121 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Strike
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
A. J. Vertical Bottom Deal deck held with backs towards audience, right hand boldly draws out bottom card
Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
118
Jack Merlin Bottoms Erdnase grip
1927/28 8
Jack Merlin A Sequence Effect thirteen cards put in order by dealing them in a row on the table, alternate top bottoms
Variations 1927/28 9
Jack Merlin Bottom Deal as used in a Game management, with palming and when to deal bottoms
1927/28 13
Laurie Ireland The Bottom Deal two methods (see p. 6 for second method), later second deal from same grip
1938 3
Gerald Kosky An Easy Bottom Deal stud off the back
Variations 1939 15
The Bottom Deal
1940 20
Eddie Joseph Bottom Dealing left hand moves away at bottom deal, bottom cards slanted out
1942 12
Cardini Bottom Dealing - Method 1 mentioning of standard bottom deal effects
1942/27 185
Bottom Dealing - Method 2
1942/27 186
Audley Walsh Bottom Dealing - Method 3
1942/27 187
Arthur H. Buckley Dealing from the Bottom mentioning the idea to deal bottoms to all players except oneself and performing OOTW with bottom deals
Related toVariations 1946 105
Fred Robinson The Bottom Deal from full grip
VariationsAlso published here 1950 62
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Bottom Dealing
1957 193
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bottom Deal straddle grip
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
5
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal
1959 14
Edward Marlo The Related Bottom Deal
1959 44
Edward Marlo The Deep Bottom Deal
1959 50
Edward Marlo The Moveable Thumb applied to the bottom deal
Variations 1959 51
Edward Marlo The S.F. Bottom Deal variation of deal in "Sharps and Flats"
Also published here 1959 79
Edward Marlo Missing Finger Deals finger(s) are curled under deck
Also published here 1959 85
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Deal two methods
1959 93
Dr. James William Elliott Bottom Deal Straddle Grip
Related to 1967 172
Edward Marlo Block Control Bottom Deal
Variations 1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
14
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal immediately after deck is placed from right into left hand
Related to Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
219
Wesley James Tabled Bottom Deal
Related to July 1973
Epilogue (Issue 18)
167
Ken Krenzel The Fingertip Bottom Deal
Related to 1978 226
Ken Krenzel The Thumb-Grip Bottom Deal
1978 229
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Deal
1978 9
Bottom Deal
1978 41
S. W. Erdnase, Dr. Jacob Daley Bottom Deal to hide different colored back
1981 2
Roy Walton The Bottom Deal
Inspired by 1981 204
Edward Marlo Small Packet Bottom Deal with loosening
1983 168
Edward Marlo Fifth Routine riffle cull and bottom deal with slick aces (reduces friction)
1984 98
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Tip using short cards
1984 99
Edward Marlo The Two Finger Take straddle grip
1984 271
Edward Marlo The Frictionless Bottom Deal faro set-up
1985 80
Strike Bottom Deal brief
1985 25
Edward Marlo Open Hockley
1988 282
Edward Marlo Push Pull Bottom Deal right thumb pushes against edge of deck, with variations
Related to 1988 340
Edward Marlo The Illusionary Bottom Deal deep take, Master Grip or Straddle Grip
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1968
1988 356
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal
1989 71
John Bannon End Grip Bottom Deal bold, from small packet
1990 14
Max Katz Max Katz Switch kind of bottop change bottom deal at the back, as out for stop trick
1990 81
Ken Krenzel The Gravity Bottom Deal
1990 188
Edward Marlo Open Hockley
1990 60
John Bannon, Edward Marlo "Bold Control" Bottom Deal
1991 108
Edward Marlo Friction-less Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here June 1991 4
John Scarne Scarne's Bottom Deal modified Erdnase grip
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 8)
87
Edward Marlo Greased Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here 1992 176
