Matching the Cards

150 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Matching the Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To Change Four Cards, drawn haphazard, and placed on the table, into Cards of the same Value as a Single Card subsequently chosen by one of the Spectators optional forcing pack
 		1876 Modern Magic 102
Unknown Magician vs. Gambler
Variations 1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 43
Unknown Silas and the Slickers rhyming patter, ballad by Elmer Applegit
Variations 1939 More Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 26
Jean Hugard, Art Lyle Magician vs Gambler patter story and simplified handling
Inspired by 1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39) 369
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Busted Bobtail four royal flush cards produced, then fifth has wrong suit, rest is transformed
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 15
George Starke My Uncle and the Gambler
Inspired by Aug. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 3) 142
Arthur H. Buckley A Difficult Routine Experiment No. 17 - presented differently with four forced selections (aces)
 		1946 Card Control 168
Arthur H. Buckley The Ladies and the Deuces Experiment No. 21 - with cards to pockets climax
 		1946 Card Control 174
Edward Marlo The Good Magician
Related to 1947 Marlo In Spades 44
Unknown Fours of a Kind dunbury delusion presentation
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 213
Bruce Elliott Aces??? magician vs. gambler, doing all the moves but getting all four aces, magician's joke
 		1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 148) 595
Joe Berg Magician Makes Good unusual presentation
Also published here 1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 126
Dr. Jacob Daley, Paul LePaul The Bashful Queens Three Queens on the table change to indifferent cards. All four Queens are found in four different pockets
Related toVariations 1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 179
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good double duke
Related to 1951 Ed Marlo's Lecture Notes 5
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good
Variations 1953 The Cardician 119
Cy Endfield Gambler Out-Gambled
Related toVariations 1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III 38
Roy Walton Eight Ladies? four Queens are found then placed on table where they change into Eights, Queens found in four different pockets
Inspired by 1955 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955) 21
Joe Berg Magician Makes Good "Magician Maces Good", unusual presentation
Also published here 1958 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 6) 760
Dai Vernon Matching the Cards
1959 Inner Secrets of Card Magic 22
Nate Leipzig The Matching Up Trick or Comedy of Errors
1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 167
Harry Lorayne Magician vs. Gambler cards to pocket finale
Related toVariations 1964 Personal Secrets 27
Edward Marlo Alternation using an eight card faro control to set-up for a Matching the Cards type routine
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 29
Al Leech The Better Magician
1965 Super Card Man Stuff 55
Larry Jennings The Changing of the Guard three cards are changed to match Ace of Spades
Related to 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 75
Larry Jennings Monarch's Quartette
Variations 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 83
Larry Jennings Monarch's Quartette - plus
1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 85
Peter Kane Royal Flush Flash Kings change into royal flush
Related toVariations 1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 2
Peter Kane Tetradism
  • (1) Matching the Cards with freely chosen card
  • (2) all four-of-a-kinds produced
Variations 1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 19
Edward Marlo Perplexing "Cardician Makes Good"
Also published here 1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets 20
Jeff Altman Three Happenings similar in effect, top and bottom cards of piles fit
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 377
Derek Dingle Gambler's Triumph matching the cards / triumph combo
 		1972 Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2)) 131
Jerry K. Hartman Set-up for Marlo’s “Cardician Makes Good” see reference
Related to
  • "Cardician Makes Good" (Edward Marlo, The New Tops, July 1963, p. 26)
 1972 Packet Magic 9
Father Cyprian Two Gamblers v.s. One Magician transforms in Royel Flush as kicker, mistake presentation lost
 		1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 81
Harry Lorayne Quick Matching the Cards
1973 Rim Shots 100
Edward Marlo Perplexing "Cardician Makes Good"
Also published here 1973 Lecture Notes No. 1 4
Faucett Ross Card Act Description of routine of card tricks

  • Cards Up the Sleeve
  • Matching the Cards
  • Leipzig Four Ace Trick
  • Changing card under foot
  • Twenty Card Transposition
 		1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 200
Herbert Milton Rendition of Matching the Cards
1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 201
Francis Carlyle Matching the Selected Card brief
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 77
Peter Kane The Poker Hand same as "Royal Flush Flash"
Related to 1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 155
Nick Trost Gambler vs. Magician
1975 Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One 7
Edward Marlo "No Palm Climax" - 1964 cards to pocket climax
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 209
Edward Marlo The Sting Gambler vs. Magician, no palm cards to pockets climax
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 12) 150
Philip T. Goldstein Fingertip Poker
1976 Classic Tackler 5
Alan Shaxon My Favourite Card Trick magician vs. gambler theme, then wrong cards appear in wallet
 		1976 Practical Sorcery 16
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - Third Effect
1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 266
