1,103 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Steve Draun The Nouveau Travellers old structure, new sleights
Also published here 1987 13
Jerry Sadowitz Lucky Dip half the deck pocketed, card chosen from other half, performer removes card of same color, suit and value from pocket, then selection itself
1987 69
Peter Duffie Day Tripper Ace of Spades rises from bottom to top on spectator's hand, selection into pocket
Inspired by 1987 87
Thomas Hierling Reset vs. Gambler Aces change to Kings, then back and Kings found in pockets
Inspired by 1987 31
Roberto Giobbi Die Ärmelwanderung der Asse travelers with last card to wallet
1987 30
Karl Fulves Repeat to Pocket card lost, card taken from pocket, claimed it is wrong and lost, another card taken from pocket without showing, spectator says the first card was his selection, new card is also it
1987 35
Karl Fulves Black on Black two cards peeked at and seen to be clumsily loaded into right pocket, they vanishes yet are now in left pocket, then deck vanishes except two selections
1987 37
Jon Racherbaumer Shaded Cards To Pocket two cards to two pockets
Also published here 1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
4
Peter Wilker On the other Hand performer has one hand behind back one card is selected and duplicate of card cannot be found in second deck, it is held in hand behind performer's back
Inspired by
  • Arthur Setterington's "Second Hand" in "Abracadabra"
1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
7
Dai Vernon Sans Index named card to pocket
Related to 1988 166
Bruce Cervon Thought-of Card to Pocket one of thirteen
1988 167
José Carroll Travellers... Through the Case signed Aces from cased deck to four pockets
  • Variations
    • First Variation
    • Second Version (Lightning Version)
Also published here 1988 105
Edward Marlo The Spectator Removes Em two cards to pocket, removed by spectator
Also published here 1988 47
Edward Marlo Ace 2-3-4 to Pockets ambidextrous travelers
Inspired by 1988 48
Edward Marlo The Effect multiple sandwich with queens, change to kings, they vanish, queens and kings in four pockets
1988 53
Edward Marlo Cardician's Card To Pocket Sequence ten cards
1988 58
Edward Marlo Blown Away Plus follow up with named card to pocket, odd/even divided
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 219
Larry Jennings Slow-Motion Card to Pocket gambler's cop
1988 156
Jörg Alexander Weber Ein ehrgeiziges Verschwinden card travels to pocket, then rest of deck vanishes
1988 53
Edward Marlo Gad-About Aces four Aces shown, named one vanishes and is taken from pocket, repeated, then five Aces shown and one put in pocket, repeat
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1963
1988 32
Edward Marlo A Routine of Surprises indifferent card changes into two selections one by one and back, selections are in two pockets
1988 159
Edward Marlo Effect two selections lost, one reversed in tabled spread, it changes into the other selection, the travel to pocket
1988 322
Justin Higham Packet Vanish - Pocket Reproduction Aces put in pocket, Kings are in the hands, Aces removed and put between Kings one by one where they vanish, Aces change to Kings as climax and Kings are in pocket
Variations Nov. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 5)
17
René Lavand Private Conference Aces change to Jokers and Aces found inside pocket
Also published here 1988 26
Roy Walton Fleeting Image two cards peeked at, two random cards turned over in different parts of deck, they come together to find first selection, then one travels back down and changes into second selection, then comes from pocket
Also published here 1988 60
Roy Walton Past And Present no-palm card to envelope in pocket, all cards from named suit removed in order, one chosen and that one travels, is already gone
Also published here 1988 132
Jerry Sadowitz, Dr. Jacob Daley Side Slip and Turnover two cards peeked at, one appears face up on top, other from pocket
1989 5
Jerry Sadowitz Thanks to Hofzinser signature on back multiplies, appears on card pocketed in beginning
1989 37
Jerry Sadowitz The Card that doesn't go to Pocket card to pocket with repeat in which deck except selection travels to different pockets
1989 64
Kevin Bethea It's a Steal card in pocket turns out to be later signed one
Mar. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 3)
1613
Brother John Hamman Double-Deal Card to Pocket from quartet on table
Variations 1989 18
Brother John Hamman The Pesky Card triumph with red-black kicker and selection to pocket finale
1989 89
Brother John Hamman Eight-Ball Queens four card monte routine, to pocket climax
1989 114
Brother John Hamman Up the Down Sleeve
1989 183
David Williamson Double-Time Travelers two aces produced at a time
Inspired by 1989 64
David Williamson 51 Cards to Pocket deck to pocket
Related toVariations 1989 77
Karl Fulves Side Show card pushed in and left sticking out angle jogged, then produced from pocket
1989 16
Karl Fulves Sidepockets two selections from the two side pockets, alternative bluff method given
Inspired by 1989 12
Karl Fulves Trade Secrets selection to pocket
1989 18
Karl Fulves Excursion Aces pushed into different parts of deck, deck slapped, only Aces remain and deck traveled to four pockets, posed as problem
1989 37
Bruce Cervon The Transposing Ace four Aces, named suit put on top, it changes into selection, Ace reappears from pocket
1989 65
Rafael Benatar Fotomaton
Inspired by 1989 77
Philip T. Goldstein Sans Fronds without palming
Also published here 1989 11
Randy Wakeman A Frantic Tumble & A Shy Goodbye transformation kicker and Aces in different pockets
Inspired by 1989 144
Randy Wakeman Lapel of a Trick card divined, on second try the card appears under spectator's coat lapel
1989 149
Stephen Tucker Unter Deckung card to spectator's pocket, folded inside a bill, with wallet and bills
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
21
Justin Higham Packet Vanish - Pocket Reproduction II Aces put in pocket, Kings are in the hands, Aces removed and put between Kings one by one where they vanish, Aces change to Kings as climax and Kings are in pocket
Inspired byVariations 1989 5
Gary Kurtz A more complex example palmed Aces from pocket as gag as spectator starts shuffling
Also published here 1989 7
Gary Kurtz The Francis Carlyle Card to Pocket comment
Related toAlso published here 1989 12
Juan Tamariz The Romantic Prisoner only three cards, card vanishes from between jokers and appears in pocket, lapping
Also published here 1989/91 137
Juan Tamariz The Hypnotic Power of the Jokers three chosen cards are selection from beginning, then it vanishes and appears in pocket
Variations 1989/91 192
Gary Kurtz Wishful Thinking effect combination
1990 25
Bruce Cervon Repeat Aces to Pocket aces to pocket, to spectator's pocket, to envelope/wallet
1990 47
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The Fabulous Cards to Pocket three cards, clean without duplicates
Inspired by 1990 59
Bruce Cervon Showing Coat Pocket Empty good finesse
1990 64
Hippie Torrales Queen's Tour Queens change backs and to Aces, Queens travel into pockets
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1756
John Bannon Tourist Class Travellers
Related to 1990 25
John Bannon Travelling Jack's Sideshow Aces jacks vanish from their packets, fourth packet transforms into aces, jacks from pockets
1990 28
John Bannon Terrorist Card Vanish combining "Homing Card" with folded card in box
Inspired by 1990 50
Michael Ammar The Pocket 'o Mystery three cards to pant pockets and fly
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
31
Ken Krenzel Two in a Hammock two selections appear on deck one by one one-handed, then vanish and travel into pocket, two double facers
1990 130
Alexander de Cova Traveller's Triumph using body servante
1990 20
Wesley James WJ Travellers
1990 5
Mac King A Real Stand-up Card Routine Signed card to pocket routine, ends with deck travelling to pocket
Inspired by 1990 6
David Solomon One, Two, Three, Four Exchange four signed Jacks on the table change places one by one with the Ace, Two, Three and Four of Clubs previously placed in four different pockets. Then, the Ace, Two, Three and Four travel back to the pockets again.
