34,008 entries in Cards / Sleights
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Edward Marlo The Insertion Steals from center
Variations 1957 40
Edward Marlo Full Left Hand Steal as an Insertion Steal
1957 41
Edward Marlo Right Hand Steal as a direct Insertion Steal
1957 43
Edward Marlo The Diagonal Steal as a direct Insertion Steal
Related to 1957 45
Edward Marlo Side Steal Cover Ups historic note on Covered Side Steals
1957 47
Edward Marlo First Cover Up with cover card
1957 48
Bill Simon Another Handling cover card side steal
1957 49
Edward Marlo Clip Steal Cover Up cover card steal and applications, see Notes 6, 7 on p. 59
1957 50
Edward Marlo Dribble Stop Effect card in clip palm during dribbling
Related toVariations 1957 53
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations: Note 1 two cards peeked for using Technical Side Steal
1957 57
Edward Marlo Note 4 from center
1957 58
Edward Marlo Note 9 note on psychology of Side Steal
1957 59
Edward Marlo Note 8 - The Dribble Replacement
1957 59
Edward Marlo Note note on approachment of right hand
1957 60
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Transfer
1957 52
Dai Vernon The Buckle False Count
1957 57
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Palm position and some applications in the next pages
Variations 1957 73
Dai Vernon The Svengali Colour Change color change using Tenkai Palm
1957 74
Dai Vernon Card Against Body Subtlety
1957 75
Dai Vernon Stealing a Card from the Pack into the Tenkai Palm Position
1957 77
Dai Vernon To Exchange a Card Tenkai Palm Switch
Related toVariations 1957 77
Dai Vernon "Pick Off Pip" picking
Related toVariations 1957 101
Cliff Green, Dai Vernon The Multiple Colour Change color change
1957 104
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Double Lift top two cards moved to the right in right-hand End Grip
Related to 1957 119
Dai Vernon The "Get-Ready"
1957 120
Diagonal Insertion
1957 145
Dai Vernon Addition from Sleeve
1957 164
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - The Pass
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Second Dealing
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Bottom Dealing
1957 193
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Card Palming
1957 193
Dr. Jacob Daley Small Packet Bottom Double Lift three-card packet
1957 213
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
1957 224
Edward Marlo One Hand Table Palm
1957 2
Edward Marlo Tabled Riffle Palm during square up after tabled riffle shuffle, either hand
Also published here 1957 3
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Steal from tabled deck
1957 5
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Steal from tabled deck
VariationsAlso published here 1957 6
Edward Marlo Adjustment Misdirection from tabled deck as a card in front of deck is adjusted
Variations 1957 8
Edward Marlo Table Riffle Angle Palm for a certain number of cards
1957 9
Edward Marlo Longitudinal Angle Palm from tabled deck after riffle shuffle
1957 10
Edward Marlo Ribbon Spread Palm as the spread is adjusted with both hands
1957 11
Edward Marlo Tabled Double Lift using crimped deck
1957 13
Edward Marlo Out of Your Hands top card of tabled deck transforms
1957 16
Edward Marlo As a Control to apparently cut top card into center yet retain it under control, using tabled Tenkai Palm
1957 17
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Replacement to tabled deck
1957 18
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise card from center rises to top visible, tabled, two methods (Tenkai and Flat Palm)
Variations 1957 23
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Transfer from right Tenkai Palm to left Rear Palm
1957 26
Edward Marlo Flat Palm to Tenkai Palm one-handed adjustment
1957 26
Edward Marlo Tip Up Angle Palm multiple cards, in the hands, to right hand
Variations 1957 26
Edward Marlo Full Buckle Palm one-handed bottom palm of a single card
Related to 1957 28
Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase Modified Erdnase Bottom Deal Grip for bottom palm application
1957 28
Edward Marlo Center Block Palm cards are spreaded face-up, right hand
Related to 1957 29
Bob Nelson Full Buckle Palm - Toss Cover one-handed bottom palm of a single card
1957 29
Edward Marlo Direct Rear Palm as top card is placed openly to bottom
Related to 1957 31
Edward Marlo Direct Rear Palm - Multiple Cards
1957 32
Edward Marlo Direct Full Palm as card is placed openly to bottom
Related to 1957 33
Edward Marlo The Card Transfer for application ideas see also page 37
Variations 1957 34
Edward Marlo Classic Palm Replacement to Tabled Deck
1957 35
Edward Marlo Addition to Tabled Packet
1957 37
Edward Marlo The Card Transfer - Variation
1957 37
Edward Marlo The Card Transfer with a Definite Number of Cards crimp
1957 38
Russell "Rusduck" Duck A Few Tips on the Perfect Riffle Shuffle
Feb. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 1)
16
Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge with faro shuffles or milk build shuffles
VariationsAlso published here May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Four-Way Deal straddle grip for doing tops, seconds, centers and bottoms
Related to June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
3
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Top Card Deal and dealing action, "Rusduck Grip and Deal"
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
4
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bottom Deal straddle grip
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
5
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Second Deal
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
5
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Middle Deal all cards above are pushed over, estimation or edge marked
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
5
Second Deal one handed from a small packet
June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
