Pseudo & Impromptu Duplicate

151 entries in Cards / Principles / Duplicates / Pseudo & Impromptu Duplicate
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Eights as Sevens
1876 Modern Magic 49
Unknown The Inseparable Sevens Eights as Sevens, robbers
 		1876 Modern Magic 77
Unknown Eights as Sevens show fan of Eights as Sevens
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 92
Unknown Das verwandelte As No. 5, black Aces and Ace of Diamonds shown, those three cards given to spectator, Diamonds changed to Hearts, pip covered by black Aces so Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, Ace appears to be in the center which makes covering unclear
Related to 1895 Der Kartenkünstler 7
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die unsichtbare Reise - Second Method without duplicate, Seven/Eight of Diamonds as pseudo duplicates
 		Nov. 1895 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3) 40
Unknown Das desertierte und wiedereingefangene Ass four Aces shown and lost in deck by spectator, one Ace disappears and travels to spectator's pocket, Diamond spot card masks as Ace with other pips covered by other Aces
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 23
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Karten-Changements two cards underneath separate hats or plates transpose, three methods:
I. duplicate
II. pseudo duplicate by covering a pip (Conradi-Horster)
III. double facers
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 45
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Verwandlung der vier Point-Acht-Karten four spectators each take a card, they're the Eights, those then change to Sevens and the Eights are back in the deck, impromptu double-enders
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 54
Unknown Der Bube als "enfant terrible" four cards selected, they're the Eights, Eights held by spectator, four other cards placed on table, Eights returned into deck, cards on table turn out to be three Eights and a Jack, jack transformed into missing Eight and four Jacks produced from pocket
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 84
Unknown Nine as Ace pseudo duplicate
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 134
Unknown Singular Transposition two cards travel from middle to bottom, two methods (pseudo duplicate pairs)
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 182
Unknown Die unsichtbare Wanderung No. 8, black Aces and Ace of Diamonds shown, all shuffled in deck, Ace of Diamonds travels to mechanical card case prop, Ace of Hearts poses as Ace of Diamonds between black Aces
Related to 1900 Der Amateurzauberer 75
Unknown Die verwandelte Karte No. 11, four Aces shown, one transforms into Nine of Diamonds, other Diamond pips covered by other Aces
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 161
Unknown The Acme of Control old effect with pair of pseudo duplicates
 		1902 The Expert at the Card Table 197
S. W. Erdnase The Three Aces Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, distributed Aces are together after one cut
Related to 1902 The Expert at the Card Table 202
Unknown Der magnetische Künstler two cards put in center and reproduced at once (from top), Seven/Eight of Clubs and Spades
 		Apr. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4) 52
Unknown Showing Ace of Hearts as Diamonds black Aces in front of Ace of Hearts at an angle so only the tip of the heart can be seen simulating a Diamond
 		June 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 6) 86
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Impromptu Double Ender Sevens shown as Eights
 		1910 Kartenkünste 16
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Sie spottet der Fessel. No. 5
  • 1. Der Kartenflüchtling (Ace vanishes from deck and appears inside envelope, pip covered by black Aces so Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds)
  • 2. Die Karte als Ausbrecher (deck is encircled with rubber band, bottom card vanishes under handkerchief and appears in spectator's pocket)
 		1926 Magische Miniaturen 21
Ralph W. Hull Two/Three of Diamonds pseudo duplicates for ambitious card phase
 		1932 "Eye-Openers" 5
Theodore Annemann The Card Doctor
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 24
Unknown The Slap Trick card comes to top, Seven vs. Eight impromptu duplicate
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 337
Theodore Annemann The Card Doctor
1939 The Incorporated Strange Secrets 13
Unknown The Omnipresent Eight
1940 Expert Card Technique 287
Martin Gardner Eye-Pop Routine two selections reverse in the center, then travel back to top, pseudo duplicates
 		1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 18
Al Baker Ambitious Card impromptu duplicate
 		1941 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means) 157
Unknown Impromptu Duplicate Three as Ace
 		1953 The Cardician 42
