1,160 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Asi Wind Lazy Seconds Force dealing bunches instead of single cards
2018 125
Denis Behr On the Bottom Deal with two methods to get into position
Inspired by 2018 45
Double Deal Turnover
2018 44
Jay Sankey Wichita Slip card touched in spread is switched for bottom card via bottom-deal type of action
Also published here 2018 150
Small-packet Second Deal
2018 271
One handed Bottom Deal Turnover
2019 55
Edward Marlo The Bottom-Deal Exchange also for forcing an odd-backed card
Related to 2019 28
Benjamin Earl Second Deal Choreography on changing the take on consecutive second deals
2019 15
Shane Cobalt Bottom Dealing with comments
  • Notes on "The Grip"
Related to 2019 44
Tom Gagnon Bilateral Bottom Deal
Also published here 2019 33
Tom Gagnon Switcharoo Force right fingers seem to slide top card of left-hand packet to table
Inspired by 2019 209
Steve Forte Chapter 5 - False Deals
  • Introduction
2020 351
Steve Forte Strike Seconds intro
2020 352
Steve Forte Demonstration Strike Seconds comments about exhibition deals, brief size, apparently immovable top cards
2020 353
Steve Forte Marlo's No-Touch Second comments on the deal
Related to 2020 355
Steve Forte Walter Scott's Second Deal comments on the deal
Related to 2020 356
Steve Forte Standard Strike Second
  • technical observations
    • terminology
    • conditions
    • playing cards
    • bevel
    • framing the deck (grip)
    • mechanic's grip (aka natural grip)
    • dealing thumb
    • dead thumb
    • briefs
    • right thumb
    • right thumb lift
    • retraction
    • dealing-thumb lift
    • dealing-thumb ending position
    • the take
    • deck-hand movement
    • dealing down
    • dealing direction
    • pitching
    • little-or-no-spin pitching
    • early pitching
    • stud deals
    • "necktie the deck"
    • noise
    • speed
    • rhythm
    • dealing tops
    • viewing angle
    • the body
    • dealing skill
2020 359
Steve Forte Questionable Information strike second myths
  • delaying the left-thumb pushing action
  • elliptical path
  • emerging angles
  • melting action
  • difficulty factor
Related to 2020 372
Deal-down Strikes by hustler VO, top card starts pushed forward so second card is initially not exposed
2020 375
Steve Forte Casino Pitch Strikes
2020 377
Steve Forte Top-side Brief top card pushed to the left
2020 379
Steve Forte Middle-side Brief straddle grip, top card pushed to left
2020 380
Steve Forte Back-corner Strikes take at back right corner
2020 380
Steve Forte Natural Strikes left thumb starts at side of deck
2020 381
Steve Forte Hit-card Strikes strike with fingers, stud
2020 382
Steve Forte Stud Strikes
  • standard stud strike
  • underhand pause and pitch
  • underhand snap-scissors pitch
2020 383
Slappers Slappers take from the front
Variations 2020 385
Steve Forte Hanging Seconds far push-off of top card
Inspired byRelated to 2020 386
Steve Forte Pushoff Seconds
  • technical observations
    • framing the deck (grip)
    • dealing thumb
    • brief size (short, medium and long pushoffs)
    • push off and retraction
    • consecutive seconds
    • border subtlety
2020 388
Steve Forte Pitch Pushoffs
2020 392
Steve Forte Hit-card Pushoffs hustler JB, take by right thumb, stud
2020 393
Steve Forte Max-cover end grip take
Related to 2020 395
Steve Forte Scissor Seconds take with first and second finger
2020 397
BH scissors second by hustler BH, take with fourth finger under card
2020 398
Steve Forte Cheat-seat Seconds targets first player
2020 399
Steve Forte Early-retraction Seconds second card left sticking out immediately before take
Variations 2020 400
Steve Forte tap second
Inspired by 2020 401
Steve Forte No-retraction Seconds top card left sticking out
2020 402
Steve Forte Swipes fake swipe by right thumb over top card
2020 403
Jim Keller Novelty Seconds - flip-overs second card flips face-up during deal
2020 404
Steve Forte pushdown snap second right fingers push second card face up
2020 404
Steve Forte cigar second
Related to 2020 404
Steve Forte get-ready seconds starting with break under two cards, top card not fully retracted, also end grip take from break without push-off
Related to 2020 405
Steve Forte One-Handed Seconds
  • Standard Methods
2020 406
Steve Forte dealer's thumb-off
2020 406
Steve Forte pitch card spun out
2020 406
Steve Forte table-brush second against the table
2020 407
Steve Forte flipper dealt face-up
2020 408
Steve Forte flicker dealt face-up
2020 408
Steve Forte stab third finger pins card face-up to table
2020 408
Steve Forte table snap-down dealt face-up against table
2020 408
Steve Forte table snap-down #2 dealt face-up against table
2020 409
No-spin Seconds by hustler JP
2020 409
Blackjack Double-down Seconds by hustler JP
2020 410
Steve Forte One-handed Pop Deals card pops out, two-handed