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 7
Michael Powers Squeezing the Jacks twisting routine with four Jacks, they change into Aces, Jacks are found in different places
Inspired by 1990 16
Jon Racherbaumer Ninety Degrees in the Shade two cards to two pockets
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 184
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Fourth Effect four spectators think of four cards like before, they vanish and are produced from four pockets
1990 196
Larry Jennings Gambler’s Kings to Magician’s Pockets Kings change to Aces, Kings produced from different pockets,
Also published here 1990 4
Larry Jennings Up in Smoke only four cards in hand, they vanish with a puff of cigarette smoke and reappear in four pockets, two methods
Also published here 1990 12
Justin Higham Named Pocket Prediction duplicate from an odd-backed deck of freely named card is found in performer's pocket as prediction
Inspired by Aug. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 2)
10
Patrick Page Princess Quatro
Also published here 1990 77
Alex Elmsley Twister's Flush with five cards (Royal Flush), final card vanishes and travels to pocket
Related to 1991 77
John Carney Bullet Train four Aces up the Sleeve
Related to 1991 168
Edward Marlo Gambler Versus Olram
June 1991 11
Ken Simmons, Edward Marlo Banded Card to Pocket - First Method card peeked at, rubber band around deck, it vanishes, card with rubber band around it from pocket
1991 12
Ken Simmons Banded Card to Pocket - Second Method card peeked at, rubber band around deck, it vanishes, card with rubber band around it from pocket
1991 12
Robert LaRue Banded Card to Pocket - Variation on Second Method card peeked at, rubber band around deck, it vanishes, card with rubber band around it from pocket
1991 13
John Riggs Irritating Cards Across humorous card to pocket, 51 to pocket, gaffed and impromptu
1991 738
Jon Racherbaumer Cabbages & Kings Aces removed, change to Kings one by one, back to Aces and Kings from pocket, then packet elevator, then Open Travellers
Inspired by 1991 1
Patrick Page Princess Quatro
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
147
T. Page Wright Thought-Of Cards Across two spectators get six cards each, packet switch application, also in spectator's pocket instead of into packet between his hands
1991 107
T. Page Wright The Card From The Knee card produced from knee with empty hand, handed over behind leg, as gag location
1991 142
René Lavand The Story of the Tijuano with gambling story presentation, gold lighter as bet
Also published here 1991 36
Jerry K. Hartman Travellers' Aid using pockets and wallet
Variations 1991 222
John Luka Ladies & Bullets queens twist, one of them travels back face up into deck, they transform to aces, queens are found again and transform to aces again, queens from pockets, deck vanishes
Related to 1992 252
John Luka Airborne Again deck to pocket climax
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1992 261
Jack Carpenter Multiplex Reset Reset combined with double Travelers
  • Preliminary display sequence
  • Reset phase
  • The Double Travelers Phase
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1992 21
Alexander de Cova Traveller's Triumph using body servante
1992 148
Don Tanner, Card to Pocket Addition credit cards to pocket
1992 19
Gerald Kosky Vanishing Aces aces to spectators pocket, duplicates, translation
VariationsAlso published here 1992 156
Arturo de Ascanio La Cobertura de los Empalmes en el Juego "Cards up Sleeve", de Jacob Daley
  • 1. El empalme de las cinco primeras cartas en la mano izquierda.
  • 2. El empalme del "cinco" y del "siete" en la mano derecha.
  • 3. El empalme del "ocho" y del "nueve" en la mano izquierda.
  • 4. El empalme del "diez"
Also published here 1992 63
Arturo de Ascanio La Finta as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
Also published here 1992 65
Gary Kurtz On the Carlyle Card to Pocket
Related toAlso published here 1992 12
Gary Kurtz Palmed Aces from Pocket as gag
Also published here 1992 15
Peter Kane Fiver! selection to pocket, then changes into bill, pocket card
Also published here 1992 5
Terry LaGerould Nail-nick Rick Aces lost, then all at once taken from pocket
1992 35
Terry LaGerould Make a Wish three cards under spectator's hand, one of them signed, four Queens change into Threes, Queens under spectator's hand and signed card in pocket
1992 76
Terry LaGerould Psychic Pickpocket one of five cards thought of (the highest one), those places in spectator's wallet, it vanishes and reappears in performer's pocket, biddle trick
Related toAlso published here 1992 93
Terry LaGerould Bill Collectors two Fives are sandwiched between three Jacks, they vanish and come out of performer's pockets, more traveling and sandwich phases
1992 111
Terry LaGerould Blind Date two Queens and Kings change positions, then all change to Queens, Kings from pocket
1992 118
Ken Simmons Ideas for Gardner's Vanishing And Reappearing Card Routine
  • First Suggestion
  • Second Suggestion
  • Third Suggestion
  • Fourth Suggestion
  • Fifth Suggestion
  • Sixth Suggestion
  • Seventh Suggestion
  • Eighth Suggestion
  • Ninth Suggestion
  • Tenth Suggestion
Inspired by 1992 1
Ken Simmons Updating The Vanishing And Reappearing Card Routine card reappears from pocket
Inspired by 1992 7
Terry LaGerould Psychic Pickpocket one of five cards thought of (the highest one), those places in spectator's wallet, it vanishes and reappears in performer's pocket, biddle trick
Also published here Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
55
Peter Duffie Lie Witness selection jumps from bottom of deck to between reversed black Kings in the center, then to between red Kings on top, then to pocket
July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
48
Jack Carpenter Multiplex Reset Reset combined with double Travelers
  • Preliminary display sequence
  • Reset phase
  • The Double Travelers Phase
Also published here Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
51
Michael Weber 501derful card to front change pocket of jeans trousers
Also published here Sep. 1992
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 4)
4
Steve Draun The Rubber-Band Card multiple trips to the pocket
Related to 1993 117
Steve Draun Nouveau Travelers old structure, new sleights
Also published here 1993 122
Michael Close The Card, The Forehead, And The Salt Shaker card on forehead, under salt shaker, deck under salt shaker, 51 cards to pocket combo
Related to 1993 119
Edward Marlo Honing Homing Ace placed aside comes back, change to Kings, Queen where Aces are suspected, Aces from pocket, method for Duffie-Sadowitz effect
1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
10
William Goodwin Pickpocket Collectors Kings in hand, three selections in different pockets, selection appear between Kings, Kings vanish and travel to pockets
1993 1
Gary Kurtz Erstes Beispiel card from pocket
Jan. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
7
ポケットの中のカード (The Card in the Pocket) Lazy Man's Card to Pocket
1993 53
John Scarne Pocket to Pocket Ace of Spades placed in right jacket pocket and then instantly removed from left back trouser pocket
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
37
Patrick Page Karten in die Tasche zaubern twelve cards up the sleeve to pocket, with six card repeat sequence, no palming method
Also published here 1993 18
Peter Duffie Mind Games Aces change to Kings between two Jokers one by one, then back to Aces, Kings at different places
Inspired by 1993 20
Eddie Fechter Be Honest - What Is It? two cards, one held by spectator and one by performer, change into two totally different cards, other two cards end up in performer's trouser pocket
Related toVariations 1993 132
Justin Higham Back-Pocket Opener bottom card changes to selection, original bottom card brought from pocket
1993 23
René Lavand The Tijuana Story with gambling story presentation, gold lighter as bet
Also published here 1993 65
René Lavand Private Conference Aces change to Jokers and Aces found inside pocket
Also published here 1993 67
René Lavand With Just One Hand, For Your Two Hands trick performed with one hand in pocket, Kings vanish and appear in pocket
1993 120
René Lavand Improvisations apparently improvisational routine, four selections are found and Aces produced as climax
1993 122
Sid Fleischman The Right-Handed Card Trick No. 1, one-handed card to pocket, signed, from 1930s, one-handed only after control and palm
1993 102
David Avadon Avadon's Absquatulated Card No. 2, one arm behind back, selection appears in that hand, "Stomach Card Switch"
1993 104
Sid Fleischman The Wrong Way Card Trick card trick performed backwards, card first produced from pocket and shown, then lost, then selection made, it's another card that changes into original card, selection then produced from pocket
1993 114
Larry Jennings Walking Man four cards signed and lost, they travel into both shoes, and both socks
Apr. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 8)
57
Larry Jennings All Up The Sleeves performer puts Ace of Spades in his sleeve, spectator names a card in the deck, Ace removed, it changes into the named card, Ace of Spades then pulled from spectator's sleeve
Inspired byVariations Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
54
Vicente Canuto Carta al Número, En el Bolsillo spectator thinks of a number and remembers card at position, card travels to pocket, with variation
