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182 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Center
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Maskiertes Escamotieren selection palmed into right hand from top of left-hand packet as right-hand packet is replaced
Related to
 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
13
Jack Merlin Side Slide Palm and Flesh Frip side palm after a peek
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
5
Jack Merlin Top Turnover side palm and unloading the card while turning top card over
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
6
Jack Merlin Snap Pass Push-In Palm, palming the card while tapping it into the deck, producing it at the fingertips
Related to
 1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
6
Jack Merlin Side Palm while tapping the card in the center, transferring on top
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
17
Oswald Rae Card Location card placed in the center and immediately palmed in right hand
Related to
 1928
Sub Rosa
13
Jean Hugard The Side Slip two methods
Related to
 1940
Expert Card Technique
31
Max Malini Malini's Side Slip palm or to top
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
33
Jean Hugard The Delayed Side Slip
1940
Expert Card Technique
34
The Thumb Slide with immediate palm-off
Related to
Variations
 1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
10
Side Slip very brief
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
36
The "Side-Steal" Pass
1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
253
Eddie Joseph Replacement Steal top half replaced and bottom card of top half side palmed into right hand
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck From the Middle as Rusduck, side palm, card is returned and cards pushed together
Related to
 Oct. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 94)
382
T. Nelson Downs The Side Steal Palm
1946
Card Control
56
Arthur H. Buckley The Side Steal Palm - Buckley´s Method diagonal push-in
 		1946
Card Control
57
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Multiple Card Palm Steal
1946
Card Control
63
Russell T. Barnhart Barnhardt's Fan Steal right hand classic palm
Related to
Variations
 1947
Marlo In Spades
3
Paul LePaul The Side-Steal (Improved Method)
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
45
Dr. Jacob Daley Side Slip with Pressure Fan Cover
1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
110
Dr. Jacob Daley The Side Steal and some of its Finer Points
  • Introductory Remarks
 		1950
Expert Card Technique
466
Dr. Jacob Daley Right Hand Side Steal
1950
Expert Card Technique
467
Dr. Jacob Daley Double Peek and Bilateral Side Steal two breaks, cards palmed one into each hand
 		1950
Expert Card Technique
470
Dr. Jacob Daley Longitudinal Side Steal and Transfer
1950
Expert Card Technique
471
Milbourne Christopher* The Bend Away card out-jogged from deck is apparently squared and palmed in that process, with applications
  • On Top
  • Card in Coin Purse
  • Card in Pocket
  • Card in Cracker
  • Further Tips
  • Through the Cup
  • Pocket Pass
 		Sep. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 4)
701
Al Leech From The Center side steal from center for a color change
 		1954
Handbook Of Card Sleights
24
Cy Endfield The Side Steal somewhat delayed
 		1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
27
Jerry Andrus Center Steal Palm directly when pushing card in
Also published here
 1956
Andrus Deals You In
62
Jerry Andrus A Side Steal Palm also with multiple cards, to full palm
Also published here
 1956
Andrus Deals You In
65
Edward Marlo The Technical Steal
Variations
 1957
Side Steal
2
Edward Marlo Standard Side Steal
1957
Side Steal
14
Edward Marlo Multiple Holdout palming multiple cards from different positions
 		1957
Side Steal
15
Edward Marlo On the Left Side covering the bad angles
 		1957
Side Steal
15
Edward Marlo Right Hand Steal as a direct Insertion Steal
 		1957
Side Steal
43
Edward Marlo Note 4 two cards palmed from center, one in each hand
Inspired by
Variations
 1957
Side Steal
58
Edward Marlo Here are some more important Notes note on approachment of right hand
 		1957
Side Steal
60
Russell "Rusduck" Duck From the Middle side palm, card is returned and cards pushed together
Related to
 May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
10
Edward Marlo, Arthur H. Buckley Shuffle Shift and Palm Off overhand shuffle multiple shift with palm off
Variations
 1961
The Multiple Shift
27
Cliff Green Multiple Center Steal here done with small packet
 		1961
Professional Card Magic
105
Charlie Miller The Side Steal tip
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
42
Dai Vernon Hints on the Side Steal getting card out of deck
 		1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
11
Dai Vernon, Jack Merlin Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 3) No. 109-3, Merlin "Push In" Pass, cryptic, might be the Snap Pass
Also published here
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
32
Dai Vernon, Arthur Finley* Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 4) No. 109-4, no details
Also published here
