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291 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Top
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Enlever la carte Classic top palm
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 109
Unknown To "Palm" a Card
1876 Modern Magic 27
Unknown Das Escamotieren einer Karte
Nov. 1895 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3) 37
Unknown Das Escamotieren einer Karte
1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 12
Unknown Das Kartenstehlen - I. Methode "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
single and multiple top palm, cover actions
 		Dec. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 12) 179
Unknown The Regular Palm
1897 New Era Card Tricks 29
Buatier de Kolta The Buatier Palm
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 31
Unknown Das Kartenstehlen - IV. Methode "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
 		Jan. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 1) 4
Unknown Das Kartenstehlen - VI. Methode "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
cards slightly outjogged, right fingers press on them
 		Mar. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 3) 35
Unknown Top Palm brief, one or multiple cards
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 144
Unknown Top Palm brief
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 91
Clement de Lion Clement de Lion's Eskamotier-Volte left fingers flip top packet of deck book-wise over towards the right where they are palmed during body turn
Related to Sep. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9) 132
S. W. Erdnase The Erdnase System of Palming - Top Palm. First Method
Related toVariations 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 83
S. W. Erdnase Top Palm. Second Method
Related to 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 85
S. W. Erdnase Top Palm When Cards Are Riffled after riffle shuffle
 		1902 The Expert at the Card Table 92
S. W. Erdnase Small Packet Top Palm
1902 The Expert at the Card Table 107
S. W. Erdnase Palming two methods
  • without apparently touching the deck with right hand
  • single card à la Vernon's Topping the Deck
Related toVariations 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 144
Charles Bertram The Palm - A New and Perfectly Deceptive Method
1902 The Modern Conjurer 40
G. Restell Zur Eskamotier-Volte multiple cards
Related to Oct. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10) 148
Charles Bertram The Palm - A New and Perfectly Deceptive Method "immeasurably superior to any other", handing deck to be shuffled with right hand
 		1904 Modern Card Manipulation 23
T. Nelson Downs, Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Die Kartenfächer-Eskamotage a few cards held separate as one-handed fan is made, those cards are palmed into other hand as fan is displayed
 		Jan. 1905 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 2) 17
Unknown Top Palm see also notes on p. 23
 		1931 Ireland Writes a Book 22
Unknown Second-from-Top Steal
1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 35
Unknown New Palm of Top Card and a Color Change
Related to 1934 Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 47
Unknown The Gambler's Top Palm
1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 83
Unknown A New Top Change second card is palmed while top one is displayed, then replaced
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 86
Unknown The Spring Palm top card during spring flourish
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 131
Unknown Spring Palm brief
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 272
Unknown Palming a Card
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 380
Unknown Modern Methods of Palming Cards - An imperceptible method of palming the top card(s)
1938 Greater Magic 199
Unknown A Number of Cards left thumb pushes up, possible Horowitz credit on page 1105
Related to 1938 Greater Magic 203
Frederick Braue The Braue Diagonal Tip-Up Palm
Variations 1940 Expert Card Technique 49
Unknown The Swing Palm
1940 Expert Card Technique 49
Unknown The Thumb-Count Palm
1940 Expert Card Technique 50
Unknown The Crosswise Palm
1940 Expert Card Technique 53
Unknown New Vertical Palm small packet
Related to 1940 Expert Card Technique 54
Frederick Braue The Flip-Over Palm attributed to Fred Braue in "Vis à Vis"
Related toVariations 1940 Expert Card Technique 58
Edward Victor Multiple Card Palm Behind Handkerchief brief, Palm covered by handkerchief being shaken by both hands
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 31
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Grote Instantaneous Palm
1941 More Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 20
Unknown Palming of a Card
1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 207
Dai Vernon "Topping The Deck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49 Select Secrets 7
Eddie Joseph Palming Cards on the Feet
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 8
