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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
S. W. Erdnase	Preface		Related to Observations (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
S. W. Erdnase	Introduction		Related to Notes on Erdnase (Roberto Giobbi, 2011) Observations (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	9	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
S. W. Erdnase	Professional Secrets		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	13	Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc) Articles / Intros & Epilogues
S. W. Erdnase	Hold Outs	information and opinion	Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	14	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Hold Out
S. W. Erdnase	Prepared Cards	information and opinion	Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	15	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
S. W. Erdnase	Confederacy		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	19	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
S. W. Erdnase	Two Methods of Shuffling		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	20	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments
S. W. Erdnase	Primary Accomplishments	false shuffling and cutting	Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	21	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
S. W. Erdnase	Possibilities of the "Blind"		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	21	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
S. W. Erdnase	Uniformity of Action		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	22	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Articles / Theory & Essays
S. W. Erdnase	Deportment		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	22	Articles / Theory & Essays
S. W. Erdnase	Display of Ability		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	23	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Articles / Theory & Essays
S. W. Erdnase	Greatest Single Accomplishment	bottom dealing	Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	23	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / General Comments
S. W. Erdnase	Effect of Suspicion		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	24	Articles / Theory & Essays
S. W. Erdnase	Acquiring the Art		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	24	Articles / Theory & Essays
S. W. Erdnase	Importance of Details		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	25	Articles / Theory & Essays
S. W. Erdnase	Technical Terms		Related to Card Table Artifice (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	25	Articles / Articles
S. W. Erdnase	Blind Shuffles - I. To Retain Top Stock		Related to To Retain Top Stock (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Erdnase System of Blind Shuffles (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	29	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
S. W. Erdnase	II. To Retain Top Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck		Related to To Retain Top Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Erdnase System of Blind Shuffles (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	31	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
S. W. Erdnase	III. To Retain Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck		Related to To Retain the Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck (p. 32) (Roberto Giobbi, 2011) To Retain the Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Erdnase System of Blind Shuffles (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	32	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
S. W. Erdnase	Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts - I. To Retain the Top Stock		Related to Riffle Shuffles (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Erdnase Aces (Harry Riser, 1996)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	33	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
S. W. Erdnase	II. To Retain the Bottom Stock		Related to Riffle Shuffles (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	36	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
	Blind Cuts - I. To Retain Bottom Stock. Top Losing One Card		Related to Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Finley's Cut To Slip One Card (Arthur Finley, 1972)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	39	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Top / Tabled
	II. To Retain the Complete Stock		Related to Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here To Retain the Complete Stock (S. W. Erdnase, 2019)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	40	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Hands & Table
	III. To Retain the Top Stock	running cut with break	Related to Top Stock Control (S. W. Erdnase, 2018) Erdnase False Strips (Steve Forte, 2020) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Combinación del Corte Múltiple a un Mano con el Corte para Retener el Paquete Superior de Erdnase (Juan Villarejo, 2017) To Retain Top Stock Without Breaking Stride (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Also published here To Retain the Top Stock (S. W. Erdnase, 2019)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	41	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock
