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Tom Gagnon Loewy Palm from Paper Clipped Double
2019 124
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Pass tabled light-reft spread pass, forward-backward spreading
Related to 2019 126
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Insertion Pass tabled light-reft spread pass as card is inserted in spread
2019 129
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Incomplete Faro Pass tabled light-reft spread pass with deck in incomplete faro condition
2019 131
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Top Control tabled light-reft spread pass as control to top
2019 134
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Bottom Control tabled light-reft spread pass as control to bottom
2019 137
Tom Gagnon Zigging & Zagging the Cut tabled light-reft spread pass to undo a cut
Inspired by 2019 140
Tom Gagnon ZigZag False Cut tabled light-reft spread pass as false cut, pass before the cut
2019 142
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Undercut tabled light-reft spread pass as transfer cut, three methods
2019 145
Tom Gagnon ZigZag Aces
Inspired by 2019 147
Tom Gagnon Slideslip Spread Control kind of side steal to bottom during tabled ribbon spread
Also published here 2019 150
Tom Gagnon TCC Sideslip Spread Pass "Top Card Cover", tabled spread pass
2019 152
Tom Gagnon Sideslip Sandwich using Slideslip Spread Control
2019 153
Tom Gagnon Ribbon Spread Convincing Control selection (double) inserted in tabled spread and left sticking out, controlled to top as spread is gathered
Inspired byVariations 2019 154
Tom Gagnon Bluff Tilt pseudo tilt ambitious card phase
2019 157
Tom Gagnon Positional Spread Control controlling card to certain position from bottom, ribbon spread
Inspired by 2019 158
Tom Gagnon One-Handed Versatile Get-Ready deck in right-hand end grip, bottom card side-jogged with one hand
2019 159
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Stocks Erdnase jogging specific card while riffling through the deck, controlled with Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by 2019 161
Tom Gagnon T.G. Ribbon Spread Reverse before riffle shuffle, halves kiss, starting from ribbon spread
Inspired by 2019 164
Tom Gagnon Revolving Reverse while gathering ribbon spread
2019 166
Tom Gagnon Versatile Spread Holdout group hidden underneath ribbon spread, application with three selections that vanish
2019 168
Tom Gagnon Ribbon Spread Addition adding cards to back of packet, using ribbon spread
Inspired by 2019 171
Tom Gagnon Slipping McDonald In opening sequence to switch in double facers
2019 173
Tom Gagnon Undercover Double Doodle 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
Inspired by 2019 175
Tom Gagnon Riffle Action Control cards riffled with left thumb until spectator stops, top half lifted and card shown, then Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by 2019 177
Tom Gagnon Misdirection Cull card inserted in tabled deck, deck spread on table, then between hands, card culled
2019 179
Tom Gagnon Overlap Procedure card(s) inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2019 182
Tom Gagnon Overlap Procedure Cull card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free
2019 184
Tom Gagnon Overlap Procedure Peek card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free
Related to 2019 186
Tom Gagnon Getting the Scoop card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free, ends up side-jogged eventually
Also published here 2019 188
Tom Gagnon Overlap Bottom Control card inserted in tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free
2019 190
Tom Gagnon Overlap Multiple Shift card(s) inserted in perpendicular tabled spread, slid a bit too far but not free, two methods (to top and to bottom)
2019 191
Tom Gagnon Subterranean Collectors Aces and selections inserted in ribbon spread, using Overlap Multiple Shift
Inspired by 2019 194
Tom Gagnon Never Too Late selection inserted in tabled spread and deck squared, top card is not selection, then it is
Inspired by 2019 197
Tom Gagnon Double-Decker Overlap Procedure Sandwich application, all three cards distributed in tabled spread
Also published here 2019 199
Tom Gagnon Bill Collector 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
Inspired by 2019 201
