for Culling cards to front or back

180 entries in Cards / Sleights / Culling / Spread Cull / for Culling cards to front or back
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Single Card Cull
1876
Modern Magic
109
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Spread Cull with one card
 		1910
Kartenkünste
7
The Spread Cull above-the-spread cull
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
129
Dai Vernon Wedge Cull for a displacement
 		1941/49
Select Secrets
14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Open Cull
1943
Tricks and Sleights
27
Arthur H. Buckley The Strip injog and strip-out
Related to 1946
Card Control
12
Edward Marlo Imperfection Force under-the-spread force
Also published here 1947
Marlo In Spades
8
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Spread Cull of single card
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
9
Open Cull while looking through the deck, crude
Variations 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
16
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Spread Cull very brief
 		1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
8
Single Card Cull
1954
Sleightly Sensational
25
Stewart James Behind-the-Spread Cull as spread is lifted upwards, one card is pulled out of sight
 		Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 3)
12
Edward Marlo Variation of MS Deck Move culling method for a single card, no buckling as in M.S. Move
Related to
  • "The M.S. Deck" (Ed Marlo, marketed 1954)
 May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
8
P. Howard Lyons Lyons Replacement card touched in in-the-hands spread and right hand lifted to show selection, on way down some cards are fed to bottom
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
23
Edward Marlo The Spread Pass card from Master Position to top of the deck
  • To Place the Card During the Spread Pass
  • Multiple Spread Pass
 		1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
72
Jack Avis The Finger Clip Cull
Also published here 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
68
Edward Marlo Marlo Slide Count basically culling a card to bottom while counting packet, brief
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
52
Harry Lorayne Foursome four of a kind to free selection is produced
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967
Deck-Sterity
23
Downjog Cull
1969
Expert Card Mysteries
105
Top Card Cull getting top card under in-the-hands spread, Greater Magic credit
 		Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
12
Edward Marlo Single Card Cull Handling
Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
19
Allan Ackerman Pokerface while trying to find the selection the four of a kind is produced
Related to 1970
Magic Mafia Effects
18
Tom Batchelor The In-Line Control unusual cull handling with top section of spread held in right-hand end grip
 		1971
Canadian Card Control
36
Dai Vernon The Wedge wedge cull, for displacement
 		1971
By George, It's Sandsational
3
Edward Marlo Ruse Cull ruse to cull control two selections, Gemini Twins procedure (Locatrik) as lead-in for Jennings' routine
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Sep. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
74
Edward Marlo Side-Jog Cull two methods, for correction see page 16
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Edward Marlo The Side-Jog Cull Part 2 third method
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
11
Edward Marlo, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser On the Single Card Cull
Feb. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Push Slip Card From Center Of Deck To Any Position No. 62, spread cull
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
19
Edward Marlo First Objective culling procedure for red/black separation, including several credits and sources for other approaches, for a Persi Diaconis credit claim by Karl Fulves see page 212 of Epilogue
 		1973
Marlo's Objectives
3
Edward Marlo Fifth Objective in and out jogging cull with tabled strip-out cut
Variations 1973
Marlo's Objectives
11
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Single Card Cull
1974
Card Cavalcade II
175
Edward Marlo Prayer Cull
Variations 1975
Ever So Sleightly
106
Tony Slydini Any-Card Cull
Related to 1977
Impromptu Holdouts
32
Allan Ackerman Combination Cull Precursor
Variations 1978
Here's My Card
63
Spread Cull
1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
60
John F. Mendoza The Quick Cull down-jog cull
Variations 1978
The Book of John
35
Edward Marlo Cull Control
1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
195
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Cull single card
 		1980
Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler"
14
Above-the-Spread Cull
1980
Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler"
40
Edward Marlo Prayer Cull brief
 		1980
Jacks or Better
8
Dai Vernon Wedge Cull
1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
9
Edward Marlo Swivel-Cull
Related toAlso published here 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
31
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card Control think a card plot and the Hofzinser spread cull
 		1981
The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite
8
Down-Jog Cull with strip-out
 		1981
More Professional Card Tricks
3
