478 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
L'Homme Masqué Die vier Buben auf der Wanderschaft No. 6, four cards chosen, they are the four jacks, they are shuffled back and produced from inside the jacket at sleeve opening
1895 93
Die Eintracht der Damen card chosen, then three more cards chosen and the match, then assembly with four double facers
Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
52
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Verwandlung der vier Point-Acht-Karten four spectators each take a card, they're the Eights, those then change to Sevens and the Eights are back in the deck, impromptu double-enders
Related to 1896 54
Der Bube als "enfant terrible" four cards selected, they're the Eights, Eights held by spectator, four other cards placed on table, Eights returned into deck, cards on table turn out to be three Eights and a Jack, jack transformed into missing Eight and four Jacks produced from pocket
Related to 1896 84
Four Aces at four Numbers four numbers named and Aces counted to one by one, using faced deck and deck turnovers
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
133
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Könige "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste V."
card thought of, three cards chosen from a chosen packet, another card quickly taken out of pocketed deck by spectator, assembly, three double facers
Related toAlso published here June 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6)
84
Carl Willmann Die vier Buben auf Wanderschaft four cards chosen, they are the Jacks, shuffled back and produced from up the sleeve, duplicates
Apr. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 4)
51
Carl Willmann Die Verwandlung der vier Point-Achtkarten four cards chosen, they are the Eights and tabled, then they transpose with the four Sevens (three Eights with a cover Seven fanned and vice versa)
July 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 7)
99
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Acht four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
Also published here 1910 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Macht des Gedanken spectator selects three cards which match prediction, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here 1910 58
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Vier Könige card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Related toAlso published here 1910 69
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Allvermögen der Damen four cards chosen, they're the Queens, they transpose with four indifferent cards, Queens change one by one and back to Queens
Also published here 1910 105
Louis Lam "A-Cee-O" - A Four Ace Effect spectator counts four piles on table, Aces on bottom of each
1935 5
How to Make a Spectator Become a Magician spectator loses and finds the aces, no-touch trick
1935 97
Audley Walsh The Audley Walsh Coincidence four cards selected turn out to be Aces, lost again and dealt in poker hand
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
122
Audley Walsh Novel Beginning for a Four Ace Trick four chosen card turn out to be Aces
Related to 1936 156
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
Related toVariations 1936 156
Victor Farelli The Mystic Eight four of a kind location based on the mystical number 8
Variations 1936 38
U. F. Grant Call Me Up Sometime four cards are placed next to Queens
1937 162
Matching the Packets spectator deals to four predetermined cards
1940 388
The Seventh Son spectator finds three mates
Related toVariations 1940 389
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Locating the Aces four touched cards are stripped out and shown to be the Aces
1941 24
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
1941 6
Edward Marlo A Good Number spectators stops while performer is shuffling four times and cards are turned over, next to Aces
Related toVariations 1942 11
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Coincidence four cards selected turn out to be aces, lost again and dealt in poker hand
Also published here 1943 6
Arthur H. Buckley Birds of a Feather Experiment No. 10
Variations 1946 160
Arthur H. Buckley Your Favorite Ace Experiment No. 34 - named Aces appear at named numbers, surprise transposition at end
1946 199
Art Lyle Aces Up card is selected, deck dealt in three piles and on top are the other cards of the same value
May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 105)
423
Howard A. Adams Uncanny Coincidence after odd calculation, four cards are located which match total
Nov. 1946 265
George Foster Money On The Line spectator stops count four times, bottom cards are the Aces
1946 13
Two Digits ten-twenty force four times to produce Aces
1946 49
J. B. Bobo Four Ace Routine (a) four piles build by shuffling and being stopped by spectator, Ace on top of each
(b) Aces lost, number cards selected and their value used to count down to Aces
(c) "Cutting the Aces"
1947 65
The Sevens
Related to 1948 123
Obliging Aces
1948 125
Bert Fenn, Neal Elias 10-6-9-4 four values are counted to, aces found, inspired by Stanley Collins trick from "A Conjuring Melange"
Variations 1948 6
Dr. Jacob Daley An Ace Opener four touched cards turn out to be the Aces, using the Daley Switch
May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
422
Robert Parrish Automatic Assembly cards of same value as a selection are found via dealing
1949 30
Henry Christ Birds of a Feather dealing to some named numbers to locate four Aces
1949 32
John Scarne Sympathetic Aces No. 19, Ten-Twenty Force to locate all four Aces one by one, minor variation included to locate Royal Flush
1950 39
Russell "Rusduck" Duck The Gambler with gambling theme, spectator has to deal from the bottom
July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
934
Bill Simon A Touching Experiment cards spread on table, spectator and performer draw out two cards each, four Aces
1952 60
Percy James Coincidence and Four Kings deck dealt in four packets, and packets cut by spectator, value is used to count to card which turn out to be the four Kings
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 6)
84
Queens three cards chosen, one card spelled to, all are Queens
1952 15
Al Leech Wild Deuces Twos are lost and found
Also published here 1952 18
Bill Simon The Mathemagician two spectators discover the Aces by random dealing, dealing to bottom and then into multiple piles
Related toVariations 1954 8
J. Stewart Smith Pop Over Treys
1955 8
Jerry Andrus They Pick the Aces four cards pushed out of tables spread by spectators, they are the Aces
1957 4
Tony Corinda, Jon Tremaine (6) The Mentalist's Four Ace Trick four cards are selected and put into a glass each, in the glasses are odd backed cards as predictions, two times four Aces
1958 111
Dai Vernon Four of a Kind magician and spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be a four-of-a-kind
Related toVariations 1959 19
Edward Marlo Double Coincidence two cards chosen by performer and spectator turn out to be aces
1959 16
James Steranko Dead Man's Hand Finale Chapter Twelve, "A Lesson in Card Artistry"
spectator choses card, they turn out to be Dead Man's Hand (pair of Eights and Aces), third Ace appears between them
1960 83
Ron Johnson, Harry Lorayne Aces Wild Aces are found in do as i do way with two halves
Related toVariations 1962 32
Herb Zarrow Revolving Aces four times Christ Force
Related toVariations 1962 98
Edward Marlo A Simple Ace Routine aces lost and found with four times the 10-20 force
1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
90
Dai Vernon, Hubert Lambert, Faucett Ross Emerald Isle Aces four times riffle force in which top packet is turned over and spread until first face-down card
Related toVariations 1967 228
Bill Simon, Harry Lorayne Deal & Duck eight cards removed below the table by performer and spectator, packet used to find Aces via deal & duck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 149
