2,429 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bob King 10 Hand Poker Stack with free cut principle
VariationsAlso published here 1993 5
Bob King Zen Poker Plus Zens stack
Inspired by 1993 17
Bob King A Stack of Stacks four riffle shuffle stacking systems, assisted by a Breather Crimp
Inspired by 1993 19
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Scotty York "Poor Charlie" Smith gaffed, rainbow backs, with pistol cigarette lighter
Inspired by 1993 56
Meir Yedid Invisible Poker Hand invisible poker hand is dealt, which suddenly appears, with Slingshot Snap Out
Related toAlso published here 1993 7
Karl Fulves Draw Test sixteen-card poker, four players get four cards each
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
16
J. W. Sarles Cutback Ace of Spades shuffled in deck, spectator cuts anywhere and names small number, Ace found there, beating the cut presentation
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
44
Howard Wurst Howard Wurst on Scarne's Shuffle Systems
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
74
Karl Fulves Stripped Down two poker hand shown, both are five Tens, then one changes into Royal Flush
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
93
Peter Duffie I Give Up! two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, second deals instead of bottom deals
Inspired by 1993 15
Roy Walton Dominic Twose - Two four Jacks and four other cards used, Jacks on top of the other, two hands dealt and Jacks shown in one hand, Aces in other, Three Jacks Deal
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
7
Peter Duffie Straight Shuffle Variation twenty-card packet, spectator cuts and removes five cards from top or bottom as he pleases, repeated two more times, all have royal flushes
Inspired by June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
7
David Worthington Self Centered three-handed deal, pseudo centers
Inspired by Aug. 1993
Profile (Issue 15)
7
Ernest Earick A Little Bit Patter presentation for restacking the deck when a player leaves
Also published here Aug. 1993
Profile (Issue 15)
10
Steven Hamilton A Poker Problem spectator deals five hands and turns all face up, takes any five cards for a strong hand, rest dealt out again into four hands, every hand beats the spectator's choice, posed as a problem
Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
5
Al Thatcher Super-Duper Poker Deal Zens stack
Variations 1993 67
Jerry Mentzer A Poker Plot spectator deals poker hands, one from the bottom with the performer's back turned, he identified the bottom-dealt hand, also it's a royal flush
Inspired by 1993 70
Dai Vernon, John Murray, Jerry Mentzer One Hand Bottom - Applications
1993 227
Peter Duffie Handout four packets with an Ace in each, cards are placed on deck in random order, when four hands are dealt, one gets all Aces
1993 16
Peter Duffie Fair Game
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 25
Peter Duffie The Numbers Game dealt poker hand's values add up to named number, seven card stack
Also published here 1993 27
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
Variations June 1993 15
René Lavand Switching Hands spectator chooses hand for performer, which is a Royal Flush
1993 68
René Lavand A Little More on Gambling
Also published here 1993 79
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1993 84
René Lavand Showing Off dealing a Royal Flush, no matter how many hands are wished, x-deals
1993 110
René Lavand Poker Against All performer deals himself a Royal Flush, with wallet
1993 126
René Lavand Mahtub multiple phases
Related toAlso published here 1993 176
Sid Fleischman The Fabled Non-Working, Self-Working Card Trick presentation for Schmidt's effect
Inspired byVariations 1993 94
Jim Steinmeyer The "Ten-Boys" Poker Deal demo with ten cards, repeat poker deal
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
56
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah, Juan Tamariz El Ritual del Full same set-up dealt over and over for two players, as a ritual, Full House then two hands of Poker
Inspired by 1993 86
Michael F. Zens, Vicente Canuto, Theodore Annemann Cualquier Jugada a Petición ten card set-up, double-deal stacking
Also published here 1993 118
Mel Lambdin Royal Poker Deal restacking set-up, good poker hands
Variations Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2397
Mike Bornstein All Hands on Deck overhand
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2410
Richard Vollmer The Miredieu Poker Deal set-up
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2437
Alex Elmsley Royal Flush Deal royal flush deal for any number of players, faro shuffling
1994 308
Alex Elmsley Blind Stud cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4
Also published here 1994 406
Alex Elmsley The Tale of the Old Timer cutting to fourJacks, then Queens, then Kings, then dealing out all Jacks to Aces
1994 449
Steve Mayhew, Jack Carpenter Mayhew's Master Deal Ace climax
Related to 1994 19
Karl Fulves DU/Process thirteen-card packet distributed via down/under deal, two four-of-a-kinds and a royal flush come out
1994 7
Karl Fulves X's Are Aces four random cards are openly stacked for two and then become aces when dealt
1994 24
Karl Fulves Odd Number Theory five odd-valued cards, one thought of and performer removes four cards from pocket that are missing thought-of card to complete straight flush
1994 54
Karl Fulves Unpaired Poker value matchings in 4x4 layout
1994 77
Gene Maze Open-Face Poker Stock apparently aces stacked with one shuffle, then fours with one shuffle
1994 93
Gene Maze Inverted Poker push-through failure with aces that are then reversed in position for dealing
1994 95
Gene Maze Big Oversight Aces put on top, instantly poker hands are dealt out and Aces received
Inspired by 1994 98
Gene Maze Hard Way Poker first real riffle stacking, then pseudo one-shuffle stack, actually center deal
1994 137
Juan Tamariz Effect 5 - Repoker Of The Chose four selections are controlled in one hand, aces, royal flush, with impromptu version
1994 16
Paul Gertner Black Jack Surprise bust blackjack hand changes into four aces
1994 113
Paul Gertner, Brother John Hamman Poker Palm Shift Variation poker hand changes multiple times
  • Displaying the First Hand
  • The Hand Changes to Contain Thee of a Kind
  • The Hand Changes to Four of a Kind
  • The Hand Changes to a Royal Flush
Inspired by 1994 115
Billy McDonnell Shifty Poker Palm flush changes into full house, five aces and royal flush
Inspired by 1994 984
Bob Farmer Ten Cards, Twenty Fingers, Unlimited Cash marked Jonah, optional stripper deck to take the set out after an honest shuffle of the deck
1994 15
John Scarne Fast Shuffle #1 "Scarne Shuffle Systems"
three Aces for five-handed game for first player
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
77
John Scarne The Apparent Miss "Scarne Shuffle Systems"
three Aces for five-handed game for first player, apparent miss in third Ace
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
77
John Scarne 3 Aces and a Kicker "Scarne Shuffle Systems"
three Aces for five-handed game for first player, fourth Ace as kicker
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
78
John Scarne Fast Shuffle #2 "Scarne Shuffle Systems"
three Aces for five-handed game for dealer, crimp
Variations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
78
John Scarne Fast Shuffle #3 "Scarne Shuffle Systems"
three Aces for five-handed game for dealer, fourth Ace after spectator shuffle
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
78
John Scarne Watch The Ace short bottom deal demonstration, with bluff phase where it is apparently seen, then spectator tries it but the bottom card is now in his pocket
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
91
Jack Avis Jack Avis on Scarne's Run-up Systems
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
120
John Scarne Invisible Seconds top half shuffled, four obvious seconds dealt, those four cards are Aces, featuring a Bottom Deal handling from straddle grip
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
127
Roger Crosthwaite Lost and Found "Phase Four: Caressing the Cards"
Kings lost, spectator decides on number of players and who should win
1994 23
Roger Crosthwaite How It's Done "Phase Five: Dealing with Desire"
fake center deal, card dealt onto pile yet appears again when spectator says stop during deal, finally comes from pocket
1994 27
Randy Wakeman Fake One Hand Center
Related to
  • Randy Wakeman Presents, p. 136
1994 28
Guy Hollingworth Reset Routine ends in New Pack Order
Also published here 1994 154
Tony Econ The Econ Poker Deal Aces apparently stacked for performer in two shuffles, Aces are seen to be dealt to another hand, performer ends up with Straight Flush, faro
