Break Finesses

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase To Hold the Location of Cut while Dealing delaying a shift or similar action
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
94
Sam Leo Horowitz Holding the Break After a Spectator Peeks at a Card
1938
Greater Magic
205
Tom Sellers Transforming Break into Step
1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
414
Third Finger Flesh Break
1940
Expert Card Technique
94
Establishing a Break from a Bridge
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
124
Transfer of Thumb-Count Break to Little Finger
Also published here 1940
Expert Card Technique
125
Enlarging a Break uncredited, possibly claimed by Braue in Notebooks, see reference
Related toAlso published here 1940
Expert Card Technique
125
Cardini Cardini´s Location maintaining break while springing the cards, see also page 208
 		1946
Card Control
51
Spread and Break Control getting in Overhand Shuffle Position
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
122
Paul LePaul Riffling while holding the break
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
47
Paul LePaul Holding Back two cards while dribbling the cards
 		1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
74
Martin Gardner Break Control selection is outjogged, break made before card is pushed in under card below selection
 		Oct. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 5)
595
Dai Vernon Insertion of the Cards alternative to diagonal insertion, getting a break underneath out-jogged card
Related to 1950
Expert Card Technique
464
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Springing with Break
1950
Magical Gems
50
Arthur H. Buckley The Double Lift without turnover, get-ready by pushing off and pulling back
 		1950
Magical Gems
63
Edward Marlo A Bit of Handling flexing the deck while holding a break
 		1952
Control Systems
8
Edward Marlo Insertion Break getting break underneath outjogged card
Related to 1953
The Cardician
139
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
Also published here 1953
Six Tricks by Tenkai
16
Cy Endfield Handling the Pack. 1. The Riffle after-peek context
 		1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
22
Cy Endfield 3. The Greek Break after-peek context
 		1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
23
Edward Marlo Covered Hit Break right first finger gets break under top cards under cover of spread packet
 		Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
4
Edward Marlo Picking up a Break by moving hand down instead of cards up
 		1958
The Magic Seven
5
Edward Marlo Table Edge Break Concealment to conceal break when held with right thumb in end grip
 		1958
The Magic Seven
13
Lin Searles Reverse Autobreak mentioned but not described
 		Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
10
Lin Searles The Reverse Autobreak deck held with both hands and squeezed with right hand, break opens at right side
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
23
Book Break Turnover
1962
The Ultimate Move
[47]
Dai Vernon Vernon Break Control picking up a break after tabled cut from jogged packets
Related to 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
68
Dai Vernon Transferring the Break to Greek Break
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
134
Dai Vernon Adaption of the Greek Break for Card Stabbing Variation of the Greek Break
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
137
Dr. James William Elliott Dr. Elliot's Favorite Break Control little finger eccentric position, as delay for pass
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
174
Book Break
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
109
Edward Marlo Side Finger-Flesh Grip deck placed into right hand fingertips, yet flesh break retained
Related to 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
1
Edward Marlo Side Flesh Break applied to Both Hands
1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
3
Edward Marlo Observations on Chapter One new vs. old decks for Side Flesh Break Grip
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
5
Edward Marlo Further Suggestions using Definite Fingertip Peek Controls
1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
34
S. W. Erdnase, Edward Marlo Erdnase Break obtaining the break from fourth finger break
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
77
Edward Marlo Square Up Action with an Erdnase Break
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
78
Edward Marlo Control from Erdnase Break seven methods to control a card marked off by Erdnase break
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
78
Art Altman The Altman Trap dated 1956
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
147
Jerry K. Hartman Obtain Break from Out-jog
Also published here 1970
Secret Subtraction
4
Jerry K. Hartman Obtaining Break One Card Below Out-jog(s) while squaring out-jogged card on top, thumb in-jogs second card
Related to 1971
Odd Lifts
5
Jerry K. Hartman Out-jogged Card Control out-jogged card controlled to second from bottom
Related to 1971
Odd Lifts
19
Jerry K. Hartman Double Dribble holding back last two, to set a two-card break, not used as a Double Lift
 		1971
Odd Lifts
23
Dai Vernon Pivot into Overhand Position pivoting the break
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
57
Edward Marlo Bottom Break for Riffle Shuffling
1972
The Shank Shuffle
64
Edward Marlo A Digression end tapping break pick-up, three methods
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
72
Obtaining Break from Out-jog brief
Also published here 1972
Packet Magic
14
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon - Malini Card Break Transfer No. 69, to right little finger after peek
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
21
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek - One Hand Shuffle Control No. 113, overhand shuffle to break, break kept with right thumb while deck is turned
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
33
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Riffle Card Control No. 290, method of obtaining a break above card while replacing a card during dribble action
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
74
Max Malini 6) Malini Peek No. 427-6, break subtlety without enough details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
118
Double Peek Wrinkle No. 501, holding two breaks with the third finger
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
139
One-Handed Step Break
Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 5)
610
Lin Searles Reverse Autobreak deck held with both hands and squeezed with right hand, break opens at right side, auto-break from 1957 letter
