Card Control

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Faire croire qu'on fait avec une adresse merveilleuse une opération qu'on fait sans adresse having made a classic pass before, pretend to make a fair cut, to then pretend to make an invisible pass from any movements, faking the pass
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
180
Das künstliche Abheben No. 48, performer cuts deck and announces in advance whether he cut to a number or picture card
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
57
Das Mädchen für Alles in Gestalt eines Kartenspieles combination of effects from book
  • 1. Die magische Sehkraft
  • 2. Die Kartenwage
  • 3. performer repeatedly names card where spectator cuts to
  • 4. Das Lesen mit den Fingerspitzen
  • 5. Das Sortier-Etui (removing named cards from pocket)
  • 6. Das unsichtbare, geheimnisvolle Uhrwerk
  • 7. performer can always cut at a King (four Kings crimped)
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
85
Das mathematische Mischen - 3. third application, position of top card named after three "shuffles"
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
120
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Applications for Edge-Marked Deck also "Magisches Kartenspiel"
locating named card in squared deck and bringing it to top or bottom, identifying removed card
Inspired by July 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 1)
16
S. W. Erdnase Producing Any Card Called For
1902
The Expert at the Card Table
181
The Acme of Control old effect with pair of pseudo duplicates
 		1902
The Expert at the Card Table
197
Der magnetische Künstler two cards put in center and reproduced at once (from top), Seven/Eight of Clubs and Spades
 		Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
52
Another Poker Trick three Aces are controlled then riffle stacked for four players
Related to 1909
The Art of Magic
130
Laurie Ireland Instant Card Location getting a named card to top in memorized deck
  • The Top 15 cards
  • Method of Locating Cards from Number 15 Down to Bottom of Deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
16
T. Page Wright Coin Catch in Deck coin thrown up an caught at wanted position in deck
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
16
Winning the Cut cutting the high card with spectator, stacked
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
223
Arthur H. Buckley Cards and Pockets number of cut off cards is divined, deck in pocket, any named card instantly produced
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
241
Cutting at a Chosen Card stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
266
The Court Cards finding all court cards, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
267
Naming the Cards cutting to named cards (named by performer), stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
267
Charles T. Jordan Positions Unknown named cards are produced and deck separated into colors, stacked stripper deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
273
Charles T. Jordan Poker Player's Deal royal flush in named suit is located underneath handkerchief instantly after taking all royal flush cards out of a riffle shuffled deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
368
Val Evans Multeffect Cards long-short paired deck used for a routine of eighteen different effects
Related toVariations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
177
Cardini The Cardini Ace Trick Aces shuffled into pack (by performer) end up on bottom, featuring Cardini's Overhand Shuffle Multiple Shift
Related toVariations 1938
Greater Magic
545
Laurie Ireland A Gambling Expose Aces controlled while shuffling, then fake center deal
Related toVariations 1938
Lessons in Dishonesty
9
Billy O'Connor Instanto cutting to any named card, gaffed deck
Related toAlso published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
677
Crocker The Four Aces cards shuffled in fairly, duplicates produced from Xkwizit gimmick
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
690
Gambler's Sense of Touch performer cuts at selection
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
20
Digging For Diamonds performer and then spectator always cut at diamonds
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
21
Don Diavolo Magic Shuffle two halves shuffled face-up into face-down bring two selection next to each other
 		Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 133)
764
To Control Two or More Cards as four-Ace Control
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
8
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Fantastic Fan four Aces keep reappearing on bottom of deck, sucker phase, then to shoulder
Related to 1943
Tricks and Sleights
23
Edward Marlo Faro Aces aces placed thirteen cards apart, brought back together via faro shuffle