8
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Fantasies spectators get remembered hands again, poker and bridge deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
14
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bottom Run-Up
Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Perpetual Separation faro oddity, stack, dealt into eight hands, relation of suit and odd/even stays intact
Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
15
Max Katz Do You Play Casino? playing with light deck
1957 20
Jack Avis Card Switch behind fan
1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 345)
203
Herb Zarrow Spring Riffle Top Palm while springing the cards after in-the-hands riffle shuffle
July 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 346)
209
Herb Zarrow Full Deck Control by a Riffle Shuffle the Zarrow Shuffle, block cover
July 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 346)
210
J.B. Findlay Card Vanish card unload in case
1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 347)
215
Missing Corner Second Deal
1957 20
Theodore Annemann Dust the same alike two cards selected from two decks are the same, selection process from one deck complicated with four piles and die
Also published here 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
522
Die Macht des Gedankens brief explanation of two effects without title
  • two decks, selection is at same position in other deck, displacement of three cards
  • cards removed from deck to select card, prediction / force
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 6)
571
Jerry Andrus Deal Lap Switch four card switch, bottom four lapped as top four are dealt onto table one by one, second deal lap precursor
1957 4
Jerry Andrus Fan Reverse in-the-hands fan cover
1957 4
Unlimited Count bottom card starts reversed
1957 4
One-Hand Thumb Extraction left hand pulls card out of center
1957 5
Jerry Andrus Back Palm in-jogged card clipped between knuckles of right hand from back
1957 5
Jerry Andrus A Mystery with Rubber Bands center steal from cross-wise rubber-banded deck into left hand
1957 5
Jerry Andrus Lapping Vanish propelled
Related toAlso published here 1957 6
Jerry Andrus Rolling Change through-the-fist type action with double, one card lapped
1957 6
Jerry Andrus Card Flip card held at two corners, card spins out
1957 7
Jerry Andrus Namless Flourish nameless, incomplete faro shuffle, deck on table, halves spread in either direction bit by bit until face-up selection becomes visible
Also published here 1957 7
Jerry Andrus Fountain of Cards kind of spring from incomplete faro shuffled deck in perpendicular condition
1957 7
Jerry Andrus Spray Flourish card spring out of hand into two fountains from incomplete faro shuffled deck in perpendicular condition
1957 7
Jerry Andrus Double Waterfall double waterfall to outside after faro, selection remains in hand
Also published here 1957 7
Jerry Andrus Double Cascade cards cascading into other hand after faro, Notis type
Also published here 1957 7
P. Howard Lyons Covered Secret Addition bottom card of several slipped into break near top
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
9
Edward Marlo Swindle Aces Display four cards shown one by one and tabled, one shown twice and one hidden
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
13
P. Howard Lyons Slipduc six-card spread held with both hands, hand separate with half the cards each, center two cards are switched secretly, 3&3 oil and water application
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
22
Edward Marlo Cull Separation Shuffle deck alternates in pairs, after overhand shuffle sequence the colors are separated
June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
5
Elmer Biddle Biddle Diddle challenge location of peeked card
June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
10
Elmer Biddle Elmer's Spell running cut to place peeked-at card at certain position from top
June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
10
Edward Marlo Double Buckle Vanish card vanishes from packet
  • With all Five Cards Face Down
  • With all Cards Face Down
  • With all Cards Face Up
  • To Show all Cards and Reverse the Selection During the Process
  • Devilish Miracle Handling
  • The Triple Buckle Vanish
June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
15
P. Howard Lyons Psi Stebbins - Method III several cards are peeked at by spectators, performer divines all, consecutive peek riffle force
Related to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
7
Edward Marlo New Tail of the Q
  • #1 of "3 Mental Effects"
back-count force with Q-shaped layout, two cards and a number are divined
Related to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
8
Tom Ransom Piano Music piano card trick featuring a pure rhythm false count for six as seven, and eight as seven
Related to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
14
Alex Elmsley Card Position Formula After Dealing calculating position of any card in a packet of any size, after dealing cards out
Also published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
18
Alex Elmsley Work in Progress faro mathematics, defining Out- and In-Faro, then the Binary Translocations:
  • 1) to bring top card to any position with faros
  • 2) to bring card to top with 2^x cards
  • 3) edge-marked deck with 2^x cards, bringing any card to top
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
21
Edward Marlo The Backward Faro out-jogging every other card, with some properties, also for setting up for a "false" shuffle
Related toVariations Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
4
Edward Marlo The Faro Calculator getting into stack with faros, reverse-principle
Also published here Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
5
Norman Houghton The Run Under the Fan force card starts near the top under a break
Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