1993 173
Vicente Canuto, Harry Lorayne, Frank Garcia El Mago Contra el Tahúr with cards to pocket finale
Inspired by 1993 178
Vicente Canuto Vuelo des Ases four Aces vanish and appear in spectator's pocket, duplicate
1993 283
Juan Tamariz En el Bolsillo
1993 344
Michael Close Flying Home multiple phase cards to pocket, based on Carlyle, Williamson and card to fly
Inspired by 1994 44
Chuck Smith Cards to Pocket ten cards
1994 15
Alex Elmsley Pockets Full of Miracles card is looked at by three people, everybody sees a different card. they all come from different pockets then
1994 211
Alex Elmsley Reluctant Cards to Pocket ten cards one by one
1994 217
Alex Elmsley Duplicitous Cards to Pocket six cards, two duplicates, one by one
1994 222
Alex Elmsley Flight Plan four Aces, one by one
1994 228
Alex Elmsley En Voyage Ace to Three travel to pocket one by one, then all to different pockets
Variations 1994 233
Alex Elmsley Processional four Aces oujogged from deck, one by one pushed flush and removed from pocket
Variations 1994 241
Alex Elmsley Daley Double two black Aces change place with one of them in pocket, in repeat phase they turn red and black Aces come from pockets
1994 243
Paul Rosini Addition to Rosini's Saliva 10-Card Trick pointer cards
Variations 1994 1073
Chad Long Back & Forth written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 3
Chuck Fayne The Underexplored Art of Loading loading cards planned or spontaneously
1994 19
Chuck Fayne Signed Cards to the Wrong Pockets five spectators sign cards, they travel to their own pockets, but not matching the one who selected it, "For this I use (...) five easily distracted spectators"
1994 20
Angelo Carbone Visual Deck to Pocket using Humbug
1994 17
Paul Gertner Paul's Opener card repeatably chosen, travels to pocket, corner torn off and still chosen as whole card and torn corner transforms
Variations 1994 87
Billy McDonnell Pocket Poker named aces travel to pocket one by one, then they travel again all together
Variations 1994 972
Billy McDonnell Pocketing the Queens
Inspired by 1994 979
Meir Yedid Card To Bra card removed out of performer's shirt
1994 50
Karl Fulves Little Nothings loading the spectator's wallet during apparent money exchange before performance, force of mate with counting and down-under deal procedure
Variations 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
65
John Scarne Watch The Ace short bottom deal demonstration, with bluff phase where it is apparently seen, then spectator tries it but the bottom card is now in his pocket
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
91
John Scarne Remote Control card travels to a spectator at back of room, bogus signature
  • Footnote to History (giving real method for "Western Union Trick")
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
106
John Scarne Thought Cards to Pocket one spectator thinks a red card from a five-card packet, another a black card from another packet, shuffled back in deck, both cards named, then produced from pocket
1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
145
Roger Crosthwaite How It's Done "Phase Five: Dealing with Desire"
fake center deal, card dealt onto pile yet appears again when spectator says stop during deal, finally comes from pocket
1994 27
Alan Shaxon Eine professionelle "Kartenwanderung in die Tasche" five cards travel to pocket, then they shrink and appear as jumbo cards in the pocket
Also published here 1994 2
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Jackentasche (außen) using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
12
Christian M. Thurnes Karte in Jackentasche (innen) using Kong Case, Topit with connection to outside pocket
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
14
Jeff Bjorklund Dawn of the Living Sandwich Effects signed selection appears between sandwich cards in pocket
Dec. 1994
The Lemniscate (Vol. 1 No. 7)
3
Peter Duffie Fantastic Voyage Ace to Three of Clubs travel into different pockets, one palm only, pocket ruse
Inspired by Dec. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
56
Peter Duffie Caprice two Cards, repeats, pocket ruse
Inspired by 1995 119
Darwin Ortiz The Showdown with card to wallet and folded to key case
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995 128
Karl Norman Card Routine for the Bar - including Think of a Card 1 thought-of card to pocket, signed card under glass
Also published here 1995 9
Sveroni Der letzte Kartentrick spectator remembers a card at his thought of number and cuts the deck, performer tries to cut the deck that the card is back at the same position, card is then found in performer's pocket
1995 28
Bob King Cards to Pocket Plus Ace through Nine from hand one by one into trouser pocket, then displayed in glass, double facer, transposition with Joker as finale, last card solution inspired by Stewart James
1995 4
Aaron Fisher Here, There, and Everywhere first the Kings travel to the pockets, then the whole deck disappears, leaving only the Kings and a previously selected card
Also published here 1995 10
Edward Marlo Marlo Application No. 2
three cards selected, first card found with stop trick, it changes into second selection, third one in pocket of spectator
Inspired by 1995 392
Peter Duffie Pockette one phase ambitious card with Ace, then card travels to pocket
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
107
R. M. Jamison Den Ärmel hinauf! jumbo card travels to performer's sleeve
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
153
Claude Rix, Maurice Gauthron Les rouges et les noires - 2ème version card to pocket with shuffled deck, then performer separates red and black cards
1995 107
Alexander de Cova Cards to Pocket using trouser pocket tube connection
1995 9
Aldo Colombini Meeting assembly with the twelve court cards, one value changes to Aces and the missing cards are produced from pockets
Inspired by 1995 116
Jack Carpenter Pocket Interchange one by one the four Aces change into the Kings that were previously placed into pocket, Aces are shown to have jumped to both pockets (two in each), then Kings instantly vanish and are produced from both pockets, all Kings and Aces can be signed
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
28
Larry Jennings, Steve Ehlers, Eric T. Dockery, Jack Carpenter Pocket Interchange Revisited handling variations of "Pocket Interchange" (see reference)
  • Dockery's Finesse (small touch)
  • Ehlers' Display Sequence (updated handling to set up)
  • Jennings' Reset Sequence (variation of entire Interchange sequence)
  • Final Observations (see p. 12)
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 5)
7
David Harkey Toppler selection put in center, top half of the deck vanishes, leaving the selection on top, other half found in pocket
Related to Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
62
Chad Long Look Snooker written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Also published here Sep. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
65
Takeshi Nemoto It's A $100 Mystery To Me! three cards chosen, one produced from front trouser pocket and placed in a Bendix Bombshell wallet, second from rear pocket, last one from zippered compartment
Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
68
Steve Bedwell Subtle Travellers using tube from breast pocket to outer pocket
Related to 1995 ca. 9
Francis Carlyle, Philippe Socrate, Jimmy Grippo, Roberto Giobbi Homing Card Plus extension with deck to pocket
Inspired byVariations 1996 288
Paul Gordon Emergency Deam Card to pocket with color changing back
Apr. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 4)
2634
Harold Cataquet No-Wallet Card to Pocket
Aug. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 8)
2682
Michael Close Stupid Travelers comedy presentation, ambidextrous travelers in which spectator has jacket on and removes cards as finale
Variations 1996 110
Dominique Duvivier Pocketful of Miracles Card to pocket routine with Invisible Palm theme
1996 172
Michael Kaminskas, Roger Sherman Call Me Pockets last card is signed ends up in wallet
1996 30
Jon Racherbaumer While Waiting For Godot Aces change to Kings and back, kings to pocket, followed by more routines, see below
Related to 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
31
Chester Morris Comedy Cards to Pocket Seven of Spades with bottom two pips cut off, Seven and Five of Spades forced for two-phase routine
1996 4
Frederick Braue Card to Card Case three selections, one reverses, one to pocket, one to case (duplicate)
1996 10
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon The Airplane Card Trick
Inspired by 1996 12
Frederick Braue, Jack Merlin Flying Card - Version One pack in spectator's pocket, he removes a card, then the performer, then the deck, only his card remains in the pocket
Inspired by 1996 13
Frederick Braue Flying Card - Version Two miscall
Inspired by 1996 14
James Swain Gambler's Miracle four Kings on table change to Aces, Kings in different pockets
Inspired by 1996 52
James Swain Anastasia one of five cards thought of, vanishes and reappears in pocket
Inspired by 1996 152
James Swain The Lost Multiple Shift Aces placed in different parts of deck, instantly removed from pocket
1996 154
Baltazar Fuentes Phantom Kings Kings change to Aces, three Kings removed from pockets, Aces change into last King, Aces from different pockets, three duplicates
1996 7
