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Cutting at a Chosen Card stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
266
A Cutting Discovery found by cutting to it, thumbnail estimation
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
114
Poker Heaps performer cuts deck in five piles, good poker hand on top
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
21
To Control Two or More Cards as four-Ace Control
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
8
Edward Marlo Handling Improved
Related to 1942
Let's See the Deck
10
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces
Related toVariations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
27
Edward Marlo What? No Crimps?
Related to 1947
Marlo In Spades
29
J. B. Bobo Four Ace Routine (a) four piles build by shuffling and being stopped by spectator, Ace on top of each
(b) Aces lost, number cards selected and their value used to count down to Aces
(c) "Cutting the Aces"
 		1947
Watch This One!
65
Russell T. Barnhart Four-Ace Opener slip cut
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
134
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Nailcutting the Aces
1948
Show Stoppers with Cards
9
Audley Walsh Cut Up one handed cutting the Aces, Aces reversed
 		Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 187)
748
Joe Stuthard Cutting to Aces
1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
19
Clayton Rawson The Missing Card card is removed, mates are found
 		Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
654
Eddie Joseph That's Your Card - Take It Away four cards chosen, lost, honest slop shuffle to mix cards face-up/face-down, performer cuts to cards
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
25
Edward Marlo Challenge Cutting of Aces
1953
The Cardician
67
Edward Marlo Clip Palm Ace Cutting
1957
Side Steal
54
Edward Marlo The Card Transfer for Ace Cutting only idea mentioned
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
37
Edward Marlo The Crimp Cull riffle shuffle cull, four Aces are corner crimped
Variations 1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
66
Edward Marlo Cutting Aces to Top of Four Packets
1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
114
Dai Vernon Snap Crimp cutting to the Aces application
Related to 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
60
Edward Marlo Ace Cutting Follow Up cutting to three Aces, then to a six-spot which is used to count to the last Ace, then a switch and all Aces come to top
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
32
Edward Marlo The Cut Estimate cutting off the same number of card, tabled or in-the-hands, Ace cutting application
Variations 1962
Estimation
19
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 1 Aces lost in deck, performer cuts deck in four piles with Aces on top, Kings on bottom, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
14
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 2 Aces and Kings lost in deck, performer cuts deck into four piles with Aces and Kings on top and bottom of each, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
14
Edward Marlo Cutting the Aces
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 2 Slip Cut)
5
Edward Marlo Aces and Four Packets
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 2 Slip Cut)
5
Edward Marlo Kings and Aces deck cut into four packets, Kings on top and Aces on bottom, two methods
Variations 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 2 Slip Cut)
6
Edward Marlo Alternated Ace Cutting
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 2 Slip Cut)
9
Edward Marlo Shuffle and Cut Discovery of Four Aces six methods, cutting into four packets
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 3 Shuffle and Cut Discoveries)
1
Edward Marlo Four Shuffles Ace Location
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 3 Shuffle and Cut Discoveries)
10
Edward Marlo Four Ace Shuffle and Packet Cut Discoveries
Variations 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 3 Shuffle and Cut Discoveries)
11
Edward Marlo Four Ace Location (Stacked Deck Retained) four Aces shuffled into deck and cut on top of four piles, order retained
Related toVariations 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
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 Flash Aces deck cut into four packets, Aces on bottom of each
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
17
John Benzais Four of a Kind named four-of-a-kind
 		1967
The Best of Benzais
62
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Die Lange Karte making use of reversed cards in deck with whole deck corner-shorted, like cutting to the Aces
 		1967 (ca.)
