Stacking without Shuffling

138 entries in Cards / Sleights / Stacking / Stacking without Shuffling
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Das Mischen und gleichzeitige Ordnen der Karten "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
open mixing procedure which stacks cards, for game Écarté
Also published here
 Aug. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8)
114
Carl Willmann Das Mischen und gleichzeitige Ordnen der Karten open mixing procedure which stacks cards, for game Écarté
Also published here
 1900
Die Kartenschule — I. Teil
63
Theodore Annemann* The Gambler in Person pick-up stack
Also published here
 1931
The Book Without A Name
22
William Larsen Insertion Stacking with thumb count
 		1931
I Won't Play Cards With Him
5
An Effective Poker Deal re-deal stacking done by spectator, double duke suggestion
Related to
Variations
 1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
108
Audley Walsh Thumb Count Stacking
June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
122
U. F. Grant Effect No. 1 spectator deals five hands, no good hand, but when the magician deals he get's a straight flush, re-deal stacking
Related to
Variations
 1936
The Gambler's Expose Act
1
A Subtle Set Up thumb count stack
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
365
Theodore Annemann* The Gambler in Person pick-up stack
Related to
Variations
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
372
Stadelman Effective Poker Deal redistribution to stack royal flush
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
373
Edward Victor Stacking the Aces thumb count
 		1937
Magic of the Hands
21
William Larsen The Four Ace Deal thumb riffle stacking
 		1938
Greater Magic
305
Val Evans* Pseudo Stacking Aces pushed into deck next to already stacked cards with marks on their backs
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
21
Martin Gardner*, Edward Marlo Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1942
Let's See the Deck
28
Audley Walsh Thumb Count Stacking
1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
7
The Hold Out and Pick Up Builds redealing principle in combination with pick up stack
 		1946
Card Control
112
Royal Flush Royal Flush for any number of players, counting stacking method
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
55
Al Leech Simplified Poker Deal Ace stacking for five hands via re-dealing
 		1949
For Card Men Only
26
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Build Up (Streamlined)
Inspired by
Related to
 Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 189)
755
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Stacking Bottom Deal Count, while cards are counted, they are set via bottom deal
Also published here
Variations
 1950
Magical Gems
23
Hugh Carroll Solitaired! solitaire stacking
 		Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 264)
1057
Bill Simon Set-Up of Four Cards stacking four cards, when deck is cut one of the cards is on top and on bottom of each heap
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
95
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Stacking Bottom Deal Count, while cards are counted, they are set via bottom deal
Also published here
Variations
 1953
The Cardician
33
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Run-Up dealing again after poker demo, to have the deck back in order
 		June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1132
Russell "Rusduck" Duck 3 'n' 1 solitaire stacking
 		Jan. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 298)
1192
Russell "Rusduck" Duck E-Z Poker thumb count stacking of a poker hand
 		June 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 310)
39
Brother John Hamman The Perfect Bridge Hand Spades stacked in preliminary dealing round
Variations
 1958
The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.
