3,605 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tudor Brock The Knockout Three Card Monte four phases, piece of paper is stuck on money card
1980 9
Lewis Ganson, Paul Curry, Cy Endfield, Audley Walsh Convincers
  • The Bent Corner
  • The Tacked Card (Paul Curry / Cy Endfield)
  • Paper Clip Climax (Audley Walsh)
1980 15
Street Traders' Three Card Monte with other version for the gimmick
1980 21
Ron MacMillan The MacMillan Miracle movable flap
1980 25
Lewis Ganson Penny Wise message appears on card, thanks for the penny
1980 27
Lewis Ganson The Queen Goes Home message appears on card, gone home to mother
1980 29
Lewis Ganson Pimpernel Card clever gaffed card, all cards are the same as a climax
1980 29
Lewis Ganson Three Card Fooler corner pocket
1980 31
Ravelle, Andree Two Blacks-One Red extra card in pocket card
1980 32
Lewis Ganson Chase the Ace two cards with false indices
Variations 1980 34
Cecil Keech The Climax false indices
1980 36
Ian Adair Striptease Lady as a climax naked queen appears, moveable have card to hide other card
1980 37
Karl Fulves Setting Records idea for speed stacking
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 42)
165
Karl Fulves Beat The System gag money making schemes
(A) The Post Office
(B) Ultimate Blackjack System
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 42)
165
Karl Fulves Liar's Poker spectator lies about his poker hand, in next deal he gets this hand, posed as problem
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 43)
171
John F. Mendoza Acey-Deucy Improved Ace and Two of Clubs, monte theme, they transform twice, one of them changes into a dollar coin
1980 1
John F. Mendoza The Horse Race winner ace predicted with alphabet cards
1980 40
John F. Mendoza The Ten Card Poker Killer transformation into four Aces as finale
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 61
Bob Hummer 3-Card Monte mathematical three card monte
Also published here 1980 59
Karl Fulves Power Play instruction game ten card poker deal
1980 63
Karl Fulves Linear Blackjack game of Blackjack over the phone, performer knows which card to select to win
Also published here 1980 69
Ray Grismer Psychic Poker five hands, cards switch with performer's hand, who still ends up with Royal Flush
1980
Magick (Issue 250)
1247
Philip T. Goldstein Second Hand prediction of hand
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 269)
1343
Karl Fulves Three-Card Monte No. 12, up-down arrows on cards used
1980 12
Fred Lowe, Der 31-Kartentrick NIM/"The Game of 31" with cards
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
54
Fred Lowe Ein kleiner Irrtum Matching The Cards with Royal Flush, last card is of wrong suit and rest changes
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
59
Fred Lowe Zeitlupen-Kümmelblättchen
Inspired by
  • "Slow Motion 3-Card Trick" (Clayton Rawson, Hugard's Magic Monthly)
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
66
Ken Brooke The Dutch Looper routine with multiple phases
Also published here 1980 134
Val Evans, Juan Tamariz Exhibición de Poker Efecto N°9
Related to 1980 45
John Scarne Monte de Tres Cartas using long and short cards
1980 67
Juan Tamariz Exhibición de Poker (más sencillo)
Related to 1980 76
Steve Dusheck Monte Zuma two cards, one held behind back, spectator always guesses wrong
Also published here 1980 ca. 11
Karl Fulves Applications 3. Side Steal Placement, hole card is placed
1981 39
Karl Fulves The Cut/Deal Problem three Aces and Kings are put on top, spectator deals for two players, "self-stacking"
1981 48
Wesley James Japanese Monte unorthodox handling
Related to Feb. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 2)
445
Richard Vollmer Poor Man's Monte
Variations Apr. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4)
472
Michael Powers Four Card Monte
Variations Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
557
Michael Close Royal Poker Cull procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Inspired by 1981
Arcane (Issue 3)
23
Harry Riser The Last Hand procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Related to 1981
Arcane (Issue 6)
69
Richard Kaufman, Howard Schwarzman Ethereal BlackJack No. 1 three phases, performer wins, then he wins with one card with the second card appearing, then with no card with both cards appearing from empty hands, four handlings of final phase
1981 128
Ken Krenzel, Richard Kaufman Ethereal BlackJack No. 2 same as No. 1, but seated
1981 135
Karl Fulves Scoring card game is played, score is predicted printed on a card
1981 47
Philip T. Goldstein Quasimodo three jokers and one normal card are mixed, monte type premise, normal card's back changes red and then blue again with comedic presentation, red/blue double backer
Variations 1981 3
Karl Fulves For Openers on gambling tricks
1981 1
Jerry K. Hartman Hokum Poker shuffled deck, hand removed and later mated hand is dealt, featuring impromptu stacking, Dead Man's Hand presentation
Also published here 1981 3
Karl Fulves Hokum Notes variations on the impromptu stacking method
1981 7
Karl Fulves Kannibal Draw
  • Poker Problem #1
poker hand with Jacks, added cards vanish, transformation into Royal Flush, posed as a problem
1981 8
Derek Dingle Poker Triumph with four named cards from poker hands
1981 9
Karl Fulves Recursive Draw spectator repeatedly gets Aces, then changes for a royal flush, funny presentation
Related to 1981 13
Karl Fulves Mental Stud
  • Poker Problem #2
spectator names any card which turns out to be hole card
1981 17
Martin Gardner Quant Quirk 4x4 square of 16 cards, some face-up some face-down randomly, with certain allowed turnover moves one has to get all cards in one direction, sucker game
1981 18
Karl Fulves Quant Notes notes on preceding "Quant Quirk"
1981 21
Karl Fulves I. Q. Poker after some guessing game performer receives four-of-a-kind from shuffled deck, stacking as other cards are removed from deck
1981 26
Karl Fulves, Gene Maze Basic Black
  • Poker Problem #4
black jack handed to spectator and five cards dealt into face-down row, spectator finds Ace to make Black Jack, other four cards are Deuces
1981 34
Karl Fulves Fourth of Habit four indifferent cards put on table, one changes into selection, then four Kings are dealt, first tricks sets up second
Inspired by 1981 35
Roy Walton Snap Royalty five cards change into Royal Flush, using Snap-Over Change
VariationsAlso published here 1981 39
Karl Fulves Fast Flush five cards change into Royal Flush
Inspired by 1981 45
Coasters betting game with Ace through Seven or seven numbered coaster
Variations 1981 47
Karl Fulves Draw Play two royal flushes shuffled, one turns face-up and when dealt is dealt to performer, except previously value which is transposed, optional color-changing back kicker
1981 49
Father Cyprian Knockout Poker spectator shuffles and gives half the cards to performer, both construct strong poker hand, performer wins
1981 54
Karl Fulves Notes on Knockout spectator shuffles and gives half the cards to performer, both construct strong poker hand, performer wins
Inspired by 1981 55
Karl Fulves Fifty Dollar Deal
  • Poker Problem #6
spectator constructs any hand from five face-up piles, one card from each pile, magician names this hand
1981 56
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker four fours with face-down card in middle shown, packet turned over to show "hole card" which is also a four, then other four cards change to aces
Related to 1981 57
Karl Fulves Packet Poker no-deck version of "Hocus Poker"
Related to 1981 59
Jack Avis Impromptu Mexican monte/twist combo with black aces and black five, then all change to red Aces and red five, then all four Aces
Inspired by 1981 62
Karl Fulves The Hired Hand aces exchanged with other poker hand one by one, but still remain in original hand, with weird poker variation presentation