Juan Tamariz 2. Del TPC a Carta INF
Also published here 1981
Magia Potagia — Volume I
20
Edward Marlo Multiple Spread Cull
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
17
Frank Simon Versatile Outjog Control to second from bottom or bottom
  • At the Table
Inspired byVariations 1983
Versatile Card Magic
13
Frank Simon Versatile Even Control cull as control, no out-jogged card, to second from bottom or bottom
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
31
Frank Simon Casual Control bottom card of right-hand spread shown, immediately hands brought together and deck squared, with or without out-jogged card
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
33
Frank Simon The Spread Cull
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
90
Edward Marlo The Marlo Cull see also tip on page 268
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
122
Edward Marlo Cull Control Card Slider Card
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
122
Edward Marlo Tips Marlo Cull (page 122) as multiple control and tip for Convincing Control (see pages 109 & 257)
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
268
Larry Jennings Wedge Cull
Jan./Feb. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 17 & 18)
173
Dai Vernon The Wedge
1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
57
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Slide weird culling action
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
20
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Pass
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
38
Larry Jennings The Wedge Cull
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
31
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Spread Cull
1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
106
Harry Lorayne Vierertreff four of a kind to free selection is produced
Also published here Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
40
Bruce Cervon Culling the Paralyzed Palm card is spread-culled and palmed
 		1988
The Cervon File
188
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Control detailed
 		1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
30
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Cull
1988
First there was a dream
42
Edward Marlo The Prayer Cull spread cull, multiple cards
Also published here
  • The New Tops, June 1966
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
232
Doc Valles Cull Down jog and strip out
Variations Aug. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 8)
1675
Brother John Hamman The Chinese Shuffle multiple up-downjog culling to get into any order with up to six culls
Related toAlso published here 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
68
Juan Tamariz 2. From TPC to Bottom (INF)
Also published here 1989/91
Sonata
30
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Pass for single card
 		1990
Spectacle
17
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Harry Lorayne Delayed Spread Cull single cards
 		1990
Trend Setters
124
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Dorsal Cull variation of Ed Marlo's Movable Card Pass (New Tops)
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
175
Edward Marlo Cull Control Card cull as control, without outjog
 		1990
That's It
36
Justin Higham Misdirection Cull above the spread cull, while up-jogging another card
Inspired by 1990
Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1)
4
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Cull
1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
22
Chris Power Spread Cull Control Handling
1990
Laid Back in Graz 1990
4
Spread Cull Control
1991
Carneycopia
196
Karl Fulves Optimum Opener: Annexed Aces using "Riffle Shuffle Control" to control a selection and cull the Aces from shuffled deck, negative cull
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
30
Edward Marlo, Steve Draun Quick Cull
1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
99
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Ernest Earick Spread Pass single-card cull
 		1993
By Forces Unseen
28
Ernest Earick One-handed Convincing Control see page 90 for mention of the sleight as cull, force, palm, switch
Variations 1993
By Forces Unseen
83
Roger Crosthwaite Rapid Cull downjog cull with strip-out, see also p. 227 for credit information
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
11
David Carré The Combination Cull - First Method four-of-a-kind to the bottom
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
133
Justin Higham The Combination Cull - Second Method four-of-a-kind to the top
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
134
David Carré Total Cull shuffled deck, routine after which the deck is sorted into fours-of-a-kind or new deck order
  • Phase One: The Nine/Ten Trick
  • Phase Two: The First Ace Trick
  • Phase Three: Four Aces Lost and Found
  • Phase Four: Four Quick Ace Discoveries
  • Phase Five: The Cour Cards
  • Phase Six: The Separation
  • Phase Seven: The Complete Assembly
  • Phase Eight: The Lull before the Storm
  • Phase Nine: The Grand Finale
  • Variation: Another Sort
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
135
Underspread Cull
1995
Cardshark
40
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Spread Cull
1995
Card College — Volume 1
187
Edward Marlo Moveable Card Pass spread cull to front