The Astor-Deck
8
Alton Sharpe Jumping Jacks performer cuts pack into four piles, Jacks on top, then matrix routine with table mat with post card covers
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
145
David Bendix Ace-Cutting without Double-Cutting alternate way to get into "Cutting The Aces", using faro shuffle
Inspired by Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
74
Karl Fulves Octogonal Aces Aces shuffled reversed in deck, cut to again, stripper deck
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Edward Marlo Ace Cutting (Marlo Key) using Marlo Key Card, faro
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
69
Edward Marlo Professional Ace Cutting with crimp, faro
Related to 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
146
North Bigbee Magick Aces using a brand new deck
 		1970
Magick (Issue 6)
29
Milton Kort Cutting the Aces, Off Color color-changing back kicker
 		1970
Off-Color Card Tricks
37
Allan Ackerman Axing the Aces backs of Aces change color
 		1971
The Esoterist
24
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Don Costello The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers with four Kings kicker and story
Inspired byVariations 1971
Reputation-Makers
11
Edward Marlo Marlo's Super Ace Cutting eight extra Aces
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
29
Karl Fulves Ace Cutting performer cuts to the four Aces after losing them
Inspired by 1971
Ace Cutting
1
Jerry K. Hartman A Cut Above mirroring each other, magician and spectator each cut four piles, magician has cut to Kings, spectator has cut to Aces with corresponding order of suits
Also published here 1972
Packet Magic
38
Dai Vernon Vernon's Snap Crimp Ideas No. 65
  • 1) red-black
  • 2) all of one suit or one four-of-a-kind
  • 3) spread location
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
20
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap Crimp In 4 Ace Shuffle Routine No. 560, snap-crimped key card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
156
Dr. Jacob Daley Ace Location No. 579, locator cards by wetting center of cards and letting it dry
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
161
Karl Fulves Instant Ace Cutting Aces dropped on top of deck, instantly four piles formed
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
28
Karl Fulves Instant Ace Cutting Aces dropped on top of deck, instantly four piles formed (problem posed on p. 28)
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
64
Karl Fulves Challenge Ace Cutting spectator shuffles cards
Related to 1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
46
Karl Fulves No-Crimp Ace Cutting setting four side jogs
Related to 1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
84
Edward Marlo Surprise - Surprise - Surprise Aces produced, triumph effect with no reversed cards, Aces reverse at once
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
156
Martin A. Nash Aces For Experts Only any Ace called for
Related toVariations 1975
Ever So Sleightly
58
Martin A. Nash Spinning the Aces see p. 444 for additional crediting
Also published here 1975
Ever So Sleightly
93
Larry Jennings Gambler's Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Two
102
Bob Hamilton Extra royal flush kicker
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
95
Peter Kane The Unkind Cut performer cuts deck in four piles, top and bottom cards are mates
 		1975
A Further Card Session with Peter Kane
18
Francis Carlyle Date Card Trick cutting the Aces forming year dates
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
110
Frank Garcia Bluff Ace Opener magicians cuts four piles, all Aces, taking more card in last packet
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 2
1
Frank Garcia Impossible 4 Ace Revelation magicians cuts four piles, all Aces
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 2
2
Martin A. Nash One-Armed Bandit one-handed, see p. 449 for additional crediting
Inspired by 1977
Any Second Now
246
Punx Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm presentation for Vernon's Cutting the Aces, only production
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1977
Setzt Euch zu meinen Füssen...
63
Roger Smith Ultimate Cutting the Aces from ungaffed shuffled deck
 		1977
The Ultimate Card Book No. 2
12
Harry Lorayne Cutting the Aces "a practice device for the Jog Shuffle", deck placed on table after jog shuffle and an Ace cut to, repeated
 		1977
The Magic Book
88
Allan Ackerman Ace Cutting Display
1978
Here's My Card
103
Frank Garcia Bluff Ace Opener magicians cuts four piles, all Aces, taking more card in last packet
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 2
1
Frank Garcia Impossible 4 Ace Revelation magicians cuts four piles, all Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 2
2
Al Smith Cross Over Aces using pick-up from wrong packets, see p. 37 for variation by David Britland
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1978
The Talon (Issue 2)
13
Martin A. Nash Honest Aces
Related toVariations 1979
Sleight Unseen
428
Martin A. Nash It Can't Happen Here cutting to any value named, stack