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Bottom Deal modified erdnase grip
1992 111
Karl Fulves Bottom Deal from Case
1992 9
Gordon Bruce Bottom Deal for stop trick
May 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 9)
48
Steve Draun The Combination Bottom Deal part strike, part pushoff
1993 61
Karl Fulves Interim Report on John Scarne, Slydini, Frank Thompson (credit claim for Cigar Bottom Deal)
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
53
Gene Maze Basic Bottom Deal
  • Overview
  • The Left-Hand Grip
  • The Right-Hand Grip
  • The Dealing Action and the Take
  • Deck Thickness
  • Dealing Style
  • Noise
  • Cover (Sweep Cover)
  • Attitude
  • On the Maze Bottom Dealing Grip
1994 2
Gene Maze Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
  • The Overhand Stud Deal
  • The Underhand Stud Deal
  • The Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
  • The Concealed Back
1994 15
Gene Maze Back-Take Bottom Deal
  • The Left-Hand Grip
  • The Dealing Action and the Take
1994 27
Meir Yedid Baby Bottoms bottom dealing from small packet, like Elmsley count push-off, also as all-alike sequence
1994 62
John Scarne Invisible Seconds top half shuffled, four obvious seconds dealt, those four cards are Aces, featuring a Bottom Deal handling from straddle grip
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
127
Roger Crosthwaite The Bottom Deal
Inspired by 1994 158
Edward Marlo The Easy Way: Bottom Deal For The Millions deck held in right hand, left hand peels off cards from top/bottom
1995
Facsimile (Issue 3)
41
Karl Fulves Bottom Fact using Erdnase Bottom Deal as get-ready for strike bottom
Inspired byRelated to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
12
Jerry K. Hartman Biddle bottom deal bottom card of packet in end grip is drawn out instead of top card
Also published here 1995 81
Paul Cummins Visual Retention Bottom Deal with packet held in right hand
1996 25
Edward Marlo Frictionless Bottom Deal
1996 65
Edward Marlo Flutterless Bottom Deal left fingers remain extended
1996 1
Wesley James The WJ Front Bottom Deal about its history
  • The Grip
  • The Take
  • The Top
  • The Bottom
  • Cover Action
1997 10
Wesley James The WJ Tabled Bottom Deal
Related to 1997 18
Ariel Frailich Rub-Off Bottom Deal
1997 26
Edward Marlo Tilt & Raise Bottom Deal (Plus The Aces of Spades Trick)
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
1
Roger Crosthwaite The Bottom Control Deal
Inspired by 1999 120
Covered Bottom Deal bottom-dealt card being taken beneath card in right hand helps cover it
Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
6
Neal Elias Bottom Deal take at inner right corner, best for packet, not full deck
  • Dealing the Top Card
  • Dealing the Bottom Card
  • To Bottom Deal a Card Face Up
2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
15
Jerry K. Hartman Biddle Bottom bottom card of packet in end grip is drawn out instead of top card
Also published here Sep. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 1)
73
Max Katz Max Katz Switch kind of bottop change bottom deal at the back, as out
2002 138
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal
2003 1257
Karl Fulves Dummy Deal bottom deal from front end, full grip, top half openly outjogged
Related to
  • Sharps & Flats
2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
104
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal here from small packet
2004 23
Wesley James Bottom Dealing - A Developmental Perspective
  • Appearance Factors:
    • Grip
      • Full Grip
      • Mechanic's Grip
      • S.F. Grip
      • Erdnase Grip
      • Straddle Grip
      • Master Grip
      • Modified Erdnase Grip
      • Pseudo Grip
      • No Grip
    • Take
      • Standard Take
      • Stud Take
      • No Take
  • Technique Factors:
    • Covert
      • Method
        • Buckle
        • Push-Pull
        • Pre-Loosen
        • Strike or Rip
    • Overt
      • Action
      • Cover

all with references
2004 195
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Open Double-Deal Switch Chapter 8
