126 entries for Gary Plants

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Transposition Extraordinary
Variations 1940
Expert Card Technique
292
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49
Select Secrets
19
Dai Vernon Out of Sight - Out of Mind original handling
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
14
James Steranko Diagonal Jog Push Thru card ends up in-jogged
Variations 1960
Steranko on Cards
6
Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser Hofzinser All-Backed three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase, see references for credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up, see also p. 758 for comment by Marvin Johnson
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 5)
715
Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson A Cy Endfield Location two key cards on two halves, spectator shuffles them together
Variations Jan. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5)
351
Derek Dingle Quick D-Way
Related toVariations 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
8
Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer Mystery of the 7 Suspects sandwich cards surround seven cards, down-under-deal to arrive at card, its value is counted down in rest of deck to find selection, faro
Variations 1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
127
Brother John Hamman The Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Variations 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
16
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
132
Gary Plants Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 9)
1114
Larry Jennings Collectors V - Distributraction
Related toVariations 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
213
Jim Hyams, Paul Sorrentino, Gary Plants, Evert Chapman, Steve Beam A Trick with a Borrowed Dog gag, dog starts barking at correct card
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 18)
304
Gary Plants Headboard ashes on bald head
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 20)
345
Dai Vernon Why am I Here? card found by counting down three times to apparently random values
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
122
Dai Vernon Packet Calculator small packet, mathematical
Related toVariations 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
134
Gary Plants Remember and Forget
1988
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 24)
410
Roy Walton Palmist's Prophecy number of cards chosen from top of deck is predicted via sum of playing card values
  • The Repeat
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, June 1973
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
80
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
Variations 1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26)
454
Gary Plants Decoy
Inspired by
  • Stewart Judah's "Decoy Dice"
Variations 		1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 31)
553
Gary Plants No Way Out spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here June 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 2)
1
Gary Plants Locator Service
1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
130
Gary Plants Locator Service II
1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
131
Gary Plants Quick Transpo breather crimp
Inspired by 1993
Card File
178
Simon Lovell, Gary Plants Jacked Black! card and position remembered, then another value added and card ends up at this position, switchless switch placement
 		1994
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 4)
14
Gary Plants An Ace Per Shuffle pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Variations Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2596
Gary Plants "Killer" Poker-Deal Demo color changing deck climax
 		June 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)
2662
Michael Skinner Charlier Cut Key Card Control selection replaced in spread, Charlier Cut with only lower portion to get bottom key card next to selection while holding top portion spread with right hand, right hand cards are then added above and below
Related to 1996
Classic Sampler
54
James Swain Card in the Matchbox
Inspired by
  • "Card in the Matchbox" (Tony Giorgio, Genii, late 60s)
Variations 		1996
Miracles with Cards
24
Bob Farmer Dirty Dealing revealing royal flush in chosen suit, Cadd Force
Inspired by
  • "Dirty Dealing" (Gary Plants, Genii August 1996)
 Dec. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 4)
82
David Solomon Double Surprise Rising Card dental dam between cards gaff
Variations 1997
Solomon's Mind
116
Gary Plants An Alternate Handling dental dam between cards gaff, faro loading
Inspired by 1997
Solomon's Mind
119
Gary Plants Twisted Revelation twisting the Aces, then one Ace changes to selection
 		1997
Trephine
107
IF Glimpse card at break glimpsed after incomplete faro peek during cascade, "shown to me by Gary Plants"
 		1998
Card Notes
7
Gary Plants The Deck Will Tell
Inspired by 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
44
Gary Plants Palindrome divination of one of the four Aces
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
118
Gary Plants Going Down multiple people doing down under deals
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
190
Neal Elias Card Controls - Placing A Key Card deck secretly cut
Inspired by 2001
New Card Controls
25
Brother John Hamman Do As I Do Aces first mates are found with two halves, then the Aces
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
57
Gary Plants Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal
  • General Thoughts
  • A Hybrid Deal
  • Post-Deal Alignment
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
74
Gary Plants Plants' Packets four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
75
Aaron Fisher Search and Destroy sleightless
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2002
The Paper Engine
104
Darwin Ortiz Maximum Risk Tantalizer, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic Vol. 3, video)
Variations 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
80
Gary Plants Match Me do as i do with mates, four Aces finale
VariationsAlso published here June 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)
69
Gary Plants Zarrow Shuffle - Plants Handling
  • The Split
  • The Weave
  • The Strip-out
  • Opening the Gap
  • The Block Insertion
Related to 2004
Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle
16
Gary Plants A Card Control with locator card
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
VariationsAlso published here 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
6
Gary Plants Lie Detector
Inspired by 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
9
Fred Robinson, Gary Plants Perfect Force Handling cull
Related to 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
10
Gary Plants Card in Matchbox
Inspired by 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
16
Gary Plants You Name It, I'll Flush It suit named, corresponding royal flush stacked for ten-handed game, originally from Precursor (Oct. 2003)
Inspired by
  • Tony Giorgio routine from Magicana/Genii
 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
18
Gary Plants Match Me do as i do with mates, four Aces finale
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
22
Gary Plants A Mathematical Card Trick card apparently located with mathematical principle, other three matching values as well
Inspired by
  • "A Better Count to the Aces" (Ed Marlo, Precursor, ca. 1987)
 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
28
Gary Plants Never Fails card found by spelling to famous magicians, sucker element, locator card
Variations 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
30
Gary Plants Casino Royal coins in square layout, coins are added, yet number remains same, mathematical principle (edge counting)
 		2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
33
Gabi Pareras El Fiasco de Dunbury (Una vuelta de tuerca) found at number indicated by card
  • ¿Por qué el forzaje clásico?
