Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table

Book
1988
Written by Darwin Ortiz
Work of Darwin Ortiz
168 pages (Hardcover), published by Kaufman and Greenberg
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Richard Kaufman
Language: English
107 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Richard Kaufman Publisher's Note
4
Roger Klause Foreword
9
Darwin Ortiz Introduction
10
Darwin Ortiz The Pinky Count
11
Darwin Ortiz One-Handed Tilt Setup
14
Darwin Ortiz Deal Thirteen named value of a suit in order immediately center dealt
 		14
Darwin Ortiz Introductory Comments chapter intro for "Card Table Artifice"
 		17
Darwin Ortiz Jacks Open mock thirds
 		19
Darwin Ortiz Braue Secret Addition Handling
20
Darwin Ortiz Jackpot seconds, thirds, fourths, bottom, paritially mock
 		21
Larry Jennings Stud Bottom Deal
24
Darwin Ortiz Jacks or Better up to fifth (mock)
Related to
Variations
 25
Darwin Ortiz In One Deal Aces are found at specified numbers
Variations
 27
Darwin Ortiz Corner Crimp bottom left
Related to
 27
Edward Marlo Unit Control (for Dealing Thirds)
28
Darwin Ortiz Mexican Poker
Related to
 29
Darwin Ortiz Waving mark at the corners
 		30
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Three-Card Monte including bent corner
Also published here
 36
Darwin Ortiz The Monte Throw
37
Bob Kohler Torn-Corner Encore
42
Darwin Ortiz The Estimation Routine number of cards determined by feel, running the scale
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Variations
 45
Darwin Ortiz Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
48
Darwin Ortiz Grand Slam dealing all Spades to dealer and partner after honest shuffle (with second deals, shown by Eddie Fechter), then grand slam deal of Spades to named player
Related to
 50
Michael Skinner Dealing Transformation Break-Up during the dealing of a bridge hand, doing a double lift and transformation to break up the monotony
 		52
Darwin Ortiz The Vegas Shuffle Red/Black Shuffle Demonstration
 		52
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle also as red-black shuffle
 		53
Laurie Ireland, Darwin Ortiz Red/Black Shuffle with break
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 53
Edward Marlo Key Move "switching" one packet for another
Related to
 56
Darwin Ortiz Fast Shuffle four Aces are stacked in four shuffles, two shuffles and one shuffle
Variations
 58
Darwin Ortiz Four-Shuffle Riffle Stacking
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Darwin Ortiz Two-Shuffle Riffle Stacking
60
Darwin Ortiz Gambler's Double Deal
61
Darwin Ortiz The Twofer Shuffle stacking to hands with one shuffle
 		63
Darwin Ortiz Cold Deck Cut Variation Variation on Vernon's Cut
 		65
Darwin Ortiz Greek Poker poker stacking triumph, color changing deck kicker
Variations
 66
Darwin Ortiz Strip-Out Shuffle with Block Transfer
Variations
 68
Darwin Ortiz The Ultimate Card Shark ending in New Pack Order
Inspired by
Variations
 73
John Benzais The Benzais Cut
74
Darwin Ortiz Up-The-Ladder Variation
75
Edward Marlo Zarrow Shuffle Riffle Stacking
76
Darwin Ortiz Introductory Comments chapter intro for "Legerdemain"
 		80
Darwin Ortiz The Dream Card odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
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Variations
 81
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm
83
Darwin Ortiz Hitchcock Aces
Also published here
Inspired by
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Variations
 86
Dai Vernon "Slow-Motion Four Aces" Add-On Move
87
Jerry K. Hartman Multiple Count Change
88
Darwin Ortiz Nine-Card Location
Variations
 89
Roger Klause Multiple Control forcing consecutive cards from the same spot repeatedly
Also published here
 90
Darwin Ortiz Riffle Force break
 		90
Michael Skinner, Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation pop-over on Fan
 		91
Neal Elias Cutting Discovery
92
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo The K.M. Move
93
Father Cyprian, Darwin Ortiz Revelation
93
Darwin Ortiz Pop-Out Cut One-Handed Forton
 		95
Eddie Fechter Hindu Revelation thumb flips card out of deck
 		96
Darwin Ortiz Regal Aces four duplicates of selection are produced and changed to Aces
Also published here
Inspired by
 99
Darwin Ortiz Slip Cut in the Hands
99
Fred Robinson, Darwin Ortiz The Cover Pass
100
Jerry K. Hartman Catch Switch Tip-over Sleight Variation
 		103
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hide-Out
103
Larry Jennings Multiple Lift Sequence
103
Darwin Ortiz Ortiz Packet Palm from a small packet
 		104
Gordon Bruce Pocket Load trouser pocket
 		105
Darwin Ortiz Slick Aces with transpo follow up
Inspired by
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Variations
 106
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
106
Ken Beale Double Cut Substitute
108
Bernard Bilis Palmed Card Addition
109
Darwin Ortiz Deja Vu Jokers
Variations
 111
Art Altman The Altman Trap
111
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Move
111
Derek Dingle Vernon's Add-On Move Variation
 		112
Darwin Ortiz Variation of Larry Jennings' Multiple Lift Sequence
Inspired by
 115
Darwin Ortiz Modern Jazz Aces
Also published here
Variations
 117
Darwin Ortiz Olram Subtlety Improved Variation on Marlo's Move
 		117
Darwin Ortiz The Lucky Deck blank Deck gets Faces
 		120
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Wild Card
Variations
 123
Darwin Ortiz Side Steal Color Change
123
Edward Marlo Glide Variation
123
Ken Krenzel Drag Double Lift Stud Double Lift
 		123
Darwin Ortiz Himber Wallet Switch
129
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Aces Aces vanish and reappear "around" Selections
Inspired by
Variations
 131
Jerry K. Hartman ATFUS Variation
131
Larry Jennings Ace Steal actually by Howard Lyons
 		131
Darwin Ortiz The Card Warp Deck idea for getting into the trick
 		134
Darwin Ortiz The Si Stebbins Secret from New Pack Order to Si Stebbins, faros
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Variations
 137
Darwin Ortiz Do as I Did spectator turns over a card in the deck, performer has the same card turned over in a second prediction deck
Also published here
Related to
 140
Darwin Ortiz Jumping Gemini using only four cards
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 141
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count
141
Darwin Ortiz Elmsley Variation different grip
 		142
Darwin Ortiz Back Off four cards
Also published here
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Variations
 145
Vertical Strip-Out Addition single card added from top with deck held upright
Also published here
 145
Dai Vernon Alignment Move (First Handling)
146
Bernard Bilis Unloading Move on the pack
 		150
Dai Vernon Through the Fist Flourish
150
Addition from Case from under cellophane, "old idea"
 		150
John Clark Mindbender two cards, stacked
 		151
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Interchange four red-backed Aces change place with blue-backed Kings buried in red deck one by one
Also published here
Inspired by
 153
Dai Vernon Alignment Move (Second Handling)
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Dai Vernon Two-Card Pushoff
154
James Steranko The Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position at the fingertips
 		155
Darwin Ortiz Tabled Slip Cut
157
Darwin Ortiz New Tens Routine two Tens keep changing color
Inspired by
Related to
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Cliff Green Cliff Green Double Take taking a double at the upper left corner
 		160
Bruce Elliott*, Darwin Ortiz Elliott Change Combination as deck is turned over
 		161
John Cornelius Flicker Change almost off the pack
 		162
Darwin Ortiz Newest Tens Routine two Tens keep changing color
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Darwin Ortiz Press quotes
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Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2004.