Tom Gagnon Isolated Sandwich three parts of the deck spread, Mates and selection put one in each spread, all gathered, selection now sandwiched
2019 204
Tom Gagnon Airdnase Pitch spectator says stop during ribbon spread, spread broken at that point, force card dropped onto end of spread
2019 206
Tom Gagnon Switcharoo Force right fingers seem to slide top card of left-hand packet to table
Inspired by 2019 209
Tom Gagnon Lateral Dribble Force using Lateral Bottom Deal
Inspired by 2019 211
Tom Gagnon Retention Hockley Force trying to improve illusion of taking top card
Inspired by 2019 213
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Transfer Force ribbon spread handling
Inspired by 2019 214
Tom Gagnon Spread Switch Out reversed card in deck switched, tabled spread
Inspired by 2019 216
Tom Gagnon Brush Force
Inspired by 2019 218
Tom Gagnon Inverse Handkerchief Force handkerchief over tabled ribbon spread, spectator touches card through handkerchief
Inspired by 2019 220
Tom Gagnon Toss Force top section apparently tossed forward on table
Inspired by 2019 223
Tom Gagnon Swindle Switch reversed card in tabled spread
Inspired byVariations 2019 224
Tom Gagnon Fabulous K.M. Combo ribbon spread handling
Inspired by 2019 226
Tom Gagnon Shuttle Switch packet switched under cover of gathering a ribbon spread
Related to 2019 228
Tom Gagnon Underhanded Spread Switch packet switched under cover of gathering a ribbon spread
2019 231
Tom Gagnon Chump Change spectator thinks selection is on top and riffle shuffles it into center, yet it ends up on top, sucker element, breather crimp
2019 233
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Scoop Change
Related toVariations 2019 235
Tom Gagnon Hand-to-Hand Transfer cards picked up with same hand as deck and transferred to other hand, one or multiple cards
Inspired by 2019 236
Tom Gagnon A Novel Transposition one card in envelope and one in pocket, featuring a switch with an envelope and without deck in hand
Inspired by 2019 238
Tom Gagnon Double Take Drop Switch bottom card of right-hand half can be shown before and after switch
2019 240
Tom Gagnon T. G. Tabled Multiple Shift cards distributed into tabled deck, deck squared and spread on the table using Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired byVariations 2019 242
Tom Gagnon Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog with multiple cards, tabled
2019 243
Tom Gagnon Tap and Square Feint one-handed tapping on deck, retains jog
Variations 2019 247
Tom Gagnon OAATI Table Multiple Shift "One At A Time Insertion"
Inspired byRelated to 2019 249
Tom Gagnon Four-Flushed Multiple Shift Aces inserted one by one, then one-handed fan before completing multiple shift in hands or on table
Inspired byRelated to 2019 252
Tom Gagnon Shifty tabled multiple shift with movable jog from side-jog to in-jog, using tabled tap
Inspired by 2019 256
Tom Gagnon Subterranean Multiple Shift adding short ribbon spread and square up after Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
2019 260
Tom Gagnon Swivel Cut Multiple Shift using Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog on table
Inspired by 2019 265
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Shuffle Shift overhand shuffle, after Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
2019 267
Tom Gagnon Fan Control Multiple Shift one-handed fan before strip-out
Inspired by 2019 268
Tom Gagnon Plunger Straddle Pass straddle pass as strip-out after Multiple Insertion Plunger Jog
2019 271
Tom Gagnon Twofer Ribbon Spread Multiple Shift reducing friction in Ribbon Spread Multiple Shift, not all in different positions, bluff spacing
Inspired by 2019 275
Don May, Tom Gagnon Display Move & Variation bluff spacing
Related to 2019 275
Tom Gagnon Cops Without a Beat cop after Gagnon ribbon spread control
2019 280
Tom Gagnon Jet Stream combining Slip Stream with Gagnon Spread Control, card under tabled spread moved to second-from-top or near top
Inspired byVariations 2019 282
Tom Gagnon Otis' Elevator elevator routine with Ace through Three using tabled ribbon spread techniques
2019 286
Tom Gagnon Out of Order elevator routine with Ace through Three using tabled ribbon spread techniques
2019 294
Tom Gagnon Three-Point Landing selection lost and spread on table, sandwich cards placed on top and deck gathered, selection sandwiched
Variations 2019 298