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
430
Martin A. Nash All Challenges Met real thing, estimation, riffle cull
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
436
Edward Marlo One Hand Ace Cutting one handed cutting at four angle jogs, three methods
Related to 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
350
Karl Fulves Textbook Aces spectator cuts to Aces, then performer, at bottom of piles is Royal Flush
  • Immediate Aces
  • Knockout Poker
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 24)
1298
Steve Beam Split Cutting The Aces
1979
Magic — The Vanishing Art
10
Ariel Frailich Roll-Over-Kill Aces cut to in named order, then Rollover Aces with new deck order finish
  • Introduction
  • Requirements
  • Effect
  • Method
Variations 1979
Roll-Over-Kill
1
Edward Marlo The Punch Cut cut to a full house, punched cards as crimped cards
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
9
Edward Marlo One Hand Bottom Slip Cut on the table, four techniques
Also published here 1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
237
Edward Marlo Another Ace Cutting Effect bottom slip cut application, step 34
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
243
Father Cyprian Swindle Cut Aces Aces lost and cut to by magician
Related toVariations 1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
10
Father Cyprian Four Ace Quickie
1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
38
Martin A. Nash Aces for Experts Only any Ace called for
Inspired by 1980
Ovation
2
Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Don Costello, Martin A. Nash The Card Sharp and the Four Gamblers
Related to 1980
Ovation
4
Martin A. Nash Honest Aces shorter description
Inspired by 1980
Jacks or Better
2
H. E. Burnside Cutting the Aces
Mar. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 3)
814
John F. Mendoza, Barry Nelson Marlo-Nelson-Mendoza Hunters Kings and Queens shuffled into deck, one of the Kings put in case, deck cut into packets, Queen and King on top of each, one Queen with King in case
Inspired by 1980
John: Verse Two
15
John F. Mendoza Easy Ace Cutting tabled
 		1980
John: Verse Two
66
Martin A. Nash Spinning the Aces
Also published here 1980
Colors on the March
5
Val Evans, Juan Tamariz El Tahur y los 4 Ases Efecto N°17, cutting the Aces
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
60
Al Smith Cross Over Aces using pick-up from wrong packets
Also published here 1980
Cards On Demand
2
Harry Riser Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces center blocks cut out one-handed
Inspired byAlso published here 1981
Arcane (Issue 6)
59
David Britland Pseudo one handed
Inspired by May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
14
Edward Marlo Story Book Poker Deal Ace cutting, repeat six hand stacking, all have quartets as climax, "inverse" belly stripper
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
88
Edward Marlo First Routine spectator shuffles between each Aces, then magician a bit too, slick cards
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
93
Edward Marlo Second Routine spectator shuffles, slick Aces
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
94
Edward Marlo Third Routine slick Aces, any Ace called for
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
94
Edward Marlo Fourth Routine slick Aces, one-handed, not recommended by Marlo...
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
95
Edward Marlo Techniques for Ace Cutting two methods
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
202
Edward Marlo Crimp Conjuring spectator shuffles, magician locates Aces two times, then stacks them, similar to snap crimp
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
210
Edward Marlo Refined Ace Cutting from "Lost Shuffle Manuscript", using crimps or raised surfaces
Inspired by 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
216
Dr. Jacob Daley, Jack Avis Notes on Dr. Daley's Strip Out Shuffle culling of cards at known position, short Ace cutting sequence with riffle shuffle placement, all very brief
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
112
Mike Gallo Suited Up Ace cutting with New Deck Order finish
 		June 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 22)
209
Michael Skinner New King Cut Kings change to Aces, Kings are also cut to
Also published here 1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
53
Edward Marlo Mexican Joe Cuts To The Aces
1984
At The Table
83
Frederick Braue Tens at 10, 20, 37, 47 cutting to Tens in Nikola stack with Thumbnail Gauge (1941)
Inspired by 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
29
Larry Jennings Gambler's Aces
Also published here 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
102
Bob King Anytime Ace Cut using tabled slip cut, quick
Also published here Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1278
Dai Vernon The Unadulterated Cutting the Aces
Related to 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
155
Gary Ouellet Three-Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards, inspiration according to "JawDroppers!"
