Strike

115 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Strike
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eduard W. Lufa Zum Kartenkunststück "Denken und Vergessen" details on the strike second deal which was not explained earlier, bottom deal mentioned
Inspired by Sep. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 9)
134
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Eine neue Methode des Abzählens "Schule der Magie"
selection placed on top, small number named and card shown at that position, extra card placed on top and then glide/strike second deal
 		Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
51
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
 		1910
Kartenkünste
146
Jack Merlin Seconds
1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
7
The Strike Second Deal
1940
Expert Card Technique
17
Second Dealing - Method 2
Variations 1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
190
Second Dealing - Method 3
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
191
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley´s Method for Dealing Seconds
1946
Card Control
47
A Strike (Method of Dealing Seconds) Stud Deal
 		1946
Card Control
118
Necktie Second Deal as simple switch
 		1946
At the Table Tricks
12
The Second Deal
1948
The Card Expert Entertains
95
Vynn Boyar Ghostly Seconds "shutter method" (no touch theory), full grip, left thumb apparently never moves
 		1949
Ghostly Seconds
2
Bill Simon The Second Deal The Component Parts of the Second Deal
1. Position of the Deck in the Left Hand
2. The Movement of the Left Thumb
3. The Grip with the Right Fingers
4. The Strike
5. The Motion of the Hands

Exercises
1. The Normal Deal
2. The Immovable Thumb
3. The Immovable Card

Performing the Deal
Concluding Thoughts
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
71
The Second Deal strike method
 		1954
Handbook Of Card Sleights
26
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
Dr. Jacob Daley Odd-Backed Second Deal dealing stud seconds with odd-backed cover card, all cards apparently have the back color of that cover card
 		June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
8
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Second Dealing
1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
193
Edward Marlo The Take Second Deal
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
16
Edward Marlo The Stud Second
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
22
Edward Marlo Two Strike Methods
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
31
The Movie Second unorthodox
Related toVariations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
54
Edward Marlo The S.F. Second Deals two methods
Also published here 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
80
Edward Marlo S.F. Natural Second Deal
Also published here 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
82
Edward Marlo The No Touch Theory three methods
Related toVariations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
124
Edward Marlo No Touch Stud Deal
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
128
Charlie Miller Dealing Seconds tip
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
44
Easy Downjog Second Deal
1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
65
Eddie Fay Second Dealing
1969
Expert Card Mysteries
25
Ellison Poland More About Seconds
1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
75
Roy Walton Second Thoughts comments on the Second Deal
 		Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
3
Frank Garcia All-Angle Second Deal from a card cheat from Miami...
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
91
Frank Garcia Stud Poker Method third finger take, All-Angle type
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
94
Frank Garcia Frozen Thumb Principle
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
96
Roger Crabtree Crabtree's 2nd right first finger lifts card up at outer right corner
 		1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
6
Karl Fulves Strike/Strike Deal double deal beneath top card
 		July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
229
Francis Carlyle The Second Deal classic strike second deal
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
163
Edward Marlo E.Z. Second Deal large strike surface
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
216
Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Second Deal taken at bottom right corner
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Three)
187
Martin A. Nash The Second Deal see p. 447 for additional crediting
 		1977
Any Second Now
188
Martin A. Nash Stud Second Deal
1977
Any Second Now
235
Simon Lovell Second Deal easy continuous strike deal
 		Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
547
Frederick Braue The Second Deal
1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
2
Frederick Braue Parallel Thumb Second Deal from letters to Gus Southall, with practice tips
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
10
Frederick Braue FB Slow-Motion Second Deal buckling the top card
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
40
Dr. James William Elliott Dr. Elliott's Second Deal
Related to
  • "Dr. Elliott's Method of Dealing Seconds" (Tricks and Illusions, 1903, Will Goldston, p. 73)
 1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
41
Second Dealing stud deal
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
41
The Easiest Version
1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
74
Martin A. Nash The Slavic Second perpendicular deck in dealing position
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
318
Howard Albright Simple Second Deal downjogged top card
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
356
Necktie Second two sentences explenation
 		Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
964
The Second Deal
1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
201
Tony Slydini The Slydini Second Deal card is pushed off to left
 		1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
65
Ken Krenzel Krenzel's Natural Grip Method variation on The Slydini Second Deal
 		1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
68
Simon Lovell Strike Deals - The Top Sweep Deal
Variations 1983
Second to None
8
Simon Lovell The Side Sweep Deal
1983
Second to None
13
Simon Lovell Scaling Cards from the Strike
  • Scaling From The Top Sweep Deal
  • Scaling From The Side Sweep Deal
 		1983
Second to None
15
Simon Lovell Dealing Studs from the Strike
  • Studs From The Top Sweep Deal
  • Dealing Studs From The Side Sweep Deal
 		1983
Second to None
16
Simon Lovell Scaling Cards from the Stud
1983
Second to None
17
Simon Lovell A Variation on the Top Sweep Deal
Inspired by 1983
Second to None
17
Edward Marlo Punch Strike Deal three different positions
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
2
Edward Marlo 3 Positions for 2nd Deal punch deal context
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
24
Edward Marlo Modified Mechanic's Grip for punch deal
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
26
Strike Second Deal brief
 		1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
24
Jon Steinfeld LF Triple S Little Finger Stud Strike Second
 		Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1276
Dai Vernon, John Rakinakis, Dr. James William Elliott On the Second Deal tips
Related to 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
98
Edward Marlo The No Touch Theory strike second deal
 		1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
26
Edward Marlo, Steve Draun Easy Unit Control Finessed Unit Control
Also published here 1987
The Magic of Steve Draun
29
Second Deal brief
 		Sep. 1990
The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 3)
4
Necktie Second brief
 		1990
Focus
128
"Necktie" Second Deal for single card
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
6
Paul Douglas A Brief Second practice method for dealing strikes with increasingly finer cut-offs at corner
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
103
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Second Deal
1992
Modus Operandi
134
Jack Carpenter Flop Seconds dealing cards in other hand one by one before turning them over at once
 		1992
Modus Operandi
157
Gene Maze The Underhand Stud Second Deal brief
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
22
Edward Marlo Beveled-Edge Second Deal using No Touch Theory
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1968
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
23
Walter Scott Second Deal
1999
21st Century Card Magic
126
The Strike Second Deal
2000
Card College — Volume 4
938
Wesley James Second Dealing - A Developmental Perspective
  • Appearance Factors
    • Grip
    • Take
  • Technique Factors:
    • Covert
      • Method
        • Push-Off
        • Two Card Push-Off
        • One-Card Push-Off
        • No Push-Off or Dead Thumb
        • Strike
        • Take
        • Side Strike
    • Overt
      • Action
      • Cover