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - Fourth Effect
1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 268
Larry Jennings Nowhere and Everywhere again
Also published here 1977 Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling 38
Martin A. Nash Title Bout Gambler vs. Magician theme, see p. 449 for additional crediting
VariationsAlso published here 1977 Any Second Now 257
Martin A. Nash In His Cuts Triumph/Magician vs. Gambler - combo
 		1977 Any Second Now 262
Lewis Ganson Introduction
1977 Matching the Cards 4
Dai Vernon Matching the Cards
1977 Matching the Cards 6
Dai Vernon Note Travelers as follow-up for Matching the Cards
 		1977 Matching the Cards 9
Nate Leipzig Comedy of Errors "wrong" cards dropped on floor, where they then change to match selection
 		1977 Matching the Cards 10
Herbert Milton Rendition of Matching the Cards
1977 Matching the Cards 12
Faucett Ross The Faucett Ross Version
1977 Matching the Cards 13
Faucett Ross Impromptu Matching two four-of-a-kinds, pair exchanged, they transpose back, then ready for Matching the Cards
 		1977 Matching the Cards 15
Fred Lowe Matched Poker Deal done with royal flushs instead of quartets
 		1977 Matching the Cards 16
Lewis Ganson Tribute to the Card Stars three or even four four-of-a-kinds show up
Inspired by 1977 Matching the Cards 22
Karl Fulves Sidelines credit information on the following plots
  • Magician Makes Good
  • The Travelers
 		1977 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9) 1020
Roger Smith, Steve Saunders, Ron Hicks The Spell of a Good Magician three thought-of cards spelled to, they then change to Aces to match a fourth card, faro
 		1977 Innovative Magic No. 1 9
Christian Scherer Dreifache Überraschung three matching cards turnover in deck
 		1978 Eine Handvoll Kartenkunststücke 69
Unknown How to deliver out four aces, and convert them into four knaves. four times glide, Richard Kaufman's transcription of Reginald Scot's card section
Related to 1979 CardMagic 62
John F. Mendoza Cardician Makes Good & Triumph Combination
1979 Close-up Presentations 60
Dr. Jacob Daley, Frank Garcia "Doc" Daley's Masterpiece: The Gambler and the Magician
Variations 1980 Exclusive Card Secrets 50
Al Smith, Peter Kane Seconds Out mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets, based on Peter Kane's "Son Of Tetradism"
Inspired by Feb. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2) 803
Martin A. Nash Title Bout Gambler vs. Magician theme
Also published here 1980 Colors on the March 2
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Magician Vs Gambler cards to pocket finale, more thorough description
Inspired by 1980 Lecture Notes 16
Fred Lowe Ein kleiner Irrtum Matching The Cards with Royal Flush, last card is of wrong suit and rest changes
 		Aug. 1980 Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2) 59
Stephen Tucker QuadraQueen 3 matching the cards with Travelers finale, using a coin
Variations 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3) 43
Walt Lees Matchochism Aces lost, then cut to again, last one is King, rest changes to King and Aces are on bottom of four tabled piles
Related to 1981 More Professional Card Tricks 2
Derek Dingle, Yasuo Kiga a la Kiga three cards change to make four of a kind, two handlings
 		1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 5
Derek Dingle CutOff
1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 27
Fantomas Three After One free choice, full deck set up in four of a kinds
 		Dec. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 12) 716
Frank Garcia Matching the Cards Sequence
1982 The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I 25
Steve Beam Don't Blow It
1982 The Changing of the Cards 20
Christian Scherer Vier Damen cards are produced to divine selection, transform into mates
 		1982 Seminarheft 31
Curtis Kam Overdunn indicator cards change into mates of selection, missing sucker element
 		1982 All the World's a Stage 36
Geoffrey Latta Topsy Turvy Surprise Plus combined with with matching the cards
Inspired by 1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 79
Michael Powers Counter-Intuitive Transpo Matching the Cards meets Reset in a weird effect combination
 		1983 Powerful Magic 11
James G. Thompson Jr. Traue keinem As! longer routine with Aces and Kings, with following items and 4&4 oil water
 		Aug. 1983 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2) 62
Al Smith Fifty-Percent Solution performer tries to cut four queens, finds three then an ace, then queens are transformed into aces and queens found reversed in deck, in case and in wallet
Inspired by 1984 The Best of Close-Up Magic 166
Joe Riding Irish Calculator
1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 88
Louis Falanga Third Routine magician vs. gambler theme
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 41
Earl Wheeler Sucker Four Ace assembly with Kings, last one is an ace, kings change to aces to match (1937)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 4
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
Randy Wakeman Cardician Makes Better back and forth transformation
Inspired by 1987 Special Effects 6
Randy Wakeman I Like Nice Things quartet changes into royal flush as kicker, three methods
Related to 1987 Special Effects 12
Roberto Giobbi Ein abgekartetes ... Risiko matching the cards with Travelers finale, stand-up presentation with glasses
Inspired by 1987 Card Stories 4
Karl Fulves Eventual Ace Cutting spectator cuts to Ten, then to a Jack and first Ten becomes Jack, then to a Queen and first two cards become Queens, and so on, posed as problem
Variations 1988 Interlocutor (Issue 47) 187
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good unknown card put aside, three Deuces found, card is Ace, it's changed to Two, now three other cards are Aces, Two changed back to Ace
Inspired by
  • "Ace-Deuce Mix-Up" (Ed Marlo, Sept. 1949)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, July 1963
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 9
Jim Molinari Why Take Chances?
