Bridge

125 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Bridge
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Whist Trick. To deal yourself all the Trumps all four hands contain all cards of a suit
 		1876
Modern Magic
51
The Whist Trick. Improved Method. "To deal yourself all the Trumps, the three other Players holding the usual mixed Hands"
 		1876
Modern Magic
119
The Whist Trick dealing four hands, one contains winning suit and others are either mixed or also sorted in suits
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
78
Louis Nikola All Trumps Produce all thirteen hearts for a perfect Bridge hand, linked to Wizard's Whist
Related toAlso published here 1927
The Nikola Card System
38
Jack Merlin The Hop off the Bottom switching hand in a game, Jinx Switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
10
Jack Merlin Bridge-West advantage play
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
21
Jack Merlin Challenge Bridge Demonstration named suit is dealt, bridge demonstration
 		1927/28
Merlin at the Card Table
22
Effect 5: To Deal Yourself Every Trump - In a Whist or 4 Hand Game Si Stebbins application
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
47
Howard Albright The Drunk Plays Bridge Effect No. 6
performer deals shuffled deck randomly into four hands, he has all Spades
Also published here 1936
The Gambler's Expose Act
3
Howard Albright The Drunk Plays Bridge you get all spades, one-way backs
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
164
Louis Nikola Whist or Bridge trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
391
Louis Nikola All Trumps trick with Nikola memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
400
Frank Travers Gambler at Large! stack for demo with several games (Poker, Blackjack, Bridge)
Related to Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
257
William H. McCaffrey Unique Bridge and Poker Deal shuffled deck, card called out as memory demonstration (stacking), then bridge and poker deal demo
 		1938
Greater Magic
298
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
Also published here Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 63)
443
A Bridge Deal players receive the identical hands
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
152
Frank Travers big deal? "Rapid Set-up" & "Expert Deal", two special full deck stacks for Stud Poker, Draw Poker, Black Jack, Bridge, Rhummy
 		June 1941
The Jinx (Issue 142)
799
Val Evans The Ten Game Challenge stack that can be used to win at ten different games
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
8
Val Evans The Seven Game Stack stack that can be used to win at seven different games
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
11
John Mulholland Dealing the Winning Hand spectator chooses either Bridge or Poker and magician can deal himself a winning hand (Bridge), or himself and spectator a winning hand (Poker)
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
56
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
304
John Scarne The Challenge Grand Slam and Little Slam two decks shuffled by performer and one by spectator, bridge deal with one suit and dealing hand with high cards from second deck
 		Sep. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 4)
247
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Bridge and Poker Demonstration memory stacking (last cards remaining in each spectators's hand after card-calling are the selections) followed by poker and bridge demo
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
51
Edward Marlo Marlo's Gambling Routine no set-up, faro shuffle
  • Poker-Rummy-Pinochle
  • Black Jack
  • The Sucker Hand
  • Bridge Honors
Variations 1947
Marlo In Spades
10
Edward Marlo Perfect Bridge Hand part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
16
Edward Marlo The Punch Deal bridge deal application
Related to 1947
Marlo In Spades
18
Howard Albright, U. F. Grant The Drunk Plays Bridge No. 114, drunken bridge deal
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
221
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master Tricks No. 133, multi-phase routine using Stebbins.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
257
Toni Koynini Gambler's Delight half deck stacked, dealing several poker hands for different combination of players, good bridge hand
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
8
Toni Koynini A.B.C. Dealer four bridge hands dealt, top card of one pile is a Ten, first spectator counts down to tenth card, remembers it, tells his value to next one and so on for three selections, cards forced and dealt into performer's hand
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
10
Eddie Joseph The Magician and the Bridge Fiend deck shuffled face-up/face-down several time with slop shuffles, sorted behind back by performer, then bridge deal of one suit
Related to 1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
17
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Once in 635,013,559,600 with story presentation
Related to 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Unabridget bridge demonstration
 		1956
Top Secrets of Magic
20
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Bridge progressive bridge deal, four rounds, always winning hand
 		Feb. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 1)
7
Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge with faro shuffles or milk build shuffles
VariationsAlso published here May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bridge same concept as The Poker Deal
 		June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bridge Deal four suites are dealt, follow up to Sermonette!