Gene Finnell Aces at Random four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four aces found, spectator decides in which order
1967 10
Larry Jennings Refigured Pre-figuration
1969 50
Paul Swinford Four of a Mind spectator thinks of a value and removes card of that value from half the deck, performer divines it, repeat, do as i do finale
Related to 1969 59
Roger Klause Any Times Aces stop procedure while performer deals heaps of cards, aces found
1969 129
Edward Marlo Four Ace Stop quadruple stop trick, bottom deals
Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
62
Edward Marlo Re-selection four Aces are lost, spectator selects four cards, turn out to be four Aces, lapping
1970 154
Robert (Bob) Hess Irresistible Fours two cards as predictions, two cards chosen, makes four fours
Sep. 1970 359
Harry Lorayne Fourcefully spectator selects four cards from four packets of four cards each - four-of-a-kind
Variations 1971 79
Harry Lorayne Roll Your Own dice are rolled and number used to count down to the aces, last ace found via indicator card
1971 91
Edward Marlo Notes on a Miracle Kings are inserted next to Queens by spectator, ten methods (ungaffed, double facers, double backers, roughed)
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
265
Ron Ferris Girl Happy two cards chosen from two halves each - four Queens
1971 22
Ron Ferris Misbehaving Queens four cards put in odd-backed deck, they are Queens
1971 25
Frank Garcia Cut the Kings spectator deals in four piles, Kings on top, change to Aces
Related to 1972 23
Jeff Altman Three Happenings similar in effect, top and bottom cards of piles fit
1972 377
Roy Walton Twice Removed four Twos found by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
73
Jerry K. Hartman Four Eyes magician and spectator each remove a card from top and bottom half of deck to find four Aces
1972 5
Jerry K. Hartman Ace Placer spectator deals and stops at the four Aces
Inspired by 1972 41
Frank Garcia Happinstance
1973 52
Frank Garcia Spectator Aces spectator deals packets, Aces on face of packets
1973 66
Arturo de Ascanio, George Schindler, Frank Garcia European Aces three cards forced as Ace production
Related toVariations 1973 106
Lin Searles Blue Aces spectator finds aces two times, then they change back color
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
671
Karl Fulves Fourcast from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated and form a four-of-a-kind
Also published here Nov. 1973 686
Edward Marlo The Cam Dice and Sevens sevens are found with count down procedures and dice
1974 147
Jerry Mentzer Queens over Kings spectator selects card and cuts three piles, all are queens, two handlings
1974 23
Edward Marlo Dribble Concept Continued two decks are dribbled and spectator calls stop, eight aces, double back thick card
Related to Nov. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
Karl Fulves, Tony Slydini Repeat Under Spread Loading strange position of block clipped between fingers of left hand under spread, feeding cards while spreading under spread or on face to formed packet
1975 143
Karl Fulves Cut To Win spectator shuffles deck and helps forming five packets, royal flush card on face of each
1975 146
Karl Fulves Square Deal piles made and counted, four aces found
1975 215
M. D. Overholser A Letter From M. D. Overholser four cards removed, those values counted down to, those are the Aces
Inspired by June 1975 975
Barry Govan Banker spectator stops the performer four times during overhand shuffle, bottom cards of those packets are Aces, slip shuffle
1975 55
Russell T. Barnhart Poker Generosity No. 5, spectator pushes four cards out of tabled spread, they are four Aces, switched one by one with Master Palm
1975 56
Edward Marlo My Best Number spectator places four Cards face up in deck, next to a Quartet
1976 213
Edward Marlo Hofzinser would have loved this same as "My Best Number", Queens change to Kings, to Pocket Climax
1976 219
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Mind Control spectator selects a quartet from a shuffled deck
1976 30
Nick Trost Four Ace Opener four Aces found one by one via flipping packets over on top of the deck, like a Cut Deeper Force
1976 17
Nick Trost Four Ace Disclosure simple four Ace production
Also published here 1976 18
Roger Smith Everybody Cuts the Four Aces Plus Wow!! four piles dealt while spectator says stop, four Kings found, they change to Aces
1976 2
Roger Smith Everybody Cuts the Aces Another Ending see reference, surprise transformation of Kings into Aces as Kings are produced again from deck
1976 3
Karl Fulves EliminAces spectator finds four Aces
1977 208
Gene Maze Had To Be see "EliminAces"
1977 216
Martin A. Nash Man and Wife Aces
1977 253
Harry Lorayne The 10 and 20 Aces four Aces found
1977 144
Karl Fulves Fourcast from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated and form a four-of-a-kind
Also published here 1977 68
Dan MacMillan The Suit Named suit named, card chosen and suit written on its back, repeated with other suits, the cards turn out to be the matching Aces
1977 37
Ron Ferris, Allan Ackerman Blackjack Player's Delight four ten-values are on table, four selections turn out to be the four Aces to make four blackjacks
Variations 1978 94
Ken Krenzel Force-Eps Royal Marriages with four aces back change kicker
1978 174
Der Zuschauer findet die Asse spectator selects four cards, they are the Aces
1978 95
Jerry K. Hartman Mod Quad Card selected is stabbed into deck, prediction shown to be mate, and then card is shown to be stabbed between the other two mates (describes two methods)
Inspired by 1978 53
Reinhard Müller Bonus: Ein Zuschauer findet die vier Asse card chosen with cutting procedure, rest cut into three packets, Aces are found
Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
35
Four Ace Location spectator touches for cards in in-the-hands spread
1978 80
Eric Mason "Misery" random cards selected by spectator are switched
Aug. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 8)
236
Jerry Mentzer Flash Coincidence
1979 86
Harry Lorayne HaLo Up
1979 229
Karl Fulves MB Aces four spectators select cards by counting down with a Milk Build Shuffle in between the selections, they are the aces
1979 23
Father Cyprian, Edward Marlo, Audley Walsh Factory Guaranteed Opener 1. Magician locates four Aces from blue deck (Marlo sequence)
2. Spectator locates four Aces, backs of Aces are revealed to be red (credit to Audley Walsh)
3. Aces are placed into card case with the Joker, the Aces change into blue backs
1979 2
Jochen Zmeck Der Damaszener Dolch selection lost, spectator locates four cards by stabbing a knife in the deck, they are the selection and its three mates
Inspired by 1979 23
Impossible Two Ace Location gemini twins with overhand shuffle instead of dealing to find two cards
1980 31
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Super Ace Discovery quadruple stop trick to find aces
1980 45
Father Cyprian Any Four of a Kind any named four of a kind is found via mathematical digit-add force, stack
1980 35
Eric Mason Cul Bono?
Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
798
Al Smith Combo: Two spectator stabs a King into the deck between two other Kings
Related to 1980 8
Jim Ryan The Sevens - A Card Trick spectators select four cards by taking and dealing, they are all Sevens, then the cards reverse in the deck
Related toVariations 1981 1
Stephen Tucker Numero selections added equal room number in hotel
May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
10
Stephen Tucker Seer two reversed card in deck, spelling value to find Aces
Inspired by 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
103
James G. Thompson Jr. "A" wie in Asse during a quick mate coincidence, the four Aces are secretly brought to the top, then Aces found by counting to values and other Ace effects
Also published here
  • Magic to Delight, Thompson Jr.
Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
135
Derek Dingle Over and Under Switch - Second Application spectator touches aces in face down spread
1982 84
Derek Dingle NoLap Switch - First Application spectator touches aces in face down spread
1982 85
Daryl Martinez Future Acethetics three aces forced with counting force, based on European Aces
1982 33
Karrell Fox Cased Aces spectator's cards change to (are) aces when put in case
Also published here Jan. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 1)
584
Harry Lorayne Force Feed Eight two four-of-a-kinds
1982 534
John Murray Spectacular Prediction Coincidence
1982 73
Larry Jennings F.T.L. & R.T.D. Aces four touched card are Aces, seven card assembly
Related to 1982 6
Meir Yedid Royal Takeover three selected cards turn out to be Aces, they change into Royal Flush
Related to 1982 100
Ken De Courcy Delayed Action Spectator produces Aces from their own pocket, Aces were loaded previously in context of a trick
1983 9
Ken De Courcy, Roy Baker P-A-T-E-O Aces Uses PATEO force to force packet of Aces on spectator
1983 15
Father Cyprian Aces - Chicago Style deck is riffled, spectator stops the riffle at an Ace, done four times for four Aces
1983 9
Edward Marlo Tent Switch Effect
1984 185
Jerry Sadowitz Sparrows Tears spectator touches four cards: kings, four other selections turn out to have red backs, back color switches places then
1984 37
Stephen Tucker Raiders of the last ace Spectator cuts to random card, counts down to an Ace. Does this four times for four Aces
1984 32
Carl Wiesinger Here Come the Aces five card are selected, and one turned over, others are aces
1984 69
Joe Riding The Irish Card Routine four aces are found by cross sum of named number
1984 87
Aces for Experts No. 74
1984 110
Philip T. Goldstein T.N.TWO spectator cuts to two Kings which find two Aces and transform in two missing Aces
Jan. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1018
Louis Falanga Ace-Sumed Coincidence spectator touches aces, double backer
1985 73
Lou Gallo Dribblation spectators stops while dribbling to form four piles, Aces
1985 191
Richard Vollmer A Royal Flush Dream some pile making and dealing to produce royal flush
1985 277
Jeff Altman High Speed spectator and magician each find two Aces, are lost and found reversed in center
1985 358
The Nines with psychological stop force
Related to 1985 28
Leslie Hunt Leslie Hunt's Card Trick card selected, then three piles counted off, four-of-a-kind (1939)
1985 30
Paul Rosini Four Ace Repetitive cross sum force to find four aces, count-down on last ace (1940)
1985 2
Spectator Ace Cut single cross-cut to find four aces
1985 5
Larry Jennings Plotting The Twist Aces as Ace production
1986 39
Ray Kosby Freedom of Choice four cards touched by spectator and outjogged, spread immediately held high and they are the Aces
Inspired by 1986 15
Karrell Fox "Jacks in the Box" spectator removes four unknown card and they are placed in case, they turn out to be the four Jacks, apparently putting cards in case, switch
VariationsAlso published here 1986 67
Larry Jennings Intuitively Yours finessed handling, two methods
Variations 1987 15
David Regal The Aces are here! four stop forces as cards are biddled
1987 34
David Regal Subliminal Attraction touched cards, back change
1987 273
Piet Forton Tossed Four of a Kind three freely chosen cards turn out to be aces, four cards as one on table via Impeccable Double
Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
515
Ian Baxter Ace Cutting
1987 24
John Carney Australian Aces dealing to four numbers, aces on bottom of piles
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Conjuring con Carney)
19
Jerry Sadowitz Flush Locator Royal Flush is located
Related to 1987 6
Harry Lorayne, Bill Simon Drauf und Drunter eight cards removed below the table by performer and spectator, packet used to find Aces via deal & duck
Also published here Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
45
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph!
1988 17
Bruce Cervon Four of a Kind card finds its mates
1988 162
Dai Vernon Aces by Proxy spectator shuffles and takes out any four cards, also with previous selections
Related toVariations 1988 173
Edward Marlo The Effect multiple sandwich with queens, change to kings, they vanish, queens and kings in four pockets
1988 53
Edward Marlo The Intuitive Spectator
Inspired by 1988 274
Larry Jennings The Cream Always Rises Aces are lost, spectator touches four cards - the Aces
Related to 1988 140
Karrell Fox Four-Ace Opener spectator selects four cards which are put reversed in deck, they turn out to be Aces
1988 55
Edward Marlo The Four Ace Stop cards dealt on table in groups of four until spectator stops, top four cards of tabled pile are Aces
1988 347
Masatoshi Furota Four Aces and Four Aces deck spread on table, spectators draw out four cards, they turn out to be the Aces, followed by Ace assembly
1988 18
Roy Walton Twice Removed four Twos found by spectator
Also published here 1988 18
Helmut Ziegler Öl und (W) Asse (r) deck is dealt into four hands and every packet cut, top card used to count down in packet and four Aces are found, then after riffle shuffle separation of red and black cards
  • Asse
  • Öl und Wasser
1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 8)
4
Herb Zarrow A Note on Zarrow's Revolving Aces spectator says stop four times while riffling
1989 35
Jerry K. Hartman Spectator Upstage
Also published here Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1606
Bernard Bilis Ambitious Prediction
May 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 5)
1636
Bob King Not Alone
Aug. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 8)
1679
Karl Fulves, Henry Christ Mathejack four jacks produced after some counting
Inspired by 1989 9
Karl Fulves, John Scarne, J. W. Sarles Flash Poker spectator stops performer's shuffle at four Aces, they then change into a royal flush
Related to 1989 14
Randy Wakeman Anything I Can Do, You Can Do Better cutting high card presentation, eventually a four-of-a-kind found, Christ Force
1989 92
Justin Higham Routined Illusion spectator stabs Joker in deck, two cards above and below are the Queens, Queens lost, four random cards find Joker again and change back to Queens
Inspired by 1989 9
Edward Marlo Multiple Mexican Turnover four chosen cards turn out to be aces, see also page 33
1990 51
Simon Aronson Mark-a-Place Aces routine variation to find the Aces instead of two mates
Related to 1990 14
Michael Powers Whether Forecast spectator deals into two piles and stops anywhere, sum of top cards predicted, each pile dealt into two piles, top cards are Aces, Aces change into Royal Flush, re-deal principle
1990 21
Edward Marlo Do It Right four times riffle force in which top packet is turned over and spread until first face-down card to find the Aces, credit information
Related to July 1990
Technomagic (Issue 1)
5
Philip T. Goldstein Boomer two years are selected and added, four numbers are dealt and Aces are found
Inspired by
  • Stewart James' "The Thought Blender" in "New Tops" March, 1963.