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
32
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Second Card Steal No. 319, side steal of second card from top, in-jog preparation
Inspired by
  • Sam Leo Horowitz Second Card Steal
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
83
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Non-Fidget Side Steal No. 344
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
96
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Side Steal Slip Getaway No. 349, card partially palmed from center, then left hand removes cards above partially palmed card in cutting action
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
98
Dr. Jacob Daley Side Steal Cover And Glimpse No. 562, side palm with glimpsing of palmed card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
157
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Side Steal No. 682, left thumb at side of deck and not on top
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
185
Arthur Finley* Finley Diagonal Palm In Right Hand No. 699, very brief
Also published here
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
188
Steve Spillman Spillman Side Steal
1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
12
Jerry Mentzer Small Packet Palm
1975
Card Cavalcade 3
13
Jerry Andrus Center Steal Palm while pushing card in
Also published here
 1976
Andrus Card Control
46
Jerry Andrus Side Steal to full palm
Also published here
 1976
Andrus Card Control
48
Jerry Andrus Delayed Side Steal to full palm
 		1976
Andrus Card Control
48
Side Steal
1977
Card Cavalcade Four
41
Dan MacMillan Right Hand One Hand Side Steal one-hand top palm action from center
 		1977
The Gamblers' Palm Revisited
46
Side Steal after peek
  • Transferring the Break
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
55
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm handling for "card to pocket" using a side steal
 		July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
227
Walt Lees, Gordon Bruce, David Carré The Side Steal to full palm
Also published here
Related to
 1980
The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees
23
Side Steal brief
 		1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book I
25
Scotty York Simplified Side Steal inserting card in beveled deck, beginning of side steal
 		1980
Decennial Prelection
5
Karl Fulves* The Buckle Steal method for pushing out card, credit information
Related to
 1981
Side Steal
5
Karl Fulves* Side Steal Technique
Related to
 1981
Side Steal
26
Karl Fulves* Swindle Steal card is apparently side stealed to impress magicians
 		1981
Side Steal
27
Karl Fulves* Free Form Steal left thumb stays at the SIDE of deck
 		1981
Side Steal
28
Karl Fulves* The One-Hand Side Steal
1981
Side Steal
50
Harvey Rosenthal* New Theory Side Steal in essence a method for sidejogging a block
 		1981
Side Steal
53
Paul LePaul LePaul's Side Steal
1981
Side Steal
53
James Swain Center Swivel Palm while deck is swivel cut
 		Feb. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 2)
454
Walt Lees, Gordon Bruce, David Carré The Side Steal to classic palm
Also published here
Related to
 1981
Four Professional Card Tricks
32
Michael Skinner Side Steal Handling from spread
 		1982
Intimate Magic
26
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne "Spread Out" spread pass with single card from center, also into right palm
 		1982
Best of Friends
366
Edward Marlo The Two-Second Side Steal squaring action without right hand leaving deck, optional immediate replacement
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
5
Center Steal
1983
Encore 3
27
Frank Simon The Versatile Spread Palm culled card palmed under spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by
Related to
 1983
Versatile Card Magic
145
Edward Marlo Incomplete Convincing Control as a center palm
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
127
Edward Marlo Replacement Side Steal
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
144
Edward Marlo Additional Suggestions variation of "Side Squaring Bottom Palm" (page 146) from center
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
156
Edward Marlo New Side-Steals - First Method
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
162
Edward Marlo Third Method - Fourth Method "New Side-Steals"
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
164
Edward Marlo Pivot Steal and Replacement
Related to
 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
166
Edward Marlo Disarming Side-Steal
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
168
Edward Marlo Third Application using one-handed push-out technique
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
172
Edward Marlo Delayed Side-Steal dribble action while card is side jogged
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
175
Edward Marlo Bold Card Control dragging along/taking bottom card from top half of deck instead of top card
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
324
Jerry Sadowitz Cut Palm action palm, cards start in center
 		1984
Cards Hit
27
Frederick Braue FB Side Steal "I think that this is the perfect pass, although I have used it only in the past week."