Cy Endfield Pip-Misshow Three as Ace
 		1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I 22
Brother John Hamman The Hand is Quicker than the Eye transposition as surprise
 		1958 The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 10
Lin Searles The Slow-Motion Crooked Straight fake false dealing from all parts of deck, pseudo mate pairs
 		1959 Slow Motion Poker Deals 3
Unknown Three as Ace Display
1961 Card to Wallet 16
Edward Marlo The Open Travelers
Variations 1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 375) 329
Unknown Three as Ace
1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 7
Peter Kane Miss-Show Principle Seven as Six as it is inserted in fan
 		1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 9
Edward Marlo, Ralph W. Hull Fingertip Tear no duplicate
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 108
Edward Marlo Reverse Fan Misshow two cards
 		1970 Hierophant (Issue 3) 159
Edward Marlo Jump-Jump Aces extra Three of Diamonds as pseudo Ace
Related toVariations 1971 Expert Card Chicanery 31
Unknown Three as Ace Misshow
1971 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1) 2
Unknown Picture Card Pseudo Duplicate
Related to
  • p. 142 for credits
 1972 Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 1)) 123
Dai Vernon The Eight in the Side Pocket transpo in pocket
Also published here
  • "The Eight In The Side Pocket" (Dai Vernon, Genii, March 1941)
 1972 The Living End 74
Unknown 6D as 7D
1973 Rim Shots 98
Lin Searles Prophet out-of-hand selection procedure, two handlings, second one with pseudo duplicate pairs
 		Autumn 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio) 667
Harry Lorayne The Ultra Move and the Fast Pass
1975 Afterthoughts 19
Edward Marlo Jump-Jump Aces Three of Diamonds as pseudo Ace, two more methods
Inspired by 1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 13
Francis Carlyle The New, Revised Version of the "Homing Card"
Inspired byAlso published here 1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 98
Steve Beam The Non-Sandwich Jack Trick two Jacks places into the deck, number is called and performer cuts deck into two piles, both Jacks are found at named number
 		1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 16
Edward Marlo Nine as Six
1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 14
Daryl Martinez False Index Display Ace of Hearts as Ace of Diamond
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 98
Daryl Martinez False Pip Display Ace of Hearts poses for Ace of Diamonds
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 114
Edward Marlo Insertion Subtlety displaying sandwich while hiding the color of one of the cards
 		1980 Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 76
Unknown Three as Ace Display
1980 John: Verse Two 48
Edward Marlo A Little More Zip two cards are tossed to sandwich selection
 		1982 Best of Friends 173
Curtis Kam "E-Z Magic" Between your Palms ungaffed method
Inspired by 1982 All the World's a Stage 24
Peter Kane Just Four Aces additional Three as Ace
 		1982 Kane 140
Edward Marlo A Hull of a Trick
Inspired by 1983 Marlo without Tears 102
Ross Bertram And Vice-Versa no deck in use
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 175
Steve Beam Transpo-2 card sticking in the middle, second transforms in the hand
 		1984 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 4) 62
Unknown Pip Misshow of sandwiched card
 		1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 260
Unknown Card Vanish Seven of Diamonds and index of Nine of Diamonds simulate a Six of Diamonds in tabled layout
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 25
Frederick Braue The Deuce Sandwich sandwiched card with card in pocket, Seven/Eight of Clubs pseudo duplicate, credit information
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 8
Rudolf Braunmüller, Francis Carlyle Heimkehrer-Karte
Inspired by Oct. 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 1) 29
Francis Carlyle The Homing Card - Updated two phases
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 ca. Francis Carlyle Lecture Notes 1
Anonymous The Kagemusha Principle pseudo duplicate - Idea
 		1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 65
Philip T. Goldstein Four-Fifths of the Truth impromptu-duplicate Idea
 		1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 63
Daryl Martinez The Impromptu Duplicate
1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 61
Michael Weber, Eric A. Maurin The Whole Truth impromptu-duplicate Idea
 		1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 64
Larry Jennings Pip Mis-Show Sequence in course of transposition
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 21
Dai Vernon Pseudo Duplicate
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 147
Unknown Three as Ace Misshow
1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 71