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
16
Bruce Elliott Cut Up method to cut bottom card to top, cards on the table, small trick, where several cards come back to the top as a gambling demo
 		July 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 154)
621
Arthur H. Buckley A Pack of Cards and Four Pockets number of cut off cards is divined, deck in pocket, any named card instantly produced
  • First Effect - Telling the Number of Cards
  • Second Effect - Any Card Called For
Also published here 1948
The Card Expert Entertains
104
Eddie Joseph One-Eye Joe Kings lost with cut and shuffle procedure and found again
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
12
Eddie Joseph A Discovery and Its Possibilities two cards face-up and face-down alternating after slop shuffle, principle of always cutting to either face-up or face-down card, sorting behind back and applications:
  • A Force
  • A Natural Trick (two-pile location)
  • The Two Cards (two spectators turn over cards in jumbled deck which are divined)
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
23
Bill Simon The Middle Deal mock center deal
Related to 1952
Effective Card Magic
86
Edward Marlo In One Shuffle Aces lost in deck, still on top
Related toVariations 1953
The Cardician
83
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Flip Deck cutting to any named card, gaffed deck
Related to Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
13
Sam Randlett Name-O-Card Revisited set-up to produce any named card, jukebox magic, card reversed, or cut short, or found in envelope, ..., incorporating statistics of often-named cards
  • Special Breaks
Inspired by
  • Name-O-Card by Hull
 June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
24
Charlie Miller The Homing Deuces four Twos keep reappearing on bottom of deck, sucker phase
Related to 1961
An Evening with Charlie Miller
60
Charlie Miller Two Dollars and Aces aces appear in two envelopes that contained a dollar bill before, P&L Phantastic Card Reel for long spread in air
Inspired by 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
58
Harry Lorayne The Inseparable Four four Kings shuffled in four packets, then together, then all Kings together in middle, optional faro
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 15 No. 7
 1962
Close-up Card Magic
148
Dai Vernon Vernon's Aces Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
162
Gerald Kosky Double-Cut Poker Run-Up
Also published here Mar. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 378)
339
Edward Marlo No Key - Faro Aces without key cards and counting
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
5
Edward Marlo Faro Double Control openly controlling aces while secretly controlling other cards (e.g. kings)
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
36
Edward Marlo Triple Packet Disclosure cutting three packets, distributing three selections on top, with variations
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 2 Slip Cut)
7
Edward Marlo Four Ace Location (Stacked Deck Retained) four Aces shuffled into deck and cut on top of four piles, order retained
Related toVariations 1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
Edward Marlo Multiple Stripper Control Aces are stripper cards in normal deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 5 I Shuffled the Cards)
12
Edward Marlo The Named Four cutting to any four of a kind called for, edgemarked
 		1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
9
Al Koran Double Deal dealing five people the same cards, set up, twenty-five duplicates, siamesa
Related toVariations 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
119
Karl Fulves Example 16 32 cards, any card specified in stages (color, suit, value...) comes to top after some faro shuffling, gray code and faro
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes)
22
Ian Baxter The "Expert" at the Card Table??? card freely chosen and tabled face down, performer produces the three cards of same value, all quartets grouped together
 		1970
Ten on Deck
32
Karl Fulves Essential Erdnase demonstrating card control by controlling and producing 4s, aces as kicker
Related to 1971
The Book of Numbers
13
Karl Fulves Technicolor Shuffle cutting to red cards, secret strip out condition
 		1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
19
Frank Garcia Culling the Aces pseudo riffle culling
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
102
Dai Vernon, Dr. Jacob Daley Vernon - Daley Four Pile Ace Deal No. 108, Aces lost in four packets, brought together again with a faro and a riffle shuffle
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
32
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Gag No. 272, perhaps Aces lost and then cut to by assistant?!
