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acknowledgements \n \n tom gagnon
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Acknowledgements
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preface \n \n tom gagnon
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Preface
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foreword \n \n david malek
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David Malek
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Foreword
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introduction \n \n jon racherbaumer
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Jon Racherbaumer
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Introduction
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swindler's aces \n aces lost, then found one by one by spreading the deck on the table one-handed and stopping the spread at each ace \n tom gagnon \n swindle switch \n tom gagnon \n facing a swindler \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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Swindler's Aces
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easy breather \n brief, way to apply breather crimp, see also p. 41 \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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Easy Breather
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multiple shift \n \n dai vernon
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Dai Vernon
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Multiple Shift
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establishing break at breather crimp \n one-handed with tabled deck \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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Establishing Break at Breather Crimp
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vernon-gagnon poker demonstration \n adding a color-changing deck phase during ribbon-spreading the deck face-down as fake cooler deck switch \n tom gagnon \n the vernon poker demonstration \n dai vernon \n blessed poker \n woody aragón
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Vernon-Gagnon Poker Demonstration
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gagnon spread pass \n tabled spread, forward and backward action, draw shift related \n tom gagnon \n gagnon spread pass \n tom gagnon \n gagnon spread pass \n tom gagnon \n faroed spread pass \n tom gagnon \n one card ribbon spread pass \n tom gagnon \n top card cover spread pass \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon Spread Pass
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g. w. hunter shuffle \n \n g. w. hunter
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G. W. Hunter
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G. W. Hunter Shuffle
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overhand stacking \n to formula \n unknown
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gagnon's miracle aces \n ribbon spread stopped at apparently random locations to find aces, spectator stabs last ace \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon's Miracle Aces
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ribbon spread cut estimation \n ribbon spreading stopped after estimated number of cards \n tom gagnon \n the cut estimate \n edward marlo
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Tom Gagnon
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Ribbon Spread Cut Estimation
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the miracle spread \n brief \n edward marlo \n the miracle spread \n edward marlo \n the miracle spread \n edward marlo \n the miracle spread - variation \n edward marlo \n larry jennings \n flexible miracle spread \n edward marlo \n the miracle spread \n edward marlo \n tom gagnon \n the inverse spread control \n tom gagnon \n miracle spread force \n tom gagnon \n dual miracle spread \n tom gagnon \n miracle spread handling \n tom gagnon \n miracle spread under handkerchief \n edward marlo \n tom gagnon \n easy rider \n tom gagnon \n next to it \n edward marlo \n miracle spread move \n edward marlo
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Edward Marlo
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The Miracle Spread
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Variations - Next To It (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1960)
- The Miracle Spread - Variation (Edward Marlo, Larry Jennings, The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings, 1986)
- … and 8 more
- Flexible Miracle Spread (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986)
- The Miracle Spread (Edward Marlo, Tom Gagnon, The Trapdoor — Volume One, 1988)
- The Inverse Spread Control (Tom Gagnon, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1998)
- Miracle Spread Force (Tom Gagnon, Avant-Cards, 2011)
- Dual Miracle Spread (Tom Gagnon, Too Hot for the Devil, 2013)
- Miracle Spread Handling (Tom Gagnon, Too Hot for the Devil, 2013)
- Miracle Spread under Handkerchief (Edward Marlo, Tom Gagnon, Gagnon Unfiltered, 2019)
- Easy Rider (Tom Gagnon, Gagnon Unfiltered, 2019)
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hof-sendser aces \n jazz aces presented as hole card switch demonstration, using transparent hofzinser card over phone flashlight \n tom gagnon \n jazz aces \n peter kane \n "hofzinser poker" (jeremy hanrahan, marketed effect)
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Hof-Sendser Aces
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Inspired by - Jazz Aces (Peter Kane, Another Card Session with Peter Kane, 1971)
- "Hofzinser Poker" (Jeremy Hanrahan, marketed effect)
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braue addition and switch \n \n frederick braue
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Frederick Braue
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Braue Addition and Switch
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13
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an expensive sandwich \n dollar bill and four aces placed in different parts of the deck and lost, two cards on either side of bill are then aces \n tom gagnon \n bill collector \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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An Expensive Sandwich
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d'amico shift with dollar bill \n sliding block, with bill in deck in addition to cards \n carmen d'amico \n tom gagnon \n d'amico's multiple shift \n carmen d'amico
2019
Carmen D'Amico, Tom Gagnon
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D'Amico Shift with Dollar Bill
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the forgetful gambler \n riffle stack demo with second marlo/gardner phase \n tom gagnon \n the blueprint, march 1977 \n the forgetful gambler \n tom gagnon \n gardner-marlo poker routine \n martin gardner \n edward marlo
2019
Tom Gagnon
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The Forgetful Gambler
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Also published here - The Blueprint, March 1977
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one shuffle stack \n \n barry govan \n one shuffle stack \n barry govan \n ian baxter
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Barry Govan
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One Shuffle Stack
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about face \n selection lost, wrong card found a few times then selection suddenly is face up on top \n tom gagnon \n a different top change - mass hypnotism \n unknown \n the blueprint, vol. 4 no. 5, 1977
2019
Tom Gagnon
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About Face
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Also published here - The Blueprint, Vol. 4 No. 5, 1977
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marlo's technique reverse \n when getting into riffle shuffle packets kiss \n edward marlo \n marlo's technique reverse \n edward marlo
2019
Edward Marlo
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Marlo's Technique Reverse
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ultra move \n \n harry lorayne
2019
Harry Lorayne
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Ultra Move
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chinese card spin \n card spins out after flip-over deal flourish, also as apparent transformation \n tom gagnon \n the chinese second deal \n dai vernon \n "chinese boomerang" (roger klause, the gen, vol. 19 no. 10)
