Gambler's Flat Palm

137 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Flat Palm
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Gambler's Squaring Palm
1940 Expert Card Technique 55
Unknown The Gamblers' Flat Palm strange position
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 56
Edward Victor The E. V. Semi-Circular Color Change card stolen from back of deck into gambler’s flat palm type of grip and deposited on face
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 9
Unknown The Phantom Pip picking up the pip... and putting it back on
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 172
Tommy Dowd A New Card Change during demonstration on how spectator should put his hand on top
Related to July 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 2) 132
Tommy Dowd Book or Magazine Load from Flat Palm
 		July 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 2) 132
Tommy Dowd Card Addition to Packet with table spread force application
 		July 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 2) 132
J. B. Bobo Color Change with gambler's flat palm steal from back & presentation
 		1947 Watch This One! 27
Dai Vernon Tips for Experts - Card Palming
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 193
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Steal from tabled deck
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 5
Edward Marlo Flat Palm to Tenkai Palm one-handed adjustment
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 26
Dai Vernon Other methods of Palming Gambler's palm and strange clip palm
 		1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 39
Dai Vernon To Palm a Card from the pack with the Gambler's palm
Variations 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 40
Dai Vernon Springing a card into the gambler's palm position from small packet
 		1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 44
Dai Vernon Some useful Notes on Palming (g) from small packet, bottom card into right hand
 		1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 46
Dai Vernon One-handed Card Change to gambler's palm
Variations 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 66
Unknown Rear Flat Palm gambler's flat palm, palm position is explained
 		1961 Card Switches 2
Edward Marlo Changing Palm Positions one-handed transitions mainly between Gambler's Flat Palm and Tenkai type palm:
  • Rear Angle Palm to Flat Rear Palm
  • Flat Rear Palm to Rear Angle Palm
 		1961 Card Switches 3
Edward Marlo Flat Card Pickup palming a single card off a flat table
 		1961 Card Switches 4
Edward Marlo, Unknown Getting into the Palm Positions from deck, ten methods: Rear Angle Palm (Tenkai type) & Rear Flat Palm (Gambler's Flat Palm)
Variations 1961 Card Switches 6
Edward Marlo Marlo's Card Switch isolated card(s) are switched for palmed card(s)
Variations 1961 Card Switches 24
Edward Marlo Notes on the Flat Palm Position
1961 Card Switches 24
Edward Marlo Additional Methods for Getting into Basic Position of Rear Flat Palm required for the Marlo Card Switch five methods, from deck and from left hand palm
 		1961 Card Switches 26
Ross Bertram Bottom Steal and Recovery tabled
VariationsAlso published here 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 205
Karl Fulves Cop From The Shuffle definition of term, describing a bottom cop during riffle shuffle
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One 3
Karl Fulves The Direct Cop tabled, from center, kind of flat palm
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two 86
Harry Lorayne The Ribbon-Spread Palm with lapping option
 		1973 Rim Shots 76
Edward Marlo Scoop up Palm small packet is brushed aside, one card palmed
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 138
Slydini Flat Tabled Palm cards added from tabled deck to tabled packet
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 92
Rick Johnsson The Byrd Acquitment adjusting card in Tenkai palm, or moving it to gambler's flat palm
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 59
Larry Jennings L.J. Angle Steal
Variations 1977 Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling 22
Dan MacMillan The Gamblers' Palm discussion of position
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 1
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer from Rear Angle Palm to Gamblers' Palm
1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 3
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer to Master Palm from Gamblers' Palm
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 3
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer to the Gamblers' Palm from a Clip Steal
1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 4
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer from Gamblers' Palm to Clip Palm
1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 5
Dan MacMillan Ribbon Spread Card Add as spread is scooped up
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 5
Dan MacMillan In the Hands Spread Replacement
1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 5
Dan MacMillan Center Card Add palmed card inserted in center
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 7
Dan MacMillan The Gamblers' Thumb Break breaking off a single card with a break from cards in flat palm
  • Gamblers' Drop-Off 1
  • Gamblers' Drop-Off 2
  • Gamblers' Drop-Off 3
  • Center Drop-Off 1
  • Center Drop-Off 2
  • Center Drop-Off 3
Inspired by 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 9
Dan MacMillan The Flexible Palm first finger takes hold of corner at thumb
Inspired byRelated to 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 12
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer from Gamblers' Palm to Flexible Palm and Back Again
  • Example 1 (holding deck in End Grip with card in Flexible Palm)
  • Example 2 (holding deck in perpendicular End Grip with card in Flexible Palm, Hindu Shuffling)
