3,608 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Power Poker #1 stacking aces, everybody gets a good hand as well
Related toVariations 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
12
Edward Marlo Transition Poker ace stacking with new deck order climax
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
15
Edward Marlo Power Poker #2 ace stacking demo, everybody gets a good hand
1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
18
Al Leech Five Aces into Aces
1965 43
Al Leech Phantom Monte all three cards change
Variations 1965 51
Ralph Greenwood Three Card Monte Idea
Jan. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 394)
406
Roy Walton Lesson In Larceny ten card packet, spectator deals cards from top or bottom and gets a straight, performer aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1966 47
Jack Avis Poker Dice Coincidence poker dice match dealt hand, posed as a problem
Related to Sep. 1966 57
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Dec. 1966 67
Bob Still And Then There Were None small-packet Brainwave posed as a problem, face-up three card monte
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1966 69
Fred Lowe The Innocent Cheat performer stacks the Aces, then a spectator takes one card from a hand and puts it in his sleeve, performer deals again, spectator switches his sleeved card for one from his chosen hand and receives royal flush
Related to 1967 190
Eddie Taytelbaum Find the Ace false indices
Variations 1967 216
Harry Lorayne Ten Card Poker Deal multiple phase template routine
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 72
Art Johnston The Choice is Yours spectator choses one of three piles, bottom highest card wins ("Bankers and Brokers")
1967 144
Karl Fulves Color Control - Mentalists Night Out after a riffle shuffle some pairs and features of the hands are foreseen, ESP deck
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
2
Edward Marlo Pseudo One Riffle Stacks eleven methods
1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Pseudo One Riffle Stacks)
1
Roy Walton Draw Poker Plus 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
Variations
Feb. 1967 79
Mel Stover Face-Up Monte credit information
Related to May 1967 97
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here
June 1967 106
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1967 113
Karl Fulves Prelude explaining "dealing heavy" to audience, then surplus card vanishes
Aug. 1967 114
Jay Ose Little Queenie with bent corner
Dec. 1967 143
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Las Vegas Eyes cards apparently marked, several times a card is selected and divined, eventually a card is put face up in the deck and cards named above and below, marking is seen with sunglasses
Also published here 1967 12
Kartenverwandlung three cards shown, center card tabled, it changes, partial rough-smooth
1967 13
Al Koran Nap Hand Deal cards played with three spectators, performer is away (blindfolded) and gives correct playing decisions
1968 81
Al Koran Double Deal dealing five people the same cards, set up, twenty-five duplicates, siamesa
Related toVariations 1968 119
Edward Marlo Two Card Monte routine with red and black Ace, as climax both are red
1968 24
Ernie Bryan A Lesson in Bridge
1968 57
Fred Lowe Second Deal Sam story presentation
1968 58
Alton Sharpe Expert Poker Demonstration 23 card set-up
1968 60
Alan Keith Open Challenge stack by Val Evans
1968 61
Terry Guyatt, Edward Marlo Guyatt's Drunken Cut Improved deck shuffled face up face down, still good hands dealt
Related toVariations 1968 63
Father Cyprian Faro Flush after shuffling, performer gets Royal Flush
Variations Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Karl Fulves Cyclic Poker performer knows cards in poker hands after a riffle shuffle with pinochle deck
July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
22
Edward Marlo Effect 4 Queen and Ten visually change into 2 Queens
1968 15
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Muddle
1968 48
Edward Marlo Marlo's Cleanup for "Monte Muddle" just described
1968 55
Bob Koch Visible Poker Hand Change three acrobatic flap cards, "Zapped!"
1968 80
Karl Fulves The Cast of the Cards "Cards & Dice", poker deal, values determined by roll of dice show up in one hand
Also published here Jan. 1968 152
Karl Fulves Demon Dice "Cards & Dice", nine poker dice, three spectators combine a hand and they're dealt out
Jan. 1968 153
John Braun, W. F. "Rufus" Steele 3 Jacks Revamped duplicate Jack, with credit information, see p. 200 for further credits
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 172 for Lin Searles suggestion
Variations
Feb. 1968 157
Roy Walton Checkers card version with two decks
Inspired byRelated to May 1968 178
Dr. Jacob Taub Three Jacks Revamped see p. 200 for further credits
Inspired by May 1968 179
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Cervon at the Castle, weird Poker Problem, James Randi and his broken back
June 1968 182
Dai Vernon A Poker Problem Aces dealt out to any number of players after a single fair cut without bottom dealing, posed as problem
Related to June 1968 187
Karl Fulves Poker Puzzle ten card packet is dealt out multiple times, at the end performer gets four aces
Sep. 1968 206
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1968 214
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle stud poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968 218
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal ten card set-up
Related toVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
219
Edward Marlo Applications of the Immediate Bottom Deal:
  • As An Exchange
  • As A Count-Down Effect
  • Gambling Demonstration
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
225
Karl Fulves The Rue Morgue Problem cards riffle shuffled by spectators and dealt in pairs to players, they remove red or black poker chips according to red-black distribution, chip values and cards added, the total is 28 and predicted
1968 54
Karl Fulves Monte Carlo Poker number cards used for betting game after a single riffle shuffle
1968 58
Eddie Fields Calling Your Hand, Again spectator chooses how many hands, which hand will win, what kind of hand to win, ten-card set-up
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1968 20
Edward Marlo Marlo's Faro Variation any poker hand called for, using faro
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 24
Bob Ostin The Travelling Joker Joker between two cards travels up and down and from pocket back between other cards
1968 79
Ron Ferris Royal Aces Aces put on deck, dealt for two players, performer gets Aces, in repeat spectator gets Aces and performer straight flush
Variations 1969 82
Ron Ferris Black Magic any number of hands, performer wins
1969 85
Frank Lane Lane's Winning Hand Deal two phases
Related toVariations 1969 88
Alan Keith Can You ...deal a good poker hand
1969 105
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards shuffled and dealt in groups of five, marks on back of cards of one pile tell what's in the next pile
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Techniques)
31
Karl Fulves Joker Poker Joker is inserted in fifteen-card packet which is then dealt out, hand with joker has a pair and wins
Also published here 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
33
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal set-up, table faros, for four players
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
33
Robert (Bob) Hess Loser! spectators have to guess the high card in 4 card packet and are always wrong
Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
49
Steve Shimm Game-Playing Machines article about simple computer programs applied to (card) games
  • Banker And Broker (cutting the high card)
  • The Tic-Tac-Toe Machine
  • Computer At The Card Table
  • The Machine As Innovator
Related to Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
52
Jon Racherbaumer Addition to Marlo's "Matching Miracle" poker hand duplication
Inspired by Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
26
Peter Alexis 50-50 performer and spectator have card, whichever comes first when deck is dealt wins, cheating
Variations June 1969 261
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969 272
Bruce Cervon Perpetual Motion Poker fifty cards, progressive poker deal, royal flush at the end
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
3
Martin A. Nash A Gambler Sits Down faros and second dealing, several phases, ends with royal flush
1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
14
Larry Jennings The Future Gambler overhand stacking demo, riffle stacking demo, triumph finish
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
29
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Beat The House humorous dealing routine in which performer plays against two players and always gets one card less, three phases, in final phase performer gets non and players blank cards
Nov. 1969 294
Roy Walton You Can't Cheat An Honest Man two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, bottom deals
VariationsAlso published here 1969 47
Roy Walton Never Give a Sucker an Even Break three blank cards as climax
Related toAlso published here 1969 48
Aldini, Tenkai Ishida, Harry Bernard Fooled Monte Two card monte routine
1969 34
Eddie Joseph Vacant Vision monte routine, using card with half face and half back
1969 51
Karl Fulves Once A King aces and kings, three card monte presentation, ace travels to king packet
July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
68
Norman Houghton Ultimate stack with apparent miss
Inspired by July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
71
Edward Marlo 10 Hands Stack using Zarrow, see page 155 for additional observations, dated 1966
1970 148
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
120
Edward Marlo The Surprise Packet card in named hand shown indifferent during poker deal, they change into Aces, possible follow-up to Collins Aces
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
140
Edward Marlo Three Card Monte Climax showing all the same
1970 10
Edward Marlo Pseudo Centers four aces face up, greek deal
1970 25
Martin Gardner The Compleat Gamester Addition red-black betting game with eight cards
Inspired by Mar. 1970 324
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale, see also p. 340 & 342
Inspired byRelated to
  • "The Psychological Loser" (Daniel Dobson, Tokyo Trickery by Takinshi Nemoto, Magic Inc.)