1990 37
Jeff Altman The Chosen Four
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1926
Alex Elmsley Apprentice Aces two cards found by performer, two by spectator
1991 236
Alex Elmsley Pick of the Litter four touched cards are Aces, strip out switch
Related to 1991 238
John Carney Australian Aces dealing to four numbers, Aces on bottom of piles
Variations 1991 111
Karl Fulves Auto Gambler spectator gets four-of-a-kind after weird matching selection procedure, self-working
1991 20
Karl Fulves Autopilot
Inspired by 1991 21
Jerry K. Hartman Force Four card sandwiched in middle switched as sandwich is pulled out of deck, also with four cards sandwiched
Inspired by 1991 43
Jon Racherbaumer Cavorting Ladies - First Phase spectator touches four cards - they are the four Queens, assembly handling of Marlo's K.B.V. Aces
1991 1
Karrell Fox Flip-Over Aces four cards chosen and put in matchbook easel, they are riffled over and are Aces
Inspired by 1991 47
Stephen Tucker Miracle Aces
1991 10
Jerry K. Hartman Spectator Upstage with handling refinements
Also published here 1991 397
Jerry K. Hartman Marked Men spectator finds four Aces one by one, then show that Aces have odd colored backs
Related to 1991 421
Jerry K. Hartman Standout spectator finds four Aces one by one, then show that Aces have blank backs
Inspired by
  • Father Cyprian's "My friend the Gambler" in "You Are Magic Lecture Notes Nr. 2"
Related to
1991 665
Karl Fulves Poker Predict three unknown chosen cards sandwiched between Jokers in the deck, they complete a four-of-a-kind with a prediction card
Inspired by 1991 1
John Bannon Playing The Nines four Nines found with counting, Countdown Force
Inspired by Nov. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
43
Ian Baxter Quartette Divino effect combo
Nov. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 11)
2146
Edward Marlo Spin on the Revolving Aces spectator stops four times and locates Aces, Christ's Force
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
14
Karl Fulves Future Glimpsed spectator choses two cards, they're aces, other aces are face-up in deck
1992 37
Karl Fulves Turnover Draw two cards chosen by spectator, AH sandwiched and sandwich cut in deck, with cards on either side it forms a Royal Flush, Henry Christ Force handling
1992 73
Gary Kurtz Spectator Color Changing Aces spectator touches four cards, they are the aces, then they have large Xs on the backs
Also published here 1992 19
Bill Simon The Rise and Rise of the Aces four cards are selected and tabled, they turn out to be the Aces, lost again, performer spreads through cards and spectator should stop at the Aces, only top four cards are in right hand when he stops and they are the Aces
Mar. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
48
Tom Daugherty Triple Whammy
Variations Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2252
Edward Marlo Unstacked Indication deck cut in four piles, top card of chosen pile turned over, top card of other piles used to count down to match first card
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
8
Edward Marlo フォーエースプロローグ (Four Ace Prologue)
1993 92
Wayne Kyzer Forte four of a kind is found, dealing four piles and stop, performer and spectator deal
1993 73
John Scarne Aces on Impact spectator shuffles top half and names small number counted down and spectator takes the card at that number, repeated three more times, they are the Aces
Variations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
19
Karl Fulves Side Jogged Aces four packets shuffled by spectator, Ace on bottom of each, featuring bottom deal as transfer to another packet
Related to 1993 233
Kurti Freitag, Frank Garcia Frank Garcias Abschiedsgruß spectator finds three cards that match prediction
Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
56
Dean Dill, Allan Ackerman The Gem-Money Cards bills are put next to Aces, Gemini Twins
Related toVariations 1994 18
Allan Ackerman, Debbie Ackerman A New Game
1994 130
Gene Maze Double Deal Aces spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of each card aces are found
1994 90
John Scarne Knockout Aces spectator says stop four times during (slip) overhand shuffle, four Kings found, repeat with Aces kicker
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
67
Jackie McClements Shock Treatment deck vanishes at the end of a four Ace discovery, with variations
A. The basic vanish as an ace discovery
B. The Original 1984 Handling (requiring a Ghost Count)
Related toVariations 1994 19
Jon Racherbaumer The Curse of Scotland card chosen (Christ force), another card chosen and put reversed in center, then match and reversed card is between other cards of that value
Inspired by 1994 9
Aldo Colombini Havana Sandwich spectator locates Aces on either side of a selection, selection then travels between two other sandwich cards in the deck, duplicate
Inspired by
  • "Havana" (Andre Robert, Card Creations)
1994 39
Aldo Colombini Vortex two decks, various coincidences, then dealing into four piles to find Aces
Inspired by
  • Frank Pemper routine
1994 76
Aldo Colombini Well Done, Boys! four packets made, on the top are the Kings, on the bottom the Aces
Related to
  • Ed Marlo routine in Sly Glanced, p. 47
1994 107
Jack Carpenter Fate or Free Will? tabled prediction card, spectator picks card and inserts it in deck, cards on both sides of it are black Sevens, inserted card is shown to be a red Seven and prediction is other red Seven
Variations 1994
Labyrinth (Issue 1)
8
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi Seventh Son of a Seventh Son spectator finds three mates
Inspired by 1995 101
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Magic Phone Number spectator touches four cards and finds the four Queens next to them
1995 191
Larry Jennings, Roberto Giobbi Metamorphosis spectator finds three matching values for a "prediction card"
Inspired by 1995 239
Gary Kurtz The Amplified Ace Assembly four touched cards are aces, then McDonald's Aces style routine with 3 double facers
1995 11
Edward Marlo Four of a Kind Magician and Spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be four of a kind
1995
Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1))
8
John Scarne, Joseph Dunninger Ace Finds Ace No. 8, two halves under table, one reversed and put into other, it turns out to be an Ace and is next to another Ace
1995 13
Herb Zarrow Stop at an Ace No. 17, four chosen cards via cuts or stopping at riffling turn out to be the Aces, consecutive Christ Forces
1995 29
Karl Fulves Tap Reverse No. 18, card chosen and tapped on deck, an Ace turns over and the selection is also an Ace, repeated
1995 32
Double-Dealing No. 19, Kings and Aces found by dealing in packets
1995 33
Hiroyuki Sakai Four Card Touch Force multiple cards touched, stripped out, first card outjogged by performer
1995 74
Edward Marlo Two and Two two Aces placed in deck by spectator so they sandwich two cards, those turn out to be the other two Aces
1995 139
Edward Marlo Spectator Touches Four Aces brief, spectator touches four cards which are removed with Bottom Deal Exchange
1995 193
R. Paul Wilson Blackjack Players Blight four ten-values are on table, four selections turn out to be the four Aces to make four blackjacks
Inspired by 1995 8
Philip T. Goldstein Cruz Control spectator cuts at an Ace, then other three Aces are produced
Also published here
  • "Cruz Control" (Phil Goldstein, The Linking Ring one man parade, 1995)
1995 57
Gary Kurtz Spectator Color Changing Aces spectator touches four cards, they are the aces, then they have large Xs on the backs
Also published here 1995 21
Jerry K. Hartman Pair Shapes spectator buries Kings face up in deck, each one is directly next to its suited Queen
Inspired by 1995 108
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
Zane Zerbe Remaining Wired spectator cuts into three piles, one is turned over and deck assembled and a card removed, repeated a few times until four Aces are found, retains divided deck
Inspired by Aug. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 12)
67
Paul Cummins Ace Production four times stop trick
1996 25
Paul Cummins Intuitive Poker spectator chooses Royal Flush from spread deck
1996 18
Chad Long The Shuffling Lesson spectator shuffles and cuts and turns over and gets Aces while performer demonstrates the actions with the other half and gets Kings
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
299
Aldo Colombini Your Lucky Day spectator touches four cards
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2679
Michael Skinner Aces Out of Another Dimension Aces are found via random count downs (bottom deal), Kings as well
Related to 1996 49
Karl Fulves Trifecta after cutting and dealing three jacks are on top of three piles, re-dealing
1996 96
Jeff Busby Isolated Aces four spectators chose a card each that are put in glass, they're the Aces, Aces in glass are covered with handkerchief and an Ace turns over in packet, repeated for all Aces
  • Phase One: The Spectators Select the Four Aces
  • Phase Two - Five: The Aces Reverse
Inspired by 1996 7
James Swain Australian Aces Revisited spelling four answers to questions, aces on top and kings on bottom of piles
Inspired by 1996 62
James Swain The Impossible Card Trick four spectators think of a value, counted down to to four piles, Aces on top followed by named values and Kings on bottom of piles
1996 66
Peter Duffie Procuring the Aces spectator cuts deck into four piles, elimination process with top four cards until one remains, repeated three more times