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A New Top Change
Related to 1943 Tricks and Sleights 32
Edward Marlo Marlo's Action Palms - Top Palm Dovetail
 		1945 Off the Top 1
Arthur H. Buckley The Perfect Card Palm left thumb swings under top card(s)
 		1946 Card Control 61
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Top Palm Slide Off
1946 Card Control 67
Joe Berg Berg's Top Palm
Related toVariations 1946 Card Control 68
Bert Allerton The Allerton Top Palm featuring the thumb count
 		1946 Card Control 69
Unknown Palm off the Second Top Card while top Card is visibly drawn onto the Pack similar to Adrian Plate's Palm Change with pack in hand
 		1946 Card Control 70
Unknown To Palm from off the Top of the Pack an exact Number of Cards up to Ten
1946 Card Control 70
Arthur H. Buckley Top Palm one or Several Cards also as a replacement as mentioned at the end
 		1946 Card Control 71
Al Valenti A Top Palm one handed top palm, with ring finger action
 		1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 107) 432
Unknown Top Palm, I (Single Card)
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 83
Unknown Top Palm, II (Several Cards)
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 86
Unknown Flying Palm card is thumbed off and palmed... context
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 91
Unknown Six-Card Palm from packet
 		1948 The Card Expert Entertains 142
Paul LePaul The Right Hand Top-Palm group method
 		1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 52
Paul LePaul Right Hand Top-Palm Single Card Method
Variations 1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 54
Dr. Jacob Daley Riffle-Shuffle Palm
1950 Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3) 114
Arthur H. Buckley The Palm
1950 Magical Gems 64
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
Variations 1953 The Cardician 55
Unknown The Top Palm
1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 7
Unknown The Multiple Palm
1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 8
Sam Leo Horowitz Tilt Dr. Daley story, small packet palm with injog
Related to
  • "A Palm" in "The Sphinx" May 1947, p. 79
 1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 310) 37
Edward Marlo Turn Down Palm
1956 Action Palm 19
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm another Card is pushed into Pack while top card is palmed
 		1956 Action Palm 21
Edward Marlo Pressure Fan Palm and application as a color change
 		1956 Action Palm 27
Edward Marlo Brush Palm small packet palm handling
 		1956 Action Palm 38
Edward Marlo Bits of Misdirection various bits
 		1956 Action Palm 40
Edward Marlo Tabled Riffle Palm during square up after tabled riffle shuffle, either hand
Also published here 1957 The Tabled Palm 3
Edward Marlo Ribbon Spread Palm as the spread is adjusted with both hands
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 11
Herb Zarrow Spring Riffle Top Palm while springing the cards after in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 		1957 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 346) 209
Dai Vernon Top Palm single card, Topping the Deck
Also published here 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 35
Dai Vernon Some useful Notes on Palming (a) motivation
 		1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 45
Cliff Green The Lay Away Palm
Related to 1961 Professional Card Magic 68
Charlie Miller Palm Change on Deck
1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 61
Harry Lorayne Double-Lift Palm palming second card the instant the top card is removed
Variations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 19
Larry Jennings Jennings Top Palm can be done tabled
Related toVariations 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 157
Maurice Rooklyn The Rooklyn Top Palm
Related to 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 161
Edward Marlo Palm Switch switched-out cards remained palmed
  • Drop Cover Approach
  • Delayed Drop Cover
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 42
Harry Lorayne Double-Lift Palm palming second card the instant the top card is removed
 		1971 Reputation-Makers 242
Unknown Palming the Card brief
 		1972 The Living End 160
Harry Lorayne A Top Palm
1973 Rim Shots 59
Larry Jennings A Multiple Palm
1973 Rim Shots 62
Jerry K. Hartman Packet Palm Palming from small packet
Also published here 1973 Means & Ends 12
Unknown A Simple Top Palm
1973 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum 11
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm without credit, another Card is pushed into Pack while top card is palmed
 		1975 Bennett's Best 88
Unknown Top Palm
1976 Now you see it, now you don't! 23
Gene Maze Lever Switch small packet
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Four) 254
Martin A. Nash The Double Lift Palm curiosity, see p. 445 for additional crediting
 		1977 Any Second Now 158
Harry Lorayne First Method palming for multiple cards
 		1977 The Magic Book 68
Harry Lorayne Second Method palming a single card, similar to Topping the Deck