S. W. Erdnase	IV. To Retain the Bottom Stock		Related to Erdnase False Strips (Steve Forte, 2020) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Handling Of False Cuts And Blinds (Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase, 1959) To Retain Bottom Stock Without Breaking Stride (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Also published here To Retain the Bottom Stock (S. W. Erdnase, 2019)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	42	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock
S. W. Erdnase	V. To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV	Combination Riffle and Cuts	Related to Combination Riffle and Cuts - To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV (Roberto Giobbi, 2011) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	44	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
	Fancy Blind Cuts - I. To Retain the Complete Stock		Related to Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations A Flourish Cut (False) After Erdnase's Fancy Blind Cut N° 1 (Vanni Bossi, 1991) Modified 3-Way Cut (Justin Higham, 1992) More Options (Steve Forte, 2020) Kingslip (Mark Aspiazu, 2022)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	44	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / False Flourish Cut
S. W. Erdnase	II. To Retain the Complete Stock		Related to Acting Out Erdnase (Justin Higham, 2015) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Cutting Up (Tom Gagnon, 1988) Cy Endfield's Four-Way Slip Cut - Reconstruction (Justin Higham, Cy Endfield, 1999) More Options (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	45	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / False Flourish Cut
	One-Handed Fancy True Cut	tabled	Related to The Dave Price False Cut (Dave Price, 1943) A Triple Fancy Table Cut (Ross Bertram, 1983) One-Handed Genuine "Cut" (1999) A Triple Fancy Table Cut (Msgr. Vincent Foy, 2011) A Simple Fancy One Hand Table Cut (Msgr. Vincent Foy, 2011) Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Single False Cuts (Edward Marlo, 1988) Quattro Amigos (Luis Carreon, 2021) Un Amigo (Luis Carreon, 2021)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	46	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / One Handed Cuts
	To Indicate the Location for the Cut - I. This is located by the Crimp	bridge crimp, for use after overhand shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations The Inverted Crimp (Graham Adams, 1931)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	48	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
S. W. Erdnase	II. This is located by the jog	for use after overhand shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	50	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
	III. This is located by the crimp	bridge crimp, for use after riffle shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	51	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
	IV. This is located by the jog	for use after riffle shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	51	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Tabled
S. W. Erdnase	Bottom Dealing	featuring the Erdnase Grip	Related to The Bottom Deal (Graham Adams, 1931) The Marnase Bottom Deal (Edward Marlo, 1983) Unit Movement for Erdnase Bottom Deal (Edward Marlo, 1983) Bottom Dealing (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Bottom Dealing (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Stop on a Dime (Karl Fulves, 1993) Bottom Steal (Karl Fulves, 1993) The Bottom Deal (Jack Avis, 1994) Bottom Fact (Karl Fulves, 1995) One-Hand Erdnase (Karl Fulves, 2008) Also published here Bottom Dealing (S. W. Erdnase, 1993)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	52	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
S. W. Erdnase	Top and Bottom Dealing with One Hand	using the Erdnase Bottom Deal, also mention of Stud Bottom Deal	Related to Bottom Dealing (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	56	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Flourish Deals Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / One-Handed Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
S. W. Erdnase	Second Dealing	two methods	Related to The Second Deal (Graham Adams, 1931) The Side Push-Off Second (S. W. Erdnase, Edward Marlo, 1959) On the Erdnase Second Deal (S. W. Erdnase, Roberto Giobbi, 2012) Second Dealing (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	58	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Push-Off
S. W. Erdnase	Ordinary Methods of Stocking, Locating and Securing	different methods while toying with the deck	Related to Ordinary Methods of Stocking, Locating and Securing (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Method Five: Multiple Cull (Roger Crosthwaite, 1994) Method Six: Multiple Cull (Roger Crosthwaite, 1994) Gagnon Stocks Erdnase (Tom Gagnon, 2019)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	60	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Arranging the Order Cards / Sleights / Culling / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / One Card Passes
	Stock Shuffle	milk build, drawing only from the bottom without top card cover, also for more hands at once	Related to Stock Shuffle (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations A New Method of Stock Shuffle (Graham Adams, 1931) No-Haymow Haymow (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	65	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