Inspired byAlso published here Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog Getting a break above bottom card, alternative to Buckle or Pull Down
Related toAlso published here 1973
Means & Ends
13
Jerry K. Hartman One Below Break obtain break one card below out-jog(s)
 		1974
Super Dupes
25
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog brief
 		1974
Super Dupes
50
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
Also published here 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
130
Eddie Fechter Cover For Peek Control deck is flexed while holding a break, after peek
Also published here 1974
Magician Nitely
89
Karl Fulves Heel Break Insertion riffling to heel break
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 2
86
Tenkai Ishida Book Break
1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
172
Top Card Break establishing a break under the top card, from "Elliott's Last Legacy" according to page 215
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
210
Edward Marlo Before the Pass to avoid anticipation of the sleight, casual handling
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
59
Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move top card break or under small number
Related toAlso published here 1977
Packet Switches (Part Three)
184
Dai Vernon Vernon Glide with Tenkai Step Turnover
 		1977
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8)
1008
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Related toAlso published here 1977
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8)
1010
Ken Krenzel Spread transforming break into crimp, table spread
 		1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
137
Break via Blocking Off picking up a break near bottom of tabled deck
Also published here 1979
Variations
23
Edward Marlo Book Break with two breaks
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
85
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move with credit information on page 91
 		1980
Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler"
92
Father Cyprian Two Handed One Handed Cut cutting to reversed card
 		1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
20
Book Break
1981
Cardworks
53
Don England Inserting a Card into a Break
1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Clubs)
20
Marking a Card in a Spread break to step, different pattern in the spread
Related to 1981
The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite
18
Art Altman The Altman Trap
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
40
Edward Marlo Book Break keeping break while turning deck over
 		1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
206
Fred Lowe The Ghost Break alternative for pinky break
 		1982
Card Finesse
48
Edward Marlo Pivot-Jog Turnover book break
 		1982
Card Finesse
70
Edward Marlo Pinky Count to Move Break tranferring the card upwards
 		1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
46
Edward Marlo Book Break
1982
Best of Friends
181
Partial Charlier Cut to get break at reversed card
 		1982
Best of Friends
202
Injog Control angled card, cut on top
 		1982
Close-Up Hallucinations
33
Edward Marlo Book Break
Dec. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16)
148
Edward Marlo Bottom Break to Riffle Shuffle Break transferring break into riffle shuffle position
 		1983
The Card Puzzle
24
Art Altman Altman Trap heel break
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
71
Edward Marlo Dribble Control with Break
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
312
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move
Also published here Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
251
Edward Marlo Pivot-Jog Turnover pivot spread, book break, also with multiple breaks
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
381
Ben Harris Peek Finesse featuring a break display
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
491
Veeser Concept from Erdnase Break
1985
Korem without Limits
159
Another Location getting small jog and then break as top half is replaced
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
23
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Peek Control holding break as deck is balanced on fingers, then step fan (1939)
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
29
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
1
Frederick Braue Braue Crimp Control featuring "enlarging a break", also with short card (see following item)
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
20
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move one handed method for top card break, credit information
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
19
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
19
Larry Jennings The Immaculate Insertion achieving very squared deck
Variations 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
27
Larry Jennings Retaining Break While Deck is turned Over used for setting up for double lift
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
57
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
163
Lin Searles Auto Break
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
214
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
Related toVariations 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
10
Dr. James William Elliott Breaking at the Injog
1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
12
Dai Vernon Rotating the Break
1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
15
Bruce Cervon Running Cut While Holding a Break
1988
The Cervon File
191
Art Altman The Altman Trap
1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
111
Edward Marlo Book Break Pivot-Jog Turnover
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
233
Larry Jennings Pressure Break
Related to 1988
The Cardwright
112
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
 		1988
The Thoughts of Tenkai
22
Dai Vernon Back Breaker obtaining break under top card
Related to 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
37
Karl Fulves Tenkai Book Turnover Comments
1989
Kaleidoscope
45
Rafael Benatar Inserción Resorte apparently random insertion of card from front into greek break
Also published here 1989
Cartas Certificadas
89
Father Cyprian A Couple of Breaks using a hidden plunger rise set-up to establish breaks
  • a) To cut the selected card to second from the top
  • b) To cut the selected card to second from the bottom
  • c) To cut the selected card to the top
  • d) To cut the selection to the face of the deck
 		1989
Lecture Notes #11
19
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
1990
Close-up Impact!