VariationsAlso published here
Mar. 1970 325
David Moore Ultimate Erdnase Royal Flush face-up in deck, overhand stacked, with surprise, Magician vs. Gambler theme, see also p. 332 and p. 337
Variations Mar. 1970 328
Daniel Dobson The Psychological Loser spectator shuffles packet, is put on top of deck and dealt, originally from "Tokyo Trickery" by Takinshi Nemoto (1967, Magic, Inc.)
Related to June 1970 340
Karl Fulves 10-Card Deal Variation only better chances of winning by performer, not sure-fire
June 1970 341
Brian Jordan In One Second Flat gag sequence in which spectator is apparently taught how to read marks and he thinks he follows that aces have been removed and put in case
Related to July 1970 350
Guy Thompson The Mississippi Switch pile on table, cards to be exchanged dropped next to the pile and deck placed on first pile, in context of a poker story
1970
Magick (Issue 7)
31
Ian Baxter Forgotten Poker Deal dealing straight flushes and a royal flush from Si Stebbins
Inspired by 1970 9
Ian Baxter Joker Monte monte routine with Queen and Joker, cards dealt off the deck onto table before spectator guesses, then both are shown to be Jokers, all Queens seen face up in center
1970 21
Milton Kort Off Color Center Dealing center deal demo with Aces which change back color as climax
Variations 1970 17
Milton Kort Off Color Three Card Monte at the end the money card changes back color as kicker
1970 19
Val Andrews Snap! No. 11, word gag
1970 (ca.) 6
Val Andrews If at first You Don't succeed---Cheat! No. 34, gag lecture on marking cards and card sharping
1970 (ca.) 13
Paul Swinford The Match Game spectator looses always
1971 40
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Poker Deal #2
Related to 1971 151
Derek Dingle Super Interchange
1971 217
Gene Finnell A Card Game Paradox
Related to July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
P. Howard Lyons Toronto Dice note
Inspired by Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
99
Karl Fulves This Is A Poker Hand? four aces are stacked from a shuffled deck
1971 6
Karl Fulves Aces To Win packet trick with gambling presentation
Related to 1971 20
Edward Marlo The Spectator's Deal spectator removes ten cards and deals them, performer receives Royal Flush
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
241
Bruce Cervon Face Up Stacks overhand stack demo, then Triumph Stack
1971 7
Edward Marlo Repeat Challenge Poker Deals
1971 33
David Solomon Second Power Poker & Lead-In Aces travel to top, odd-backed Aces stacked in deck, transform into Royal Flush (that now has odd backs) and others get good hands (Power Poker originally Talisman 1/11)
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
18
Peter Kane The Lazy Gambler flourish deal vom incomplete faro position, performer gets Aces
1971 17
Bradley Efron Las Vegas Dice non-transitive dice, also as packets of cards, see also p. 410 for idea by Stewart Olney
Jan. 1971 393
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Automatic Poker same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 473
Gene Nielsen Card Sense poker presentation, prediction in envelope
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 37)
183
Paul Swinford Royal Flush Mini-Stack fifteen-card packet shuffled via reverse-faros and cutting, then Royal Flush dealt
Related to 1971 3
Paul Swinford Thoughts on Vernon's Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, double facer
Inspired by 1971 5
Roger Smith The Fake Deal Routine or Never Trust a Magician fake seconds, bottoms and center deals
Related to Feb. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 7)
1
Harry Lorayne Utility Uses For The Deal Jog bridge deal, all spades
1972 2
Frank Garcia Head to Head Poker kind of Always cut the Cards in reverse, crimp
Variations 1972 82
Jay Ose, Frank Garcia Shoot-Out Poker Royal Flush shoots out of the deck, secret rubber band
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 84
Allen Swift, Frank Garcia Swift Poker Deal face-up/face-down shuffled deck, using cut-and-turn-over-force before shuffle
Related toAlso published here 1972 86
Frank Garcia, John Scarne Poker Dream based on Scarne's Drunk Poker Deal, cards dealt from face up face down shuffled deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 88
Dr. Jacob Daley Winning Aces dealing winning pair of Aces for two to seven players, small stack
1972 104
Audley Walsh Three Card Monte one card is marked with matchbook or paper clip
1972 67
Howard Flint Marked Cards packed trick
Related to 1972 64
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
VariationsAlso published here 1972 157
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
143
Earl Keyser 22-Card Poker Deal after any number of faro shuffles, the dealer always wins, stack
Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
151
Edward Marlo The Re-Setting Riffle Shuffle Stack changing the number of players for a stacked hand
1972 45
Edward Marlo Deal Us In changing the number of players for a stacked hand
1972 51
Gene Castillon Monte Madness variations
Inspired by Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
17
Gene Castillon Jackpot monte type routine with transformation and money card travels to elsewhere as climax
Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
19
Karl Fulves Middle Monte extra card, color changing back kicker
1972 5
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related toVariations 1972 8
Brother John Hamman Royal Gambol cards of a mediocre poker hand in row on table, some cards are exchanged, royal flush
Variations Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
533
George Blake Elusive Lady two Jokers and a Queen, Joker and Queen transposes
Oct. 1972 568
Roy Walton Informer four quarters on table with an unknown indicator card in front of each, spectator cuts off a pile of each quarter, the indicator cards predict how many cards have been cut off of each pile, in second phase two poker hands are constructed from two piles
Also published here Dec. 1972 575
Derek Dingle Master Poker Demonstration combination, color changing deck climax, simplified handling
  • Getting Ready
  • Cutting the Aces
  • The Second Deal
  • Dealing from the Bottom
  • Stacking
  • Patter
  • Notes for Card Experts, Historians and Anyone Else Who Might be Interested
Inspired byRelated to 1972
Innovations (Issue 1)
1
Steve Spillman Monkey Monte all cards change to queens, with ideas by Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon
1972
Magick (Issue 45)
223
Bruce Elliott The Expert at the Card Table stacking Aces and selections
Inspired by 1972 85
Doc Mifflin Found - One Poker Hand chosen hand contains chosen poker hand, easy stacking
1972 87
U. F. Grant The Marked Deck
1972 107
James G. Thompson Jr. Call Your Hand Variation performer's poker hand contains four Aces and selection
Inspired by 1972 144
Dai Vernon Vernon's Canfield Solitaire Set-Up No. 72
1972 22
Dai Vernon Vernon's Poker Challenge Demonstration No. 83, performer wins despite changing one of his cards for any freely chosen card from the remainder, will end up with flush or/and straight
1972 25
Dai Vernon Vernon - Saunder's Poker Deal (Mistake in this) No. 87, set-up, table faros, for four players
Also published here 1972 26
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah Vernon-Judah Poker Demonstration No. 89, same set-up dealt over and over for two players
VariationsAlso published here 1972 27
Dai Vernon Vernon's Monte Crimp Idea No. 95, on the sucker crimp phase
Related to 1972 28
Dai Vernon Vernon's Progressive Poker Routine (With Riffle Shuffle) No. 101, some version of repeat poker deal for two players
Related to 1972 30
Dai Vernon Vernon's Exhibition Poker Deal No. 106, deck not shuffled, from two to ten players, performer gets Aces (only two?)