1981 72
Karl Fulves Automatic Cheat ten shuffled cards dealt out for two players, performer or spectator always know whether a hand is a full house or not
1981 73
Karl Fulves Baby Face
  • Poker Problem #8
five indifferent cards change into miniature Royal Flush, or jumbo size poker hand, no method
1981 75
Dan MacMillan Lottery three cards face-down on table, spectator puts ace on the right one to complete a blackjack hand
Inspired byVariations 1981 50
Ken Simmons Playing Against Odds spectator selects right card from 5-card packet to complete blackjack hand, three methods
Inspired by 1981 51
Ken Simmons Technicolor Playing Against Odds spectator selects right card from odd-backed 5-card packet to complete blackjack hand, then this card changes back color to match
1981 53
Ken Simmons Technicolor Playing Against Odds No. 2 spectator selects right card from odd-backed 5-card packet to complete blackjack hand, then other four cards change back color
1981 54
Paul Harris The Second Middle Bottom fake false deal, royal flush transformation climax
1981 123
Paul Harris Hit Me Again three jacks dealt, one switched with Ace to make 21
1981 149
Jack McMillen Shade Work apparently deck is marked, three cards are named without turning over, then mark is shown to be different colored back
1981 2
Jack McMillen "Don't Ever Bet On A Sure Thing" three card monte with a switch
1981 13
Karl Fulves Mexican IV monte/twist combo with four Ace finale
Inspired by 1981 1
Stephen Tucker Hypno spectator stops dealing at his card because he sees a line drawn it, hypnosis presentation
Variations Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
80
Marc Russell Flash production of a royal flush, with Hofzinser Two Card Catch
Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
145
Walt Lees Crazy, Mixed-Up Poker with two deals
Inspired by 1981 30
Horace E. Bennett The Improved Cheat four duplicate Aces, Royal Flush kicker
1981 53
Juan Tamariz Efecto 5°. Repoker de Elegidas four selections are controlled in one hand, aces, royal flush, with impromptu version
Also published here 1981 27
Steve Beam You're Joking deck spread face down, performer removes the two Jokers from face-down spread, message appears on back of Jokers
Inspired by
  • "You're Joking" (Steve Beam, Diary of a Deranged Deck)
1981 3
Harry Lorayne Der Zehn-Karten Poker Deal
Also published here May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
14
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Die Nussbaumersuite: Der Konzentrationstest monte routine with pin-up card
1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 6)
164
Roy Walton You Can't Cheat An Honest Man two hands, performer always has four Jacks, Aces as climax, bottom deals
Also published here 1981 39
Roy Walton Never Give a Sucker an Even Break three blank cards as climax
Also published here 1981 40
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 1981 171
Al Smith Reaper Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces lost and then dealt out in a deal, one group to each of four spectators, faro
1981 11
Derek Dingle Outflushed gaffed and impromptu handling
Related to 1982 48
Derek Dingle Super Interchange
Variations 1982 90
Derek Dingle Poor Charlie gaffed, rainbow backs
Variations 1982 126
Derek Dingle Side-Cut Faro Stack stacking method
Variations 1982 134
Derek Dingle Four Poker Triumph combined with Triumph
Related toVariations 1982 144
Derek Dingle Master Poker Demonstration combination, color changing deck climax
Variations 1982 207
Edward Marlo Fake Center Deal Demonstration
1982 10
Barry Govan Twentieth Century Cardhsharp second deal demonstration
Jan. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 1)
587
Harry Levine Macho Monte with transformations
Mar. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 3)
606
Allan Slaight Continued combined with Stud Poker and Lie-Speller
Inspired by May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
633
Shigeo Takagi Acrobatic Monte using divided card
VariationsAlso published here June 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 6)
639
Tonny Van Rhee Devil's 3-Card Monte using short and narrow cards
Related to July 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 7)
652
Peter Marshall Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
678
Harry Riser, Jeff Busby, Shigeo Takagi Presentation of Shigeo Takagi's Miracle Monte
Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
114
James Swain Poker Interchange
Related toVariations 1982
Arcane (Issue 7)
79
Paul Gertner Poker Interchange - Handling Variation
1982
Arcane (Issue 7)
82
Darwin Ortiz Poker Interchange - Handling Variation
1982
Arcane (Issue 7)
82
Michael Skinner Power Poker two phases, set-up
Inspired byRelated to 1982 22
Martin A. Nash Fast Stack one shuffle and some cutting
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1982 74
Bob King All-Fair Poker real shuffle, yet straights for all and royal flush for performer, gilbreath
1982 267
Harry Lorayne Center Deal Demonstration
1982 381
Frank Garcia, Edward Marlo The Miracle Worker aces change to kings, then a heads-up poker in which the deck is cut for every card
Related to 1982 62
Frank Garcia I Win, You Lose! cards transform some times, gambling presentation
1982 69
Steve Beam Hole Card Change transposition presented as secret switch
1982 14
Joseph K. Schmidt Blackjack Rules as replay to "Doing the Splits" (Vol. 6 No. 10)
1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)
1011
David Solomon One Shuffle Ten Hand Poker Stack
1982 42
Thomas Alan Waters Decideal outcome is predicted
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
206
Karl Fulves Discard Draw two pairs change into the aces
Inspired by
  • "Double Deland" (J. W. Sarles)
1982 24
Karl Fulves Digital Diamonds Ace, Two and Jack mixed according to rules over phone
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982 3
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves 31 Plus Ace through Six used, spectator choses three and performer takes other three, they call their numbers and whoever adds to 31 wins
Related toVariations 1982 17
Karl Fulves Spectator Aces spectator deals cards on aces, then deals out whole packet, aces are gathered in one packet and placed in spectator's pocket where they change into indifferent cards, aces reproduced from performer's pocket, spectator does almost everything
1982 20
Karl Fulves Tactics four spot cards & four picture cards, "Pair Poker", spot cards transform into kings
1982 47
Sam Schwartz Las Vegas Straight hole card Nine of Hearts, other cards almost make it a straight flush in hearts, other cards change to Clubs, then hole card to Ace of Clubs
effect by Fulves, method by Schwartz
Variations 1982 1
Karl Fulves Atlantic City Stud handling variation
Inspired by 1982 4
Mack Picknick Challenge Poker draw poker, performer has flush, overhand shuffle stacking
1982 34
Mack Picknick The Gambler and His Accomplice gambling demo, spectators see cards put down in front of accomplice, eventually they are found in hand of performer
1982 36
Mike Schwartz Fast Four poker hand of two pairs instantly changes into four Tens
1982 1
Christian Scherer Scherer Poker Deal with Scherer's glued stack principle
Related to 1982 27
Meir Yedid The Invisible Poker Hand invisible poker hand is dealt, which suddenly appears, with Slingshot Snap Out
Related toAlso published here 1982 60
Meir Yedid Royal Takeover three selected cards turn out to be Aces, they change into Royal Flush
Related to 1982 100
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Also published here 1982 5
Peter Kane The Four Flusher poker hand with four Spades and a Heart, changes into four Hearts and a Spade
1982 64