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
67
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Card To Pocket No. 331, card control demo (Aces on top during riffle shuffle, then card at position near top, then deeper down) that lead's into Lazy Man Card to Pocket
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
92
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Strip Shuffle Routine No. 333, card control demonstration with four Aces, followed by Triumph with Aces or selection
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
93
Bob Fisher Fisher's Subconscious Poker No. 407, one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a straight flush in second round
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Subconscious Poker" (The Sphinx, Vol. 38 No. 2, April 1939, p. 37)
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
111
Dr. Jacob Daley Demonstration Four Ace False Shuffle No. 543, Aces on top, another card placed face up on top, top card lost with riffle shuffles yet Aces remain on top, block transfer
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
152
Club Sequence Run up With Climax No. 575, Ace through Ten of Clubs are set, seems to be a riffle stacking demo in which all the values are counted to one by one
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
160
Karl Fulves Notes On The Handling - 5. cutting to random named cards
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
53
Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker II one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush, see also p. 840 for idea by Cushing Strout
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 2)
687
Jerry K. Hartman Poker III slightly elaborated handling, re-dealing
Inspired byAlso published here July 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 9)
754
Roy Walton Subconscious Poker Handling re-dealing
Inspired by Dec. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 2)
830
Jerry K. Hartman All Hands On Deck: a dishonest lecture on dishonesty gambling expose consisting of false overhand and riffle shuffles, false deals (second and bottom) and “switching”, for finale the magician shows that everyone got a great hand, outline of entire routine’s handling on p. 39
 		1974
Super Dupes
30
Martin A. Nash Vernash's Aces faros and Free Cut Principle, see p. 443 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1975
Ever So Sleightly
70
Darwin Ortiz Combination Aces free cut principle, faros
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1975
Afterthoughts
77
Marked Cards Plus cutting named card to top, stacked and marked
 		1975
New and Novel Knowledge
27
Charles T. Jordan Positions Unknown named cards are produced and deck separated into colors, stacked stripper deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
160
Charles T. Jordan Poker Player's Dream royal flush in named suit is located underneath handkerchief instantly after taking all royal flush cards out of a riffle shuffled deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
164
Edward Marlo Which one was Brighter? tips on Bottom Deal Demo
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
322
Murray Bonfeld Vernon's Aces plus Kings Kings and Aces lost, found and dealt, extension
Inspired by 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
37
Trevor Lewis A Mixed Bag various card and coin idaes
  • partial stack and zarrow shuffle
  • double Riffle Control
  • Middle Deal (false)
  • Palm Conscious (gag)
  • Transpo Plus (coin transposition)
  • Ladies In Waiting (four queens reverse in the deck)
 		Jan. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5)
205
Aces Up No. 20, Aces distributed in deck, several deals, they end up on top again
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
34
Darwin Ortiz Combination Aces free cut principle, faros
Also published here 1976
Darwin's Theories
3
Murray Bonfeld Thirteen Reverse spades are ordered but distributed in deck, their order is reversed with faro shuffles
 		1977
Faro Concepts
33
Murray Bonfeld Shuffled Interchange two spade cards are named, their position in the deck is transposed with faros
 		1977
Faro Concepts
34
Joseph K. Schmidt How to Deal a Royal Flush one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Related toAlso published here 1977
The Magic Book
175
George H. Pittman Four Ace Fooler ace production with red-black transposition surprise
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
28
Dai Vernon, Christian Scherer Vernon's Aces Variation
Inspired by 1978
Eine Handvoll Kartenkunststücke
42
Martin A. Nash Slippery Strippers pseudo Stripper Deck demo with normal cards
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
401
Martin A. Nash Approximately Steven cutting to any card named after one riffle shuffle
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
424
Richard Kaufman Fantasy Cull Ace to Four are lost and found, the Fours appear
 		1979
CardMagic
30
Frank Garcia Ubiquitous Aces aces found by fake riffle cull, aces vanish one by one on deck, produced again
 		1980
Exclusive Card Miracles
41
Martin A. Nash The Side-Pocket Swindle card located in pocket, shuffle tracking presentation, deck switch
Related to 1980
Ovation
7
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book II
111
Karl Fulves Fake Shuffles fake faro shuffle and fake false shuffle with gaffed red/blue decks
 		1981
Octet
38