Related to 1972 31
Dai Vernon Vernon's Second Demonstration - Poker No. 118, second deal demonstration for two players with Aces
1972 35
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's - Jordan Poker Deal No. 176, three-handed poker game, performer's hand changes twice to beat the other two hands one by one
Inspired byVariations 1972 43
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Deal No. 232, stacking demonstration with Aces, then Royal Flush
Related toVariations 1972 58
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Player's Vanish Version No. 233, Aces change to Kings instead of vanishing, then Aces dealt to wanted player
1972 59
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Jack Merlin's Gambler's Expose Routine No. 248, second deal demo, bottom deal demo, false and stacking shuffle demo
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Poker A'la Leipzig And Finnerman Effect No. 275, "eliminating seconds", blindfold poker deal with shuffle placement after each hand is returned instead of false deal
Related to 1972 68
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Quadruple Peek Poker Deal Demonstration No. 296, four cards peeked at and then are found in one hand of five-hand poker deal, peek force and dropping five cards on every peek
1972 76
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bridge Move For Stacked Hand No. 307, deck stacked for bridge deal and honestly cut, optional correction of winning player with bottom deal
1972 79
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Combination Poker No. 330, set-up on top and bottom, Miller/Scarne demonstration combo, no details
1972 92
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cut Force No. 332, diagonal crimp at corners
1972 92
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ben Erens Daley - Ben Eren's Monte No. 338, with deck, apparently spectator guesses wrong amongst three cards, card put in deck, remaining two cards transpose, cryptic
Related to 1972 95
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's Fake Riffle Run Up No. 358, three Aces for four hands, fourth already set
Also published here 1972 101
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin's New Deck Automatic Deal No. 359, seven hands dealt, own cards from bottom, they are a straight flush, cards changed for top five cards which are still a straight flush, from new pack order
Also published here 1972 101
M. J. Oeink Oenik's Cold Deck No. 383, full deck stack to deal good hands for five to eight players
1972 105
Mickey MacDougall Mickey McDougall Effects - 2) Twenty-one Trick Move No. 400-2, blackjack cheating via turnover of deck
1972 109
H. Adrian Smith, Dr. Jacob Daley Adrain Smith's Poker Player's Dilemma (Sphinx April 1938) No. 402, "Adrian" misspelled, matching the cards with Royal Flush: four Royal Flush cards in Hearts cut to and tabled, then the last in Spades, all change to Spades
  • Variation (Daley, missing Hearts Royal Flush produced from pocket)
Also published here
  • "A Panicky Poker Player's Problem" (H. Adrian Smith, The Sphinx, Vol. 37 No. 2, Apr. 1938, p. 39)
1972 109
Bob Fisher Fisher's Subconscious Poker No. 407, one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a straight flush in second round
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Subconscious Poker" (The Sphinx, Vol. 38 No. 2, April 1939, p. 37)
1972 111
Walter Scott Scott's Blindfold Bridge Deal No. 411, Aces and Kings punched
1972 111
Merlin 3 Card 4 Hand Poker Deal Improvement No. 495, three Tens for four hands, fourth already set
Inspired by 1972 137
Blindfold Poker Deal Improvement No. 496, memorizing numbers and second dealing to get chosen cards in one's hand
1972 138
Improvement of Leipzig Poker Deal No. 498
Inspired by 1972 138
Dr. Jacob Daley Poker Placement Cull Formula No. 555, performer remembers position of selections in four poker hands, formula to calculate where the cards are when packets are put together for easier culling
1972 155
Fan 8 Perfect Shuffle No. 585, "Fan & Perfect Shuffle", seems to be some gambling deal from new deck order perhaps
1972 163
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Poker Deal No. 611, overhand stacking demonstration with Aces, then repeat deal with Nines in one hand and Royal Flush in another
Variations 1972 169
Nate Leipzig Nate Leipzig Poker Deal No. 680, some cryptic deal with Aces, Kings and Queens
1972 184
Arthur Finley Finley's Blindfold Poker Deal Finish No. 705
Also published here 1972 190
Charlie Miller Charley Miller's Poker Deal No. 720, with bottom deals
1972 193
Al Koran Where Did She Go? extra card, saliva
1972 101
Al Koran Automatic Poker Aces, Kigs, Queens, Jacks and Tens are removed and dealt, all Royal Flushes
1972 141
Karl Fulves Ghost Of A Chance selection disappears from hat, betting theme, two methods
1973 75
Father Cyprian Faro Flush spectator shuffle bluff, two faros, deal
1973 25
Frank Garcia Clip Monte using paper clip for final phase
1973 75
Dai Vernon Optical Move
1973 76
Covari Impossible Poker Stack card case as hold out and bottom deal
1973 85
Frank Garcia, George Schindler Duck Poker strange... no effect really
1973 126
George Schindler Poker Dream
Inspired by 1973 128
Ken Beale Color Confused monte effect from top of deck in which cards keep transforming
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
Inspired by Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
153
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Also published here 1973 13
Karl Fulves Odds on Favorite Omega Bet, betting game in which a reversed card is part of a same-colored pair or not
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973 79
Martin Gardner A Betting Swindle betting game with three suits after a riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1973 88
Allan Slaight Top Twenty Poker, Gin, Blackjack combination
Inspired byAlso published here July 1973 637
Lin Searles Idiot's Shuffle cards shuffled face-up/face-down (for real), then four eights (instead of aces) are dealt
Variations Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
664
Lin Searles Dealing Centers Aces cut in middle and dealt from there, last Ace travels to sleeve
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
Lin Searles Problems suggesting two plots where the performer turns his back
  • spectator switches two poker hands of several and performer can identify them
  • spectator deals poker hands, one from the bottom, that hand is identified
Variations Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
670
Lin Searles Crossroader five-card poker hand spread face-down, center card is red-backed Queen of Spades, one card exchanged, now all have different colored backs
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
671
Lin Searles 3 Jacks Three Jacks Deal elaboration, see also p. 735
Related to Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
672
Edward G. Brown The Poker Hand ten cards are chosen and two poker hands formed, without looking at the cards, the spectator selects a hand, performer's hand is a royal flush
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973 36
Edward G. Brown A 'Brown' Version of the Three Card Trick eight phases, in one the winning card is marked with a pencil, then all cards are losing / winning cards
