Culling

133 entries in Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Culling
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase To Ascertain the Top Cards while Riffling and Reserve them at Bottom see elegant title, tabled double cut
Related toVariations 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 103
Edward Marlo The Four Ace Cull using scratch edge marked aces
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 59
Edward Marlo Combination Cull and Stack using scratch edge marked aces
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 62
Edward Marlo The Crimp Cull riffle shuffle cull, four Aces are corner crimped
Variations 1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 66
Edward Marlo Combination Cull and Stack
1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 122
Edward Marlo Any Four - Repeat any value called, four of this kind is produced, riffle cull from new pack order stack
 		1964 The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers) 25
Edward Marlo Call and Stock any called value is stacked into named number of hands, from new pack order stack
 		1964 The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers) 26
Edward Marlo The Three Card Cull and Stack
1964 The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards) 2
Edward Marlo Multiple Stripper Control aces are stripper cards in normal deck
 		1964 The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards) 12
Edward Marlo Marlo Flexible Cull and Stock
  • To the Top
  • Minor Problems
  • The Release
  • To the Bottom
Inspired by 1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 1
Edward Marlo The Full House Cull
  • Full House To Top
  • Full House to Bottom
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 7
Edward Marlo Breaks tips for riffle cull
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 7
Edward Marlo By Pass Pickup and Re-Riffle tips for riffle cull
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 8
Edward Marlo Cull and Stack three of a kind
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 8
Edward Marlo The Large Stack nine players cull stack
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 13
Edward Marlo A Double Ended Release procedure for cull stack
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 15
Edward Marlo Getting the Breaks tip for cull stack
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 16
Edward Marlo The Full House Cull Stack
1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 17
Edward Marlo Final Suggestions for cull stacking
 		1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Flexible Cull & Stock) 18
Edward Marlo Four Card Cull (Edge Readers)
1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Edge Reader) 3
Edward Marlo The Order Cull (Edge Readers)
1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Edge Reader) 5
Edward Marlo The Cull Stack (Edge Reader)
1967 Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Edge Reader) 5
Edward Marlo Corner Short Riffle Cull culling cards with a corner short or Marlo Key card
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 105
Edward Marlo Riffle Cull from Stack Zarrow/Shank
 		1972 The Shank Shuffle 30
Karl Fulves Blocking Off definition of term, description of basic cull
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One 3
Karl Fulves Cull Shuffle describing a flush cull
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One 5
Karl Fulves Cull Stock Shuffle definition of term, no handling details
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One 6
Karl Fulves Single Card Control blocking off, mention of culling more cards with one shuffle
Related to 1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two 50
Karl Fulves Block Loading applied to: reversed card in center is transfered to 8. position
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two 54
Roy Walton Z-Notes several notes, including
  • Triple Cut Zarrow
  • To Cull Cards To Face Or Top Of Pack (positions initially known)
 		1975 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One 27
Derek Dingle Zarrow Culling
1975 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One 31
Karl Fulves Controlled Triumph any named card, memorized deck
 		1975 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One 33
Karl Fulves An Infinity Of Footnotes application of the Stevens Control with crimps (1), edge marks (2), stabbing (3), as a cull (7), and more
 		1975 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Two 108
Dad Stevens, Martin A. Nash Stevens Control - as a Cull several applications in the routines to follow
 		1979 Sleight Unseen 425
Derek Dingle Zarrow Culling
1981 Octet 10
Derek Dingle Zarrow Culling
1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 144
Edward Marlo Marlo's Control alternative to Steven's Cull
VariationsAlso published here 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 49
Edward Marlo Percentage Full House riffle culling a full house
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 50
Edward Marlo On These Subjects procedure for locating nicked, scratched, edge marked cards while riffle shuffling
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 81
Edward Marlo Handling Bellied Strippers riffle culling "inverse" belly stripped cards
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 82
Edward Marlo First, Second, Third Method controlling slick aces to bottom via riffle shuffles