1996 7
Peter Duffie Simplaces using Henry Christ force
1996 12
Peter Duffie Acetrait Henry Christ force
1996 5
Doug Conn Coincidice
  • four dice rolled, each number counted off top of deck, last cards match all four numbers
  • Second Phase (four dice used to count down to cards, they are the four Aces)
VariationsAlso published here 1996 4
W.F.M.T.W. Melmoth Herschel two cards placed face up in the deck, cards next to them are the Aces
Also published here 1996 124
Larry Jennings The '65 Aces aces vanish, spectator finds aces, come to top, turn over in deck, different handling options
1997 148
Tom Frame Eventuality Aces different location methods
Oct. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 10)
2854
Ken Krenzel The Last Heist four touched cards are jacks, distributed and come together, repeat, they change back color
Related to 1997 152
Nick Trost Do as I Do with Two Cards magician and spectator freely exchange two cards each, turn out to be four Queens
Inspired by 1997 39
Nick Trost Spectator Finds the Aces spectator selects two cards from spread, the two cards adjacent to each selection shown to be Aces
Inspired by 1997 68
Nick Trost Aces From Nowhere two methods
Variations 1997 70
Nick Trost Four Ace Disclosure
Also published here 1997 75
Nick Trost Ace Stop
Related to 1997 76
Nick Trost Double Discovery spectator finds four Kings and four Aces (Principle originator unknown in, but possibly from "A Prediction", Ralph W. Hull, 1932)
Inspired byVariations 1997 77
Nick Trost Gilbreath Aces Four Aces lost in deck, spectator deals through deck and locates Aces
Inspired by
  • an Ace opener described by Oscar Weigle Jr. (The Dragon, June 1939), credited to Steve Belchou
1997 225
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Coincidence four touched cards are stripped out and put to bottom of deck, they are the four Aces
Related toAlso published here 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
60
Karl Fulves Some Assembly Required spectator choses cards from group of aces and indifferent card, choses aces (or Royal Flush)
Inspired by 1998 13
John Scarne, Stewart James, J. W. Sarles All Star Aces after some dealing and counting the four Aces are found
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
106
Jack Avis Bonnie and Glide four spectators each name a small number and that many cards are counted in front of each from bottom of deck, Ace on each
1998 40
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
13
Joe Rindfleisch Easy Spectator Stops At The Aces spectator stops four times during riffling, the cards are put aside and shown to be Aces
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
25
Andrew Wimhurst Shuffle-tracker shuffle-tracking a selection, ends with four-of-a-kind
Variations 1999 11
Joshua Jay A Discreet Displacement Ace Location Four spectators touch four random cards, shown to be Aces, and all Aces have different colored backs as a surprise ending
Related to 1999 41
Doug Conn Fourtunate four dice used to count down to cards, they are the four Aces
Also published here 1999 29
Karl Fulves Pick 'n Play four cards touched in spread, they're the Aces
1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
305
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note as four Ace production, or as key card placement
Inspired by 1999 2
Philip T. Goldstein Divin-ace-tion dealing, count-back force, credit information
Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
46
Micah C. Lasher Astronomical Aces dealing cards in pairs from two tabled halves, spectator stops at Aces, two more found
Aug. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 8)
42
Justin Higham Revolutionary Ace Cutting Aces found through consecutive cut forces
  • Cut-Deeper Ace Cutting
  • So-Simple Ace Cutting (Discard)
Inspired by 1999 87
Joshua Jay A Simple Ace Trick spectator touches four cards, they are the Aces, they change back colors, Discreet Displacement application
Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
22
Jerry MacGregor Quick Aces Aces lost, spectator chooses any card, that many cards counted down and all Aces are found there
1999 216
Darren Bradley Quick Predict spectator indicates two cards that are out-jogged and removed, they match the spectator's day of birth
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
5
Marty Kane The Magic Underground Aces found with dealing and spelling by spectator, "Status Quo Principle" (invariant positions in Down-Under Deals)
Related to 1999 123
W.F.M.T.W. Melmoth Herschel two cards placed face up in the deck, cards next to them are the Aces
Also published here 2000 124
Michael DeMarco A Number of Ladies production of four Queens by counting to a named number four times in a row
Inspired by
  • "Transient Aces" (Stewart James, New Tops, Sept. 1966)
2000 32
Jerry Mentzer Any Way four packets arrived at, a King (or Queen, two-way out) on top of each
2000 45
Michael Sibbernsen Post-Cards spectator puts four post-it notes in deck during dealing, the cards are the four Aces
Inspired by 2000 102
Simon Aronson Paired Color Alternative Alternative procedure for Jack Coincidence
Inspired by 2001 215
Bill Simon, Karl Fulves Unbalanced Aces No. 57, two packets dealt into two heaps each
Inspired by 2001 86
Cut and Match No. 61, two halves are cut under table, the Aces are located
2001 91
Beginner's Luck No. 71, one of eight cards chosen, later some packets dealt to find Aces
2001 109
Karl Fulves, Howard A. Adams Metal with Memory No. 25, three coins arranged and cards dealt according to their value, three Aces are found
2001 51
Harry Lorayne Catch A Royal spectator touches five cards in spread, they're pivoted out and shown to be Royal Flush
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2001 263
Harry Lorayne Billustrious bills are put next to Aces during deal onto table, Royal Flush kicker, Gemini Twins
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 467
Brother John Hamman Flip-Flop Aces four cards are chosen and lost, then spectator's find the Aces and they change into the selections
Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
43
Brother John Hamman A Finding of Fours
Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
45
Brother John Hamman My Lucky Day
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
49
Brother John Hamman Do As I Do Aces first mates are found with two halves, then the Aces
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
57
James Swain The Magic Bullet
  • The Card Expert
Ace of Spades moves to different positions in a four-card packet, then vanishes, then all Aces are produced
Variations Mar. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 3)
44
Terry LaGerould Unexpected four cards chosen face-down, they are center-dealt from face-up deck, then shown to be Aces
2001 6
Jerry K. Hartman Out-Strip cards are peeled singly “Biddle”-style, cards are stopped at and out-jogged along the way, out-jogged cards are switched for predetermined cards
Also published here July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
30
David Regal A Match Made in Heaven
2002 67
Aaron Fisher Don't Fear the Reaper spectator selects four cards from a fan being the four Aces
Inspired by 2002 57
Aaron Fisher The Forced Undercover Switch Undercover Switch, forcing the first card to spectator
2002 61
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Sympathetic Numbers cards dealt until spectator calls stop, then four cards chosen, ten cards dealt, all selections are Tens and prediction is ten
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2002 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Eights four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
Also published here 2002 25
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Power Of Faith spectator selects three cards which match prediction, then assembly, four double facers
VariationsAlso published here 2002 62
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Kings card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here 2002 68
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Omnipotence Of The Ladies four cards chosen, they're the Queens, they transpose with four indifferent cards, Queens change one by one and back to Queens
Also published here 2002 95
Roberto Giobbi The Seventh Son commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Peter McLanachan That's Richard's Problem! card chosen and tabled, performer deals three piles, top cards and card from beginning make up a four-of-a-kind
Inspired by
  • Richard James problem posted on website "Connoisseur Conjuring"
Related to
Jan. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 8)
10
William Goodwin Optics Optical Add-On without putting the stripped-out cards on the deck, push-in change addition, spectator touches four Aces in spread
Inspired by Mar. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. Special TSD Convention Issue)
12
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson A Royal Display four selections shown in display with cards outjogged from deck, they form a royal flush with face card, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
  • Part 1 - the Force
  • Part 2 - the Display
Inspired byAlso published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Royal Flip-Flop-Jog using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
  • Part 1 - the four Aces are seemingly chosen at random
  • Part 2 - the Aces change to a Royal Flush!