24
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Jean Hugard Color Separation separating suits and stacking deck in the hands, see Tom Ransom's idea in No. 6
Related to
 Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
9
William P. Miesel Another Impromptu Out of this World doing Miraskill for separating red and black cards
Related to
 Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Version with Any Deck shuffled deck, all cards are memorized and named, the deck is stacked
 		Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Run-Up bringing deck back in order, when doing gambling (dealing) routines
 		June 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 9)
6
Edward Marlo The Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
Variations
 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
12
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
15
Edward Marlo The Opening Gambit stacking a hand while dealing through the deck
Related to
Variations
 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
136
Edward Marlo Key Card System pseudo stacking, actually key cards next to aces, face up deal and second deal
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
111
Charlie Miller Poker Deal target cards from shuffled first deal placed into own hand via bottom deals
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
28
Gerald Kosky Double-Cut Poker Run-Up
Also published here
 Mar. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 378)
339
Edward Marlo Marlo Placement Cull spread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. Aces at positions 6-15-19-25
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
6
Edward Marlo Marlo Simplex Placement Cull spread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. Aces at positions 6-15-19-25
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
8
Edward Marlo Any Number of Hands shuffled deck, any number of hands named, performer looks through deck, when cards are dealt, the named value four-of-a-kind is in the named hand
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
10
James G. Thompson Jr. Supersensitive Faculties stacking shuffled deck to Si Stebbins by naming cards, routine using the stack, weighing cards, location of selection while deck is in pocket, lie detector
 		1967
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 2
205
Karl Fulves* Auto-Stack stripper deck application for stacking
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Doc Mifflin Found - One Poker Hand chosen hand contains chosen poker hand, easy stacking
 		1972
The Living End
87
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Quadruple Peek Poker Deal Demonstration No. 296, four cards peeked at and then are found in one hand of five-hand poker deal, peek force and dropping five cards on every peek
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
76
Edward Marlo Sixth Objective using in-jog and out-jog cull to set-up cards for poker demonstration
Related to
 1973
Marlo's Objectives
14
Edward Marlo Seventh Objective using in-jog and out-jog cull to set-up cards for poker demonstration
 		1973
Marlo's Objectives
15
Karl Fulves* Cut To Stack The Aces stacking with cutting procedure, posed as a problem
 		July 1973
Epilogue (Issue 18)
166
Lin Searles Idiot's Shuffle cards shuffled face-up/face-down (for real), then four eights (instead of aces) are dealt
Variations
 Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
664
Gene Maze The Universal Stock stack and second deal combination to deal out the Aces for three to seven players
Related to
 1973
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum
39
Jerry K. Hartman Cull-de-Stack four Aces (or other good hand) are stacked under guise of spreading through deck and up-jogging some cards
Related to
 1974
Super Dupes
45
Gerald Kosky Double-Cut Poker Run-Up stacking four Kings for five hands, using double undercut
Also published here
 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
87
Paul Curry Position Change a card's position is changed while turned over
 		1977
Special Effects
40
Seymour Berkley Stacked all cards are named to stack deck, without repetition of single card
 		1978
Magick (Issue 199)
992
Karl Fulves* Impromptu Poker Deal deck set up for poker deal during location via Riffle Shuffle Control
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
21
Jerry K. Hartman Hokum Poker shuffled deck, hand removed and later mated hand is dealt, featuring impromptu stacking, Dead Man's Hand presentation
Also published here
 1981
Octet
3
Karl Fulves* Hokum Notes variations on the impromptu stacking method
 		1981
Octet
7
Karl Fulves* 5 As 5 while hiding one, as stacking
Related to
 1981
Octet
15
Karl Fulves* I. Q. Poker after some guessing game performer receives four-of-a-kind from shuffled deck, stacking as other cards are removed from deck
 		1981
Octet
26
Karl Fulves* Elliott's Run-Ups
  • Poker Problem #3
on the incomplete notes in "Elliott's Last Legacy"
 		1981
Octet
31
John F. Mendoza In the Middle set up for Automatic Deck, using the throw switch
Related to
 1982
Throwing the Switch
15
Edward Marlo The Zero Second Stack Aces put on top of deck, spectator says "go" and performer immediately "stop", Aces dealt to five players, stacking during display sequence
Inspired by
 1983
Powerful Magic
50
Michael F. Zens, Karl Fulves* Any Hand Called For No. 72, double-deal stacking
Related to
Variations
 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
106
Juan Tamariz Rutina Hamilton three phases, pick-up stack
Inspired by
 1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
21
Juan Tamariz Cortes Clasificadores stacking four Aces by cutting
 		1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
25
John Riggs Loading Cards Between a Four of a Kind with the pack, several breaks
 		1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 12)
211
Louis Histed, Frederick Braue Crimp Four Aces aces fairly lost in deck, then they arrive in poker hand
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
24
Karl Fulves* Swivel Stack Aces placed in different parts of deck and squared, then Kings, two hands dealt, they are Aces and Kings
 		1989
The Multiple Shift
44
Karl Fulves* The Gambler weird stacking procedure, then two hands dealt and performer has four-of-a-kind
Variations
 1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
15
Karl Fulves* Gambler's Dream five red and black cards, one chosen from each, open stacking procedure, two hands dealt and the selections are exchanged
 		1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
26
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Doppelgänger Deck applying the JB Kard Kop
Inspired by
Related to
 1990
Close-up Impact!