referenced Erdnase Palm from center (1936)
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
12
Frederick Braue Another FB Sidesteal card starts out side-jogged (1936)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
15
Frederick Braue FB Sidesteal only little finger pushes out card (1937)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
9
Peek and Sidesteal
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
17
Frederick Braue Braue Squeeze Middle Palm "This is the best of all sleights yet devised for palming a card from the center of the pack."
Also published here
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
8
Frederick Braue Braue Squeeze Center Palm
Also published here
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
9
Side Steal Palm as top half is replaced
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
50
Ron Hadley Spread-Pass Action Palm top card of originally bottom half is palmed
Inspired by
 Oct. 1985
New Directions (Issue 2)
15
Edward Marlo Stud Turn as Misdirection for Side Steal
1986
Thirty Five Years Later
57
Arthur Finley* The Arthur Finley Diagonal Palm Shift
Also published here
 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
65
Jamy Ian Swiss Action Side Steal cutting cover
Also published here
 1987
Thoughts
4
Edward Marlo Replacement Side Steal
1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
58
Larry Jennings Bottom Placement Kelly/Ovette alternative, also directly into left cop or right palm position
Also published here
 1988
The Cardwright
159
Justin Higham* Automatic Side Steal
Variations
 1988
Utility Card Sleights
9
Arthur Finley* The Finley Diagonal Palm Shift Revisited clarifications
Related to
 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
15
Harvey Rosenthal*, Frank Thompson Variations of Multi Shift
  • reversing cards (Rosenthal)
  • palming cards in classic palm (Thompson)
  • palming cards in Tenkai palm (Rosenthal)
Inspired by
 1989
The Multiple Shift
4
Dr. Jacob Daley Double-Card Side Steal stealing an inserted double
 		1990
Ultra Cervon
63
Walt Maddison Center to Palm
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1828
Harry Lorayne Side Glance side palm cover
Related to
 1990
Trend Setters
196
Small Packet Side Palm
1990
Top Secret Stuff
98
Vanni Bossi Little Finger Side Steal After the Peek (Techniques: Real Time or Delayed), to Gambler's Flat Palm or as Multiple Lift
 		1991
Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year
5
Vanni Bossi From "Tamariz" Control Perpendicular to Erdnase's Shift and Palm to Diagonal Palm Shift position
 		1991
Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year
9
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Diagonal Side Steal
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
88
Dr. James Nuzzo Nuzzo's Simul-Steal side-steal for two peeked-at cards
 		1992
Card Finesse II
153
Small Packet Side Palm
1992
The Olram Aces — The Impossible Travellers
18
Sid Fleischman* Center Stealing No. 1, dragged out by left thumb
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
189
Vicente Canuto Empalme del Centro: El Deslizamento y Robo Lateral side slip to palm
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
280
John Riggs Corkscrew side steal to palm, while turning deck
 		1995
The Magic of John Riggs
40
Side Steal brief
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
193
Pablo Domenèch Empalme de la Carta del Centro a una Solo Mano "palm from center using one hand", does use both hands
 		1996
La Magia de Pablo Domènech
149
Allan Ackerman, Frank Simon The Convincing Control Palm
1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
59
Larry Jennings Two-Step Side Steal
1997
Jennings '67
102
The Side-steal Palm
1998
Card College — Volume 3
765
Walt Lees, David Carré, Gordon Bruce The Simplified Side-Steal Palm
Also published here
Related to
 1998
Card College — Volume 3
766
Allan Ackerman, Frank Simon The Convincing Control Palm from cull
Related to
 1998
Card College — Volume 3
771
Roberto Giobbi, Mack Picknick Picnick at the Summit four aces travel from different positions to the top of the deck
Inspired by
 1998
Card College — Volume 3
773
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. One multiple cards, all-around square-up cover
