Ramjollock" (Benjamin Earl, Past Midnight DVDs)
 2022
The Nacho Card Notes
43
Micah C. Lasher The NYC Trick spectator thinks of major street in New York City to spell to a selection, Mind Mirror procedure (one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles), street divined at the end
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
333
Tom Frame Blind Dates after riffle shuffle, the Kings and Queens are removed, they end up in the same order, interlocking chains
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
528
Roberto Giobbi On Finley's Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control, cards spread before pushed together
Inspired by 2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Jan 17)
29