Miscellaneous

101 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Force deck held high with faces towards audience in left hand, cards dealt until stopped, force card horizontally held by little finger
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 17
Harry J. Smith Automatic Seconds card(s) at any number(s) using second deal from card case with slit
Variations 1936 The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36) 88
U. F. Grant Effect No. 3 second deal demo, top card has corner missing
 		1936 The Gambler's Expose Act 2
Missing Corner Second Deal whole corner is missing
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 79
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 305
Dai Vernon By Means of a Faked Card hole in top card
 		1938 Greater Magic 210
Second Deal Aid roughing fluid on thumb
Related to 1940 Expert Card Technique 414
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Hugard-Braue Stripper Change automatic second deal with stripper deck
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 12
Missing Corner Second Deal
1950 Card Bonanza 9
Automatic Glide corner missing
 		1950 Magical Gems 25
Bruce Elliott Elliott's Last Lethargy false second deal
 		1952 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 250) 1001
Edward Marlo Tabled Second Deal two methods
Related to 1953 The Cardician 69
Tony Kardyro "Coming Thru!" top card placed on table, deck on top, selection appears face-up on top via air pressure turn-over, featuring a second deal with right-hand end grip and buckling action
Inspired by 1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 26
Missing Corner Second Deal
1957 Magic Mine No. 1 20
William P. Miesel Second and Middle Deals with break
 		1958 The Cardiste (Issue 8) 7
, Edward Marlo Unorthodox Second Deal top card is buckled, also as third deal by Marlo
Related toVariations 1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 2
The Movie Second unorthodox
Related toVariations 1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 54
Edward Marlo The Hit Deals two handlings
Variations 1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 60
Stanley James Stanley James Stud Second unorthodox hit style
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 68
Edward Marlo Tabled Seconds
Related to 1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 94
Edward Marlo Note 5. Out Of This World? reds and blacks faro shuffled, deck not completely squared, either red or black can be dealt, "Jog Deal"
 		1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 76
Dai Vernon Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in top card
Related to 1962 Early Vernon 28
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine Karten Kaprice card at number, duplicate, easy second deal with missing part
 		1963 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4) 52
Jerry K. Hartman Two Way Split - (a) Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse with applications
Also published here 1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 49
Edward Marlo Variant of Hit Second Deal easy variant
Inspired by 1970 Hierophant (Issue 3) 139
Roger Smith R-S Top Change card out-jogged on top of deck, dragged inwards with right hand and removed, actually second card taken
 		1971 The K-S Control System 36
Frank Garcia Practicing and Executing the Second Deal various tips
 		1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 97
Russell T. Barnhart Important note from the author second dealing tip
 		1974 Two Second Deals 2
Karl Fulves Strike/Pull Deal double deal beneath top card
 		1975 Epilogue (Issue 24) 229
Larry Jennings Simplex L.J. Switch LJ Move variation
 		1975 Epilogue (Issue Special No 3 (Part 1)) 260
Larry Jennings The Snap Second Deal
1975 Epilogue (Issue Special No 3 (Part 2)) 275
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Second To None Variation second deal lap in which original third card is removed
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 97
Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Second Deal taken at bottom right corner
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 187
Paul Curry Second Deal with cut out half circle
 		1977 Special Effects 22
Barrie Richardson, John Scarne The Clean Second-Card Force Concept hole in card
Related to Dec. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4) 503
Frederick Braue FB Slow-Motion Second Deal buckling the top card
 		1978 Fred Braue on False Deals 40
Tip on Second Dealing product to put on fingers
Related to 1978 Fred Braue on False Deals 42
Edward Marlo Mechanical Second Deal as glide substitute
 		1978 The Book of John 48
Dr. James William Elliott, Theodore Annemann Elliott-Annemann Automatic Second Deal with torn-off corner
Related to
  • Elliott's Last Legacy (1923)
 1979 The Topological False Count 2
Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon Automatic Second & Third Deal top card has hole
Related to 1979 The Topological False Count 2
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
 		1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book II 111
Sobell Snowshoe Second Deal comical second deal for exposé
Related to 1982 For Your Entertainment Pleasure 70
Ross Bertram Tabled Second Deal
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 113
Simon Lovell Types of Second Deals
1983 Second to None 4
Simon Lovell Myths of the Second Deal
1983 Second to None 4
Simon Lovell How to Practice Second Dealing
1983 Second to None 6
Simon Lovell Advanced Practise for the Second Deal
1983 Second to None 8
Simon Lovell Final Notes on Second Dealing
1983 Second to None 36
Simon Lovell Other Second Deals
1983 Second to None 37
Edward Marlo Unorthodox Second Deal
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 325
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Hole Second Deal handling for the fake second deal with hole card on top, also third deal demo
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21) 205
Steve Beam The New Sleight that Resembles a Second Deal card sticking in the middle is apparently removed, when in fact the second card is taken
 		1984 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 4) 61
William P. Miesel Hit Double Lift Second Deal
1985 Arcane (Issue 13) 178
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo Mechanical Change/Second Deal brief
 		1985 Formula One Close-Up 7
Larry Jennings Simplex L.J. Switch context (also Tom Gagnon's Packet Vanish)
 		1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 131
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo The Mechanical Change snap second deal
 		1987 Special Effects 100
Larry Jennings, Carmen D'Amico, Edward Marlo Snap Second Deal Applications featuring an alternative to the thumb count method (see page 151) and the following variants:
  • The Snap Second Deal
  • The Snap Stud Second Deal
  • The Snap Second Turnover
  • Seconds, Thirds, Fourths, Etc.