89
Book Break
1990
Finally!
55
Harvey Rosenthal The Traveling Break break held while pack is turned over
 		1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 34)
607
Edward Marlo Sure-Fire Covered Get-Ready getting break under top cards while displaying a face-up side-jogged card on deck
 		1990
Cardfixes
30
Edward Marlo Book Break
1990
Cardfixes
38
Edward Marlo Automatic Book Break
1990
Cardfixes
57
Alex Elmsley Break Time - Battling the Bulge shifting left little finger break to right thumb
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
92
Alex Elmsley A Bluff Hand-to-hand Transfer while maintaining a break
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
92
Alex Elmsley Preparing for the Double Lift two ways to pick up a break
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
94
Roger Klause The Breakout Display bending deck and displaying it resting on fingers of one hand
Variations 1991
Roger Klause: In Concert
117
T. Page Wright A Cut at Any Number using thumb count (with right hand shielding the count) and several finesses like pre-established breaks, mis-hearing and so on
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
162
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog Getting a break above bottom card, alternative to Buckle or Pull Down
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
132
Jerry K. Hartman One Below Break obtain break one card below out-jog(s)
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
279
Edward Marlo Automatic Book Break
1992
The Wild Card Kit
25
Book Turnover Break
1992
The Olram Aces — The Impossible Travellers
8
Tenkai Ishida Book Break in context of a one-hand turnover
 		1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
136
Vanni Bossi Delayed Control after the Peek bridging top part after fingertip peek, method to obtain break at bridge after table spread delay
Inspired by 1992
Escorial 1992 — The Marlo Year
13
Rafael Benatar The Crocodile apparently random insertion of card from front into greek break
Also published here 1993
Three Professional Card Routines
10
Ernest Earick Step to Break Transfer
1993
By Forces Unseen
31
Ernest Earick Post-Peek Riffle Display
1993
By Forces Unseen
73
Max Malini Deck Flexing while holding a break
 		1993
By Forces Unseen
73
Edward Marlo No-Break Convincer apparently no break can be held
 		Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
10
ブレークをなくさないターンオーバー (Maintaining a break while turning the deck over)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
128
Establishing a Break from a Bridge enlarging a break
 		1993
Card Selection
18
Eddie Fechter Cover For Peek Control deck is flexed while holding a break, after peek
Also published here 1993
Fechter
186
Book Break with packet
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
185
Veneri Break Transfer heel break
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
59
The Riffle also while holding break
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
34
Auto Break pressing on upper left corner with thumb
 		1995
Notes from The Summit
14
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog getting a break above bottom card, alternative to Buckle or Pull Down
Also published here 1995
After Craft
19
Jerry K. Hartman One Below Break obtain break one card below out-jog(s)
Also published here 1995
After Craft
68
Steve Bedwell Establishing Pinky Break underneath one card
 		1995 ca.
