288 entries for James Swain

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James Swain Las Vegas Count
  • The Card Expert
Gemini/Rhythm Count variation, hiding two of four faces
 		Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
29
James Swain Brothers in Arms
Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
29
Jerry K. Hartman Ultimate Poker Interchange - A Thought
Inspired by Oct. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10)
30
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
442
James Swain The 21 Card Trick optional spelling
Also published here 2007
7-7-7
56
Steve Bryant The World's Most Obscene 21-Card Trick filthy spelling
Inspired by 2007
7-7-7
63
Jerry K. Hartman K.I.S.S.E.S. II magician deals to three spectators and himself, always showing the card he's dealt, on fourth deal he shows he got Ace of Spades, spectators’ hands are turned up and the three cards he originally showed are at the faces of their hands, and the rest of their hands are the other three mates to complete each Four-of-a-Kind, finally magician turns up his hand and it’s Royal Flush
Inspired byRelated to 2007
Card Dupery
197
Jerry K. Hartman, James Swain, Jay Ose Ose False Cut variation with four piles, spectator does it, also see p. 371
Inspired byRelated to 2007
Card Dupery
203
Jerry K. Hartman Ultimate Poker Interchanged magician deals to back and forth between spectator and himself each time showing he has dealt himself a King, spectator’s hand is turned up at the end and he has the Kings and magician’s hand is shown to contain Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2007
Card Dupery
242
Jay Ose, Jerry K. Hartman, James Swain Ose False Cut variation also see p. 203 (and references there)
 		2007
Card Dupery
371
James Swain Shush three cards removed, performer divines them fairly, peek case with hole
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Ten Card Mysteries Anneman Would Have Loved
41
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking the Aces Aces lost, then found with counting procedure and dice, deck separated in suits
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
376
James Swain The Vietnam Trick Revisited spectator remembers card at position that equals a cut-off amount, card predicted and spelled-to
Inspired by June 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 6)
17
Dave Buck Cephalopalm Top card is rotated into face up bottom palm
Related toAlso published here 2011
If An Octopus Could Palm
14
Darwin Ortiz 52 Pick-up triumph ending in new pack order, eight faro shuffles
Inspired byRelated to 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
109
James Swain Face-up Benzais Spin-Out card propels out of deck during tabled cut, face-up
Also published here 2012
520 Years Later
45
Jason Ladanye The Gathering Aces appear and trap three selections, using faros
Inspired by 2013
Confident Deceptions
101
Steve Mayhew The Vanishing Poker Deal Aces vanish one at a time from top of deck, performer deals out five hands and Aces turn up face up in his hand (or they are “center-dealt” to performer from deck)
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Mayhew
213
James Swain Showdown
Also published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
104
Nick Trost Deuces Wild magician deals himself winning poker hand from spectator shuffled deck (sharing shuffle) on the second dealing round
  • Spade Flush Version
Inspired byVariations 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1204
Nick Trost Ten-Twenty Aces Aces found with Ten-Twenty force
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1232
James Swain Swain's Aces retains rest of deck in order
 		Feb. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)
53
Juan Manuel Marcos Predicción para hoy cards total ten although one by one is removed, four cards as prediction used
Inspired by 2016
El Manuscrito (Vol. 8 No. 32)
1133
Syd Segal Two, Two, Two Tricks in One! finale for Collectors in which the three selections transpose with the four-of-a-kind that's bin distributed on top of the tabled spread deck
Inspired byAlso published here
  • DVD "Simply Sydney" (2008, D&D)
 2017
A New Angle
33
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 2017
JawDroppers! Two
126
James Swain Should I Learn the Pass?
  • Derek Dingle's Breakthrough
  • Meeting Fred Kaps
  • My Calling Card
  • Being Ahead
  • How Can I Learn the Pass?
  • Tricks with the Pass
  • Is it Worth it?
 		May 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 5)
72
Zhenjie Gao 旧瓶新酒 （Old Bottle, New Wine) Four Aces turn face down one by one, then transform into the selection, before changing back into Aces
Inspired by 2018
一盅两件
4
Jason Ladanye Royal Exchange spectator's poker hand transposes with performer's, Royal Flush ending, faro
Inspired by 2018
Game Changer
163
Paul Harris, James Swain Spectator Ose Cut
July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
59
James Swain The 439 Trick named Ace vanishes from Ace packet and appears in case, four cases, under cellophane
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
212
Steve Forte shift-palm top cards into left hand classic palm
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
575
James Swain Game Changer signed card vanishes from between the hands and appears between tabled sandwich cards
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
86
James Swain Center Double Lift Handling
Inspired by June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
87
James Swain Card Vanish lapping
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
90
Syd Segal Optional additional ending three selections are replaced in deck, the four-of-a-kind then changes into the three selections
Related to 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
68
James Swain Expertalk: Jim Swain on the Jay Ose False Cut triple cut to table, spectator does the cutting
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
149
James Swain Expertalk: James Swain on the Ten-Twenty Force Aces found with Ten-Twenty force, last one found in case
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
326
James Swain Swain's Last Trick extra card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
340
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