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)
1335
Karl Fulves Any Named Ace any Ace is cut to in a shuffled deck, riffle cull
Inspired by 1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
6
Randy Wakeman The Odds Against Me inspired by Scarne performance on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow Show"
 		1987
Special Effects
20
Thomas Hierling Haben Sie ein Lieblingsas...?! performer cuts to the Aces, then named Ace vanishes and reappears reversed in deck
Inspired by 1987
New Wave Close-Up
39
Karl Fulves Within An Ace No. 1, Aces cut to, they show up face up
Related to 1987
Secret Session — Part Two
52
Jamy Ian Swiss The Card Sharp theatrical presentation for Lorayne's routine
Inspired byAlso published here 1987
Theatrics
31
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Aces fast cutting
 		1988
The Cervon File
196
Edward Marlo Shuffling and Cutting to the Aces using riffle cull approach
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
77
Larry Jennings Double Revelation performer cuts to four Kings in four piles, they change to Aces via Jennings Revelation
Related to 1988
The Cardwright
8
Karrell Fox The "Informers" performer cuts deck into three piles, on top are the mates of the selection
 		1988
My Latest Book
53
Edward Marlo Ace Cutting using Mexican Joe Crimp
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
256
Edward Marlo Cardician's Touch spectator shuffles before each cut to an Ace, using Mexican Joe Crimp
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
259
Randy Wakeman A Dime a Dozen
Variations 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
87
Paul Cummins On Call magician cuts pack in four piles with Aces on its faces
 		1990
Spectacle
63
Jack Birnman The Birnman Revelation performer cuts deck swiftly into four piles, Ace on top of each, including a handling by John Bannon
 		1990
Impossibilia
118
Gary Ouellet Three Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1990
Close Up Illusions
28
Edward Marlo Magician Cuts the Aces with wave work in cards
 		Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
13
René Lavand The Cumanes story for cutting the Aces, one-handed routine
Inspired by 1991
Slow Motion Magic II
38
Al Smith Slip Sliding Awaces Ace production with slip cuts, optional retaining of red/black separation with Zarrows
 		1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
4
Gary Ouellet Three-Second Wonder no credit, crossing hands when turning over top cards
Inspired by Sep. 1992
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 4)
16
Peter Duffie Quick-Serve Aces quick Ace cutting
 		1992
Hidden Agenda
7
Ernest Earick Bottomland Aces spectator shuffles, performer cuts to four Aces
 		1993
By Forces Unseen
125
Doug Edwards Close the Cirlce using multiple tabled slip cuts
 		Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2206
Doug Edwards Close the Cirlce, Expanded using multiple tabled slip cuts, face up
 		Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2206
Edward Marlo Losing Aces, Cutting Aces with commentary on Dai Vernon's "Cutting the Aces"
Inspired by Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
14
Al Thatcher Breather Crimp Application for last Ace in Cutting the Aces
Related to 1993
Card File
174
Jerry Mentzer Challenge Aces Aces cut to from shuffled, sealed deck, breather crimps
 		1993
Card File
176
Gary Ouellet Three Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards
Also published here 1993
A Dream of Aces
12
Jerry K. Hartman, Vicente Canuto Aparición de Ases y Reyes mirroring each other, magician and spectator each cut four piles, magician has cut to Kings, spectator has cut to Aces
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
117
Alex Elmsley The Tale of the Old Timer cutting to fourJacks, then Queens, then Kings, then dealing out all Jacks to Aces
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
449
Frank Thompson Frank Thompson's Method top stock riffle control
  • Thompson Ace Cutting
 		1994
Crooked Tales
94
Bob Irons Gambler's Aces breather crimp, tabled
Variations 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
104
Gene Maze Soft Deck softening a deck except the Aces
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
140
Aldo Colombini Poker Coins performer cuts deck into four piles and four cards are left on the table, they are the Aces, coin is found under each
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
44
Paul Cummins Smoother Stevens cutting to four Aces in one run
 		1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part Two
8
Michael Skinner New King Cut Kings change to Aces, Kings are also cut to
Also published here 1996
Classic Sampler
20
Michael Skinner Knocking Out the Aces tabled production routine
 		1996
Classic Sampler
76