top two cards are apparently placed on table, second card switched for bottom deal, credit information, "Covered Bottom Deal"
2004 56
Edward Marlo S. F. Bottom Deal
Also published here 2007 94
Edward Marlo Missing Finger Deal finger(s) are curled under deck
Also published here 2007 96
Edward Marlo Greased Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here 2007 107
Edward Marlo Flat Hand Bottom Deals deck sits flat on fingers, three methods, credit information
Related to 2007 117
Covered Bottom Deal bottom-dealt card being taken beneath card in right hand helps cover it
2007 112
Justin Higham Tilted Fake Removal pretend to take card from center of deck, actually take bottom card
Inspired byAlso published here 2008 23
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Outer End Deal fine angled incomplete faro, frictionless bottom deal
Jan. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 4)
12
David A. Vogt Dave Vogt's Bottom Deal left fingers close together
Jan. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 4)
16
Fred Robinson The Fred Robinson Bottom Deal from full grip
VariationsAlso published here 2009 72
Fred Robinson Another Bottom Deal
2009 95
R. Paul Wilson The Fred Robinson Deals additional discussion and variations of Robinson's Deals from the same chapter
2009 108
Ken Krenzel The Fanned Bottom Deal bottom deal from fan
Related to 2009 69
Jason England Modified Erdnase (#2) comments
Related to 2009 8
Jason England Other Grips
  • Straddle Grip
  • Full Grip
  • The Master Grip
2009 15
Benjamin Earl Erdnase Grip Disguise Bottom Deal "EGD Bottom Deal"
Inspired by Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
14
Tom Gagnon Bilateral Bottom Deal two-handed version of Lateral Bottom Deal
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2011 188
Tom Gagnon Scissors Take Bilateral BD
Inspired by 2011 190
Tom Gagnon Scissors Grip Bilateral BD
Inspired by 2011 192
Juan Tamariz, Fred Robinson EZ Bottom Deal
Related to 2012 203
Justin Higham Tilted Fake Removal pretend to take card from center of deck, actually take bottom card
  • Alternative Handling
Also published here 2012 7
Stud Bottom Deal over front end
2013 59
Daniel Madison Back Deal Doing a 'Bottom Deal' with a card in left hand Back Palm, can also be used as a single card switch
2014 45
Daniel Madison Holdout Deal Doing a 'Bottom Deal' with a card in the left hand sleeve holdout
2014 47
Edward Marlo Basic Bottom Deal
2014 25
Bottom Deal bottom take, stand up
2015 48
Bob Farmer Ten Card (Second and Bottom) Deals false deals from small packet
2015 39
Roberto Giobbi The Bottom Deal for one-time use in stand-up situation
2016 94
Consecutive Bottom Deal Count-Down
Related to 2017 55
Dr. James William Elliott, Michael Feldman On the Elliott Bottom Deal straddle grip
Related to 2017 56
Tom Gagnon Bilateral Bottom Deal
Also published here 2019 33
Steve Forte The Bottom Deal
  • technical observations
    • second-deal similarities
    • strike and pushoff bottoms
    • grip
    • finger movement
    • squeeze
    • no-squeeze
    • straight-finger squeeze
    • the take
    • top-card movement
    • deck's plane
    • pitch timing
    • rhythm
    • bottom-deal nuances
  • Traits of the Best Bottom Dealers
    • Grip
    • Technique
    • Optimal Pace and Rhythm
    • Personal Dealing Style
2020 437
Steve Forte Snap-down Bottoms (natural grip)
2020 443
Steve Forte Straddle Bottom technical details by hustler FOF
2020 445
Erdnase Bottom as taught by hustler JB
2020 447
Steve Forte Fred Robinson dealt out to the front
  • Robinson stud deal
  • Robinson hit-card deal
Inspired by 2020 455
Steve Forte, Joe Artanis Artanis Bottom Deal
2020 458
Thumb-Stop Bottoms by hustler FOF, consecutive bottoms, left thumb reaches over to grip full deck
2020 463
Steve Forte Thumb Digger requiring long right thumb nail, pinch take
2020 466
Small Packet Bottom Deal
2020 206
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Two-card bottom deal dealing the bottom card of two cards instead of top one, “this is like Dr. Elliott’s second deal technique”
2022 68