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
27
Tomas Blomberg Lucky-14 spectator finds the four Aces using three previously selected cards
Also published here 2002 26
Dan Buck, Dave Buck A.T.B.F. - Aces to be Found flourish one-hand cut displacement as in Business Card Prophecy, stabbing routine to find the Aces
Inspired by
  • "Y.T.B.N." (Brian Tudor, Show Off 2, video)
2002 39
Earl Nelson Stop, Please Stop Aces are lost and the spectator stops at four locations, finding them.
2002 9
Euan Bingham Intuition by placing card next to aces
2003 10
Richard Vollmer, Allan Ackerman, Simon Aronson The Cards of Destiny
2003 1192
Bob King For Dean bills are put next to Aces, all-Jokers finale
Inspired by 2003 6
Karl Fulves Block Adjust spectator deals packet into four pile, named quartet on top, Aces underneath
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
190
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Double Knavery reds and blacks separated, spectator stops at two cards in one half, they are odd-colored mates, other two matching values are in the other half
2003 4
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Near Miss four cards touched in a spread, they are three Kings and a Five which is used to count to last King
2003 140
Gary Plants Match Me do as i do with mates, four Aces finale
VariationsAlso published here June 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)
69
Yves Doumergue Ten For Ten after some spectator shuffling and dealing, four Tens are on top of three piles to match prediction
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
80
Andrew Galloway The Card Of Fortune card is placed reversed in deck four times, four of a kind is located
July 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 8)
8
Al Leech Wild Deuces Twos are lost and found
Also published here 2004 21
David Acer Lucky Day Spectator calls stop during Hindu shuffles, stops at four Aces
Inspired by 2004 32
David Acer Meta-Four Spectator locates four of a kind twice
2004 175
Gary Plants Match Me do as i do with mates, four Aces finale
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004 22
Wesley James Trapped Ace Surprise "beta", spectator pushes ace in deck next to other ace, then four-card-catch
2004 19
Karl Fulves Custom Cuts "Problems"
four cards turned over while cutting four piles, cards next to the reversed cards are Aces, posed as a problem
2004 378
Ramón Riobóo One in the Side Pocket spectator selects card for performer and vice versa, both unseen in pockets, two cards are determined, four of a kind
Related to 2004 205
David Britland Red Alert four cards chosen, they are the four Kings, rest of deck is blank, Kings have red back
Inspired by 2004 106
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Looks Can Be Deceiving four indifferent cards used to find the Kings, locator cards change to Aces, using BMT
Inspired byVariations 2004 11
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Majestic 4 spectator is supposed to find Kings, finds three x-cards and one King, then all change to Aces
2004 20
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Is it a Prediction, a Transposition, or What? in the end, a four-of-a-kind is produced from a shuffled deck
2004 51
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson A Royal Display four selections shown in display with cards outjogged from deck, they form a royal flush with face card, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
  • Part 1 - the Force
  • Part 2 - the Display
Inspired byAlso published here 2004 146
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Royal Flip-Flop-Jog using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
  • Part 1 - the four Aces are seemingly chosen at random
  • Part 2 - the Aces change to a Royal Flush!
Also published here 2004 148
Jay Sankey Wham Bam! face-up prediction, three chosen cards match the prediction, backs are boldly marked, rest of deck blank
Inspired by
  • an unnamed Richard Sanders trick
2004 20
Eugene Burger Special Tip from Eugene how to handle the spectator not cutting to the locator card in Cutting the Aces routine
Related to
  • Cutting the Aces on "Real Secrets" videotape
2004 45
Larry Jennings Three On A Match a pair of mates and four Kings are found
2005 60
Ian Baxter Ace Cutting
2005 8
Rafael Benatar Once in a Hundred Years four cards touched in in-the-hands spread are the Aces
Mar. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)
67
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Kings card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
68
Harry Riser Colon Ace-Copee spectator cuts two red Aces, those are lost and come together in deck, then they find black Aces, faro
2006 122
Marty Kane What's in a Name? spelling names and down-under deal, four spectators find Aces
Variations 2006 94
Steve Beam Nameless spelling names and down-under deal, four spectators find Aces
Inspired by 2006 95
Chris Wardle Four in a Row four spectators get four packets of cards and choose cards in different ways from it, the are the Aces
2006 28
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Casher lots of counting involved
2007 420
Karl Fulves Learning To Count three cards chosen one by one and cards counted on them until sixteen is reached, starting with the chosen card's value, Aces are next to chosen card and at sum of all values
Inspired byVariations 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
198
Jerry K. Hartman Out-strip cards are peeled singly “Biddle”-style, cards are stopped at and out-jogged along the way, out-jogged cards are switched for predetermined cards
Also published here 2007 23
Nick Trost The Mystic Threes
Inspired by
  • "Gerrymandering Threes" (Iain Girdwood, Virtual Miracles, e-book, 2000)
2008 42
Nick Trost Spectator's Royal Flush spectator pushes card into the deck to form royal flush
Inspired byRelated to 2008 105
Nick Trost Revolving Aces - A Clean Version double backer
Inspired by 2008 154
Karl Fulves The Neutral Zone spectator turns over two cards behind back with cutting in between, they are Aces and next to the other Aces
Variations 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
231
Karl Fulves Four In Hand same effect, four-way forcing deck
Inspired byRelated to 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
234
Axel Hecklau Setzen Sie sich bitte! four different spectators select a card, four Aces
2008 17
Roberto Giobbi Fully Automatic Aces performer produces two Aces, other Aces are found by spectator, Gemini Twin placement
2008 13
Roberto Giobbi Six-Card Poker Played Here four spectator get six cards and do a down under deal, they all end up with an Ace
2008 32
Trevor Lewis Another Card Trick performer has Twos and spectator Aces, Shuffling Lesson type
2009 24
Nick Trost Al Thatcher's "Quadruple Match-Up" spectator counts to total of cut-off packet to find mate of prediction card, other two cards of same value found as well
Inspired by
  • "Quadruple Match-Up" (Al Thatcher, Precursor #VIII, June 1985)
2009 305
Nick Trost Four of a Kind card selected, cross-cut force done with three thirds to find other cards of same value
2009 306
Nick Trost Four of a Kind - Another Version spectator selects a card from eight cards, then another one, they match, then other two cards of same value are found
Inspired by 2009 308
Nick Trost The Nines II Nines are located by spectator with various count and cut forces
Inspired by 2009 313
Nick Trost Lucky Aces performer and spectator each have half the deck and cut to two Aces via flip flop force
2009 361
Nick Trost The Magnetic Aces spectator and performer each deal through half the deck in pairs and stop, that card eventually locates two Aces on either side
  • Another Version
Inspired by 2009 364
Nick Trost The Magic Thrust Repeated to locate the Aces
  • A Variation
Inspired by 2009 366
Nick Trost Double Detection Doubled spectator cuts and faces deck below table twice to locate the Aces
Inspired by 2009 369
Justin Higham Dribble Transfer Aces four packets made via dribbling, Aces on bottom
2009 21
Ken Krenzel Four Aces at Four Numbers using four times Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Inspired by 2009 18
Caleb Wiles Semi-Automatic Luck Test Kings and Aces found with cutting and dealing procedure
2009 62
Tom Stone Math vs. Magic four spectators with a fourth of the deck do some dealing/spelling procedure and end up with an Ace on top, based on Jim Steinmeyer's "Nine Card Problem"
Also published here 2009 6
Tom Stone Calculated Aces four spectators with a fourth of the deck do some dealing/spelling procedure and end up with an Ace on top, based on Jim Steinmeyer's "Nine Card Problem"
Also published here 2010 32