Karl Fulves Two By Four shuffled deck, performer shuffles and cuts three piles, then names bottom cards, then new bottom cards are Aces
 		1996
Blocking Off
62
Karl Fulves Multitudinous cutting to three Nines and shows them to different spectators, they all see the Nine of Spades which is then removed from wallet
 		1996
Blocking Off
90
John Scarne Slick Aces named four-of-a-kind lost and cut to one by one (with distribution shuffle/honest aces), last ace appears with other 3 on spectator's hand
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
172
John Scarne Triple Threat performer cuts to three signed and lost cards during tabled riffle shuffles (or: full house named, performer cuts to those five cards)
 		1996
Blocking Off
193
James Swain Up-the-Ladder Aces
Related to 1996
Miracles with Cards
56
James Swain The Unweave Revelation Faro Divider type
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
109
James Swain My Opener Aces produced, triumph with Aces reversed at end, Aces lost again, cut to and new deck order finale
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
112
Harry Riser Erdnase Aces tabled one-at-a-time Ace production, using riffle shuffle work from Erdnase
Inspired byVariations 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
52
Harry Riser Quick Erdnase Aces quicker version
Inspired by 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
59
Lou Gallo Actually Cutting the Aces Aces lost in deck similar to Always Cut the Cards, then performer cuts to Aces in four packets
Inspired by 1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
47
Lou Gallo Poker Dilemma three phases, four Nines cut to, three-handed game dealt with good hands, then five-handed game
 		1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
104
Jack Carpenter The Sweep Control deck cut into four piles, Ace on bottom of each, tabled
Related to 1997
The Expert's Portfolio No. 1
71
Dai Vernon, Al Mann Cutting the Aces story, with knife
Inspired by 1997
Mind Your Poker
12
Thomas Baxter Breathless Aces cut to by performer, then he cuts the deck into four packets on those Aces and each packet contains a suit in numerical order, breather crimp
Inspired by 1997
Card Stories
62
Andrew Wimhurst Kicked in the Face cut in four piles, first Aces, then Jacks, Nash's Honest Aces Shuffle
 		1998
Down Under Deals
18
Harry Levine Climbing the Aces with up the ladder cut and breather crimp
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)
1428
Jack Avis Flash Ace Production deck split into four packets, Ace on top of each
 		1998
Vis à Vis
78
Jack Avis Siva's Ace Cut
1998
Vis à Vis
80
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
13
Guy Hollingworth A More Light-Hearted Routine Ace cutting with increasing conditions
 		1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
192
Andrew Wimhurst, Dr. Jacob Daley Cheater's Aces
1999
Low Down Dirty Tricks
7
Baltazar Fuentes Cutting the Aces Aces put in different positions in fan with some fake spacing, found
 		1999
Arempi II
28
Justin Higham Shuffled Ace Cutting
1999
Collected Card Notes
54
William Zavis Aces Up blocking off principle, credit information
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 49 No. 8, Oct. 1950
 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
19
J. W. Sarles Crimp Cut Aces setting bridge during tabled riffle shuffle
Inspired byVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
44
Mark Aspiazu Four Card Production Ace flies out of deck, then quickly three packets are made to locate other Aces, tabled
 		2000
Freebie 2
16
Jamy Ian Swiss The Card Sharp theatrical presentation for Lorayne's routine
Also published here 2002
Theatrics II
27
Joshua Jay Spectator Cuts to the Jacks first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
Also published here July 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)
74
Luis H. Trueba, Martin A. Nash Honest Aces Production
Inspired by 2003
Magia y Dramagia
116
Juan Tamariz Cutting the Aces or any Four of a Kind last card is located by counting value of apparently wrong card, Vernon structure
Inspired by 2004
Mnemonica
123
Aaron Shields Dr. Dolittle's Aces Scarne-inspired Ace cutting from spectator-shuffled deck with blindfold, duplicate Aces
Inspired by
  • "Four For Scarne" (Aaron Shields, Tings To Come, 2001)
 2004
Deviant Practices
7
Piet Forton Cutting the Aces Vernon's Cutting the Aces, without losing Aces, Royal Flush kicker (same idea published by Bob Hamilton)
Inspired byRelated to 2005
Das 2005 — Close-Up Seminar
8
Joshua Jay Overlap Jack Cutting first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
  • Phase One: The Spectator Cuts to Four Jacks
  • Phase Two: The Magician Cuts to Four Jacks (Sort of)
Also published here 2005
Overlap
81
Dave Forrest Eight of Two Kinds performer cuts deck into four piles, Kings are on top, underneath are the Aces
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
