Strike

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
Merlin's Master Manipulations
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
Merlin's Master Manipulations
9
Jack Merlin Bottom Deal as used in a Game management, with palming and when to deal bottoms
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
13
Laurie Ireland The Bottom Deal two methods (see p. 6 for second method), later second deal from same grip
 		1938
Lessons in Dishonesty
3
Gerald Kosky An Easy Bottom Deal stud off the back
Variations 1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
15
The Bottom Deal
1940
Expert Card Technique
20
Cardini Bottom Dealing - Method 1 mentioning of standard bottom deal effects
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
185
Bottom Dealing - Method 2
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
186
Audley Walsh Bottom Dealing - Method 3
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
187
Eddie Joseph Bottom Dealing left hand moves away at bottom deal, bottom cards slanted out
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
12
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
Card Control
105
Fred Robinson The Bottom Deal from full grip
VariationsAlso published here 1950
Routined Manipulation — Part One
62
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Bottom Dealing
1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
193
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bottom Deal straddle grip
 		June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
5
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
14
Edward Marlo The Related Bottom Deal
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
44
Edward Marlo The Deep Bottom Deal
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
50
Edward Marlo The Moveable Thumb applied to the bottom deal
Variations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
51
Edward Marlo The S.F. Bottom Deal variation of deal in "Sharps and Flats"
Also published here 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
79
Edward Marlo Missing Finger Deals finger(s) are curled under deck
Also published here 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
85
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Deal two methods
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
93
Dr. James William Elliott Bottom Deal Straddle Grip
Related to 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
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
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
226
Ken Krenzel The Thumb-Grip Bottom Deal
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
229
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Deal
1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
9
Bottom Deal
1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
41
S. W. Erdnase, Dr. Jacob Daley Bottom Deal to hide different colored back
 		1981
Sleights & Swindles
2
Roy Walton The Bottom Deal
Inspired by 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
204
Edward Marlo Small Packet Bottom Deal with loosening
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
168
Edward Marlo Fifth Routine riffle cull and bottom deal with slick aces (reduces friction)
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
98
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Tip using short cards
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
99
Edward Marlo The Two Finger Take straddle grip
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
271
Edward Marlo The Frictionless Bottom Deal faro set-up
 		1985
Formula One Close-Up
80
Strike Bottom Deal brief
 		1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
25
Edward Marlo Open Hockley
1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
282
Edward Marlo Push Pull Bottom Deal right thumb pushes against edge of deck, with variations
Related to 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
340
Edward Marlo The Illusionary Bottom Deal deep take, Master Grip or Straddle Grip
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1968
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
356
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal
1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
71
John Bannon End Grip Bottom Deal bold, from small packet
 		1990
Impossibilia
14
Max Katz Max Katz Switch kind of bottop change bottom deal at the back, as out for stop trick
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
81
Ken Krenzel The Gravity Bottom Deal
1990
Close-up Impact!