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2004
Afectos
51
Gary Plants A Card Control with locator card
Also published here May 2005
Magic (Vol. 14 No. 9)
80
Gary Plants Maximum Risk Simplified Tantalizer, simpler placement
Inspired by May 2005
Magic (Vol. 14 No. 9)
81
Gary Plants, Darwin Ortiz Pseudo Estimation performer cuts off specific number of cards
 		2006
Designing Miracles
57
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer Seven
  • The Genii Session
selection in ten-card packet, packet dealt into two piles as often as spectator likes, selection ends up at seventh position, published for Gather for Gardner No. 7
Inspired by
  • "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)
Variations 		May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
16
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants Restored Card To Wallet torn pieces change to credit card, card restored from wallet
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
282
Gary Plants Key Card Placement in-the-hands spread
Also published here
  • Precursor, Sep. 1992
 2007
Session
115
Brother John Hamman Expertalk: Brother John Hamman on Culling sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
  • Stacking the Aces
Related toAlso published here Feb. 2007
Magic (Vol. 16 No. 6)
92
Gary Plants The Numbers Racket card thought of in packet, after some dealing it ends up at any wanted number, Vernon's method with twenty-seven cards, Plants with full deck
Inspired by
  • Dai Vernon (The Vernon Touch, Genii, Dec. 1989)
 July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
29
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
125
Jason England Fever Nails sucker element
Inspired by 2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
6
Derek DelGaudio A Coincidence performer and spectator select cards which appear at named number
Inspired by 2010
Derek DelGaudio
11
Gary Plants Collecting - Up in the Air card named and removed, three more cards chosen, mates of named card turn face up somewhere in deck, deck put aside, named card squeezed and it changes in collectors set of named value and selection in between
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
191
Gary Plants Count Me In number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection, number predicted with four cards
Also published here 2010
Card Magic USA
194
Gary Plants Improving Your Key Card edge mark preparation
Inspired by
  • "Putting in the Work" (Walter Scott, Phantoms of the Card Table, 2003, p. 234)
 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
7
Gary Plants A Key Card Placement originally from Precursor (Sept. 1992)
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
Also published here 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
10
Gary Plants Zarrow Shuffle Ideas
  • Introduction
  • Version One
  • Version Two
 		2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
13
Gary Plants What Are The Chances? cards chosen from two decks match
 		2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
18
Gary Plants Mentally Count On It number thought of and selection at this position remembered, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
22
Gary Plants Count Me In number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection, number predicted with four cards
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
25
Gary Plants Search for the Seven Suspects
Inspired by 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
27
Gary Plants Push Thru Spellure locator card, originally from Precursor
 		2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
29
Gary Plants Key Card Placement originally from Precursor (Sept. 1992)
 		2011
Making the Cut
53
Patrick Page The Continuous Do As I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Inspired by
  • Douglas Francis' "Duo Coincido" in Peter Warlock's "Pentagram" Vol. 1 No. 2, 1946
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		2011
Magic Page by Page
40
Nick Trost Quadruple Do As I Do three cards selected by performer and spectator match, Aces finale
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
614
Gary Plants, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi Seven position of selection in small packet is predicted, anti faro principle
Inspired by
  • "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)
 2012
Confidences
177
Jason England, Gary Plants Doubly Dirty
Inspired by
  • "Dirty Dealing" (Gary Plants, Genii August 1996)
 2012
Texas on a Saturday Night
4
Gary Plants A Card Control
  • Controlling Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator goes Past the Break
Also published here
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992.
 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
225
Gary Plants Tips on Technique
  • Hand Position
  • The Grip
  • Rhythm is Everything!!