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Chinese Card Spin
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Related to - "Chinese Boomerang" (Roger Klause, The Gen, Vol. 19 No. 10)
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punched in the dark \n royal flush located under handkerchief on table \n tom gagnon \n marlo miracle aces \n edward marlo \n an insolvable mystery \n dai vernon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Punched in the Dark
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miracle spread under handkerchief \n spread covered with handkerchief \n edward marlo \n tom gagnon \n the miracle spread \n edward marlo
2019
Edward Marlo, Tom Gagnon
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Miracle Spread under Handkerchief
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aces by weight \n aces cut to and their position announced and verified, faro \n tom gagnon \n vernon's aces \n dai vernon \n marlo's miracle routine: cards by weight \n edward marlo
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Aces by Weight
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bilateral bottom deal \n \n tom gagnon \n bilateral bottom deal \n tom gagnon \n lateral bottom deal \n tom gagnon \n scissors take bilateral bd \n tom gagnon \n scissors grip bilateral bd \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Bilateral Bottom Deal
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electro static aces \n aces lost, then found one by one by spreading the deck on the table one-handed and stopping the spread at each ace \n tom gagnon \n weighing in \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Electro Static Aces
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snap crimp \n \n unknown
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Snap Crimp
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38
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versatile spread control from erdnase break \n bottom cards ride under cards when spread on table, as production to stop at specific card \n tom gagnon \n the versatile spread control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Versatile Spread Control from Erdnase Break
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facing a swindler \n face-up version of swindler's aces \n tom gagnon \n swindler's aces \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Facing a Swindler
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flimflam transpo \n kings together face up in deck, when spread on the table they change into aces \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Flimflam Transpo
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flimflam switch \n reversed cards in center are switched for other reversed cards under top card of deck with ribbon spread action \n tom gagnon \n swindle switch \n tom gagnon
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Tom Gagnon
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Flimflam Switch
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floater \n deck floats above hand, using hidden thumb tip \n tom gagnon \n new tops, dec. 1981
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Floater
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the gathering \n aces lost, then found one by one by spreading the deck on the table one-handed and stopping the spread at each ace \n tom gagnon \n one-hand ribbon spread switch \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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The Gathering
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high flying aces \n aces lost, tabled face-up ribbon spread closed and an ace appears on deck, repeated three more times \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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High Flying Aces
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gagnon spread pass \n as double cut substitute, top card transferred to bottom as back-to-front ribbon spread is gathered \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon Spread Pass
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packet collectors \n three selections lost, groups of four cards each biddle counted off deck and spectators put their hand on the groups that contain their cards, selections travel to between kings \n tom gagnon \n packet to packet \n eddie fechter \n the escape of the musketeers \n cy endfield
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Packet Collectors
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halo bottom slip cut \n \n harry lorayne
2019
Harry Lorayne
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HaLo Bottom Slip Cut
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tap unload \n onto tabled packet \n unknown
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Tap Unload
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57
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scarne's triple coincidence revisited \n two decks, three cards exchanged \n tom gagnon \n triple coincidence \n john scarne
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Scarne's Triple Coincidence Revisited
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59
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ribbon spread multiple shift \n - angle load variation \n tom gagnon \n ribbon spread multiple shift \n tom gagnon \n gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n twofer ribbon spread multiple shift \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Ribbon Spread Multiple Shift
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underhanded collectors \n selections lost and deck spread on table, scooped up with four kings and selection appear between kings, four double facers, faro \n tom gagnon \n collectors ii \n larry jennings
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Underhanded Collectors
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d'amico multiple shift \n sliding block \n carmen d'amico
2019
Carmen D'Amico
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D'Amico Multiple Shift
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bottom block side-jog \n side-jogging the bottom few cards to the right, see also p. 107 \n edward marlo \n multiple rear palm steal \n edward marlo
2019
Edward Marlo
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Bottom Block Side-Jog
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weighing in \n aces lost, then found one by one by spreading the deck on the table and stopping the spread, number of cards in un-spread portion named and last card is ace each time, aces in named order \n tom gagnon \n marlo's miracle routine: cards by weight \n edward marlo \n think of an ace \n dai vernon \n electro static aces \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Weighing In
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a peeking intruder \n odd-backed card put in deck, spectator fingertip-peeks at a card, it is the odd-backed card, chicago opener, double lift after ribbon spread placement \n tom gagnon \n open intruder \n alex elmsley
2019
Tom Gagnon
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A Peeking Intruder
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Inspired by - Pentagram, Vol. 10 No. 12, September 1956
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scaan \n "spectator card at any number", with the versatile spread control \n tom gagnon \n power of concentrated thought \n s. w. erdnase \n automatic card at any number \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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SCAAN
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impeccable change \n wrong card reversed and deck spread face up, when spectator removes reversed card it is not the selection, using gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n "ribbon-spread switch-out" (stephen hobbs, technical toolbox dvds)
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Impeccable Change
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Inspired by - "Ribbon-Spread Switch-Out" (Stephen Hobbs, Technical Toolbox DVDs)
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automatic reverse \n while displaying top cards \n unknown \n automatic reverse \n unknown \n automatic reverse \n unknown