  • Example 3 (ribbon spreading deck with palmed card)
  • Example 4 (maintaining thumb break as above)
  • Example 5 (riffle shuffling on the table with palmed card)
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 13
Dan MacMillan Partial Packet Replacement replacing one card of palmed packet
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 17
Dan MacMillan Side Steal to Flexible Palm
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 17
Dan MacMillan Secret Card Add adding card from gambler's flat palm to small packet
Variations 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 19
Dan MacMillan Misdirection Card Add adding palmed cards during counting or dealing action
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 23
Dan MacMillan The Shuffle Palm tabled riffle shuffle
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 28
Dan MacMillan The Gamblers' Cull culled cards are palmed off into flat palm
 		1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 30
Dan MacMillan The Flexible Card Switch switching single cards, packets, or partial switches of packets or single cards with multiple palmed cards, eleven handling
Inspired by 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 33
Ross Bertram Bottom Steal and Recovery tabled, during riffle shuffle
Also published here 1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 84
Edward Marlo Marlo's Basic Grip Palm
1978 The Talon (Issue 1) 7
Martin A. Nash Triple Clip-Steal, The - e) 1) The Gambler's Flat Palm
1979 Sleight Unseen 347
Ken Simmons, Dan MacMillan A Technical Variation of the Secret Card Add from Gambler's Palm
  • As a Tabled Turnover
Inspired by 1981 Cards — With a Different Touch 17
Ken Simmons, Dan MacMillan OHTOS as a Packet Switch just a note
Inspired by 1981 Cards — With a Different Touch 19
Dan MacMillan The Pen-tastic Move writing with card palmed
 		1981 Cards — With a Different Touch 22
Dan MacMillan Improved Shuffle Palm during tabled riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1981 Close-Up With Cards 29
Dan MacMillan The Flexible Palm palm position
Related to 1981 Close-Up With Cards 34
Dan MacMillan Side Steal to Flexible Palm center steal
Inspired byAlso published here 1981 Close-Up With Cards 36
Dan MacMillan One Hand Turnover Switch
Also published here 1981 Close-Up With Cards 37
George Joseph The Gamblers Palm
1982 Hand Mucking 1
George Joseph Switching Palms
  • Classic Palm To Gamblers Palm
  • Classic Palm To Pinch Palm
  • Gamblers Palm to Classic Palm
  • Gamblers Palm to Pinch Palm
  • Pinch Palm to Classic Palm
  • Pinch Palm to Gamblers Palm
 		1982 Hand Mucking 3
Edward Marlo Tabled Flat Palm Production invisible card is apparently turned over
 		1983 Marlo without Tears 44
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Grip
1983 Marlo without Tears 187
Edward Marlo Technical Variant Side-Steal
Inspired by 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 167
Edward Marlo Tenkai Palm to Gambler's Flat Palm Transition step 8
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 174
Edward Marlo The Tabled Side-Steal deck dribbled to table
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 175
Edward Marlo Gambler's Falt to Tenkai Transition right hand
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 244
Edward Marlo Rise, Rise, Rise
1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 69
Larry Jennings L.J. Variation of the Machine Break-Off Move from small packet
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 67
Larry Jennings Tabled Palm
1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 71
Larry Jennings L.J. Angle Steal
Also published here 1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 84
Dai Vernon Spring Palm small packet
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 152
Dan MacMillan Visual Retention Poker Hand Switch Gambler's Palm
 		1986 Riffling the Pasteboards 58
Dai Vernon Position
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 58
Dai Vernon The Packet-Display Palm
Related to 1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 68
Dai Vernon On the Side Steal
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 76
Karl Fulves Ability Palm instant palm into right-hand flat or rear palm
 		1987 Secret Session — Part One 13
Ken Simmons Future Center Steal two handlings
Inspired by 1987 Riffling the Pasteboards — Again! 50
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Steal tabled deck
 		1988 The Cervon File 51
Edward Marlo Flat Palm from Top
1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 38
Dai Vernon Subway Gambler's Palm bottom to right, general information
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 1
Dai Vernon The Contortion Palm
1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 3
Dai Vernon The Lilliput Palm small packet handling
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 8
Dai Vernon Flat Top with replacement
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 16
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Steal tabled
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 126
Larry Jennings L.J. Angle Steal
1989 The Multiple Shift 28
Randy Wakeman Card from Inside Pocket using gambler's palm
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 5
Unknown Tabled Flat Palm off tabled packet
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 111
Unknown Palm-to-Palm Transfer flat to flat palm, brief
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 111
Jim Patton The Patton Free-Turn Side Steal from center into Gambler's Flat Palm
Related to 1990 Ultra Cervon 136
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Bottom Palm into Gambler's Flat Palm
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 138
Unknown Palm to Palm Transfer flat palm
 		1990 Top Secret Stuff 72
Larry Jennings LJ Angle Steal