Tom Gagnon Air Strike using ribbon spread technique, Jet Stream
Inspired by 2019 300
Tom Gagnon Up and Away Jet Stream to top of deck
Inspired by 2019 303
Tom Gagnon Stealth Card Stab cards above and below stabbed-in Joker are selections, tabled ribbon spread handling
Inspired by 2019 305
Tom Gagnon Tap Illusion out-jogged card apparently tapped into deck with another card, really stolen onto the face of that card
Inspired by 2019 308
Tom Gagnon Tap Illusion Feint out-jogged card apparently tapped into deck with another card or packet, really bottom card of out-jogged double stolen under that card/packet
2019 312
Tom Gagnon Ambitious Illusion using Tap Illusion
2019 314
Tom Gagnon Dribble Toss Feint same appearance as Dribble Toss Control, Allerton Switch
Inspired byRelated to 2019 315
Tom Gagnon Reverse Double Undercut tabled reverse double undercut, bottom to top
Related to 2019 317
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Double Cut using Erdnase Break
2019 320
Tom Gagnon Fan Square-Up Pass top card cover pass from one-handed fan
Also published here 2019 321
Tom Gagnon Fan Control Finesse dribble to the table and retaining jog
Inspired by 2019 323
Tom Gagnon Gambler's Cop Replacement slight in-the-hands back-and-forth spread
2019 325
Tom Gagnon Mexican Turnover Finesse
Related to 2019 326
Tom Gagnon Heavy Breather breather glued onto another card, thick breather
2019 328
Tom Gagnon Cross Fire Add-On add-on using a cigarette pack or card case
2019 329
Tom Gagnon Dealing McDonald In using Throw Bottom Deals to ring in the double facers
2019 331
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Ace Vanish with double facer
2019 334
Tom Gagnon A McDonald Vanish with double facer
Inspired by 2019 337
Tom Gagnon Soaping the Faro
Inspired byRelated to 2019 339
Tom Gagnon Stripper Deck Finesse method to gain control of a reversed card
  • Side Strippers
  • End Strippers
2019 340
Tom Gagnon Negative Reaction negative stripper card combined with Gagnon Spread Control
2019 343
Tom Gagnon Cased Card Controls 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)
Also published here 2019 344
Tom Gagnon Push Through Jog card ends up injogged
Also published here 2019 352
Tom Gagnon Slap Control card inserted in deck, then deck put half-way into case and slapped in (injog plungers out)
Also published here 2019 353
Tom Gagnon Gravity Control two cards inserted in deck, then deck put in case which is only held by its flap
Also published here 2019 355
Tom Gagnon Cased Clivot Control jog work in card case
Also published here 2019 358
Tom Gagnon Top Stock Control deck inserted in case after first jog shuffle
Also published here 2019 361
Tom Gagnon Cased Multiple Shift deck cased between insertion of cards and the strip out cut
Also published here 2019 362
Tom Gagnon Single Card Control with one-handed fan that retains jog
Also published here 2019 364
Tom Gagnon Cased Plunger Location deck cased in between selection and control with jog
Also published here 2019 366
Tom Gagnon Fan Control 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)
Also published here 2019 368
Tom Gagnon Stainless Steal jogged card in center, deck cased and removed, card is left behind, without stripper deck
Also published here 2019 371
Tom Gagnon Stainless Steal Reverse deck cased, extracted, re-cased
Also published here 2019 373
Tom Gagnon Subterranean Crimp crimping card while deck is cased
Also published here 2019 374
Tom Gagnon Cased Crimp crimping card while deck is cased, another method
Also published here 2019 376
Tom Gagnon One-Handed Gambler's False Cut tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Inspired byVariations 2019 378
Tom Gagnon Cutting Action Gambler's False Cut tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Inspired by 2019 380
Tom Gagnon Dribbler Action Gambler's False Cut tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom
Inspired by 2019 382
Tom Gagnon Gambler's False Cut and Reverse during tabled riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2019 384
Tom Gagnon Gambler's Ploy as a control, tabled cut
Inspired by 2019 387
Tom Gagnon Razzle Dazzle Aces Ace control sequence using One-Handed Gambler's False Cut
2019 388
Tom Gagnon Gambler's Delight Aces lost and found, then deck changes back color
Inspired by 2019 390
Tom Gagnon Price-Gagnon False Cut one-handed onto table