Variations 1973 52
Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker II one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush, see also p. 840 for idea by Cushing Strout
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1973 687
Jerry K. Hartman Hope For The Best Spectator thinks of highest card in the hand, then magician deals four of a kind
Related to 1973 80
Gene Finnell Free Cut Poker Deal three spectators and performer take out good poker hand from a quarter of the deck each, they are lost and dealt again, performer gets Royal Flush, faro
  • Variation wich allows the deck to be cut during the shuffles
  • Free Cut Poker Demonstration
Related to 1973 62
Gene Maze The Universal Stock stack and second deal combination to deal out the Aces for three to seven players
Related to 1973 39
Edward Marlo Ten Hand Stacks - The First Manuscript
  • Ten Hand Stack (as per "Advanced Fingertip Control")
  • 2nd method: 10 Hands in 3 Shuffles
  • 3rd Method: 10 hand Stack - 2 Riffle Shuffles
  • 4th Method - 10 Hands in One Shuffle (three procedures)
  • Fifth Method - One Riffle Shuffle
  • Sixth Method - 10 Hands, To Dealer, In 2 Shuffles
  • Seventh Method - 10 Hands, To Dealer, 2 Shuffles
  • Eighth Method - 10 Hands, One Shuffle, To Dealer
  • A Favorite Procedure
  • The Twelve Hand Stack
  • Ninth Method - 10 Hands, 3 Riffle Shuffles
1974 1
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Ten Hand Stacks - The Second Manuscript
  • Three Shuffles
  • Three Shuffles
  • to Tenth Hand, by David Solomon (with suggestions by Marlo)
  • Three Riffle Shuffles
  • Two Riffle Shuffles
  • Two Riffle Shuffles, Into First Hand
  • Ten Hands in One Riffle
  • Aces into Tenth Hand
  • Two Shuffles to Stack Four Aces and Four Kings
1974 21
Edward Marlo Ten Hand Stacks - The Third Manuscript
  • One Riffle Shuffle (Five methods)
  • Ten Hand Stack to 10th Hand (one Riffle Shuffle)
  • Ten Hand Stack to 10th Hand (or 1st, or any one of 10), 2 Riffle Shuffles
  • Eight Hand Stack, with choice of winning hand
  • Ten Hand Stack - Cards to go into 10th Hand
  • Ten Hand Stack to 10th Hand
  • "I came here to stack the Royal Flush"
Variations 1974 55
Edward Marlo Packet Switch Approaches two approaches
1974 173
Edward Marlo Bona Fide Practice Method Estimation and Punch Deal
Related to 1974 175
Edward Marlo The Edge Mark Stack
1974 177
Edward Marlo Simplex Blindfold Deals seven methods
Variations 1974 20
Edward Marlo, Ron Wilson Solving a Problem problem by Ron Wilson, five jokers are held by performer and exchanged one by one, still the performer hold five jokers
1974 39
Edward Marlo Posing and Solving a Problem but with different colored backs
Related to 1974 41
Edward Marlo, Brother John Hamman Double Surprise version of Hamman's "Mumble Jumble", partial rough-smooth
1974 42
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Pointed Up Wager proposition plot (problem by Fulves): one black card in a packet of red cards, spectator cuts to single black card, six methods
1974 102
Edward Marlo Royal Monte Royal Flush to Four Tens to Royal Flush, ungaffed
Inspired by 1974 113
Bill Okal Seconds and Thirds fake third deal
1974 186
Karl Fulves The Two-Card Deal false dealing problem
Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
191
Karl Fulves The Five-Card Deal gambling problem, see also page 202 for restrictions, for solution see reference
Variations Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
191
Paul Curry Cider! with extra card (double jonah)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 28
Paul Curry A Show Of Hands cutting the high card with the spectator, the magician has the influence when he wins and loses
1974 96
Robert Connelly "Say Red" betting game whether next card is red
Jan. 1974 702
Jerry K. Hartman Poker III slightly elaborated handling, re-dealing
Inspired byAlso published here July 1974 754
Roy Walton Subconscious Poker Handling re-dealing
Inspired by Dec. 1974 830
Steve Skomp Sure Bet! two phases, last outcome is predicted
1974
Magick (Issue 110)
548
Jerry K. Hartman All Hands On Deck: a dishonest lecture on dishonesty gambling expose consisting of false overhand and riffle shuffles, false deals (second and bottom) and “switching”, for finale the magician shows that everyone got a great hand, outline of entire routine’s handling on p. 39
1974 30
Jerry K. Hartman Monkey Business’ Uncle Monte theme, two Aces of Hearts and one Ace of Spades become all Aces of Hearts, then all Aces of Spades, then back to original, then both Aces of Hearts change to Jokers to end
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1974 41
Jerry K. Hartman Monte Fooley three-card Monte, two red Queens and black Queen, black Queen is never where expected, one red Queen is eliminated and still black Queen cannot be located, finally other red Queen is eliminated and black Queen changes to an Ace
1974 43
Roy Walton The Gambling Spectator solution to posed problem, stack that can be cut anywhere and a good poker hand can be dealt
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
1
Roy Walton The Gambling Magician solution to posed problem, stack that can be cut anywhere and a good poker hand can be dealt by performer
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
3
Peter S. Innis, Jr. Solution to a Card Problem solution to posed problem, stack that can be cut anywhere and a good poker hand can be dealt by performer
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 2)
5
Roger Smith Four Card -- One Riffle Shuffle Stack four Aces in one shuffle
1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
8
Martin A. Nash The Three to Seven Hand Poker Stack faro & second dealing, see p. 444 for additional crediting
Related to 1975 96
Martin A. Nash Beating the Cheat Poker specator switch cards
Related toVariations 1975 132
Derek Dingle 4-Way Triumph with four named cards from poker hands, Daley's Blindfold Poker Deal meets Triumph
Variations 1975 31
Roy Walton Poker Progressive Ace reversed, after faro another Ace is next to it, after more faros all Aces are found, then a full house, then a Royal Flush is dealt
Also published here 1975 43
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1975 49
Gene Maze Bust-Out! aces dealt to table, other hand changes to aces and aces to straight flush
1975 105
Howard Schwarzman Night Poker seven handed game, faro, spectator has some choices but still performer wins, exploiting Primitive Cycles
Inspired by July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
230
Jerry K. Hartman A Fine Hand five random cards are exchanged according to spectator's wishes, royal flush
Inspired by 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 1)
241
Jerry K. Hartman Five Card Deal performer gets the same five cards without any shuffling in between, solution
Inspired by 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 1)
244
Peter Kane, Gustave Southall Gil's Game spectator cannot win in red-black game in which he has to select groups of one color
Related to
  • New Pentagram, June 1970
VariationsAlso published here
1975 4
Peter Kane Acestack one shuffle and player number from Two to Eight
1975 7