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Automatic Reverse
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the wash \n wash shuffle to lose selection in deck, using gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n gary mccoy's handling of slydini's "helicopter card trick"
2019
Tom Gagnon
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The Wash
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Inspired by - Gary McCoy's handling of Slydini's "Helicopter Card Trick"
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81
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umpteenth open prediction \n using gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n "the o. p. spread" (patrick g. redford, the open prediction project, p. 213) \n open prediction (automatic jog) \n edward marlo \n the o. p. spread \n patrick g. redford
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Umpteenth Open Prediction
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Inspired by - Open Prediction (Automatic Jog) (Edward Marlo, The Hierophant, 1969)
- "The O. P. Spread" (Patrick G. Redford, The Open Prediction Project, 2008)
- … and 1 more
- "The O. P. Spread" (Patrick G. Redford, The Open Prediction Project, p. 213)
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mystery card \n unknown card with paper clip set aside, card signed and lost, deck placed on clipped card, deck spread and gathered, card shown to be selection \n tom gagnon \n mystery card revisited \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Mystery Card
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clivot control \n diagonal insertion method with pressure points \n jerry andrus
2019
Jerry Andrus
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Clivot Control
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87
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clip load \n gagnon spread control into paper clipped card \n tom gagnon \n easy rider \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clip Load
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88
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mystery card revisited \n different handling \n tom gagnon \n mystery card \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Mystery Card Revisited
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89
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clipped sandwich \n card appears sandwiched between two paper clipped cards, spread loading technique \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clipped Sandwich
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91
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shorty's holdout \n two bills with paper clip on them set aside, selection appears in them, loading with ribbon spread \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Shorty's Holdout
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93
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clipped triple prediction \n three cards with paper clip on them, turn out to be later selections \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clipped Triple Prediction
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95
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twice clipped improved \n two cards predicted with cards from other deck, paper-clipped pairs \n tom gagnon \n twice clipped \n bill simon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Twice Clipped Improved
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burglar's big break out \n jacks put into deck reversed one by one and then travel to joker with paper clip on it, using gagnon spread control, handkerchief as cover in last phase \n tom gagnon \n the burglars \n orville wayne meyer \n cull the police! \n harapan ong
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Burglar's Big Break Out
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100
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insertion plunger jog \n card pushed into tabled deck, plunger \n tom gagnon \n multiple insertion plunger jog \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Insertion Plunger Jog
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101
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clipped thought \n unknown card with paper clip set aside, it turns out to be named ace, then changes to another named ace, then all aces are in clip, ribbon spread techniques used \n tom gagnon \n think of an ace \n dai vernon \n longitudinal aces \n karl fulves
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clipped Thought
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multiple insertion plunger jog \n with multiple cards, tabled \n tom gagnon \n insertion plunger jog \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
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104
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clip joint \n black kings with paper clip on them put aside, signed selection appears between them, ribbon spread techniques \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clip Joint
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109
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clipped transposition \n paper clipped card on table transposes with reversed card in deck, ribbon spread handling, optional double backer \n tom gagnon \n clipped \n howard hamburg
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clipped Transposition
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112
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four the hard way \n paper clipped and signed joker put aside, transposes with four kings in center of deck \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Four the Hard Way
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116
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easy rider \n clip load with marlo's miracle spread \n tom gagnon \n clip load \n tom gagnon \n the miracle spread \n edward marlo
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Easy Rider
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121
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clipped exchange \n card from pocket transposes with paper clipped in hand, duplicate \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Clipped Exchange
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center double lift \n cards swivelled out, other names credited \n larry jennings
2019
Larry Jennings
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Center Double Lift
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loewy palm from paper clipped double \n \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Loewy Palm from Paper Clipped Double
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124
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zigzag pass \n tabled light-reft spread pass, forward-backward spreading \n tom gagnon \n the light-reft spread pass \n piet forton \n wolff von keyserlingk
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Pass
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126
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zigzag insertion pass \n tabled light-reft spread pass as card is inserted in spread \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Insertion Pass
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129
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zigzag incomplete faro pass \n tabled light-reft spread pass with deck in incomplete faro condition \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Incomplete Faro Pass
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131
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zigzag top control \n tabled light-reft spread pass as control to top \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Top Control
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134
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zigzag bottom control \n tabled light-reft spread pass as control to bottom \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Bottom Control
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zigging & zagging the cut \n tabled light-reft spread pass to undo a cut \n tom gagnon \n slipping the cut - table method \n al baker
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Zigging & Zagging the Cut
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140