Edward Marlo The Real, Honest-To-God Bluff Cut cards end up on Bottom, one-cut double cut
Related to 1983 129
Edward Marlo Second-Hand Bluff Cut fake Centers
1983 132
Edward Marlo Of Course I can deal a good Poker Hand! combo with control, false dealing
Related toVariations 1983 206
Edward Marlo Face-up Poker Deals cards are dealt face up, face-up bottom deals, discrepancy
Variations 1983 316
John Carney In the Hands Monte monte sequence - last phase has money card penetrating hands and deck onto spectators hand
1983 34
Ian Land Alpha Minus
Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1151
Philip T. Goldstein Odd Monte three business cards used
1983 12
Karl Fulves Anytime Poker Aces run up from shuffled deck, two-handed game
Related toVariations 1983 3
Karl Fulves Pseudo Pswitch poker hand transforms into Aces with pseudo move
1983 4
Steve Beam Super Stack - The One Second Poker Stack
  • The Work
  • Status Report
  • Synopsis of the Cull and Set-Up
  • Overhand Shuffle - Four Hand Stack
  • The Riffle Shuffle
  • Synopsis of the Riffle Shuffles
Inspired byRelated to 1983 2
Ron Platt, David Hambly 3 of a Kind all cards become queens
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
427
Eddie Taytelbaum, Stephen Tucker Flash of Light collection of ideas
  • for the rising card, two cards rise aligned (Taytelbaum)
  • card changes while removing rubber band from wrist (Taytelbaum)
  • Miracle Aces, to produce a Full House (Tucker)
  • rope restoration with flash paper (Tucker)
  • rope vanish idea (Tucker)
Inspired by Apr. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)
455
Stephen Tucker Eureka monte in the hands , ending in Bizarre Twist
Inspired by 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
36
Reinhard Müller Müzarre Vanish in using Trevor Lewis's Monte Plus Twist
Inspired by Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
620
Bill Worsley We 3 Queens? Jokers turn into Queens, also backs change
Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
622
Stephen Tucker Ace Rink bottom deal demo, fake
Also published here Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
630
Bob Haines The Bridge Hand deck is opened and shuffled by four people, spectator deals himself a bridge hand and all cards are divined by performer
Feb. 1983
Magick (Issue 315)
1571
Portable Poker No. 80, poker without cards but written numbers instead
1983 101
The Slick Ace Run Up stacking the Aces from a shuffled deck, brief
1983 18
Karl Fulves Impromptu Faro Box red black betting game
1983 29
Ed Balducci, Frank Mireider The Auto Mazo Deck 1934, see also p. 63 for comment by Ralph W. Hull
#1 Thought of Card Reversed
#2 Alternate Reverse Trick
#3 Selected Card Found Reversed
#4 Selected Card Transferred from One Half of Pack to Another
#5 Three Card Monte
#6 The Vanishing Aces
Variations 1983 58
Tom Sellers New Principle Card Trick two cards, one of top of the other, bottom card penetrates to top, third card added and cards penetrate again
Also published here
  • "21 New Card Tricks" (1936)
1983 4
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady reprint from reference
Also published here 1983 8
Charles T. Jordan Joker Monte three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find Joker
Also published here 1983 11
Karl Fulves, Jack Avis A Letter from Jack Avis
Related to 1983 13
Ellis Stanyon Elusive Joker
Related to 1983 14
Michael Powers Blank Monte monte with three blank cards and Jack of Hearts, all change to Aces at the end
Inspired by 1983 19
Edward Marlo The Zero Second Stack Aces put on top of deck, spectator says "go" and performer immediately "stop", Aces dealt to five players, stacking during display sequence
Inspired by 1983 50
Edward Marlo Olram's One Riffle Stack
1983 53
Ken De Courcy Australian Poker Down under deal five times to give spectator a poker hand, but you win with Straight Flush
Related to 1983 23
Reinhard Müller Des Teufels Fahrstuhl apparent second, third, fourth, fifth deals with small packet, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1983 8
Edward Marlo Further Adventures of Punch dealing almost any Full House called for, all cards punched, method how to punch
1984 1
Edward Marlo One Way Scratch Deck dealing any full house with a one way deck
1984 12
Edward Marlo Combination Advantages combining scratch deal with bottom deal to deal full houses
1984 13
Edward Marlo Combination One-Way Punch and Scratch both punch and scratch indicate one-way feature, full house deal
1984 14
Edward Marlo Punchless Deal several methods to achieve full house deal with borrowed deck
1984 14
Edward Marlo Pseudo Memory ungaffed punchdeal, cards injogged instead of punched
1984 14
Edward Marlo Indeterminated Poker Deal four of a kind deal, second deal and 4 injogged cards
1984 17
Edward Marlo Indeterminate Pseudo Stack estimation one riffle shuffle stack with second deal and injogged cards
1984 18
Edward Marlo Pseudo Ten Hand Poker Stack estimation one riffle shuffle stack with second deal and injogged cards
Related to 1984 18
Edward Marlo Any Number 3 To 10 spectator chooses number of players, you get winning hand, scratch mark
1984 21
Edward Marlo Any Sucker Hand Called For eight hand deal, dealer aces, any other kings
1984 23
Edward Marlo More Punchless Approaches two methods using crimps
1984 27
Edward Marlo Percentage Full House riffle culling a full house
1984 50
Edward Marlo One Riffle Ten Hand Stack
1984 76
Edward Marlo Kings and Aces Aces to tenth player, Kings to ninth player
1984 78
Edward Marlo Added Method for 10 Hand Poker Deal
1984 80
Edward Marlo Sophisticated Suggestion aces to one hand, kings to other hand, "inverse" belly strippers
1984 84
Edward Marlo Triple Power Poker bottom deal, overhand and riffle stacking demo
1984 86
Edward Marlo Story Book Poker Deal Ace cutting, repeat six hand stacking, all have quartets as climax, "inverse" belly stripper
1984 88
Edward Marlo Bonus 10 Hand Stack one shuffle, "inverse" belly strippers, Aces and Kings
1984 90
Edward Marlo Fifth Routine riffle cull and bottom deal with slick aces (reduces friction)
1984 98
Edward Marlo Crimp Conjuring spectator shuffles, magician locates Aces two times, then stacks them, similar to snap crimp
1984 210
Edward Marlo Black Jack spectator finds ace of spades to make perfect black jack hand
1984 280
Edward Marlo The Erratic Poker Deal spectator influence dealing, yet four Aces are dealt
1984 314
Edward Marlo Changing the Interchange
Inspired by 1984 326
Karl Fulves The 3 Jacks Deal stacking demo, partially pseudo
1984 183
Karl Fulves Jacks with a Finish "3 Jack Deal" with aces climax
1984 185
Karl Fulves The Restacking Problem players leave or arrive after deck is already stacked, several solutions:
  • 4 Hands to 3
  • 5 Hands to 4
  • 5 Hands to 3
  • 3 Hands to 5
  • Mind Games (including finding some thought of cards (blindfold poker deal))
Related toVariations 1984 192
Karl Fulves 4 to 3 in 2 Restacking Problem Routine
1984 201
Harry Lorayne Poker Challenge controlling single card in certain poker hand, it fills a Royal Flush, redealing principle
1984 67
Philip T. Goldstein Pretense one phase
Also published here Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
886
Allan Hayden Bottom-Deal Dodge straight-forward pseudo demo using pass
Related to Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
887
Doug Canning, Tom Craven Straight Prediction spectator shuffles and deals a bit and ends up with five cards: Ten-high straigt, predicted
Apr. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 4)
908
Bob King Too Late! using 3 duplicate aces
Inspired by May 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 5)
919
Sol Stone Clipped Again paper clip
Related to July 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 7)
940
Trevor Lewis Monte Plus Switch