Variations Dec. 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 12) 1724
Dai Vernon Matching the Cards Forerunner
Variations 1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 xii
Dai Vernon Matching the Cards Forerunner II
1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 xvi
Brother John Hamman Three Guesses unseen card placed aside, spectator chooses three wrong cards, performer names card and three cards change to mates
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 72
Michael Powers Misplace Your Bets performer cuts to four-of-a-kind one by one, spectator cuts small packet onto each card, top cards shown to be same four-of-a-kind, bottom cards changed to Twos or something else, two effect variations
Inspired by 1990 Top Secret Stuff 40
Larry Jennings Magician Makes Good three mates of selected card appear face up in deck
Also published here 1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 3
Stephen Tucker Masters of Disguise
Apr. 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 14 No. 4) 1909
John Bannon The Ace-Man Cometh matching the cards with transformation after every phase
Inspired by 1991 Smoke and Mirrors 92
Edward Marlo Gambler Versus Olram
1991 The Olram File (Issue 6) 11
Terry LaGerould Las Vegas Final Exam Matching the Cards with Aces and Kings, then Aces cut to by magician
 		1992 Pasteboard Presentations 49
Edward Marlo Easy Packet Switch covered Tent Vanish switch, here as matching trick
 		1993 The Olram File (Issue 14) 11
David Avadon Avadon vs. the Gambler
1993 Profile (Issue 12) 1
Aldo Colombini Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Apr. 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 4) 2349
Paul Gertner The Four Kings spectator does not find card but four indifferent ones, change into four-of-a-kind
 		1994 Steel and Silver 96
Darwin Ortiz The Showdown with card to wallet and folded to key case
Related to 1995 Cardshark 128
Lou Gallo Lou Gallo vs. the Gambler magician's only version
 		1996 Lou Gallo: The Underground Man 114
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 Inside Cardmagic — Band 2 130
Larry Jennings Monarchs' Quartette
  • Version One
  • Version Two
 		1997 Jennings '67 22
Nick Trost Trost on "Matching the Cards" Four jacks change to Aces, with blank deck ending
Inspired by
  • "Herbert Milton's Rendition of Matching the Cards" (Lewis Ganson, Matching the Cards, 1977)
Related to
  • "Correcting a Mistake" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks: How They Are Done, 1910)
 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 184
Harry Lorayne Foursome Fourall impromptu all-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2001 Personal Collection 227
Harry Lorayne My Cup of Tea
Inspired by 2001 Personal Collection 519
David Regal The Mystery Card chosen card completes four of a kind
 		2002 Constant Fooling 1 103
Aaron Fisher Four by Four spectator selects one of four cards, the other three change into the quartet
 		2002 The Paper Engine 63
Karl Fulves Further Notes on "Magician Makes Good" and Mac McDonald's $100 Ace Routine
 		2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 66
Bob King Magician v. Gambler four Queens produced and signed, then matching the cards with travelers finale
Related to 2002 The Breather 3 15
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Double take unknown card removed, another card chosen and placed aside, second card divined by turning over some cards in the deck of same suit, value, ... then the three mates of removed card turn over
Related to 2002 Ahead of the Pack 71
Jamie Badman Mr. Memory Man missing card named by looking through the rest, then three mates found face down, they're the wrong cards but change into the right ones
Inspired byRelated to 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 113
Juan Tamariz All of a Kind matching the cards, three random cards are turned over in the deck and then mates of unseen selection are found reversed
Related toVariations 2004 Mnemonica 94
Larry Jennings Magician Makes Good
Also published here 2005 Up In Smoke 7
Roberto Giobbi The Best Card Trick for Laymen
  • The Genii Session
with Dai Vernon finesses that come from Johnny Thompson
 		Sep. 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 9) 16
Christoph Borer Matching the Himber Card matching the cards, first three cards found in wallet, Himber Wallet
Also published here
  • Matching the Himber Card in "ANAM CARA"
 2006 Compilation 75