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zigzag false cut \n tabled light-reft spread pass as false cut, pass before the cut \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag False Cut
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142
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zigzag undercut \n tabled light-reft spread pass as transfer cut, three methods \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Undercut
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145
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zigzag aces \n \n tom gagnon \n the gambler controls the aces \n bill simon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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ZigZag Aces
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147
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slideslip spread control \n kind of side steal to bottom during tabled ribbon spread \n tom gagnon \n side slip spread control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Slideslip Spread Control
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150
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tcc sideslip spread pass \n "top card cover", tabled spread pass \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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TCC Sideslip Spread Pass
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152
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sideslip sandwich \n using slideslip spread control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Sideslip Sandwich
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153
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ribbon spread convincing control \n selection (double) inserted in tabled spread and left sticking out, controlled to top as spread is gathered \n tom gagnon \n mechanical spread control \n tom gagnon \n giancarlo scalia's ribbon spread convincing control \n giancarlo scalia
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Ribbon Spread Convincing Control
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center double lift \n \n steve freeman
2019
Steve Freeman
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Center Double Lift
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154
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bluff tilt \n pseudo tilt ambitious card phase \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Bluff Tilt
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157
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positional spread control \n controlling card to certain position from bottom, ribbon spread \n tom gagnon \n instant spread reverse \n jean-jacques sanvert
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Positional Spread Control
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158
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one-handed versatile get-ready \n deck in right-hand end grip, bottom card side-jogged with one hand \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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One-Handed Versatile Get-Ready
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159
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gagnon stocks erdnase \n jogging specific card while riffling through the deck, controlled with gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n ordinary methods of stocking, locating and securing \n s. w. erdnase
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon Stocks Erdnase
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161
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t.g. ribbon spread reverse \n before riffle shuffle, halves kiss, starting from ribbon spread \n tom gagnon \n buckley's reverse \n arthur h. buckley
2019
Tom Gagnon
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T.G. Ribbon Spread Reverse
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164
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revolving reverse \n while gathering ribbon spread \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Revolving Reverse
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166
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versatile spread holdout \n group hidden underneath ribbon spread, application with three selections that vanish \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Versatile Spread Holdout
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168
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ribbon spread addition \n adding cards to back of packet, using ribbon spread \n tom gagnon \n spread pass addition \n edward marlo
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Ribbon Spread Addition
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171
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slipping mcdonald in \n opening sequence to switch in double facers \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Slipping McDonald In
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undercover double doodle \n loading a card that was previously inserted into tabled spread onto a card that is used to scoop up a tabled spread to make it a double \n tom gagnon \n double doodle steal \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Undercover Double Doodle
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riffle action control \n cards riffled with left thumb until spectator stops, top half lifted and card shown, then gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n getting into erdnase break \n karl fulves
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Riffle Action Control
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177
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misdirection cull \n card inserted in tabled deck, deck spread on table, then between hands, card culled \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Misdirection Cull
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overlap procedure \n card(s) inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free \n tom gagnon \n ribbon-spread techniques - glimpse \n jean-jacques sanvert \n no palm card in case \n tom gagnon \n the overlap procedure and control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Overlap Procedure
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overlap procedure cull \n card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Overlap Procedure Cull
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overlap procedure peek \n card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free \n tom gagnon \n ribbon-spread techniques - glimpse \n jean-jacques sanvert
2019
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Overlap Procedure Peek
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getting the scoop \n card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free, ends up side-jogged eventually \n tom gagnon \n getting the scoop \n tom gagnon
2019
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Getting the Scoop
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overlap bottom control \n card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free \n tom gagnon
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Overlap Bottom Control
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190
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overlap multiple shift \n card(s) inserted in perpendicular tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free, two methods (to top and to bottom) \n tom gagnon
2019
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Overlap Multiple Shift
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subterranean collectors \n aces and selections inserted in ribbon spread, using overlap multiple shift \n tom gagnon \n finders keepers \n roy walton
2019
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Subterranean Collectors
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never too late \n selection inserted in tabled spread and deck squared, top card is not selection, then it is \n tom gagnon \n the late arrival \n edward marlo
2019
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Never Too Late
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double-decker \n overlap procedure sandwich application, all three cards distributed in tabled spread \n tom gagnon \n double decker \n tom gagnon
2019
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Double-Decker