S. W. Erdnase	Erdnase System of Stock Shuffling	Two-Card Stock Three-Card Stock Four-Card Stock Five-Card Stock Twelve-Card Stock--For Draw Poker Euchre Stock--Four-Handed Game-1 Euchre Stock--Four-Hande Game-2	Inspired by Seven Card Stock for Any Number of Players (Graham Adams, 1931) Related to The Expert at the Card Table (Bruce Elliott, S. W. Erdnase, 1942) Gambling Expose (Milton Kort, 1958) Formula for Erdnase Shuffles (S. W. Erdnase, Frederick Braue, 1985) The Erdnase System of Stock Shuffling (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Five Card Stock Leaving the Cards at Any Desired Numbers (Graham Adams, 1931) Six Card Stock for Any Number of Players (Graham Adams, 1931) Marnese Overhand Stack (Edward Marlo, 1988) Die echte Erklärung (Christoph Borer, S. W. Erdnase, Jack Merlin, 2016)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	68	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
S. W. Erdnase	The Erdnase System of Cull Shuffling	To Cull Two Cards To Cull Three Cards To Cull Four Cards To Cull Nine Cards	Related to Formula for Erdnase Shuffles (S. W. Erdnase, Frederick Braue, 1985) The Erdnase System of Cull Shuffling (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Cull Shuffling (Graham Adams, 1931)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	78	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Culling
S. W. Erdnase	The Erdnase System of Palming - Top Palm. First Method		Related to Erdnase Two Handed Multiple Card Palm (S. W. Erdnase, 2001) Erdnase Top Palm, First Method (S. W. Erdnase, 2002) On the Erdnase System of Palming (S. W. Erdnase, Roberto Giobbi, 2012) Top Palm - First Method (Shane Cobalt, 2019) The Erdnase System of Palming (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Daley's Modified Erdnase Top Palm (Dr. Jacob Daley, 1972) Turnover Top Palm (Ernest Earick, 1993)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	83	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Top
S. W. Erdnase	Top Palm. Second Method		Related to The Erdnase System of Palming (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	85	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Top
S. W. Erdnase	Bottom Palm. First Method	with left little finger option	Related to Change a la Erdnase Bottom Palm (S. W. Erdnase, 1927/28) Daley's Note (Dr. Jacob Daley, 1972) Notes on the Erdnase Bottom Palm (Jack Carpenter, 1992) On the Erdnase System of Palming (S. W. Erdnase, Roberto Giobbi, 2012) Bottom Palm - First Method (Shane Cobalt, 2019) The Erdnase System of Palming (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Bottom Palm Handling (Jörg Alexander Weber, 1991) The Bottom Palm (John Carney, S. W. Erdnase, 2002) Erdnase Bottom Palm (S. W. Erdnase, Jörg Alexander Weber, 2008) The Erdnase Bottom Palm (Dai Vernon, 2008) Erdnase Bottom Palm Variation (Aaron Fisher, 2009) Erdnase Bottom Palm Handling (Dai Vernon, 2018) Bottom Palm (John Galsworthy, S. W. Erdnase, 2020) The S.W.E. Fan Palm (Allan Ackerman, 2024)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	86	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
S. W. Erdnase	Bottom Palm. Second Method		Related to The Erdnase System of Palming (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here Bottom Palm. Second Method (S. W. Erdnase, 1993)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	88	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
S. W. Erdnase	Bottom Palm When Cards Are Riffled	almost tabled after riffle shuffle, two methods	Related to The Erdnase System of Palming (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	90	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
S. W. Erdnase	To Maintain the Bottom Palm While Dealing	delaying its use	Related to To Maintain the Bottom Palm While Dealing (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	93	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tips for Misdirection, Cover & Angles
S. W. Erdnase	To Hold the Location of Cut while Dealing	delaying a shift or similar action	Related to To Hold the Location of the Cut While Dealing (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	94	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses
S. W. Erdnase	Shifts		Related to Shifts (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	95	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / General Comments
	Two-Handed Shift		Related to Shifts (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	97	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Classic Pass
S. W. Erdnase	The Erdnase Shift. One Hand		Related to Shifts (Steve Forte, 2020) Erdnase One Hand Shift (Dai Vernon, 2022) Variations Single-Handed Slip-Cut (Felix Farrell, 1995) Revolution E (Dan Buck, Dave Buck, 2003) Erdnase Go Round (Dan Buck, Dave Buck, 2006) Covering Erdnase (Charlie Miller, 2018) Johnny's Glimpse (Johnny Thompson, 2018) Also published here The Erdnase One Hand Shift (S. W. Erdnase, 2007)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	99	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / One-Handed Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / One Handed Cuts
S. W. Erdnase	Erdnase Shift. Two Hands		Related to Shifts (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	102	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Miscellaneous
