Spectator shuffles - Subtleties

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Shuffling Deck with Key Card
1876 Modern Magic 65
Shuffling with Key Card "very small risk of the two cards being parted"
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 41
Holding Out Partial Stack palming thirteen cards while spectator shuffles
 		1890 More Magic 29
Card Naming when stack has been shuffled, punch deck
 		1890 More Magic 81
Undoing Riffle Shuffle with Stripper
1897 New Era Card Tricks 55
Deck Crimp Location
1897 New Era Card Tricks 72
S. W. Erdnase The Blind Shuffle For Securing Selected Card with palm off for a spectator shuffle
 		1902 The Expert at the Card Table 141
The Stabbed Card using sticky card to control selection
 		1909 The Art of Magic 127
Charles T. Jordan Allowing a Spectator to Shuffle general comments
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 16
Oswald Rae Stock Addition after Spectator's Shuffle palmed cards added when completing spectator's cut
 		1928 Sub Rosa 3
T. Page Wright Deck strippers end strippers, spectator overhand shuffles card to top
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 9
T. Page Wright Location Aces at top and bottom of both halves, spectator shuffles, selects card, shuffles again, four Aces as keys
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 13
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle
Related to 1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 20
Theodore Annemann The $ 1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 43
Spectator Shuffles Stacked Deck credit information, short overhand shuffle
 		1935 Mental Magic with Cards 19
Just a Teaser No. 45, quick shuffle in key card location
 		1935 Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do 41
Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle, credit to Stanyon's Magic
Also published here 1936 The Jinx (Issue 19) 108
Shuffling Despite Key Card
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 22
New Card Discovery two key cards, spectator shuffles briefly
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 32
Charles T. Jordan Trailing the Dovetail Shuffle to its Lair distributing stacked suit with 2 riffle shuffles
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 42
Charles T. Jordan Spectator's Red Black Shuffle spectator deals divided deck in two heaps and riffle shuffles them
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 47
Theodore Annemann A Couple of Cards Get Together two selections come together on top despite the spectator's overhand shuffle, pencil dot card
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 82
Spectator Riffle Shuffles and key remains on top or near top
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 89
Location Plus slick key card, spectator (overhand) shuffles
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 97
Theodore Annemann $1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 215
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 313
Shuffling with a Key Card
1938 Greater Magic 94
Shuffling despite Key Cards
  • The Overhand Shuffle
  • The Dovetail Shuffle
 		1938 Greater Magic 96
The Master Card Location two key cards, spectator riffle shuffles
 		1938 Greater Magic 97
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1938 Greater Magic 101
Theodore Annemann Eagle Location risky location in which spectator shuffles his own card back
Related to 1939 The Jinx (Issue 56) 397
Key Card Shuffle Subtlety
1940 The Jinx (Issue 83) 533
Crocker Xkwizit! two hinged cards in deck to keep cards together while shuffled freely
Related toVariations 1940 The Jinx (Issue 117) 689
Henry Hardin Hindu Dream cards in hat, shaken and top card removed four times
Also published here 1940 The Jinx (Issue 119) 701
Short Card & Riffle Shuffle two cards stay together
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 121) 707
Herbert Hood A Thought Out-Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
VariationsAlso published here 1941 The Jinx (Issue 136) 776
Shuffling a Stacked Deck short shuffle
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 19
Herbert Hood A Thought Out Thought free selection divined, marked & stacked
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 226
Theodore Annemann New $1000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 303
Charles Nyquist The Principle of Alternative Terminations - And Its Applications When the Spectator Shuffles stratagem for controlling a card while spectator shuffles the deck, several outs
 		1945 My Best 27
Shuffling with Key Card
1947 Watch This One! 37
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 21
Ronald B. Edwards Group Shuffle Transfer deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here 1958 The Cardiste (Issue 11) 13
Charlie Miller You Do as I Do tip
 		1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 60
, Edward Marlo Fifth Method spectator's shuffle likely retains top/bottom cards, key card
 		1962 Estimation 29
Edward Marlo Eleventh Method real riffle shuffle in lieu of a faro after estimated fingertip peek
 		1962 Estimation 33
Edward Marlo Twelfth Method based on principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