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1969
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
50
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Spread Cull single card
 		1996
Classic Sampler
2
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Culling
1996
Workers Number 5
62
Ein freches Kartenforcieren under-the-spread force, spreading deck over first card which is taken singly
 		1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
62
Lewis Jones Invisible Cull
Feb. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 2)
2754
Allan Ackerman A Combination Cull culling four cards while removing some cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1997
I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards
39
Karl Fulves Vampire Cull any Seven named, four Sevens outjogged and pushed in again, named one rises to top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
68
David Solomon Slider Card to facilitate culling next card
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
65
Gregory Wilson The Open Action Cull four Aces (e. g.) are culled to top of deck as deck is spread through and fronts and backs of cards are flashed numerous times during spreading
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
35
The Downjog Cull
2000
Card College — Volume 4
899
The Above-the-Spread Cull bringing one or more cards to the face of the pack
Related to 2000
Card College — Volume 4
901
Simon Lovell The Bucket Cull
  • One Bucket! (single card)
  • Several Little Buckets Hanging on a Wall! (multiple cards)
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
105
Harry Lorayne More Poker Power Cull Down Variation to back instead of bottom, jog and strip out
Inspired byVariations 2001
Personal Collection
547
R. Paul Wilson The Seal Cull shuffled deck taken, performer runs through once, then a four-of-a-kind is shown on the face, angle-jog cull and passive strip-out (without explanation)
 		Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
16
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Cull for single card
 		2002
The Paper Engine
61
Underspread Cull
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
158
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Hofzinser Spread Cull controlling one card to the bottom
 		2002
The Action Cop
12
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Under Spread Cull
2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
16
Edward Marlo Prayer Cull
2002
The Book of Secrets
280
Spread Cull
2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
10
Edward Marlo The Moveable Card Pass to face
 		2004
Enchantments
173
Down-Jog Separation in and out jogging cull with strip-out cut
 		2004
Enchantments
435
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Cull brief
 		2004
Mnemonica
334
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Juan Tamariz Hofzinser's Spread Cull psychology, one and several cards
 		2004
Mnemonica
356
Kostya Kimlat The Roadrunner Cull
2004
A Lecture Collection
37
Dai Vernon Wedge Break brief
 		2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
297
Jack Avis The Finger Clip Cull
Also published here 2006
Rara Avis
152
Allan Ackerman The Spectator Cuts a.k.a. No Setup Required card removed as prediction, spectator cuts to other three cards, culling sequence
 		2006
Freebie 7
6
Dai Vernon Wedge Cull
2006
Freebie 7
25
David Solomon Slider Card Principle
2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
202
Edward Marlo Imperfection Force under-the-spread force
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
165
Jon Racherbaumer Full-Blown Foursome four of a kind to free selection is produced
Inspired by Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
9
Edward Marlo Swivel Cull
Also published here Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
14
Edward Marlo Ruse Cull ruse to cull control two selections, Gemini Twins procedure
Also published here Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
18
Jerry K. Hartman Pair Cull cull two cards to the top in process of removing two others from the deck, or cull four as you remove four
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
36
Spread Cull done in two beats, first to hide the culled card’s face in the spread, then to cull it out beneath spread
 		2007
Card Dupery
298
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Cull como Control simple Hofzinser spread cull
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
26
Cull para localización y control spread cull to locate and control a card, face-up
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
27
Cull para control múltiple spread cull for multiple cards
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
28
Cull para separación de palo o colores spread cull to control a suit or separate colors
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
28
Edward Marlo Side-Jog Cull
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
Also published here Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
12
Jon Racherbaumer On the Single Card Cull with convincing control application
 		Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
16
Behind the Spread Cull
Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
35
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
125
Benjamin Earl The Casual Open Placement (C.O.P.)