Karl Fulves Monte Opener using 2 queens and 1 ace, giving spectator twice the chances
1975 1
Karl Fulves Without A Trace sandwiched card changes, then sandwich cards
1975 24
Karl Fulves You Have 3 Chances two red Deuces and black Four, transpositions between a Deuce and Four, then change to two black Fours and red Deuce, then Three black Fours
1975 25
Karl Fulves Three In The Hand two card monte, third card appears, double facer openly shown as finale
1975 42
Karl Fulves Find The Lady cards reverse and change
Related to 1975 130
Karl Fulves Poker vs. Monte monte cards transform into Royal Flush as finale
1975 132
Karl Fulves No-Gimmick Phantom ungaffed handling of "Find The Lady"
Related to 1975 133
Karl Fulves Two Klondike Systems solitaire game, as betting game
  • First System: Stak-A-Pack
  • The Shuffled Deck System
1975 223
Karl Fulves Strip Poker Royal Flush in Hearts dropped on deck, immediately two hands dealt, spectator get's Ten to King only and performer four Aces
1975 237
J. Warren Keane J. Warren Keane's Poker Demonstration Pseudo second deal demo + deal Royal Flush in Spades to yourself
1975 202
Faucett Ross Pseudo Center Deal Use second deal to fake center deal
1975 213
Stewart Judah Jack's Gone fan of three cards shown, center card turns over, then changes to blank card, see also p. 856
Inspired by
  • "The Bashful Queen" (Joe Berg)
Related to
Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
851
Draw Poker Demonstration "Quick Trix", with eighteen cards
Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
Karl Fulves Ten Card Re-Deal "Math Trix"
two methods where you win MOST of the time
Related to Oct. 1975 1059
Barry Govan Card Sharp Capers routine for Marlo-Gardner poker deal
1975 53
Jerry K. Hartman Poker Face-to-Face Four cards selected from Poker hands, Triumph
Inspired by 1975 23
Jerry K. Hartman Wild Kingdom I Four Twos and the Ten of Spades, the Twos change to complete Royal Flush in Spades
Related to 1975 25
Jerry K. Hartman Wild Kingdom II Four twos and Ace of Spades, Twos change to Aces, then change to Royal Flush in Spades
Related to 1975 25
Jerry K. Hartman Pick a Packet Spectator uses Ace of Spades to select correct packet to form Royal Flush
Inspired byVariations 1975 39
Jerry K. Hartman Hand in Hand Blindfold Poker Deal
Related toAlso published here 1975 45
Peter Kane, Gustave Southall Gil's Spiel spectator cannot win in red-black game in which he has to select groups of one color
Also published here June 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
84
Nick Trost False Deal Deluxe pseudo false deal of a straight after one honest riffle shuffle
Also published here 1975 3
Nick Trost Triple-Jack False Deal
Also published here 1975 3
Nick Trost Reading the Backs Routine cards are named in shuffled deck, first singly then top cards of three cut piles
1975 4
Nick Trost The Gambler and his Partner demonstrating a muck transfer of a card from one hand to another
1975 5
Nick Trost The Stacking Demonstration overhand stacking demo with two cards, then it is completed to Royal Flush as a surprise, reciting formula as presentation
1975 14
Nick Trost The Bottom Deal Demonstration
1975 15
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Routine
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (Ken Beale's idea)
  • Phase Three
Also published here 1975 16
Nick Trost Eighteen Card Poker uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase, three phases
Related toAlso published here 1975 17
Stewart Judah Judah's Five Deal Poker Trick twenty-card packet is dealt out a few times, performer always wins, then spectator and performer deal hands from half the deck and performer wins
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
1975 20
Nick Trost High-Card Poker poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1975 21
Nick Trost The Blackjack Demonstration blackjack stack
1975 23
Nick Trost Trost's Blackjack-Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Blackjack
  • Phase Two - Poker
Related to 1975 24
Nate Leipzig The "Canfield" Solitaire Trick stack for Canfield Solitaire, credit unclear
1975 3
Nick Trost Odd Man Wins!
Also published here 1975 5
Nick Trost The Trick of Thirty-One gambling game with Aces, Twos, ... Sixes, with winning strategy
1975 6
Nick Trost The Horse Race
  • The Repeat
  • Horce Race - Riffle Shuffle Method
Also published here 1975 10
Red and Black Wager five red and two black cards, performer fails to turn up three red cards in several tries
1975 16
Tic Tac Toe Bet with red and black cards
1975 17
Nick Trost Card Craps card craps game with special short-long deck
1975 22
Nick Trost Bridge Deck dealing yourself all Spades, then all high cards together with partner
Related to 1975 24
Nick Trost The Pinochle Deck Pinochle demonstration
1975 25
Nick Trost High-Low Cutting Pack specially cut deck
1975 26
Gerald Kosky Joker's Wild! five hands are dealt and performer removes five Jokers from wallet, everybody can swap a card with a joker, performer ends up with winning hand, Himber wallet
1975 86
Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge hands with NDO and faro shuffles
Also published here 1975 88
Derek Dingle Outflushed four spot cards change to four tens and then to a royal flush, gaffed version
Related to 1975 (ca.) 10
Edward Marlo Filling the Hand Aces on top and Deal, repeat
Variations 1976 32
Edward Marlo A Switch on the Ten Hand Poker Stack
1976 285
Edward Marlo Additional Ten Hand Stacks three Methods with one Riffle Shuffle each
1976 288
Edward Marlo Which one was Brighter? tips on Bottom Deal Demo
1976 322
Edward Marlo Cheat to Cheat Poker
1976 324
Roy Walton A/Poker
  • Three For Ascanio
Also published here 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
289
Karl Fulves Doomed packet trick with two poker hands
Related to
  • notes on p. 312
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
301
Karl Fulves Doomed Again packet trick with two poker hands
Inspired by 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
302
Brother John Hamman Magician vs. Gambler ten card poker deal, hands transform multiple times, gaffed
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 1)
11
Murray Bonfeld Vernon's Aces plus Kings Kings and Aces lost, found and dealt, extension
Inspired by 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
37
Jon Racherbaumer Monte Move extra card
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
96
Simon Aronson Super Stoned Poker Deal multiple phases
Related to 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
101
Gene Castillon Monte Madness - Ladies sing the Blues
Inspired by 1976 32
Gene Castillon Jackpot
1976 33
John Bragoli Ace In the Hole
Feb. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 6)
222
Doug Alker, George Blake Double Monte with extra card, second variation with color changing back kicker
Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
294
Roy Walton Chiefly Yourselves four cards are lost in the deck and their values used to find a good poker hand, the cards find themselves and one more
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
307
Fred Robinson Kniphofia full stack
Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
318
John Bragoli VerSadeal bridge hand finale
Dec. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4)