1994 82
Simon Aronson Draw Poker Deal a), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1994 120
Simon Aronson Stud Poker Deal b), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1994 121
Simon Aronson Ten Card Poker Deal c), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1994 122
Simon Aronson Poker Routines d), routining the previous effects
Also published here 1994 123
Simon Aronson Any Poker Hand Called For g), built into the Aronson Stack, based on the Zensational stack
Also published here 1994 125
Bob Farmer The Ten Card Deal: An Investigation
  • Flim-Flam
on the ten card poker deal
  • The Basic Principle
Jan. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 5)
57
Bob Farmer Sure Fire Showdown ten Card Poker Principle, strippers
Related to Jan. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 5)
58
Bob Farmer Poker on Buckley's description of the Ten Card Poker Deal in Card Control
Related to Jan. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 5)
58
Bob Farmer The Ten Card Deal: An Investigation - Part II
  • Flim-Flam
more on the ten card poker deal
  • Which Cards To Use
  • Getting The Cards Into Play
Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
49
Bob Farmer Done Deal I done from deck
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
49
David (Foote) Drake Getting Into The Ten Card Poker Deal starting with full deck
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer Done Deal II done from deck, belly strippers
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer Done Deal III spectator cuts deck and deals, loses, blocks are strung together to force cut position
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer Done Deal IV spectator cuts and deals two hands, loses, five duplicate Ten Card Poker sets
Also published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
50
Bob Farmer The Ten Card Deal: An Investigation - Part III
  • Flim-Flam
"The Sultans of Swindle"
Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
58
Bob Farmer Harry Lorayne "Ten Card Poker Deal" comments on Lorayne's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
58
Bob Farmer Darwin Ortiz "Mexican Poker" comments on Ortiz's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
58
Bob Farmer J. K. Hartman "Tête-a-Tête" comments on Hartman's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
58
Bob Farmer Nick Trost "Showdown" comments on Trost's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
59
Bob Farmer Bro. John Hamman "Magician Versus Gambler" comments on Hamman's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
59
Bob Farmer Bruce Bernstein "Psych-Out" comments on Bernstein's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
59
Peter Duffie Ten Again Ten cards, spectator ends with winning hand (not ten card poker deal)
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
66
Bob Farmer Ten Card Deal References
  • Flim-Flam
Apr. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 8)
76
Bob Farmer The Ten Card Deal: An Investigation Part V - Loose Ends
  • Flim-Flam

  • 18 Card Deals
  • New Endings
  • The Cider Variations
  • Face-Up Or Face-Down
  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • No Card Variations
  • Ten Bill Deal
  • And Finally
May 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 9)
66
Bruce Bernstein Psych-Out four phases
Related toAlso published here 1994 4
Peter Duffie Pokericulous
Inspired by
  • "Pokericulum" (Stewart James)
Related to
1995 100
Peter Duffie Epitaph for a Card Cheat one-at-a-time reduction of hands
Inspired byRelated to 1995 156
Joseph K. Schmidt Blockbuster No. 1 two times, "deal stack", overhand
1995 19
Joseph K. Schmidt Blockbuster No. 2 stacking two hands, overhand
1995 20
Joseph K. Schmidt "Easy Poker" from shuffled deck, overhand
Inspired by 1995 24
Joseph K. Schmidt A Hell of a Poker Game Part I: Dealing four Aces with cards face up throughout.
Part II: Dealing Kings to the devil's hand and the Aces to your hand for a surprise finish.
Part III
Part IV: Dealing two hands - Kings to third hand, Aces to your hand.
1995 39
Joseph K. Schmidt The "Sore-Armed" Bandid another system
1995 52
Karl Fulves Another Word on "Last Word" overhand
1995 60
Karl Fulves The Three - Er, Four King Deal stacking two hands, overhand
1995 62
Karl Fulves Addition to Blockbuster No. 1
1995 63
Joseph K. Schmidt Blockbuster No. 3 stacking three hands (!), overhand
1995 65
Joseph K. Schmidt Call your Hand II thirteen card set-up
Inspired byVariations 1995 71
Joseph K. Schmidt Hold-Out Sam tabled hand turns out to be the one named
1995 74
Joseph K. Schmidt The "Easy Poker" Deal Out a different presentation
1995 77
Joseph K. Schmidt The "Last Word" Deal Cut a different presentation
1995 78
Joseph K. Schmidt Mnemonics for Zens set-up
1995 78
Karl Fulves Prediction Deal
1995 80
Joseph K. Schmidt The Untimely Demise of "Mike" McGuff story presentation
1995 81
Darwin Ortiz The One-Handed Poker Deal skill demonstration
Variations 1995 149
Darwin Ortiz Face-Up Centers
Inspired by
  • "This is Centers (?)" (Milt Kort's lecture notes)
1995 155
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Poker Deal travelling signatures
Inspired by 1995 159
Darwin Ortiz Mr. Lucky spectator chooses all the cards in play
Related toVariations 1995 167
Darwin Ortiz Pick-A-Card Poker with to-Royal-Flush-Transformation
Related to 1995 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
1995 175
Darwin Ortiz The Cross faro stacking, transformation
Inspired byRelated to 1995 180
Darwin Ortiz The Sting stacking & culling demo
Inspired by 1995 184
Michael DeMarco Ten Fingers, Ten Hands one faro shuffle
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2470
Paul Swinford Royal Flush Mini-Stack small packet & anti-faros
Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2476
Allan Slaight Heavy Breather crimp, packets
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 4)
2487
Karl Fulves Fake Poker three Aces on top, fourth Ace randomly placed in second hand and dropped on top, one riffle shuffle, performer gets four aces when dealt for two
1995 13
Karl Fulves Four In One four-of-a-kind on top, one riffle shuffle to stack for 4 players, with false dealing
1995 15
Karl Fulves Paradox Poker performer stacks 4 royal flush cards for 4 players, spectator distributes hole cards and completes royal flush, fake stacking
1995 16
John Scarne One Shuffle Poker aces apparently stacked to wanted player in one hand, actually bottom deal
1995 18
Karl Fulves ReStackJack jacks stacked for four-handed game, restacking for three players
1995 28
Karl Fulves 3 Aces 4 Hands 1 Shuffle
1995 49
Karl Fulves The Poker Cheat three card stacking with short-cut
Inspired by 1995 61
Karl Fulves Two Card Stud riffle shuffle handling of Bruce Elliott overhand shuffle effect
1995 63
Karl Fulves Three?Four?Five? "quick one-shuffle run-up that can be used for any number of hands"
1995 79
Karl Fulves Speed Stacking
Inspired by 1995 83
Karl Fulves Double Duke In One
1995 91
Tommy Lake The Lake Run-Up one-shuffle
1995 108
Edward Marlo Ten Card Poker Deal credit information and claim
Related to 1995
Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1))
14
Shigeo Futagawa The Teacher poker hand changes three times
Inspired by 1995 1063
John Riggs The Centerfold Deal false center deal demonstration, two players, four kings, four aces as a climax
Also published here 1995 41
Karl Fulves Dealer's Choice No. 20, eight-card poker with Kings and Aces, performer gets Aces
1995 35
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Beat the Cheat No. 26, stacking apparently explained but Aces end up in another hand
1995 48
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance No. 27, one card missing from Straight Flush, spectator finds it
Also published here 1995 49
Bruce Elliott Straight Up No. 28, Ace through Five straight distributed in deck, yet dealt out again, pseudo duplicates
1995 51
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves The Lazy Gambler No. 29, spectator cuts and two poker hands are dealt out, performer's cards are face-up and the Royal Flush
1995 52
Test Your Skill No. 30, spectator turn a card over in four-card packet, it is replaced in deck and four poker hands dealt out, the hand with the reversed card wins
1995 53
Karl Fulves The Wizard of Odds No. 31, nine cards used for "three-card poker", hand with Ace of Spades wins, includes spelling of names, inspired by the Copperfield/Steinmeyer television trick
Related to 1995 55
Karl Fulves The Three-Jacks Deal chapter intro
1995 75
Jack Jack Jack No. 37
1995 75
Walter B. Gibson Three-Jacks Improved No. 38
1995 77
Jack Potter Unstacked Jacks No. 39, 3&3 oil water phase as intro for Three-Jacks Deal