19
Norman Houghton Production of Palmed Card from the Shirt Pocket only thumb and first finger enter pocket
Related to Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
19
Side Glide
1957 5
Everett Lyda Five Card Super Vanish card vanishes from five-card packet and returns, buckle count
1957 15
Henry Durkin The Spectator's Force spectator reverses card behind back and remembers card next to it
1957 17
Sucker Vanish card pulled under deck, but it is seen and indifferent card is found there
1957 22
Edward Marlo Shuffle Stop Force spectator stops during overhand shuffle, timing
1957 26
Edward Marlo Block Handling block of four cards is removed from glass as one card and turned over
1957 28
Edward Marlo The Buckle Break multiple cards
Related to 1957 31
Edward Marlo Marlo Bottom Count cards spring off right thumb via buckling with diagonal pressure at upper left corner
1957 31
John Derris Hockley's Prediction prediction written on face of card which is left out-jogged, spectator stops during deal and selection matches prediction
Variations 1957 34
Edward Marlo The Faro Shuffle
1958 1
Edward Marlo The First Technique detailed description
1958 1
Alex Elmsley In and Out Definition
1958 1
Edward Marlo First Variation
1958 6
Edward Marlo Faro Aids
  • The Rock and Reweave
  • Fan Spread and Weave
  • Resquaring the Packets (three methods)
  • Cutting at 26
1958 7
Edward Marlo The 4th Finger Table tip
1958 12
Edward Marlo Faro Riffle Shuffle
1958 13
Edward Marlo Variations in Technique on the Faro Riffle Shuffle five variations
1958 16
Edward Marlo In the Hands table faro done without table
1958 19
Edward Marlo The Butt Faro
1958 21
Edward Marlo Partial Faro Check to get several packets with the same number of cards
1958 22
Edward Marlo Throw-Off Faro - Top if only the top portion is important
Related to 1958 24
Edward Marlo Cover-Up Slip Cut
1958 24
Edward Marlo Throw-Off Faro - Bottom if only the bottom portion is important
1958 25
Edward Marlo Above Crimp Faro
1958 26
Edward Marlo Off Center Faro
  • Another Application of the Off Center Shuffle
  • Left Over Faro
  • Using the Faro Riffle Faro (Table Faro) for Throw Off
  • Off Center and Above Crimp Faros
1958 26
Edward Marlo Half and Half Shuffle basically the stay stack principle applied to two cards
1958 29
Edward Marlo "Half Plus One" bringing a key card next to a certain card with faro shuffle
1958 30
Edward Marlo Combining Riffle Shuffles & Faros for stacking cards, examples are ten hands and seven (!) hands
1958 31
Edward Marlo Reverse or Backward Faro out-jogging every other card
Related to 1958 33
Edward Marlo Observations faro as a false shuffle and other comments
1958 34
Edward Marlo On Discrepancies correcting slight mistakes
1958 35
Edward Marlo Faro Notes
1958 1
Alex Elmsley In and Out Shuffle Definition
1958 1
Edward Marlo Faro as a Control how to control a card at known position to top with faro shuffles, with subsections:
  • Less Than 52
  • With Two Cards
  • For 2 Cards at Undetermined Positions
Inspired by 1958 2
Edward Marlo A Correction commentary on ECT tables, see also new hardcover edition for further commentary
Inspired by 1958 8
Edward Marlo Odd Faro how to cut the deck like in an odd-numbered deck when having an even number of cards
1958 9
Edward Marlo The Faro Calculator getting into stack with faros, reverse-principle
Also published here 1958 10
Edward Marlo The Chain Calculator how to calculate position of any card after faro shuffles, memorized deck
Related to 1958 12
Edward Marlo The Left Over Faro Shuffle partial faro as an ace multiple control
1958 14
Edward Marlo Placement Shuffle placing Aces thirteen cards apart, with stacking application
1958 18
Edward Marlo Control of the Aces four card control using faro shuffles, different versions
1958 19
Edward Marlo Full Deck - Five Faros returning 52 cards to their original order after only five faro shuffles
1958 34
Edward Marlo The Reverse or Backward Faro
1958 36
Edward Marlo A False Shuffle Combination combining faros with partial faros
1958 37
Edward Marlo The Wrong Hand player receives Aces, performer straight flush
1958 38
Edward Marlo Alternative Procedures stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, see previous item
1958 43
Edward Marlo "Shuffle around Selections" no. 7
1958 51
Edward Marlo Fifth Fooler twenty-sixth card is forced with procedure similar to automatic placement
1958 52
Edward Marlo Seventh Fooler two cards
1958 54
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #8 using natural estimation
Related to 1958 56
Edward Marlo Automatic Cut Principle left thumb pulls down on left side
1958 57
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #10 three cards
1958 60
Edward Marlo Instant 26th Location getting a selection to top with faro, crimp, twenty-sixth faro check and half plus one principle
1958 66
Edward Marlo The 17th Location two cards
1958 67
Edward Marlo The 13th Location three selections
1958 68
Gambler's Cop of double card
1958 14
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1958 19
Buckle Count
1958 20
Brother John Hamman Drop Lapping
1958 21
Brother John Hamman The Perfect Bridge Hand Spades stacked in preliminary dealing round
Variations 1958 24
Paul LePaul The Snap-Over Double-Lift
1958 28
Glide False Count
1958 29
Brother John Hamman Open Switch of Halves
1958 39
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
1958 41
Jean Hugard Hugard Top Palm
1958 45
Edward Marlo Cut Reverse a bit similar to Braue
1958 3
Edward Marlo Picking up a Break by moving hand down instead of cards up
1958 5
Double Undercut
1958 5
The Glide
1958 8
Edward Marlo Table Edge Break Concealment to conceal break when held with right thumb in end grip
1958 13
Deck Bridge
1958 16
Edward Marlo Block Turnover seven as one
1958 18
Nate Leipzig, Bert Allerton Screened Leipzig Pass from the middle to second position, brief
Variations 1958 25
Elmer Biddle, Tony Kardyro Kardyro-Biddle Steal Sequence
1958 27