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bill collector \n dollar bill and four aces placed in different parts of ribbon spread deck and lost, two cards on either side of bill are then aces, gaffed bill \n tom gagnon \n an expensive sandwich \n tom gagnon
2019
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Bill Collector
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isolated sandwich \n three parts of the deck spread, mates and selection put one in each spread, all gathered, selection now sandwiched \n tom gagnon
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Isolated Sandwich
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204
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airdnase pitch \n spectator says stop during ribbon spread, spread broken at that point, force card dropped onto end of spread \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Airdnase Pitch
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206
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switcharoo force \n right fingers seem to slide top card of left-hand packet to table \n tom gagnon \n the throw bottom deal \n edward marlo
2019
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Switcharoo Force
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209
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lateral dribble force \n using lateral bottom deal \n tom gagnon \n lateral bottom deal \n tom gagnon \n "lateral stop trick" (gary mccoy, unpublished)
2019
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Lateral Dribble Force
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211
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retention hockley force \n trying to improve illusion of taking top card \n tom gagnon \n "miracle move aces" (randy wakeman video vol. 4) \n open hockley \n edward marlo
2019
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Retention Hockley Force
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213
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gagnon transfer force \n ribbon spread handling \n tom gagnon \n the transfer force \n dai vernon
2019
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Gagnon Transfer Force
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214
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spread switch out \n reversed card in deck switched, tabled spread \n tom gagnon \n fan prediction \n alex elmsley \n "ribbon-spread switch-out" (stephen hobbs, technical toolbox dvds)
2019
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Spread Switch Out
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brush force \n \n tom gagnon \n paint brush \n al leech
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Brush Force
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218
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inverse handkerchief force \n handkerchief over tabled ribbon spread, spectator touches card through handkerchief \n tom gagnon \n inverse spread force \n tom gagnon \n the handkerchief force \n jean hugard \n under the handkerchief force \n nate leipzig
2019
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Inverse Handkerchief Force
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220
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toss force \n top section apparently tossed forward on table, one-handed \n tom gagnon \n price-gagnon false cut \n tom gagnon
2019
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Toss Force
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swindle switch \n reversed card in tabled spread \n tom gagnon \n one-hand ribbon spread switch \n tom gagnon \n swindler's aces \n tom gagnon \n flimflam switch \n tom gagnon
2019
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Swindle Switch
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fabulous k.m. combo \n ribbon spread handling \n tom gagnon \n k.m. move - with reverse fingering action \n edward marlo \n the illogical double lift \n harry lorayne \n edward marlo
2019
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Fabulous K.M. Combo
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226
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shuttle switch \n packet switched under cover of gathering a ribbon spread \n tom gagnon \n dice switches \n edward marlo
2019
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Shuttle Switch
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228
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underhanded spread switch \n packet switched under cover of gathering a ribbon spread \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Underhanded Spread Switch
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231
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chump change \n spectator thinks selection is on top and riffle shuffles it into center, yet it ends up on top, sucker element, breather crimp \n tom gagnon
2019
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Chump Change
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233
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allerton switch \n left thumb drags top card back \n bert allerton
2019
Bert Allerton
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Allerton Switch
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233
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riffle force \n break \n theodore annemann
2019
Theodore Annemann*
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Riffle Force
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233
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gagnon scoop change \n \n tom gagnon \n the future change \n tom mullica \n hand-to-hand transfer \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon Scoop Change
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hand-to-hand transfer \n cards picked up with same hand as deck and transferred to other hand, one or multiple cards \n tom gagnon \n gagnon scoop change \n tom gagnon
2019
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Hand-to-Hand Transfer
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a novel transposition \n one card in envelope and one in pocket, featuring a switch with an envelope and without deck in hand \n tom gagnon \n john scarne's master change \n john scarne \n switching a card in an envelope \n dai vernon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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A Novel Transposition
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238
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double take drop switch \n bottom card of right-hand half can be shown before and after switch \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Double Take Drop Switch
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240
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t. g. tabled multiple shift \n cards distributed into tabled deck, deck squared and spread on the table using gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon \n side jog multiple shift \n neal elias \n oaati table multiple shift \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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T. G. Tabled Multiple Shift
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242
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multiple insertion plunger jog \n with multiple cards, tabled \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
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243
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tap and square feint \n one-handed tapping on deck, retains jog \n tom gagnon \n shifty \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Tap and Square Feint
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247
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oaati table multiple shift \n "one at a time insertion" \n tom gagnon \n marlo's subtle shift \n edward marlo \n t. g. tabled multiple shift \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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OAATI Table Multiple Shift
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249
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four-flushed multiple shift \n aces inserted one by one, then one-handed fan before completing multiple shift in hands or on table \n tom gagnon \n simple shift \n edward marlo \n fan control \n unknown \n satisfriction as a multiple shift \n lorenz schär
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Four-Flushed Multiple Shift