Variations 1962 Estimation 33
John S. Frazee The Shuffle Force spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle, see Linking Ring, Vol. 26 No. 2, April 1946, page 56
 		1962 Estimation 33
Harry Lorayne This is Mind-Reading? two key cards, spectator shuffles, out of hands selection
Related to 1962 Close-up Card Magic 86
Harry Lorayne Three Again Three-spot as multiple out indicator card, with real shuffles
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 108
John S. Frazee Shuffle Force principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 15
Martin Gardner Stock Holdout spectator shuffles deck in parts, but partial stack is retained, for credit information see reference
Related to 1968 Epilogue (Issue 2) 9
Spectator Shuffles Stack briefly
 		Feb. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 161
Ellis Stanyon Basic Move 3 shuffling a stacked deck, credit information
Related to
  • Stanyon's "Magic", Vol. 13 No. 10, July 1912
 June 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8) 183
Clear Voyant stacked, spectator shuffles, "queen removal"-glimpse
 		1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets 67
Henry Hardin Hindu Dream Variation cards in hat are mixed, performer removes selection
Also published here 1972 The Living End 5
Father Cyprian Faro Flush spectator shuffle bluff, two faros, deal
 		1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 25
Gerald Kosky Yore Finder two key cards and optional fishing, credit correction on page 65
Related to 1973 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 39
Jon Racherbaumer Challenge Location see "Publisher's Note", extremely risky
 		1973 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 39
Ellis Stanyon Grund Griff Nr. 3 shuffling a stacked deck
 		Oct. 1973 Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2) 26
Burling Hull The Two Fold Miracle spectator shuffles deck and cuts to any card, its value used to count down in second deck, same card found there
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 49
Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson A Cy Endfield Location two key cards on two halves, spectator shuffles them together
Variations Jan. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5) 351
Doug Edwards Star Trik
Inspired by 1978 Cardmania 34
Short Card
  • How to Use a Short Card
  • Another Method
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 34
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Drop Shuffle spectator pushes messy halves together, rosetta shuffle
 		1981 Sleights & Swindles 11
Spectator Shuffles with Key Card
1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 119
Top and Bottom Card Locator two keys and the spectator can shuffle briefly
 		1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 22
Use for Short Card count-down placement, spectator shuffles
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 5
Hand Out Crimp corner as selection is returned
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 15
The Floating Key "This is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 21
Arthur Finley, Juan Tamariz Riffle Shuffle Finesse spectator pushes cards together
 		1987 Card Stories 18
Ron Wilson Red/Black Shuffles spectator riffle and overhand shuffles the cards, the deck ends up almost separated in red and black
 		1987 The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson 25
Group Shuffle handing outs groups of cards for shuffling that have to stay together
 		1987 Secret Session — Part One 3
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control, cards spread before pushed together
Related toVariations 1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 166
Jerry Sadowitz A Million to One spectator shuffles deck and cuts it into two equal piles - one is red one black
 		1989 Cards on the Table 11
Brother John Hamman Red-Black Correction correcting alternating set-up after real overhand shuffle
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 85
Gerd Winkler Risiko location routine, spectator shuffles with key card
 		1989 German Card Top Twenties 16
Edward Marlo Spectator Shuffle with Set-up one riffle shuffle
 		1990 The Aronson Approach 16
Juan Tamariz Spectator Completes Riffle Shuffle
1991 Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2) 19
Jack McMillen Incomplete Shuffle Subtlety starting a Zarrow type shuffle with secret incomplete shuffle (cards sticking out randomly), spectator can do and feel final square up
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 91
Ronald B. Edwards Group Shuffle Transfer deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here 1991 Card Craft 537
John S. Frazee Shuffle Force spectator shuffles top card to bottom
 		1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 130
Rick Johnsson Five Foot Card Trick out-of-hand selection, shuffling with key card
 		1993 Card File 135
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control
Related to 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 327
Letting the Spectator Shuffle with a Key Card
1995 Card College — Volume 1 144