Double Lift Reverse as top card is displayed and deck turned over
1958 30
Bert Allerton The Double Lift snapped over right first and second fingers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1958 32
Bert Allerton Double Lift Get-Ready
1958 32
Bert Allerton On The Slip Force
1958 34
Bert Allerton Nail Count using length of nail to cut off certain amount of cards
1958 37
George Coon Winding The Pack wind up gag
1958 54
Allessandro Four Ace Control using natural breaks
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
15
Bill Carew The Last Word in Card Disclosures slightly bent card flips over when newspaper cover is removed from it with some force
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
35
Tony Corinda (3) The Fourteen/Fifteen Set Up forcing number 14 or 15
1958 76
Tony Corinda The Switch of a Pack of Cards bold
1958 97
Tony Corinda (20) Nicely Suited verbal force of any Three
1958 122
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Jean Hugard Color Separation separating suits and stacking deck in the hands, see Tom Ransom's idea in No. 6
Related to Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
9
Alex Elmsley Aces Up stacking with faro shuffle for any number from two to five
Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
15
William P. Miesel Another Impromptu Out of this World doing Miraskill for separating red and black cards
Related to Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Favorites on doing table and in the hand faros and John Scarne doing a one-handed faro
Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Winner's Weave in faros, positions after three shuffles, stacking
Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Version with Any Deck shuffled deck, all cards are memorized and named, the deck is stacked
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Observations on the Riffle Shuffle
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
9
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Riffle Genuine Shuffle, cards are sprung into released cards from the other
Related to Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Retaining Top & Bottom Cards
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Retaining Entire Order
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Riffle Cut cutting the deck while shuffling
Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
11
Milton Kort Stacking Formula as Patter
Related to May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
4
William P. Miesel Second and Middle Deals with break
May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck From the Middle side palm, card is returned and cards pushed together
Related to May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Utilitarian move to reposition a card in the deck, while counting cards from hand to hand
Related to May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck As a Force
May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
13
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Run-Up bringing deck back in order, when doing gambling (dealing) routines
June 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 9)
6
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Favorites Elmsley's Restacking Pack
Related to July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
14
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Perma-Stack based on Elmsley's Restacking Pack idea
Related to July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Kwik Key Kard diagonal crimp
Related to July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
16
Ronald B. Edwards Edwards Hold-out group shuffle, deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
13
William P. Miesel Mexicali Move variation
Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
15
Lin Searles Turnover Add Variation addition and switch variation to switch in three double-backers
Variations 1958 5
Max Giebe Gedankenforcieren force some cards removed and number used to select card
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 1)
614
Henry Christ Stop When Ready Force cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in out-jogged condition
Also published here 1958 1
Mel Stover MelMath on mixing/controlled shuffling, especially with faro shuffles
Related to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
9
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) On Binary Translocations on having a formula for getting a card to the top with faro shuffles with not 2
Related to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
10
Tom Crane On the Piano Music False Count spectator and performer count simultaneously
Related to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
10
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Tips from Ravelli: Binary Translocations not necessary to shuffle perfect faros in certain cases
Related to Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
7
Norman Houghton Angle Buckle for buckle count, buckling with left thumb at left edge
Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
9
Gerald Kosky A Blue Prediction spectator selects only card with blue back, cross sum force
Also published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
10
Alex Elmsley Mathematics & Mentalism one of sixteen cards thought of with its position, during reverse faros the spectator says in which half his card is, selection ends up on top (and force card brought to original position)
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
17
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way three-alike display
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
2
Edward Marlo In Lieu of the Hindoo Shuffle all alike display for deck
  • First Method (sequence of under-cuts and shows)
  • Second Method (swing cuts in the hands)
  • Third Method (swing cuts onto the table)
  • Fourth Method (packets cut from top to bottom with pull-down of bottom card)