Inspired byVariations 2019 393
Harry Riser Edna using four decks
Variations 2019 394
Tom Gagnon Freda card is also odd-backed
Inspired byVariations 2019 397
Tom Gagnon Remembering Edna odd-backed, memorized deck version
Inspired by 2019 401
Tom Gagnon Devilish Switch ribbon spread deck gathered with another card which is switched in the process
Related toVariations 2019 404
Tom Gagnon Bedeviled Switch ribbon spread deck gathered with two cards, one of them is switched in the process
Inspired by 2019 407
Tom Gagnon Devilish Thought using Devilish Switch, duplicate
Inspired by 2019 409
Tom Gagnon Devilish Transposition thought-of cards from performer and spectator from two decks transpose, using Devilish Switch
2019 411
Tom Gagnon Re-Entry marked coin into lighter, then back out into glass, blister on finger heals
Inspired byVariations 2019 414
Tom Gagnon Shell-Acted shot glass upside down on card, coin apparently penetrates upwards through table and appears under glass, coin with card back on one side
Inspired by
  • "Copentro" (Bob Kline)
Also published here
2019 420
Tom Gagnon Tiddlywinks Change as appearance, under glass
Also published here 2019 421
Tom Gagnon Slow-Mo P&D Move one-handed pick-up and transfer into Tenkai Pinch
Inspired by 2019 423
Tom Gagnon Tipsy Coin Vanish one of several coins vanishes
Inspired by 2019 425
Tom Gagnon Chalk It Up dice stacking routine with pool chalk, eight ball final load
Inspired by 2019 428
Tom Gagnon On Cue billiard ball shot against deck which splits at selection, breather crimp
2019 431
Tom Gagnon A Ballsy Discovery 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)
2019 432
Tom Gagnon Shot in the Pack Joker shot with pool cue into deck next to selection, breather crimp
Inspired by 2019 435
Tom Gagnon Estickmation Aces deck separated with pool cue each time
Inspired byVariations 2019 438
Tom Gagnon Stick It To 'Em deck separated with pool cue at signed selection, breather crimp
Inspired byRelated to 2019 441
Tom Gagnon Veiled Card Steal Aces lost and deck spread on table, covered with handkerchief and gathered, Aces then produced from pocket
Inspired by 2019 444
Tom Gagnon Veiled Reversal Aces lost and deck spread on table, covered with handkerchief and gathered, Aces then reversed on top of deck
2019 445
Tom Gagnon Veiled Overlap Steal deck with selection spread on table, covered with handkerchief and gathered, handkerchief removed and pocketed, card from pocket
2019 446
Tom Gagnon Veiled Penetration no palming
2019 447
Jon Racherbaumer Tom Gagnon: Spread Deceptionist
Sep. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 9)
20
Tom Gagnon Coin Assembly for Connoisseurs four quarters covered with Kings, assembly, then Kings change to Aces
Also published here Sep. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 9)
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Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Pass tabled spread, forward and backward action, Draw Shift related
Also published here Sep. 2019
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Tom Gagnon Color Changing Deck deck spread face-down on table, when spread again the back color has changed
Also published here Sep. 2019
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Tom Gagnon Side Slip Spread Control kind of side steal to bottom during tabled ribbon spread
Also published here May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
219
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Gagnon Unfiltered by Tom Gagnon Aug. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 8)
75
Michael Rubinstein Tom Gagnon mini bio
2020 402
Tom Gagnon Shell-Acted shot glass upside down on card, coin apparently penetrates upwards through table and appears under glass, coin with card back on one side
Also published here 2020 402
Tom Gagnon Tiddlywinks Change as appearance, under glass
Also published here 2020 403
Griffin Watt Outjog Control top card of left hand packet apparently placed in center of right-hand packet in end grip, replaced by dummy card which is moved to out-jogged position one-handed
Inspired by July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
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Tom Gagnon Acknowledgements
2022 iv
Tom Gagnon Preface
2022 v
Tom Gagnon No Palm Card In Case card inserted in tabled spread, later found in case