July 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 7)
940
Warren Stephens, Harry Lorayne Straight and Narrow drawing to straight flush
Nov. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 11)
988
Larry Jennings, Jeff Busby The Return of the Future Gambler variation of Jennings' "Future Gambler" , overhand stacking demo, riffle stacking demo, triumph finish
Related to 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
289
Bob Farmer Clip Miracle Monte variation of Takagi's "Miracle Monte" with paper clip
Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
393
Allan Slaight Guise Winner five hands of poker are re-dealt to same persons, spectator names missing card (Premonition)
Related toAlso published here 1984
Arcane (Issue 11)
144
Frederick Braue Three A.M. Poker Deal progressive poker deal stack that is easy to remember, credit information
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
161
Philip T. Goldstein Quintemonte gaffed
Apr. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20)
191
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Hole Second Deal handling for the fake second deal with hole card on top, also third deal demo
May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
205
Bruce Cervon Poker Interchange Exchanged
Inspired by July/Aug. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
232
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Murdock Stack in multiple deals, progressively better hands are dealt, see credit correction in issue 2, p. 3, see also The Cardiste
Related to Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
25
Paul Harris Seductive Switch "switching" a folded card with unfolded card, using an impromptu fake index
Also published here 1984 10
Paul Harris Too Slick slick card presentation for open second dealing, apparently slick card does other weird things
1984 133
Bruce Cervon Basic Effect effect description
1984 7
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte "basic routine", three cards, visual and impossible penetrations
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves when it's face-up
Inspired by
  • item in "Abra"
1984 8
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Packet Version three blue-backed and 1 red-backed card
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves even when it has a different colored back
1984 17
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Gaffed Version
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase III - Find the Court Card Again and Again and Again
  • Phase IV - Court card moves when it's face up
1984 28
Philip T. Goldstein Quadrangle four cards from a shuffled and borrowed deck are divined, when put on performer's palm
1984 3
Basil Horwitz Challenge Poker Routine three phases
Also published here 1984 1
Del Copley Challenge Poker Deal four aces are found in selected hand, bottom deal gambling demo
1984 5
Tony Econ The Invisible Bottom Deal fake bottom deal gambling demo
1984 9
Frank Zak The Dealer Wins two card change two times, Black Jack presentation
1984 75
Karl Fulves Linear Blackjack No. 30, game of Blackjack over the phone, performer knows which card to select to win
Also published here 1984 41
Karl Fulves Replica Poker No. 40, ten cards, five are removed by spectator, remaining five cards are in same value-order, self-duplicating set-up
1984 52
Karl Fulves Why You Can't Win No. 43, deck riffle shuffled and dealt into four piles, top cards turned over by player simultaneously and red-black outcome used for betting game
1984 55
Monte Miracle No. 70, no bend, using optical illusion and handling cards at right angles
1984 104
T. Nelson Downs Whiz Bang Poker No. 71, stack for any number of hands from two to six players
1984 106
Michael F. Zens, Karl Fulves Any Hand Called For No. 72, double-deal stacking
Related toVariations 1984 106
Karl Fulves The Omega Bet No. 73, card pushed face-up in center and deck dealt in pairs, pair with face-up card matches or not, multiple phases
Related toVariations 1984 107
Karl Fulves Face-up Poker No. 75, poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, with variation
  • Revenge Poker
Related to 1984 112
Lin Searles Four-Star Aces No. 85, Kings dealt to table, they're Aces now
1984 128
Stephen Minch Blind Poker No. 5, two poker hands dealt, performer divines card in one hand and help him play, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 15
Lee Freed, Jon Racherbaumer Wily Monte penetration, slit, see also "Credits and References" at end of book
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1983
1984 99
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo Strong Cider credit information
Inspired byAlso published here 1984 163
Juan Tamariz Rutina Hamilton three phases, pick-up stack
Inspired by 1984 21
Juan Tamariz Las 3 Jugadas de Poker stacking of Aces and Sevens, performer has straight as a climax
Inspired by 1984 23
Juan Tamariz Cortes Clasificadores stacking four Aces by cutting
1984 25
Juan Tamariz Exhibición de Juegos Españoles multi-phase gambling routine with Spanish playing cards, deck of forty cards
Related to 1984 26
Jerry Sadowitz Fancy Dance Kings placed on top and instantly four-handed game dealt, Kings in performer's hand, they change to Aces
Variations 1984 16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Ein Spiel'chen gefällig? seventeen three-card packets, red-black game, left-over card gives clue
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
122
Deine Seele ist mein twelve red and twelve black cards used
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
123
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Der ehrliche Pokerspieler humorous, performer deals more cards to himself obviously
Variations May 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
30
Brother John Hamman Second In Command three selections cut to and lost, they are the last cards left over after pseudo false dealing demonstration
1984 27
Bob Kubota More Monte in the Quick-Three-Way style
Also published here Oct. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1119
Roy Walton Duck Soup spectator chooses some card via some process, resutling pokerhand is predicted
Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
276
Brother John Hamman Flash Poker poker hand changes five times, pair of Twos changes into two Jacks, then three Twos, then full house, then royal flush, ungaffed, on deck
Related toAlso published here Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
290
Brother John Hamman The Poker Palm Shift poker hand changes four times on deck, ungaffed
Variations Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
296
Michael Skinner Satan Deals Again false deal demo with small packet
Inspired byVariations Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
311
Jerry K. Hartman, Karl Fulves Stack Knack plot by Fulves, tabled switch
Also published here Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
324
Jerry K. Hartman Top Draw-Er spectator choses card to complete royal flush
Also published here 1985 280
A. Berkeley Davis Poker/Bridge Demonstration full deck stack, automatic reset, faro
1985 285
A. Berkeley Davis Non-Faro P/B Demonstration Poker/Bridge, full deck stack, automatic reset
1985 290
Randy Tanner Perfect Poker any named value is dealt, magician becomes royal flush
1985 375
Louis Falanga Virginia City Shuffle Martin Lewis' 'Sidewalk Shuffle', with blanks andAces
1985 16
Martin Lewis Any Number Can Play Spectator calls out any number of hands, performer deals out and gets winning hand (2 to 8 hands range)
1985 27
Martin Lewis Sidewalk Shuffle Jumbo three card monte routine, using blank cards and Ace of Diamonds
Variations 1985 95
John Riggs The Centerfold Deal false center deal demonstration, two players, four kings, four aces as a climax