188
Edward Marlo Open Hockley
1990
That's It
60
John Bannon, Edward Marlo "Bold Control" Bottom Deal
1991
Smoke and Mirrors
108
Edward Marlo Friction-less Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here June 1991
The Olram File (Issue 6)
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
Card Finesse II
176
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Bottom Deal modified erdnase grip
 		1992
Modus Operandi
111
Karl Fulves Bottom Deal from Case
1992
Deceptive Practices
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
Secrets Draun from Underground
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
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
2
Gene Maze Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
  • The Overhand Stud Deal
  • The Underhand Stud Deal
  • The Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
  • The Concealed Back
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
15
Gene Maze Back-Take Bottom Deal
  • The Left-Hand Grip
  • The Dealing Action and the Take
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
27
Meir Yedid Baby Bottoms bottom dealing from small packet, like Elmsley count push-off, also as all-alike sequence
 		1994
Magical Wishes
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
Roger's Thesaurus
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
After Craft
81
Paul Cummins Visual Retention Bottom Deal with packet held in right hand
 		1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part One
25
Edward Marlo Frictionless Bottom Deal
1996
Miracles with Cards
65
Edward Marlo Flutterless Bottom Deal left fingers remain extended
 		1996
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 8)
1
Wesley James The WJ Front Bottom Deal about its history
  • The Grip
  • The Take
  • The Top
  • The Bottom
  • Cover Action
 		1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
10
Wesley James The WJ Tabled Bottom Deal
Related to 1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
18
Ariel Frailich Rub-Off Bottom Deal
1997
Card Stories
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
Arcardia
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
Ahead of the Pack
138
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal
2003
Card College — Volume 5
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
Dear Mr. Fantasy
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
Enchantments
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
Diamonds from Coal
56
Edward Marlo S. F. Bottom Deal
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
94
Edward Marlo Missing Finger Deal finger(s) are curled under deck
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
96
Edward Marlo Greased Bottom Deal secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
107
Edward Marlo Flat Hand Bottom Deals deck sits flat on fingers, three methods, credit information
Related to 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
117
Covered Bottom Deal bottom-dealt card being taken beneath card in right hand helps cover it
 		2007
Card Dupery
112
Justin Higham Tilted Fake Removal pretend to take card from center of deck, actually take bottom card
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Dexterity Manual
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
The Magic of Fred Robinson
72
Fred Robinson Another Bottom Deal
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
95
R. Paul Wilson The Fred Robinson Deals additional discussion and variations of Robinson's Deals from the same chapter
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
108
Ken Krenzel The Fanned Bottom Deal bottom deal from fan
Related to 2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
69
Jason England Modified Erdnase (#2) comments
Related to 2009
From the Cellar
8
Jason England Other Grips
  • Straddle Grip
  • Full Grip
  • The Master Grip
 		2009
From the Cellar
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
Avant-Cards
188
Tom Gagnon Scissors Take Bilateral BD
Inspired by 2011
Avant-Cards
190
Tom Gagnon Scissors Grip Bilateral BD
Inspired by 2011
Avant-Cards
192
Juan Tamariz, Fred Robinson EZ Bottom Deal
Related to 2012
Confidences
203
Justin Higham Tilted Fake Removal pretend to take card from center of deck, actually take bottom card
  • Alternative Handling
Also published here 2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
7
Stud Bottom Deal over front end
 		2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
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
Placebo
45
Daniel Madison Holdout Deal Doing a 'Bottom Deal' with a card in the left hand sleeve holdout
 		2014
Placebo
47
Edward Marlo Basic Bottom Deal
2014
Impressionistic Poker Demos
25
Bottom Deal bottom take, stand up
 		2015
7 Mysteries of Mentalism
48
Bob Farmer Ten Card (Second and Bottom) Deals false deals from small packet
 		2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
39
Roberto Giobbi The Bottom Deal for one-time use in stand-up situation
 		2016
Standup Card Magic
94
Consecutive Bottom Deal Count-Down
Related to 2017
The Pages are Blank
55
Dr. James William Elliott, Michael Feldman On the Elliott Bottom Deal straddle grip
Related to 2017
The Pages are Blank
56
Tom Gagnon Bilateral Bottom Deal
Also published here 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
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
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
437
Steve Forte Snap-down Bottoms (natural grip)
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
443
Steve Forte Straddle Bottom technical details by hustler FOF
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
445
Erdnase Bottom as taught by hustler JB
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
447
Steve Forte Fred Robinson dealt out to the front
  • Robinson stud deal
  • Robinson hit-card deal
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
455
Steve Forte, Joe Artanis Artanis Bottom Deal
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
458
Thumb-Stop Bottoms by hustler FOF, consecutive bottoms, left thumb reaches over to grip full deck
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
463
Steve Forte Thumb Digger requiring long right thumb nail, pinch take
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
466
Small Packet Bottom Deal
2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
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
Vallarino
68