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foreword \n \n john bannon
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acknowledgements \n \n john bannon
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the royal scam \n several aces of spades do some twisting phases, then some change to a royal flush, rainbow back finish \n john bannon \n cascade \n roy walton \n "queens out of control" (gerry griffin, 2004, online video) \n "the sympathetic cards" (magic ronnay, 1970s, emerson & west) \n short attention scam \n john bannon
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The Royal Scam
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Inspired by - "Queens Out Of Control" (Gerry Griffin, 2004, online video)
- Cascade (Roy Walton*, The Complete Walton — Volume 3, 2016)
- … and 1 more
- "The Sympathetic Cards" (Magic Ronnay, 1970s, Emerson & West)
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duplicity \n ungaffed twisted sister type transposition, rest shown blank \n john bannon \n twisted sisters \n john bannon
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six. impossible. things. (2009) \n \n unknown
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counterpunch \n selection lost, aces are found and used to find selection, but selection was an ace so the wrong three aces vanish instead, sucker \n john bannon \n counterpunch \n john bannon \n counterpunch \n john bannon \n counterpunch \n john bannon \n punch too \n r. paul wilson
2013
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the christ-cross force \n in-the-hands criss cross \n john bannon \n the christ-cross force \n john bannon \n christ-cross force \n john bannon \n christ-cross force \n john bannon
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cc meets hoh \n head over heels variation, controls card to second from the top reversed \n john bannon \n simon aronson \n cc meets hoh \n john bannon \n simon aronson \n cc meets hoh \n john bannon \n simon aronson \n cc meets hoh \n john bannon \n simon aronson \n head over heels \n simon aronson
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low tech turnover \n \n john bannon \n low tech turnover \n john bannon
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4 faces north \n no table, four aces remain turned over at the end \n john bannon \n 4 faces north \n john bannon \n 4 faces north \n john bannon \n 4 faces north \n john bannon \n last man standing \n john bannon
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tenkai revolve \n \n tenkai ishida
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the goodwin/jennings display \n \n william goodwin \n larry jennings
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watching the detectives \n three aces placed aside, two jacks and the fourth ace are placed in different part of the deck, suddenly the placed-aside aces are shown to be the jacks sandwiching the selected ace \n john bannon \n watch the detectives \n john bannon \n catch-ace-trap-ee \n wesley james
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pdfb switch \n "packet discrepant fat block switch" \n john bannon \n pdfb switch \n john bannon
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new jax \n sandwiched card transposes with another card, happens in deck \n john bannon \n new jax \n john bannon \n ace sandwich \n al leech
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bluff switch move \n as sandwich with card is cut into deck \n john bannon \n bluff switch move \n john bannon
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benzais spin cut \n \n john benzais
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full circle \n reproduction of three aces after previous routine \n john bannon \n full circle \n john bannon
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origami poker revisited \n tapestry folding, royal flush finish \n john bannon \n origami poker revisited \n john bannon \n origami poker revisited \n john bannon \n origami poker revisited \n john bannon
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riverboat poker \n openly recited overhand shuffling formula, combined with gardner/marlo deal \n john bannon \n riverboat poker \n john bannon
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the einstein overkill \n combined with ace revelation \n john bannon \n the einstein overkill \n john bannon
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open and notorious (2009) \n \n unknown
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opening the open prediction \n \n john bannon \n opening the open prediction \n john bannon
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John Bannon
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fifty-one fat chances \n cut-deeper force approach \n john bannon \n fifty-one fat chances \n john bannon \n the open prediction \n karl fulves
2013
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que será será \n three mates used to predict the card \n john bannon \n que será será \n john bannon \n discrepancy city prediction \n john bannon
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discrepancy city display \n showing four cards as four-of-a-kind even though there are only three and one indifferent \n john bannon
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view to a 'skill \n two phase miraskill with outcome predicted \n john bannon \n view to a 'skill \n john bannon \n color war \n adam rubin
2013
John Bannon
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biddle overcount \n \n unknown
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mega 'wave (2010) \n \n unknown
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mega 'wave \n four face-up queens and four face-down wrapped cards, any queen named, it reverses in the first packet, then is shown reversed, odd-backed with three jokers à la b'wave in the banded packet, then queen itself becomes blank \n john bannon \n omega series, stephen tucker \n hofscotch \n john bannon
2013
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opec count \n out-of-position elmsley count \n unknown
