Transfers & Displacements

148 entries in Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Transfers & Displacements
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Louis Nikola Riffle Shuffle as Pass Substitute
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
396
Edward Marlo Top Block Transfer (and Strip Out Shuffle)
Variations
 1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
30
Edward Marlo To Transpose with Top Block Transfer and Strip Out to transpose top four cards with four cards underneath
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
36
Edward Marlo Top Block Control using block transfer strip-out
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
38
Edward Marlo Block Transfer correct fingering for Strip Out Shuffle Block Transfer
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
40
Edward Marlo The Block Slip Cut No. 1 after riffle shuffle
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
41
Edward Marlo Block Slip Cut No. 2 after riffle shuffle
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
43
Edward Marlo The Block Center Cut transfering a block from center
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
44
Edward Marlo To Get Cards to the Bottom from top to bottom with riffle shuffle
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
46
Edward Marlo To Bring Bottom Cards to the Top with riffle shuffle
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
48
Edward Marlo To Keep the Bottom Stock partial strip out shuffle
Also published here
Related to
 1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
51
Edward Marlo Right and Left Block Transfer
1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
116
Edward Marlo Rearranging Aces to Five Order using block transfer shuffles
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
119
Edward Marlo The Block Transfer Applied with Zarrow Shuffle
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
128
Dai Vernon Transferring a Bottom Stock to the Top
Variations
 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
52
Edward Marlo Strip Out Riffle Transfer transferring x cards to bottom during strip out shuffle
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 1 Patented False Shuffle)
12
Edward Marlo Top-Block-Transfer comments about retaining order during block transfers, doing Triumph with stacked deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
Edward Marlo Top Block Transfer
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
1
Edward Marlo Block Transfers chapter intro
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
1
Edward Marlo Bottom Block Transfer
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
3
Edward Marlo Combination - Top and Bottom Block Transfers deck cut into four packets, Kings on top and Aces on bottom, order retained
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
4
Edward Marlo Center Block Transfer stacking while retaining order
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
14
Edward Marlo The Double Block Transfer stacking while retaining order
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
16
Edward Marlo Block Transpositions exchanging two blocks on top of deck while retaining order of rest, strip out and zarrow methods, double cover Zarrow (Fig. 47)
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
18
Edward Marlo Incomplete Block Transfer exchanging two blocks on top and bottom of deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
20
Edward Marlo Placement Process placing top card to (almost) any position with tabled riffle shuffle, rest of order retained
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
22
Edward Marlo Card Placement (Deck Shuffled) placing top card to (almost) any position with tabled riffle shuffle
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
36
Edward Marlo Flexible Placement (Deck Shuffled) placing top card to (almost) any position with tabled riffle shuffle
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
37
Edward Marlo Four Aces Top To Bottom transferring block to bottom without cutting, inspired by Art Altman's method, two methods
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
48
Edward Marlo 4 Aces From Bottom To Top transferring block to top without cutting, two methods
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
50
Karl Fulves* Block Transfer credit information
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
61
Karl Fulves* The Block Transfer general comments
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
74
Karl Fulves* Setting Up The Move with block transfer
Related to
 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
74
Karl Fulves* The Negative Transfer to get rid of top cards
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
75
Karl Fulves* A Note On The Proceedings comment on block transfer described before
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
76
Karl Fulves* Top Card Cover block transfer variation
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
76
Karl Fulves* The Double Transfer shifting blocks in both directions simultaneously
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
77
Karl Fulves* Theoretical Strippers special cut, negative transfer (block transfer) as application