Also published here 1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 20
Edward Marlo Tabled Flat-Palm Steal
1991 Carneycopia 219
Allan Ackerman Master Move Action Palm Dovetail Shuffle
 		1994 Las Vegas Kardma 59
Patrick Cook Gambler's Palming System several applications, palming from top, center, bottom
 		Dec. 1994 Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12) 2440
Edward Marlo Variations of a Palm tabled, during riffle shuffle
  • Basic Start Position
  • To Palm Off the Top Cards
  • Into Other Palm Positions
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 252
Edward Marlo Throw-Offs and Replacements table edge hold-out, imp pass
Also published here 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 260
Edward Marlo Tabled Flat Palm off tabled deck
 		1995 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 6) 20
Larry Jennings, Michael Close L.J. Angle Steal Handling
1996 Workers Number 5 114
Harry Riser Gambler's Top Cop into right-hand gambler's palm from top of deck
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Nov. 1986
 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 14
Larry Jennings LJ Angle Steal
1997 Jennings '67 51
Simon Lovell Gambler's Flat Palm Addition to top
 		1997 Simon Says! 109
Unknown The Flat Palm off the tabled deck, transfer to other hand
 		1997 Simon Says! 160
Edward Marlo, Barry Price The Miracle Card Change with flat palm handling for more cover
Related to 2000 Palming: For The Terrified 16
Barry Price The Breakaway Palm palming multiple cards from below top card, into clip position or flat palm, "Deck Straddle Palms"
 		2000 Palming: For The Terrified 25
Barry Price Replacing Flat-Palmed Cards
2000 Palming: For The Terrified 27
Barry Price Price's Swiddle Palm multiple cards inserted into deck and palmed out into right hand flat palm
 		2000 Palming: For The Terrified 28
Wesley James Palming... essay and basic palm positions
  • Classic Palm
  • Classic Palm Grip with First Finger (Marlo)
  • Thumb Palm
  • Gambler's Flat Palm
Related to
  • "New Palm Position" (Ed Marlo, New Tops, Vol. 6 No. 1, Jan 1966)
 2004 Enchantments 121
Wesley James Low Lateral Conversions
  • Low Lateral Palm to Gambler's Flat Palm
  • Low Lateral Palm to Tenkai/Slydini/Marlo Palm
  • Low Lateral Palm to Bold Steal
  • Gambler's Flat Palm to Low Lateral Palm
  • Tenkai to Low Lateral Palm
  • Bold Steal to Low Lateral Palm
  • To and From Gambler's Flat Palm
 		2004 Enchantments 364
Edward Marlo Variations of a Palm tabled, during riffle shuffle
  • Basic Starting Position
  • To Palm Off the Top Cards
  • Maneuvering to Other Palm Positions
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 136
Edward Marlo Throw-Offs and Replacements table edge hold-out, imp pass
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 144
Dai Vernon Continuing with Revelations... Gambler's Palm vs Magician's Palm
 		Aug. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8) 56
Dai Vernon Skinning the Hand with the French Shift from packet into gambler's palm
 		Aug. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8) 59
Dave Buck Lofty Transfer Card bottom palmed in left hand is transferred to right hand flat palm
 		2011 If An Octopus Could Palm 60
Roberto Giobbi Grips on the Cold Deck
  • Flat-Palm Grip
  • Tenkai Grip
  • Deep Dealing Position
 		2013 The Art of Switching Decks 14
Daniel Madison Click Palm Stealing card from center of deck into left hand Gambler's Palm, risky
Related to 2014 Placebo 23
Daniel Madison, Chris Kenner Hotel Palm Stealing card from bottom of deck into modified left hand Gambler's Palm
Related to 2014 Placebo 25
Roberto Giobbi Slap & Rise card not on top of tabled deck, performer slaps deck three times, card now on top, tabled flat palm
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 15) 50
Steve Forte standard break-off from packet into left-hand gambler's flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 529
Steve Forte nail/thumb-slide break-off from packet into left-hand gambler's flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 530
Steve Forte shuffle steal from packet into right-hand gambler's flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 531
Steve Forte table break-off from packet into right-hand gambler's flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 532
Unknown any card - any number of cards by hustler SMK, from center packet into right-hand gambler's flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 535
Unknown Small Packet Flat Palm top card into right-hand flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 537
Steve Forte instant gamblers' palm into left hand from bottom of deck
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 571
Steve Forte off-the-table riffle and cascade palm
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 575
Steve Forte table-riffle palm off the top during tabled riffle shuffle
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 576
Steve Forte scoop cap right-hand flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 584
Steve Forte strip cap left-hand flat palm
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 585
Steve Forte wrap-around cap left-hand flat palm to top
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 587
Steve Forte sweep-cap
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 588
Steve Forte one-handed caps
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 589
Steve Forte wrong-direction cap
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 589
Steve Forte interlocked-fingers transfer flat to flat
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 594
Joe Dignam Pick-Up Palm deck placed on table and top card retained and maneuvered into flat palm
 		Apr. 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4) 44
John Carney The Productions black as single card
  • Stealing Back the Block
Inspired by 2020 Sleights & Insights 127