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252
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shifty \n tabled multiple shift with movable jog from side-jog to in-jog, using tabled tap \n tom gagnon \n tap and square feint \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Shifty
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256
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subterranean multiple shift \n adding short ribbon spread and square up after multiple insertion plunger jog \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Subterranean Multiple Shift
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260
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swivel cut multiple shift \n using multiple insertion plunger jog on table \n tom gagnon \n single cut swivel shift \n edward marlo
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Swivel Cut Multiple Shift
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265
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gagnon's shuffle shift \n overhand shuffle, after multiple insertion plunger jog \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon's Shuffle Shift
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267
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fan control multiple shift \n one-handed fan before strip-out \n tom gagnon \n fan control \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Fan Control Multiple Shift
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268
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plunger straddle pass \n straddle pass as strip-out after multiple insertion plunger jog \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Plunger Straddle Pass
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271
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straddle pass credit information \n \n jason england
2019
Jason England
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Straddle Pass Credit Information
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271
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twofer ribbon spread multiple shift \n reducing friction in ribbon spread multiple shift, not all in different positions, bluff spacing \n tom gagnon \n ribbon spread multiple shift \n tom gagnon \n may's no strip out multiple shift \n don may
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Twofer Ribbon Spread Multiple Shift
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275
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display move & variation \n bluff spacing \n don may \n tom gagnon \n may's no strip out multiple shift \n don may
2019
Don May, Tom Gagnon
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Display Move & Variation
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275
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cops without a beat \n cop after gagnon ribbon spread control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cops Without a Beat
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280
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jet stream \n combining slip stream with gagnon spread control, card under tabled spread moved to second-from-top or near top \n tom gagnon \n slip stream (a.k.a. "nectarless") \n troy hooser \n up and away \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Jet Stream
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282
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otis' elevator \n elevator routine with ace through three using tabled ribbon spread techniques \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Otis' Elevator
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286
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out of order \n elevator routine with ace through three using tabled ribbon spread techniques \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Out of Order
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294
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three-point landing \n selection lost and spread on table, sandwich cards placed on top and deck gathered, selection sandwiched \n tom gagnon \n air strike \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Three-Point Landing
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298
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air strike \n using ribbon spread technique, jet stream \n tom gagnon \n three-point landing \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Air Strike
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300
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up and away \n jet stream to top of deck \n tom gagnon \n jet stream \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Up and Away
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303
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stealth card stab \n cards above and below stabbed-in joker are selections, tabled ribbon spread handling \n tom gagnon \n ad-jacent \n simon aronson
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Stealth Card Stab
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305
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tap illusion \n out-jogged card apparently tapped into deck with another card, really stolen onto the face of that card \n tom gagnon \n the tap \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Tap Illusion
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Inspired by - The Tap (Expert Card Technique, 1940)
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308
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tap illusion feint \n out-jogged card apparently tapped into deck with another card or packet, really bottom card of out-jogged double stolen under that card/packet \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Tap Illusion Feint
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312
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ambitious illusion \n using tap illusion \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Ambitious Illusion
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314
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dribble toss feint \n same appearance as dribble toss control, allerton switch \n tom gagnon \n the helium control \n shane cobalt \n the dribble - toss control \n steve bedwell
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Dribble Toss Feint
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315
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allerton switch \n \n bert allerton
2019
Bert Allerton
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Allerton Switch
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315
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reverse double undercut \n tabled reverse double undercut, bottom to top \n tom gagnon \n devil-may-care double-cut \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Reverse Double Undercut
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317
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gagnon double cut \n using erdnase break \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon Double Cut
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320
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fan square-up pass \n top card cover pass from one-handed fan \n tom gagnon \n the fan square-up pass \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Fan Square-Up Pass
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321
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fan control finesse \n dribble to the table and retaining jog \n tom gagnon \n fan control \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Fan Control Finesse
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323
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gambler's cop replacement \n slight in-the-hands back-and-forth spread \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gambler's Cop Replacement
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325
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mexican turnover finesse \n \n tom gagnon \n the mexican turnover \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Mexican Turnover Finesse
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326
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heavy breather \n breather glued onto another card, thick breather \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Heavy Breather