102
Karl Fulves* Amateur Night on the pick-up stack
  • (3) 3-4-5
  • Category Two
 		1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 4)
37
The Palm Stock
Also published here
  • "How Gamblers Win" (1868)
 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 5)
44
Edward Marlo Prestacking Sequence
Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
13
Edward Marlo The Unexpected Seven-Card Stack faro
Inspired by
  • "The Zero Stack" (Bill Kalush, Precursor #28)
 Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
14
Jerry K. Hartman Hokum Poker shuffled deck, hand removed and later mated hand is dealt, featuring impromptu stacking, Dead Man's Hand presentation
Also published here
 1991
Card Craft
435
Dave Ossip Double Cut as Stacking
Related to
 1992
Deceptive Practices
61
Edward Marlo Latest Opening Gambit stacking hand while counting to see if all 52 are there, in the hands
Related to
 Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
1
Double Deal Stacking
1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
93
Karl Fulves* What This Is Not pseudo/fake vs. real methods, brief explanation of stacking with transfer cuts
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
2
Karl Fulves* 5 As 5 Count as Stacking
Related to
 1995
Setting Up Exercises
13
Karl Fulves* Center To Center stacking challenge, posed as problem
Related to
 1996
Blocking Off
109
Ken Krenzel Opti-Stack aces inserted in fan
 		1997
Ingenuities
131
Pit Hartling Drop Stack stacking cards while throwing heaps on table
 		1998
Das Kleine Grüne Heft
16
Thumb Count Stacking
1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
189
Steve Mayhew Getting Ready stacking cards for the Angel Shuffle
 		1999
Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals
10
Paul Gordon Hayden On Duty displaying cards in bunches, with cuts in between, at the end the Aces are stacked
Inspired by
  • "The Buffalo Cornstack" (Allan Hayden, Card Shark On Duty)
 Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
22
Roberto Giobbi Stacking Introduction
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
913
Thumb Count Stacking as cards are inserted into deck
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
923
Pick-up Stack
2000
Card College — Volume 4
925
Baltazar Fuentes Fuentes Step Insertion Aces apparently put on bottom, but inserted into two breaks near bottom
 		2000
I'm Dancing
35
Barry Price The Stealth Stack Aces placed reversed at different positions where spectator's say stop during riffling, immediately a five-handed game is dealt out and all Aces are stacked
 		2000
Escamotage 2
11
Joshua Jay Shuffle-Proof Poker Shuffling Lesson type procedure to stack cards, then spectator gets Kings, which appear in performer's hand between bad cards, spectator then has Aces
Related to
 2000
Freebie 2
11
Karl Fulves* Multi-Stack shuffled deck, performer takes out Aces and loses them again, immediately deals out two poker hands and performer gets Aces
Related to
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
212
Karl Fulves* Jacks Are Better shuffled deck, performer takes out named value and loses them again, immediately deals out two poker hands and performer gets Jacks and spectator his value
Related to
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
213
Steve Beam Mora-Cull stacking by using the spread cull
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
78
Ron Bauer Insertion Stacking cards distributed into tabled deck via thumb count
 		2004
Second Finger Top Deal
8
Karl Fulves* The Expert Returns spectator stacks two cards himself by repeated dealing (overhand shuffle single run substitute)
Inspired by
 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
90
Pit Hartling Drop Stack stacking cards while throwing heaps on table
 		2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
54
Brother John Hamman Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
  • Stacking the Aces
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 6)
92
Benjamin Earl C.O.P. Cull Stack very brief
 		Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
24
Nick Trost The Zens Poker Deal, Redealt double-deal stacking
Inspired by
 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
676
Bottom Deal Stacking
2012
Texas on a Saturday Night
4
Justin Higham* Spread-Count Poker 1 groups spread off and dropped onto table to stack Aces which start on top, drop stack
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
9
Justin Higham* Spread-Count Poker 2 memory presentation
Inspired by
Related to
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
10
Joseph Barry Freedom Stacking Drop Stack
Also published here
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
11
Justin Higham* Bottom-Deal Count Substitute milk build combined with drop stack
Inspired by
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
14
Joseph Barry On-the-fly Stacking culling, arranging, pile-cutting, ...
 		2014
Reverie
24
Joseph Barry On-the-fly Stacking culling, arranging, pile-cutting, ...