Related to June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Fantasies spectators get remembered hands again, poker and bridge deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
14
Brother John Hamman The Perfect Bridge Hand Spades stacked in preliminary dealing round
Variations 1958
The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.
24
Edward Marlo Transition Poker ace stacking with new deck order climax
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
15
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects, see also p. 29 for comments
  • 1. one of five cards thought of and located
  • 2. card location
  • 3. face-up deal stopped, value used to count to selection
  • 4. spelling to thought-of card
  • 5. open prediction
  • 6. card from packet to pocket
  • 7. two-card transposition
  • 8. card from hand to pocket
  • 9. Aces stacked, then Royal Flush dealt
  • 10. five good hands dealt
  • 11. blackjack demo with rubber-banded deck
  • 12. bridge demo with all Spades
  • 13. three-way transposition
  • 14. two selections reverse
  • 15. card chosen, spelled to and some matching cards found
  • 16. Ace assembly (not explained)
  • 17. Mind Mirror challenge location
  • Final Thoughts
  • Closing Credits (credits for all effects)
Also published here July 1967
Ibidem (Issue 32)
6
Ernie Bryan A Lesson in Bridge
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
57
Allan Slaight New Deck Progressive faros
  • 1. card counted to by adding to cut-to card values, predicted
  • 2. Ace production
  • 3. Aces lost and spelled to
  • 4. poker deal
  • 5. draw poker deal
  • 6. Rummy demo
  • 7. spelling to card from first effect
  • 8. another poker deal
  • 9. Blackjack deal
  • 10. Bridge deal
Also published here July 1968
Ibidem (Issue 33)
3
Mel Stover Would You Believe 5? bridge problem
  • South to Make 3 No Trump Against Any Defence
 		July 1968
Ibidem (Issue 33)
8
Harry Lorayne Utility Uses For The Deal Jog bridge deal, all spades
 		1972
The Great Divide
2
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
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
79
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Cut Force No. 332, diagonal crimp at corners
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
92
Walter Scott Scott's Blindfold Bridge Deal No. 411, Aces and Kings punched
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
111
Nick Trost Bridge Deck dealing yourself all Spades, then all high cards together with partner
Related to 1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
24
Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge hands with NDO and faro shuffles
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
88
John Bragoli VerSadeal bridge hand finale
 		Dec. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4)
341
The Bridge Hustler No. 19, deck riffle shuffled, all Clubs removed, rest dealt out in three hands, suits separated
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
33
Martin A. Nash Master of the Bridge Table dealing thirteen Spades, see p. 449 for additional crediting
 		1977
Any Second Now
279
A. Berkeley Davis Seven No Trump stack, faro
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
102
Karl Fulves More Than A Game on cheating at Bridge
 		1977
Interlocutor (Issue 15)
58
Frank Garcia Grand Slam gilbreath, duplicate spade cards
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
Ron Wilson A Hand to Remember memory presentation, card named of unseen hand
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes
6
Simon Aronson Perfect Bridge Hand e), built into the Aronson Stack, deals a perfect no-trump hand
Also published here 1979
A Stack To Remember
10
Karl Fulves Bridge Note coding information in bridge game via bidding
 		1980
Parallel Lines
27
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
A. Berkeley Davis Poker/Bridge Demonstration full deck stack, automatic reset, faro
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
285
A. Berkeley Davis Non-Faro P/B Demonstration Poker/Bridge, full deck stack, automatic reset
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
290
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
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
92
Darwin Ortiz Grand Slam dealing all Spades
Related to 1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
50
Basic Bridge Demo all Spades end up in two hands
 		1988
The Punch Letters
4
Ray Grismer Magician's Bridge Demo with Aces and Faces that end up in two hands
 		1988
The Punch Letters
6
Ray Grismer No-Punch Bridge Deal counting through the cards once before the deal
 		1988
The Punch Letters
7
Dai Vernon Face-Up Deal Ruse doing the deal face up in case the spectator would win instead of the performer
 		1988
The Punch Letters
7
Ray Grismer Bridge-Deal Follow-Up re-using the set-up, faro
 		1988
The Punch Letters
8
Alex Elmsley The Bridge Builder all picture cards and Aces are dealt to dealer and partner, ungaffed
Related toVariations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