341
Jerry Andrus "Gambler's Aces" face up aces in face down deck, four hands deal, then all aces are in one hand but face down
1976 25
Al Mann The Psychic Poker Player handcuffed, gaffed table
1976 20
Karl Fulves 52-Card Monte gag presentation with two single cards and rest of deck as third card, color changing deck kicker
Inspired by
  • Bob Still's Monte Routine
Also published here
1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5)
927
Nick Trost Color Match-up spectator able to colors of ten pairs of cards
1976 10
Nick Trost Optical Three Card Monte
Also published here 1976 24
Roy Walton Lesson in Larceny No. 14, ten card packet, spectator deals cards from top or bottom and gets a straight, performer aces
Also published here 1976 25
Karl Fulves Automatic Poker No. 15, spectator selects five cards from ten-card packet, hand predicted, performer is left with winning hand
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1976 26
Lin Searles, Karl Fulves The Three-Jacks Deal No. 17, nine-card set-up
Related to 1976 29
The Bridge Hustler No. 19, deck riffle shuffled, all Clubs removed, rest dealt out in three hands, suits separated
1976 33
Sam Schwartz Poker Expert Outdone No. 21, bad hand changes into Royal Flush, backs change as well
1976 35
Fate #1 No. 40, after some counting and making two packets with two dice, two black Jacks show up
1976 61
Rick Johnsson Raw Deal several phases, using Inertial Guidance
1976 94
Ken De Courcy Bet 5 proposition bet about finding a black card when turning over any three cards of a seven card group with two blacks
1976 5
Ken De Courcy Bet 6 proposition bet about having a black card in a random row or column of a 3x3 matrix with only two blacks
1976 6
Three-Card Monte
1976 54
Frank Thompson Phase 2 Aces put on top, overhand stacking for five players, with variations on p. 6
1976 2
Frank Thompson Phase 3 Royal Flush deal after spectator shuffles (some) cards, with variations on p. 7
1976 3
José de la Torre A Brief History of Kitson Miracle credit information, monte type routine with part of back glued on one card, 1930s, Enardoe, Ken Brooke's Dutch Looper
1976 3
José de la Torre The Simple Jumping Back three cards, one has an odd-colored back, then the odd-backed card is another card, back vanishes and more
Related to 1976 7
José de la Torre The Master Jumping Back three cards, one has an odd-colored back, then the odd-backed card is another card, back vanishes and more, version with more sleights
  • A Better Finale
  • Another Finale (David Lederman)
  • Patter
Related to 1976 23
Karl Fulves Psychik Kards spectator chooses card needed to fill Royal Flush
1977 243
Karl Fulves Lottery spectator chooses right card to fill a 21 hand
Related toVariations 1977 258
Gene Maze Spectator's Choice magician ends up with Royal Flush
1977 259
Martin A. Nash Master of the Bridge Table dealing thirteen Spades, see p. 449 for additional crediting
1977 279
Martin A. Nash Jack the Greek demonstrating Greek Deal
1977 282
Martin A. Nash Command Performance dealing face up centers (actually greeks)
1977 284
A. Berkeley Davis Seven No Trump stack, faro
1977 102
Jerry K. Hartman Hand Me Down specators switch cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1977 147
David Carré The Card Expert multiphase routine, fullstack
Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
366
Roy Walton A Straight Shuffle spectator can shuffle, you get a straight
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
392
Karl Fulves Premium Poker five selections are promised to be hole cards in stud poker deal, however they appear from pocket instead, sleeving
1977 14
Paul Harris Double Monte Queen (money card) changes places with two Aces, climax for monte routine
VariationsAlso published here 1977 47
Paul Harris Easy Royal Spectator names any Ace, performer takes out four cards and shows each card to be an Ace of Spades, packet then multiples into five cards and shown to be Royal Flush in Spades
Inspired by 1977 97
Fred Lowe Matched Poker Deal done with royal flushs instead of quartets
1977 16
Karl Fulves Tilt Poker Aces put in center, immediately two poker hands dealt, posed as problem
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Karl Fulves More Than A Game on cheating at Bridge
1977
Interlocutor (Issue 15)
58
Ron Hicks, Flash Gheen, Roger Smith The Magnificent Monte Marvel monte routine, partially on top of deck
1977 19
Harry Lorayne This Guy and The Drinker three Jacks deal a few times (three-of-a-kind placed on top and repeatedly dealt for two players), then Aces show up
1977 137
Harry Lorayne King of Card Sharps
1977 149
Karl Fulves Ace-Deuce-Jack proposition bet, Ace, Two or Jack has to appear at the bottom of any of three piles
Related to 1977 163
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale
Also published here 1977 164
Karl Fulves The Ten-Card Deal
1977 165
Martin Gardner The Red-Black Swindle two red and two black cards under table, one brought out, proposition bet about the next card matching
1977 168
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Also published here 1977 173
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle stud poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
Also published here 1977 173
Joseph K. Schmidt How to Deal a Royal Flush one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Related toAlso published here 1977 175
Karl Fulves Concluding Notes on gambling magic
1977 177
Jochen Zmeck Monte Sex two cards with pin-up girls, a small rose card is clipped to one, performer cannot follow one of the cards and rose motive changes to number "6"
Inspired by
  • "Double Impact" (Bud Dietrich, Dick Jarrow, marketed 1972)
1977 26
Allan Ackerman, Steve Freeman The Ten Handed Stack one shuffle
1978 72
Ron Ferris, Allan Ackerman Blackjack Player's Delight four ten-values are on table, four selections turn out to be the four Aces to make four blackjacks
Variations 1978 94
Ken Krenzel Kaleidoscope 10-Hand Poker Deal
1978 100
Harry Lorayne Poker Challenge one card is controlled during the dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Related to Feb. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 2)
13
Frank Garcia Grand Slam gilbreath, duplicate spade cards
Inspired by Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus (or Hallucination)
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 6)
67
Ken Krenzel, Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Plus out-jogged handling
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here July 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)
81
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Poker two phases
Related to Aug. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 8)
93
Lou Lancaster 3 Card Monte
1978 9
Frank Garcia Don't Bet On It! remarks about Three Card Monte
1978 15
Frank Garcia I Didn't Know That! about the origins of Three Card Monte
1978 18
Frank Garcia "Queer Money" counterfeit money used in Three Card Monte
1978 19
Frank Garcia The Real Secrets of 3 Card Monte about Three Card Monte on the streets with the subchapters:
  • "A Game For All Seasons"
  • "If YOu Bet Fast, You Can't Last! If You Bet Slow, You've Got To Go"
  • Don't Think You're So Smart!