Daryl Martinez, Paul Curry, Bill Simon Sleightly Touched unknown card reversed, magician locates card of same suit and value
Variations 1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
42
Terry LaGerould Calling Card magicians names a card and cuts to it, repeated
 		1982
Best of Friends
144
David Solomon Spectator Loses the Aces spectator cuts Aces in deck, then they gather on top
Inspired byRelated to 1982
Sessions
16
Frank Simon You Shuffle as I Shuffle card remembered in upper half, another reversed in lower half, both halves shuffled by performer and spectator, then both halves riffled together, the reversed card's value indicates position of selection
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
39
Eugene Burger The Card Cheat two cards put in center are produced with two-card throw
Also published here 1983
Intimate Power
27
Edward Marlo Kings to Aces four kings are riffle culled that turn out to be aces, "inverse" belly strippers
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
83
Karl Fulves Sharper's Demo Ace is lost and controlled again, block transfer
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
186
Karl Fulves Advanced Course in Cheating center card of four poker hands is an ace, they are shuffled together using block transfers
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
187
Karl Fulves Three-Shuffle Cull in center of four poker hands are aces, are shuffled together in center of deck, block transfers
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
189
Martin A. Nash Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas three selections are produced skillfully from shuffled deck
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
47
Harry Lorayne Poker Challenge controlling single card in certain poker hand, it fills a Royal Flush, redealing principle
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
67
Terry LaGerould Calling Card magicians names a card and cuts to it
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
112
Edward Marlo Removing Any Named Card from Fan edge-marked cards, memorized deck
 		1985
Formula One Close-Up
52
Frederick Braue Slidearound Aces
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
24
Dai Vernon A Match Made in Cincinnati performing Matching the Cards with a new deck, includes cutting to any named value
 		1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
139
Karl Fulves Uncut Version Aces on four piles, assembled, one riffle shuffle, Aces on top
  • Other Schemes
Inspired byRelated to
  • "You're the Gambler" (Precursor XV)
 1987
Covenant
7
Karl Fulves Cross Cut Routine false cuts demonstrated, black Aces put on top and bottom, false cut done, now red Aces are on top and bottom and black Aces are found ten cards down from face
 		1987
Secret Session — Part One
27
Darwin Ortiz The Vegas Shuffle Red/Black Shuffle Demonstration
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
52
Edward Marlo Culling Two Sets of Fours demonstration cull
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
81
Karrell Fox "Easy-Aces" Aces cut in deck reappear on top
 		1988
My Latest Book
51
Bob King Controlled Surprise three shuffles and Aces are back on top
 		1989
Magician Foolers
3
Harry Lorayne Quick Estimation position of selection is apparently followed and then cut to
 		1990
Trend Setters
179
Bob King Supreme Control Aces shuffled into deck, back on top, top stock control with a crimp
Also published here 1990
More Magician Foolers
8
Bob King A Cut Above Aces are cut into deck with spectator
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
More Magician Foolers
9
Simon Aronson Bait and Switch spectator names number and selects card, performer apparently brings the card to that number one-handed behind his back
Inspired by 1990
The Aronson Approach
85
Karl Fulves X Markes the Plot Aces lost with riffle shuffles and a straight cut, then dealt off the top again
Variations 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 2)
12
Karl Fulves X-pert Aces lost, then dealt off the top again
Inspired by 1991
28 Card Tricks
11
T. Page Wright Bringing Any Card to Top with one-handed pass and riffling face-up deck, also with stack, as routine in which named card comes to top under handkerchief cover
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
82
Jerry K. Hartman Manual Control slightly elaborated handling, re-dealing
Inspired byAlso published here 1991
Card Craft
413
Frederick Braue Four Ace Location aces placed on top and shuffled in deck, actually two shuffled to bottom and then produced via friction toss
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
13
Bob King A Cut Above (I) Aces are cut into deck with spectator
Also published here 1992
The Breather
8
Charles T. Jordan Poker Player's Dream No. 135, royal flush in named suit is located underneath handkerchief instantly after taking all royal flush cards out of a riffle shuffled deck
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
167
Ernest Earick Lustig for Life named value is cut to, selection at that number
Variations 1993
By Forces Unseen
165
Bob King Supreme Control Aces shuffled into deck, back on top, top stock control with a crimp
Also published here 1993
The Breather 2
14
Bob King Supreme Control Aces shuffled into deck, back on top, top stock control with a breather crimp
Also published here 1993
Card File
180
Sid Fleischman The Fabled Non-Working, Self-Working Card Trick presentation for Schmidt's effect