Inspired by Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
12
Jerry K. Hartman Cullocation Slip cut type of action with the cull
 		2010
CAAN Craft
52
Tony Miller Down and Out Force way to get into spread-cull
 		2010
Card Magic USA
79
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Edward Marlo Underspread Cull
2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
158
Allan Ackerman The Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) light reft spread pass, credit information, with "A 2001 Variation"
Related to 2012
The Cardjurer
41
Allan Ackerman Two-Step Hofzinser Cull
Also published here 2012
The Cardjurer
54
Brother John Hamman Easy Cull while up-jogging other cards and tabling portions of the deck
Related toAlso published here 2012
The Cardjurer
69
Juan Tamariz Quartet Spread Cull cull-type maneuver that brings a four-of-a-kind to the top
 		2012
Juan Pair
4
Tony Chang That Was a Freebie subtlety for spread culling returned selection
 		2013
I Was Kidnapped
5
Simon Aronson Under-the-Spread Force Handling
2013
Confident Deceptions
17
The Spread Cull
Sep. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 9)
37
The Spread Cull
  • The Spread
  • The Cull
  • Extra Notes
 		2014
Close Culls
11
Harapan Ong The Delayed Cull
Also published here 2014
Close Culls
51
Simon Aronson Countdown Cull Culling with cards face down
 		2014
Art Decko
215
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Edward Marlo Spread Cull for single or multiple cards, brief
 		2014
Applesauce
41
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
Pit Hartling, Denis Behr Quartets controlling named four-of-a-kind in memorized deck
Related to 2016
In Order to Amaze
116
Justin Branch The Cardini/Branch Shuffle Cull injogging cards while removing others, those are then controlled with multiple shift
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Progressive Card Magic" (1985)
 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
33
John Hostler Clarion Cull above-the-spread cull while taking out cards
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
26
Ryan Plunkett Multiple Cull Control
2017
A New Angle
25
Simon Aronson Under-the-Spread Force Handling
2017
In Search of the "perfect" Rise
18
Brother John Hamman The Chinese Shuffle multiple up-downjog culling to get into any order with up to six culls, into Si Stebbins
Also published here 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
36
Benjamin Earl Natural Culling finesses for spread-culling
  • Hand Gesture
  • Look Down
  • Card Gesture
  • Look Up
  • The Finger Scrape Subtlety
 		2018
Roleplayer
16
Slide Card Cull
2018
Principia
71
Alexander Hansford Count Cull while counting off a certain number of cards
 		2019
The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)
86
Allan Ackerman Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) & The Joker Cull light reft spread pass, credit information, culling a named card (also face down with memorized deck)
Related toAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
12
Brother John Hamman Brother John's Cull culling four-of-a-kind while upjogging other cards and tabling portions of the deck
Related toAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
15
Allan Ackerman The Combination Cull culling four cards, spread cull and overhand shuffle combination
Inspired by 2019
Card Theater
20
David Solomon, Ricky Jay Slider Card to facilitate culling next card
 		2019
Card Theater
62
Tom Gagnon Misdirection Cull card inserted in tabled deck, deck spread on table, then between hands, card culled
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
179
Tom Gagnon Overlap Procedure Cull card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
184
Patrick G. Redford Redford Quartets Quartets for Redford Stack
Related to 2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
151
Andi Gladwin Cull Shuffle doing an overhand shuffle after a spread cull
 		2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
101
John Graham Quick Cull Handling down-jog cull
Inspired by 2021
Stage by Stage
31
Technique: The "Cull"
2021
Variations
65
John Bannon Mechani-Cull Displacement showing four Aces face-up on top of deck, secretly transferring one of them to the bottom of the deck
 		Jan. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 10)
254
Harapan Ong Expertalk: Harapan Ong on the Cull
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
860
Andi Gladwin Culling a Card Second From Bottom inserting a culled card to second-from-bottom
 		2022
The Reverse Cull
47
Spread cull done with small packet
 		2022
Vallarino
248
Ben Daggers Modified Cull from the face
 		2022
The Elusive Illusive
20
Ben Daggers, Edward Marlo Prayer Cull Variation
Inspired by 2022
The Elusive Illusive
39
Brother John Hamman Brother John's Cull culling four-of-a-kind while upjogging other cards and tabling portions of the deck
Related toAlso published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
35
Allan Ackerman The Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) and The Joker Cull light reft spread pass, credit information, culling a named card (also face down with memorized deck)
  • The Joker Cull
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
38
Jennifer Gwinn, Brother John Hamman Brother John's Chinese Shuffle multiple up-downjog culling to get into any order with up to six culls
  • Jennifer Gwinn's Setup Table (getting into any stack, Eight Kings, Tetra-Red)
Related to 2024
All In — Volume 1
52
Allan Ackerman Two-Step Hofzinser Cull
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
58
Allan Ackerman 7RS Cull Reverse Spread cull of named card in memorized deck with two markers (e.g. sandwich cards), one never has to count more than seven cards
 		2024
All In — Volume 1
62
Brother John Hamman Easy Cull while up-jogging other cards and tabling portions of the deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
141
David Solomon Slider Card to facilitate culling next card, credit information on page 161
 		2024
All In — Volume 1
159
Allan Ackerman A Combination Cull culling four cards while removing some cards
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
45
John Michael Wilson Culler Me Impressed No. VI, culling procedure for four-of-a-kind, one card spread-culled
Inspired by
  • culling method by R. Paul Wilson on "The Unreal Work" DVD, 2005
 2024
Lesser Magic
15