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fractal re-call \n eight cards removed from deck, four of them transform into four aces of spades, other four into four different aces, then first group into royal flush \n john bannon \n "call of the wild" (john bannon, 1993) \n flip's wild card \n flip hallema \n fractal re-call (remix) \n john bannon
2013
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the covered slug switch \n bit like hamman count with slip cut from the deck \n john bannon \n bruce bernstein thought cards across routine from linking ring card corner (ca. 1990/91)
2013
John Bannon
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The Covered Slug Switch
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Inspired by - Bruce Bernstein thought cards across routine from Linking Ring Card Corner (ca. 1990/91)
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five identical aces \n with in-the-hands mexican turnover, see also p. 293 \n john bannon
2013
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short attention scam \n nine aces of spades shown, five change into a royal flush and the other four have rainbow backs \n john bannon \n the royal scam \n john bannon \n flip's wild card \n flip hallema
2013
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over-hamman shuffle \n overhand shuffle hamman count \n john bannon \n "call of the wild" (john bannon, 1993)
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John Bannon
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Over-Hamman Shuffle
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mag-7 \n blank cards change into duplicates of a queen of spades, ungaffed \n john bannon \n return of the magnificent seven \n john bannon
2013
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fractal jacks \n eight-card packet used, jacks put on top, dealt for two players, performer gets jacks, in second repeat spectator gets jacks and performer aces \n john bannon \n royal aces \n ron ferris
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John Bannon
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wicked! (transposition) \n selection jumps from between black queens to red queens and back \n john bannon \n i know kung fu \n jack parker
2013
John Bannon
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bullet party (2011) \n \n unknown
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bullet party \n ace of spades and three jokers, various transformations, ends examinable \n john bannon \n bullet party \n john bannon
2013
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"triple play" display sequence \n combination of elmsley and flushtration count to show both sides of four cards \n john bannon \n bullet party display count \n john bannon \n "triple play" display sequence \n john bannon \n bullet party display count \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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"Triple Play" Display Sequence
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bullet catcher \n performer reverses four cards in the deck out-jogged with cuts, they're the aces \n john bannon \n bullet catcher \n john bannon \n bullet catcher \n john bannon \n strangers' gallery \n john bannon \n larry west
2013
John Bannon
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culling ruse \n up-jogging the aces, then multiple shift \n john bannon \n culling ruse \n john bannon \n culling ruse \n john bannon \n tabled multiple shift \n ross bertram
2013
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drop target aces \n three aces lost, last ace is about to be lost but remaining packet in the hand turns out to be all four aces, lennart green off-beat ace trick \n john bannon \n drop target aces \n john bannon \n drop target aces \n john bannon
2013
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drop sleight \n \n unknown
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load-up move \n \n wesley james
2013
Wesley James
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Load-Up Move
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four shadow aces \n \n john bannon \n four shadow aces \n john bannon
2013
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bold substitution laydown \n under the headline "ace additions" \n edward marlo \n bold substitution \n edward marlo \n bold substitution laydown \n edward marlo \n direct control \n jack carpenter
2013
Edward Marlo
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flipside assembly \n ace packet suddenly has all indifferent cards and twelve-card packet with the remaining three aces becomes the four aces \n john bannon \n flipside assembly \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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le temps style packet switch \n \n john bannon \n le temps style packet switch \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Le Temps Style Packet Switch
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big fat bluff aces \n ace assembly lay-down, aces vanish, then the leader packet is shown to consist of four kings, then aces are on top of all four packets \n john bannon \n big fat bluff aces \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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the jb-siva vanish \n \n john bannon \n the jb-siva vanish \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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The JB-Siva Vanish
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the bullet catcher routine \n routine of previous effects \n john bannon \n the bullet catcher routine \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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The Bullet Catcher Routine
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box jumper \n selection in deck transposes with card in card case \n john bannon \n box jumper \n john bannon \n switch hit \n simon aronson
2013
John Bannon
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the flexible switchout as control \n in the deck, spread switch \n edward marlo \n john bannon \n the flexible switchout as control \n edward marlo \n john bannon \n flexible switch out \n edward marlo