  • The Code Is Out. The Cigarette Method
  • The Head Method
  • The Call Method or The Sleight of Mouth Method
  • The Money Method
1978 20
Frank Garcia The Right Cards to Use
1978 29
Frank Garcia Putting the "Ear" in or Putting the "Lug" in
  • The Bent or Crimped Corner
  • The Bent Corner
  • Still Another Method of "Putting The Ear In"
1978 39
Jay Ose Another Jay Ose Tip treatment of cards for 3 Card Monte
1978 47
Frank Garcia A Move for the "Sucker"
1978 52
Frank Garcia Three Different Ways of Bending the Cards
1978 54
Frank Garcia Additional Effective Practice Exercises seven exercises and sequences
1978 56
Frank Garcia Putting the "Gaffer" in card is marked, bent corner alternative
1978 66
Milton Kort The Master "Bust Out Move" also known as The "Bass Ackward" Move piece of tissue paper is stuck on queen
1978 69
The Postage Stamp Mystery stamp stuck on queen
1978 73
"If You're Still Not Convinced" stamp stuck on queen
1978 75
The Torn Corner duplicate corner
1978 78
Charles Bertram It's So Old, It's New method is unbent card, one short
1978 84
Bruce Elliott, Frank Garcia Clip Monte card marked with paper clip
1978 89
Frank Garcia Piccadilly Ploy
1978 103
Eric C. Lewis, Martin Lewis An Idea by Eric and Martin Lewis cards are wrongly and openly marked
1978 41
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff Stapled! two jokers stapled back to back, one of them transposes with selection
  • Presentation Idea - Stapled Blackjack
Variations 1978 19
Frederick Braue Impromptu Poker Deal
Inspired by 1978 22
Frederick Braue Middle Deal Demonstration with reversed indicator ace and slip cut, last ace to pocket
Variations 1978 25
Martin Gardner Middle Deal Demonstration - Variation
Inspired byRelated to 1978 26
Karl Fulves You Win Once indifferent card put between two black queens, spectator cannot follow it
1978 1074
Sam Schwartz The Lazy Gambler pokerhand gets better multiple times, changes into Royal Flush as finale
Related to 1978 1097
Gregg Webb Mid-Air Exchange Han Ping Chien with cards, monte throw application
1978 1139
Ken Beale Take Five with credit information
layout on table
  • Ken Beale's "Take Five"
  • Wiseguy Presentation
  • A Ten-Card Problem
  • Note By Karl Fulves
Variations 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1155
David Bornstein Pay Up performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with four Aces, color changing backs kicker
Inspired byRelated to 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 11)
1172
Karl Fulves (C) The Problem At Draw three hands dealt, performer has Aces, Aces put in center and repeated, repeat with Royal Flush, even though the performer deals himself only three cards, posed as problem
Related toVariations 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
93
Nothing Changes "A Swindle, but Not Quite a Con"
Related toAlso published here
  • "A Swindle, but Not Quite a Con" (New York Times, Feb 12, 1978)
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 25)
97
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control further ideas for the Riffle Shuffle Control placement
(A) building set-up for next trick
(B) following with Ten Card Poker Deal
(C) delaying use of set-up
Related to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 26)
99
Christian Scherer Trickspiel-Poker five ace of spades or removed from deck and change into royal flush, second royal flush is produced
1978 84
John F. Mendoza Impossible Poker Demonstration aces cut to in named order, shuffled back and cut to again (Estimation Aces), roll-over production with Royal Flushes, ten handed deal first with aces, then two royal flushes (Marlo-Gardner principle), optional color changing deck kicker
Inspired by 1978 7
John F. Mendoza Routined Poker Mental princess card trick with lie detection presentation
Variations 1978 19
Don Alan Blackjacked brief, suggested as combination
1978 46
John F. Mendoza Have You Ever Heard Of? four-card montes with Ace through Four which change into four Aces
1978 47
Vier Buben four jacks are found behind from a shuffled deck, spectator selects the one of chosen suit, Skat
1978 67
Die Poker-Hand performer deals five hands from a shuffled deck, when he repeats it he has a straight flush
1978 73
Hannes Höller Unentschieden game of high cards with only eight cards, always same value card
1978 82
Kümmelblättchen Verrückt (find the lady)
1978 109
Jerry K. Hartman Top Draw-er Spectator replaces odd card in a poker hand with the correct card, forming a Royal Flush
1978 33
Jerry K. Hartman Rused Card Dealer
  • You always deal yourself the winning hand, as the spectator gets progressively better hands
  • Bottom Deal demonstration
Related to 1978 35
Ron Wilson A Hand to Remember memory presentation, card named of unseen hand
Also published here 1978 6
Lin Searles The Color-Blind Crossroader five cards, one has different back, all backs change, gambling story
1978 7
Robert J. Nedbalski Ned's Ultimate Poker Stack spectator can choose between different types of poker and how many players are dealt (two to five), then he deals himself, the performer wins, thirty-five card stack
1978 1
Geoffrey Scalbert Die Falschspielerbrille by "Scalbert", apparently marking on back of cards which can only be seen with glasses, then marks can be seen for everybody
Related toAlso published here
  • "Abracadabra" Vol. 62, Nr. 1609. 1976.
1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
5
Find the Lady (Cherchez La Femme), three cards in houlettes, explanation of different sizes
1978/76 53
Martin A. Nash Slippery Strippers pseudo Stripper Deck demo with normal cards
1979 401
Martin A. Nash Machine-Gun Centers
1979 405
Martin A. Nash The Eight-Card Poker Challenge stacking kings and aces for any players, faro & second deal
Related to 1979 408
Martin A. Nash Any Way that you Want it named aces at named positions, false dealing
Related to 1979 418
Martin A. Nash Poker Smoker centers, not presented as centers though
1979 422
Martin A. Nash Canonization dealing five peeked at cards in your hand, then ace cutting
1979 434
Edward Marlo Vanish and Poker Combination four signed selections vanish and reappear in a poker hand
1979 170
Edward Marlo Monte Switchout to switch out the money card for an x-card, lapping
1979 275
Edward Marlo The Overhand Routine two stacking phases
1979 316
Edward Marlo Poker Prediction spectator shuffles, aces are added, bottom deal stacking, spectator deals
1979 320
Edward Marlo Faro Fantastiques 49 card deck, several spectatators shuffle packets and remember card, selections appear in one poker hand, three presentations
1979 359
Harry Lorayne Poker Challenge Revisited
Inspired by Feb. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 2)
164
Tom Gagnon The Forgetful Gambler riffle stack demo with second Marlo/Gardner Phase and optional color changing back kicker
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 3)
172
Allan Slaight Unkindest Cut Of All rummy and blackjack deal featuring a winning blackjack stack
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 4)
186
Paul Gertner Black Jack patter routine with four ace kicker
Related to June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
214
Paul Swinford Hickock Rides Again with Dead Man's Hand presentation, faro
1979 10
Jerry Mentzer, Lin Searles A Poker Plot spectator deal royal flush from bottom
1979 35
Bill Okal Seconds and Thirds fake thirds
1979 150
Harry Lorayne, Jon Racherbaumer Impromptu Psychic Poker cards thought of and chosen from poker hands are found
Inspired by 1979 140
Richard Kaufman Monte for the Maladjusted in the hands
1979 106
Karl Fulves, Roy Walton Primitive Poker packet of twenty-five cards is dealt out in piles according to a rolled dice multiple times, then cards are dealt and everybody has a good hand
Inspired by 1979 31
Walt Lees Irish Poker
Related toVariations June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
690
Karl Fulves The Gambler's Third Lesson introduction, On presenting Gambling Material
1979 1
Karl Fulves School for Swindlers four indifferent cards stacked to spectator, performer receives Aces
  • Four Aces vs. Royal Flush
  • The Concealed Outcome (using Aces later)
Variations 1979 3
Karl Fulves The Gambler's Third Lesson four indifferent cards stacked to spectator, two signed selections as hole cards, performer receives Aces
  • The Marked Card Phase
  • Four Ace Finale
1979 10
Karl Fulves Control Points outline for double duke stack
1979 15
Karl Fulves Boxed Rounds five blue cards inserted into cased red deck, then poker hand dealt, spectator gets all blue cards which are royal flush, flap-flap
1979 40
Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon Automatic Second & Third Deal top card has hole
Related to 1979 2
Karl Fulves Automatic Jacks two jacks placed on top, two hands dealt and performer receives jacks, repeat, using card with hole
1979 3
Karl Fulves The Hole Card Routine small packet blackjack sequence, at one point spectator gets "hole card" with actual hole
  • The Cheat Phase
  • The Finish
  • You Want Footnotes?