Karl Fulves You're Getting Sleepy new deck order shown, Jokers put in pocket, a card named, deck shuffled, deck still in new deck order but named card missing, it's one of the Jokers in the pocket, then it changes back to Joker and is reversed in deck
1996 50
Pablo Domenèch Las Cartas Viajeras two selections travel to pocket
1996 55
Pablo Domenèch Carta al Bolsillo
1996 152
Peter Duffie Caprice two Jokers placed in in the two side pockets, two selections transpose with those Jokers, pocket ruse, then selections travel to the pockets once more
Inspired by 1996 6
Curtis Kam Greensleeves four cards vanish one by one from hand and reappear in different pockets
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 73
Michael "Miki" Scheid Eine königliche Komödie Matching the Card with Travelers finale
  • 1. Akt: Exposition - Drei Könige treten auf
  • 2. Akt: Irrung und Verwandlung
  • 3. Akt: Katharsis
Inspired by 1996 130
Helge Thun Captain Hooks Kartentrick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 1996 155
Karl Norman Card Routine for the Bar including Think of a Card thought-of card to pocket, signed card under glass
Also published here July/Aug. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 36)
416
Jim Steinmeyer Ten Cards Up The Sleeve
  • Conjuring
Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
81
Larry Jennings The Six/Four Count Card to Pocket
1997 74
Larry Jennings Invisible Palm Aces to Pocket travellers-combo, duplicate Ace
  • Version One
  • Version Two
Variations 1997 195
Harry Lorayne Double-Cut Exchange
June 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 6)
2801
Ken Krenzel Gravity Travelers
1997 161
Nick Trost, U. F. Grant Three Chances in 26 Updated handling of "One Chance in 26" (Nick Trost, The New Tops, May 1965) with Gilbreath and two more selections
Inspired by 1997 175
Steve Bedwell Repeat Cards to Pocket travelers, using tube from breast pocket to outer pocket, with repetition
Related to 1997 1334
Karl Fulves Commuter Cards "Unsolved Mysteries"
two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets, posed as a problem
Variations 1997 147
David Solomon Unhappy Student (A, 2, 3, 4 Exchange) with Travelers kicker, three double facers
VariationsAlso published here 1997 107
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra From the Ace to the Ten Travel Through the Sleeve final card appears in sock
1997 8
John Lovick Hot Pocket with left hand in pocket throughout, performer says he will do card trick with only one hand, after failing to find signed card, he removes left hand from pocket with card in hand, seven handlings
Inspired by
  • the description of "Pocket Nightmare" (Max Maven, finally published on Kayfabe DVDs, 2017)
VariationsAlso published here
1997
Labyrinth (Issue 7)
14
Ariel Frailich No Bad Cards three selections lost, first two rise to top of deck, third card travels to pocket
1997 56
Andrew Wimhurst Bulletproof four Aces up the Sleeve, Selection Kicker
Inspired by 1998 4
Joshua Jay Combined Interests combining prediction, spelling, card to pocket, transformation, ace production
Winter 1998 150
Tom Craven Solution to Commuter Cards two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets
Inspired by 1998 201
Jack Avis Over Under Spell Jacks on table, three cards placed on three of them, all collected, Jacks spelled out, one vanishes and is removed from pocket
Inspired by
  • "A Knavish Trick" (W. G. Graigen, 1948)
1998 211
George McBride Repulsion two selection rise to the top one by one and are placed among Queens where they vanish, they reappear in pocket
Inspired by 1998 67
Roy Walton The Invisible Palm performer's card is found at former position of spectator's card, selection ends up in pocket
1998 79
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
13
Steve Mayhew Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets with one hand in pocket, performer produces selection on top of deck while it is behind his back, a second card is selected and its three mates are produced behind his back in similar fashion, hand is brought out from pocket and it holds the three mates of first selection, no jacket
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
14
Bob King Impossible Four-Card Location four cards are selected and produced from different spots (two pockets, case, one signed from wallet), two spectators unknowingly have the same selection
Inspired by 1998 21
Guy Hollingworth Travellers
Variations 1999 62
Guy Hollingworth A "One Card" Routine signed Card is put in one pocket and extracted from another
Variations 1999 78
Guy Hollingworth Packet Travelers selection vanishes from Ace packet and appears in pocket repeatedly, then only selection remains and Aces are found in different pockets, posed as a problem
Variations 1999 84
Andrew Wimhurst Australian Cooler 51 to pocket climax
1999 3
Steve Mayhew A Balloon, a Cartwheel, and a Pony Ride three selection are found three times
  • Phase One (deck is dropped and cards turnover one by one)
  • Phase Two (flashy location, last one in mouth)
  • Phase Three (Cards to pocket, all cards to pocket finish)
Also published here 1999 1
Milton Kort Travelers Without Palms Lazy version of Travelers
Inspired byRelated to 1999 109
Joshua Jay Pocket Jokers Jokers placed in pocket at the start, selection made, but two Jokers found in deck. Selection is then found in pocket (transposition)
1999 105
David Regal Pointing The Way three phased card under box routine, ending in pocket, using arrow on blank card
1999 100
Ellis Stanyon The Travelling Ace No. 9, Ace travels from deck into pocket, Nine poses as Ace
1999 35
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note simplified Travellers with only one palm, four Aces are paper clipped and put in trouser pocket, then removed from different pockets
1999 35
Ellis Stanyon A Card Chosen at a Number from Bottom, Found in Pocket No. 29, card and its position remembered, card no longer there, produced from pocket, lazy man card to pocket with palm
1999 73
Ellis Stanyon The Card in Pocket No. 38, lazy man card to pocket with palm
1999 77
Ellis Stanyon To Conjure a Card into Your Pocket No. 6, stooge names the card
1999 114
Ellis Stanyon A Card Instantly Removed from a Pack in the Pocket No. 7, named card to pocket
1999 114
Ellis Stanyon To Pass the Card from a Pack into a Person's Pocket No. 7, deck put in spectator's pocket and removed again, then selection travels into pocket
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon Passing the Fifty-two Cards Up the Sleeves No. 21
1999 251
Roy Walton Ouch! Ace found in four-card packet, rest shown as Kings, Ace is also a King now and the Ace removed from pocket
Also published here May 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 5)
47
Max Malini Malini's Cards From Pocket "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", Nov. 23, 1936
short comment
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
25
John Guastaferro The Trans-Pocket Switch and Applications a card-to-back-pocket methodology
  • Overview
  • First Application: named card vanishes from deck and appears in pocket (p. 17)
  • Second Application (“The Interlaced Mystery”): p. 17
  • Third Application: see p. 19
  • Fourth Application: see p. 19
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
13
John Guastaferro Fourth Application Joker placed in back pocket, Spades are shown in order and spectator names one, they are dealt out and named Spade changes to Joker, named Spade is in back pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
John Lovick Multiplex Interchange Kings placed in pocket, one by one the Aces change into Kings, they change back to Aces, Kings are produced from both pockets, the Aces instantly vanish and are produced from both pockets
  • Silverman Alternate Display Sequence (p. 38): alternative procedure to get into trick
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
35
Gregory Wilson The Name Tag Trick blank deck (“name tags”), spectator signs one, Ambitious Card sequence, signature vanishes and reappears, travels onto another card signed by performer on back
  • Alternative Final Phase: whole deck changes to spectator’s signed card, then changes back and card is produced from pocket
Related to
  • “Blank Ambition” (Seth Kramer, Ruminations, Vol. 1 No. 5, Nov. 1986, p. 4)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
4
Gregory Wilson Professional Card to Pocket card jumps to pocket three times, then deck goes to pocket leaving card in hand
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
12
Open card-to-pocket loading sequence using a double card, as you openly “explain” how you palm it into your pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
15
Gregory Wilson King-Size Travelers Travelers without jacket (Kings travel to front pants pockets and back pockets) and without deck, two Kings begin preloaded - see reference
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
17
Gregory Wilson The Training Deck using deck numbered on backs from 1 to 52 in order, multiple phases:
  • number is named and performer demonstrates cutting straight to specific numbers
  • spectator names number and performer’s cut is off by one, performer produces named-number card from pocket
  • card vanishes from top of deck and reappears back in proper position
  • performer removes a card unseen, spectator names card and it is correct (last phase uses Mem Deck)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