Group Shuffle deck shuffled in groups, yet key cards at position ten, twenty, thirty and forty retained
 		1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 23
Edward Marlo Spectator's Shuffle spectator shuffles one half, then the other, some cards secretly transferred
 		1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 317
Back-to-Back Shuffle Strategy spectator apparently shuffled whole deck, set-up starts reversed
 		1995 What's Up Deck? 37
Riffle Shuffle Subtlety one key card on top of both halves before a spectator's riffle shuffle
 		1995 What's Up Deck? 65
Steve Bedwell Case Holdout during Spectator Shuffle
1995 ca. Parked Card and Other Manoeuvres 5
Applications for the Crimp
 		1996 Card College — Volume 2 349
Kosy Phibulphanuvat, Allan Ackerman Spectators Shuffle Deck deck is shuffled in pieces by spectators, yet stock retained
 		1997 I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards 49
John Scarne Spectator Shuffles Sequence half deck shuffled, then other half, set-up transferred
 		1997 Underworld (Issue 5) 68
The Spread Crimp
1998 Card College — Volume 3 561
Refinements and Final Thoughts
  • Security
  • The Spectator Shuffles
  • Psychology
  • A Lost Card
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 563
David Williamson Case Hold-Out holding out small stack while spectator shuffles
 		1999 Tricks of my Trade 173
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Procedures getting spectator to think of one cards of a few
  • 1. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (full stack, spectator shuffled briefly)
  • 2. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (small stack)
  • 3. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (no stack)
Related to 1999 Arcardia 78
Ellis Stanyon The Bottom Card as "Key" No. 2, key card placement with reverse cull to upper section, or sticky key card to have the deck shuffled
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 2
Ellis Stanyon The "Portfolio" Card No. 25, two cards hinged together, selections put between them, spectator can shuffle
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 15
Ellis Stanyon The Genuine Shuffle as Affecting the Above (No. 6) and Other Arranged Packs No. 7, letting a spectator overhand shuffle a stacked deck in the hope that enough of the set-up remains
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 106
Ellis Stanyon Got 'Em All Beat No. 23, two selected cards fairly shuffled back by spectator, yet found behind back, two cards hinged together, selections put between them
Related toVariations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 169
Ashby Lorton A Supposed Shuffle in a Silk Hat No. 27, deck does not mix when hat covered with plate is shaken
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 310
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen San Francisco Shuffle deck dealt into two piles randomly, piles pushed together messily (almost rosetta-style), retains separation without misses
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 14 No. 3, Nov. 1949
 2000 Off The Books (Issue 1) 1
Karl Fulves Jack Finds Your Card No. 27, deck cut into two piles, spectator shuffles two together and remembers top card which is put in other pile, performer looks through shuffled pile, two key cards
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 42
Wolfgang Moser Öl & Wasser 3&3, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2001 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5) 131
David Regal The World's First Card Trick top card after spectator's shuffle is predicted
 		2002 Constant Fooling 1 7
Arthur Finley, David Regal Spectator Shuffles Subtlety with control back to top
Related to 2002 Constant Fooling 1 8
David Regal Hands-Off Force & Shuffle spectator shuffles piles, yet top card of deck is force card
 		2002 Constant Fooling 2 109
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Impossible spectator shuffles after replacement, selection between two key cards
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 85
Pit Hartling A thorough mix group shuffling strategy, quarter held out
 		2003 Card Fictions 80
Arthur Finley, Juan Tamariz Riffle Shuffle Finesse spectator pushes cards together
 		2003 Card College — Volume 5 1362
Andrew Galloway The Card Of Fortune card is placed reversed in deck four times, four of a kind is located
 		2004 Penumbra (Issue 8) 8
Juan Tamariz Resetting the Stack
  • A. Resetting One Card
  • B. Resetting Two Cards
  • C. Resetting a Group of Cards
  • D. Resetting the Stack after a Spectator's Riffle Shuffle
  • E. Resetting the Entire Stack After a Spectator's Overhand Shuffle
  • F. Resetting the Stack after a Riffle Shuffle Followed by an Overhand shuffle
  • G. Resetting the Half Stack
  • H. Resetting the Stack After Dealing Several Hands of Poker or Another Card Game
 		2004 Mnemonica 277
Juan Tamariz Other Kinds of False Shuffles
  • A. This is a false shuffle I devised for a half stack, in which spectators appear to shuffle the whole deck. It's quite deceptive.
  • B. Variation for Strippers
  • C. Another method in which the spectator appears to shuffle the whole deck while only shuffling half the cards.