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 95
Edward Marlo Marked or Known Card Tip controlling known or glimpsed card via riffle cull
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 176
Edward Marlo Scratch Sorcery or Nickromancy nicked or scratched key card and riffle shuffle control
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 227
Dr. Jacob Daley, Jack Avis Notes on Dr. Daley's Strip Out Shuffle culling of cards at known position, short Ace cutting sequence with riffle shuffle placement, all very brief
 		1984 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three 112
Karl Fulves Daley's Stacked Deck Problem removing card from a stack without disturbing the rest
 		1984 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three 114
Lin Searles Las Vegas Shuffles - The Cull Shuffle from the bottom, positions known
 		1984 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three 135
Lin Searles The Cull-Stock Shuffle positions known, from bottom
 		1984 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three 137
Karl Fulves A Cull Stock Shuffle applying Restacking Problem to cull stock shuffling
 		1984 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three 200
William Larsen Card Control cutting wanted card near bottom via riffle shuffle with glimpse, then face-up overhand shuffle
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 10
Jack McMillen Gamblers' Riffle Stack riffle glimpsing cards (1937)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 10
John Scarne Shuffle Control according to Fulves the real thing
 		1987 Riffle Shuffle Methods 2
Karl Fulves Karl Fulves Notes on John Scarne's "Shuffle Control", combination with crimp
Related to 1987 Riffle Shuffle Methods 5
Karl Fulves Any Named Ace any Ace is cut to in a shuffled deck, riffle cull
Inspired by 1987 Riffle Shuffle Methods 6
Steve Draun The Web Shuffle special crimped card, the real work otherwise
Also published here 1987 The Magic of Steve Draun 20
Edward Marlo The Riffle Shuffle Culls blocking off
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 67
Edward Marlo A Three Shuffle Cull using non-card-table-standard procedures
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 68
Edward Marlo Full House Cull three shuffles
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 69
Edward Marlo Marlo's Cull System
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 70
Edward Marlo Full House Cull and Stack
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 72
Edward Marlo Combination Cull Stack
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 73
Edward Marlo Shuffling and Cutting to the Aces using riffle cull approach
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 77
Edward Marlo The Flush Cull and Stack
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 79
Edward Marlo Culling Two Sets of Fours demonstration cull
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 81
Edward Marlo Sophisticated Cull Stack
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 82
Edward Marlo From a Shuffled Deck
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 84
Edward Marlo Efficient Full House Cull and Stack four shuffles at most
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 89
Jerry Sadowitz Name a Card Triumph from shuffled deck using riffle culling
Related to 1989 Cards on the Table 95
Edward Marlo Two Shuffle Cull two riffle shuffles to cull full house, two more to stack it, "It is understood that the above information is to be used for entertainment purposes only."
 		1990 That's It 62
Steve Draun The W.E.B. Shuffle special crimped card, the real work otherwise
Also published here 1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 72
Edward Marlo Stevens Control Riffle Culling handling
Also published here 1993 The Olram File (Issue 14) 9
Karl Fulves Double Time riffle shuffle control, shuffled and two piles formed and top cards named
 		1994 Crooked Tales 28
Bob Irons Breather Stacking cull-stack, Aces and Kings have breather crimp
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 106
Karl Fulves Putting Up Threes with slick aces, illustrated Maskelyne's text
Inspired by
  • "Sharps and Flats" (1894)
 1995 Setting Up Exercises 89
Karl Fulves Riffle Glimpse chapter intro
 		1996 Blocking Off 14
Karl Fulves Two Handed Glimpse riffle glimpse exercise with either hand
 		1996 Blocking Off 18
Karl Fulves How Fast? discussion of speed of riffling with analogies from movies
 		1996 Blocking Off 19
Karl Fulves Stop Order riffle glimpse exercise
 		1996 Blocking Off 23
Karl Fulves Concluding Notes on riffle glimpse
 		1996 Blocking Off 24
Karl Fulves How Small A Break? exercises
 		1996 Blocking Off 27
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Blocking Off "This principle, invented by John Scarne, is called blocking off."
  • Blocking Off Defined
  • Blocking Off
  • Parallel Offset
  • Conditions
  • Right Side Glimpse
 		1996 Blocking Off 50
Karl Fulves Angled Square-Up
1996 Blocking Off 60
Karl Fulves Reverse Step
1996 Blocking Off 61
Karl Fulves Two Step blocking off two cards in one shuffle
 		1996 Blocking Off 61
Karl Fulves Advanced Placement
1996 Blocking Off 64
Karl Fulves Blocking The Aces exercise for riffle culling
 		1996 Blocking Off 65
Karl Fulves Mastering The Riffle Stop exercises for riffle culling
 		1996 Blocking Off 67