  • How to Practice
 		Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
27
Gary Plants Group Effort card named, spectators touch cards which are reversed and added up, at the total is found the named card when counted down in the deck
 		Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
29
Gary Plants "This is Why I am Here" replacing glimpse after spectator's shuffle with set-up and shuffle strategy
Inspired by Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
30
Gary Plants Mentally Count On it Spectator thinks of a number, counts down and looks at card. Magician cuts out exact number of cards as the thought of number, then produces selection
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))
26
Gary Plants Team Work Card found at position equal to sum of values of four random cards, improvisation
 		Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
85
Daisuke Sato Down to You spectator cuts to three cards and values added lead to selection
Variations 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
159
Michael Powers No Palm Match Me
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
70
Gary Plants A Key Card Placement
Also published here 2019
Tesseract
233
Gary Plants Thanks to Harry, Johnny & Derek three random cards change into duplicates of selection and back, selection found in center of deck
Inspired byRelated to May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
180
Steve Forte Variants brief outlines of further variations
  • cover-Zarrow (Gary Plants)
  • deep riffle
  • long push
  • snap-bevel
  • pinned corner
  • dribble-Zarrow
  • dead-hand Zarrow
  • short square-up
  • top-card cover (double cover)
  • off-the-table Zarrow (deck on its side on table)
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
177
Michael Ammar, Gary Plants Ammar's No Good At Titles selection torn, pieces change into credit card, restored card minus one corner is found in wallet
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
62
Gary Plants Expertalk: Gary Plants on the Bottom Deal
  • General Thoughts
  • A Hybrid Deal
  • Post-Deal Alignment
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
33
Gary Plants Plants' Packets four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
34
Gary Plants It's Not Here card chosen from fourteen-card packet, selection vanishes, reappears face up
Inspired by
  • "Where Has It Gone" (Hideo Kato, Genii, Sept. 1969)
 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
18
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
  • Update: I now like a different selection process and control
  • A fun story about this trick
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
3
Gary Plants No Way spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here 2023
Something Old, Something New
7
Gary Plants Dunsbury Delusion different handling for Pareras's presentation
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
13
Gary Plants, Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Lie Detector answers to several questions are spelled out, at the end one arrives at the selection
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
17
Gary Plants I Know Why I Am Here card found by counting down multiple times to apparently random values, different getting-into and four packets
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
23
Gary Plants Culling the Aces pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
26
Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants Brother John Hamman Cull sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table, see 2025 notes for credit information
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2023
Something Old, Something New
29
Gary Plants Another Look at the Criss Cross Force variations of a Michael Skinner finesse with a demonstration cut
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
31
Gary Plants Thought 1: Down and Under Again spectator deals off a couple of cards and those are used for down-under deal to locate selection, bottom deal placement
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
33
Gary Plants Thought 2: Tilt Key Card using tilted card as key
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
34
Gary Plants Out Of My Mind with two thought-of cards
Inspired by June 2024
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)
57
Michael Skinner, Gary Plants Card Control 1: Michael Skinner's Charlier Control selection replaced on lower half, Charlier Cut with only lower portion to get bottom key card next to selection, with variation by Gary Plants
Related to 2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
12
Gary Plants Card Control 3: Steranko's Diagonal Jog Push Through with an Overhand Shuffle
Inspired by 2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
16
Gary Plants Card Control 4: Fred Robinson's Ultimate Force as a Control (Hofzinser Cull) setting key card via under-spread cull
Inspired by 2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
17
Gary Plants Card Control 5: GP's Faro Key Card glimpsing and getting a key card in about the center with a break
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
18
Gary Plants Impromptu Key 1 glimpsing a key while showing that the deck is shuffled
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
19
Gary Plants Impromptu Key 2 ruse to glimpse a key card
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
19
Gary Plants Card Control 7: Difficult Spectators spectator replaces card himself while performer holds deck at one corner
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
20
Gary Plants Card Control 8: GP's Hindu Shuffle Control with Key Card after peek
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
22
Gary Plants Card Control 10: Corner Crimp on putting in, using and removing a corner crimp
 		2024
Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
25
Gary Plants OOSOOM, My Way with two spectators thinking a card from an eight-card group, no shuffling sequence or double lifts
 		2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
7
Gary Plants Seven is a Magical Number three selections vanish, then they reappear face up
Inspired by 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
11
Gary Plants Thot Echo Plus One three card location, straight set-up
Inspired by 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
15
Gary Plants I Know card chosen and lost, performer cuts to four cards, the added-up values give position of selection
 		2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
19
Gary Plants Mr. Lucky using Automatic Placement for Tantalizer
Inspired by 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
21
Gary Plants Cut, Cut, Cut spectator cuts to three cards and values added lead to selection
Inspired by 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
23
Gary Plants Gary Plants' Setup for Dai Vernon's Automatic Gambler from Dai Vernon's Select Secrets same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Inspired by 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
25
Brother John Hamman The Cull Spread sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
VariationsAlso published here
  • done at "New York City Conference" in St. Louis May 27, 1995
 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
31
Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
Also published here 2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
32