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328
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cross fire add-on \n add-on using a cigarette pack or card case \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cross Fire Add-On
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329
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dealing mcdonald in \n using throw bottom deals to ring in the double facers \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Dealing McDonald In
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331
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gagnon ace vanish \n with double facer \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gagnon Ace Vanish
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334
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a mcdonald vanish \n with double facer \n tom gagnon \n the throw bottom deal \n edward marlo \n one-handed flushtration count \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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A McDonald Vanish
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337
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soaping the faro \n \n tom gagnon \n close up hint \n gary ouellet \n walter e. cummings \n treating the cards \n bob farmer \n tony kardyro
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Soaping the Faro
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339
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stripper deck finesse \n method to gain control of a reversed card
- side strippers
- end strippers \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Stripper Deck Finesse
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340
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negative reaction \n negative stripper card combined with gagnon spread control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Negative Reaction
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343
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cased card controls \n inserting a card in a cased deck and setting a small jog
- counterclockwise rotation
- clockwise rotation
- variation a
- variation b
- variation c
- variation d
- comments (card clip) \n tom gagnon \n cased card controls \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cased Card Controls
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344
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push through jog \n card ends up injogged \n tom gagnon \n push through jogs \n tom gagnon \n diagonal jog push thru \n james steranko \n the jog at the break \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Push Through Jog
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352
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slap control \n card inserted in deck, then deck put half-way into case and slapped in (injog plungers out) \n tom gagnon \n slap control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Slap Control
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353
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gravity control \n two cards inserted in deck, then deck put in case which is only held by its flap \n tom gagnon \n gravity control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gravity Control
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355
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cased clivot control \n jog work in card case \n tom gagnon \n cased clivot control \n tom gagnon \n clivot principle \n jerry andrus
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cased Clivot Control
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358
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top stock control \n deck inserted in case after first jog shuffle \n tom gagnon \n top stock control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Top Stock Control
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361
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cased multiple shift \n deck cased between insertion of cards and the strip out cut \n tom gagnon \n cased multiple shift \n tom gagnon \n marlo's all around square up - the movable jog \n edward marlo
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cased Multiple Shift
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362
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single card control \n with one-handed fan that retains jog \n tom gagnon \n single card control \n tom gagnon \n fan control \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Single Card Control
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364
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cased plunger location \n deck cased in between selection and control with jog \n tom gagnon \n cased plunger location \n tom gagnon \n plunger location \n dai vernon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cased Plunger Location
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366
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fan control \n card pushed into deck one-handed, automatic jog control with squared deck, incorporating temporarily putting deck in case and one-handed fan
- variation a
- variation b (for two cards) \n tom gagnon \n fan control \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Fan Control
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368
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stainless steal \n jogged card in center, deck cased and removed, card is left behind, without stripper deck \n tom gagnon \n stainless steal \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Stainless Steal
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371
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stainless steal reverse \n deck cased, extracted, re-cased \n tom gagnon \n stainless steal reverse \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Stainless Steal Reverse
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373
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subterranean crimp \n crimping card while deck is cased \n tom gagnon \n subterranean crimps \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Subterranean Crimp
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374
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cased crimp \n crimping card while deck is cased, another method \n tom gagnon \n cased crimp \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cased Crimp
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376
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one-handed gambler's false cut \n tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom \n tom gagnon \n bottom stock shift \n unknown \n gamblers' false cut - retaining bottom stock \n unknown \n gambler's ploy \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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One-Handed Gambler's False Cut
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378
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cutting action gambler's false cut \n tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom \n tom gagnon \n gamblers' false cut - retaining bottom stock \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Cutting Action Gambler's False Cut
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380
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dribbler action gambler's false cut \n tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom \n tom gagnon \n gamblers' false cut - retaining bottom stock \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Dribbler Action Gambler's False Cut
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382
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gambler's false cut and reverse \n during tabled riffle shuffle \n tom gagnon \n secret reverse on table \n russell t. barnhart \n gamblers' false cut - retaining bottom stock \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gambler's False Cut and Reverse
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384
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gambler's ploy \n as a control, tabled cut \n tom gagnon \n one-handed gambler's false cut \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gambler's Ploy
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387
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snap crimp \n \n unknown