Also published here 1985 210
William Larsen, Jack McMillen Poker Deal performer knows other player's hole cards, then gets aces (1937)
1985 25
Poker Trick Aces riffle shuffled in deck yet controlled (top stock control), then stacked with two shuffles (perfectly alternating near top)
1985 3
Pick-a-Card Poker five selections stacked into a poker hand
Related to 1985 4
Jack McMillen Gamblers' Riffle Stack riffle glimpsing cards (1937)
1985 10
T. Nelson Downs TND Poker Deal stack in which two to six players can be chosen, good hands and performer wins
1985 15
Chris Gosselin, Frederick Braue Seven Card Monte color changing back kicker
Inspired by
  • "Seven Card Monte" (Chris Gosselin, Abracadabra Vol. 30 No. 772, Nov. 1960, p. 276)
1985 15
Henry Christ, John Braun Mental Subtraction three cards, one put on table and other two shown, when spectator guesses he is wrong since tabled card is now blank card with custom message
1985 18
Louis Histed, Frederick Braue Crimp Four Aces aces fairly lost in deck, then they arrive in poker hand
1985 24
Jean Hugard Do It and Fail with 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it
1985 29
David Britland Master of the Game "A demonstration of your gambling skills"
four Kings put on top and two hands of four cards each dealt, one hand contains all Kings, repeated with same result and Aces in other hand
VariationsAlso published here 1985 36
David Britland Two Step "How to get two hands in a four-handed game"
Kings shuffled into deck, four hands dealt, performer gets Kings, they change into Aces
Inspired by 1985 38
Karl Fulves Probable Poker No. 3, ten cards sorted into two hands by spectator, he makes two pat hands
1985 5
Ben Harris The Three Card Game color changing back kicker
Inspired by 1985 21
Stewart Judah Eine Poker Demonstration same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related to July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
132
Peter Duffie Polythene Pam four blank cards, one changes to Queen, then monte type routine, then all change to Queens
Also published here 1985 4
Roger Crosthwaite Gambler Versus Cardician dealing four hands, performer deals Aces face-up in his hand, different back color of the Aces as climax
Inspired by
  • Milton Kort's "Off-Colour Aces" in "Off-Colour Card Tricks"
1985 32
Larry Jennings Shut Up And Deal nice structure
1986 60
Allan Hayden The Buffalo Cornstack stacking method consisting on "heap throwing"
Apr. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 4)
1198
Fantomas Gradational Poker Demonstration set-up
May 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 5)
1204
Murray Bonfeld Double Poker Control faro, Free-Cut Principle
Inspired by Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1256
David Williamson Center Deal Demonstration rising card rubber gimmick
1986 13
Karl Fulves The Diagonal Relationship after riffle shuffle spectator takes pairs, turns one over and guesses color of other card, performer is always right
1986 2
Karl Fulves Transpoker two poker hands, each Ace through Five in red and black, spectator names one of the values, performer shuffles the hands together and deals, named value is only odd-backed card in both hands, "transposition shuffle"
Related toVariations 1986 11
Karl Fulves Transpoker II another method
Inspired by 1986 17
Karl Fulves Transpoker III reverse faro method
Inspired byRelated to 1986 18
David Britland The Last Game multiphase routine, with card swapping
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 2)
20
Peter Duffie Ascension Five Card Monte, but the Queen keeps rising out of the packet, even when placed in envelope with window
Also published here 1986 14
Paul Swinford Let's Play Poker locating any type of poker hand with sorting rod
1986 17
Paul Swinford Poker Spectacular poker deal with cyberdeck which is stacked with sorting rod, incorporates gag cards Fourteen and Fifteen of Spades
1986 17
Reinhard Müller Falsches Austeilen four Kings put on top of four Aces and two hands of four cards each dealt, one hand contains all Kings, repeated, with jumbo cards
Inspired by 1986 4
Gaëtan Bloom Visible Monte - The Routine routine in which spectator cannot find money card, then there is no money card, then a double faced card, then Flash Vanish of money card
1986 6
Dai Vernon Notes on the Three Card Monte torn card
1987 180
Dai Vernon, Eugene Burger, John F. Mendoza Three-Card Monte as a Magical Entertainment presentation without the spectator guessing
1987 55
John C. Wagner, Martin Lewis Ghost Deal Variation performer gets royal flush, then royal flush is distributed in five hands and assembles in performer's hand, four double facers
Inspired by
  • "Ghost Deal" (Martin Lewis, 1972, marketed effect)
1987 121
John C. Wagner Sweepstack two phases
Inspired by 1987 161
Philip T. Goldstein Calvinist Poker spectator chooses five cards after shuffle, prediction about cards made
Variations 1987 14
Steve Beam Rollover Aces
Inspired by 1987 310
Steve Draun The Web Shuffle special crimped card, the real work otherwise
Also published here 1987 20
Steve Draun Quintuple Duke bluff with deck switch
Also published here 1987 23
Steve Draun The Ten Hand Poker Stack one shuffle, false Dealing included
Also published here 1987 29
Ron Wilson To Pay the Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with royal flush, uses four jokers
Related to
  • "The Talisman" No. 47, 1971.
Variations
1987 29
Ron Wilson A Hand to Remember memory presentation, card named of unseen hand
Related to
  • "Genii" July, 1972 for different version by Ron Wilson
Also published here
1987 92
Carl Herron Insider spectator selects a card which with prediction cards completes a straight, half forcing deck
Sep. 1987
Magick (Issue 395)
1971
Jerry Sadowitz Flush Locator Royal Flush is located
Related to 1987 6
Jerry Sadowitz Dealer Dem four Aces put on top, instantly four-handed game dealt with four Aces for dealer, repeated after shuffling by spectator
Inspired by 1987 113
Thomas Hierling Impromptu Mexican Monte
Inspired by 1987 75
Karl Fulves Faro Slough-Off Stacking simple two-handed stacking
1987 6
Karl Fulves Faster Draw hand upjogged, stripped out and put on top, two hands dealt and the upjogged hand is in one of the hands, upjogging doubles
Related to 1987 16
Karl Fulves Shifting Center No. 2, card counting presentation
1987 54
Karl Fulves Flapjack No. 3, blackjack hands produced as follow-up to last trick
1987 56
Karl Fulves Accelerated Draw No. 4, two Blackjack hands from last trick put on deck, two hands dealt, Full House for spectator and Royal Flush for performer
1987 57
Karl Fulves Turnabout eight picture cards shown, mixed face-up and face-down, two hands dealt, magician gets four face-down cards, they change to Aces
1987 73
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1987 16
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1987 20
Michael Weber Monte Surprise Three Card Monte, money card transforms into previously selected card
1987 8
Bruce Cervon Diminishing Poker Deal spectator gets always five cards, you each time one card less
1988 101
Bruce Cervon Readers cards are apparently marked, but all the same
Also published here 1988 223
Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals
VariationsAlso published here 1988 232
Darwin Ortiz Deal Thirteen named value of a suit in order immediately center dealt
1988 14
Darwin Ortiz Jacks Open mock thirds
1988 19
Darwin Ortiz Jackpot seconds, thirds, fourths, bottom, paritially mock
1988 21
Darwin Ortiz Jacks or Better up to fifth (mock)
Related toVariations 1988 25
Darwin Ortiz Mexican Poker
Related to 1988 29
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Three-Card Monte real work, including bent corner
1988 36
Bob Kohler Torn-Corner Encore
1988 42
Darwin Ortiz Grand Slam dealing all Spades