S. W. Erdnase	To Ascertain the Top Cards while Riffling and Reserve them at Bottom	see elegant title, tabled double cut	Related to To Ascertain the Top Cards while Riffling and Reserve them at Bottom (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Erdnase Aces (Harry Riser, 1996) Undercut Transfer (Johnny Thompson, 2018)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	103	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Culling
S. W. Erdnase	Mode of Holding the Hand	how to hold the hand for poker playing	Related to Mode of Holding the Hand (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	104	Cards / Sleights / Handling Finesses
S. W. Erdnase	Skinning the Hand	to rearrange a heavy poker hand	Related to Skinning the Hand (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	106	Cards / Sleights / Culling / Arranging the Order
S. W. Erdnase	Dealing Without the Cut	dealing from half pack to avoid shift and simplify bottom deal	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	109	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
S. W. Erdnase	The Player without an Ally		Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	109	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
S. W. Erdnase	Replacing the Cut as Before	bold	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	110	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
S. W. Erdnase	Holding Out for the Cut		Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	110	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tips for Misdirection, Cover & Angles
S. W. Erdnase	Shifting the Cut	tips for the card table	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	111	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Miscellaneous
S. W. Erdnase	Dealing Too Many	dealing too many cards in a game, double deal is only hinted at	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	112	Cards / Sleights / Additions / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Double Deals / Top Top
S. W. Erdnase	Crimping for the Cut	using crimp in a game, player cuts to crimp	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	113	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
S. W. Erdnase	Replacing Palm When Cutting	two for top, one for bottom	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	113	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tips for Misdirection, Cover & Angles Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Replacement Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Replacement
S. W. Erdnase	The Short Deck	playing with a short deck, card table advantage	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	116	Cards / Principles / Gambling
	Three Card Monte	two methods for the Throw Switch	Related to Three Card Monte (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	117	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Monte Throw & Switches Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Authentic (more or less)
S. W. Erdnase	The Longitudinal Shift		Related to The Long Pass (C. H. Wilson, 1877) Variations Longways Shift (Steve Forte, 2020) The Tudinal-Longi Shift (Kyohei Tatsukawa, 2020) Also published here The Longitudinal "Pass" (S. W. Erdnase, 1999)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	130	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Miscellaneous
S. W. Erdnase	The S.W.E. Shift	color change mention on page 136	Related to The Short Pass (C. H. Wilson, 1877) S.W.E. Shift Applications (Roberto Giobbi, 2012) The S. W. E. Shift (Shane Cobalt, 2019) Variations Ribbon Spread Double Cut (Tom Gagnon, 2011) fast S. W. E. (Steve Forte, 2020) Expertalk: Ernesto Melero on the S.W.E. Shift (Ernesto Melero, 2022) Top Card Cover S.W.E. Shift (Roger Klause, 2022) Bruce's Top Card Cover S.W.E. (Gordon Bruce, 2022)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	134	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Miscellaneous
Jack Merlin	The Hop off the Bottom	switching hand in a game, Jinx Switch	Related to Multiple cards Switch (Jerry K. Hartman, Theodore Annemann, 1995) The Gambler's Packet Switch (Jack Merlin, 2000) The Gambler's Packet Switch (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Hop Off The Bottom - Variation (Jerry K. Hartman, 1985) Also published here The Hop Off the Bottom (Jack Merlin, 2015)	1927/28	Merlin at the Card Table	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Bridge Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand.
	Gamblers' False Cut - Retaining Bottom Stock	tabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom	Related to Tabled Tilt Pass (Edward Marlo, 1984) Bottom-Slug Hops (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations One-Handed Gambler's False Cut (Tom Gagnon, 2019) Cutting Action Gambler's False Cut (Tom Gagnon, 2019) Dribbler Action Gambler's False Cut (Tom Gagnon, 2019) Gambler's False Cut and Reverse (Tom Gagnon, 2019) Also published here Gamblers' Stack (Jack McMillen, 1985)	1940	Expert Card Technique	79	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock
Dai Vernon	The Chinese Second Deal	one-handed pop-over flourish	Related to T. K's Master Deal Supreme (Tony Kardyro, 1955) Variations Chinese Second Deal Variation (Edward Marlo, 1995) Chinese Second Deal variation (Dai Vernon, Tyler Wilson, 2007) Chinese Card Spin (Tom Gagnon, 2019) Chinese second (Steve Forte, 2020)	1959	Inner Secrets of Card Magic	71	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Flourish Deals Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / One-Handed