Related to
 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
88
Karl Fulves* Essential Erdnase idea of applying block transfer shuffle
Inspired by
Related to
 1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
3
Edward Marlo To Transpose with the Shank Shuffle transpose two blocks in the deck
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
23
Edward Marlo Center Card or Block Transfer with credit information on Center Transfer
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
53
Edward Marlo Face-Down Center Transfer
1972
The Shank Shuffle
59
Dr. Jacob Daley, Dai Vernon Daley's Version Of Vernon's Stud Poker "Hole" Card Shuffle No. 317, bottom stock kept there and finally cut to top, with picking up break as interlaced cards are pushed together
  • Daley's Variation (without crimp)
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
82
Dr. Jacob Daley Demonstration Four Ace False Shuffle No. 543, Aces on top, another card placed face up on top, top card lost with riffle shuffles yet Aces remain on top, block transfer
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
152
Karl Fulves* The Block Transfer definition of term
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
7
Karl Fulves* Block Transfer angled block technique
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
13
Karl Fulves* Bottom Transfer angled block technique
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
14
Karl Fulves* The Simulated Center using Bottom Transfer to simulate a Center Transfer
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
16
Karl Fulves* Riffle Placement any named card placed in twenty-sixth positions in two shuffles
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
18
Karl Fulves*, Dr. Jacob Daley Riffle Shuffle Trap sandwiched card (sandwich in the pack) is exchanged during one riffle shuffle
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
19
Karl Fulves*, Dr. Jacob Daley Imprisoned Aces aces interlaced with indifferent cards in pack, indifferent cards removed by shuffling, posed as a problem
Variations
 1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
20
Karl Fulves* Negative Stock Shuffle changing the number of players of a stacked set, posed as a problem
Related to
Variations
 1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
21
Karl Fulves* Block Loading applied to: reversed card in center is transfered to 8. position
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
54
Karl Fulves* Side Center Transfer transfering side jogged cards during riffle shuffle
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
64
John Carney Daley-Carney Aces aces interlaced with indifferent cards in pack, indifferent cards removed by shuffling
Inspired by
 1973 (ca.)
Revolutionary Close Up — Part One
9
Martin A. Nash Up-and-Down Shuffle transfering cards from top to bottom or bottom to top
Related to
 1975
Ever So Sleightly
58
Karl Fulves* The General Transfer Block Transfer applications with the Zarrow shuffle
 		1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One
32
Karl Fulves* The Zarrow Transfer block transfer applications, partial zarrow
 		1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One
34
Karl Fulves* The Add-Subtract Option using Stevens Control to add or remove x cards to/from top stock
 		1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Two
106
Karl Fulves* The Add-Add Option using Stevens Control to add cards to given set-up on top in 2 or more different places
 		1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Two
107
Karl Fulves* Reverse Zarrow sliding-block model, pen-and-paper notation for Zarrow shuffle problems
  • Terminology
  • Subtraction Shuffle, Zarrow Analogs, Sliding Blocks
  • First Block Form
  • Second Block Form
  • Fourth Block Form
  • The Three-Shuffle Problem
  • The Stock Problem (rearranging order of top cards)
  • Reverse Zarrow
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
28
Jerry Andrus Bottom to Top Transfer by correcting a faro shuffle
 		1976
Andrus Card Control
25
Dan MacMillan Shank Bottom Transfer bottom block transfer
  • Technique 1
  • Technique 2
  • Technique 3
Inspired by
 1977
The Gamblers' Palm Revisited
42
Allan Ackerman Top-to-Bottom Block Transfer
1978
Here's My Card
96
Break via Blocking Off picking up a break near bottom of tabled deck
Also published here
 1979
Variations
23
Martin A. Nash Up & Down Shuffle transfering cards from top to bottom or bottom to top
 		1980
Ovation
3
Jeff Busby Top Stock Control Zarrow and crimp combo
Related to
 1981
Arcane (Issue 5)
54
Derek Dingle Riffle Shuffle Transfer to Bottom
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
145
Dai Vernon Shuffle Transfer to Top
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
145
Mike Bornstein M.B. Shift bottom block transfer, deck on edge, push through shuffle
 		1982
Triumph Outdone
9
Karl Fulves* Center Transfer definition and credit information
 		1983
Shuffle Off
10
Edward Marlo No-Angle Center Transfer
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
46
Edward Marlo Two-Shuffle Stripout Sequence with Block Transfer
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
56