 		1977 The Magic Book 71
Ross Bertram New Vertical Palm, modified
Related to 1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 76
Ross Bertram Bertram's Hold-Out Palm tabled
  • To Have the Deck Cut by a Spectator
  • Alternate Method
Related to 1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 86
Unknown One-Hand Top Palm II with aid of other hand
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 54
Gene Maze Rollaround Cop stealing card from douple
 		1979 CardMagic 145
Richard Kaufman Injogged Palm from Packet from small packet
 		1979 CardMagic 152
Gordon Bruce Variation on the Hugard Top Palm
Related to June 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6) 696
Edward Marlo Single Cut Top Palm
Related to 1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 82
Andrew Galloway Table Palm while spread is turned over on table
 		1980 Diverting Card Magic 31
Larry Jennings Multiple Top Palm brief
Related to 1980 Lecture Notes to Convention Session #1 21
Laurie Ireland, Jim Ryan Jim's Palm
1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: Classic Card Routines 10
Richard Kaufman The A'Point Palm palming second from top card
 		1982 Card Finesse 121
Unknown The Top Palm
1982 Smith's Notes 4
Edward Marlo Wrist Turn Palm
Inspired by 1983 Marlo without Tears 248
Edward Marlo Turnover Palm top Card is shown, immediately palmed
Inspired by 1983 Marlo without Tears 251
Ross Bertram A Ribbon-Spread Palm tabled
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 137
Karl Fulves Wrist Turn Misdirection Palm top card palmed as inserted card is shown again with turn of left hand
 		1983 Hardcore Aces 6
Unknown Fast Palm single card
 		1983 A Close-Up Kinda Guy 61
Dan O'Donoghue Palming the Card at table edge, details unclear
 		1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 48
Edward Marlo New Palms two techniques, see also page 159
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 135
Edward Marlo New Palms - Second Technique
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 136
Edward Marlo Turn and Palm as deck is tabled and cut
Also published here 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 140
Edward Marlo Single Cut Palm - Covered
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 149
Edward Marlo Thumb Across Palms palming top card(s) while left thumb is across deck, three methods
Also published here 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 150
Edward Marlo Top Palm "Estimation Approach Palming"
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 254
Edward Marlo Misdirection Brushing
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 310
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm multiple cards
 		1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 38
Jerry Sadowitz Cut Palm action palm, cards start in center
 		1984 Cards Hit 27
Tonny Van Rhee Packet Palm
Dec. 1985 Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12) 1144
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm brief
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 485
Harry Lorayne Double-Lift Palm palming second card the instant the top card is removed
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 487
Unknown Jog Palm top card starts slightly out-jogged
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 19
Unknown Thumb Fan Cover
1985 The Magic of Eric DeCamps 19
Ben Harris The Turnover Palm top card into right hand as deck is turned over
 		1985 Midnight Special 1
Joe Berg Berg Palm
1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 10
Edward Marlo Stud Turn Palm as top card is turned over
Related to 1986 Thirty Five Years Later 56
Joe Berg Berg Palm
1987 Neoclassics 16
Dai Vernon On the Top Palm Topping the Deck finesse
Related toVariations 1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 57
Sam Leo Horowitz Second Steal
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 146
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
1987 Special Effects 2
Roberto Giobbi Palming Multiple Cards from the Top
1987 Fantasia in As-Dur 43
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Misdirection Palm Handling uncredited, vague credit to Hugard's Magic Monthly
 		1987 Secret Session — Part Two 35
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm
1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 83
Edward Marlo Turnover Palm
Related to 1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 60
Larry Jennings L.J. Pop-Up Palm also called "Snap Palm", for small packet
 		1988 The Cardwright 118
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm
1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 4,5&6) 27
Dai Vernon The Lilliput Palm small packet handling
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 8
Dr. James William Elliott An Historical Note on the Dr. Elliott Top Palm
Related to 1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 11
Unknown One Card Top Palm
1989 The Experience of Magic 51
Jerry Sadowitz Palm Switch top card is palmed as it is apparently moved into outjogged position