Also published here 1995 78
Phil Weisbecker Three Jacks and a Pat No. 40, Royal Flush climax
Also published here 1995 79
Karl Fulves, Walter B. Gibson Progressive Poker No. 41, multiple deal-outs with various hands
1995 80
Simon Aronson Simple Double Duke Aces shown, short overhand shuffle, stacked except one, performer has Royal Flush
Related toAlso published here 1995 47
Simon Aronson Stack In Trade Aces stacked to performer and shown during deal, then another player has Aces and performer Royal Flush
  • Overhand Shuffle Methode (Version 1)
  • Streamlined Handling
  • Collins Method (Version 2)
Inspired by 1995 52
David Malek Jacks Done Better false dealing demo up to fifth, with surprise ending, performer deals himself Aces instead of Tens
Inspired by 1995 8
Terry Zembrzuski Mock Fifth Deal
1995 10
David Malek The Double Cross dealing a good hand to the confederate but performer has a better hand as a kicker
Related to
  • Darwin Ortiz's "The Bottom Deal Demonstration" in "Darwin's Deceits"
1995 14
Edward Marlo No. 6 with drawing and discards, block turnover application
1995 395
Claude Rix Propriétés du chapelet modèle methods to go from Claude Rix stack into Vernon's Poker Demonstration, a spelling routine, a sucker trick and Guy Lammertyn's oil and water
  • Adaption de la routine de Dai Vernon
  • Routine de cartes épelées
  • L'erreur réparée
  • La routine de l'huile et l'eau de Guy Lammertyn
Inspired by 1995 15
Ernest Earick Double Damned
Also published here 1995 35
Terry LaGerould Lesson in Larceny fake bottom and center demo
Also published here 1995 66
Ernest Earick The Real Deal spectator names any Royal Flush or high Four-of-a-Kind and performer can deal it, second deals
Variations 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
4
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Middle Deal Miracle deck shuffled face-up into face-down, all face-up cards are "center-dealt" out of the deck leaving only face-down cards, suggests a few variations, see Carpenter references for "a different write-up of this effect"
Related toVariations 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
10
Doug Edwards Deal Easy performer deals himself good hand each successive round:
  • he receives four Tens
  • he receives Royal Flush
  • deals Four-of-a-Kind to any chosen hand, but beats it by dealing himself four Aces
  • deals Royal Flush to any chosen hand, but beats it with "Five-of-a-Kind" (four Threes and a Two, i. e. "wild")
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
13
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Mistake two-phase Center Deal demo, four face-up Aces are dealt from center, when attempted a second time four face-down cards are dealt out and apparently performer has failed, face-down cards are shown to be the Aces
Related toAlso published here 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 5)
31
Jerry K. Hartman Pickpacket card is named and removed, many three-card piles are made, spectator chooses any pile and chosen pile contains other three mates of selection, "an alternate method for 'Pick a Packet' " (see reference)
Inspired by 1995 28
Jerry K. Hartman High Hopes two versions:
  • I. Spectator chooses one of five dealt-out hands and thinks of best Poker hand he can make by discarding four cards, cards are re-dealt and the thought-of hand is dealt to the same position
  • II. Similar to I., but spectator keeps original hand, cards are re-dealt and card that spectator wanted to keep in his hand vanishes leaving only four, it is found in the newly dealt hand together with the other four cards he thought of to complete it, see also p. 155 for slight variation
see p. 155 for “real time” deck setup
Related to 1995 148
Jerry K. Hartman Hand Me Down II five spectators each choose card from a five-card hand and the five they choose make a Royal Flush
Also published here 1995 156
Jerry K. Hartman Kid Stuffed “kid outsmarted by gambler” presentation, three phases of gambler openly placing Kings on bottom and dealing two hands with exposed Bottom Deal but whether hands are swapped or not gambler always ends up with Kings, finally the kid gets the Kings and gambler’s hand is shown to have Aces
Inspired by 1995 166
Jerry K. Hartman Changing Hands performer and spectator have Poker hands and each keep one card and swap the other four with each other, performer’s single card together with spectator’s four are all same color, spectator’s card with performer’s four make up a Straight Flush
Inspired by 1995 185
Jim Artle, Harry Lorayne Gambler's Routine (A Poker Player's Dream) gambling routine, Royal Flush instead Aces should end up in performer's hand, poker chip transforms multiple times, Poker routine by Harry Lorayne from Hugard's Magic Monthly, p. 376 for credit
Nov./Dec. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 32)
368
Bob Farmer Ultimate Done Deal
  • Selecting The Hole Cards
  • Selecting The Hands
Also published here May 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 9)
60
Bob Farmer No-Skill Psychological Ten Card Deal
Also published here May 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 9)
61
Bob Farmer Ten Card Deal Combo combining previous two routines
Also published here May 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 9)
61
Bob Farmer Pat On The Back arranging five pat hands from twenty-five cards
June 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 10)
68
Guy Hollingworth A Square Deal known as "Reset", ends in New Pack Order
1996 33
Guy Hollingworth Montgomery monte style demonstration, surprise climax
1996 39
Paul Cummins The Bottom of the Barrel pseudo bottom deal demonstration
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 32
Paul Cummins Intuitive Poker spectator chooses Royal Flush from spread deck
1996 18
Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Also published here 1996 262
Paul Harris A Subtle Poker Move (revised) performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen, in second round he has killer hand
Inspired byVariations 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
123
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
225
Don Voltz Stuck! based on Martin Lewis' "Stamped Second", demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
229
Doug Edwards Si's Place any Royal Flush is dealt, Stebbins
Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2597
Ian Baxter The Automatic Gambler is Back new set-up for Vernon's Repeat Poker Deal
Inspired by Apr. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 4)
2639
Gary Plants "Killer" Poker-Deal Demo color changing deck climax
June 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)
2662
Dan Block One-Card Poker two cards become five - a royal flush
July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2665
Wylee Packer Overhand Shuffle Stack Extension
Dec. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 12)
2730
Michael Skinner A Poker Deal spectator deals, royal flush
1996 56
Karl Fulves Royalist royal flush stacking plot, posed as problem
1996 75
Karl Fulves Pat Hand Pete performer cuts at a pair in shuffled deck to complete a full house
1996 94
Karl Fulves Cool Hand Duke cull stack
  • No Kings In Packet
  • One King In Packet
  • Two Kings In Packet
  • Three Kings In Packet
  • The Routine
1996 134
Karl Fulves Sign-Steal-Deliver free selection is signed, four riffle shuffles, spectator gets flush with his selection, performer a royal flush, first flush cull-stacked on the fly
1996 143
Karl Fulves Gambler's Den chapter intro, on gambling demonstrations
1996 174
Karl Fulves Reparation cull-stacking a pair
1996 179
Karl Fulves Subconscious Secret royal flush on second deal
Inspired by
  • "Subconscious Poker" (Bob Fisher)
Related to
1996 190
Lee Freed A Bondian Collusion combination of three cited routine
Inspired by 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
38
Edward Marlo Card Stack Demo Kings openly stacked, Tens and Aces end up also, faro and overhand stacking, correction from reference
  • Triple Faro Control
Related to 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
42
Tom Frame Well-Appointed Stud two Jonah cards, very fair handling and spectator can switch cards as often as wanted
1996 1213
James Swain Something for Nothing new deck order show, shuffled a few times, poker hands dealt, straight flushs and royal flush for performer
Inspired by 1996 167
James Swain Rules of the Game from shuffled deck the performer produces all nine possible poker hands
credit information
1996 169
Karl Fulves Rake's Progress open stacking procedure, Aces show up as climax
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
46
Karl Fulves Last Chance Saloon "Methods?"