  • Fifth Method (deck face up, packets dropped onto table face down with slip cut action)
  • Sixth Method (deck face up, slip cuts with face towards performer)
Related to Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
3
Edward Marlo A Variation to a Sixy Effect variation of the ending with a pocket transfer sequence, passing a Nine as a Six
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
8
Edward Marlo Buffalo'd transposition with bluff display
Variations Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
9
Edward Marlo Sleightless Sleight oil & water fan with 3&3 is separated in display gesture, two cards switched/displaced
Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
15
Edward Marlo Calculating Removed Card from memorized deck, card removed and eight faros shuffled in total
Related to Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
19
Charles Nyquist Ribbon Spread Hideout
1959 18
Dai Vernon Stabbing Force
VariationsAlso published here 1959 22
Henry Christ Henry Christ Spread Switch see Elmsley book for Tony Kardyro credit information
Related toVariations 1959 23
Dai Vernon To Show the Top Card
1959 35
Dai Vernon Ginsburg Poke
Related toVariations 1959 36
Dai Vernon Time to Change Gambler's Palm to Gambler's Palm, wrist watch motivation
1959 40
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai's Colour Change
1959 43
Al Altmann Double Colour Change
1959 45
Dai Vernon "Picking off the Pip"
Related toVariations 1959 47
Dai Vernon Erdnase Plus Vernon
Related to 1959 49
Dai Vernon "No Palm" Colour Change color change
Related toVariations 1959 50
Dai Vernon Pinch Colour Change
1959 51
Dai Vernon French Drop Colour Change
1959 52
Bob Hummer Visual Change
Also published here 1959 53
Cliff Green Visual Change
1959 55
Jules D'Hotel Pop-Up Card Flourish
Related to 1959 65
Dai Vernon The Chinese Second Deal one-handed pop-over flourish
Related toVariations 1959 71
Dai Vernon The Shooting Single Handed Deal see reference for credit information
Related to 1959 74
Edward Marlo Foreword
1959 1
, Edward Marlo Unorthodox Second Deal top card is buckled, also as third deal by Marlo
Related toVariations 1959 2
Edward Marlo "Seconds, Centers, Bottoms" introduction
1959 5
Edward Marlo The Master Grip and Deal normal deal
1959 7
Edward Marlo New Push Out Bottom Deal Unit Movement
1959 9
Edward Marlo Double Deal
1959 11
Edward Marlo The Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
1959 12
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal
1959 14
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
1959 15
Edward Marlo The Second Deal
1959 16
Edward Marlo The Take Second Deal
1959 16
Edward Marlo The Push-Off Second with suggestion to push off two cards every time
1959 17
Edward Marlo The Stud Deal introduction
1959 19
Edward Marlo The Havana Deal or "The Myth of Manuel Pedro" commentary on the Havana Stud Bottom Deal, no technical description
1959 20
Edward Marlo The New Bottom Stud
Also published here 1959 21
Edward Marlo The Stud Second
1959 22
Edward Marlo The Push-Off Stud
1959 24
The Sail
1959 25
Edward Marlo One Hand Bottom Deal
1959 26
Edward Marlo Shifting the Grip A- Shifting The Inner Corner
B- The Shifting Forefinger
C- Shifting The Thumb
D- Beveling the Pack
1959 28
Edward Marlo Two Strike Methods
1959 31
Edward Marlo Special Push-Off Techniques: The Second Deal Count
1959 34
Edward Marlo Small Packet Second Deal
1959 37
Edward Marlo Push-Off Technique from break
1959 37
Edward Marlo First Example packet is spread out and cards are hidden, triple buckle substitute
1959 38
Edward Marlo Second Example in example: twelve as nine
1959 39
Edward Marlo Fourth Example spreading five as four
1959 40
S. W. Erdnase, Edward Marlo The Side Push-Off Second
Related to 1959 41
Edward Marlo The Related Bottom Deal
1959 44
Edward Marlo The Throw Bottom Deal two versions:
  • The Outward Deal
  • The Inward Deal
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 45
Edward Marlo The Deep Bottom Deal
1959 50
Edward Marlo The Moveable Thumb applied to the bottom deal
Variations 1959 51
Edward Marlo, Neal Elias The Clip Bottom Deal cards are dealt into right hand, then apparently top card of right hand cards is placed on table, in reality bottom card
1959 51
The Movie Second unorthodox
Related toVariations 1959 54
Edward Marlo The Deep Second
1959 56
Edward Marlo One Hand Stud Second new theory style
1959 57
Edward Marlo The Hit Deals two handlings
Variations 1959 60
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico One Hand Second with credit information
Related to 1959 63
Edward Marlo From Out of Nowhere D'Amico's one-handed second deal as a production
1959 67
Carmen D'Amico A D'Amico Variation on the table
1959 68
Stanley James Stanley James Stud Second unorthodox hit style
1959 68
Edward Marlo Variations of D'Amico's Deal: The Top Card Deal
1959 70
Edward Marlo One Hand Bottom Deal Variations of D'Amico's Deal
1959 70
Edward Marlo The One Hand Center Deal Variations of D'Amico's Deal
1959 71
Edward Marlo Marlo One Hand Second
1959 72
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Variation: A. As a Color Change exchanging top two cards
1959 74
Edward Marlo E. As a Vanish substitute for tent vanish
1959 76
The S.F. Grip from Maskelyne's book "Sharps and Flats", all left fingers at the right side
Also published here 1959 78
Edward Marlo The S.F. Bottom Deal variation of deal in "Sharps and Flats"
Also published here 1959 79
Edward Marlo The S.F. Second Deals two methods
Also published here 1959 80
Edward Marlo S.F. Natural Second Deal
Also published here 1959 82
Warren Wiersbe Wiersbie's Double Deal to the left side, see also "Added Technique for Wiersbie Double Deal" on page 85
1959 82
Edward Marlo M.S.F. One Hand Bottom Modified S.F. Grip
1959 84
Edward Marlo Missing Finger Deals finger(s) are curled under deck
Also published here 1959 85
Edward Marlo Off the Face Seconds a bit similar to the Downs Change
1959 88
Edward Marlo Pinky Count here credited to Marlo