388
Karrell Fox E.Z. Bridge all cards of one suit produced in random order, shuffled deck
 		1991
Goodies
31
Mickey MacDougall The Bridge Cheat
Also published here
  • "Danger in the Cards" (MacDougall, 1943)
 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 9)
83
René Lavand Swing with a Sonnet Elevator multiple phases ends with bridge deal
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Also published here 		1991
Slow Motion Magic II
49
Karl Fulves Cheating at Bridge listing of sources
 		1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
104
Edward Marlo Building a Better Bridge dealing winning bridge hand from shuffled deck
Inspired by 1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
10
David Britland, Marc Russell Cul-de-Stack high/low alternating deck for memory demonstration and bridge deal
 		Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
7
René Lavand Swing with a Sonnet bridge deal, four hands
Also published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
102
Bob King Bridge over Troubled Water variation on Hamman's Bridge Deal
 		Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2408
Simon Aronson Perfect Bridge Hand e), built into the Aronson Stack, deals a perfect no-trump hand
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
123
Nick Trost Handsome Bridge Hand Dealing perfect bridge hand from shuffled deck, with stud poker demo to set it up
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
92
Nick Trost The Perfecto Bridge Deal duplicate Spades
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1969
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
235
Nick Trost Seven-Spades Bridge Deal partner and performer get all the Spades
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
251
Nick Trost Seven-No-Trump Bridge Deal partner and performer get no-trump hands
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
253
Andrew Wimhurst The Expert at the Bridge Table almost impromptu
Variations 1998
Down Under Deals
37
Karl Fulves Mini Bridge 16-card version of bridge
 		1998
Combo
43
Jeff Busby In Lieu of the Punch using edge-marked cards instead of punched cards, credit information, Walter Scott
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
98
Ellis Stanyon To Deal Yourself All the Trumps No. 10, stack
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
88
Ellis Stanyon An Improved Whist Trick No. 11, all trumps dealt
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
88
Roy Walton Punch Drunk performer stacks a suit while dealing through the cards face up (secret second deals), if some don't come out correctly they change into the suit
Inspired by Mar. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)
70
Fred Robinson Poker, Rummy & Bridge poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2000
Virtual Miracles
42
Andrew Wimhurst The Expert at The Bridge Table almost impromptu bridge deal
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
7
Harry Lorayne The Bridge Divide spades deal, faro, Great Divide
 		2001
Personal Collection
585
Darwin Ortiz The Professional poker and bridge
Inspired by
  • "Johnny Mnemonic" (Andrew Wimhurst, The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video)
  • "The Expert at the Bridge Table" (The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video)
 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
48
Gianfranco Preverino A Perfect Bridge Partner all cards of a bridge hand are divined
Also published here
  • "Adivinacion Sin Preguntas" in "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 267, 2001
 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
171
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Travers, Dai Vernon Fantasist at the Card Table draw poker, stud poker, blackjack, bridge
Related to 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1285
Grace Ann Morgan The Adequate Cardshark Poker and Bridge deal from Si Stebbins
Inspired by 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
31
Juan Tamariz A Grand Bridge Deal from Stay Stack to Bridge deal
 		2004
Mnemonica
35
Juan Tamariz, Manuel Cuesta Deal of a Complete Suit magician tries to find selection gets all the cards from chosen suit in a three-hand deal
  • A. The Heart Suit
    • Resetting the Stack
  • B. Other Versions for Producing the Heart Suit (Cuesta & Tamariz)
  • C. The Club Suit
  • D. The Spade Suit
  • E. The Diamond Suit
 		2004
Mnemonica
39
Karl Fulves Contract Player deck first sorted in colors, then suits, by magician
 		2005
Combo II
76
Jack Avis, Bob Haines A Bridge Hand four packets made, top cards taken until bridge hand is formed, all cards divined
 		2006
Rara Avis
29
Denis Behr A Gambling Demonstration Aces produced, named royal flush dealt, new pack order
Variations 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
62
Karl Fulves Four Way Memory twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted into suits from back
Related to 2007
Word Play
24
Stewart James The Robot Deck Stack that allows you to do seven routines in a row