, Edward Marlo	Unorthodox Second Deal	top card is buckled, also as third deal by Marlo	Related to Straddle Buckle Second (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations buckle second - Marlo (Steve Forte, 2020)	1959	Seconds, Centers, Bottoms	2	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Special Third, Fourth,... Deal / Strike
	The Movie Second	unorthodox	Related to Unorthodox Second Deal (Roberto Giobbi, 2010) "Second Deal" (Douglas Francis, The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948, p. 6) Variations buckle second - Marlo (Steve Forte, 2020)	1959	Seconds, Centers, Bottoms	54	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Strike
Edward Marlo	Mechanical Seconds	effect application: Aces change to Kings	Related to One Handed Second Deal (Frederick Braue, 1978) Avis Deal Switch (Jack Avis, 1992) Variations Pocket Mechanical Second (Allan Ackerman, 2007) mechanical second - Marlo (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here Mechanical Second Deal (Edward Marlo, 2022) Mechanical Second Deal (Edward Marlo, 2023)	1959	Seconds, Centers, Bottoms	90	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / One-Handed
Edward Marlo	The No Touch Theory	three methods	Related to No-Touch Second Deal (Edward Marlo, 2007) Marlo's No-Touch Second (Steve Forte, 2020) Walter Scott's Second Deal (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Block Unit Control (Justin Higham, 1994) Beveled-Edge Second Deal (Edward Marlo, 1995)	1959	Seconds, Centers, Bottoms	124	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Strike
	Retaining the Top Stock	up to twenty cards, shown by a gambler in Reno	Related to Carrying Big Slugs (Steve Forte, 2020)	1960	More Inner Secrets of Card Magic	49	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Edward Marlo	Marlo's Patented False Shuffle		Related to Patented Shuffle Sidelights (Edward Marlo, 1964) Back-stop (Steve Forte, 2020)	1964	The Patented Shuffle (Issue 1 Patented False Shuffle)	1	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Larry Jennings	Interlock Steal	unloading cards under top cards	Related to Covered Secret Addition (P. Howard Lyons, 1957) Slip-In Placement (Steve Forte, 2020)	1967	Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic	51	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Mexican Joe	Mexican Joe's Table Pass	bringing only bottom slug back to bottom	Variations Mexican Joe (Steve Forte, 2020)	1967	Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic	123	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Cover Pass (classic) Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Table Passes / Passes with table edge cover
Charlie Miller	Charlie Miller's Table Pass		Related to Spin-Shift (Steve Forte, 2020)	1967	Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic	124	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Table Passes / Two-Handed
Edward Marlo	Immediate Bottom Deal	immediately after deck is placed from right into left hand	Related to Three Card Match (Mo Howarth, 1969) cocking the gun (Steve Forte, 2020)	Winter 1968	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)	219	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Strike
Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase	Marnase False Cut	also as slip cut	Related to Winnipeg False Cut (Mel Stover, 1972) The Raised Marnase False Cut (Edward Marlo, 1980) Table-cut (poker) (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Combi-Null Cuts (Edward Marlo, 1983) Also published here Marnase False Cut (Edward Marlo, 2007) Marnase Cut (Edward Marlo, 2021)	Apr. 1971	Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4)	32	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Top / Tabled
Nick Trost	High Card Poker Deal	poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle	Variations High-Card Poker Deal, Revised (Nick Trost, 2011) Paint Poker (Steve Forte, 2011) Office Hours Poker (Nick Trost, 2015) Also published here High-Card Poker (Nick Trost, 1975) High-Card Poker Deal (Nick Trost, 1997) High Card Poker Deal (Nick Trost, 1999)	1972	Card Cavalcade	157	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand. Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Frank Thompson	F.T. Cut		Variations The Trinary Cut (David Acer, 1995) The Thompson Breather (Harry Levine, 1998) Thompson False Cut Variation (Frank Thompson, Doug Conn, 1999) Positioning Swing-Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020) Expertalk: Philip Bynorth on a False Cut (Philip Bynorth, 2022) Also published here F.T. Cut (Frank Thompson, 2016) F. T. Cut (Steve Beam, Frank Thompson, 2018)	1973	Super Subtle Card Miracles	143	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
Derek Dingle	Roll-Over Aces		Variations Impossible Poker Demonstration (John F. Mendoza, 1978) Paint by Numbers (Chris Kenner, 1992) Too Many Drops (Steve Forte, 2020)	1973	Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two	92	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Rollover Aces
Edward Marlo	Breakless Curry Change	one or multiple cards	Related to Hole-card and Player-card Switches (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations The Underground Change (Jamie Badman, Colin Miller, 2002) Also published here The Breakless Curry Change (Edward Marlo, 2002)	1975	Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)	19	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Turnover Change & Variations Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