Related to 1959 88
Edward Marlo Mechanical Seconds effect application: Aces change to Kings
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 90
Edward Marlo Technical Variations of Marlo's "Mechanical Seconds" described before, two variations
1959 91
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Deal two methods
1959 93
Edward Marlo Tabled Seconds
Related to 1959 94
Edward Marlo Exhibition Center Deal similarities to Kennedy Center Deal
1959 96
Edward Marlo Center Deal center deals worked out after seeing Zingone exhibition movie
1959 96
Edward Marlo Step Center Deal
1959 98
Edward Marlo Weakling's Center Deal if hand is not strong enough to buckle half the deck
1959 100
Edward Marlo The Strike Center
1959 101
Edward Marlo Side Steal Center Deal take from above
1959 102
Edward Marlo On The Cut retaining step after cut, End Jog and Side Jog
1959 103
Edward Marlo The Tabled Center Deal
1959 106
Edward Marlo Center Dealing Comments thumb must be moving
1959 107
Edward Marlo Center Double Deal short mention, from Erdnase grip
1959 107
Edward Marlo Marlo Center Deal from step
1959 108
Edward Marlo Variations of Marlo C.D. from step, two variations
1959 109
Edward Marlo One Hand Center Deal stud type
1959 110
Edward Marlo Marlo's Push Off Unit Control
1959 111
Edward Marlo On "Holding Out" tips
1959 117
Edward Marlo Easy Unit Control
1959 120
Edward Marlo The Fan Deal to enable one to deal out any card from a fan unit consisting of five or more cards
1959 122
Edward Marlo The No Touch Theory three methods
Related toVariations 1959 124
Edward Marlo No Touch Stud Deal
1959 128
Edward Marlo Marlo's Strike Unit Control
Variations 1959 129
Edward Marlo Cover Ups more visual deceptiveness for false dealing with:
  • The Downward Deal
  • The Upward Deal
  • The Backward Deal
  • Principle of the Wrist Turn
  • About Noise
1959 131
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations
1959 135
Edward Marlo The Opening Gambit stacking a hand while dealing through the deck
Related to 1959 136
Edward Marlo Riffle Shuffle Systems commentary on fair riffle shuffle and methods in Erdnase
1959 1
Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase Handling Of False Cuts And Blinds
Inspired by 1959 2
Edward Marlo Closed Shuffle
1959 10
Edward Marlo The Open Shuffle
1959 18
Edward Marlo The Strip Out Shuffle
Related to 1959 19
Edward Marlo The Strip Out and Double Cut
1959 20
Edward Marlo Block Strip Out with Upper Cut
1959 22
Edward Marlo Delayed Strip Out Shuffle
1959 24
Edward Marlo Block Strip Out with Triple Cut
Related toAlso published here 1959 27
Edward Marlo Top Block Transfer (and Strip Out Shuffle)
Variations 1959 30
Edward Marlo To Transpose with Top Block Transfer and Strip Out to transpose top four cards with four cards underneath
1959 36
Edward Marlo Top Block Control using block transfer strip-out
1959 38
Edward Marlo Stacking the Last Card avoiding mixing cards into already stacked portion
1959 39
Edward Marlo Block Transfer correct fingering for Strip Out Shuffle Block Transfer
1959 40
Edward Marlo The Block Slip Cut No. 1 after riffle shuffle
1959 41
Edward Marlo Block Slip Cut No. 2 after riffle shuffle
1959 43
Edward Marlo The Block Center Cut transfering a block from center
1959 44
Edward Marlo Top Block Shuffle and Straight Cut riffle and cut, top stock control
1959 45
Edward Marlo To Get Cards to the Bottom from top to bottom with riffle shuffle
1959 46
Edward Marlo To Bring Bottom Cards to the Top with riffle shuffle
1959 48
Edward Marlo The Partial Strip Out to Keep the Top Stock
1959 50
Edward Marlo To Keep the Bottom Stock partial strip out shuffle
Also published here 1959 51
Edward Marlo N.B. for the Top Stock "No Breaks", using scratch edge marked key card
1959 53
Edward Marlo N.B. for the Bottom Stock "No Breaks", using scratch edge marked key card
1959 56
Edward Marlo The Four Ace Cull using scratch edge marked Aces
1959 59
Edward Marlo Combination Cull and Stack using scratch edge marked Aces
1959 62
Edward Marlo The Crimp Cull riffle shuffle cull, four Aces are corner crimped
Variations 1959 66
Edward Marlo Putting in the Work corner crimping aces
1959 70
Edward Marlo Marlo's Roman Shuffle
Also published here 1959 72
Edward Marlo Strip Out After Spectator's Shuffle spectator shuffles himself
1959 76
Edward Marlo Fake Push Thru Shuffle really strip out type
1959 77
Edward Marlo New Push Thru Shuffle two methods of handling
1959 82
Edward Marlo Standard Type Riffle Shuffle Stack
1959 85
Edward Marlo One Side Riffle Stack
1959 88
Edward Marlo One Riffle Shuffle Stacks - For Two Cards featuring Block Set Up principle
Variations 1959 91
Edward Marlo One Riffle Three Card Stack
1959 93
Edward Marlo Four with One Shuffle
Related to 1959 94
Edward Marlo Combination Stacks - Four Card Combination combining riffle stacking with false deals
1959 95
Edward Marlo Fast Three Card Stack
1959 97
Edward Marlo Fast Four Card Stack - Five Hands
1959 97
Edward Marlo Two and Two Combination stacking two cards each shuffle
1959 98
Edward Marlo Build Up Stacks - Stacking Two Sets of Three stacking more than one good hand
1959 100
Edward Marlo Combination Stack with Bottom Deal stacking two three of a kinds
1959 101
Edward Marlo Stacking Three Sets stacking three three of a kinds
1959 102
Edward Marlo The Four Play Hands stacking four three of a kinds
1959 104
Edward Marlo Four Play Combination stacking four three of a kinds
1959 105
Edward Marlo Faro Plus Seconds - Stud riffle and overhand combination
1959 108
Edward Marlo Key Card System pseudo stacking, actually key cards next to aces, face up deal and second deal
1959 111
Edward Marlo Right and Left Block Transfer
1959 116
Edward Marlo Rearranging Aces to Five Order using block transfer shuffles
1959 119
Edward Marlo Combination Cull and Stack
1959 122
Edward Marlo The Block Transfer Applied with Zarrow Shuffle
1959 128
Herb Zarrow Zarrow False Shuffle
Related to 1959 128