Mental Spell, Straight Poker, Stud Poker, Blackjack, Bridge, Scrambled Spelling Bee, Prophetic Card Discovery
 		2007
The Essential Stewart James
53
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects
  • 1. one of five cards thought of and located
  • 2. card location
  • 3. face-up deal stopped, value used to count to selection
  • 4. spelling to thought-of card
  • 5. open prediction
  • 6. card from packet to pocket
  • 7. two-card transposition
  • 8. card from hand to pocket
  • 9. Aces stacked, then Royal Flush dealt
  • 10. five good hands dealt
  • 11. blackjack demo with rubber-banded deck
  • 12. bridge demo with all Spades
  • 13. three-way transposition
  • 14. two selections reverse
  • 15. card chosen, spelled to and some matching cards found
  • 16. Ace assembly (not explained)
  • 17. Mind Mirror challenge location
  • Final Thoughts
  • Closing Credits (credits for all effects)
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
36
Allan Slaight New Deck Progressive faros
  • 1. card counted to by adding to cut-to card values, predicted
  • 2. Ace production
  • 3. Aces lost and spelled to
  • 4. poker deal
  • 5. draw poker deal
  • 6. Rummy demo
  • 7. spelling to card from first effect
  • 8. another poker deal
  • 9. Blackjack deal
  • 10. Bridge deal
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
44
Allan Slaight The Diligent Deck memorized deck stack which offers a couple of poker and gambling deals
Inspired by
  • New Pentagram, March 1976
 2008
Spins & Needles
59
Fred Robinson How to Win at Cards poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
182
Nick Trost The Perfect Bridge Hand - Revisited preliminary deal used to stack Spades, re-deal, group shuffle before first deal
  • Hearts Deal
  • Fan Tan Deal
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
392
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Bridge all Spades dealt in second dealing round
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
394
Nick Trost Poker and Bridge Routine
  • Phase One - Poker
  • Phase Two - Bridge
  • Alternate Handling - Poker Phase
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
432
Tony Cabral The Memory Expert at the Bridge Table overhand stacking demonstration, bridge deal in which performer names all cards in one hand and saves selection for last, thirteen memorized cards set-up
Inspired by 2011
Card Tricks for the Untrustworthy
46
Nick Trost Trost on Hudson's "Two Grand Slams" duplicate Spades, eliminating faro
Inspired byRelated to 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
809
Gabi Pareras 5° Escaleras de Color four Aces controlled in one poker hand, four complete bridge hands as climax
 		2014
Rutinas I
43
Nick Trost Exchange Bridge Deal cards are exchanged during deal according to spectator's wishes, grand slam in one hand with all of one suit
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1279
Nick Trost Bridge Memory all cards of one suit are given to performer, memory presentation
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1281
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers The Legend of Silas Greene two poker hands dealt, three of a kind and Kings, former hand changes to Aces, then perfect bridge deal, rhyming patter
Inspired by 2017
The Expert's Portfolio No. 2
75
Ricky Smith Some Applications on using the punch as key card and for various poker deals, punch as pure marking system
 		2017
Threeve
63
Patrick G. Redford, Edward Marlo Bridge Deal or Rummy Deal suits dealt to four players
Inspired by 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
114
Denis Behr Extended Gambling Demonstration multi-phase routine, named four-of-a-kind is riffle-culled, then riffle-stacked, then a bridge deal into new deck order
Inspired by 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
19
Tony Cabral Lessons in Dishonesty
  • First Lesson: Card Memory
  • Second Lesson: Card Control (combination cull)
  • Third Lesson: Full Deck Control (bridge deal into suits)
Inspired by 2019
Things to do in Denver when you're dead
1
Steve Forte High Cards - Low Cards four-handed game dealt after honest riffle shuffle by spectator, all low cards to target, all high cards to dealer
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
933
Steve Forte Gilbreath and the Perfect Bridge Deal punch type deal with full suit and one honest shuffle before the deal, faro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
935
Steve Reynolds On Marlo's Gambling Routine with stack, faro
  • Phase One: Poker, Rummy, Pinochle
  • Phase Two: Blackjack
  • Phase Three: Sucker Hand
  • Phase Four: The Bridge Deal
Inspired by 2020
Output (Issue 6)
1
Joshua Jay Gambling Demonstration short idea using "The Trojan Box" to add a run of Spades
 		June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
59
Scott Baird Bigger Deal Aces cut to, then good hands for different games dealt (blackjack, bridge, poker)
Inspired by
  • "The Big Deal" (Joshua Jay, download)
 Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
404