Siamese Signatures and Other Oddities
15
Lin Searles Auto-Break
1996
Classic Sampler
7
Harry Riser Greek Break & Overhand Shuffle for clean display and table-tapping, then going into overhand shuffle, see also p. 86
Related to 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
38
Lin Searles Autobreak
1997
Jennings '67
23
Ernest Earick Little Finger Break Transfer as a packet is turned over, see also p. 191
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
179
Lin Searles Auto Break
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
10
John Carney The Dribble Break method of obtaining a break above or below a card
Related to 1998
Card College — Volume 3
529
Transferring a Break from the little Finger to the Heel of the Thumb
  • Two-Handed Method
  • One-Handed Method
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
532
Rafael Benatar Inserting a Card into a Break from front
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
533
Ken Simmons The "Real" Immaculate Insertion Breakout Display combined with Immaculate Insertion
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
25
Transfer of Thumb-Count Break to Little Finger
Also published here 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
57
Edward Marlo Book Break keeping break while turning deck over
 		1999
21st Century Card Magic
108
Dai Vernon Gesture Break setting up for double lift
 		1999
Mechanical Deck
21
Dai Vernon ECT Get-Ready upwards buckling
 		1999
Mechanical Deck
22
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
1999
Mechanical Deck
28
Ellis Stanyon The "Stanyon" Cut Pass No. 5, doing an open cut after holding the break during riffling with some delay
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
225
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Vernon-Malini Card Break Transfer to right little finger after peek
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
32
Break finesse spreading deck while retaining break in middle, casual and open display to delay a control
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
12
Neal Elias Pivoting the Break pivoting deck after overhand shuffle
Related to 2000
Gambling Notes
12
Baltazar Fuentes Fuentes Step Insertion Aces apparently put on bottom, but inserted into two breaks near bottom
 		2000
I'm Dancing
35
Edward Marlo Book Break
Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
58
Daryl Martinez, Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move
Also published here 2000
Virtual Miracles
[13]
Cardini Spring Break holding break while springing, spelling trick application
Related to 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
127
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Also published here 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
188
Edward Marlo Pivot-Jog Turnover book break
 		2002
FASDIU II
81
Tenkai Ishida Pivot Break / Book Break
2002
The Paper Engine
111
Art Altman Altman Trap
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
23
Art Altman Altman Trap
Nov./Dec. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 4)
14
Tenkai Ishida Escalón de Tenkai book break, small packet
 		2002ca.
Secuencias
24
Rafael Benatar The Crocodile inserting a card in a break
 		2003
Card Fictions
70
Tenkai Ishida Pivot Break
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1247
Ernest Earick Step to Break Transfer break retained as deck is turned over
 		Mar./Apr. 2003
The Penumbra (Issue 6)
4
Break via Blocking Off picking up a break near bottom of tabled deck
Also published here 2003
Variations Revisited
40
Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move
July 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 8)
17
Tenkai Ishida Step Break credit information
 		2004
Enchantments
75
Wesley James Splay Grip small packet buckle, similar to reference
Related to 2004
Enchantments
382
Dave Campbell Top Card Break - single handed buckling top card with thumb on outer right corner
 		2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
407
Aaron Shields One-Handed Break packet held in right-hand end grip, a break is established above bottom card with Kelly-type action
Inspired by 2004
Deviant Practices
19
Art Altman The Altman Trap
2005
Up In Smoke
12
Larry Jennings Retaining Break While Deck is turned Over
2005
Up In Smoke
57
Edward Marlo Book Break
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
32
Kostya Kimlat Breaking Glances "Work with the Marlo Fingertip Flesh Break"
  • The Basic Technique
  • Touches
    • The Closed-Deck Convincer
    • Creating a Step
    • The Fan Peek
    • Outer Peeks
  • Continuations
    • Riffle Force
    • Overhand Shuffle
    • Riffle Shuffle
    • Hindu Shuffle
    • Pulp Friction
    • Marlo's Ruse
Related to May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
20
Tenkai Ishida Book Break
2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
228
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller's Break Handling riffling, elevated dealing position
Also published here
  • MUM, Aug. 2001
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
13
Doug Edwards Hide That Line uneven spread to hide break line
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
60
Jerry K. Hartman Knuckle Jog brief
Also published here 2007
Card Dupery
132
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Turnover Book Break Turnover
Also published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
27
Arturo de Ascanio, Johnny Thompson The Almost Pinkieless Maneuver maintaining break while turning deck over
 		2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
366
Roberto Giobbi Sliding the Break cutting to break, tabled
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Double Book Break Glimpse
Sep. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 9)
24
Art Altman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Altman Trap
Also published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
42
Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Move
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue June 2)
164
Wesley James Splay Grip small packet buckle, similar to reference
Related to 2010
Card Magic USA
109
Larry Jennings Snap Double Lift to move break from thumb to pinky
 		2011
More Power to You
144