Edward Marlo Overlap Switch two overlapping cards are turned over
1959 6
Edward Marlo Tray Turn Switch as you turn tray with two glasses around
1959 10
Edward Marlo, Paul Curry Marlo-Curry Change Variation
1959 11
Cut Deeper Force
1959 18
Edward Marlo The Fake Change card added to tabled card(s) as it is turned over
1959 31
Peek Technique
1959 3
Al Leech The Spectator Does a Trick two cards tell value and suit, "Untouchted" with touching
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 6
Double-Deal Force in one packet, then in two packets
1959 6
Double Cut
1959 8
Pull Down Bridge
1959 10
Side Glide
1959 16
Edward Marlo Tabled Bottom Placement tabled Kelly / Ovette move, with additional ideas
Also published here 1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
48
Jack Avis Suit Force with down-under-deal
1959 313
Terry Guyatt Card Exchange Guyatt Card Exchange
1959 317
John A. M. Howie 1-2-3-4 Aces transform into Ace to Four
Also published here Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
6
Edward Marlo Stay-Stack Miracle freely cut-to card is divined, repeated, off-colored stay stack
Also published here Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
7
Edward Marlo Stay-Stack Prediction forcing a number with stay stack
  • With Two Decks
Also published here Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
8
Shuffle Stacking overhand shuffle, two cards
1959 17
Lin Searles Table Faro as Slow-Motion Riffle Shuffle presentational ploy for shuffling very slow
1959 2
Alex Elmsley Angle Jog Switch as cards are fanned
VariationsAlso published here 1959 2
Squelch fellow magician cannot do air-pressure turnover, gag, double backer
1959 6
Ken Brooke Dizzy Nudist Pack Routine ends clean, blank-faced and blank-backed cards
1959 7
Hindu False Shuffle all alike display
1959 12
Howard Albright A Different Version of the Hindu Shuffle dropping cards from right-hand pile as cards are drawn from top so that bottom card always changes, convincer
  • To force a card from the bottom
1959 21
Slip Cut Force
1959 30
The Glide
1959 32
The Double Lift double picked up in end grip and shown
1959 33
Philip Reed Willmarth Basic Sleights
1959 14
Matt Schulien Matt's Fan Location card replaced in in-the-hands spread, first finger break when spread is closed
1959 15
Matt Schulien The Crimp Location and Steal corner crimp of card that is inserted at an angle
1959 16
Matt Schulien The Palm one or multiple cards, standard methods with tips
1959 18
Matt Schulien Cut Palm Replacement replacing bottom half after tabled cut
1959 21
Thumb Clip alternative palm position
1959 21
Matt Schulien Cut the Cards spectator cuts the deck right to his card which is face-up on bottom half
1959 23
Matt Schulien Gesture Bottom Reverse bold turnover of bottom card with gesture
1959 23
Matt Schulien Air Pressure air pressure turnover revelation
1959 24
Matt Schulien The Card in the Card Case classic removal
Related to 1959 26
Matt Schulien One Hand Discovery (One Card) Charlier cut, then fingers drag out a card from center which flips face up onto the top of the deck
1959 26
Matt Schulien One Hand Discovery - Two Cards two cards produced with one hand, up-down-movement
1959 28
Matt Schulien Deck Turnover
1959 31
Matt Schulien The Change single card, palmed card added, double shown, face card stolen with right thumb à la color change steal
1959 36
Philip Reed Willmarth Tricks with the Force
1959 48
Matt Schulien One-Hand Cut Force bold, spectator is told to remember the card he sees during a Charlier cut
1959 48
Matt Schulien The Face Up Spread Force spectator thinks of a card in face-up spread, names it, and performer produces it, risky
Related to 1959 48
Matt Schulien The Fan Force partial fan held in one hand, spectator is asked to take a card
1959 49
Matt Schulien Matt's Call A Card Force spectator is asked to name a card, one is secretly shown
1959 50
Matt Schulien Matt's Face Down Spread Force cards scrambled on table in wash, spectator takes one
Related to 1959 51
Matt Schulien The Mental Fan Force Routine cards run through with faces towards spectator who thinks of one, card named and found, detailed with outs
  • A Sample Routine
Related to 1959 78
Matt Schulien Undercount palm-off or block
1959 86
Snap False Count
1959 86
Palm Fold into sixths
1959 132
Neal Elias Mental Count Three-spot card pushed in reversed in deck, it is next to peeked-at selection or used to count to it
  • Alternate Procedure (a card reversed in the center, it's the selection or leads to it)
  • Stab Trick - a variation (card stabbed to in paper-wrapped deck)
Variations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
9
Neal Elias Center Key Card Shuffle red/black shuffle around center to retain key card there
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
9
Neal Elias Double Selection two cards peeked at in two halves are found, faro
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
10
Edward Marlo The 8 Card Wonder: Effect #2 "Performer apparently finds four selected cards. Shows an idea in Re-Forcing", down-under deal with an eight-card packet
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
14
Edward Marlo The 8 Card Wonder: Effect #5 down-under deal double force with a nine-card packet
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
16
Edward Marlo Ten-Card Packet Triple Force down-under deal
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
17
Edward Marlo Reverse Faro Terminology
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
17
Theodore Annemann Double-Blank Display Sequence four cards apparently shown from both sides, diminishing turnovers
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
19
Ronald B. Edwards Mazes-Phase Down variation that starts with two honest riffle shuffles (interlocking chains), suits separated, some dealing procedure that affects the red/black distribution
  • Phase II (dealing into chosen number of piles, sympathetic values)
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