Aces plus an indifferent card removed, four additional cards chosen by spectator, one card slid across, now the Aces are in other hand, a card slid back and now it's a Royal Flush, posed as problem
1996 55
Harry Riser Semiautomatic Gambler four-phase routine with small set-up that is dealt repeatedly
Inspired byVariations 1996 62
Harry Riser The Poker Lesson twelve-card set-up
  • The First Lesson: overhand stack
  • The Second Lesson: talking about holding out, several good hands dealt
  • The Third Lesson: Royal flush controlled to top
Related to 1996 86
Harry Riser The Legendary Five-Ace Poker Hand poker demonstration presentation for Assembly, three double facers
1996 112
Harry Riser Dealer's School
  • Phase One (red black separation by feel)
  • Phase Two (shuffle control demo)
  • Phase Three (dealing some hands, performer ends up with Aces)
1996 144
Peter Duffie Draw Poker Gilbreath principle in the form that cards are taken from two piles to make up poker hands, two spectators do this and get straight flushes
Inspired byVariations 1996 9
Peter Duffie, Neil Smith The Con Artist
  • Stage One: bottom deal shown and exposed, then spectator tries it but performer gets Aces instead
  • Stage Two: Aces put reversed in center, four hands dealt, one of them are the Aces, cards assembled and Aces shown back in center
1996 12
Peter Duffie Succubi one card reversed in twenty-five cards ESP deck, word spelled, then cards dealt into five hands, hand with reversed card is all the same symbol and others mixed
Inspired byRelated to 1996 13
Peter Duffie The Second Hand Gambler two hands dealt, one is Royal Flush, then any type of hand named and dealt with the same ten cards
Inspired by 1996 18
Rudolf Braunmüller Spielen Sie Poker? four phases
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
76
Lou Gallo Poker Dilemma three phases, four Nines cut to, three-handed game dealt with good hands, then five-handed game
1996 104
Lou Gallo Seconds, Middles and Bottoms with four Aces and four indifferent cards
Related to 1996 111
Bob Farmer Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Also published here May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer Reverse Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, then hands are exchanged and performer wins
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer Jiggery Poker in Two Hands poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, repeat phase
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
72
Bob Farmer The Contest poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related to May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
73
Bob Farmer Untertaker spectator deals out cards, performer in the end changes four and wins, two-phase poker deal using faced deck
Inspired by June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
70
Bob Farmer A Virtual Shuffle And a Real Scam performer gets the Aces after the draw
Inspired by July 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 11)
72
Bob Farmer Russian Poker Roulette top cards of ten piles used for poker game
Also published here Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
77
Bob Farmer Dirty Dealing revealing royal flush in chosen suit, Cadd Force
Inspired by
  • "Dirty Dealing" (Gary Plants, Genii August 1996)
Dec. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 4)
82
Larry Jennings Another Winning Hand two hands, cards are drawn, performer wins two times
Inspired by 1997 37
Richard Vollmer The Distrustful Mechanic using faros
Oct. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 10)
2850
Jack Carpenter Riffle 'n' Roll one-shuffle stack, Aces for five hands
1997 77
Jack Carpenter Nine Angry Men one shuffle
Variations 1997 80
Jack Carpenter The D.C. Hustle kings and queens on top, one-shuffle stack, five players, kings, queens, x, x, aces
1997 85
Ken Krenzel Opti-Stack aces inserted in fan
1997 131
Ken Krenzel The Lost Aces of Louie the Loser aces visibly vanish when dealt in poker deal, reappear in one of the other hands
1997 137
Nick Trost The Five-Ace Poker Hand
Variations 1997 25
Nick Trost Generic Deck Version Variation on "The Five-Ace Poker Hand" with blank cards
Inspired by 1997 27
Nick Trost False Deal Deluxe pseudo false deal of a straight after one honest riffle shuffle
Also published here 1997 87
Nick Trost Bottoms, Seconds and Centers Demo Pseudo demo (with duplicate card)
1997 88
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher, Tom Hubbard Automatic Poker - A Different Handling Uses packet of eleven cards masquerading as ten
Inspired by 1997 106
Nick Trost Tenkai Poker Deal Cards shuffled face up/down, poker hands are dealt, only magician gets face down cards (plot credited to Persi Diaconis, routine inspired by Ricky Jay's routine on Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women)
1997 108
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Deal - Trost Routine Three phases, second phase is Ken Beale's idea
Also published here 1997 109
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Eighteen-Card Poker Uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase (presentation by Stewart Judah)
Related to
  • "Psych-Out" (Bruce Bernstein, 1985)
  • "The Cincinnati Kid Poker Game" (Tony Binarelli, Gary Ouellet's The Magic of Tony Binarelli, 1991)
VariationsAlso published here
1997 111
Nick Trost High-Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1997 113
Nick Trost Calling the Hands
Inspired by 1997 115
Nick Trost Psychic Poker similar to previous "Calling the Hands"
1997 117
Nick Trost Double Poker Hand Prediction Comes from Bill Miesel's notes, performed in 1968
1997 124
Nick Trost Trost on "Matching the Cards" Four jacks change to Aces, with blank deck ending
Inspired by
  • "Herbert Milton's Rendition of Matching the Cards" (Lewis Ganson, Matching the Cards, 1977)
Related to
  • "Correcting a Mistake" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks: How They Are Done, 1910)
1997 184
Nick Trost Showdown three phase Ten Card Poker Deal routine, last phase is stud poker. Includes Tom Hubbard's handling at the end.
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997 216
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Handling of "Showdown"
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 219
Nick Trost Nick's Expanding Cards Mini poker hand grows in size to poker-size, gimmick could have inspired Micro Macro
Inspired by
  • "Lohrey's Enlarging Cards" (Carl Lohrey, marketed in The Linking Ring, 1950s)
VariationsAlso published here
1997 220
Nick Trost Maxi-Twisto Twisting the Aces with Royal Flush ending
Inspired by
  • "A Twist on Maxi" (Mike Gallo, Genii, August 1986)
Related to
  • "Maxi-Twist" (Roger Smith, 1976)
1997 222
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Crooked Dealing Pseudo gambling demo for seconds, bottoms and centers
Inspired by 1997 228
Nick Trost Zens-Gilbreath Poker Deal Any poker hand called for
Inspired byRelated to 1997 232
Nick Trost Straight Poker Deal Deal from shuffled deck, spectators get straight, performer get full house.