 		2014
Fifty
11
Justin Higham* Spread-Count Poker 3 drop stacking after royal flush has been palmed onto top
  • Prediction Versions
  • Full-House Version
  • Face-Down Version
Related to
 2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
1
Justin Higham* Spread-Count Poker 4 drop stack
 		2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
3
Justin Higham* Spread-Count Poker 5 drop stack
 		2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
4
Justin Higham* Split Pick-Up Spread-Count Stack
  • For Brag
  • For Poker 1
  • For Poker 2
  • For Poker 3
  • For Poker 4
 		2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
7
Justin Higham* The Spread-Separation Concept credit information
  • Spread-Separation Cull-Stack
  • Seven-Card Full-House Combination Cull
Variations
 2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
11
Benjamin Earl Pick-Up Restacking performer receives Aces, when hands are gathered, Aces are stacked again for next deal
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
Variations
 2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
17
Justin Higham* Pick-Up Restacking - Method Four performer receives Aces, when hands are gathered, Aces are stacked again for next deal
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
20
Justin Higham* Spread-Loaded Pseudo Centres
  • Method One
  • Method Two
 		2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
22
Joseph Barry Freedom Stacking Drop Stack
Also published here
 2015
Blackpool 2015 Inscrutable Notes
4
Jon Racherbaumer History historical discussion, excerpt from reference, re-deal stacking
Also published here
  • Dust-Motes in the Grid, 1999
 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
221
Harry Lorayne Poker Power Explored Cull Down Variation to back instead of bottom, jog and strip out, simultaneous stacking for three players
Inspired by
 2015
JawDroppers!
207
Joseph Barry Freedom Stacking Drop Stack
Also published here
 Sep. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 1)
54
Justin Higham* Spread-Count Poker 6 groups spread off and dropped onto table to stack Royal Flush which starts on top, drop stack
Related to
 2015
Highlights
11
Justin Higham*, Will Houstoun Eight-Card Spread-Separation Cull drop-stacking a hand on the fly
  • End Notes
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2015
Highlights
12
Nick Trost Deal Me In deck dealt into five hands and all cards are bad, cards dealt into chosen number of piles, then again into five and chosen hand wins
Related to
 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1195
Nick Trost Four Royal Flushes packet dealt into two to six piles as often as wishes, then five hands are dealt, four royal flushes and performer wins with five-of-a-kind
Inspired by
 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1213
Joseph Barry The Stacking Drill
Related to
 Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
14
Michael Skinner, Edward Marlo Skinner on Marlo's Poker Deal spectator deals himself the aces, bottom deal stacking, same as Marlo's really
Inspired by
Related to
  • Michael Skinner Private Tape (DVD, ca. 1988, edited by Richard Kaufman)
 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 24)
305
Pepe Lirrojo Pick Up Stack con Faros pick-up stack and faro stacking
Inspired by
 2016
Panpharos
27
Cull Stacking
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
29
Steve Forte One-card-removal Cut getting rid of extra card between two target cards via slip cut sequence
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
271
Steve Forte Cut-Stacking four Aces cut into deck one at a time without shuffling, then deal
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
908
Steve Forte Pushoff Cut-stacking four Aces cut into deck one at a time without shuffling, then deal
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
910
Brother John Hamman Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
  • Stacking the Aces
Also published here
Related to
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
595
Jack Carpenter Strike Bottom Deal Count Handling rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
Inspired by
 2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
52
Justin Higham* Eight-Card Spread-Separation Cull No. 2 drop-stacking a hand on the fly
Inspired by
 2025
Spectator-Shuffle Effects
20
Justin Higham* Covered Spread-Separation Cull
Inspired by
 2025
Spectator-Shuffle Effects
22
Justin Higham* Pick-Up Restacking Plus
  • Phase One (five hands dealt, performer's bad hand changes into Aces)
  • Phase Two (Pick-Up Restacking, double duke with Aces and Kings)
Inspired by
 2025
Twelve Ways to Sunday
43
Justin Higham* Bluff 10-Hand Poker Stack Pick-Up Restacking plus table faro
Related to
 2025
Twelve Ways to Sunday
45
Martin Gardner*, Edward Marlo Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 2025
Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later
112