Jerry Sadowitz Discrepancy Transposition: 2 red Aces transpose with two other cards, pair of pseudo duplicates
Variations 1987 Inspirations 5
Jerry Sadowitz Matching Pairs three selections, the three mates are found, then they transpose to follow the exchanged selections, Eight shown as Seven
 		1987 Inspirations 70
Dai Vernon The Corsican Climbers two cards, black Eights and Nines
Inspired by
  • "Doubly Ambitious" (Marlo & D'Amico, Classical Foursome, p. 10)
 1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 155
Bruce Cervon The Two-Fold Individual vanished Card reappears between two Cards
 		1988 The Cervon File 164
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #1 Nine as Six
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 46
Steve Beam Thru card is dropped face up on the deck, it penetrates deck and is stopped in the middle by selection, drop change
 		1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 25) 433
Edward Marlo Aces Spread Display one is a Three
Related to 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 35
Edward Marlo Sans Duplicates using pip-cover displays
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 104
Edward Marlo Three of a Kind three alike, using pip-cover displays
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 104
Edward Marlo Magician's Transposition using pip-cover displays, for magicians
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 105
Edward Marlo Sucker Throw Change pseudo duplicate, right hand empty afterwards
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 355
Dai Vernon, Carmen D'Amico Three in the Hand, One in the Bush pseudo thirds and seconds
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 105
Brother John Hamman Misshow Sequence Seven of Clubs as Six and Eight
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 21
Karl Fulves Sidepockets two selections from the two side pockets, alternative bluff method given
Inspired by 1989 Quick Card Tricks 12
Rafael Benatar Transposicion por Calor two card transpo, in repeat one card vanishes and appears next to other
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 Cartas Certificadas 37
Arturo de Ascanio The Trick I Would Show Dai Vernon three phases
Also published here 1989 Ascanio's Favorites 1 7
Bruce Cervon Pseudo Duplicates used multiple times, only numerical value of index shown
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 64
Phil Willmarth A Phil Willmarth Idea pseudo duplicate to pocket/wallet
 		1991 Card to Wallet 36
Edward Marlo Pseudo Duplicate Four/Five of Diamonds
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 8) 3
Jon Racherbaumer, Eric Eicher Road-Runner Sevens "Fast/Faster/Fastest", three phases, last phase "Hull Version" (signed card type), Six & Seven pseudo duplicates
Inspired by 1991 Synergistic Sandwiches 8
Unknown Three as Ace Display
1991 Magic Castle Lecture Notes 23
Jerry Sadowitz Magic Hands four Kings transpose with four indifferent cards, two pairs of pseudo duplicates
Inspired by 1992 Profile (Issue 10) 4
Bob Veeser The Force that isn't There forcing a card that is no longer in the deck, ungaffed
 		1993 The Olram File (Issue 13) 5
Peter Duffie A Change In Mood Aces transpose with two other cards, pair of pseudo duplicates
Inspired by 1993 Applications 54
Unknown Pseudo Duplicate bold type
 		1994 Workers Number 4 46
Alex Elmsley Pseudo Duplicate see next pages
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 111
Edward Marlo Nine as Six
1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 168
Alex Elmsley Pseudo Duplicate laying two cards face-up on table in crossed formation
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 236
Unknown Three as Ace Display
1994 Las Vegas Kardma 99
Daryl Martinez Ace Pip Misshow
1994 Castle Collection 15
Peter Duffie Mis-Read Palmistry using pseudo mates
 		1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 23
Miguel Gómez Ladies of Spain two Queens transpose with two random cards
Related toVariations 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56) 1062
Bruce Elliott Straight Up No. 28, Ace through Five straight distributed in deck, yet dealt out again, pseudo duplicates
 		1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 51
Edward Marlo A Radical Departure card vanishes from sandwich and reappears reversed in deck
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1975
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 223
Edward Marlo Olram Turnover Switch tabled card turned over one-handed, unload on deck
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1976
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 274
David Lindgreen Joker Power two cards selected and lost (pseudo duplicates), Elevator with two Jokers and Ace to Three of Spades, Jokers change to selections, two methods
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie effect (Hellraiser?)