Karl Fulves* Daley's Stacked Deck Problem removing card from a stack without disturbing the rest
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
114
Dr. Jacob Daley The Riffle Shuffle Trap card placed between red Aces changes into card later chosen, two riffle shuffles
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
117
Karl Fulves* The Z-Transposition exchanging two cards with 1 Zarrow shuffle without disturbing the rest
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
125
Karl Fulves* Block Transfer Note as a sandwich effect
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
126
Karl Fulves* Block Transfer Shuffles chapter intro, definition and information
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
166
Karl Fulves* Simplex Transfer basic block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
170
Karl Fulves* Flourish Transfer bottom to top block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
173
Karl Fulves* Cut Substitute block transfer in the initial cutting action
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
175
Karl Fulves* Triumph Transfer variation of Vernon's Triumph Shuffle with block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
176
Karl Fulves* The Larger Block Triumph Shuffle block transfer with multiple cards
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
177
Karl Fulves* Bottom Transfer Triumph Shuffle as a bottom block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
178
Karl Fulves* Combination Transfer Triumph Shuffle as top and bottom transfer at once
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
179
Karl Fulves* Utility Transfer block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
180
Karl Fulves* Subway Transfer block transfer combined with the loading of a card in the block
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
182
Karl Fulves* Advanced Course in Cheating center card of four poker hands is an ace, they are shuffled together using block transfers
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
187
Roy Walton* Triple Cut Zarrow Triple Cut Zarrow bringing cards from top to bottom
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
53
Dai Vernon Transferring a Bottom Stock to the Top
1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
54
William P. Miesel The Riffle Shuffle as a Control
  • Controlling Two Cards During a Riffle Shuffle
  • Using a Riffle Shuffle to Bring the Bottom Card to the Top
  • Bring the Selection from the Bottom to the Top without Disturbing the Order of the Deck
  • Second Method
 		Mar. 1984
Precursor (Issue 3)
12
Top to Bottom Transfer without disturbing the top stock
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
326
Dai Vernon Vernon Block Transfer with Triumph Shuffle
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
105
Karl Fulves* Shuttle Shuffle named card vanishes from deck in NPO, transfer shuffle from one half to the other
 		1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
34
Darwin Ortiz Strip-Out Shuffle with Block Transfer
Variations
 1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
68
Dai Vernon Block Transfer Technique with Push-Through Shuffle
 		1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
37
Dai Vernon The Top-Stock Riffle Reverse reverse order of top eight cards
 		1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
186
Edward Marlo Block Transfer Shuffle
1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
75
Justin Higham* Covered Block Transfer
Variations
 1988
Utility Card Sleights
17
Justin Higham* Multiple Cover Block Transfer
Variations
 1988
Utility Card Sleights
17
Karl Fulves* Angle Transfer center block transfer
 		1989
Prototype
27
Roger Klause The Automatic Block Transfer
1991
Roger Klause: In Concert
121
Dai Vernon Triumph Shuffle Block Transfer
1992
Modus Operandi
9
Frederick Braue Four Ace Location aces placed on top and shuffled in deck, actually two shuffled to bottom and then produced via friction toss
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
13
Vanni Bossi The Shuffle Control that Liked to Darwin Ortiz tabled riffle shuffle controls with Aces in-jogged at different positions during part of the shuffling
  • 1 - Control on Top of the Deck
    • The Second Shuffle
    • Cut and Control Over the Deck
  • 2 - Moving the Four Aces from Top to Bottom
  • 3 - Moving the Four Aces from Bottom to Top
  • 4 - Positioning Two Aces on Top and Two on Bottom of the Deck
  • Notes
 		1992
Escorial 1992 — The Marlo Year
1
Jon Racherbaumer About the Block Transfer credit information and discussion, Ed Marlo and Al Leech letter
 		Dec. 1992
The Racherbaumer Papers (Issue 2)
23
Justin Higham* Block Transfer Finesse
Inspired by
 May 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 3)
29
Dai Vernon, Ernest Earick Vernon Shuffle Transfer, variant 1
Inspired by
 1993
By Forces Unseen
170
Dai Vernon, Ernest Earick Vernon Shuffle Transfer, variant 2
Inspired by
 1993
By Forces Unseen
180
Mike Bornstein Bornstein's Shift bottom block transfer, deck on edge
 		1993
Card File
36
Allan Ackerman A Bottom Block Transfer Technique
1994
Wednesday Nights
16
Martin A. Nash Up-and-Down Shuffle transferring top cards to bottom during riffle shuffle