 		2004 Mnemonica 344
Martin Gardner Stock Holdout spectator shuffles deck in parts, but partial stack is retained, see credit correction in Issue 11, p. 1
 		2005 Penumbra (Issue 9) 17
Karl Fulves Shuffle Tracking Combo memorizing riffle shuffle distribution via Combo system in face-down spread of unsquared shuffle
 		2005 Combo II 95
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) I. General Procedures procedures in which the spectator and/or performer shuffles but retains certain aspects of the red-black distribution of the deck
  • Procedure A
  • Procedure B
  • Procedure C
  • Procedure D: Into This Universe
  • Procedure E: Into Two Universes
  • Procedure F: Multiple Shuffle Procedure
 		2006 Penumbra (Issue 10) 13
Eric Mead Spectator Shuffles
2006 Tangled Web 103
Arthur Finley Remote Control
2006 Tangled Web 139
César Fernández Spectator Plays Magician selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains
Related to 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 128
Spectator Pushes Card Together
2007 Chapter One 10
Henry Evans Suit Yourself deck riffle shuffled by spectator, slop shuffle triumph, then deck shown in new deck order, slop shuffle to undo spectator's shuffle
Variations Oct. 2007 Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3) 15
Karl Fulves Stuck At 26 face-up/face-down mixed deck, spectator does face-up/face-down cutting procedure that retains a card at twenty-sixth position
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 223
Karl Fulves Dealflip "following Dealflipdropcut"
further ideas with the mixing process, see following items
Related to 2008 Xtra Credit (Issue 1) 3
Lennart Green Undoing Alternating Riffle Shuffle spectator riffle shuffles deck in red-black alternating order, then up-jogging and taking out some card resets that pattern.
 		2008 The Green Northern Lights Magic 13
Lennart Green The Rosetta Shuffle (The Chaos Shuffle)
  • Analysis: Surviving a Shuffled Arrangement
 		2008 The Green Northern Lights Magic 15
Lennart Green La mezcla real Roseta The Rosetta Shuffle, real
 		2008 El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6) 111
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) I. General Procedures (continued)
  • Procedure G
Related to 2009 Penumbra (Issue 11) 2
Jay Ose, Paul Harris Spectator's Ose Cut spectator does Ose's cut
 		2009 Relaxed Impossibilities 229
Benjamin Earl Case as Holdout spectator shuffles, then deck put in case
 		2009 Gambit (Issue 1) 9
Spectator Shuffles via Delight Switch spectator apparently shuffles both halves
 		2009 High Spots 25
Spectator Shuffles with Keys on Top & Bottom piles have key cards on top and bottom each, spectator shuffles them together
 		2009 High Spots 33
Benjamin Earl Spectator's Holdout Shuffle spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2010 Gambit (Issue 2) 15
Román García Memorable deck is shuffled by spectator, one card removed, deck is memorized and every card named including missing card
 		2010 Nanomagias 99
Divided Deck Shuffle riffle shuffle by spectator
 		2011 Making the Cut 30
Barrie Richardson Divine and Conquer card chosen after spectator's shuffle, it is divined
Also published here
  • Club 71, Sep. 2003
 2011 Curtain Call 231
Darwin Ortiz The Spectator's False Shuffle spectator shuffles, performer squares
 		2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 39
Darwin Ortiz Spectator Shuffles Twice application
Inspired by 2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 44
Paul Curry Spread Shuffle for people who cannot riffle shuffle properly
 		2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 169
Darwin Ortiz Daley's Delight Variation with half deck, spectator apparently shuffles whole deck
 		2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 190
Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Drop Shuffle spectator pushes messy halves together, rosetta shuffle (but retains a small stock on top)
Related to 2012 8 Effects and a Sleight 32
Shane Cobalt A Trick for Chuck a Jack at top and bottom of two halves, riffle shuffle retains a Jack at top and bottom
Inspired by
  • Charles Jordan
 2012 A Trick for Chuck 2
Steve Reynolds, Lee Asher, John Born Twelfth-Method Match Card is reversed in deck as prediction. Card is cut to and selected, turns out to match the prediction as its mate. Includes refinements by Lee Asher and John Born
Inspired by 2012 Seeking the Bridge 154
Arthur Finley Spectator Shuffles Subtlety
Related to 2013 Confident Deceptions 65
Charles T. Jordan, Andrew Wimhurst Interlocking Chain Principle and Cull spectator shuffles set-up twice
 		2013 Confident Deceptions 202
Jerry Sadowitz Spectator Shuffles Red/Black Deck
Related to 2013 Red Black 3