  • one-handed pop-second (front end)
  • one-handed pop-second (side)
2020 411
Steve Forte buckle second - Marlo
Inspired by 2020 413
Steve Forte Chinese second offering better get-ready
Inspired by 2020 414
Steve Forte mechanical second - Marlo
Inspired by 2020 415
Carmen D'Amico riffle-second - D'Amico brief outline
Related to 2020 416
Steve Forte New-Theory Second Deals intro
2020 417
MD Cover Stud Second by hustler MD, using end grip take
Related to 2020 418
Steve Forte Right-thumb Retraction demonstrated by hustlers BB and MD, right thumb pushes back top card
2020 420
Steve Forte Gravity Second second card drops out
2020 422
Steve Forte Above-the-deck Seconds top card lifted up from deck with right thumb, stud
2020 423
Steve Forte Single-Card Pushoffs left thumb at right side of deck, pushes out second card
2020 424
Steve Forte Two-Step Seconds
Related to 2020 426
Steve Forte Back Strikes right thumb strikes at inner end
2020 428
Steve Forte No-finger Strikes base of right thumb strikes
2020 429
Steve Forte Straddle Buckle Second
Related to 2020 430
Steve Forte Pressure-Seconds push-off with left thumb in center of top card
2020 430
Steve Forte The Old Days newspaper clippings
2020 432
Steve Forte Summary second deal comments
2020 435
Steve Forte The Bottom Deal
  • technical observations
    • second-deal similarities
    • strike and pushoff bottoms
    • grip
    • finger movement
    • squeeze
    • no-squeeze
    • straight-finger squeeze
    • the take
    • top-card movement
    • deck's plane
    • pitch timing
    • rhythm
    • bottom-deal nuances
  • Traits of the Best Bottom Dealers
    • Grip
    • Technique
    • Optimal Pace and Rhythm
    • Personal Dealing Style
2020 437
Steve Forte Snap-down Bottoms (natural grip)
2020 443
Steve Forte Squeeze Bottom (corner grip)
2020 444
Steve Forte Straddle Bottom technical details by hustler FOF
2020 445
Erdnase Bottom as taught by hustler JB
2020 447
Steve Forte Early Squeeze get-ready during previous top deals
2020 449
Steve Forte Incremental Squeeze get-ready during previous top deals
2020 449
Steve Forte Back Take inner end take
2020 450
Steve Forte Stud Bottoms - max-cover (natural grip) end grip take
2020 450
Steve Forte end-for-end stud
2020 452
Steve Forte scissors bottom take with first and second finger
2020 452
Steve Forte Get-Ready Bottoms jogging a block at bottom
2020 453
Steve Forte cocking the gun for a single bottom
Related to 2020 453
Steve Forte last-card bottom dealing the last card in a round differently
2020 454
Steve Forte Fred Robinson dealt out to the front
  • Robinson stud deal
  • Robinson hit-card deal
Inspired by 2020 455
Steve Forte, Joe Artanis Artanis Bottom Deal
2020 458
Steve Forte One-Handed Bottoms intro
2020 459
Steve Forte hit-card bottoms one- or two-handed
2020 459
Steve Forte table-brush bottom
2020 460
Steve Forte bottom flicker and flipper against table
2020 460
Steve Forte end-for-end
2020 461
Steve Forte snap-around bottom most difficult one
2020 461
Steve Forte Bottom Deal Ploys creative bottom deal uses
2020 462
Steve Forte New-Theory Bottom Deals intro
2020 463
Thumb-Stop Bottoms by hustler FOF, consecutive bottoms, left thumb reaches over to grip full deck
2020 463
Forward Pushoff by hustler FOF, unusual front push-off
2020 465
Steve Forte Thumb Digger requiring long right thumb nail, pinch take
2020 466
Steve Forte Bottom Loader double deal and unloading bottom card on top for next deal
2020 466
Steve Forte Summary bottom deal comments
2020 468
Steve Forte Thirds, Greek Bottoms, and Centers comments
2020 470
JB's Center Deal bridged deck bows open, idea by hustler JB
2020 471
Steve Forte The Center Deal comments on its value for cheating
  • the magician and the cardsharp
  • center-deal demonstrations
2020 471
Steve Forte Touch Work - punch
2020 496
Steve Forte Summary peek and paper with second deal
2020 501
Steve Forte Bottom Dealing analysis and fact checks
  • The "Erdnase Grip"
  • Top and Bottom Dealing with One Hand
  • Stud Bottom
  • Annotators
  • Recommendation
Related to 2020 646
Steve Forte Second Dealing analysis and fact checks
  • Annotators
  • Recommendation
Related to 2020 652
Steve Forte Five Inches Above The Deck top card lifted cleanly and pitched forward
2020 928
Steve Forte Face-up Second Deal Exposé Aces distributed face-up near top, punch type demo
2020 930
Steve Forte No Punch Kings and Queens Kings and Queens face-up distributed in deck, five-handed deal, four Aces kicker in another deal
2020 931
Steve Forte Second Deal Surprise strike seconds with protruding top card, "funky illusion"
Related to 2020 932
Steve Forte Gilbreath and the Perfect Bridge Deal punch type deal with full suit and one honest shuffle before the deal, faro
2020 935
Steve Forte Breakless Center Deal dealing one from a slug of cards, estimation and block push-off