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Blue Collar Marriages kings and queens produced by spelling and pile making
2010 36
R. Paul Wilson, Chad Long Luck Versus Skill multiple phase gambling themed routine with cutting the high card culminating in a variation of "Shuffling Lesson"
Inspired by 2010 155
R. Paul Wilson The Con-Cam Coincidence spectators shuffle packets, yet Four-of-a-kind on top matching selection
2010 159
Joe Rindfleisch Out-Stripped aces found from packets with reverse-faro do-as-i-do procedure
2010 272
Steve Beam The Fifth Coincidence
Also published here 2010 301
Roberto Giobbi The Amazing Coincidence three packets are dealt, matching values on top, re-counting
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 3)
71
Richard Vollmer, Steve Belchou Belchou Varied
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Nov 4)
328
Benjamin Earl Even the Burn Card
Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Fourbidden
Inspired by 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
39
Scott Grossberg Overskill Kings found on top of four packets via re-deal force, then performer finds the Aces in the four piles with a cut as well
2010 48
Denis Behr Chad Long's "Shuffling Lesson" into a Partial Stack to end in half stack
Inspired by 2011 36
Steve Mayhew Full Frontal Conus spectator touches aces, then Conus Aces
Also published here 2011 5
Harry Lorayne SOTM "Spur Of The Moment"
five four-card packets on table, one chosen by spectator, they are the Aces
Related to 2011 124
Harry Lorayne All For(ce) One Loryane Force application, spectators point to position in deck and divide the deck into four sections that way, Aces on faces
2011 183
Steve Beam The Fifth Coincidence
Also published here 2011 29
Justin Higham Spread-Cover Unload Aces four chosen cards turn out to be the Aces
2011 39
Larry Jennings Countback Aces spectator cuts deck in half, both halves counted, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired by
  • “After the Four Ace Trick” (Billy O’Connor, The Magic Wand, June-Sep. 1935, p. 85)
Variations
2011 32
Gordon Bean Gordon Bean Handling spectator cuts deck in half, cards counted, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired byVariations 2011 33
Helder Guimarães Helder Guimarães Handling two spectators cut of packet and count it, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired by 2011 34
William Goodwin Addition to Count Back spectator eventually forms four piles, Aces found, Tens as well with transformation effect
Inspired by 2011 36
Nick Trost The Sevens spectators select four cards by taking and dealing, they are all Sevens, followed by slop shuffle triumph with Sevens reversed at the end
Inspired by 2011 579
Nick Trost Do As I Do With Two Cards magician and spectator each exchange some cards from half the deck which are replaced reversed in the other half, they turn out to be four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2011 605
Nick Trost Quadruple Do As I Do three cards selected by performer and spectator match, Aces finale
Inspired by 2011 614
Nick Trost Wild Deuce four packets made, top card of one is chosen, it is a Two and matches a sandwiched prediction card, other three top cards are also Twos
Inspired by
  • manuscript "Las Vegas Odds" (U. F. Grant, 1973)
Also published here
  • marketed 1974
2011 792
Karl Fulves Star Brite spectator finds Aces (Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control) and separates cards in reds and blacks
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
649
Justin Higham Mirrored Coincidence both spectator and performer reverse a card in their half of the deck, card above and below make up four-of-a-kind
2012 15
John Guastaferro Match Game
2013 35
Tomas Blomberg Lucky 14 spectator finds the four Aces using three previously selected cards
VariationsAlso published here May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
46
Hiroyuki Sakai Cutting-To-Aces Goes Undercover
  • Tokyo Workshop
spectator cuts to Aces under silks while performer holds deck
Aug. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 8)
54
Daniel Madison Perfect Aces Deck is shuffled, spectator says stop four times as magician deals, four cards stopped at are the four Aces
2014 11
Tomas Blomberg Lucky 14 spectator finds the four Aces using three previously selected cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2014 117
Justin Higham Two-Phase Shuffling Lesson
Inspired by 2014 46
Kiko Pastur A Través del Espejo spectator mirrors actions of performer, both end up with four of a kind
Inspired by 2014 174
Gabi Pareras Coincidencia Color spectator stops at three mates of prediction, rest of deck has different colored backs as climax
2014 14
Michael Weber, Tim Trono False Advertising shuffling lesson presentation, performed to card handling instructions printed on advertising card
Inspired by Mar. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 24)
1
Chad Long The Shuffling Lesson spectator shuffles and cuts and turns over and gets Aces while performer demonstrates the actions with the other half and gets Kings
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
Also published here Mar. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 24)
3
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 2014 3
Steve Mayhew Full Frontal Conus spectator touches Aces, then Conus Aces, with lots of sucker elements
Also published here 2014 47
Benjamin Earl Four-Card Impossible performer gives prediction to spectator who then selects a card and two more to make four-of-a-kind
2015 1
József Kovács Or... The magician and a helper bury the four kings in the deck. The two of them later cut to the four kings.
2015 105
Harry Lorayne Take A Royal Five spectator touches five cards in spread, they're pivoted out and shown to be Royal Flush
Also published here 2015 7
Pit Hartling The Chosen spectator touches four cards, they're a named four-of-a-kind
2016 140
Pit Hartling Four-Way Stop spectators stop at four cards during deal, they turn out to be named four-of-a-kind
2016 168
Giancarlo Scalia Spettatore Taglia Agli Assi spectator stops performer several times to get four piles, four aces on top
2016 1
Roy Walton Cellar Plot spectator finds the four Royal Flush using counting procedure with other selected cards
  • Aces Version
Inspired by 2016 40
John Guastaferro All In Your Hands two spectators cut and shuffle deck and end up with four aces on top, out-of-hand
2017 59
"Magic" Christian Stelzel My Four-Ace Switch Aces apparently pushed in different parts, but switched out at beginning, also as a strip-out switch in which a spectator finds the four Aces
2017 139
Harry Lorayne Row Choice packets on table, spectator choses the one with Aces
Inspired by 2017 236
Harry Lorayne Fourcefully spectator selects four cards from four packets of four cards each - four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2017 241
David Williamson Call Stop Aces Magician deals, spectator calls stop at four different places, magician deals the card down cleanly each time. Four cards are the Aces
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
99
Benjamin Earl Roleplayer (With Aces) spectator makes piles with shuffling and cutting in his own hands and ends up locating the Aces
2018 1
Benjamin Earl Roleplayer (With a Named Four-of-a-Kind) named card located with the matching three-of-a-kind by spectator
1) Full Deck Setup
2) No Setup
2018 9
Harapan Ong, Donald Chung Poker Player's Picnic Plus with additional four-of-a-kind at bottom
Inspired by 2018 43
Harapan Ong Count or Spell random values are counted or spelled to as the spectator wishes, leads to four Aces
2018 234
Giancarlo Scalia Coincidence at Any Number deck is divided between two spectators and while dealing through a four of a kind appears at a chosen number
Inspired by 2018 200
Harry Lorayne Billustrious bills are put next to Aces during deal onto table, Royal Flush kicker, Gemini Twins
Also published here 2018 130
Harry Lorayne Spectator's Choice spectator stops four times during deal, those cards turned over, next to the four reversed cards are the Aces, or the mates
2018 236
Jon Racherbaumer What Could Possibly Go Wrong? spectator makes four piles and finds selection and its mates, "applies Phil Goldstein's handling-extension of Billy O'Conner's Count-Back Force"
Feb. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 2)
51
Patrick Kurota SATA Switch "Stop At The Aces", four touched cards in spread are stripped out and shown to be the Aces
May 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5)
80
Harapan Ong Four Choices Spectator makes a series of choices, locates four Aces
2019 42