Also published here
Variations
 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
133
Ellis Stanyon The Diagonal Palm Pass (Right Hand) No. 10
  • Supplementary Note (reference by Karl Fulves)
Related to
 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
228
Ellis Stanyon The Lateral Palm Pass No. 12, under cover of squaring in-the-hands spread after replacement
Variations
 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
229
Barry Price The Great Circle Palm "Deck Straddle Palms"
 		2000
Palming: For The Terrified
23
Allan Ackerman, Frank Simon The Convincing Control Palm
2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
59
Allan Ackerman, Edward Marlo, Steve Bedwell Ackerman Varies Kelly / Misdirection Palm Combo
2000
Thick Schtick!
19
Jerry Mentzer Direct Palm of a Tabled Card tabled card scooped into deck
  • As a Palm
  • As a Control
Related to
  • "Dribble Control" (Inside John Murray)
 2000
Card File Two
124
John Carney, Edward Marlo The Side Steal transformation, with credit information
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
70
Roberto Giobbi The Side Slip commentary
Related to
 May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Jamy Ian Swiss The Action Side Steal cutting cover
Also published here
 2002
Thoughts II
3
Gabriel Moreno Empalme Pivotante - Empalme Pivotante al Introducir una Carta while pushing card into the center
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
221
Gabriel Moreno Empalme Pivotante al Recomponer la Baraja top and center
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
222
Earl Nelson MVPalm out-jogged card inserted, directly palmed
Inspired by
 2003
Variations Revisited
132
Chris "Doc" Dixon Dixon's Delay delayed side steal
Also published here
 Jan. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 5)
77
Jerry Sadowitz Cut Palm action palm, cards start in center
 		2004
Cut Controls
26
Denis Behr Expertalk: Denis Behr on the Delayed TFC-Steal typo "TPC Steal", card inserted, deck spread on table, then picked up and all-around square-up steal
Also published here
Inspired by
 Feb. 2004
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 6)
76
Jason Alford Hot Thoughts applications for Angled-After Burner
  • To Cover a Palm
  • To Cover a Half Pass
  • To Cover a Full Pass
  • To Cover a Side Steal
Inspired by
 2004
Ashes to Ashes
23
Spread Side Steal
Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
25
Dai Vernon, Jack Merlin Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 3) No. 109-3, Merlin "Push In" Pass, cryptic, might be the Snap Pass
Also published here
Related to
 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
Dai Vernon, Arthur Finley* Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 4) No. 109-4, no details
Also published here
Related to
 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
Arthur Finley* Finley Diagonal Palm In Right Hand No. 699, very brief
Also published here
 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
Herb Zarrow A Middle Palm as top half is replaced, Ambitious Phase application with face-up card
 		2008
Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic
349
Arie Vilner The Quick Fan Control into right-hand classic palm as fan is closed, same action as in Cornelius Fan Steal
Related to
 2009
Underhanded Delivery
73
Max Milton The Direct Steal top card of bottom half is stolen as top half is replaced
 		2009
Prey of the Prestidigitator
21
Spread Side Steal
2010
Reinventing the Real
168
Lance Pierce On the Side Steal
Inspired by
 2010
Elements
46
Dave Buck Cascade Palm Palming selection into face up right hand after Cascade Control to the top
Inspired by
 2011
If An Octopus Could Palm
32
Derek DelGaudio Plumber Palm top, center or bottom card from overhand shuffle
Also published here
  • "Only Notes" (2008, Derek DelGaudio)
 2011
If An Octopus Could Palm
72
Karl Fulves* Pivot Steal from center into right palm or onto tabled packet
Related to
 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
676
Amílkar Riega Bello Empalme con inversión de una carta palm from the center to right hand, card is reversed in process
 		2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