 1997 The Fine Print (Issue 5) 114
Ellis Stanyon The Three Robbers and the Constable No. 2, three Jacks and a King distributed in deck which is then cut, they are together again, one pseudo mate
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 32
Ellis Stanyon The Aces, Separated, Come Together No. 3, Ace of Hearts poses as Diamonds, distributed Aces are together after one cut
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 32
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards, Placed in the Centre of the Pack, Found on Top No. 7, pair of pseudo duplicates
  • Improvement (one pair starts clipped behind coat)
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 34
Ellis Stanyon The Travelling Ace No. 9, Ace travels from deck into pocket, Nine poses as Ace
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 35
Ellis Stanyon Four Kings Change Places with Four Sevens No. 15, Eights pose as Sevens
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 41
Ellis Stanyon An Eight Spot Put in the Centre Passes to the Top No. 27, Seven/Eight pseudo duplicate
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 46
Ellis Stanyon Inseparable Sevens No. 38, Sevens/Eights, Four Robbers
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 51
Aldo Colombini Interchange two Queens transpose with two random cards, identical with Miguel Gomez routine
Related to 2000 Standing Room Only 3
Simon Lovell Granama spectator's name written on card and turn up with one letter per piece to make anagrams, then restored
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 63
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Impromptu Double Ender Sevens shown as Eights
 		2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 26
Al Baker Ubiquitous Card
2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 759
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Bad Guys Wear Black two Kings transpose with an Eight and Seven
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 39
William Duncan A Note On The Impromptu Duplicate
2004 Tribute 21
Jay Sankey Short Fuse Two of Diamonds initialed on face, Ace of Diamonds on back, they fuse together into a Three of Diamonds (blendo) initialed on both sides
Inspired by 2004 Sankey Unleashed 39
Jack Carpenter Blackjack Lesson multiple phases, ace transformation kicker
Related to 2006 Pasteboard Palette 4
Unknown Pseudo Ace Duplicate
2006 Pasteboard Palette 43
Daniel Millstein DDLT Texas Hold'em patter, using a pseudo duplicate
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 50
Edward Marlo Nine as Six in straight of cards
 		Sep. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 9) 23
Howard Hamburg, Jon Armstrong, Nick Trost Perfect Poker Deal poker hand is shuffled into deck and still dealt right from the top, gilbreath
 		2009 The "D" Notes 21
Michael Weber Self Centered self-working center deal demonstration
 		2009 505 10
Michael Weber Self-Centered apparently spectator deals centers
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 115
Roberto Giobbi Tilt to the Hilt double ambitious sequence, including impromptu duplicates
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue May 2) 133
Benjamin Earl Quick Little Stack two cards, pseudo mates
 		2010 Gambit (Issue 2) 21
Woody Aragón The Broken Corner torn card reappears in wallet, matching torn corner. no duplicates
 		2011 A Book in English 81
Al Flosso Card in Balloon
2011 Magic Page by Page 67
Jon Armstrong False False Deal demoing seconds, thirds and centers
 		2011 The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong 24
Karl Fulves Faux Aces "Unexplained"
four Aces face-up in overlapped configuration, turned over, one changes into a Five, explained with partial blocking of the other pips, then other Aces also change to Fives, posed as a problem
 		2012 Prolix (Issue 10) 680
Tyler Wilson Updog three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2013 Bich Circa '99 21
Sveroni Homing Card à la Sveroni card to pocket routine, three phases with fake expanation
 		2013 Alte Neuheiten 29
Tyler Wilson Updog three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Also published here 2014 The EH Team 8
Chris Mayhew Kzsdyfbnczk three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Inspired by 2014 The EH Team 25
Jimmy Grippo Grippo's Out-jog Pip Concealment hiding the face of an outjogged card with a bevel
Related to
  • "The Magic of Francis Carlyle"
 2014 Classic Fantastic 69
Friedrich Roitzsch, Miguel Gómez Switch'em two cards in spectator's sleeve transpose with two cards on table
Inspired by 2015 FFFF Lecture Notes 2015 1
So Sato Mimic Show handling for mis-showing Three as Ace, also for court cards, credit information
Inspired byRelated to 2016 The Secrets of So Sato 143
Unknown Seven/Eight Misshow
2017 Facsimile (Issue 6) 10
Tyler Wilson Updog three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Also published here 2017 Rocky Mountain Session 1
Michael Feldman Impromptu Merely Impossible same but with Eight/Ten as duplicates, index is torn off
Related to 2017 The Pages are Blank 33
Jason Ladanye Hold 'em Hustle two cards shuffled to named player, performer wins with four Aces, pairs of pseudo duplicates, faro
 		2018 Game Changer 203
Unknown Three as Ace Display
2018 Game Changer 313
Nathan Colwell Henweigh Three cards produced one by one from sandwich, those cards becomes sandwich with original sandwich cards
Inspired by Oct. 2018 Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2)) 120
Iñaki Zabaletta Asamblea direct Ace assembly, in the hands of the spectators, with seven cards
 		2019 ¿Quién es Iñaki Zabaletta? 67
Unknown Ace of Diamonds Display showing Ace of Hearts as Diamonds
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 993
Benjamin Earl Deep Transposition spectator has card in front of him, Ace of Spades lost in deck, deck shuffled, top card tabled, it is now spectator's card who has Ace of Spades in front of him
 		2020 The Shift #3 1
Jack Carpenter Phase Three - Slow Motion Under Hand Transpo extra card, Aces transpose one by one
Related to 2020 Shadow & Shake 10
Jamie Masterson Alternate Pip Mis-Show a Three as an Ace
  • Fingertip Option
  • Simulated Shake Sell
 		2020 Shadow & Shake 18
Jamie Masterson The Original Snap Mis-Show a Three as an Ace
 		2020 Shadow & Shake 20