Karl Fulves Blocking Out X
1996 Blocking Off 69
Karl Fulves Not Here what to do when wanted card was not glimpsed in riffle culling
 		1996 Blocking Off 71
Karl Fulves Open Handed
1996 Blocking Off 72
Karl Fulves In-Line Breaks
1996 Blocking Off 76
Karl Fulves Peripherals riffle cull exercise with odd-backed card
 		1996 Blocking Off 77
Karl Fulves A Note On Timing releasing cards during riffle shuffle, exercise
 		1996 Blocking Off 104
Karl Fulves Shuffle Crimp riffle cull with crimp
Related to 1996 Blocking Off 110
Karl Fulves Short End short card as key
 		1996 Blocking Off 118
Karl Fulves No-Break Cull using thick or short card
 		1996 Blocking Off 119
Karl Fulves Cull-Stock Notes chapter intro
 		1996 Blocking Off 122
Karl Fulves Color Cull exercise, culling 5 red cards to bottom
 		1996 Blocking Off 123
Karl Fulves Cull To The Top
1996 Blocking Off 124
Karl Fulves Royal Cull two pair or better riffle culled
 		1996 Blocking Off 125
John Scarne The Flush Cull
1996 Blocking Off 125
Karl Fulves A Quick Pair riffle culling a pair, including "Tips On The Handling"
 		1996 Blocking Off 126
John Scarne John Scarne's Method blocking off above the card
Related to
  • "The Cull Riffle of the Mysterious Kid" (Revelations, 1984)
 1996 Blocking Off 129
Karl Fulves Four Of A Kind problems with riffle culling four-of-a-kind
 		1996 Blocking Off 131
Karl Fulves The Edge edge marked cards and riffle culling
 		1996 Blocking Off 132
Karl Fulves Cool Hand Duke cull stack
  • No Kings In Packet
  • One King In Packet
  • Two Kings In Packet
  • Three Kings In Packet
  • The Routine
 		1996 Blocking Off 134
Karl Fulves Retaining Full Deck Order - Push Thru Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
 		1996 Blocking Off 137
Karl Fulves Zarrow Shuffle Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
 		1996 Blocking Off 138
Karl Fulves No Looking chapter intro, about glimpsing for card during riffle culling with shiner type things
 		1996 Blocking Off 146
Karl Fulves Nail Glimpse clear nail polish
 		1996 Blocking Off 147
Karl Fulves Stationary Shiner for Shuffle Work
1996 Blocking Off 149
Karl Fulves Glimpse via Scarne shiner glimpse with Scarne's blocking off method (p. 129)
 		1996 Blocking Off 150
Karl Fulves Option Cut bringing a glimpsed card to either top or bottom after it's blocked off
 		1996 Blocking Off 170
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Cut For High Card
1996 Blocking Off 175
Karl Fulves Reparation cull-stacking a pair
 		1996 Blocking Off 179
Karl Fulves Two Edged spectator and performer remember any card they see during riffle shuffle, performer cuts to both cards, blocking off twice
 		1996 Blocking Off 187
Jerry Sadowitz Culling From the Top Third of the Pack using Zarrow Shuffle, with the sections:
  • Culling One Card
  • Culling Any Card in the Top Third, Culling Any Two/Three/Four Cards in the Top Third
  • Staggering For Two
  • Zeros
Variations 1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 1
Jerry Sadowitz Culling From the Bottom Third of the Pack using Zarrow Shuffle, with the sections
  • Culling One Card
  • Culling Any Card in the Lower Third, Culling Any Two/Three/Four Cards in the Lower Third
  • Staggering For Two
  • Zeros
 		1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 9
Jerry Sadowitz Culling From the Top and Bottom Third using Zarrow shuffle
 		1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 15
Jerry Sadowitz The Elusive Fourth Card how to handle the fourth card when culling a quartet, with sections:
  • Controlling a Fourth Card, Left of Centre
  • Controlling a Fourth Card, Right of Centre
 		1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 17
Jerry Sadowitz Final Notes on riffle culling with the Zarrow Shuffle
 		1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 25
Dad Stevens Stevens Cull brief
 		1998 Down Under Deals 13
Andrew Wimhurst Stevens Cull Bit tip
 		1999 Low Down Dirty Tricks 18
William Zavis Aces Up blocking off principle, credit information
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 49 No. 8, Oct. 1950
 2000 Charlatan (Issue 2) 19
Juan Tamariz Cards to Pocket bringing four-of-a-kind together in memorized deck, travel to pocket as example
Other Methods
A. With Ray Grismer's Shuffle
B. With the Zarrow Shuffle
 		2004 Mnemonica 104
Bruce Cervon Block Transfer Pushover cull riffle shuffle with block transfer, push through
 		2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 25
Bruce Cervon Cull Riffle
2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 26
Edward Marlo Stevens Control Riffle Culling handling
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 48
Julian W. Terry Scarne Riffle Glimpse comment
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, March 1966
 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 466
Karl Fulves Short Cull riffle culling with four short cards over the Aces
 		2015 The Lowdown (Issue 1) 15
Joseph Barry No Thanks to Zarrow riffle cull without Zarrow or blocking off
Inspired by 2016 Operandi (Issue 1) 13
Steve Forte Chapter 3 - Stacking and Culling
  • Introduction
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 229
Steve Forte Culling general comments about culling in gaming context
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 272
Steve Forte Stevens' Riffle Cull myth-busting commentary and reality check
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 272