Larry Jennings	King's Triumph	four Kings instead selection	Related to Delayed Double Climax (Edward Marlo, 1971) Variations Easy Jennings (Bob King, 1989) Castle Triumph (Tony Cabral, 2011) Jennings Four-Ace Triumph (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here King's Triumph (Larry Jennings, 1986)	1975	Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Dan MacMillan	The Shuffle Palm	tabled riffle shuffle	Inspired by Variations of a Palm (Edward Marlo, 1995) Related to table-riffle palm (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Improved Shuffle Palm (Dan MacMillan, 1981)	1977	The Gamblers' Palm Revisited	28	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Flat Palm Cards / Sleights / Palming / Replacements (all positions except Classic Palm)
Allan Ackerman	Ackerman Variation on the One Handed Center Deal		Variations The Ackerman Center Deal (Modified) (Allan Ackerman, Bill Kalush, Wesley James, 1997) Center Dealing Technique (Steve Forte, 2020)	1978	Here's My Card	101	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Center Deal / One-Handed
Dai Vernon	Enlarging a Break		Related to Enlarging a Break (1940) Establishing a Break from a Bridge (1940) Cutting to the Crimp (Dai Vernon, 2024) Variations On Vernon's Enlarging a Break (Roberto Giobbi, 2014) One-handed Crimp Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1987	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1	10	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Scallop Short
Dai Vernon	The Vernon Simple False Cut		Related to Optical Illusion Cut (Gene Maze, 1994) Table-cut (poker) (Steve Forte, 2020)	1987	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1	41	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Dai Vernon, John Rakinakis, Dr. James William Elliott	On the Second Deal	tips	Related to Questionable Information (Steve Forte, 2020)	1987	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1	98	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Strike
Edward Marlo	The Cigar Bottom Deal	cigar or pen held between right first and second finger, third finger take	Related to cigar second (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here The New Tops, Dec. 1967	1988	M.I.N.T. — Volume I	332	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
Steve Forte	On Roger Klause			1991	Roger Klause: In Concert	129	Articles / Articles
Karl Fulves (reviewer)	Steve Forte Gambling Tapes	by Steve Forte		1992	Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)	102	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Steve Draun	Tabled Breakless Double Undercuts	Top to Bottom Bottom to Top	Related to Draun-drag (Steve Draun, 2020) f-transfer (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here Breakless Double Undercut (Steve Draun, 2010)	1993	Secrets Draun from Underground	22	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts
Steve Forte	Addendum	with cup, variation of Control 7	Related to Gambling Protection Series Vol. 4	1995	A Die Of Another Color	20	Dice (small) / Tricked Dice Rolls
Martin Gardner	Addendum	about Steve Forte's demonstration on Gambling Protection Series Vol. 4		1995	A Die Of Another Color	38	Dice (small) / Tricked Dice Rolls
Michael Close (reviewer)	Steve Forte's Gambling Protection Series Volumes 1-4	by Steve Forte reviewed together with Mac King		July 1995	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)	77	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Jon Racherbaumer	Indecent Exposure?	on exposure, Steve Forte on Hidden Secrets of Magic		1996	Facsimile (Issue 4)	8	Articles / Articles
James Swain	The Pass Palm	top cards into left hand classic palm	Related to Cephalopalm (Dave Buck, 2011) shift-palm (Steve Forte, 2020)	1996	Miracles with Cards	149	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Top
Allan Ackerman, Steve Forte	The Bottom Up Zarrow	a.k.a. BUZ	Also published here The Bottom-up Zarrow AKA The BUZ Shuffle (Allan Ackerman, 2024)	1999	Classic Handlings	8	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / False
Dan Buck, Dave Buck	Expeditiousness	in-the-hands	Variations BAM Aces! (Steve Forte, 2020)	2001	Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge in the Hands	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Steve Forte (reviewer)	Another Look at Erdnase's The Expert at the Card Table	by S. W. Erdnase		June 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 6)	70	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Nathan Kranzo	The Big Push	deck is sprung face up and stopped at a blank card, blank is tabled and this is repeated three more times, on last time the blank is changed into an Ace and other three tabled cards are now Aces	Inspired by "Springing the Aces" (Steve Forte, Channel One, Volume II, Issue #6, December 2000)	2001	The Ends	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Steve Forte	Spring Street Aces Revelation	springing deck and stopping at specific card		2001	The Ends	1	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Springing the Cards Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Steve Forte	Standing Spread	deck is standing on edge on the table, double spread		2002	Nursery Rhymes — Volume 2	12	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Table Spreads