1979 15
Karl Fulves Impromptu Poker Deal deck set up for poker deal during location via Riffle Shuffle Control
1979 21
Paul Harris Black Jack Challenge four blackjacks are produced, Kings and Aces transpose, Aces change into royal flush
  • Cutting for Black Jacks
  • Black Jack Exchange
  • Royal Black Jack
Related toAlso published here 1979 24
Paul Harris A Subtle Poker Move performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen, then the spectator's cards as well
Variations 1979 60
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves The Problem at Draw three hands dealt, performer has Aces, Aces put in center and repeated, repeat with Royal Flush, even though the performer deals himself only three cards
Inspired byRelated to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 13)
1185
Karl Fulves Krazy Poker "Two Tricks"
poker hand with five Aces, two of them change to selections
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 23)
1290
Derek Dingle Gambler's Dream poker hand changes and twists, two double facers
Related to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 24)
1295
Roy Walton It's a Set Up several cards dealt in hands of five, performer is able to guess if cards are red or black from chosen hand
Also published here 1979 8
Gambling Scam betting game with cards, odds in performer's favor
Related to
  • John Scarne's "Complete Guide to Gambling"
1979
Magick (Issue 246)
1229
Karrell Fox Gamblecture ideas for a gambling lecture
  • loaded dice gag (exploding sound)
  • baby shoes gag
  • false cuts with three colored woods
  • pseudo deck switch (nudist)
  • "bottoms" gag, pin-up girls
1979 317
Royal Mind Reading No. 15, two Royal Flushes given to two spectators, they select one card and put it in the middle, hands gathered, mixed and re-dealt, spectators get their Royal Flush with chosen cards transposed
1979 21
Karl Fulves Joker Poker No. 16, Joker is inserted in fifteen-card packet which is then dealt out, hand with joker has a pair and wins
Also published here 1979 22
Simon Aronson Draw Poker Deal a), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1979 6
Simon Aronson Stud Poker Deal b), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1979 6
Simon Aronson Ten Card Poker Deal c), built into the Aronson Stack
Also published here 1979 7
Simon Aronson Poker Routines d), routining the previous effects
Also published here 1979 9
Simon Aronson Perfect Bridge Hand e), built into the Aronson Stack, deals a perfect no-trump hand
Also published here 1979 10
Simon Aronson Any Poker Hand Called For g), built into the Aronson Stack, based on the Zensational stack
Also published here 1979 12
Michael Skinner Atom Poker Mal Zwei two phases, set-up, first in Talisman
Related to 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Mike Skinner Seminarheft)
16
Marc DeSouza Let's Fake a Deal Aces cut to, five hands dealt and dealer receives Royal Flush, repeat with four hands, then everyone gets a good hand, then a hand changes back color, shrinks to smaller cards, and get blank
Inspired by
  • "I Cheat At Poker" (T.G. Murphy, manuscript)
1979 1
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Las Vegas Augen cards apparently marked, several times a card is selected and divined, eventually a card is put face up in the deck and cards named above and below, marking is seen with sunglasses
Also published here Apr. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
8
Nick Trost Mystic Five selection found with number five, then five hands dealt and spectator receives four Fives
1979 5
Father Cyprian Harry the One Armed Gambler Poker deal with one hand, magician gets Royal Flush in Spades
Inspired by 1979 5
Nick Trost Three-Way Prediction using three blank cards with colored stickers
Inspired by 1979 5
Ken Beale The Interlock Switch three Jacks on top and dealing for three
1980 42
Karl Fulves Near Royalty two cards change to complete a Royal Flush between three cards
1980 64
Edward Marlo The Marlo Punch Deal - Routine and Presentation dealing a full house, seven players, punch deal
1980 4
Edward Marlo Aces and Kings or Jacks and Queens - The Multiple Combination punch deal, ginving spectators choice up to 4 sets, punch in different positions
1980 6
Edward Marlo One Way Combination Deal dealing full house, three pairs to choose from, punch, edgemark, one way
1980 11
Edward Marlo Visual Poker Hand Change aces are laid down face up and change into royal flush
Variations 1980 112
Edward Marlo The Visual Poker Routine poker hands change
1980 245
Edward Marlo Commercial Poker poker hands change, fake indices at non-index corners
1980 248
Edward Marlo A Presentational Angle
Inspired by 1980 253
Jackie Flosso Three-Card Monte Exposé
Jan. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 1)
299
Melvin Anderson Apocalypse Variations Or Additions blackjack stack, Gin Rummy
Inspired by Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
304
Gerald Deutsch Added Attraction
Inspired by May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
343
Philip T. Goldstein Monte Plus Minus
July 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 7)
366
Allan Slaight Aces Loaded Aces, then royal flush, two faros
Also published here Aug. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 8)
382
Tom Craven Head to Head puzzle/bet, head-to-head poker game, cards are openly chosen, yet performer wins
Related to Sep. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)
393
Harry Lorayne Canfield Connivery solitaire demo
Nov. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 11)
409
Ken Beale Diabolical Deal spectator chooses hand and draws as many as he like, still loses
1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
5
Ken Beale Drop Out Stud Poker Stacks set-ups for stud poker:
  • For Three Hands
  • For Four Hands
  • For Five Hands
  • For Six Hands
1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
6
Father Cyprian Suitcase Charlie - The One Handed Gambler stack and deal, spectator apparently shuffles
1980 23
Father Cyprian Royal Mounted Monte monte routine with five cards (royal flush), change to all aces, then 2s, royal flush back in deck, double backer
1980 65
Harry Lorayne, Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo Lorayne's Poker Deal brief description
Inspired by 1980 3
Martin A. Nash, Dai Vernon Fast Stack riffle stacking for four, five or six hands, handling of unpublished Vernon effect
Also published here 1980 5
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman La Nada System of Gambling
1980 46
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman A Monte for the Unemployed duplicates, paper clip
1980 71
Juan Tamariz, Roden It's A Pity: The Juan Tamariz Routine and Presentation for Finding the Lady extra card
June 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6)
856
Steve Kuske Sharp Sharp marked
June 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6)
862
Dai Vernon, Philip T. Goldstein Dai Vernon's Centerpiece center deal bluff
Variations June 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6)
863
Walt Lees Even Break one of two, gambling presentation
Inspired byVariations July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
873
Gordon Bruce The Poker Deal using the Split Second to deal cards, one face up one and face down
Aug. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)
890
Roger Crosthwaite Doing the Splits gambler vs. magician theme, splitting twos into aces and one hand changes backs
Oct. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 10)
918
Karl Fulves Bridge Note coding information in bridge game via bidding
1980 27
Karl Fulves The Optical Trap sandwiched card is suddenly no longer between other cards when three-card-spread is turned over, see also Cervon Monte
Related toVariations 1980 8
Karl Fulves Endings
  • five card fooler idea, trick in which five stepped cards are printed on cardboard the the queen must be paper clipped from other side
  • oil & water packet paper clipped and one color becomes free
1980 48
Jeff Busby The Constant Straight Routine straights show up despite shuffling and mixing, seven phases, with packet
Related to 1980 21
Jeff Busby Polar Repulsion Straights "The same as Constant Straight Routine only more so!"
Related to 1980 24
Alex Elmsley Blind Stud cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4
Also published here 1980 36
Father Cyprian The No-Name Game deck cut and top four cards distributed, replaced, four blackjack games played and the 4 spectators' cards make perfect hands
1980 56
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 111
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1980 5
Lewis Ganson, Charles Kettle Sleight of Hand Methods
  • The Basic Move
  • Bridging
  • The Overthrow
1980 6
S. W. Erdnase, Dai Vernon Erdnase-Vernon Overthrow
1980 9