Related to 1988 50
Darwin Ortiz Fast Shuffle four Aces are stacked in four shuffles, two shuffles and one shuffle
Variations 1988 58
Darwin Ortiz The Twofer Shuffle stacking to hands with one shuffle
1988 63
Darwin Ortiz Greek Poker poker stacking triumph, color changing deck kicker
Variations 1988 66
Darwin Ortiz The Ultimate Card Shark ending in New Pack Order
Inspired byVariations 1988 73
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Interchange
1988 153
Dai Vernon Vernon On Edward G. Brown's "Poker Hand Mystery" Mr. Lucky Effect
Inspired byRelated to 1988 169
Dai Vernon The Third Color spectator looses when guessing on color of third card repeatedly, double deal
Related toAlso published here 1988 180
Edward Marlo Logical Stack Procedure "Demo Riffle Stacks", four Aces in two, then one shuffles
1988 96
Edward Marlo A Royal Flush Stack "Demo Riffle Stacks", one shuffle stack
1988 98
Edward Marlo The Oh Henry Stack three methods, other sources mentioned
Related to 1988 138
Edward Marlo Lessinout Power Poker using Lessinout Stack, two phases
1988 241
Doug Edwards Joker Poker using "Step Gaff"
May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1498
Bob King Drunken Black Jack two cards, transformation into black jack, using flap gaff
Inspired by
  • "About Face" (Dealer's item)
Also published here
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1534
Larry Becker Ten-Card Poker Stand-up Presentation
Also published here Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1566
Bob King Pseudo Subway Pseudo Greek Deal Demo
Dec. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 12)
1579
Burton Williams Cheating at Single Deck 21 using Slugs two methods for (real) cheating:
  • Taking Off the House
  • Taking Off the Players
Feb. 1988
Epoptica (Issue 11)
540
Juan Tamariz The Poker Demonstration performer's hand is transformed to beat spectator's hand
1988 56
Larry Jennings Australian Poker ten cards, down under deal
1988 5
Karl Fulves Clocking The Deck clock layout on table, made smaller and smaller via elimination, Blackjack remains
Inspired by 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1369
Karl Fulves Dealdown four perfect blackjacks produced
Related to 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1370
Karl Fulves Speedo spectator choses a player by removing a small number of cards, this player gets the four Aces
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1371
Karl Fulves Card Counter two Twos, one put away, he now has three Threes, repeated with Fours, then Royal Flush, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 47)
191
Karl Fulves Python Monte bent corner idea, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
204
Karl Fulves Trade In Draw fifteen card poker deal, three hands, spectator can trade, performer still wins, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
230
Karl Fulves Game Plan stacking with named four-of-a-kind, then cards transpose with spectators hand, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 51)
249
David Britland, Joe Dignam Master of the Game poker hand that the performer receives with cutting procedure from shuffled deck is predicted, Serendipity Poker Principle
  • Routine Number One
  • Routine Number Two (with possible exchange of cards)
Inspired byVariations 1988 3
Edward Marlo For Poker Demonstration faced-deck and turnover before discarding, setting up with table riffle shuffle reverse
1988 166
Edward Marlo The Matching Miracle pokerhand duplication from another deck, decks in reverse order
  • With Two Sealed Deck
  • For Stay-Stackers
  • For Memory Experts (only one deck)
  • For Card Cullers
  • Added Note
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, July 1966
1988 246
Pete Biro Echte Zauberei bottom deal demo with Aces, then Royal Flush
Also published here
  • Genii
July 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
204
Terri Rogers Always in the Middle Monte Plus type
Also published here 1988 15
Justin Higham Upraised Aces Aces cut in center, dealt from there
Inspired by
  • Slip Cut article by Ed Marlo, The Gen, June 1957
Related to
1988 8
René Lavand The Story of Antonio the Gypsy Monte
Also published here 1988 27
René Lavand Switching Hands performer gets Royal Flush
1988 33
René Lavand A Little More on Gambling
Also published here 1988 48
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1988 66
René Lavand A Sort of Prologue thoughts on the three card monte
1988 99
René Lavand My Monte ten phases, with sticker
Also published here 1988 100
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 1988 2
Roy Walton Progressive Poker 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 1988 6
Roy Walton Game Law deck mixed face-up/face-down, deck riffle shuffled twice by spectator, groups of four cards each are dealt, spectator never gets a packet with four cards in same orientation
  • Elaboration (an alternative presentation)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 56
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
Also published here 1988 67
Roy Walton "Roy"-al Monte
Also published here 1988 75
Roy Walton Oversight Aces are placed aside, stacking sequence shuffled with rest of deck, Aces apparently forgotten, they are placed on top and immediately dealt to the performer in five-handed game
Related toVariations 1988 82
Roy Walton A/Poker
  • Three For Ascanio
Also published here 1988 112
Roy Walton Second Thoughts On Gilbreath color matching routine in which the spectator and performer deal cards alternating
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 130
Roy Walton Second Thoughts On Gilbreath "Again" color matching routine in which the spectator and performer deal cards alternating
  • Alternative Presentation (no seconds required)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 134
Roy Walton Snap Royalty five cards change into Royal Flush, using Snap-Over Change
Also published here 1988 140
Roy Walton Lucky At Cards fifteen-card packet made from three royal flushes, one card chosen, performer finds the four cards to complete the royal flush
Inspired by
  • Howard Adams routine from Genii
1988 151
Roy Walton A Straight Shuffle spectator can shuffle, you get a straight
Also published here 1988 159
Basic Bridge Demo all Spades end up in two hands
1988 4
Ray Grismer Gambling Expose vs. Gambling Demonstration
1988 5
Ray Grismer Magician's Bridge Demo with Aces and Faces that end up in two hands
1988 6
Ray Grismer No-Punch Bridge Deal counting through the cards once before the deal
1988 7
Dai Vernon Face-Up Deal Ruse doing the deal face up in case the spectator would win instead of the performer
1988 7
Ray Grismer Bridge-Deal Follow-Up re-using the set-up, faro
1988 8
Ray Grismer Quick Poker Demonstration Aces and Faces punched
1988 9
Ray Grismer A Blackjack Demo Aces and Faces punched
1988 9
Ray Grismer Three to One Blackjack Aces and Faces punched
1988 9
Ray Grismer Three Out of Four Hi-Lo Aces and Faces punched
1988 10
Ray Grismer Hi-Lo Even Money Aces and Faces punched
1988 10
Ray Grismer Another Hi-Lo Bet Aces and Faces punched
1988 11
Ray Grismer The Killer card chosen and lost (impromptu) or pocketed (with stack), performer divines card with deck behind his back, punch-marked deck
1988 18
Peter Wilker, Dr. Jacob Daley, Wolfgang Rohde, Robert E. Neale ... und das verfluchte Würfelspiel on the game of 31 / NIM, adding numbers from die, person who surpasses 31 loses the game
  • Das Einunddreissiger-Spiel
  • Was hat der Zauberer davon?
  • Eine Fundamental neue Idee
  • Das Rohde-System
  • Vom Würfel zur Karten
  • Von Karten zu Würfeln
  • Anhang: Die Schlüsselzahlen beim Würfelspiel
Related to
  • Ken de Courcy's "The Australian Gambling Game of 31"
  • Robert Neale's "Six Card Swindle" 1985.