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
70
Ellison Poland Tabled Slough-Off Control with controlled riffle shuffle
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
4
Roy Walton* Triple Cut Zarrow bringing cards from top to bottom
 		1996
Classic Sampler
21
Dai Vernon Transferring a bottom stock to the top
1996
Classic Sampler
22
Karl Fulves* The Shallow Cut solutions if the named card is near the top or bottom and it should be brought to top with tabled riffle shuffle, using Side Effects Deck
 		1996
Blocking Off
41
Karl Fulves* Transfer Cut bottom stock to top
Inspired by
 1996
Blocking Off
160
Karl Fulves* Bottom Stock To Top
1996
Blocking Off
185
Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle Transfer two cards in center brought to top and bottom
Related to
 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
37
Roberto Giobbi The Block Transfer the top stock is maintained with a Triumph Shuffle as part of three-shuffle sequence, Stevens Control alternative
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
648
Jeff Busby Recycling Shuffle stock control with edge-marked key card
Related to
 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
107
Jeff Busby Automatic Block Transfer edge-marked key combined with Zarrow
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
108
Justin Higham* Covered Block Transfer
  • Second Method (Simplex Strip-Out Shuffle)
  • Third Method (Triumph Shuffle)
Inspired by
 1999
Collected Card Notes
55
Justin Higham* Multiple-Cover Block Transfer
  • Second Method
Inspired by
 1999
Collected Card Notes
56
Justin Higham* Finessed Fourth Alternative
Inspired by
 1999
Collected Card Notes
59
Peter Gröning Clean Cut Shuffle ends with clean cut
  • As a Block Transfer
    • From Bottom to Top
    • From Top to Bottom
 		1999
Cyber Sessions
146
Stevens Control Variation
2001
Personal Collection
117
Dai Vernon, Ernest Earick Transferring a bottom stock to the top - Handling brief
 		Mar./Apr. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 6)
7
Karl Fulves* Mill Work putting in edge work with other objects, knife or coin
Related to
 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
84
Karl Fulves* Shift As Shuffle connecting multiple shift, diagonal palm shift and block transfers in riffle shuffle work, application to shuffle any card to top Open Index like
Related to
 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
185
Break via Blocking Off picking up a break near bottom of tabled deck
Also published here
 2003
Variations Revisited
40
Bruce Cervon Block Transfer Pushover cull riffle shuffle with block transfer, push through
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
25
Bruce Cervon false shuffle and block transfer strip out with block transfer
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
53
Karl Fulves* Stevenz Stevens Control combined with Zarrow Shuffle
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
155
Fred Robinson, Dr. Jacob Daley Table-Edge Hold-Out held by thumb, steal via riffle shuffle
Related to
 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
187
Riffle Shuffle Transfer card from top to bottom
 		2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
94
Darwin Ortiz Strip-Out Shuffle with Block Transfer
2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
209
Juan Villarejo Cortar la Baraja Obteniendo un As en cada Paquete en la Parte Superior shuffling, so an Ace is on top of two halves
 		2017
El Mago en la Mesa de Juego — Volumen I
15
Juan Villarejo Cortar la Baraja Obteniendo un As en cada Paquete en la Parte Inferior shuffling, so an Ace is on top of two halves
 		2017
El Mago en la Mesa de Juego — Volumen I
15
Johnny Thompson The Faux Papa Stevens Control aka "The Polish Dad Stevens", easier alternative
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
164
Johnny Thompson Undercut Transfer cut and riffle shuffle to transfer top card to bottom
Inspired by
Related to
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
204
Martin A. Nash Up-and-Down Shuffle transferring cards from top to bottom with riffle shuffle
 		2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
21
Jason Ladanye, Edward Marlo Strip-Out with Block Transfer Handling building four packets
Inspired by
 2018
Game Changer
277
Steve Forte Easy Block-transfer discussing lack of use in cheating
  • killing x-cards
  • adding x-cards
  • carrying full decks
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
140
Steve Forte Transfers and Riffle Stacking using transfers to complement riffle stacking, see following two items
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
251
Steve Forte f-transfer right third finger angles bottom card
Related to
 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
251
Steve Forte top-to-bottom reverse stack
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
253
Steve Forte Top/Bottom Transfer Demo Aces shown on top, two riffle shuffles without further cuts and they are shown on bottom, then back to top
  • top to bottom - two riffles
  • bottom to top - two riffles (Frank Thompson inspired)
  • bottom to top - one riffle
  • face-up transfer
  • psychological transfer
Inspired by
 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
857