Inspired by 2022 28
Tom Gagnon The Lateral Bottom Deal left hand holds packet palm down, when turned palm up the bottom card is dealt out on inner end, as deck is cut and top portion is turned over and top card apparently thumbed off
  • The Grip
  • The Loosening
  • The False Deal
  • The Simulated Push-off
Also published here 2022 54
Tom Gagnon A Fan of Müller's Three-Card Catch one-handed sandwich throw with deck in one-hand fan configuration, selection really stripped from center
Inspired by 2022 64
Tom Gagnon Inverse Spread Switch card is reversed or odd-backed in center of tabled spread, top portion scooped up and card switched, brief
Also published here 2022 70
Tom Gagnon Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat
Inspired by 2022 75
Tom Gagnon Flexible Turnover Move normal card and double facer
Also published here 2022 78
Tom Gagnon Top Card Cover Spread Pass
Inspired by 2022 80
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Ribbon Spread Card Fold fourths, when picking up tabled spread, card pre-scored
2022 83
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Control center card rides under cards when spread on table
Also published here 2022 84
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift Vesser typo, all Aces shown as they are inserted
Inspired by 2022 96
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Vertical Takeoff performer starts vertical ribbon spread, stops in the middle and thumbs off a card, then continues the spread, the card is a selection
  • Method One: Outward Deal Variant
  • Method Two: Inward Bottom Deal
Inspired byVariations 2022 112
Tom Gagnon Topping the Vertical Takeoff face-up version with cover card
Inspired by 2022 114
Tom Gagnon Fan Glimpse to Hindu Shuffle one-handed fan after peek, followed by hindu shuffle control
Inspired by 2022 126
Tom Gagnon X-Step after One-Hand Fan
2022 127
Tom Gagnon Fan Glimpse to Overhand Shuffle one-handed fan after peek, followed by overhand shuffle control
Inspired by 2022 128
Tom Gagnon Ribbon Spread Flustration Display deck in right-hand end grip, bottom card shown, a few cards spread onto the table, bottom card of right-hand part shown again, repeated a few times
2022 132
Tom Gagnon One-Handed Versatile Get Ready deck in right-hand end grip, bottom card displaced for tabled Gagnon Spread Control applications
2022 132
Tom Gagnon One-Hand Behind the Back Force
Inspired by 2022 136
Giancarlo Scalia Giancarlo Scalia's Ribbon Spread Convincing Control
Inspired by 2022 141
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Depth Deception subtlety, card apparently sticks out from the side and is squared in on table
Inspired by 2022 154
Tom Gagnon Bluff Tilt ribbon spread tilt throw-off, card travels to bottom
2022 159
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift #2 with corner-shorted deck except Aces
Inspired by 2022 160
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Control from Corner Shorted Deck starts without jogs or breaks
Inspired by 2022 162
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift #3 Aces corner shorted
Inspired by 2022 164
Tom Gagnon Not So Simple Multiple Shift Gagnon Spread Control to get the cards to the bottom after the cut
Inspired by 2022 169
Tom Gagnon Corner-Short Negative Strippers deck corner shorted except Aces, strip-out handling in tabled riffle shuffle position
2022 173
Tom Gagnon Corner-Short Extraction Move getting cards to bottom with strip-out during hindu shuffle in corner-shorted deck
2022 174
Tom Gagnon Technicolor Elevator Revisited odd-backed, using Gagnon Spread Control, one deck corner-shorted
Inspired by 2022 176
Tom Gagnon Radical Expansion visual switch of tabled coin with aid of playing card into jumbo coin
Inspired by 2022 213
Tom Gagnon Pickup, Snap, and Displacement Move one-handed pick-up and transfer into Tenkai Pinch
Inspired by 2022 218
Tom Gagnon Pool Cue Card Stab whole deck has whole through middle, mixed up in paper bag, pool cue stabbed through bag and selection is impaled on cue
Inspired byVariations 2022 220
Tom Gagnon Simplex Pool Cue Card Stab whole deck has whole through middle, mixed up in paper bag, pool cue stabbed through bag and selection is impaled on cue
Inspired by 2022 224
Tom Frame (reviewer) Gagnon's Inner Sanctum by Tom Gagnon June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
74