 		1988 The Cardwright 148
Karl Fulves Table Trix tabled false-count or second deal, posed as problem
 		1988 Interlocutor (Issue 50) 240
Karrell Fox "Two-Easy" Card Force automatic second deal with corner cut off
 		1988 My Latest Book 47
Edward Marlo Mechanical Change mechanical second deal
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 84
Karl Fulves Dealing Seconds from a gambling shoe
 		1991 Swindle Sheet (Issue 6) 66
Jerry K. Hartman Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse
Also published here 1991 Card Craft 123
Dai Vernon Punch Second Deal brief
 		1993 Mystification 15
Jerry K. Hartman Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse
Also published here 1995 After Craft 18
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2) 225
Don Voltz Stuck! based on Martin Lewis' "Stamped Second", demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2) 229
Ken Krenzel, Harry J. Smith Shoe-in force from card case from where cards are removed one by one, ungaffed method
Inspired by 1997 Ingenuities 29
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 8) 240
Guy Hollingworth Regarding false dealing. The second deal magician impress thing, using LePaul Spread
 		1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 167
Jack Carpenter, Toby Wessel Tips on the Second Deal movement of the hands while dealing
 		1999 Impressing Jodie Foster 8
Second Deal with Half-Moon Cut-Out
1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 83
James Swain The Cool Out Move
  • The Card Expert
blocked pushed off and taken with right hand and turned face up and tabled, top card held back
Related to July 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7) 60
Jerry K. Hartman Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6) 208
Wesley James, Alex Elmsley Concealing Odd Back with Second Deal credit information
 		2004 Enchantments 238
Dave Campbell Static Modified Second Deal static right hand
Related to 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 292
Dave Campbell Modified Second Deal starts with break
Related to 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 409
Jason England Final Thoughts
  • Other Seconds
  • Dry skin
  • Seconds/Centers/Bottom - Same Grip
  • More on Rhythm and Timing
 		2006 Second Thoughts 18
Michael Raeburn Buckle Up top card buckle, pseudo second deal
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 322
Allan Ackerman Pocket Mechanical Second
Inspired by 2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 28
Karl Fulves Second Thoughts drills and exercises for learning the second deal
  • Locking The Left Hand
  • Jingle
  • Shortest Path
  • Dime On Deck
Related to 2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 392
Roberto Giobbi Unorthodox Second Deal
Related to
  • "Second Deal" (Douglas Francis, The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948, p. 6)
  • The Movie Second (, 1959)
 2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 27) 33
Brady White Automatic Second Deal automatic push-off by having a small piece of extra corner glued on the face of the top card
Also published here
  • Genii, Feb. 1946
 Dec. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12) 47
Tony Cabral On The Second Deal
  • The Brief
  • The Timing
  • The Rhythm
  • The Carpenter Angle Clash Theory
  • Move the Deck Hand
 		2014 Notes From A Mechanic 5
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Angle Clash Theory
Related to 2014 Notes From A Mechanic 8
Jon Racherbaumer Marlo and the Second-Dealing Monkey
2017 Facsimile (Issue 6) 45
Asi Wind Lazy Seconds Force dealing bunches instead of single cards
 		2018 Repertoire 125
Benjamin Earl Second Deal Choreography on changing the take on consecutive second deals
 		2019 The Shift #1 15
Steve Forte get-ready seconds starting with break under two cards, top card not fully retracted, also end grip take from break without push-off
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 405
Steve Forte One-handed Pop Deals card pops out, two-handed
  • one-handed pop-second (front end)
  • one-handed pop-second (side)
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 411
Steve Forte New-Theory Second Deals intro
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 417
Steve Forte Gravity Second second card drops out
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 422
Steve Forte Above-the-deck Seconds top card lifted up from deck with right thumb, stud
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 423
Steve Forte Single-Card Pushoffs left thumb at right side of deck, pushes out second card
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 424
Steve Forte Two-Step Seconds
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 426
Steve Forte No-finger Strikes base of right thumb strikes
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 429
Steve Forte Straddle Buckle Second
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 430
Steve Forte The Old Days newspaper clippings
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 432
Steve Forte Thirds, Greek Bottoms, and Centers comments
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 470
Steve Forte Five Inches Above The Deck top card lifted cleanly and pitched forward
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 928
Steve Forte Second Deal Surprise strike seconds with protruding top card, "funky illusion"
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 932
Switch à la Hofzinser Top Change cross between second deal and Hofzinser Top Change
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 109