29
Darryl Harris Cards to Pocket and Case three selections travel to two pockets and case
Inspired by
  • "P.D.Q. Cards To Pocket" (Mike Gallo, 1983 lecture notes)
1999 46
Peter Duffie Internal Ace, Two and Three are pocketed, two selections appear between them
Inspired byAlso published here 1999 61
Ken Simmons Two The Hard Way (A Different Approach) two selections lost, incomplete riffle shuffle is pulled apart, first selection sticks out of one half and is tabled, repeat with pivot production for second selection, then both cards travel to pockets
Inspired by 1999 115
Edward Marlo The Spectator Removes Em brief, two cards to pocket, removed by spectator
Also published here 1999 116
Tom Gagnon Visual Quickie one of four kings transforms into selection, then back, selection from pocket
Also published here 1999 34
Juan Tamariz, Louis Zingone Trimental three chosen cards are first divined, then produced from corresponding pockets
Inspired by 2000 906
Chuck Smith Finale Cards to Pocket ten cards
Variations 2000 18
Barry Price Deck Vanish or to Pocket via Cop
2000 10
Helge Thun Captain Hook's Card Trick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 2000 150
Christoph Borer Get Sharky! performer has one card in pocket, spectator peeks on card from the deck, the card vanishes and appears in the pocket
Related toAlso published here 2000 21
Tom Stone Ambivalent Travellers travelers with two torn cards (four pieces)
Also published here 2000 4
Jerry Mentzer Trio Less Two three spectators chose a card, one hides his card and the other two are shuffled back, all three divined, one travels to pocket
  • For Magicians
2000 22
Helge Thun Captain Hooks Kartentrick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 2000 9
Aldo Colombini, Peter Duffie Imaginary Journey two Kings travel to to of second half of the deck, then two selections appear
Inspired by
  • a routine by Peter Duffie in "21 Card Trick"
2000 5
Doug Henning The One-Armed Card Man card selected and lost while performer has one hand behind his back, that hand has the card later
Also published here
  • Zombie, Sep. 1965
Apr. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 4)
29
L'Homme Masqué The King of Clubs: A trick of L'Homme Masqué cards riffled in front of spectator and King of Hearts among Club cards is mistaken for King of Clubs, spectator holds deck as it is riffled, card then removed from pocket
Also published here July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
33
Al Koran Überall und Nirgends three cards chosen, performer turns over three cards behind back, all wrong, spectators chose all the same card which is found in pocket, weight hold-ou
  • Effekt Nr. 1 (grifflose Methode)
  • Effekt Nr. 2 (die Griff-Methode)
2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 2)
76
Mark Mason Thinking Straight one card a bit more exposed in special fan configuration, with deck-to-pocket out
2000 5
Mark Mason, Andrew Normansell It's In My Pocket signed card to pocket routine, it changes back color at the end
2000 14
Martin Gardner Thot Card To Pocket card thought of from red-backed deck, same card vanishes from blue deck and travels to pocket
2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
43
Barry Price Thought To Order deck shown mixed, performer shuffles while spectators decide on a card, named card is taken from pocket and deck is now in order, faros
2000 12
Barry Price LightSpeed Cards To Pocket with a "LightSpeed Device" in the pocket that isn't explained in detail
Variations 2000 38
Barry Price Chanel No. 2 with a "LightSpeed Device" in the pocket that isn't explained in detail
Inspired by 2000 44
Barry Price Impossible Triple Revelation three signed cards to three different pockets
2000 27
George McBride Home to Roost two cards travel to two different pockets, repeat
Inspired by 2000 34
Don England Phase 51 - Revisited and in Color card to pocket with 51 to pocket climax and C.C.
Inspired by 2001 26
Don England A Shrink to Pocket Card to Pocket with shrinking Deck Climax
2001 75
Don England P.H.aradox with 51 to pocket Climax
2001 134
Andrew Wimhurst, David Williamson Australian Cooler 51 to pocket climax, updated
2001 2
Harry Lorayne Spelling Instructions spelling a long sentence through deck, selection is actually in pocket
Inspired by 2001 361
Harry Lorayne Down And Dirty convincing control into cop (called "Rear Palm" here), to pocket application, two handlings
2001 427
Harry Lorayne Killer Sandwich chosen card sandwiched and placed in center, Ace of Spades lost, Ace now sandwiched and selection in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 437
Harry Lorayne Optically Controlled illogical cut control, showing that card is not on top and bottom, with Convincing Control addition and pocket finale
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 463
Karl Fulves Fate In The Side Pocket unknown card in performer's pocket, card peeked at and one thought of in fan, performer divines one and other one is in pocket
2001 110
John Cornelius Instant Travelers one palm, topit
2001 15
John Cornelius Deck in the Round (Pocket Rocket Aces)
Aces to pocket one by one, as climax deck to pocket with secret switch
2001 90
Peter Duffie Witch Way? black Queens lost in deck, one of them travels to packet, red Queens sandwich other black Queen in deck
Inspired by
  • "Lucky Ladies" (Peter Duffie, The Budget)
2001 13
Brother John Hamman Double Surprise Elevators Ace through Four of Spades in row on table, rise to top of packet, change to Hearts and the Spades cards are in three pockets and on chair of performer
Also published here Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
39
Harry Lorayne Strange Voyage wrong card changes into selection, indifferent is in pocket, opener
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
27
Marc DeSouza I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Ambidextrous with repeat, stop watch presentation
Inspired by 2001 95
David Acer The First Ace Revisited alternative handling
2001 110
Reinhard Müller Wandernde Karte named card to pocket, double faced deck with same card on every back
2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
106
Terry LaGerould Ace Shuttle space shuttle constructed from deck, wings shown to be Aces, previous selection from pocket
2001 12
Terry LaGerould Cardboard Sobriety Test picture cards and Aces removed, one chosen, eventually the three matching cards are brought from pocket and other cards shown in order
2001 40
Peter Duffie Collectors In My Pocket Ace, Two and Three put in pocket, two selections appear between them later
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
17
R. Paul Wilson Challenge Cards To Pocket II two cards are first placed in jacket pockets, then removed and lost in the deck, then travel into the pockets
Inspired by Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
12
R. Paul Wilson Travelling Tales
Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
24
Nathan Kranzo Cap Pocket or #@%$# Revisited signed card appears folded and clipped in pen cap of pen that is in inner breast jacket pocket
2001 5
David Regal A Magic Lesson magician explains a method for card to pocket
2002 7
Aaron Fisher Here, There, and Everywhere first the Kings travel to the pockets, then the whole deck disappears, leaving only the Kings and a previously selected card
Also published here 2002 119
Darwin Ortiz Pocket Money two cards, different pockets
2002 72
Darwin Ortiz Smart Money three cards, three pockets
2002 76
Darwin Ortiz Hitchcock Travelers signed tabled Aces are removed from pockets, cards on table have changed to previous selections
Inspired by
  • "Private Conference" (René Lavand, Magic from the Soul)
Related to
  • Strong Magic, p. 201
Variations
2002 112
Karl Fulves Domination Of Thought #2 card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 2002 76
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Three Powers three chosen cards vanish from deck, arrive in pocket, deck vanishes (in topit type space) and appears in pocket, three selections rise one with corner torn off that visible restores, a card is shot with pistol into candle
Also published here 2002 146
John Carney Up My Sleeve last card is selection and travels visibly across chest underneath jacket
Related to 2002 82
Bob King Challenge Cards to Pocket
2002 6
Bob King Magician v. Gambler four Queens produced and signed, then matching the cards with travelers finale
Related to 2002 15
Mac King Homing Deck Vanish Lesson 48, with deck to pocket climax, with rubber band
Inspired by Jan. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 1)
40
Peter McLanachan The Square-Go matching the cards after losing signed four-of-a-kind, travelers finale
Inspired by Jan. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 8)
17
Aldo Colombini Narrow Margin spectator cuts to three Aces, then a Ten, Aces are changed to Tens, then to Kings, Aces found reversed in center and Kings in different pockets
Mar. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. Special TSD Convention Issue)
6
Tom Stone Tracking Mr. Fogg thoughts on the Ambidextrous Travelers plot
  • Footprints
  • Passepartout
  • The Wager
  • Introducing Fix
Also published here 2002 1
Tom Stone Ambivalent Travellers Travelers with two torn cards (four pieces)
Also published here 2002 4
Tom Stone Warning - Bridge out further thoughts on the Ambidextrous Travelers plot
  • Slap!