61
Harry Riser Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces center blocks cut out one-handed
Inspired byAlso published here 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
45
Justin Higham IDF Aces performer stops dribble at four Aces one by one
Related to 2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
6
Justin Higham Illogical Ace-Cutting packets assembled one by one and top cards tabled, bluff
Related toVariations 2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
13
Joel Givens Laser Aces cutting the Aces, pack then revealed to be four solid blocks with Aces at the face of each
Inspired byVariations 2007
Session
22
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's High Card Cut method with table-edge holdout
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
187
Jason England Aces to Order Aces cut to in requested order
 		2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
1
Benjamin Earl Dr. Strangehand Aces are cut to one-handed from spectator-shuffled deck, Aces start palmed
  • Method 1
  • Method 2 (Preferred Method) (fourth Ace appears in the hand that was held behind the back during the one-handed production of the first three Aces)
  • Psychological Handling
 		2010
Dr. Strangehand
6
Steve Ehlers Stevens' Aces using Stevens Control with Depth Charge principle for Ace cutting
 		2010
Card Magic USA
64
Michael Skinner Four Ace Cutting four packets cut with an Ace on top of each
 		2010
Card Magic USA
276
Karl Fulves Swiping The Aces "Unexplained"
deck cut in four piles, bottom cards shown as Aces, then they are on top, posed as a problem
 		2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
622
Tom Gagnon LBD Aces "Lateral Bottom Deal", Aces lost, performer quickly cuts the tabled deck four times at the Aces
 		2011
Avant-Cards
146
Tom Gagnon Bet Your Lateral Bottom Dollar performer cuts to the Aces one by one from tabled deck, dollar bill lies on deck, using Greek Lateral Bottom Deal
 		2011
Avant-Cards
148
Tom Gagnon Sticky Aces cutting to Aces after spectator's shuffle à la Scarne, using cards that have half a sticky surface
 		2011
Avant-Cards
155
David Britland Cyclic Aces
  • Cardopolis
Aces are cut to fairly, using crimp
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Sorcerer, Issue 2, 1988
 Apr. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)
14
Benjamin Earl Selective Isolation any Ace called for
 		2013
Less is More 2
4
Tom Gagnon Ribbon Spread Cut deck openly cut during flipping over a tabled spread, right at an Ace
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
51
Justin Higham Pseudo Memorisation Plus spectator shuffles once, card forced, its identity divined and then matching three-of-a-kind found, two cards preset on each half (mini-Gilbreath)
Related to 2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
15
Benjamin Earl Real Ace Cutting thoughts on cutting four Aces from a shuffled deck
  • Method/approach/philosophy
  • Technical Notes
  • Performance Notes
  • Final Thoughts
Also published here 2014
Less is More 3
25
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
3
Benjamin Earl The Back Room Demo false stacking demo of the four Aces from a spectator shuffled deck
Also published here 2015
Less is More Bonus
8
Steve Beam Poker Jack the magician cuts to the four Aces for a poker hand, then flips over the packets showing the four Jacks for blackjack.
Related toVariations 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
27
Harry Lorayne Four-Second Wonder, Revised quick cutting into five packets to reveal Royal Flush, bluff crossing
Inspired by 2015
JawDroppers!
86
Joseph Barry Thanks to Vernon Aces lost and found
Inspired by 2016
Charlotte's Notes
12
Giancarlo Scalia Ace Cutting Sequence
Related to 2016
Semplici Immagini
1
Benjamin Earl Henry Topped not much relation to Christ Aces plot anymore
Also published here 2017
Less is More
22
Benjamin Earl The Back Room Demo false stacking demo of the four Aces from a spectator shuffled deck
Also published here 2017
Less is More
76
Benjamin Earl Flow Productions four Ace cutting production, "impressionistically" coming from different parts of the deck, with credit information
  • Four-Packet Flow
  • Pure Flow
Also published here 2017
Less is More
93
Benjamin Earl Real Ace Cutting: exploring realism, rhythm and nuance thoughts on cutting four Aces from a shuffled deck
  • Technical Notes
  • Performance Notes
VariationsAlso published here 2017
Less is More
129
Juan Villarejo, Gary Ouellet Primera Producción de Ases riffle shuffle set-up for Three Second Wonder, crossing the hands
Inspired by 2017
El Mago en la Mesa de Juego — Volumen I
17
Juan Villarejo, Jean-Pierre Vallarino Segunda Producción de Ases riffle shuffle set-up for Mephisto
Inspired by
  • "Mephisto" in Jean-Pierre Vallarino's "Cartes Fantasies" VHS, 1990.