Inspired byVariations 1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
94
Karl Fulves Double Time riffle shuffle control, shuffled and two piles formed and top cards named
 		1994
Crooked Tales
28
Karl Fulves Top Secret aces lost via tabled shuffles without crimps, then back on top
 		1994
Crooked Tales
90
Gene Maze Caught in the Act selection trapped between sandwich cards in center of deck with faro shuffle
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
116
Roger Crosthwaite Free Count Aces Aces cut into deck, found again
  • Variation One: Faro Shuffle
  • Variation Two: Overhand-Faro Combination
Inspired by 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
109
Darwin Ortiz The One-Handed Poker Deal skill demonstration
Variations 1995
Cardshark
149
Bruce Elliott Straight Up No. 28, Ace through Five straight distributed in deck, yet dealt out again, pseudo duplicates
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
51
Claude Rix Cartes à la commande named cards are produced from deck, various methods
Related to 1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
57
Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Also published here 1996
Card College — Volume 2
262
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
225
Don Voltz Stuck! based on Martin Lewis' "Stamped Second", demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
229
Gary Plants An Ace Per Shuffle pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Variations Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2596
Karl Fulves Side Effects gaffed deck with various shortened cards, cutting to any card of tabled deck
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
32
Karl Fulves Two By Four shuffled deck, performer shuffles and cuts three piles, then names bottom cards, then new bottom cards are Aces
 		1996
Blocking Off
62
Karl Fulves Pat Hand Pete performer cuts at a pair in shuffled deck to complete a full house
 		1996
Blocking Off
94
Karl Fulves Return To Base aces lost, then shown together at bottom
 		1996
Blocking Off
106
Karl Fulves Two Edged spectator and performer remember any card they see during riffle shuffle, performer cuts to both cards, blocking off twice
 		1996
Blocking Off
187
Harry Riser Dealer's School
  • Phase One (red black separation by feel)
  • Phase Two (shuffle control demo)
  • Phase Three (dealing some hands, performer ends up with Aces)
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
144
Lou Gallo Lost and Found Aces Aces cut into deck one by one, then cut to at once, two crimps, with crimpless variation
Inspired by 1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
39
Jerry Sadowitz A Trick With Bottom Section Culling card in spread is named, it is instantly shuffled to top
 		1997/98
Thanks To Zarrow
14
Roberto Giobbi Dad Stevens, King of the Card Cheats a King is controlled, then all four Kings appear
Variations 1998
Card College — Volume 3
657
R. Paul Wilson Vested Sand three-of-a-kind riffle cull
Inspired by
  • "Major Dalby's Brag Stack" riffle cull (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #15, Aug. 1993)
 May 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 9)
75
Andrew Wimhurst Shuffle-tracker shuffle-tracking a selection, ends with four-of-a-kind
Variations 1999
Low Down Dirty Tricks
11
Doug Conn Brute Peace two decks, spectator names color and from one deck a card of this color is produced, repeated with suit and value, the resulting card is reversed in second deck
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
162
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards, Placed in the Centre of the Pack, Found on Top No. 7, pair of pseudo duplicates
  • Improvement (one pair starts clipped behind coat)
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
34
Ellis Stanyon To Produce Any Card No. 23, after dealing into thirteen heaps all heaps have one quartet
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
94
Ellis Stanyon To Draw Picture Cards from a Pack No. 5
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
209
Ellis Stanyon The Inseparable Knaves No. 16, quartet shuffled into deck and found again
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
211
Ellis Stanyon Pass to Deceive a Conjurer No. 20, fake pass demonstration
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
234
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note fake pass demonstration
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
235
Jason England Puzzling Aces Aces lost in different parts, spectator cuts deck, Aces shown back on top
 		Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
16
Bob Wallace Two-Step Aces spectator shuffles deck, performer shows shuffled deck, shuffles once, then Aces are shown on top
 		1999
Real World Magic
141
Eugene Burger The Card Cheat two cards put in center are produced with two-card throw
Also published here 2000
Mastering the Art of Magic
130
Baltazar Fuentes Finnel Finessed four Aces lost and found
 		2000
I'm Dancing
45
Karl Fulves Krazy Kut No. 40, deck cut by performer, yet he names a card and its position
Related to 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
90
Michael DeMarco Mate Separate spectator cuts off packet, performer shuffles the same number of cards between two mates
Variations 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5)
132
David Regal High & Dry spectator shuffles yet magician deals aces on top of packets