  • A Sinister Man (includes letter exchanges with Stephen Minch)
Also published here 2002 13
Tom Stone Mr. Fogg four signed cards travel into one pocket, then in different pockets
Also published here 2002 18
Kris Nevling Quartered Travelers quarters of a card are found in four different pockets
Also published here Dec. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)
92
Al Baker Climax shrinking card as climax for last card in Cards To Pocket
Also published here 2003 615
Al Baker Cards up the Sleeve using a duplicate, from deck
2003 693
Al Baker Knockout three cards, different pockets, pocket channel to hip pocket
2003 716
Euan Bingham Coincidental Aces transposition, travelling combo
2003 6
Euan Bingham Abstraction four Aces one by one
2003 14
David Ben Cards To Pocket ten cards
2003 150
Ted Lesley Getting to Know You thought of card vanishes and appears in pocket
2003 2
Kris Nevling Trance-Formation gag prediction, then mate of named card is removed from pocket, no palm, sticky tape on back pocket
Also published here Jan. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 5)
74
Paul Green Thanks! select card travels to performer's pocket twice, spectator chooses the same card which travels to pocket once more, then a jumbo card with spectator's name and same value is produced from pocket
Jan. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 5)
83
Jon Racherbaumer Hot-to-Trot Pocket Aces Aces vanish à la Open Travelers and appear in pocket one by one, simplified Jennings routine, Three as Ace pseudo duplicate
Inspired by 2003 5
Shahin Zarkesch, Scott Robinson, William Goodwin Slap! selection placed between aces vanishes, from pocket comes a card that turns out to be four Aces, selection remains in hand, see credit information for the unequal transposition plot in Issue 8, p. 1, and Issue 9, p. 1, for additional credit information on this effect see Issue 10, p. 1
Feb. 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 7)
16
Wesley James Named Travelers "final", named four-of-a-kind appears on top, then travelers
2004 125
Wesley James Follow That Card II "alpha"
  • Phase I: Ace through Four of Clubs & Spades are sympathetic, with additional red cards in play
  • Phase II: repeat variation
  • Phase III: follow the leader with the two four-card packets
  • Phase IV: four spades put in different pockets, clubs vanish and reappear with spades as pairs in pocket
Inspired by
  • "Follow That Card" (Bro. John Hamman, marketed item)
2004 208
Justin Hanes Fast Forward Aces deck vanish finale
2004 13
Dave Campbell Surprise Surprise Sandwich two cards sandwiched and cut into deck, one sandwich travels into pocket and the sandwiched cards transpose
2004 79
Dave Campbell Joker Special two Jokers transform into two selection, Jokers then reproduced from pocket
2004 137
Dave Campbell Cards To Pocket one duplicate
2004 303
Dave Campbell Lazy Travellers single palm, duplicates
2004 313
Grace Ann Morgan The Infamous Non-Working Self-Working Card Trick Joker stabbed between two cards, suit and value of cards above and below used to compose new card, it is found in pocket
Inspired by 2004 16
Wayne Dobson Missing Think? one of twelve cards chosen and pocketed, then it is put back into the packet and travels to pocket
2004 4
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson The Jumping Card card jumps around to named positions, packets, pocket, using Killer Count
  • Variation (forcing deck)
2004 23
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Selective Amnesia card's position announced before it is selected, with second selection and to-pocket phase, using Killer Count
Variations 2004 28
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Look in Your Pocket! routine with messages on cards, using Killer Count
Inspired byRelated to 2004 29
Bruce Cervon "Out of His Mind" OOSOOM version with three spectators and "thought card to pocket" premise
Related to Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
78
Juan Tamariz Cards Called for to Pocket named card to pocket
  • One Card
  • Two Cards
2004 129
Juan Tamariz Thought-of Card to Pocket (With an Added Advantage) using Simpson re-deal procedure to come back to stack, 48 cards
Related to 2004 130
Larry Jennings Gambler's Kings To Magician's Pockets Kings change to Aces, Kings produced from different pockets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2005 11
Larry Jennings Up In Smoke only four cards in hand, they vanish with a puff of cigarette smoke and reappear in four pockets, two methods
Also published here 2005 50
Allan Ackerman Finesse the Finessed Travelers including a deck switch
Related toVariations 2005 23
Allan Ackerman The Prequel and Sequel Aces transpose with card in pocket, McDonald's Aces is performed, Aces travel to pockets, designed to ring double facers in and out
Also published here 2005 32
Allan Ackerman An Impromptu Finesse the Finessed
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 53
Allan Ackerman No Palm Travelers Kings signed and lost, then cut to, change to Aces, Kings from pockets, handling updated in 2005
Also published here 2005 24
Allan Ackerman A Double Jack Twisting, Reset, traveler climax
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2005 29
Justin Hanes Sound Effect presented as trouser penetration, deck-to-pocket finale
2005 8
Barrie Richardson "My Card" Trick spectator freely choses a card, that card is predicted in pocket with "My Card" written on its blank back
Also published here
  • Club 71, Summer 1994
2005 211
Barrie Richardson Bluff Card to Pocket card turns over, then in repeat phase it vanishes and comes from pocket or wallet
Also published here
  • Club 71, Spring 1998
2005 223
Pete McCabe Conveyor Belt
July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
33
Rick Merrill The Standup Opener six cards, deck ends up on floor after third selection, fourth from pocket, changes into fifth, last one in sock
2005 11
Joshua Jay Overlap Travelers
2005 107
Jamie Badman 2X2 two signed cards are lost, first selection travels to pocket, then the second selection, then both cards to different pockets at once
2005 4
David Walsh Walkaround combination of Ambitious Card, Homing Card, deck to pocket, card to wallet
2005 54
Erik Nordvall MAP - Mental Aces to Pocket Spectator thinks of an Ace, magician correctly divines it, then all the Aces turn into selected Ace, then selected Ace disappears, then in the pocket are the other three Aces and only the selected Ace is left in the hand
2006 4
Erik Nordvall Twisting Travellers Four Queens turn face down one by one and then change to Aces. Two Queens found in the deck, two Queens in two different pockets. Then Aces are gone, and found in four different pockets.
2006 7
Christoph Borer Get Sharky! performer has one card in pocket, spectator peeks on card from the deck, the card vanishes and appears in the pocket
Also published here 2006 68
Joseph K. Schmidt Walsh's Card Stab without flash paper, also for card to spectator's pocket
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
27
Jack Avis A Little Extra with the Multi Spell optional card to wallet/pocket addition
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 44
Jack Avis A Move with the Double Undercut face-up key card openly put next to selection and cut into deck
2006 151
Scott Robinson Willie's Sub Sandwich card pushed through Kings vanishes and appears in pocket, when repeated Kings are found inside pocket
2006 173
Michael Powers Expert Cards to Pocket two signed cards, multiple phases, deck vanish phase, card to wallet climax with transposition
Inspired by 2006 33
Darwin Ortiz Deck to Pocket Climax for Travelers
2006 96
Brother John Hamman, Darwin Ortiz Bold Card to Pocket deck previously cased and pocketed
2006 104
Darwin Ortiz Homing Card Variation handling variation, three phases
Inspired by 2006 171
Luke Dancy Cheetah's Cellphones ideas with cellphones
  • Voice recorders
    • Let the selection free, Luke!
    • The sensitive phone
    • Further ideas
  • Camera phones
2006 51
Andi Gladwin, Grace Ann Morgan Supersonic two spectators and performer each have a third of the deck, performer has a card selected and the spectators have each other select a card, all shuffled back, two selections found, last one from pocket
VariationsAlso published here 2006 30
Andi Gladwin Bold Instinct three card location, two found and one travels to pocket, simplified handling
Inspired by 2006 33
Dan Buck, Dave Buck, Theron Schaub A Game with a Ghost card to pocket finale
Inspired by 2006 28
Dominic Twose Unreliable Witness two people remember the card at a given number, but they remember different cards, one is produced from pocket
2007 36
Daniel Millstein Cop And Drop whole deck changes place with two pocketed jokers
2007 53
Bob King Breather Control card to pocket
Related to 2007 93
Harvey Cohen Simple Travelers
2007 253
Harvey Cohen, Harry Lorayne Card to Pocket Sequence
Also published here 2007 257
Gerald Deutsch Magic Vibrations card is divined, in second phase wrong card is divined, card comes from pocket
2007 293
Mark Levy 100 Predictions comedy presentation with dozens of predictions of the same card brought from pockets, signed selection from pocket as climax
2007 478
David Solomon Three Selection Discovery three selections found by spelling, turnover and from pocket
  • Application to the Pellet Classic
Inspired by 2007 51
Stewart James Ten Nights In A Cardroom Multiple phase routine with ten tricks

  • 1. Shuffled deck, you deal and win a game of draw poker
  • 2. Four spectators name a number each, the cards at those positions have the same value
  • 3. You are able to name every card in a hand of poker as it is being dealt
  • 4. Card to pocket, card is lost in the deck by spectator, then card appears in your previously empty pocket. Effect is repeated.