2020 941
Steve Forte Thirds Deal or fourth, fifth..., starting with break
2020 942
Steve Forte Center Dealing Technique from first-finger break
Inspired by 2020 944
Third Deal unit control
2020 948
Steve Forte On Double Dealing top-top versus top-bottom
2020 955
Steve Forte Heel Break Push-Off
2020 1019
Andi Gladwin Second Deal with Master Pushoff
2020 85
Andi Gladwin One-Handed Second Deal with Master Pushoff
2020 90
Andi Gladwin Third and Fourth Deals with Master Pushoff
2020 91
Andi Gladwin Double Deal with Master Pushoff
2020 93
Brother John Hamman Double Deal Switch card is pulled from packet in right hand end grip onto deck
2020
Output (Issue 6)
18
Switch à la Hofzinser Top Change cross between second deal and Hofzinser Top Change
2020 109
Small Packet Bottom Deal
2020 206
Double Deal small packet
June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
64
Double Deal Turnover brief
July 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
104
Justin Higham Multiple Necktie Second Deal second and third card taken out together, deck held upright
2021 8
Lennart Green Snap Deal brief
Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
408
Andrew Frost Second Deal
2022 79
Andrew Frost Double Deal also for false counting
2022 84
Stud Bottom Deal brief, from small packet
2022 89
Dai Vernon New Theory Second Deal stop trick application, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
2022 83
Dai Vernon Face-up Second Deal Control card shown and apparently dealt onto table one-handed, New Theory Second Deal, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
2022 84
Dai Vernon Bottom Deal comments, Charlie Miller's grip change, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
2022 109
Dai Vernon Vernon Stud Second New Theory, card snapped face-up, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
2022 110
Dai Vernon Erdnase Second Deal short comment, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
2022 110
Earl Nelson Double-Deal Switch Handling card is pulled from packet in right hand end grip onto deck (here onto case)
Also published here 2022 12
Gary Plants Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal
  • General Thoughts
  • A Hybrid Deal
  • Post-Deal Alignment
Also published here 2022 33
Jon Armstrong Expertalk: Jon Armstrong on the Second Deal
Also published here 2022 56
Mark Aspiazu The New Orleans Slip one-handed bottom deal and flip-over of the card onto the packet held in left hand
Also published here 2022 194
Olivier Twist Expertalk: Olivier Twist on the Greek Force greek deal as spread force
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2007
  • Arcane, April 1999
2022 674
Steve Skomp Truth, Lies, and Machine Gun Seconds second deal demonstration, than a hole is shown in top card which is then restored
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2008
2022 810
Robert Gardner Watch Stop using fake turnover of top card from Watch Palm
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2012
2022 1093
Edward Marlo Mechanical Second Deal
Also published here 2022 26
Tom Gagnon The Lateral Bottom Deal left hand holds packet palm down, when turned palm up the bottom card is dealt out on inner end, as deck is cut and top portion is turned over and top card apparently thumbed off
  • The Grip
  • The Loosening
  • The False Deal
  • The Simulated Push-off
Also published here 2022 54
Edward Marlo Outward Throw Bottom Deal
Also published here 2022 136
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Two-card bottom deal dealing the bottom card of two cards instead of top one, “this is like Dr. Elliott’s second deal technique”
2022 68
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch on table top card of deck is apparently dealt onto table, really an “empty deal” and card hidden beneath hand on table is brought into view
2022 220
Necktie second deal brief
2022 271
Juan Tamariz Slide-Under Double top and third card (secretly reversed) turned face-down, end grip alignment
2022 22
Edward Marlo Mechanical Second Deal
Also published here 2023 39
Justin Higham Count-Action Double Deal cards counted from left-hand dealing position into right-hand dealing position
Also published here 2023 17
Ricky Smith Learning Second Dealing practice tips
Also published here 2023 25
Ricky Smith On the Punch Deal
2023 26
Ricky Smith When Life Gives You Lemons... idea for classic punch deal
2023 33
Edward Marlo Marlo's Bottom Deal Exchange as card is removed from in-the-hands spread
Related toAlso published here 2024 3
Allan Ackerman The Burnable Bottom Deal more a transfer bottom card to top, covered side steal, as pseudo bottom deal demonstration
Also published here 2024 7
Allan Ackerman PIP Bottom Deal "Put-in-Place"
Also published here
  • Advanced Card Control Video Series, 1997, Vol. 2
2024 204