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
101
Darwin Ortiz Combination Cull free cut principle, faros
Inspired byVariations 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
14
James Swain Shuffle Tracking
  • The Card Expert
Combination Aces with red-black separation climax
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
32
Ron Bauer Second Finger Top Deal Jacks shuffled into deck, yet shown on top, then dealt to partner as fake false dealing demo
Inspired by 2004
Second Finger Top Deal
2
Grace Ann Morgan Setting The Combination Vernon's Aces with Free Cut Principle and stack to get packets of right size
 		2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
32
Juan Tamariz Obedient Cards named cards are produced from deck, various methods
Related to 2004
Mnemonica
88
Aaron Shields Every Which Way But Loose routine about card control, ending with Mayhew poker deal, thirteen double facers
Inspired by 2004
Deviant Practices
15
Karl Fulves Mixology spectator memorizes card and its position, gives riffle shuffle, performer names new position, shuffle tracking presentation
 		2005
Combo II
94
James Swain Shuffle Tracking
  • The Card Expert
Combination Aces with red-black separation climax
Also published here May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
32
Michael Powers Hoochie Coochie Aces Aces lost into four piles, then found again
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Power Plays
77
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here July 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 7)
24
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
442
Benjamin Earl Fingertip Memory named card instantly produced from shuffled deck
 		2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
16
David Solomon S-V-S Shuffle Stack Kings put on top, shuffled three times while burying top cards, Kings back on top, repeated but now Aces are on top, then Royal Flush
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
191
Justin Higham Return of the Pseuds two cards lost in deck, performer stops dribble at them one by one
 		2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
7
Justin Higham Ambitious Estimation card lost in deck, performer apparently remembers position and stops dribble at it
 		2007
The Illogical Dribble Force
7
Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
89
Pit Hartling Finger Flicker Location
2008 (ca.)
Don't Xerox Lecture Notes
26
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's High Card Cut method with table-edge holdout
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
187
Steve Beam One Upsmanship performer cuts one card higher than spectator, stack
Inspired by
  • "A Cut Above" (Paul Hallas, Tricks from the Overground)
 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
118
Steve Beam The Full Monte any named card is pulled out of spread by performer, memorized deck
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
283
Roberto Giobbi Card Control Demonstration retaining aces on top after shuffle and cut
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 14)
210
Pit Hartling Finger Flicker Location
Related to 2011
Reflections
89
Karl Fulves The Perfect Shuffle long-short deck with alternated color shuffled, sold as perfect faro or false shuffle
 		2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
626
Darwin Ortiz Hole-Card Play four selections are lost and dealt in five-card Stud, performer gets two Aces
Inspired by 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
3
Darwin Ortiz Best of the Best position of thought-of-card named, center dealing any named card, memorized deck
 		2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
23
Darwin Ortiz One Shot, One Kill performer cuts off certain number of cards and directly at selection, three phases
Related to 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
91
Darwin Ortiz Bulletproof controlling four-of-a-kind, then Ace production
 		2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
149
Darwin Ortiz Rouge et Noir aces lost and found, then colors separate
Inspired by 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
157
Darwin Ortiz Sweating Bullets cutting the Aces, then Aces controlled (faros), then new pack order
Inspired by 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
207
Darwin Ortiz, Paul Griffin Ideas for "Vernon's Aces"
Related to 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
216
Ben Train Detour on 51st Street shuffle tracking two cards and selection, faro
Also published here 2012
Anteater Consortium
18
Jason England A Curious Location selection lost, number up to ten named, performer cuts to this value and selection is found that many cards down
Inspired by 2012
Texas on a Saturday Night
16
Doug Edwards, Billy O'Connor, Cardini Billy O'Connor's Instanto Deck how to build an Instanto deck, more ideas
Related to 2013
Nukes
63
Dani DaOrtiz Production on Request
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
spectator removes a bunch of cards, they are counted and ten cards, performer reaches into face-down ribbon spread and quickly finds all four Tens
 		Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
40
Benjamin Earl The Back Room Demo false stacking demo of the four Aces from a spectator shuffled deck
Also published here 2015
Less is More Bonus
8
Harry Lorayne Start Strong, End Stronger four-of-a-kind lost, several endings to find them suggested
Inspired by 2015
JawDroppers!