922
Amílkar Riega Bello Empalme de Amilkar palm from the center to right hand, spread pass vibes
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
94
Karl Fulves* Diagonal Steal & Palm multiple shift directly followed by palm
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves* Side Steal Finesse on pushing the card out at an angle so the left fourth finger can move between angled card and deck
Related to
 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
15
Pepe Lirrojo Empalme desde salto Le Paul palm while doing LePaul spread pass
 		2016
Panpharos
18
Side Steal to palm
 		2017
Area 52
51
Ben Morris-Rains Fourth Method Control/Palm
Inspired by
 Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
69
Max Malini Malini Side Steal
Related to
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
261
Johnny Thompson Thompson Side Steal
2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
265
Helder Guimarães, Pedro Lacerda Specific Moments - The Choreographed Card Steal single cut to table, cards palmed into right hand
Inspired by
 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
130
Carlos Vaquera My Side Steal same es FB Side Steal, no credit
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2019
The Illusioneer
289
Amílkar Riega Bello The Amilkar Side Steal palm from the center to right hand
 		2019
The Illusioneer
291
David Regal A Useful Palm card is inserted and going straight into right-hand classic palm, with delay
 		2019
Interpreting Magic
113
Clark Payne TRAP "Tabled Riffle Action Palm"
card pushed into deck in the hands, then tabled for riffle shuffle, ends up in right-hand full palm
 		June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
75
Anthony Miller The Out and Up Control direct, also as direct palm
 		July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
71
Palm color change used as vanish, stealing face-down card from deck and depositing it onto face-up card
 		2021
Freedom of Expression
137
Side Steal to Palm Tip
2022
Max Malini
256
Chris "Doc" Dixon Dixon's Delay delayed side steal
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
159
Denis Behr Expertalk: Denis Behr on the Delayed TFC-Steal typo "TPC Steal", card inserted, deck spread on table, then picked up and all-around square-up steal
Also published here
Inspired by
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
273
Bernard Bilis The Bilis One-Handed Side Steal Variation deck transferred to right hand which then completes the palm steal as deck is set on table
Inspired by
 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
105
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Bottom Steal Subtleties two small finesses to help make Bottom Steal indetectable, also applicable to a Side Steal
 		2022
Vallarino
36
Geoffrey Latta The Latta Side Steal into palm
 		2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
55
Geoffrey Latta The Interrupted Side Steal and Convincer pushed-out card left angle-jogged and bent downwards for a seemingly fair display
 		2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
61
Geoffrey Latta Starting from a Dribble side steal palm as top half is replaced
Related to
 2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
63
Guy Hollingworth All-Around Square-Up Palm multiple cards at different positions
Also published here
Variations
 2023
Seminah 3
72
Guy Hollingworth All-Around Square-Up Palm multiple cards at different positions
Also published here
Variations
 2025
Evidence of a Well Spent Life
138
Justin Higham* Double Master-Move Steal Master Move to left-hand full palm, followed by side steal into right hand
Related to
 2025
Double Side Steal Methods
6
Justin Higham* Variant Two-Handed Side Steal (After Marlo) two cards palmed from center, one in each hand
Inspired by
 2025
Double Side Steal Methods
7
Justin Higham* Double-Pivot Side Steal two cards palmed from center, one in each hand
Inspired by
 2025
Double Side Steal Methods
15
Justin Higham* Basic Two-Handed Side Steal two cards palmed from center, one in each hand
 		2025
Double Side Steal Methods
30
Justin Higham* Make Your Own Double Side Steal two cards palmed from center, one in each hand
 		2025
Double Side Steal Methods
34