Variations 1997 236
Nick Trost Twenty-Deck Poker Deal Poker with twenty cards
Related to
  • "The Hokey-Poker Deck" (Jim Lucier, The New Tops, March 1978)
1997 245
Nick Trost Special-Deck Blackjack-Poker Deal Blackjack and poker combined demo
Related to 1997 265
Karl Fulves Vampire Poker card at thought-of position in five-card packet predicted
1997 133
Wesley James The MacJames Poker Deal bottom deal demonstration with sucker element
Related to 1997 14
Peter Duffie The Fourmost Card reversed in packet of twenty-five cards, packet is "mixed" and dealt into five poker hands - hand with reversed card contains four of a kind, other hands are mixed
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997 67
Peter Duffie Backfire Poker Ten cards, spectator ends with winning hand (not ten card poker deal)
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 154
Chris Carter Mental Prediction shuffled deck, from thirteen cards a spectator choses best possible poker hand, performer divines it and had predicted it too
1997 51
Alex Elmsley Power Poker ten cards, spectator can chose which he wands, full house and royal flush
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997 2
Alex Elmsley The Colour-Changing Faro Shuffle first published in Jerry Sadowitz' "The Crimp", five times performer cuts to a card, royal flush but with different colored back
1997 9
Doug Edwards Six Card Royal Four card repeat, end with royal flush production and finding selection
Also published here 1997 39
Doug Edwards Poker Deal Extraordinaire You get winning hand multiple times, keep getting better and better
Inspired by 1997 117
Doug Edwards Facile Second Deal Second deal demo to deal four Aces to yourself. don't need to do good second deal
1997 121
Al Mann Five Aces hand gets four aces and joker
1997 21
David Solomon Poker Pair Aces on top and Deal, repeat with Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by 1997 73
David Solomon Second Power Poker & Lead-In Aces travel to top, odd-backed Aces stacked in deck, transform into Royal Flush (that now has odd backs) and others get good hands (Power Poker originally Talisman 1/11)
Also published here 1997 210
Simon Lovell Oooops! spectator receives four Aces and a Joker, performer has six Aces
1997 109
Simon Lovell Cheats' Honesty Test Aces produced, then they change into Royal Flush
Inspired by
  • "Radical Aces" (Bill Malone, MUM, Vol. 82 No. 11, Apr. 1993)
1997 179
Harold Lloyd Der Zuschauer als Falschspieler spectator loses Aces (by putting three cards on each and only cutting), then he deals the Aces into wanted hand, no-touch
1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
181
Bob Farmer The Scram-And-Scram Ten Card Deal
  • Flim-Flam
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)
79
Bob Farmer More on The Scam-and-Scram Ten Card Deal
Related to July 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)
80
Peter Duffie Duffie's Zen Card Deal
Inspired byAlso published here July 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)
80
Roy Walton Half The Twenty Card Deal
Also published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
74
Roy Walton The Twenty Card Deal
Also published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
74
Peter Duffie The Duffie Ten Card Deal with prediction
Also published here Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
75
Bob Farmer Vaya Con Dios Con
  • Flim-Flam
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
80
Eddie Fields Calling Your Hand, Again spectator chooses how many hands, which hand will win, what kind of hand to win, ten-card set-up
Also published here 1997 102
Edward Marlo Marlo's Faro Variation any poker hand called for, using faro
Also published here 1997 103
Chris "Doc" Dixon, Darwin Ortiz Clean spectator chooses all the cards in play, version without table
Inspired by 1997 95
Jerry Sadowitz, Derek Dingle Gambling Demo riffle cull and bottom deal
Related to 1997/98 19
Andrew Wimhurst Faster Shuffle one-shuffle Stack, five hands
1998 25
Andrew Wimhurst Memoirs of A Stud stacking four selections and four aces
1998 27
Andrew Wimhurst The Wimhurst Poker Deal showcasing (real) center deals
1998 35
Bruce Cervon The Vernon-Cervon Run-Up Demonstration complex
1998 21
Bruce Cervon Poker Interchange Exchanged
Inspired by 1998 78
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
1998 142
Karl Fulves Fragments "The First Layout", poker presentation
1998 14
Karl Fulves 9-Card Deal "Short Takes"
1998 231
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 6
Jack Avis Alaskan Poker five times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with Royal Flush
Related to 1998 54
Jack Avis Auto Deck performer deals himself Aces, then spectators remember one card in their hand, performer shuffles and deals again, everyone has a Straight Flush and performer the memorized cards, extra Aces and duplicates
Also published here
  • marketed in 1953
1998 56
Jack Avis Variations on Scarne's Runup System three variations
Also published here 1998 64
Harry Lorayne Stud Poker Prediction outcome predicted
1998 107
Harry Lorayne Poker Thing
1998 193
Steve Mayhew Lazy Man’s Ten-Card Poker Deal uses Snap Crimp, multi-phased:
  • performer deals Poker hands to himself and spectator and he wins
  • spectator repeatedly shuffles and deals those ten cards and performer without looking always knows whether he will win or lose
  • for finale performer (sometimes spectator) deals from deck and has option to exchange three cards for any three cards in deck, performer still wins
Related toAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
9
Steve Mayhew Vanishing Variations
  • The Vanishing Poker Deal: Aces vanish one at a time from top of deck, performer deals out five hands and Aces turn up face up in his hand (or they are “center-dealt” to performer from deck)
  • Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal (see p. 24)
  • The Vanishing Fix (see p. 26)
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
23
Steve Mayhew Topsy-Turvy Vanishing Poker Deal Aces vanished as in original (p. 23), deck is shuffled face up into face down, hands are dealt out and all cards come out face up except performer’s, rest of deck becomes all face up, performer’s cards are the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
24
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Fix Aces placed on bottom, one by one they are placed on top and vanish, following each vanish the others are seen still on bottom, trick can end as in previous variation (p. 24), or without the "Topsy-Turvy" aspect and performer just gets the only face down cards – the Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
26
Paul Cummins Bottom of the Barrel pseudo bottom deal demonstration
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
1
Ken Simmons Sleightless Poker Power without bottom deals, ten cards, spectator can chose which he wands, full house and royal flush
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
7
David Solomon Mexican Poker straight flush over full house
Inspired byRelated toVariations Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
1
Aaron Goldberg Double or Nothing poker dice are thrown and hidden by spectator, matching hand dealt by performer
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
13
Lew R. Brooks The 4 Second Stack fast overhand stack demo with the four Kings, using thirteen extra Kings, inspired by John Scarne performance
Inspired by 1998 13
Lew R. Brooks The Kangaroo Kid gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story
Inspired by
  • "From the Land Down Under" (Ken Beale, World's Greatest Card Tricks, Bob Longe, 1996)
Variations
1998 28
Lew R. Brooks The LRB Stacking Demo overhand stacking demo, others get good hands
1998 31
Lew R. Brooks Poetry Poker "(A Love Story with Cards)"
1998 34
Lew R. Brooks High Card Poker poker demo with twenty picture cards & Aces
1998 37
Karl Fulves Trick Tac Toe using calculator, deck of cards and die
1998 58
Karl Fulves Video Poker two poker hands chosen and entered into calculator, from total the performer divines the two hands
1998 83
Roy Walton, Ramón Riobóo Hokem Poker 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush and everyone has a good hand
  • Racherbaumer Addition (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • For Hard Core-Cases
  • HC-C Method
  • HC-C Racherbaumer Addition
Inspired by Apr. 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 8)
78
R. Paul Wilson Canister Jury three-of-a-kind riffle cull and stack
Inspired by
  • "Major Dalby's Brag Stack" riffle cull (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #15, Aug. 1993)
May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
76
Bob King Fake Stack Aces face-up in deck, one fast riffle shuffle and they are instantly stacked for four players
1998 4
Guy Hollingworth A Gambler's Dream indifferent to Kings to indifferent, Quartet gimmick
1999 26
Guy Hollingworth A Gambling Routine ends in New Deck Order, for an idea see also p. 28 of Behr reference
Related toAlso published here 1999 181
Ron Ferris Royal Aces Aces on top and Deal
1999 123
James Swain Poker Interchange Redux
Related to 1999 137
James Swain Dealing Centers/The Muck nice Switch
1999 140
James Swain Just Lucky Eight Card Stack double Duke
1999 144
James Swain 21st Century Magicican vs. Gambler two phases, including Pokerhand Transformation
Also published here 1999 147
Andrew Wimhurst 3rd Degree second, third, fourth, fifth deal demo, using only thirds
1999 15
Allan Ackerman Thoughts on the Ten Card Poker Deal four phases, double jonah, almost no-touch
Also published here 1999 7