Inspired by 1989 Cards on the Table 75
Jerry Sadowitz Jog Palm action palm during overhand shuffle sequence, multiple cards
 		1989 Cards on the Table 80
John Bannon Misdirection Card Steal choreography to palm off a card
 		1989 Avant Carde I 2
Karl Fulves Top to Bottom Reverse card levered up with third finger underneath as in Curry change
 		1989 Kaleidoscope 10
Unknown Simple Palm
1989 Close Up Magic To Tapdance To 38
Joe Berg Multiple Top Palm
1990 Ultra Cervon 48
Walt Maddison Fan to Palm palming while doing a Thumb Fan
 		Sep. 1990 Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9) 1829
Gary Ouellet The Crook Palm multiple cards
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 45
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
1990 Top Secret Stuff 113
Joe Berg Berg Palm from small packet
 		1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 12
Larry Jennings Snap Palm for small packet
Also published here 1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 18
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo The Misdirection Slide Palm
1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 141
Edward Marlo, John Carney Stud Turn Palm as top double is turned, "a minor variant" (35 Years Later)
 		1991 Carneycopia 69
John Bannon Misdirection Card Steal choreography to palm off a card
 		1991 Smoke and Mirrors 142
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm
1991 Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3) 23
Karrell Fox P.U.P. "Pop-Up-Palm", starts in Curry Turnover position
 		1991 Goodies 35
Stephen Tucker One Hand Top Palm Ideas
  • The Force
  • The Switch
  • The Sucker Effect
  • The Visible Rise (visual ending for Ambitious Card)
 		1991 New Close-Up Lecture 1
Vanni Bossi The Pivot Palm
1991 Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year 23
Patrick Page Die Automatische Palmage action palm after closing of fan
Also published here
  • Pages from Patrick's Notebook
 Nov. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3) 122
T. Page Wright The New Bottom Change double taken off face and replaced, bottom card of double palmed in right hand in preparation for color change
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 116
Gene Maze Overhand Shuffle Bottom Palm
Sep. 1992 Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9) 2122
Edward Marlo Focussed Misdirection Palm commentary on the technique followed by variations
 		1992 Card Finesse II 95
Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Misdirection Palm
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 Card Finesse II 96
Unknown Mechanical Second Palm second card is palmed
 		1992 Card Finesse II 125
Karl Fulves Breakaway Palm top card palmed either in right hand, or held in unusual clip position between left fingers for color change application
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 53
Ken Simmons Misdirection Palm Tip added riffle cover
Inspired by 1992 Choice Effects — Number Two 10
Steve Draun The Push and Take Top Palm
1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 49
Steve Draun The Take Top Palm
1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 51
Ernest Earick Turnover Top Palm the Erdnase Top Palm (see reference) adapted into the turning over of the deck
Inspired by 1993 By Forces Unseen 42
Unknown トップパーム (Top palm)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 49
Dan Block Palm Cut flourishy cut to cover top palm, action palm
Related to 1993 Card File 229
Joe Berg Topping the Deck with Joe Berg No. 1
Related to 1993 The Charlatan's Handbook 169
Sid Fleischman The Coward's Palm No. 2
 		1993 The Charlatan's Handbook 171
Sid Fleischman The Fleischman Pop-Up Palm No. 3, left thumb pushes card into right palm
 		1993 The Charlatan's Handbook 172
Sid Fleischman The Camelback Palm No. 4, top card buckled with left thumb
 		1993 The Charlatan's Handbook 175
Edward Marlo, Michael Close Misdirection Palm Handling
1994 Workers Number 4 48
Edward Marlo The Turnover Palm
1994 Workers Number 4 60
L'Homme Masqué, Alex Elmsley Two-Handed Spring Palm packet handling
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 230
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm multiple cards
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 238
Karl Fulves Transport Palm from deck to wallet
 		1994 Crooked Tales 112
Peter Duffie P.O.U.S. (Palm Off Utility Sleight) in the act of apparantly turning packet over
Inspired by 1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 266
S. W. Erdnase Top Palm
1995 Cardshark 36
Bob King Small Packet Turnover Palm small packet turned over and taken into right hand
 		1995 Cards to Pocket Plus 6
Jerry K. Hartman Packet Palm palm card(s) from a small packet in action of turning it over
Also published here 1995 After Craft 71
Dai Vernon The Top Palm "Topping the Deck"
Also published here 1996 Card College — Volume 2 273
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Palming Multiple Cards from the Top
1996 Card College — Volume 2 276
Unknown Single Card Top Palm no credit (Le Paul?)