5
Edward Marlo Technical Variation of the Henry Christ Force cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in out-jogged condition, three handling variations
  • Number 1
  • Number 2
  • Number 3
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
9
Ken Beale, Francis Carlyle Erl & Water 3&3, three-card spread in each hand, bottom card of right-hand spread switched with top card of left-hand spread in top change action
Inspired by July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
14
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Count Credit Information
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
11
Edward Marlo Small Packet Displacement
Also published here Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
12
Edward Marlo M.S. Two Hand Loading Move displacements with buckling, see page 13 for credit information
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
14
Edward Marlo Double Deal Count in-the-hands
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Thinks on the reverse faro
  • suit separation by going through the deck only once
  • reverse faros to pre-set a stack
  • poker deal application
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
19
Edward Marlo Spread Cull Placement from near top to specific position in lower half
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
21
Nathan Mendelsohn Whilst Demonstrating to the Company A Game at Poker, To Deal the Cards in Such a Manner that a Card Known to be at one Position from the Top will, at the Performer’s Pleasure, Be Found at any other rules about dealing in piles, see page 34 for more information on author
Related to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
29
P. Howard Lyons They're Really Marked performer sorts deck into reds and blacks from the back, procedure to get a mixed-up one-way deck into the right configuration by dealing once from the back and once from the face, borrowed deck is apparently marked
Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
30
Edward Marlo Flexible Move whole deck turned over under cover card, one-handed
Also published here
  • The Gen, Feb. 1959
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
6
Edward Marlo Timing Pocket Load inside pocket opened so spectator can reach in and remove card, card secretly thumbed into it before that
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
10
Edward Marlo Card from Case with dummy card glued in, as prediction, see step 11
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
10
Edward Marlo The Illogical Routine Aces are stacked with faros multiple times, but each time come out in an unexpected hand for an unexpected number of players, Aces vanish as finale
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
18
Edward Marlo Roughly a New Approach intro on ideas with pairs of rough/smooth cards to form impromptu double facers or backers
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
35
Edward Marlo Roughed False Dealing Demonstration fifth dealing with roughed Aces, also suggestion of using a paper clip
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
43
Edward Marlo Roughed Pair Flourish roughed pair is pivoted between fingers
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
46
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon Fingertip Elmsley Count
1960 6
Dai Vernon Riffled Thought break
1960 12
Dai Vernon Separation Move eight cards separated in center, middle two cards transposed when moving hands apart and turning both hands over
1960 16
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Displacement
Related toVariations 1960 22
Senor Notis The Notis Cascade One-handed Riffle Shuffle with Cascade Finale
Related to 1960 31
Dai Vernon Basic Formation of a Step
1960 41
Dai Vernon The Pull Through Shuffle one shuffle, three-shuffle sequence, Mysterious Kid version with fair cut and delayed strip-out
Related toVariations 1960 43
Dai Vernon The Pull Out Shuffle
1960 47
Retaining the Top Stock up to twenty cards, shown by a gambler in Reno
Related to 1960 49
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Full Deck Control
1960 49
Dai Vernon Side Riffle Cut bottom stock, one hand riffles through cards, other hand places packet in center
Also published here 1960 51
Dai Vernon Transferring a Bottom Stock to the Top
Variations 1960 52
Dai Vernon Reversal of Bottom Cards using riffle shuffle
Related to 1960 53
Dai Vernon, Fred Black To Keep the Colours Separated
Also published here 1960 54
Dad Stevens To Bring Cards to the Top Stevens Control
Variations 1960 55
Dai Vernon Corner Crimp Corner Crimp with forefinger in Dealing position
1960 57
Dai Vernon Top Card Crimp Corner Crimp while Overhand Shuffling
1960 57
Dai Vernon Cut Crimp "roof crimp"
1960 58
Dai Vernon Whole Pack Crimp Squeeze crimp in Dealing position
1960 58
Dai Vernon Spring Crimp waterfall crimp
1960 59
Mexican Joe Mexican Joe's Crimp making a one-way deck
Related toVariations 1960 60
Dai Vernon Snap Crimp cutting to the Aces application
Related to 1960 60
Dai Vernon Red-Black Separation with Snap Crimp performer brings cards of wanted colors from behind back
Related to 1960 61
Dai Vernon First False Count seven as ten, faces shown each time, two taken back instead of taking one on one counting action
Related to 1960 63
Dai Vernon Second False Count with fake take, scrapping sound
1960 64
Dai Vernon Loewy Palm Cover
1960 66
Dai Vernon Square-Up Palm as small packet is squared, all but one are stolen into palm
1960 67
Dai Vernon False Transfer with Card
1960 68
Dai Vernon The Classic Force
1960 70
Johnny Paul Toss Force brief
1960 70
Max Malini The Malini Force
Also published here 1960 71
Dai Vernon Riffle Force Break
1960 72
Dai Vernon Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point
Related toVariations 1960 73
Dai Vernon Back to Back Force
1960 74
Dai Vernon The Vernon Glide
Related toAlso published here 1960 82
Dai Vernon The Push-off Count
1960 84