Allan Ackerman, Simon Aronson, Steve Mayhew Mayhew Poker Again Mayhew Poker Deal, mistakes turn out to be a Royal Flush
Also published here 1999 32
Steve Mayhew The Routine stack for two hands, both are good but performer wins, spectator can riffle shuffle
Variations 1999 9
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Double-Duke stacking four hands, spectator gets flush, performer full house or four of a kind, gambling demonstration
1999 11
Steve Mayhew The Ultimate Gardner-Marlo spectator shuffles between rounds
Related toVariations 1999 16
Steve Mayhew Ten Card Finale spectator shuffles again and still loses
Also published here 1999 19
Steve Mayhew Freedom Mayhew Poker Deal, face-up cards shuffled in face-down cards, then all reversed cards dealt out, four Ace kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1999 4
Jas Jakutsch, Bob Farmer "16-Foot Tsunami" multiple cards are divined, impossible conditions, psychic poker, belly strippers
Related to 1999 9
David Regal The Luck Test Bad poker hand placed face up in the middle of the deck, transforms into a royal flush
1999 24
David Regal Ten-Second Poker Spectator shuffles deck, deals himself a royal flush in Spades, re-dealing principle
1999 35
David Regal Mystic Poker Spectator draws any royal flush card on a blank card, four other blank cards print to complete the royal flush
1999 105
Frederick Braue, Christian Scherer Braue Poker Deal four aces, faro stacking
Inspired by 1999 12
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer Lorayne's Poker Deal royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1999 13
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer Lorayne's Poker Deal #2
1999 15
Harry Lorayne, Christian Scherer Ten Card Poker Deal
Inspired by 1999 23
Karl Fulves First Draw person with Jonah card wins instead of loses
Variations 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
311
Karl Fulves Three Hand Deal "Unsolved Mysteries"
fifteen card version, posed as a problem
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
Roger Crosthwaite The Cheat named four-of-a-kind produced and stacked, then face-up center deal, Aces for performer
1999 105
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator gets four Aces and performer indifferent cards, but when checked performer has the Aces
Inspired by 1999 47
Adrian Plate A Trick at Poker No. 5,new deck opened and shuffled, seven hands dealt and performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1999 102
Rell M. Woodward Poker Stack
1999 102
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note correction and more details
Related to 1999 103
Master Poker Deal Jonah Card ten card poker deal, three phases.
1999 55
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1999 60
James Swain 21st Century Magician vs. Gambler two phases, including Pokerhand Transformation
Also published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
52
Justin Higham Full-Tilt Pseudo Center Deal
1999 32
Justin Higham Combination Riffle Stack
  • Method One
  • Method One Plus Sucker Hand
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
  • Method Four
  • Method Five
Inspired by 1999 49
Justin Higham Double-Minus-2 Riffle Stack Aces put on top, one shuffle, then five-handed game dealt
  • 2 to 6 Hands Inclusive
  • 7 to 13 Hands Inclusive
1999 51
Justin Higham Ace Shuffle Resequenced
Inspired by
  • "Ace Shuffle Sequence" (Ed Marlo, Legend video)
1999 52
Karl Fulves Wrong Game
  • There Was A Crooked Man
cards turn over one by one to display a poker hand, backs change color, then faces change into better hand, credit information on packet tricks
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Charlatan (Issue 1)
3
Steve Silverman Multi-Level Dealing follow-up to “Dunbury Aces” (p. 22), Aces are interlaced with Heart cards and false deals (second, third, fourth and bottom) are demonstrated, Heart cards change to Kings
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
28
Jerry K. Hartman Mexicali Ruse “Mexican Poker” plot, head-to-head Poker game with small packet of cards, magician gets Royal Flush, second version where magician gets four Aces
  • First Method
  • Second Method
    • First Variation
    • Second Variation
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
12
Jason England Center Deal Demonstration
  • The Real Work (estimated center deal)
  • Prepared Card Approach (greek deal)
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
19
Paul Gordon Hayden On Duty displaying cards in bunches, with cuts in between, at the end the Aces are stacked
Inspired by
  • "The Buffalo Cornstack" (Allan Hayden, Card Shark On Duty)
Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
22
Dan MacMillan Dealing Fifths! false dealing demo, Ace through Five on top of deck, requires thirds
Variations Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
23
Jason England Variation false dealing demo, Ace through Five on top of deck, requires thirds
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
24
Wesley James MacMillan Unmoved false dealing demo, Ace through Five on top of deck
Inspired by July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
12
Peter Duffie Free Will eight cards, spectator chooses four, performer is left with Aces
Also published here July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
22
Aaron Goldberg Double or Nothing poker dice are thrown and hidden by spectator, matching hand dealt by performer
Related toAlso published here 1999 20
R. Paul Wilson Fained Casualty spectator pockets a four-card poker hand, then this is used to complete a royal flush in the next deal
1999 53
Ashford Kneitel The Subtlest Poker Move of All in final phase performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen
Inspired by 1999 144
Edward Marlo Stacking Attack Kings openly stacked, Tens and Aces end up also, faro and overhand stacking, correction from reference
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
83
Bob Farmer Con Fiscation
  • Flim-Flam
royal flush put on table in a row, four cards from shuffled deck placed on each to make a poker hand, proposition bet which hand will be the winning hand
Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
81
David Solomon Revised Mexican Poker here co-credited to John Bannon
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 12)
76
Guy Hollingworth Gambling in Grubbier Circumstances performer recieves Royal Flush
2000 27
Roberto Giobbi Final Observations on stacking
2000 920
The Pseudo-Stack spectator specifies the order of the aces and the winning hand
2000 923
Theodore Annemann The Gambler in Person very simple stacking technique for a gambling demo
Also published here 2000 924
Michael F. Zens, Eddie Fields, Theodore Annemann Call Your Hand ten-card stack, bottom deal
Inspired by 2000 944
The Easy Poker Demonstration
2000 1053
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2000 1
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2000 3
Neal Elias Four Handed Partnership Pinochle four Aces to partner and four Aces to dealer
2000 9
Baltazar Fuentes Poker Choice jonah card changes in middle of routine
Inspired by 2000 28
Baltazar Fuentes Fast Five Hand Poker Stack one shuffle, with pre-setting
2000 35
Robert Kraft Letters on the stripper and Ten Card Deal in the Inner Secrets book
Related to 2000 97
Karl Fulves Switch Poker Solution outline of effect
Related to 2000 97
Karl Fulves On Home-Made Stripper & Ten Card Poker Deal credit information
2000 98
Karl Fulves Trick Play Sevens vanishes from deck and reappear, poker deal, spectator gets Sevens and performer the Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2000 100
Steve Beam Done Deal deck is shuffled twice, second time face up into face down, spectator deals face up cards to himself and face down to performer, performer has a straight flush
Variations 2000 16
Steve Beam House Rules two decks are shuffled together face up and face down, performer gets a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2000 19
Lewis Jones Give Me Five spectator can always chose from two cards, decisions made for him and for performer
Variations 2000 22
Steve Beam Beat It ending up with better hand than in the version by Lewis Jones
Inspired by 2000 24
John Moran Discard Poker cards are shuffled face up into face down, face down cards are dealt for four players, four Royal Flushes
2000 38
Joshua Jay Locating a Deal multiple selection, cards end up in a poker hand when dealing, then all spectators have their cards in their hands and performer has a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2000 49
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Remote Control spectator cuts the deck behind his back and puts two cards unseen in two different pockets, performer divines cards and spectator can chose in which pocket which card sholud be
Related toVariations 2000 57
Harry Lorayne Kleiner Mann - Großer Mann set-up that is redealt multiple times
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 1)
12
Karl Fulves Auto Draw three-handed draw poker, combination of bottom deal with jonah card ploy
Related toVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
18
Herb Zarrow Switch Poker cards switched back and forth between two poker hands, performer wins
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
25
Karl Fulves The Secret Out
  • There Was A Crooked Man
apparent riffle stacking explanation with Aces out-jogged while doing lengthwise shuffle, Aces end up in other hand when dealing the out-jogged cards alternately with top cards
2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
28
Michael DeMarco More Poker Power!