228
Karl Fulves Lining Up The Aces spectator cuts Aces into deck, performer finds them again
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
14
Pit Hartling A Riffle Culling Demonstration named four-of-a-kind to top
 		2016
In Order to Amaze
130
Pit Hartling Poker Night at the Improv all possible poker hands produced in increasing order, "Any Poker Hand the Magician Calls For"
 		2016
In Order to Amaze
210
Joseph Barry Thanks to Vernon Aces lost and found
Inspired by 2016
Charlotte's Notes
12
Pepe Lirrojo Asamblea Total Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro, deck is arranged by quartets as climax
Inspired by 2016
Panpharos
30
John Cottle Target Practice shuffle tracking a (crimped) card, then dealing a good hand with it
 		Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
14
Benjamin Earl The Back Room Demo false stacking demo of the four Aces from a spectator shuffled deck
Also published here 2017
Less is More
76
Benjamin Earl The Resourceful Professional gambling routine
1. Shuffle Location/Culling
2. False Dealing
3. Stacking
4. Card Mucking/Switching
5. Shuffle Tracking
6. Four-of-a-Kind Location
Variations 2017
Less is More
110
Allan Hagen Completing The Hand two cards chosen, three more cards found to complete a full house, then royal flush located
 		2017
Eleven
8
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 2017
JawDroppers! Two
126
Nick Trost Gilbreath Meets Subconscious Poker one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand, other four cards are then a straight flush, starts with riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired by 2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1487
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
Harapan Ong Faro Pharaoh apparently Ace placed next to another card as indicated by that card's value with a faro, other Aces found
  • I. Basic handling
  • II. Advanced handling
 		2018
Principia
120
Jason Ladanye A Numbers Game (Ladanye's ACAAN) shuffle tracking demonstration, then ACAAN all in the hands of the performer as skill demo
Related to 2018
Game Changer
191
Jason Ladanye Fast Track shuffle tracking demonstration with selection, other cards of that value show up as climax, faros
Inspired by 2018
Game Changer
245
Harry Lorayne Silly Cut tabled straight cut, one-handed, first finger pushed back top half, effect in which the performer names a card and cuts to it
 		2018
And Finally!