Jack Avis Magician vs. Gambler routine outline, using snap-over change
 		2006 Rara Avis 150
Bruce Cervon My King Trick
2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 53
Gerald Deutsch Force Some
2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 289
Jack Parker Lead Astray card selected but not shown, three mates produced, selection does not match, mates are changed to match selection
 		Oct. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2) 22
Karl Fulves Magician Does Good one of five cards chosen, cards shuffled back, three Aces cut to, selection is Three of Hearts, they change into Threes
 		2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 388
Darwin Ortiz Twelve the Hard Way twelve cards from one suit produced to match selection, mistake, transformation in different suit
Inspired by
  • Benjamin Earl's "Full Suit Production"
 2012 Lessons in Card Mastery 99
Tony Chang Queens Gambit removed card is "divined" by analyzing four indifferent cards twice, then four of a kind transformation climax
 		2013 I Was Kidnapped 17
Jason Ladanye The Quick Change Artist
Variations 2013 Confident Deceptions 17
Eric Richardson N.E.1 - Notes of Eric & Juan (Richardson & Tamariz) finding mates of one chosen card, then mates of second chosen card turn-over in the deck
Inspired by 2013 Just Be Croz 186
Joaquín Matas Los Sietes-Dieces cards dealt until spectator calls stop, then four cards chosen, numbers match the amount of dealt cards, other card is chosen and other three cards change to same value, number in dealt pile matches too
Inspired by 2014 A Fuego Lento — Volumen I 193
Simon Aronson The Aronson Stack "Makes Good" Matching the Cards done with Aronson stack
 		2014 Art Decko 250
Alex Ng Impromptu All of a Kind Three freely selected random cards change into three of a kind to match the fourth card previously selected by spectator
 		2015 In the Mind of Dr. Alex 13
Roberto Giobbi A Comedy of Errors Queens change into other matching set, Queens from different pockets, standup staging with glasses
 		2016 Standup Card Magic 144
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
Benjamin Earl Stem Cell framing routine differently to get different experiences with same handling, four cards shown one by one and tabled, they change into four aces, possible presentations:
  • Stem Cell Monte
  • Stem Cell Magician vs. Gambler
  • Stem Cell Sleight of Hand
 		2017 Less is More 103
Johnny Thompson The Gambler's Ballad gambling demonstration with Matching the Card finale, magician vs. gambler theme, rhyming patter
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 27
Johnny Thompson Dai Vernon's Magic Castle Act from late Sixties
  • The Cups and Balls
  • Han Ping Chien
  • Winged Silver
  • Copper/Silver
  • Matching the Cards
  • Ambitious Card
  • Color-Changing Deck
 		2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2) 81
Jason Ladanye Standing Out handling without table
Inspired by 2018 Game Changer 23
Harry Lorayne Fourced Match
2018 And Finally! 188
Harapan Ong Matching the Cards classic effect
 		2019 A Stack to Forget 53
Harapan Ong Same Data, Different Conclusions Two cards selected. Three cards used to divine color, suit and value of first selection. Those three cards then change into the mates of second selection.
 		2019 A Stack to Forget 57
Yves Carbonnier À la Jennings
Inspired by 2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 64
Roberto Mansilla Mago vs. Jugador Puertorriqueño four of a kind is produced, then cards change to another four of a king
 		2019 Çerca 31
Roberto Mansilla Matching the Cards transformation to other four of a kind
 		2019 Çerca 43
Patrick G. Redford 4agon Conclusion Magician finds wrong four of a kind, then changes them into the correct four of a kind containing the selection
 		2019 Sleightly Out Of Order 26
Mike Pisciotta Into the Dead Zone unknown card placed aside, performer sets out to find mates but stops at three different cards which are left face up in the deck, the change to value of selection, non-stack version of Tamariz's effect
Related to 2020 As Above, So Below 25
Larry Jennings Jennings Makes Good Queen chosen, performer cuts to three Aces, first Queen is shown to be an Ace now, Queen reversed in center
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 364
Larry Jennings Monarch’s Quartette the Third
Also published here 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 562
Roberto Giobbi Matching the Cards
2021 Sharing Secrets 61