2019
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Snap Crimp
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387
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razzle dazzle aces \n ace control sequence using one-handed gambler's false cut \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Razzle Dazzle Aces
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388
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gambler's delight \n aces lost and found, then deck changes back color \n tom gagnon \n the hindu color changing deck \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Gambler's Delight
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390
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price-gagnon false cut \n one-handed onto table \n tom gagnon \n the dave price false cut \n dave price \n toss force \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Price-Gagnon False Cut
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393
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edna \n using four decks \n harry riser \n freda \n tom gagnon \n remembering edna \n tom gagnon
2019
Harry Riser
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Edna
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394
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freda \n card is also odd-backed \n tom gagnon \n edna \n harry riser \n remembering edna \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Freda
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397
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remembering edna \n odd-backed, memorized deck version \n tom gagnon \n edna \n harry riser \n freda \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Remembering Edna
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401
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devilish switch \n ribbon spread deck gathered with another card which is switched in the process \n tom gagnon \n flipover switch \n fred lessor \n bedeviled switch \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Devilish Switch
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404
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bedeviled switch \n ribbon spread deck gathered with two cards, one of them is switched in the process \n tom gagnon \n devilish switch \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Bedeviled Switch
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407
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devilish thought \n using devilish switch, duplicate \n tom gagnon \n crystal thought \n unknown
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Devilish Thought
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409
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devilish transposition \n thought-of cards from performer and spectator from two decks transpose, using devilish switch \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Devilish Transposition
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411
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re-entry \n marked coin into lighter, then back out into glass, blister on finger heals \n tom gagnon \n "marked coin in lighter" (bob chesbro) \n "blister" \n jack kent tillar \n jelly roll \n michael powers
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Re-Entry
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414
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shell-acted \n shot glass upside down on card, coin apparently penetrates upwards through table and appears under glass, coin with card back on one side \n tom gagnon \n "copentro" (bob kline) \n shell-acted \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Shell-Acted
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420
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tiddlywinks change \n as appearance, under glass \n tom gagnon \n tiddlywinks change \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Tiddlywinks Change
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421
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slow-mo p&d move \n one-handed pick-up and transfer into tenkai pinch \n tom gagnon \n the pickup and displacement move \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Slow-Mo P&D Move
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423
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tipsy coin vanish \n one of several coins vanishes \n tom gagnon \n bluff vanish \n unknown \n coin to pocket \n bob chesbro
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Tipsy Coin Vanish
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425
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chalk it up \n dice stacking routine with pool chalk, eight ball final load \n tom gagnon \n the routine \n bobby bernard
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Chalk It Up
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428
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on cue \n billiard ball shot against deck which splits at selection, breather crimp \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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On Cue
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431
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a ballsy discovery \n card names written on billiard ball, ball spun on smooth surface with cup over it, it comes to rest with selection on top, crazy cue ball (weighted) \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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A Ballsy Discovery
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432
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fan glimpse \n step and one-handed fan, see also p. 435 \n eddie fechter
2019
Eddie Fechter
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Fan Glimpse
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433
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shot in the pack \n joker shot with pool cue into deck next to selection, breather crimp \n tom gagnon \n stabbed in the pack \n harry lorayne
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Shot in the Pack
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435
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estickmation aces \n deck separated with pool cue each time \n tom gagnon \n cold steel \n alex elmsley \n richard himber \n stick it to 'em \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Estickmation Aces
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438
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stick it to 'em \n deck separated with pool cue at signed selection, breather crimp \n tom gagnon \n estickmation aces \n tom gagnon \n finger flicker \n pit hartling
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Stick It To 'Em
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441
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flick glimpse \n \n dai vernon
2019
Dai Vernon
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Flick Glimpse
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441
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veiled card steal \n aces lost and deck spread on table, covered with handkerchief and gathered, aces then produced from pocket \n tom gagnon \n spread control with handkerchief cover \n harry lorayne
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Veiled Card Steal
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444
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veiled reversal \n aces lost and deck spread on table, covered with handkerchief and gathered, aces then reversed on top of deck \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Veiled Reversal
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445
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veiled overlap steal \n deck with selection spread on table, covered with handkerchief and gathered, handkerchief removed and pocketed, card from pocket \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Veiled Overlap Steal
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446
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veiled penetration \n no palming \n tom gagnon
2019
Tom Gagnon
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Veiled Penetration
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447
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