122
Justin Higham Illogical Four Ace Control Variant four Aces lost by assembling four tabled packets and the Aces, they end up on top, bluff
Inspired by
  • "Illogical Ace-Control" (Justin Higham, Non-Automatic Card Tricks, 2012)
 2019
The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)
52
Tom Gagnon Razzle Dazzle Aces Ace control sequence using One-Handed Gambler's False Cut
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
388
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 Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, and Tens producing five fours-of-a-kind
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
841
Steve Forte False Shuffle & Cut Demonstrations intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
843
Steve Forte False Cut Demo
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
844
Steve Forte Top-to-Bottom and Back "A demonstration of transfers"
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
844
Steve Forte Bottom-slug Demo
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
845
Steve Forte Riffling Down Demo
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
846
Steve Forte No Aces on Top top stock control demo
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
846
Steve Forte More Options several slug control cuts
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
848
Steve Forte Follow The Slug top slug control demo with top card face up, several possibilities listed
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
850
Steve Forte Changing Colors Ace of Spades shown on top, red Ace shown after some top slug control demo, then black again, also with two Aces
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
851
Steve Forte Changing Places red Aces on top and black Aces on bottom, they are shown transposed after shuffle and cut, repeated
  • 1st phase
  • 2nd phase
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
852
Steve Forte Ace in the Middle Ace inserted into center of tabled deck is shown to be controlled, along with the other Aces
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
854
Steve Forte Riffle-kill x-card riffled into Ace slug on top
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
855
Steve Forte Here Come the Kings about the surprise appearance of Kings in Ace control demo
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
856
Steve Forte Top/Bottom Transfer Demo Aces shown on top, two riffle shuffles without further cuts and they are shown on bottom, then back to top
  • top to bottom - two riffles
  • bottom to top - two riffles (Frank Thompson inspired)
  • bottom to top - one riffle
  • face-up transfer
  • psychological transfer
Inspired by 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
857
Steve Forte Slug Control Exposés clean top stock control demos
  • riffle exposé
  • exposé #2
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
861
Steve Forte Watch The Top Of The Deck three procedure outlines for clean top stock control demos
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
863
Steve Forte The 21st Card center slug control demo, card at twenty-first position is retained during riffle shuffle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
864
Steve Forte Dealers' School Aces controlled during seemingly fair riffle shuffles, some shuffles with openly reversed cards on top
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
867
Steve Forte Target Practice black Aces in one half and red Aces in the other half, halves shuffled together and all Aces are together
  • 1st phase
  • 2nd phase (simplified free-cut principle and table faro)
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
871
Steve Forte Indicator Cards four face-up indifferent cards riffle shuffled in deck next to an Ace each
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
873
Steve Forte Riffle Get-Together
  • 1st phase (red Aces and Ace of Spades in different parts, together after one riffle shuffle)
  • 2nd phase (all Aces in separate parts, together after two riffle shuffles, sort of multiple shift)
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
874
Steve Forte Red-Black Demonstration openly red-black divided deck stays separated despite several different shuffles
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
877
Steve Forte Full-deck False Shuffle Demos as demonstrations, see following items
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
882
Steve Forte Riffle-Cull Coincidence apparently riffle culling the Aces
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
921
Steve Forte Quads Cull named four-of-a-kind produced after two honest riffle shuffles by spectator, impro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
923
Steve Forte Holding Out Ace cutting fails, then Aces shown to be palmed
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1012
Steve Forte Dealing The "Snake" fake demo in which high and low cards are apparently separated with snake crimp
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1018
Joshua Jay, Ben Train Detour on 51st Street shuffle tracking two cards and selection, faro
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1063
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Sanvert's Shuffle Tracking Aces Aces lost into four piles, then cut to again, breather
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
43
Chris Bruce A Gambling Demo multi-phase impromptu gambling demonstration, selection shuffled to named positions and more
  • Phase 1: Card to position 3-8
  • Phase 2: Second Deal demo
  • Phase 3: Card to position 11-20
  • Phase 4: The card is lost, and then produced after a series of cuts
  • Phase 5: Find the selection after the cards are shuffled
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
855
Scott Baird Aces Up, Collectors Aces turned over, they come together with two (faro) shuffles, Aces then trap the three mates of a named selection
Related to Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1028
Gary Plants Culling the Aces pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
26
Jonathan Levit Impossible Placement card brought to any position with one faro shuffle
 		2023
The Magic Apple Live! 2
106
Jack Carpenter Tracker Slacker Aces lost in tabled deck, located again with shuffle tracking presentation
 		2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
98
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