Roberto Giobbi Anchor a Shuffle "Remember, You Shuffled"
 		2013 The Art of Switching Decks 19
Tom Gagnon Slug-O-Matic Deck wide/narrow combination, allows riffle shuffle stock control
  • Spectator Shuffles
 		2013 Too Hot for the Devil 138
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards
 		2014 Reverie 4
Joseph Barry Beginner's Luck spectator first gets a flush in hearts, then a straight flush in spades
Inspired by 2014 Reverie 9
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014 Reverie 17
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards
 		2014 Fifty 2
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014 Fifty 7
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained, brief
Also published here Jan. 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1) 42
Benjamin Earl Shuffled Ose Control stock is controlled even though spectator shuffles deck, cuts and reassembles
Inspired by 2015 Less is More Bonus 2
Arthur Finley The Finley Strategem Concept of using a telescoped ribbon spread to secretly note the number of cards shuffled onto a particular card, along with tips for dealing with blocks of cards too large to secretly count.
Variations 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 90
Steve Beam The Bold and the Beautiful Impossible location.
Related to 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 99
Steve Beam Misdirection Middle Deal Subtlety for having a card or cards selected which are known by the magician in the course of an impossible location effect.
Variations 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 101
Jerry Sadowitz Spectator Shuffles Red/Black Deck
Related to 2015 Red Black 2.0 3
Benjamin Earl Red Herring spectator forces a card in his own hand, some dealing, shuffling and losing of top and bottom cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6) 36
Alexander de Cova Die Chad Long Shuffle Sequenz comment on the shuffling section of the trick as part of blindfold card act
Related to 2015 Burners — Vol. 3 192
Pit Hartling Sherlock selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains
Related toVariations 2016 In Order to Amaze 40
So Sato Mass Destruction Stacking deck cut into piles, spectator shuffles all, yet some set-up is retained
Inspired byRelated to 2016 The Secrets of So Sato 118
So Sato Quartet Shuffle four piles, spectator shuffles in various ways, four of a kind with down-under-deal found, Mass Destruction Stacking
Inspired by
  • "Time Cumbersome Down-Under" (Hideo Kato, PALM Vol. 19, 2001)
 2016 The Secrets of So Sato 126
So Sato Destroy and Search "If you ask, 'Is this practical for laymen?' I must answer, 'No.'"
Mass Destruction Stacking
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 128
Key Card Shuffle by Spectatore
2016 Sprezzatura 20
Roberto Giobbi Shuffle, yes? Shuffle, no! getting the spectator to shuffle only briefly or not at all
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 18) 22
Roberto Giobbi Oh, Well Control joke sequence so the spectator doesn't want to shuffle
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 19) 23
Roberto Giobbi Expert Key Card Placement
2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue July 3) 191
Spectator Shuffles Alternating Deck red/black
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Dec 25) 368
The Job-Sharing Shuffle several spectators shuffle, distinct groups kept separated
 		2016 Standup Card Magic 109
Benjamin Earl Red Herring spectator forces a card in his own hand, some dealing, shuffling and losing of top and bottom cards, more details than in Genii write-up
  • Performance Notes
Also published here 2016 Red Herring 1
Theodore Annemann Spectator Shuffles and Cuts
Related to 2017 Operandi (Issue 2) 10
Ross Tayler, Charlie Ordania One for the Boys #1 out-of-hand selection procedure with shuffling, spectator cuts and looks at card in packet, risky
Related to 2017 Operandi (Issue 3) 8
Gary Plants "This is Why I am Here" replacing glimpse after spectator's shuffle with set-up and shuffle strategy
Inspired by 2017 Operandi (Issue 3) 30
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Related toAlso published here 2017 Less is More 56
Benjamin Earl Half & Half Control spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Related to 2017 Less is More 59
Benjamin Earl Shuffled Ose Control spectator cuts and partially shuffles deck, small stock
Inspired by 2017 Less is More 60
Benjamin Earl Deep Slug Control spectator shuffles deck in parts, set up retained near top below break
 		2017 Less is More 63
Benjamin Earl, John Guastaferro Spectator's Shuffle Holdout Variation two spectators shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Inspired by 2017 En Route 60