1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 5)
4
Sam Leo Horowitz Blindfold Poker Deal Variation
1989 xvii
Dai Vernon Joker Monte unusual method, cards in glasses
Related to
  • "Final Choice” (Peter Warlock, Abracadabra, Vol. 42 No. 1072, August 1966, p. 84)
1989 99
Dai Vernon, Carmen D'Amico Three in the Hand, One in the Bush pseudo thirds and seconds
1989 105
Dai Vernon A Straight Deal pseudo fifth,... deal
Variations 1989 108
Dai Vernon The David and Goliath Deal Aces shoot out of the deck, hidden rubber band
Variations 1989 111
Fred Black Black's Stack
Variations 1989 113
Dai Vernon Stacked to Formula
1989 116
Dai Vernon What's-the-Value Solitaire
Related to 1989 215
Dai Vernon Think-of-a-card Solitaire
1989 219
Lennart Green The Last Duel full deck stack
1989 10
Anthony Lindan Para-Psychology on the pack, using four cards
June 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 6)
1653
Judge Frank Price The Muleshoe Gambler
Related to Sep. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 9)
1681
Doug Edwards Clipped at Monte using paper Clip
Nov. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 11)
1707
Paul Curry One, Two, Three one card has a slit, with clean up and credit information on the principle
Sep. 1989
Epoptica (Issue 12)
567
Brother John Hamman Dead-Man's Hand odd-backed pokerhand transforms
Variations 1989 15
Brother John Hamman Eight-Ball Queens four card monte routine, to pocket climax
1989 114
Brother John Hamman The Lollapalooza Hand in effect two pokerhands transpose
1989 118
Brother John Hamman Flash Poker poker hand changes five times, pair of Twos changes into two Jacks, then three Twos, then full house, then royal flush, ungaffed, on deck
Also published here 1989 171
Brother John Hamman Spectator Outdeals Magician... Almost
Related to 1989 175
Brother John Hamman The Poker Palm Shift poker hand changes four times
Variations 1989 177
Brother John Hamman Magician Versus Gambler ten card poker deal, hands transform multiple times, gaffed
Also published here 1989 180
Philip T. Goldstein Knowker performer divines high card in poker hand, then full hand
1989 8
Karl Fulves Even Handed two poker hands with face-up/face-down cards, spectator exchanges any two cards, when poker hands are examined they're the same, posed as problem
1989 56
Karl Fulves, Henry Christ Mathejack four jacks produced after some counting
Inspired by 1989 9
Karl Fulves No. 1 With A Bullet poker hand gets better every time it's displayed and the cards get bullet holes, posed as problem
Related to 1989 30
Karl Fulves Redblackjack out of five cards spectator picks the right one to complete his blackjack, "The Red Prediction"
Related toVariations 1989 32
Roy Walton Strathjack
Inspired by 1989 33
Martin Gardner MG Trio #3 orientation of head on QS and KH used for monte type guessing game, turning on vertical or horizontal axis ("The principle behind this trick has floated around a while.")
Variations 1989 20
Karl Fulves Tenvelopes ten cards in ten envelopes, performer and spectator each chose a card from those, envelopes shuffled and dealt, performer wins and the two previous selections are odd-backed
  • Tenotes (Envelopoker)
Related toVariations 1989 49
Karl Fulves Tenvelopes Two ten cards in ten envelopes, performer and spectator each chose a card from those, envelopes shuffled and dealt, performer wins and the two previous selections are odd-backed, face-up/face-down elaboration
Related to 1989 1
Karl Fulves Tenvelopes Three another method
Related to 1989 3
Karl Fulves Blue Alternate variation of "Tenvelopes"
Related to 1989 6
Scott Robinson Sucker Monte three phases
Related toVariations 1989 499
Richard Bartram, Jr. Travelling Jack Jack between Aces moves up and down and eventually disappears
1989 551
Harry Levine The Real Las Vegas Split two deuces are split into aces , a card is dealt on each ace forming a blackjack
1989 556
Karl Fulves PDQuickie Aces placed in different parts of the deck, one cut, two hands dealt and performer gets Aces (doubles inserted)
1989 14
Karl Fulves Outjogged Poker apparent stacking with outjogged aces as demo, when dealt aces fall to spectator, yet performer gets aces
Related to 1989 15
Karl Fulves Strip Stack pairs of Twos through Sixes are upjogged and then squared, one shuffle and deal for two players, both get straights, one hand changes to Aces
Inspired by 1989 21
Karl Fulves Swivel Stack Aces placed in different parts of deck and squared, then Kings, two hands dealt, they are Aces and Kings
1989 44
Rafael Benatar Mermelada Plus several changes
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 119
Philip T. Goldstein Spectacle two holes appear in card a climax (image of glasses), red/blue double backer, optional twisting phase
1989 35
Philip T. Goldstein Beat the Dealer Jack of Spades placed on table and spectator cuts deck in three piles, one is selected and card adds to form a Blackjack
Related to Apr. 1989
Magick (Issue 420)
2099
Karl Fulves The Gambler weird stacking procedure, then two hands dealt and performer has four-of-a-kind
1989 15
Randy Wakeman Anything I Can Do, You Can Do Better cutting high card presentation, eventually a four-of-a-kind found, Christ Force
1989 92
Randy Wakeman Watch Me Work four Aces are quickly stacked, two handlings
1989 103
Randy Wakeman The One-Handed Center Deal pseudo
1989 136
Bob King Ten Hand Poker Stack "(the real work)"
five riffle shuffles
1989 7
Bob King Pseudo Ten Hand Stack one shuffle, free cut principle
Also published here 1989 9
Bob King Monte Nightmare only three cards, they change a few times back and front
1989 22
Bob King Four Card Monte ungaffed Sidewalk Shuffle, three phases
1989 29
Bob King Drunken Black Jack two cards, transformation into black jack, flap gaff, reprinted from referenced
Also published here 1989 33
Terri Rogers Immer die Mittlere! Monte Plus type
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
147
Stephen Tucker Falschspieler-Asse bottom deal demo, fake
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
23
Juan Tamariz Effect 5. Repoker of the Chosen four selections are controlled in one hand, aces, royal flush, with impromptu version
Also published here 1989/91 45
Bruce Cervon To Pay The Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with four Aces
Inspired by 1990 26
Jerry K. Hartman Best Hand Forward
Also published here Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1731
Bob King A Couple of Tears Face up Poker Deal, onehanded seconds face down to yourself
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1744
Allan Slaight Pokericulead-in
Inspired by
  • "Pokericulum" (Stewart James, marketed 1948)
Also published here
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1785
Harry Lorayne Straight Away despite spectator's shuffling, two straights are dealt, gilbreath
Variations 1990 251
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Doppelgänger Deck applying the JB Kard Kop
Inspired by 1990 102
Edward Marlo Two Shuffle Cull two riffle shuffles to cull full house, two more to stack it, "It is understood that the above information is to be used for entertainment purposes only."