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
16
Roy Walton Punch Drunk performer stacks a suit while dealing through the cards face up (secret second deals), if some don't come out correctly they change into the suit
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)
70
Barry Price The Stealth Stack Aces placed reversed at different positions where spectator's say stop during riffling, immediately a five-handed game is dealt out and all Aces are stacked
2000 11
Joshua Jay Shuffle-Proof Poker Shuffling Lesson type procedure to stack cards, then spectator gets Kings, which appear in performer's hand between bad cards, spectator then has Aces
Related to 2000 11
R. Paul Wilson Stealing Second exposure with ace kicker
2001 13
S. W. Erdnase, Jack Merlin Four Card Stock Shuffle with presentational idea by Merlin
2001 7
Andrew Wimhurst Mister Blister dealing two full houses from shuffled deck, punch deal
2001 14
Darwin Ortiz Rum Punch punch deal, dealing royal flush
Related to 2001 15
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #2 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal
2001 16
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #3 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal and tactile one-way deck
2001 16
Bryce Kuhlman rekoP straight, odd procedure
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein's "Four Gone Conclusion" in "Genii" January, 1996.
Jan. 2001
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)
2075
Paul Curry Cider! with extra card (double jonah)
Also published here 2001 59
Simon Aronson Routine Maintenance (Poker Deal Restoration) Poker Deal demo that restores stack order
Related to 2001 238
Simon Aronson Last Five Standing Produce poker hands with down under deal
2001 252
Karl Fulves Outguessed performer and spectator have five cards each, spectator choses another card from grid layout according to rules and can replace one of his or performer's cards with it, still performer has better poker hand
2001 52
Karl Fulves Percentage Poker performer and spectator draw hole card from face-up deck, then four cards chosen from 4x4 layout, even though spectator goes first he loses
Related to
  • "Swindle & Cheat" (1991)
2001 90
Karl Fulves, Larry Becker Knockout Poker No. 62, spectator choses five cards from himself from face-up deck and for performer from face-down deck with dealing procedure, magicians gets Aces
2001 92
Poker by Perception No. 73, eight cards, performer gets Aces
Related to 2001 112
Pick 'Em Poker No. 76, fifteen cards, performer gets three pairs
2001 115
Karl Fulves Likely Suspect No. 12, four cards in case, from eleven cards, the card that completes the Royal Flush is chosen by spectator with procedure involving the values of the cards and counting
2001 25
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle No. 13, five-card stud poker dealt, after every dealt card the spectator can switch face-up cards of performer with someone else's, he still wins
Also published here 2001 28
Karl Fulves Speed Stacking No. 15, overhand stacking the already stacked cards to a different player, spectator previously removes as many cards that corresponds to the player
2001 31
Karl Fulves Wild Bill's Game No. 16, performer wins with straight
2001 33
The New Deal No. 17, jonah
2001 35
Karl Fulves, Bob Hummer Scrambled Stud No. 27, spectator remembers card and its position in ten-card packet, two hands dealt but selection and its mate face-down
2001 56
Karl Fulves One Second Flat No. 46, gag sequence in which apparently gambling secrets are exposed, finishes with color changing backs and a Royal Flush deal
Related to 2001 105
Karl Fulves Cast of Cards No. 51, poker deal, values determined by roll of dice show up in one hand
Also published here 2001 119
David Malek Counter Espionage bottom deal demonstration, cards end up in other hand than expected
Inspired by
  • "The Bottom Deal Demo" (Darwin Ortiz, Lecture Notes)
Related to
2001 26
Harry Lorayne The Gambling Magician Ace of Spades riffle stacked one card down at a time, then rises back to top
2001 115
Harry Lorayne A Much Better Chance Power Poker type, no bottom deals, spectator always gets Royal Flush
Related toAlso published here 2001 205
Harry Lorayne Triple Take card at thought-of position remembered, faro, poker deal, card at thought-of position in one of the hands, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 297
Harry Lorayne Better Overhand-Shuffle Stack
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2001 421
Harry Lorayne Poker Power pick-a-card poker with face-up cards, Aces or Royal Flush kicker, faro
2001 543
Karl Fulves Base Deal deck shuffled, two-handed game dealt, one hand clearly off the bottom, those are the Aces
2001 92
Karl Fulves Draw-Black six card on table, one removed by spectator, rest is a Full House and removed card fits to matching blackjack card, simultaneous games presentation
Related to 2001 99
Karl Fulves Multi-Stack shuffled deck, performer takes out Aces and loses them again, immediately deals out two poker hands and performer gets Aces
Related to 2001 212
Karl Fulves Jacks Are Better shuffled deck, performer takes out named value and loses them again, immediately deals out two poker hands and performer gets Jacks and spectator his value
Related to 2001 213
Brother John Hamman The Hand Mucking Trick poker hand changes five times
Inspired by Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
46
Harry Lorayne Better Overhand-Shuffle Stack
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
50
Dai Vernon A Straight Deal
Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
54
Dai Vernon A Tough Deal Aces on top, alternate dealing, spectator gets Kings and performer Aces
Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
55
Terry LaGerould Unexpected four cards chosen face-down, they are center-dealt from face-up deck, then shown to be Aces
2001 6
John Scarne Instant Stack three-of-a-kind is overhand stacked in five seconds, fourth card shown as kicker
Variations 2001
Charlatan (Issue 5)
49
Karl Fulves Amnesia Aces
  • There Was A Crooked Man
humorous stacking presentation in which Ace packet is forgotten on the table during the shuffling sequence and then put into the deck in the middle of the deal, yet Aces are found in dealer's hand
Related to 2001
Charlatan (Issue 5)
60
Peter Duffie The Number Game dealt poker hand's values add up to named number, seven card stack
Also published here Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
13
Darwin Ortiz Déjà vu Poker four hands are redealt after shuffling, faro, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by 2002 11
Darwin Ortiz, John F. Mendoza Liar's Poker princess card trick with lie detection presentation and sucker finale à la Fingerprint Card Trick
Inspired by 2002 26
Darwin Ortiz Shark Attack multiple phases
Related to 2002 34
Darwin Ortiz Raw Deal punch deal, dealing royal flush
2002 44
Darwin Ortiz The Professional poker and bridge
Inspired by
  • "Johnny Mnemonic" (Andrew Wimhurst, The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video)
  • "The Expert at the Bridge Table" (The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video)
2002 48
Darwin Ortiz God of Gamblers elaborate center deal demo, Steve Mayhew phase
Inspired byRelated to 2002 54
Ian Baxter Poker Deal Deluxe spectator shuffles, receives royal flush
2002 16
Jim Steinmeyer The "Ten Boys" Poker Deal demo with ten cards, repeat poker deal
Also published here 2002 18
Jim Steinmeyer Automatic Poker ten cards are "mixed" by spectator, then red-black separated or poker deal, Pseudo-CATO
Related to 2002 23
Philip T. Goldstein Deci-Diced poker themed version with five cards of previous effect
2002 43
Philip T. Goldstein Mull I, Will I Win? I Will, I Will! Um... a/k/a Engage Le Jeu Que Je Le Gagne
a/k/a Drawer's Reward
Dead Man's Hand presentation
Variations 2002 62
Philip T. Goldstein No Casino Con is a Con a/k/a Of Nil Info
psychic poker
2002 69
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2002 1
Karl Fulves Pokertrik "Problems"
spectator reverses five random cards in deck, performer and spectator take the cards on either side, poker hands, posed as problem