all with references
 		2004
Enchantments
228
Wesley James The Option Second Deal including "The Countervailing Motion Principle"
 		2004
Enchantments
254
Jason England The Strike Second Deal
  • The Sail
  • Delayed Timing
  • The Emerging Angle
  • Back Design
  • The Left Fingers as a Gauge
  • The Brief
  • Dealing Speed
  • Sound
  • Dead-hand Deals
  • Dead-thumb Deals
  • Necktieing
 		2006
Second Thoughts
2
Jason England The Big Question strike or push-of second deal
 		2006
Second Thoughts
14
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller on the Second Deal
Also published here
  • MUM, Nov. 2002
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
29
Necktie Second Deal
2006
Power Plays
71
Doug Edwards Not A "Brief" Second
2006
Brass Knuckles
166
Doug Edwards The New D E Al
2006
Brass Knuckles
169
Edward Marlo No-Touch Second Deal
Related to 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
87
Edward Marlo S. F. Second Deals two methods
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
92
Edward Marlo S. F. Natural Second Deal
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
93
Fred Robinson Second Deal from full grip
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
105
Roberto Giobbi Unorthodox Second Deal
Related to
  • The Movie Second (1959)
  • "Second Deal" (Douglas Francis, The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948, p. 6)
 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 27)
33
Necktie Second Deal
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
127
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
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2015
Nothing as it Seems
21
Dai Vernon Strike on 2nd Street thoughts on the speed of false dealing from a lecture transcript
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 29)
33
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2017
Threeve
14
Steve Forte Strike Seconds intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
352
Steve Forte Demonstration Strike Seconds comments about exhibition deals, brief size, apparently immovable top cards
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
353
Steve Forte Marlo's No-Touch Second comments on the deal
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
355
Steve Forte Walter Scott's Second Deal comments on the deal
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
356
Steve Forte Standard Strike Second
  • technical observations
    • terminology
    • conditions
    • playing cards
    • bevel
    • framing the deck (grip)
    • mechanic's grip (aka natural grip)
    • dealing thumb
    • dead thumb
    • briefs
    • right thumb
    • right thumb lift
    • retraction
    • dealing-thumb lift
    • dealing-thumb ending position
    • the take
    • deck-hand movement
    • dealing down
    • dealing direction
    • pitching
    • little-or-no-spin pitching
    • early pitching
    • stud deals
    • "necktie the deck"
    • noise
    • speed
    • rhythm
    • dealing tops
    • viewing angle
    • the body
    • dealing skill
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
359
Steve Forte Questionable Information strike second myths
  • delaying the left-thumb pushing action
  • elliptical path
  • emerging angles
  • melting action
  • difficulty factor
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
372
Deal-down Strikes by hustler VO, top card starts pushed forward so second card is initially not exposed
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
375
Steve Forte Casino Pitch Strikes
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
377
Steve Forte Top-side Brief top card pushed to the left
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
379
Steve Forte Middle-side Brief straddle grip, top card pushed to left
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
380
Steve Forte Back-corner Strikes take at back right corner
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
380
Steve Forte Natural Strikes left thumb starts at side of deck
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
381
Steve Forte Hit-card Strikes strike with fingers, stud
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
382
Steve Forte Stud Strikes
  • standard stud strike
  • underhand pause and pitch
  • underhand snap-scissors pitch
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
383
Slappers Slappers take from the front
Variations 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
385
Steve Forte Hanging Seconds far push-off of top card
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
386
Steve Forte Back Strikes right thumb strikes at inner end
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
428
Steve Forte No-finger Strikes base of right thumb strikes
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
429
Necktie second deal brief
 		2022
Vallarino
271
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2023
I Spilled the Coffee
25