Pinky Count

32 entries in Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Pinky Count
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo One Hand Side Count pinky count done with second finger
Related to
 1945
Off the Top
7
Edward Marlo Middle Finger Count
1947
Marlo In Spades
5
Edward Marlo Pinky Count here credited to Marlo
Related to
 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
88
James Steranko The Pinky Count
1960
Steranko on Cards
41
Pinky Count very brief
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
147
Frederick Braue FB Top Count-Down (1937)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
6
Darwin Ortiz The Pinky Count
1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
11
Stephen Minch Push-Off Count and Pull-Down Move credit information
Related to
 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
22
Edward Marlo Pinky Count credit information
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
9
Jon Racherbaumer, Stephen Minch More on the Buckle Count corrections and additions to the article, quotes from correspondence with Stephen Minch
Inspired by
Related to
 Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
6
ブレークの作り方III (ピンキーカウント) (Forming a break: Third Method) Pinky Count
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
16
The Little-finger Count plus many applications
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
201
Karl Fulves* Digit Counts on using a different finger like Dai Vernon (second) or John Scarne (third)
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
87
Chris "Doc" Dixon A Brief Introduction to the Pinky Count
1997
Everything Is Funnier with Monkeys
99
Pinky Count brief
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
32
David Malek The Pinky Count
2001
Rebel without a Pause
7
Pinky Count brief
 		2004
Mnemonica
355
Aaron Shields Reduced-Tension Pinky Count two-handed
 		2004
Deviant Practices
11
Aaron Fisher, Larry Jennings On Break Get-Readys pinky count comment, alternative
 		Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
34
Tyler Wilson Pinky Count - Credit Information
2010
Reinventing the Real
20
Doug Conn This Little Pinky
2012
Connfidential 2.0
4
Jason Ladanye Thoughts on the Pinky Count
2013
Confident Deceptions
11
Jason Ladanye The Pinky Count explanation
 		2018
Game Changer
15
Shimpei Katsuragawa The Pinky Count detailed discussion
  • Hand Position
  • Ways of Counting
  • Multiple Break Pinky Count
  • Pinky Count from a small packet
  • Cover for the Pinky Count
  • When to use the Pinky Count
 		2022
La Campanella
9
The Pinky Count
2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
3
Geoffrey Latta Latta on... The Pinky Count on practicing the move
 		2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
5
Rafael Benatar Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part One
  • Thoughts...

  • Condition of the Deck
  • Guitar Grip vs. Violin Grip
  • The Pinky Count Grip
  • The Double Bevel
  • The Starting Contact Point
  • Counting or Riffling
  • How to Count
  • Acoustical Backtracking
  • Physical Cover
  • Disguising Tension
  • Other Observations
  • Splitting the Count
Related to
 Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
48
Rafael Benatar Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part Two: The Dormant Break
  • Thoughts...

  • The Pull-Down Correction
  • The Third-Finger Count
Related to
 May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
52
Rafael Benatar Practical Use
May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
54
Rafael Benatar Exercises
  • For Counting Many Cards
  • For Smaller Numbers
  • For Counting to Assorted Numbers
  • Reducing and Disguising Tension
 		May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
56
Rafael Benatar With the Pinky Count
Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
51
Juha-Matti Ristiharju Thoughts on Double Lifts
  • My Preferred Double Lift
  • Pinky Count
  • The Push Off Double Lift
Related to
 2025
For Friends
7