2002 257
Jack Avis Switchback performer has losing hand and some odd-backed cards in his hand, then he has winning hand and correct back color
Inspired by
  • item by Jim Angelo, Linking Ring
2002 115
Marty Kane Progressive Card Magic two phases, good poker hands are formed
Inspired by
  • "Heavyweight" (Peter Duffie, 21 Card Tricks)
2002 74
William Goodwin A Royal Parcel
Inspired by 2002 118
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Spineless spectator selects a dealt hand and remember a card, after dealing new hands, performer finds card and adds a good hand
2002 166
Steve Beam Bullet-Ridden with Black Jack and Poker theme
Related to 2002 168
Steve Beam Beating the Cut prediction of poker hand
2002 174
Steve Beam Gambler's School prediction of poker hand
2002 175
John Moran Challenge Deal high card is named and spectator places the card in the deck, when cards next to it are removed they form a royal flush
Variations 2002 182
Steve Beam Starter Cards low card is named and spectator places the card in the deck, when cards next to it are removed they form a straight flush
Inspired by 2002 183
Steve Beam Starter Cards #2 low card is named and spectator places the card in the deck, when cards next to it are removed they form a straight flush
Inspired by 2002 185
Steve Beam Preventive Poker deck is shuffled twice, second time face up into face down, spectator deals face up cards to himself and face down to performer, performer has a straight flush, more freedom
Inspired by 2002 223
R. Paul Wilson And Finally... center deal mock, multiple phases
2002 32
Pit Hartling An Impossible Bet performer finds straight flush to fit selection, then changes the card to make a Royal Flush to fit second selection, for half Tamariz stack
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
52
Peter McLanachan The Wee Cheatin' Bar Steward gambling routine demoing riffle stacking, bottom dealing, switching
Jan. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 8)
14
Peter McLanachan Half-Past Middles pseudo center deal demonstration with thick cap card
July 2002
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 13)
6
Joshua Jay Overlap Gambling Jacks put on top, immediately dealt out for four hands, repeat with three more four-of-a-kinds
  • Alternate Handling
Related toAlso published here July 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)
76
Pit Hartling Cincinnati Pit stacking four hands with four-of-a-kinds with two shuffles
Variations 2003 52
David Ben Just Four Variety odd poker hand transforms into a Royal Flush
2003 54
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Travers, Dai Vernon Fantasist at the Card Table draw poker, stud poker, blackjack, bridge
Related to 2003 1285
Roberto Giobbi Poker Burn
Inspired by 2003 1303
Ernest Earick A Hand For Mr. Scarne Aces lost in deck, one shuffle, performer deals himself four times the Ace of Spades, transformation into different Aces
Inspired byRelated to Mar./Apr. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 6)
4
Alan Wakeling, Jim Steinmeyer one rule of Matrix poker sixteen card matrix, cards chosen, they're predicted
2003 28
Karl Fulves Poker Finals Jacks placed on bottom, cards dealt for two players, openly from bottom in one hand, but Jacks in other hand and Aces in the other
Related to 2003 80
Karl Fulves Fair Deal
Related to 2003 82
Karl Fulves Candy From Strangers spectator deals off the bottom and can switch with performer's hand, spectator's hand changes
2003 86
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2003 1
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2003 3
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2003 3
Bob King Poker4 cards dealt and spectators can switch cards, two cards with holes
2003 17
Karl Fulves Pittsburgh Phil's Game deck shuffled, ten cards removed, winner predicted, spectator shuffles
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
78
Karl Fulves World Series disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Variations 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
87
Karl Fulves Who's The Cheat? two four-of-a-kinds, two of each given to both spectator and performer, yet they separate again
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 7)
131
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Dire Straights Ace through Ten received after a riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired by 2003 92
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Remote Control Poker Royal Flush shows up at the end
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2003 114
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Pokerevelation card chosen, spectator deals five four-card hands, selection found and hands shown to be quartets from Tens to Aces
2003 92
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson From Rags to Royalty five indifferent cards change into a Royal Flush, no set-up
2003 141
Luis H. Trueba El Tahúr Precavido gambling routine, cutting to the Kings, dealing Kings in one hand and Aces in other, all the red cards appear togehter as well as the black cards in order
2003 107
Bob Farmer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Blackjack Deal
  • Flim-Flam: The Way of the Scamurai
Blackjack routine with eight cards and Jonah card
Also published here Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
25
Bob Farmer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Blackjack Deal, Part II: Blackquack
  • Flim-Flam: The Way of the Scamurai
ten card poker deal applied to blackjack
  • Blackquack Showdown
Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
13
Harry Lorayne Gambler's Luck top seven cards taken, after three reverse faros three cards are discarded, the Aces remain, also with Royal Flush
Also published here Dec. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)
90
Simon Aronson Simple Double Duke Aces shown, short overhand shuffle, stacked except one, performer has Royal Flush
Also published here 2003 10
Paul Cummins Punken Droker poker game dealt from deck shuffled face up/down
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 20
John Bannon Degrees Of Freedom CATO, Koenig's Tapestry, combo to produce royal flush
Variations 2004 128
John Bannon Origami Poker CATO, Koenig's Tapestry, combo to produce royal flush
2004 144
David Solomon The Power of Poker
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004 189
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Karl Fulves Scrambled Straights on Rusduck's trick as Gilbreath precursor
Related to 2004 4
Karl Fulves Playing Best Hand
Inspired by 2004 5
Karl Fulves When Psychics Play Poker psychic vs. gambler, spectator riffle shuffles, psychic gets seven cards, gambler five, psychic finds two Aces and moves around some cards and wins
Also published here 2004 61
Karl Fulves Stretching A Straight five unseen cards, spectator decides how many should be removed, banded deck dropped on table and that many cards pop out and complete an ace-high straight
Inspired by 2004 33
Karl Fulves Crooked Straight two straights for performer and spectator, but performer has higher one, performer's hand pops out of banded deck
Inspired by 2004 34
Karl Fulves Future Event chosen card pops out with 4 other cards to complete a full house when rubber banded deck is tossed on table
2004 36
Karl Fulves Aces From Where dealing bottoms from rubber banded deck, one aces pops out from center
2004 37
Karl Fulves Locket Up Deck dealing bottoms from rubber banded deck, using Dr. Elliott deal
2004 40
David Acer Royal Flash Random poker hand changes into Royal Flush in Spades
Related to 2004 100
Gary Plants You Name It, I'll Flush It suit named, corresponding royal flush stacked for ten-handed game, originally from Precursor (Oct. 2003)
Inspired by
  • Tony Giorgio routine from Magicana/Genii
2004 18
Wesley James, Patrick Cook Holdout Holdup "sewt", signed kings placed in sleeve openly, kings then travel to deck, stacked for poker game, change to Aces, Kings in wallet, five methods
2004 133
Gene Maze Universal Stock number of hands chosen by spectator, combining riffle stacking, second and bottom deals, only briefly explained
Related to 2004 138