  • 5. Challenge card location
  • 6. Prediction trick
  • 7. You deal yourself good cards for poker
  • 8. You can predict what cards you will receive for poker
  • 9. Blackjack deal, spectator can name any number of hands and you will always win with a blackjack
  • 10. Shuffled deck, you blindfold yourself, you deal for poker and win once again
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
2007 84
Edward Marlo Repeat Card to Pocket card travels to pocket three times
Related to 2007 186
Edward Marlo New Aces to Pockets
Also published here 2007 190
Jon Racherbaumer The Travelling Cards comment
Related to 2007 223
David (Foote) Drake Twist on the 21 Card Trick card vanishes and travels somewhere
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring (July 1984)
2007 98
Brent Braun Princess 21 Card Trick card to pocket ending
2007 99
Rick Merrill The Prodigal Cards
  • Part 1: Card Under Cardcase
  • Part 2: Card in Cardcase No. 1
  • Part 3: Card in Cardcase No. 2
  • Part 4: Deck Under Cardcase
  • Part 5: 51 Cards to Pocket (ish...)
  • Part 6: Deck to Cardcase
July 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 7)
68
David Solomon Unforshadowed Re-Set travelers kicker
Related to Mar. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 1)
6
Joel Givens Givens on Hofzinser Hofzinser Problem at the end the whole suit of the selection is produced from a pocket, see p. 49 for performance
2007 67
Arthur Finley Finley's Effects: 2) No. 701-2, ploy to get rid of extra card in pocket by first getting wrong card to pocket
Also published here 2007 29
Justin Higham CO2 Lazy Man's Card to Pocket, but even lazier - no palming required
Inspired by 2008 24
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Mannequin Card to pocket routine, selected card travels to pocket of a clothing store mannequin
2008 47
Arturo de Ascanio The Ten Cards Up the Sleeve Ace through Ten
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2008 104
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Ten Palm as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
2008 113
Arturo de Ascanio The Palm Proper as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
Also published here 2008 114
Arturo de Ascanio Aces Vergas Style Aces to spectators pocket, duplicates
Inspired by 2008 289
Arturo de Ascanio Credential Cards card changes, original card is found in pocket
Also published here 2008 335
Curtis Kam GreenSleeves four cards vanish one by one from hand and reappear in different pockets
Also published here 2008 9
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
  • Ibidem #32, July 1967
2008 36
Fred Robinson Hit and Run Palm Technique bottom palm steal with top change type dynamics while right hand holds deck
2009 140
Steve Reynolds Mr Fogg Tracked Down Travelers with a minimal-palm approach
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 65
Aaron Fisher Steal Your Face: The Real Bicycle Thief
  • Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic
only Kings in hand, they travel to different pockets
  • On Chuck Smith's Final Card
Inspired by July 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)
26
Tom Stone Open Cards to Pocket pocket ripped out and placed on table, cards still travel into it
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 2
Tom Stone Incompetent Cards to Pocket idea for cards up the sleeve routine where cards appear in pockets and places where they should not go to
2009 4
Tom Stone Ten Cards to Pocket thoughts thoughts on the ending of those routines
2009 5
Tom Stone Quick application two selections, first found and put reversed in deck, then same selection produced from pocket and reversed card is now second selection
2009 23
Tom Stone Tracking Mr. Fogg thoughts on the Ambidextrous Travelers plot
  • Footprints
  • Passepartout
  • The Wager
  • Introducing Fix
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 79
Tom Stone Ambivalent Travelers Travelers with two torn cards (four pieces)
Also published here 2010 83
Tom Stone Warning - Bridge out further thoughts on the Ambidextrous Travelers plot
  • Slap!
  • A Sinister Man (includes letter exchanges with Stephen Minch)
Also published here 2010 92
Tom Stone Mr. Fogg four signed cards travel into one pocket, then in different pockets
Also published here 2010 95
Tom Stone Pocket Shots: Ten Card Rhythms ideas
2010 171
Tom Stone Incompetent Cards to Pocket idea for routine, no method
2010 171
Tom Stone Disembodied Cards to Pocket pocket is ripped out and put on table, idea
Inspired byAlso published here 2010 172
John Guastaferro, Alfonso Aceituno Post-Production: An optional kicker
Inspired by 2010 13
John Guastaferro, Lance Pierce Homage to Homing selection travels from between jacks to pocket, then jacks to pocket, based on Lance Pierce's "Little Carlyle"
Inspired by 2010 59
John Guastaferro Pocket Change interchange with spectator's pockets in which one quartet transforms into something else (blank cards with coin stickers)
2010 64
Scott Robinson HG's Pocket two cards placed in pocket and returned to deck, they travel back into pockets, time travel presentation
Also published here 2010 18
Roberto Giobbi Top Palm Subtlety and Quickie
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 13)
144
Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue, Neal Elias, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious IV two times to top, then secret steal
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 7)
236
Robert Byrne Any Named Card named card put face-down on table, another card in pocket, tabled card replaced in deck, pocketed card is now named card
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
448
Troy Hooser Troy-velers Travelers, four signed cards, travel to pockets and wallet, with one transformation
Inspired by 2010 98
Bill Malone Up My Sleeve! ten cards, written by Lance Pierce
2010 145
Ryan Matney Doc John's Aces spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, chosen one travels to pocket, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 2010 155
Ryan Swigert Hancock in Your Pants two signed cards to pocket, with 52-on-1 gag
2010 236
Harry Lorayne (Odd Back) And Forth with two selections, one named, pocket climax
Inspired by 2011 13
Patrick Page Cards to Pocket twelve cards up the sleeve to pocket, with six card repeat sequence, no palming method
Also published here 2011 36
Patrick Page, Chan Canasta The Encore Climax Queens and Aces, spectator can wish which cards travel to pocket, repeated with other value as a kicker
2011 38
Roberto Giobbi The Traveling Cards comments
Related to Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
23
Steve Reynolds Mr. Fogg Tracked Down Travelers with a minimal-palm approach
Also published here Mar. 2011
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
24
Peter Duffie Bold Card to Pocket selection put amongst the four Kings travels to pocket, deck placed into pocket openly before (Elmsley)
Inspired by 2011 15
Francis Carlyle, Eric Evans The Homing Circle
Inspired by 2012 23
Darwin Ortiz Doppelganger travelers, suits according to spectator's wishes
Inspired by 2012 197
Allan Ackerman Another Ride on the Mass Transit
Also published here 2012 61
Tony Cabral Suit Pocket selection travels to pocket, full suit is also taken from pocket
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Card to Pocket with Kicker" (Jack McMillen ebook, p. 144)
2012 11
Karl Fulves Cut Faster three spectators cut to cards in their own hands and pocket them, named with cards behind performer's back, one travels into performer's pocket
Inspired by 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
663
Daniel Madison Fully Loaded case appears in spectator's pocket, then gag
Inspired by 2012 26
John Born Card in Spectator's Pocket Magician divines selection, card then disappears from the deck and appears in spectator's pocket, can be done with either memorized deck or impromptu
Variations 2012 177
L'Homme Masqué El Rey de Tréboles "The Kinetoscope Card", thought-of card and two more of the same suit travel into spectator's pocket
Related to 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 20)
643
Juan Luis Rubiales Viajes Imposibles faced deck, three cards selected and found face-up at three places in the deck, then they travel one by one to impossible locations (pocket, phone)
Inspired by 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 21)
686
Juan Tamariz The First-Class Tourists
2012 10
Peter Duffie Auto Sandwich signed selection placed between black Jacks, selection changes into blank card with message "My card is in your pocket"
2012 32
Peter Duffie Double Agents visitor type effect with two selections and card to pocket ending
2012 41
Michael Powers Triple Whammy Ace of Spades travels to top, then between selections, then transposition with selection that jumped to pocket
2012 37
Benjamin Earl Travelling Isolation
2013 15
Tony Chang The Deck Void deck vanish in deck-to-pocket context
2013 27
Jason Ladanye The Player transpo with one card torn up, card to pocket intro, duplicate
2013 111
Roberto Giobbi Luka's Airborne Again deck switch application
Inspired by 2013 146
Sveroni Homing Card à la Sveroni card to pocket routine, three phases with fake expanation
2013 29
Steven Hamilton Tough Travellers ambidextrous travelers in which spectator has jacket on and removes cards as finale
Inspired byVariations 2013 49
Michael Weber 501derful
  • Magic Man Examiner Vault
card to front change pocket of jeans trousers
Also published here Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
28
Michael Vincent A Study of a Classical Plot discussion of Travelers and the evolution of this routine
2013 7
Michael Vincent The Ultimate Travelers routine comprised of the following three phases
Inspired by 2013 13
Michael Vincent Phase One: The Return of "The Homing Card" part of "The Ultimate Travelers"
Inspired by 2013 14
Michael Vincent The Second Phase: The Mental Traveler four signed Aces face down on table, thought-of Ace travels into pocket
2013 17
Michael Vincent Phase Three: The Travelers - The Ultimate Challenge clean, set up during previous phase
2013 23
Michael Vincent Credits and Inspirational Sources comments on various published handlings of "The Travelers" and card to pocket routines
2013 31
Tom Crosbie Perfect Card to Pocket signed card to insight pocket, using a note pad
Also published here
  • in Tom Crosbie's "Perception is Reallity" 2009.