Allan Ackerman The Spectator Finds Four spectator says stop two times and decides on a location in the deck to locate Aces
Inspired by 2019 46
Allan Ackerman Traveling the Crossroads Aces signed, spectator selects four cards with turn out to be Jacks, all cards lost and Aces travel into different pockets
Inspired by
  • "Cross-Road Travelers" (Steve Reynolds, Seek 52)
Also published here
2019 81
Allan Ackerman, Tony Picasso, Fenik Your Lucky Day spectator names a card, cutting estimation by spectator, he eventually cuts to his named card, then a four packet monte routine is done and the matching three-of-a-kind show up
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 104
Iñaki Zabaletta Ases al Descarte four cards are selected, turn out to be Aces, with Cambio al Voltear
2019 91
Iñaki Zabaletta Los Distintas four cards are selected and turn out to be Aces, then backs change colors, with Cambio al Voltear
2019 93
Iñaki Zabaletta Rutina de Póker poker routine in three phases
  • Aces are found
  • Aces are stacked (Jack Merlin)
  • Any pokerhand called for
2019 167
Joshua Jay Overclocked spectator deals some piles and located three Aces to match a fourth one, the next three cards's values give the current time
Inspired by 2019 1
Michael Powers Royal Surprise spectator cuts to her selection and also locates the cards to complete a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2019 42
Michael Powers No Palm Match Me
Inspired by 2019 70
Tomas Blomberg Fits For Kings
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
spectator finds the four Kings using three previously selected cards
Also published here July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
50
Chris Rawlins One Card Poker spectator shuffles, then takes top cards, as does performer, both are Aces, other Aces found on top and reversed in center
  • Ad Card Secrets
  • Reverse Approach
Variations 2020 5
Larry Jennings Magician and Spectator Cut to the Aces performer cuts to three Aces from hand to table, spectator then to last one
2020 360
Larry Jennings Easy Intuition first Ace found with version of ten-twenty force, then one of two options
  • re-deal force in two packets
  • cutting the Aces with switch
Inspired byRelated to 2020 451
Edward Marlo Solution to E.F. Aces Aces lost, spectator stops at dribble four times to locate all Aces
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 16)
10
Paul Tuohy Double Discovery Variation two four-of-a-kinds found by cutting and dealing, then also a straight flush and royal flush
Inspired by Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
36
John Bannon (Close, But...) No Cigar
  • Dealing With It
spectator deals four piles of four cards out, Aces are shown on top, they then change into mates of four prediction cards
May 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Five Coincidences
  • Conjuring
cards counted into glass on a cardboard piece, spectator stops five times and those cards are placed against the bookmark, the five cards are four Threes and a Two with a third pip drawn on it, rest of cards shown to be double-backed
June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
68
John Hostler Verne G.'s Con four-of-a-kind is found with some dealing and lucky numbers
July 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 7)
67
John Bannon Stoned Soul Picnic card chosen, three piles made and after Poker Player's Picnic type procedure the Aces are found
Inspired byVariations Sep. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 9)
54
John Bannon Liars Al Fresco different presentation
Inspired by Sep. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 9)
57
Richard Vollmer Dices and Aces two four-of-a-kinds found with two dice, Aces and Sevens
Also published here
  • Des-Cartes, Richard Vollmer
2021 91
Alexander Hansford The Limestone Yearbook spectator selects four cards one by one from in-the-hands spread, each value is used to count down to an Ace
Inspired by 2021 92
Nathan Kranzo Deal With It Aces Self working, locate four Aces
2021 58
Dani DaOrtiz The Trick that Can Be Explained three spectators select cards, a fourth spectator goes through randomizing process and eventually reverses random card in deck, three spectators’ cards all match in value and match the reversed card in deck
2021 141
David Regal A Presentation for Belchou's Aces
  • Material Concessions
Poker Player's Picnic with four people on stage with a quarter of the deck each
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 9)
56
Gareth Bell Close-up Comfort in Harry's High Herb spectator finds Royal Flush, four times Christ Force handling
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
394
Adam Socha Double Libido four-digit number created, four piles dealt accordingly, Aces on bottom and number on top
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Bipzwyn (Birthday)" (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #48, 1999, p. 438)
Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
418
Curtis Kam Almost Lucky spectator cuts four times and takes top card, performer next card, performer ends up with Aces
Mar. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 12)
325
Andi Gladwin Collective Cutting unknown card put in case, rest distributed among three spectators, after mixing procedure the top cards plus the cased card are all found to be Aces
Inspired by
  • work of Dani DaOrtiz
2022 41
Yves Doumergue Ten For Ten after some spectator shuffling and dealing, four Tens are on top of three piles to match prediction
Also published here 2022 223
James Swain Expertalk: James Swain on the Ten-Twenty Force Aces found with Ten-Twenty force, last one found in case
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2004
2022 326
Mark Aspiazu Switched? spectator stops four times during in-the-hands spread and those cards are out-jogged, they are the Aces, no switch, bold force
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2004
2022 341
Cameron Ramsay Preset Kings placed under case, three cards are selected from spread and shown to be three Kings, tabled cards are now Aces and cut into deck, last King appears between Aces
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, May 2009
2022 858
Ryan Matney Grifter's Game Aces tabled, four cards are selected from four piles, they change into three Aces plus an indifferent card, tabled cards are now Royal Flush
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2010
2022 932
Deane Stern Free Choice five cards removed from face-down spread, one chosen and lost, spectator finds it again, other cards are shown to be Aces
Inspired by 2022 60
Ben Daggers One-Track Mind first is stopped at and other three are taken while cards are spread from hand to hand
2022 93
David Regal Belchou's Aces Epilogue further tip for the routine
Related to Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
52
John Bannon I. Misdirection Aces performer finds one Ace, the spectator touches three cards in face-down spread and they turn out to be the other three Aces
Also published here
  • Vanishing Inc. download "Decked Out", 2015
Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
58
Joshua Messado Everyone Loves Me four spectators have a packet of cards each, they spell a name and end up with an Ace each
Inspired by Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
78
Liam Montier Repeater three spectators each select three cards, they all have the same triple of values, the missing three cards of the same values are found reversed in deck
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
698
Scott Baird Techni-Lean Travellers spectator selects four cards, they are shown to be a four-of-a-kind, their backs change color, then an Open Travelers routine is performed with them
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
752
Justin Higham Deal-Cut-Shuffling Lesson spectator shuffles and cuts and turns over and gets Aces while performer demonstrates the actions with the other half and gets Kings
Inspired by 2023 20
Justin Higham Finessed Dealing the Aces spectator deals and stops, then deals into four piles
2023 21
Justin Higham Locating a Royal Flush (Note)
2023 5
Allan Ackerman Traveling the Crossroads Aces signed, spectator selects four cards with turn out to be Jacks, all cards lost and Aces travel into different pockets
Also published here 2024 168
Allan Ackerman, Tony Picasso, Fenik Your Lucky Day spectator names a card, cutting estimation by spectator, he eventually cuts to his named card, then a four packet monte routine is done and the matching three-of-a-kind show up
Also published here 2024 180
Allan Ackerman Lucky spectator finds the Kings and Aces after some shuffling, cutting and dealing piles
Inspired by 2024 120