1990 62
Harvey Rosenthal Switch Poker hands build by touching cards, royal flush, using the overload move
1990 601
Bob King All's Well... up to fifth, Kings placed on top and poker hand dealt, then Kings to other player and Aces for performer
Inspired by 1990 10
Simon Aronson Paragon Poker Gardner-Marlo poker deal, three phases, with variations
Inspired byRelated to 1990 17
Simon Aronson "Repeat" Surprise Climax overhand stacking, repeat in which a Royal Flush is received instead, Gardner-Marlo re-deal
1990 38
Philip T. Goldstein Five-Card Polka poker story, red/blue double backer, marketed in 1976
Related to 1990 55
Michael Powers CARDial Infraction one shuffle and cutting, second phase with Marlo/Gardner kicker
Inspired by 1990 32
Gene Castillon, Jon Racherbaumer Surreal Monte sidewalk shuffle version without mis-indexed cards
Inspired by 1990 76
Shigeo Takagi Monte With Four jumbo cards
Also published here 1990 74
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Martin Gardner's Elusive Ace Monty Hall problem with three Aces, monte type routine by Fulves
Inspired byRelated to 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
6
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards with obvious marks on back are dealt out, the marks on one hand indicate what's in the next player's hand
Related toVariations 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 1)
12
Jerry K. Hartman Cheating U. shuffled deck, four random cards turned over, those are stacked to a player, in second phase the Aces are dealt
Inspired by 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 3)
27
Karl Fulves Double Digit Deal all cards face up, cards chosen with a die
1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves Gambler vs. The Kid open bottom deal, yet the cards end up in other hand, Aces kicker
Related toVariations 1990
Swindle Sheet (Issue 3)
36
Karl Fulves The Office playing poker over the phone,
1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 3)
31
Karl Fulves Daylight Poker poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 5)
48
Michael Skinner Ultimate 3 Card Monte false indices, three phases, slow-motion performance
Inspired byVariations 1990 1
Edward Marlo Surprise Come-Back four red spot cards and an Ace of Spades change into Royal Flush, away from deck
Inspired by
  • Precursor XXIV, July 1989, p. 3
Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 3)
18
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards with obvious marks on back are dealt out, the marks on one hand indicate what's in the next player's hand, details of stack given on this extra sheet
Related to 1990 1
Daniel McCarthy Discard and Draws set up, faro
Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1900
Marty Kane Poke Poker kind of Royal Flush Production build around "Ginsburg Poke"
Inspired byRelated to
  • Al Smith, Card On Demand
Variations
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1984
Alex Elmsley Misogynist's Monte card vanishes in the end
1991 383
Alex Elmsley The Bridge Builder all picture cards and Aces are dealt to dealer and partner, ungaffed
Related to 1991 388
Alex Elmsley Just Lucky riffle stacking for four players in which top card is lost every time
1991 391
Alex Elmsley Aces Up stacking with faro shuffle for any number from two to five
1991 395
Alex Elmsley Pierce Arrow unusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "Peirce Arrow"
Also published here 1991 397
Alex Elmsley Four Flusher stacking all four royal flushes one after the other, faro stacking
Variations 1991 399
John Bannon Ton-Toid royal flush ending, ungaffed close-up handling for Ton Onosaka's "Tonte"
1991 133
Edward Marlo Seven Card Monte Redux nine ungaffed methods
Inspired by Feb. 1991 1
Edward Marlo Simpler Than Simple Simon stacking four cards in one overhand shuffle
Inspired by Apr. 1991 13
Edward Marlo The Repeat Surprise multiple phase overhand stacking demo
Apr. 1991 15
Edward Marlo Repeat Ten-Hand Poker Deal table faro
May 1991 6
Edward Marlo Second Application bottom deal with four Aces
Also published here June 1991 4
Edward Marlo Third Application you get aces, spectator kings, bottom deal
Also published here June 1991 5
Edward Marlo The Unexpected Seven-Card Stack faro
Inspired by
  • "The Zero Stack" (Bill Kalush, Precursor #28)
Aug. 1991 14
Philip T. Goldstein Playing Cards cards in poker hand divined, "Centrifugal Poker"
1991 4
Karl Fulves Auto Gambler spectator gets four-of-a-kind after weird matching selection procedure, self-working
1991 20
Karl Fulves Daley Deal
  • Gaffed card addenda (with optional transformation climax)
1991 24
Karl Fulves Random Stud stud version with randomly mixed face-up/face-down cards, dealer wins with royal flush
1991 40
Karl Fulves Outfoxed apparent stacking with outjogged aces as demo, when dealt aces are openly dealt from center to spectator, yet performer gets aces, two methods
Related to 1991 51
Karl Fulves High Stebbins
  • (A) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
  • (B) high card wins with twelve-card packet, three cards each, performer has better odds
  • (C) high card wins variation with better odds for performer
  • (D) high card wins combined with faro shuffle to shift odds to first or second player
1991 10
Karl Fulves Digit Detective two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously
1991 15
Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
1991 52
Ron Ferris Sweetheart Stack spectator can change cards
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Challenge Poker Deal"
1991 716
Roger Sherman Herbie the Hand with rubber doll hand, three card monte, money card jumps to magician's hand
1991 736
Gazzo Macee A Gentlemen's Game routine about the game High Card, Aces end up in performer's pocket
Sep. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 3)
5
Karrell Fox E.Z. Bridge all cards of one suit produced in random order, shuffled deck
1991 31
Meir Yedid Unsichtbarer Pokerspieler invisible poker hand is dealt, which suddenly appears, with Slingshot Snap Out
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 8
Jim Steinmeyer San Fernando Monte jumbo cards that are openly folded in half
1991 119
Basil Horwitz Die Horwitz-Pokerroutine three phases
Also published here June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
53
Rudolf Braunmüller Aufsitzer & Bierwetten collection of bar bets
  • Verschiedene Wetten
    • Die dreifache Gemeinheit (drinking shot glass under hat without touching)
    • Für Trinkfeste (drinking three beers faster than someone else three shot glasses)
    • Beantwortungs-Wetten
    • Münzenwetten
    • Eine Pokerwette (cards taken openly from face-up deck, yet spectator loses)
    • Die nächste Karte, die ich umdrehe, ist Ihre! (Circus Card trick)
  • Zauberer-Wetten (for magicians)
    • Der Center Tear
    • Der Münzenschnipper
    • Mental-Farbwürfel
    • Der Faro-Mischkünstler
June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
79
Ken Brooke The Dutch Looper routine with multiple phases
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
185
T. Page Wright The Master Poker Deal poker hand chosen, four hands dealt, all hands are of the chosen type and consecutive stronger, presentation either as skill to justify that only performer shuffles or with deck switch
1991 188
T. Page Wright How Many Hands? two-handed Royal Flush deal, then any number of players from three to six are chosen, performer gets Ace-high Straight and others good hands
1991 191
A Three Card Monte Variation phase in which two Twos are shown one-handed with right hand with throw move, yet the third card is also a Two
Related to 1991 248
T. Page Wright Gambling Demonstration deck shuffled, some cards dealt, hole cards named by performer, later Aces are dealt
1991 318
John Scarne 3-Second Stack
Related toVariations 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
39
Roy Walton The Honest Cheat spectator tries to match suit distribution of a poker hand that is set aside, spectator is allowed to cheat but loses, performer wins
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
41