2013 82
Arthur Trace Pocketed Princess though-of card from five picture cards travels to pocket
2013 106
Benjamin Earl Wide Awake Scream two of four lost aces travel to pockets, one ace appears in spectator's hands and deck vanishes leaving last ace
Also published here 2014 5
Joseph Barry A Two Card Location card cut to and card thought of small pile, one's position named and other card produced from pocket
2014 6
Francis Carlyle, Paul Vigil, Jimmy Grippo The Homing Card
Inspired by 2014 64
Christian Scherer Die fehlende Seite travelers routine, using topit
2014 306
Tomas Blomberg Multiplex Re+Set Re-set routine, three phases:
  • Phase one- Fives transpose with pocketed Queens one by one
  • Phase two- Queens transpose with pocketed Fives all at once
  • Phase three- Fives vanish and appear in four different pockets
Inspired byRelated to 2014 195
Bébel Cartes Ascenseurs (Elevator Card) Elevator using Un Échange Très Pratique, a selection ends up in performer's pocket as a kicker
2014 10
Kiko Pastur, Román García Peregrinas named card travels to pocket, then card in pocket transpose with four Aces
2014 92
Steve Mayhew Mayhew's Opener deck is continuously shuffled, spectator makes decisions about what pile to use and when performer should stop and finds the four Aces one by one, possible "encore phase" is to show the whole deck is only Aces of Hearts and three of them change back to indifferent cards and Ace of Hearts is in shirt
Also published here 2014 3
Steve Mayhew Keep Your Hands In Your Pockets with one hand in pocket, performer produces selection on top of deck while it is behind his back, a second card is selected and its three mates are produced behind his back in similar fashion, hand is brought out from pocket and it holds the three mates of first selection, no jacket
Related to 2014 154
Steve Mayhew A Balloon, A Cartwheel, and a Pony Ride three selection are found three times
  • Phase One (deck is dropped and cards turnover one by one)
  • Phase Two (flashy location, last one in mouth)
  • Phase Three (Cards to pocket, all cards to pocket finish)
Also published here 2014 184
Guy Hollingworth Cards to Pocket pendulum holdout
Related to 2015 19
Benjamin Earl Finish 52 finding matching cards from pocket for any named card, then taking all cards except selection from pocket, binary five-card set-up that combines to any card
Inspired byRelated to 2015 7
Benjamin Earl Followers for finale deck vanishes and leaves last Ace behind
2015 12
Alex Ng Alex's Cards to Pocket Three cards selected, first card jumps to pocket, then it transforms to selected card, then first card is found back in pocket, then deck vanishes leaving the third card
2015 19
Edo Huang Pitpocket temporarily loading a card unter armpit, card-to-pocket application
2015 94
Eric Stevens Expedition four spectators think of a card each in a spread, the cards vanish and appear in four different pockets
2015 33
Karl Fulves The Bicycle Thief four Kings signed on back are placed in different pockets, then performer cuts to four Kings in deck which do not have signatures, then the signatures appear on them, they are lost and then removed from the pockets
2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
17
Pit Hartling The Illusionist performer cuts to named four-of-a-kind one by one, these cards then turn out to be four cards put in pocket in beginning
2016 160
So Sato Shrink Vanish single card shrinks via optical illusion, vanishes, reappears in pocket
Inspired by 2016 17
John Lovick, Bruce Cervon Ten-Card Red Rover with a Black Jack Kicker combo of cards to pocket, six-card repeat, homing card
Related toAlso published here 2016 45
John Lovick Hand in My Pocket one hand in pocket, selection signed and returned one-handed, appears in pocket in isolated hand, credit information, with four variations
Inspired by
  • "Pocket Nightmare" (Max Maven, finally published on Kayfabe DVDs, 2017)
Also published here
2016 107
Alexander Hansford Card to pocket Card chosen and placed back in deck, hand shown empty before entering back pocket, card produced from back pocket
2016 4
Roberto Giobbi Flashback (Cutback) plot idea
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 12)
136
Roberto Giobbi Card to Wallet, Pardon me, to Wallet...in Spectator's Pocket actus interruptus
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 16)
297
Roberto Giobbi A Comedy of Errors Queens change into other matching set, Queens from different pockets, standup staging with glasses
2016 144
Pepe Lirrojo Firmadas al Bolsillo four cards change into four signed selections, then selections are found in pocket
2016 32
Giancarlo Scalia Il Mazzo Risponde two cards travel, one found sandwiched
2016 13
Jim Steinmeyer The Last Card Up the Sleeve
  • Conjuring
card visibly creeps over vest, elastic pull
Related to Feb. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)
28
Larry Jennings Thought Card to Pocket card chosen of from packet appears in breast pocket
Also published here Feb. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)
50
Jared Molton Impromptu Thought of Card to Pocket one of six
Aug. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 8)
51
Tom Stone Three Degrees of Impossibility three cards to pockets, or handbag, wallet, ...
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
46
Peter Duffie Lie To Me card chosen and lost, spectator can lie or tell the truth three times and performer cuts to a card that reveals the truth, selection travels to pocket and three cut-to cards transform into mates of selection
Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
44
Roy Walton Ouch Ace found in four-card packet, rest shown as Kings, Ace is also a King now and the Ace removed from pocket
Also published here 2016 137
Tom Stone Three Degrees of Impossibility three cards to pockets, or handbag, wallet, ...
Also published here 2016 2
Frank Shields Another Rub-a-dub-dub cards to pocket climax, from Hugard's Magic Monthly, Feb 1948
Inspired by 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
7
Benjamin Earl Wide Awake Scream two of four lost aces travel to pockets, one ace appears in spectator's hands and deck vanishes leaving last ace
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 71
Benjamin Earl Test Conditions Prediction named card predicted in pocket
2017 21
John Guastaferro Boxing Day deck is thrown in air and transforms into case with selection inside, deck is in pocket
Inspired by 2017 37
Bob Farmer Hand O' Doom Triumph with thought-of card, card vanishes and travels into spectator's pocket to some other cards already there, cue card on card with a hand design on it
Also published here 2017 39
Yohei Kawabata Waltz General Card effect, inspired by Quick 3 Way. Small Ambitious sequence at the start. End with selection jump to pocket
2017 21
Harry Lorayne Card to Pocket Sequence
Also published here 2017 131
张国洲 Jojo 消失牌叠 (Vanishing Deck) Two cards chosen, one card travels to inside jacket pocket, then deck vanishes, leaving only the second card
2017 26
Bob Farmer The Bammo Brain Bamboozler two spectators think of a red and a black card, both cards vanish and are removed from the pocket before they are named, using version of John Kennedy's "Mind Power Deck"
Inspired by
  • "The Divine and Conquer Deck" (Leo Reed)
2018 1