Jon Armstrong Breaks tips
 		2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
7
Art Altman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Altman Trap
Also published here 2011
Devious Standards
112
Eric Evans One Handed Zorro getting into Z-Break one-handed, selection reverses in center as application
Related to 2012
53 Friends
7
Break Displays
2012
Confidences
88
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cut at a Break
2012
Confidences
108
Tenkai Ishida Escalón de Tenkai book break turnover
 		2012
Arturo de Ascanio - la depuración constante de lo mismo
138
Lin Searles Auto-Break
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
68
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cutting at a Fourth Finger Break Altman trap
 		Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
23
Gabi Pareras Extraccción de los Ases jogging Aces out of the deck and turning deck over, maintaining break on bottom/top of the deck, while turning the deck over
 		2014
Ases Evanescentes / Ases Flash / As Padre
46
John Carney The Dribble Break
Related to 2015
F for Fiction
13
Alexander Hansford Microbreaks Work on obtaining, maintaining and recovering from very fine pinky breaks
 		2016
Sprezzatura
10
Dai Vernon Retrieving the Break Recovering from a fine pinky break
Related to 2016
Sprezzatura
12
Bill Simon, Will Houstoun, Alexander Hansford Control A Sidejogging a card during square up to obtain microbreak, sidejog finesse provided by Will Houstoun, cut card to the top of the deck
Inspired by 2016
Sprezzatura
13
Alexander Hansford Erdnase Break from Jog
2016
Sprezzatura
17
Tenkai Ishida Book Break without credits
 		2016
Notes de Causerie
23
Kick Count moving break one card higher
 		2017
A New Angle
67
Ricky Smith Establishing a Break under a few cards, using partial cull
Also published here 2017
Threeve
41
Darwin Ortiz Squaring Subtlety Squaring the deck with index finger while catching a break above or below injog
 		Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
101
Dai Vernon Sliding the Break tabled cut at a break
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
40
Greek Break tapping deck on table
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
102
Max Malini All-Round Square Up with deck squeeze/flex
Variations 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
261
Johnny Thompson Break Finesse apparently no break is held
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
266
Harry Riser Fan with Break pressure fan with break, results in step
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
101
Lin Searles Auto-Break
2018
Repertoire
99
Rafael Benatar Inserting a Card into a Break heel break
 		2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
26
Roy Walton Book Break
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
208
Edward Marlo Step Break
2019
Tesseract
27
Rotating Break thumb break maintained as deck is pivoted over
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
199
Steve Forte Flat-Break retaining contact to side-jogged card during overhand shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
195
Steve Forte spread-break display concealing break during in-the-hands spread display, temporary step
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
750
Steve Forte getting into breaks getting into a break with overhand shuffle, insertion cut with all-around square up
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
751
Steve Forte display dodges showing top cards of tabled deck and using display to pick up breaks or go into transfer cuts
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
752
Roger Klause Bending the Break
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
761
Steve Forte The Optical Cut featuring clean spin cut at a break
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
789
Steve Forte One-handed Crimp Cut clean cutting to the last Ace after a spectator's strip cut, one-handed crimp enlargement
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
822
Heel & Little Finger Z-Break see also end notes about holding two breaks
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
908
Book Break
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
908
Steve Forte Turn-Around Break step to break after 180 degree turn of deck
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
909
Steve Forte Heel Break Push-Off
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1019
How to Spread Cards and Conceal the Break deck spread while holding a break
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
37
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin's Method gesturing with a card in right hand while picking up a break under the top card
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
38
Dai Vernon Rescuing a Break enlarging a break
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
51
Lin Searles Autobreak
2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
60
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Turnover Book Break Turnover
Also published here 2020
Reflections on the Double Card (Ascanio's Handling)
79
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
2021
Natural Card Magic
54
Max Malini Deck Flexing while holding a break
 		2022
Max Malini
254
Altman Trap with Push-Off going from the Altman Trap to a push-off with base of left thumb
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
40
Heel Break Transfer from heel to fourth finger, brief
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
94
Book-break maintain finger-break in packet when it is turned over
 		2022
Vallarino
266
Ricky Smith Establishing a Break under a few cards, using partial cull
Also published here 2023
I Spilled the Coffee
60
Dai Vernon Break Turnover turning deck over while maintaining break
Related to 2023
Reminiscencias
15
David Regal One-Handed Injog of bottom card with deck in dealing position
Also published here 2023
What’s Going on Here?
57
Rafael Benatar Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part Two: The Dormant Break
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  • The Pull-Down Correction
  • The Third-Finger Count
Related to May 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)
52
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