2013
Edward Marlo, John Bannon
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The Flexible Switchout as Control
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spin cut \n \n john benzais
2013
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the "fallout" move \n in-the-hand slip cut in which top card drops on table, as production move \n john bannon \n the "fallout" move \n john bannon \n the "fallout" move \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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fat city revisited \n first sandwich in the deck, then whole deck travels between isolated sandwich cards, leaving selection behind \n john bannon \n fat city revisited \n john bannon \n fat city \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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emoticon mule :) \n set-up handling for roy walton's effect \n john bannon \n emoticon mule :) \n john bannon \n the smiling mule \n roy walton
2013
John Bannon
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poker pairadox redux \n \n john bannon \n poker pairadox redux \n john bannon \n matched picture cards \n nick trost \n stewart judah
2013
John Bannon
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question zero \n one of five cards thought of (highest card gambit), cards lost, spectator locates selection \n john bannon \n question zero \n john bannon
2013
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lift shuffle \n \n unknown
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the elias multiple shift \n \n neal elias \n the elias multiple shift \n neal elias
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Neal Elias
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crocodile false cut \n in-the-hands, three packets, face-up/face-down cutting \n john bannon \n crocodile false cut \n john bannon \n crocodile false cut \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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flytrap false cut \n in-the-hands, three packets \n john bannon \n bullets after dark dvd, 2009 \n flytrap false cut \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Flytrap False Cut
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Also published here - Bullets After Dark DVD, 2009
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triabolical (2011) \n \n unknown
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b'rainiac \n named ace is reversed in dollar-wrapped four-card packet, other three blank and named ace odd-backed, then blank cards change to other aces with rainbow backs \n liam montier \n john bannon \n b'rainiac \n liam montier \n john bannon
2013
Liam Montier, John Bannon
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bullet party display count \n combination of elmsley and flushtration count to show both sides of four cards \n john bannon \n bullet party display count \n john bannon \n "triple play" display sequence \n john bannon \n "triple play" display sequence \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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short attention spin \n three blank-faced cards and an ace, ace vanishes and appears, blank cards become other aces with rainbow backs \n john bannon \n short attention spin \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Short Attention Spin
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montinator 5.0 \n using four cards openly marked on the back for pseudo monte type routine with transformations \n liam montier \n montinator 5.0 \n liam montier \n visual acuity \n jack parker \n twilight zone monte \n michael powers
2013
Liam Montier
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one off \n \n unknown
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aces over easy \n performer stops four times during over overhand shuffle, aces shown at bottom of packets, aces lost, they are shown reversed in center \n john bannon \n "lj double-undercut aces" (larry jennings) \n aces over easy \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Aces Over Easy
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Inspired by - "LJ Double-Undercut Aces" (Larry Jennings)
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one of the better losers \n ten hand deal for texas hold 'em, aces stacked, another player receives royal flush \n john bannon \n "pocket rockets" (john bannon, 2005) \n hold 'em magic, tom frame, 2011
2013
John Bannon
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One of the Better Losers
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Also published here - Hold 'Em Magic, Tom Frame, 2011
Inspired by - "Pocket Rockets" (John Bannon, 2005)
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cull de stack \n cull-placement procedure with strip-out \n john bannon \n cull de stack \n john bannon \n the strip \n arthur h. buckley \n the strip \n arthur h. buckley
2013
John Bannon
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Cull de Stack
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all in (magic magazine, february 2012) \n \n unknown
2013
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chronic \n spectator remembers a card and its position, deck cut, some cards counted off and that packet used to locate selection with reverse faro elimination, "one plus one equals two" location \n john bannon \n chronic \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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bluff oracle \n always ends with bottom card \n simon aronson \n oracle \n karl fulves \n bluff oracle aces i \n john bannon \n bluff oracle \n simon aronson
2013
Simon Aronson
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Bluff Oracle
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buf'd \n bottom and top card of the deck transpose, deck turns over, one card lost, other transposes, four-of-a-kind shows up matching one of the cards \n john bannon \n hedbergs peak \n dan buck \n dave buck \n buffalo'd \n edward marlo \n buf'd \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Buf'd
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bottom tilt \n \n unknown