 2017
El Mago en la Mesa de Juego — Volumen I
20
Áriston Cortando Los Ases Vernon's Cutting the Aces, without disturbing the stack
Inspired by 2017
Hojas Sueltas
149
Eugene Burger Not Cutting the Aces spectator cuts to a Six, performer finds other three Sixes, last one found by spelling spectator's name
Inspired by
  • "Cutting the Aces" (Eugene Burger, video Real Secrets of Close-Up Magic, 1991)
 2017
Teaching Magic
112
Johnny Thompson Cutting the Aces
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
69
Denis Behr Extended Gambling Demonstration multi-phase routine, named four-of-a-kind is riffle-culled, then riffle-stacked, then a bridge deal into new deck order
Inspired by 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
19
Patrik Stenberg Breakless Aces performer cuts deck into four piles to find Aces
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2006
 2018
Principia
131
Harapan Ong Messy Ace Production deck cut into many tabled packets by performer, Aces produced
Related to 2018
Principia
232
Alexander de Cova Rene Lavand's Trick
  • Notizen
one-handed cutting to the Aces
Inspired by July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
70
Alexander de Cova Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm presentation for Vernon's Cutting the Aces
  • Royal Flush Variante
Inspired by 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
217
Tom Gagnon Electro Static Aces Aces lost, then found one by one by spreading the deck on the table one-handed and stopping the spread at each Ace
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
38
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Aces
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
147
Tom Gagnon Gambler's Delight Aces lost and found, then deck changes back color
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
390
Allen Stratyner Al's Aces Trade Places Aces lost and Kings on the table, deck cut into four packets, Kings changed to Aces, Kings shown on top of tabled packets
Inspired by
  • "JC Aces" (Jack Carpenter, Linking Ring, Aug. 2011)
  • "JK Aitches" (Jerry K. Hartman, Linking Ring, Oct. 2011)
 2019
Tesseract
170
David Britland Shuffle Cut Aces
  • Cardopolis
using pick-up from wrong packets
Inspired by Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
50
Steve Forte Dead-cuts strip-out used as cutting to an Ace
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
139
Steve Forte Early Ideas stringing together false cut sequences
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
756
Steve Forte slip-cuts tabled strip cut sequence as slip cut substitute, also face-up
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
757
Steve Forte progressive aces each cut seems more difficult
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
757
Steve Forte cover-cards showing that no Ace is on top first
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
758
Steve Forte dead-cuts intro, about methods for cutting off a packet from tabled deck with an Ace at its face, see following items
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
758
Steve Forte estimation dead-cut, cutting off a packet from tabled deck with an Ace at its face
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
758
Steve Forte double/triple-cuts dead-cut method
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
760
Steve Forte box/riffle brief dead-cut method after a riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
760
Steve Forte bevel/riffle brief dead-cut method after a riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
760
Steve Forte JN dead-cut sequence dead-cut method after a riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
761
Steve Forte crimps - in and out with corner crimp removal and crimping method for upper right corner of top card
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
762
Steve Forte off-the-table riffle and cascade with break wedge break
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
763
Steve Forte TCCB Aces "top, center, center, bottom", cutting deck into four piles on table, Aces revealed on top and bottom of the piles
  • getting into TCCB order
    • simultaneous top and bottom slip-cuts
    • two traditional slip-cuts
    • eliminating one slip-cut
    • eliminating both slip-cuts
    • Zarrow
    • TCCB riffle
Variations 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
765
Steve Forte gaffed cards some brief comments
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
769
Steve Forte Triple Cutting & Stripping to the Aces dead-cutting to the four Aces one by one
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
771
Steve Forte One-Card Cut clean tabled slip-cut handling
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
773
Steve Forte Deeper and Deeper Aces each Ace cut from deeper position than before
Variations 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
774
Steve Forte Roll-over Deeper and Deeper Aces cutting to Aces one by one alternating from face-up and face-down deck
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
775
Steve Forte Lift and Drop Aces one by one from different parts of the deck
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
776
Steve Forte Up-The-Ladder Aces two black Aces cut to, then two indifferent cards which change to the red Aces
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
777
Steve Forte Ultimate Dead-Cutting Sequence
  • up-the-ladder
  • double strip
  • scrape-cuts and dead-cuts
  • JN cut
  • double riffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
778
Steve Forte Two-At-A-Time Aces cutting to two Aces at once
  • two aces: v-strip
  • split, cut, carry
  • triple center-cuts
  • high-card wins
  • double dead-cuts
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
782
Steve Forte Four Aces - Direct one by one with three false cut, in the hands or tabled
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
787
Steve Forte Off-the-table Cut & Carry Aces single running cut from hand to table, Aces revealed during it, also with spread-cuts
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
790
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