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 84
Wesley James Action Palm Variant
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1996 Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2) 2615
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm very brief
 		1996 Classic Sampler 57
Edward Marlo Ribbon Spread Palm
1996 Classic Sampler 63
Baltazar Fuentes Wedge Break Palm from small packet
 		1996 Arempi 3
Larry Jennings The Circle Top Palm all around square up cover
 		1997 Jennings '67 64
Larry Jennings Bevel Top Palm
Related to
  • "Invisible Top Card Palm" (Howard Schwarzman, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 5 No. 4, 1947, p. 350)
 1997 Jennings '67 66
Larry Jennings The Tent Palm
1997 Jennings '67 164
Larry Jennings Snap Palm for (very) small packet
 		1997 Jennings '67 180
Edward Marlo, John Carney Stud Turn Palm as top double is turned
 		1997 The Ancient Empty Street 9
Wesley James Action Palm Variant - Multi-Card Misdirection Palm
Inspired by 1997 The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James 78
Christian Scherer Die Umdrehpalmage as top card is turned over, similar to Marlo's Stud Turn Palm
Related to 1997 Karten à la carte 128
Karl Fulves Wrist Turn Top Palm as left hand turns wrist-up
Inspired by 1997 The Fine Print (Issue 6) 142
Edward Marlo Thumb Across Palm
Also published here 1997 Solomon's Mind 28
Simon Lovell PalmThinks top card is levered up with left thumb into right hand
 		1997 Simon Says! 25
Bob White Small Packet Palm left thumb motionless on top
Also published here 1997 It's a Matter of Style 13
Joe Berg Top Palm
1998 Hard-Boiled Mysteries 14
Jack Avis Dribble Top Palm
Related to 1998 Vis à Vis 28
Ellis Stanyon Palming the Top Card by Drawing It Towards the Person No. 1, right hand drawn towards back
Variations 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 238
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 239
Ellis Stanyon Lateral Slide of the Top Card to the Right No. 3
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 240
Ellis Stanyon Pushing the Card over the Front End of the Pack No. 4
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 240
Ellis Stanyon Raising the Rear End of the Card with the Thumb No. 5
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 240
Ellis Stanyon Palming One When Springing Cards from Hand to Hand No. 8, "My 'pet' palm", last card held back during springing action
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 242
Ellis Stanyon Masking the "Palm" with the Balance of the Pack No. 19, choreography for palm
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 249
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note springing off the thumb, and combination with palming cards
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 297
Edward Marlo Reverse-Turnaround Palm reverse all-around square up cover
Inspired by 1999 Collected Card Notes 103
Edward Marlo Glide Palm all-around square up cover
 		1999 Collected Card Notes 105
Earl Nelson Dr. Elliott Goes Multiple multiple card Topping the Deck
Inspired by Dec. 1999 Onyx (Issue 9) 7
Edward Marlo Tabled Riffle Palm during square up after tabled riffle shuffle, either hand
Also published here 1999 Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements 17
Edward Marlo The Misdirection Palm
Related to 2000 Palming: For The Terrified 1
Barry Price Price's Face Up Misdirection Palm palming card second from top
Inspired by 2000 Palming: For The Terrified 2
Joe Berg The Berg Palm
2000 Palming: For The Terrified 18
Barry Price The Flex Change
Inspired by
  • "Flexible Move" (Ed Marlo)
 2000 Palming: For The Terrified 36
Jerry Mentzer Addition to Le Paul Top Palm
  • The Casual Gesture
  • The Flourish Show
Inspired by 2000 Card File Two 123
L'Homme Masqué Palming Cards from the Top of the Pack one-handed spring palm
Also published here
  • La Prestidigitation sans Appareils, Gaultier, 1914
 July 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7) 35
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Two Handed Multiple Card Palm
Related to 2001 Rebel without a Pause 3
Harry Lorayne Cut Control To Palm action palm during to-table-cut sequence
 		2001 Personal Collection 41
Joe Berg Berg Palm brief, from packet
 		2002 Constant Fooling 1 34
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 77
Dai Vernon Top Palm
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 121
Dai Vernon Vernon Top Palm
Related to 2002 The Book of Secrets 56
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm, First Method
Related to 2002 The Book of Secrets 57
Peter Duffie POUS Palmed Off Utility Sleight, apparendly turning deck over but palming card off instead
 		2003 Free From Filler 14
Joe Berg Berg Palm
2003 Tricks 70
Joe Berg, Ross Bertram Bertram-Berg Palm brief
 		2003 Tricks 153
Gabriel Moreno Empalme Pivotante al Recomponer la Baraja top and center
 		2003 La Magia Española del Siglo XX 222
Unknown Single Card Top Palm card starts slightly out-jogged
 		May 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5) 62
Jerry Sadowitz Cut Palm action palm, cards start in center
 		2004 Cut Controls 26
Jay Sankey Push-In Palm top card pushed back and instantly squared, apparently it is in center
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 57
Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle Multiple Misdirection Palm
May 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5) 73
Larry Jennings Snap Palm for small packet
Also published here 2005 Up In Smoke 2
Bob White Small Packet Palm left thumb motionless on top
  • White's Comments
Also published here 2005 It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition) 28