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origami poker revisited \n tapestry folding, royal flush finish \n john bannon \n origami poker revisited \n john bannon \n origami poker revisited \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Origami Poker Revisited
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ion man \n one of three imaginary coins is chosen and flipped, coin and heads/tails predicted \n john bannon \n positive negative \n philip t. goldstein \n ion man \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Ion Man
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bannon at the sidebar \n \n john bannon \n rajneesh madhok
2013
John Bannon, Rajneesh Madhok
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Bannon at the Sidebar
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shufflin' \n \n unknown
2013
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spin doctor \n aces turn over, then one ace becomes a blank card and the ace appears back with the other three, rainbow back finish \n john bannon \n twisting the aces \n derek dingle \n royal twist \n josh janousky \n "spin doctor" (dvd, 2008)
2013
John Bannon
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Spin Doctor
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Also published here - "Spin Doctor" (DVD, 2008)
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spin cycle \n ungaffed twisting with revelation of a selection \n john bannon
2013
John Bannon
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Spin Cycle
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the power of poker \n \n david solomon \n revised mexican poker \n david solomon \n the power of poker \n david solomon \n revised mexican poker \n david solomon \n revised mexican poker \n david solomon \n revised mexican poker \n david solomon \n power poker \n alex elmsley \n the power of poker \n david solomon \n fair game \n paul vigil \n business as usual \n ryan schlutz \n voodoo poker \n eugene burger \n revised mexican poker + richard vollmer \n david solomon \n the blomberg variation \n tomas blomberg \n revised mexican poker \n david solomon \n mexican poker \n david solomon \n john bannon \n tomas blomberg
2013
David Solomon
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The Power of Poker
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Variations - The Blomberg Variation (Tomas Blomberg, The Wisdom of Solomon, 2007)
- Expertalk: David Solomon on 242 2.0 (David Solomon, MAGIC, 2009)
- … and 3 more
- Fair Game (Paul Vigil, The Doors of Deception, 2017)
- Voodoo Poker (Eugene Burger, Eugene Burger: From Beyond, 2019)
- Business as Usual (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors — Volume Four, 2020)
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the bannon triumph \n "a/k/a play it straight triumph"
ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale \n john bannon \n "cosmic debris" (john bannon lecture notes, 1987) \n play it straight (triumph) \n john bannon \n play it straight (triumph) \n john bannon \n the bannon triumph (a.k.a. play it straight triumph) \n john bannon \n fast company \n darwin ortiz \n fast company \n darwin ortiz \n trumped triumph \n joshua jay \n trumped triumph \n joshua jay \n sloppy triumph \n john moran \n not-so-straight triumph \n asi wind \n suit yourself \n simon aronson \n play it crooked \n harapan ong \n super play it straight! \n simon lovell \n doble triunfo \n joaquín matas \n triumph with the equalizer shuffle \n nick trost \n bannon's triumph revisited \n nick trost \n trumped triumph \n joshua jay \n thunderstruck \n ken niinuma \n impromptu play it straight \n kazuyuki hase \n thirteen less one \n meir yedid \n super triumph \n michael j. gerhardt \n can i call you sometime \n david corsaro \n a.k.a. triumph \n john carey
2013
John Bannon
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The Bannon Triumph
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Also published here - "Cosmic Debris" (John Bannon lecture notes, 1987)
Related to - Thirteen Less One (Meir Yedid, Best of Friends, 1982)
- Super Triumph (Michael J. Gerhardt, Best of Friends, 1982)
- … and 3 more
- Fast Company (Darwin Ortiz, Lessons in Card Mastery, 2012)
- Can I Call You Sometime (David Corsaro, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10, 2015)
- A.K.A. Triumph (John Carey, The Hermit, 2023)
Variations - Suit Yourself (Simon Aronson, Simply Simon, 1995)
- Sloppy Triumph (John Moran, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1998)
- … and 11 more
- Trumped Triumph (Joshua Jay, Magic Atlas, 1999)
- Super Play It Straight! (Simon Lovell, Son of Simon Says!, 2000)
- Trumped Triumph (Joshua Jay, Sleight of Hand and a Twist of Fate, 2005)
- Thunderstruck (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010)
- Triumph with the Equalizer Shuffle (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3, 2011)
- Fast Company (Darwin Ortiz, Lessons in Card Mastery, 2012)
- Doble Triunfo (Joaquín Matas, A Fuego Lento — Volumen I, 2014)
- Bannon's Triumph Revisited (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5, 2015)
- Not-so-Straight Triumph (Asi Wind, Repertoire, 2018)
- Play It Crooked (Harapan Ong, Principia, 2018)
- Impromptu Play It Straight (Kazuyuki Hase, Genii, 2025)
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fractal re-call (remix) \n eight cards removed from deck, four of them transform into four aces of spades, other four into four different aces, then first group into royal flush \n john bannon \n fractal re-call \n john bannon
2013
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Fractal Re-Call (Remix)
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the veeser switch \n \n unknown
2013
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The Veeser Switch
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292
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origami prediction \n tapestry folding with multi-stage prediction (as in shuffle-bored) \n john bannon \n four-fold foresight \n john bannon
2013
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Origami Prediction
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