Dr. Alpen Nacar Nacar's Holdout Sequence Ose Cut and shuffle combination, done by spectator
Inspired byRelated to 2017 The Doors of Deception 146
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired by
  • "All Expenses Paid" (Jim Krenz)
Related toAlso published here 		2017 False Anchors — Volume Two 41
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight Switch spectator apparently shuffles both halves
 		Sep. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 9) 66
Ollie Mealing Persistence cards handed to performer while he is looking away, performer names cards, final phase with card in case, using Mickael Chatelain's "M-Case"
 		2018 Operandi (Issue 4) 32
Johnny Thompson Spectator Shuffles Koran Stack
2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 313
Spectator pushes Card Together
2018 Repertoire 38
Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Also published here 2018 Roleplayer 2
Benjamin Earl The Proxy Control spectator shuffles overhand, small stock retained
 		2018 Roleplayer 27
John Bannon Hybrid Holdout dealing and shuffling combination
Related toAlso published here July 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7) 56
Spectator's Color Riffle Shuffle
2019 The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019) 83
Allan Ackerman Spectator Shuffle to keep Card at Position spectator shuffles the deck in stages, yet a card at a known position is retained there, cards positioned together at known position
Related to 2019 Card Theater 35
Joshua Jay, Yves Doumergue The Spectator-Shuffle Control small set-up retained during spectator shuffle
 		2019 Triptych 7
Rajneesh Madhok Remote Rosetta Control top card retained during spectator "shuffle"
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Destination Zero (John Bannon, 2015)
 2019 Triptych 14
Joshua Jay Group Shuffle aka Intercourse Shuffle, cards shuffled together face-up/face-down with spectator
Related toAlso published here 2019 Triptych 68
Spectator's Red-Black Shuffle riffle shuffle
 		2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 170
Helder Guimarães Undoing Spectator's Shuffle overhand and riffle combination, with motivation
Related to 2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 436
Lennart Green Rosetta Shuffle
2019 Sleightly Out Of Order 209
Steve Forte Location Unknown cutting the Aces after legitimate spectator riffle shuffle, in context of imaginary game "Aces in the Middle"
Also published here 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 831
Steve Forte Quads Cull named four-of-a-kind produced after two honest riffle shuffles by spectator, impro
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 923
Pit Hartling A thorough mix group shuffling strategy, about quarter held out
 		2020 The Boy Who Cried Magic 190
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2020 False Anchors 73
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight Switch spectator apparently shuffles both halves
 		2020 Magic for BLM 22
Steve Forte Location Unknown cutting the Aces after legitimate spectator riffle shuffle, in context of imaginary game "Aces in the Middle"
Also published here Mar. 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 3) 43
Chris Rawlins Spectator's Stock Shuffle spectator's Ose cut with shuffling of packets
 		2020 Un-Luck 7
David Regal Virtual Tells
  • Material Concessions
spectator makes four piles, shows the cards to the performer via zoom, riffle shuffles the four piles together, top cards predicted in envelope
 		Nov. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 11) 46
John Bannon Hybrid Holdout dealing and shuffling combination
Also published here Nov. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 11) 52
Roberto Giobbi Managing Management spectator shuffles deck, Aces are then added to top for next routine
 		2021 Sharing Secrets 73
Benjamin Earl Probably Impossible two named cards are together in deck after spectator's shuffle, a selection then appears between them
 		2021 Inside Out 13
Dani DaOrtiz Pile-gathering force spectator chooses how piles should be assembled, required pile ends up on bottom
 		2021 Freedom of Expression 141
Joshua Jay Group Shuffle handling for riffle shuffle with two persons who riffle their sections together in-the-hands
Also published here Aug. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 8) 56
Boyet Vargas 4CS (Four Card Swindle) Deal dealing and collecting a four-card packet multiple times, final order determined by knowing one card
 		Dec. 2022 The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 12) 537
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
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2003
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 223