Jack Avis The Weave and Waterfall Bottom Palm "A Simple Action Palm"
 		2006 Rara Avis 184
Jack Avis Table Edge Palm tabled spread, very brief
 		2006 Rara Avis 184
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
2006 Power Plays 34
Doug Edwards Free Movement Palm palm after tabled riffle shuffle
 		2006 Brass Knuckles 2
Doug Edwards Uplifted right hand top palm, one-handed top palm
  • Top Palm Color Change
 		2006 Brass Knuckles 8
Doug Edwards Auto Change card ends up in palm position when deck is dragged from table, as color change
 		2006 Brass Knuckles 65
Doug Edwards Oh So-Subtle Color Change card ends up in palm position of right hand when deck is turned over with left hand, as color change
 		2006 Brass Knuckles 67
Andi Gladwin Small Packet One Handed Multiple Top Palm
2006 Another Bite of the Cherry 66
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm brief
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 203
Edward Marlo Palming from a Shuffle before Dovetail shuffle
Related to 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 132
Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Misdirection Palm
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 188
Ron Bauer RAP (Riffle Action Palm) single card
 		2008 The Ron Bauer 2008 Lecture 23
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Half-a-Double Palm double is split, one card is placed in center of the deck while other card is palmed
 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 209
Fred Robinson Fred on the Top Palm single card
 		2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 150
Derek DelGaudio Riffle Palm during in-the-hands riffle shuffle, first published in "Only Notes", for Zarrow credit see issue 2, p. 20
 		2009 Gambit (Issue 1) 19
Michael Feldman Riffle Shuffle Action Palm
2010 The Opposite of People 29
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm brief
 		2010 The Opposite of People 32
Al Schneider Top Palm action palm after overhand shuffle
 		2011 Al Schneider Magic 220
Al Schneider Al Schneider Palm action palm
 		2011 Al Schneider Magic 477
Dave Buck Octomus Palm Top card is placed into right hand palm, face of card is against the palm
Related toVariations 2011 If An Octopus Could Palm 18
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
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck
2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 249
S. W. Erdnase, Roberto Giobbi On the Erdnase System of Palming
2012 Confidences 220
Karl Fulves Karate Steal "Two Ideas"
stealing card off tabled deck into palm or under cover
 		2012 Prolix (Issue 10) 696
Unknown Palming Two or More Cards Erdnase style
 		2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 54
Lance Caffrey Top Cop No. 2, after Hindu Shuffle
 		2013 The Asian Hustle — Secrets of the Hindu Shuffle 104
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Fan Palm during closing of fan
 		2014 Card Men 8
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck
2014 Classic Fantastic 67
Harry Lorayne During-Swivel Palm
Inspired by 2015 JawDroppers! 121
Edo Huang Seville Switch palming second card from break
 		2015 Card Coffee Collective 37
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi The Vernon Top Palm
  • Gestures and Poses
  • Position of the Deck and Cover
Inspired by 2016 Standup Card Magic 75
Pepe Lirrojo Empalme a la Faro palming while springing the cards after a faro
 		2016 Panpharos 19
Dr. James Nuzzo Nuzzo's Propelled Palm cards spring into palm after Elias Shift, also as pass to bottom
 		June 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6) 57
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck single card
Related to 2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 43
Tom Rose Finessed Berg Palm
Inspired by 2018 From the Red Notebook 14
Harry Lorayne Palm From Double palming second card the instant the top card is removed
Inspired by 2018 And Finally! 153
Shane Cobalt Top Palm - First Method comments on Erdnase's technique
Related to 2019 The Acorn Notes 26
Benjamin Earl The Erdnase Top Palm single card top palm, credit information
Inspired byRelated to 2019 The Shift #2 35
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
2019 Tesseract 91
Unknown Palm from Packet after turning packet over
 		2019 The Illusioneer 131
Bébel Covered Top Palm palming cards from under a top cover card
 		May 2020 Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2)) 271
John Galsworthy Top Palm with different motivations, cutting and pulling up sleeve
Inspired by 2020 Notes Concerning the Palming of Cards 12
Steve Forte heel palm
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 566
Steve Forte natural palm no lifting by left fingers
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 567
Steve Forte left-thumb-blocker palm left thumb stays on top of deck
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 568
Steve Forte discards palm as hands or discards are collected
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 569
Steve Forte Cop Palm-Off right first finger squeezes top card into palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 961
Andi Gladwin Second from Top Palm with Master Pushoff
 		2020 The Boy Who Cried Magic 94
Edward Marlo Turn and Palm
Also published here 2020 Output (Issue 12) 31
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck thorough discussion
  • Completing the Action
Related toAlso published here 2022 Topping the Deck 2
Dai Vernon Gambler's Table Top Palm as right hand moves back towards deck, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
 		2022 Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic 109