Steve Forte	Ironing Cards	achieving different snap in plastic cards	Also published here "Phantoms Of The Card Table" (2003)	2003	Off The Books (Issue 5)	76	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Other Work
Steve Forte	Introduction			2004	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	7	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Gary Plants	Zarrow Shuffle - Plants Handling	The Split The Weave The Strip-out Opening the Gap The Block Insertion	Related to Variants (Steve Forte, 2020)	2004	Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle	16	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	The Strip	running cut with jog, top stock		2004	Deviant Practices	9	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock
B.J. Bueno	Muy Bueno Shuffle	with fake tabled cascade ala Steve Forte		Oct. 2005	The Penumbra (Issue 9)	2	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
James Swain (reviewer)	Steve Forte's Casino Game Protection	by Steve Forte		Apr. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 4)	36	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
R. Paul Wilson	Steve Forte: Catch Me If You Can			Oct. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)	50	Articles / Biographical
Bill Malone	Bill Malone on Steve Forte			Oct. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)	56	Articles / Interviews
Steve Forte	Seven-Card Stud Stack			Feb. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Miscellaneous
Steve Forte	One Shuffle Stack	Aces shown in face-up spread, after one shuffle a six-handed game is dealt	Related to Sal's Cull/Stack (Steve Forte, Salverio Piacente, 2020) Variations Another Shuffle Stack (Jason England, Steve Forte, 2009)	Mar. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 3)	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Full Deck
Allan Ackerman	Easy Forte	Aces buried in four packets, deck assembled, apparent centers are dealt in a game	Inspired by TV Center Deal (Steve Forte, 2020) Related to The Antinomy Perspective (Gene Taylor, 2006) Easy Ackerman (Joshua Jay, 2007) Variations Piano Forte (Jerry K. Hartman, 2007) Precursor (Jerry K. Hartman, 2008) Piano Forte (Version 1) (Jerry K. Hartman, 2008)	May 2006	Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / False Dealing
Don May	May's No Strip Out Multiple Shift	five methods, with bluff spacing	Related to The Invisible Transfer Move (Justin Higham, 1991) Invisible Transfer Multiple Shift (Justin Higham, 1991) May’s Aces (Don May, 2010) Display Move & Variation (Don May, Tom Gagnon, 2019) Tilt Shift (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Twofer Ribbon Spread Multiple Shift (Tom Gagnon, 2019)	2007	The Wisdom of Solomon	115	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Passive
James Swain (reviewer)	A Look at Steve Forte's Poker Protection	by Steve Forte		Feb. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2)	22	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Steve Forte	Introduction	on Richard Turner		Apr. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 4)	68	Articles / Articles
Dani DaOrtiz	Viajando por E.E.U.U.	about the journey though the USA, Miguel Angel Gea, Christian Engblom, Katia, 4F, Vanni Bossi, Alfonso Aceituno, Ed Ellis, Magic Castle, Rafael Benatar, Dean Dill, Johnny Thompson, Penn & Teller, Steve Forte, Michael Weber, Max Maven		2007	El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 1)	13	Articles / Articles
Fred Robinson	The Fred Robinson Bottom Deal	from full grip	Variations Fred Robinson (Steve Forte, 2020) Also published here The Bottom Deal (Fred Robinson, 1950)	2009	The Magic of Fred Robinson	72	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Strike
Steve Forte	Tips from the Experts	bottom dealing tips		2009	From the Cellar	22	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / General Comments
Jason England, Steve Forte	Another Shuffle Stack	seven-handed game, pseudo stack	Inspired by One Shuffle Stack (Steve Forte, 2006) Related to Sal's Cull/Stack (Steve Forte, Salverio Piacente, 2020)	2009	Jammin' With the Fellas	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Full Deck
Richard Kaufman	Genii Speaks	on Uri Geller, Ali Bongo's passing, David Copperfield biography in France, Steve Forte's Gambling Protection Series on DVD, John Carney		Mar. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 3)	10	Articles / Columns Articles / Obituary
Richard Kaufman (reviewer)	Gambling Protection Series	by Steve Forte DVD release		Mar. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 3)	11	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Gambling Protection Series (3-DVD set)	by Steve Forte		Apr. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)	76	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Roberto Giobbi	Top Stock Control		Related to Top Slug Control in Steve Forte's Casino Protection	2010	Secret Agenda (Issue Dec 20)	379	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Benjamin Earl	Switchman - DS 1	cut to table	Inspired by Steve Forte switch from Gambling Protection Series	Oct. 2010	Gambit (Issue 2)	10	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Tabled
Pedro Lacerda	Lacerda Multiple Shift	single cut from hands to table	Related to Multi-card Shift Convincers (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Specific Moments - The Choreographed Card Steal (Helder Guimarães, Pedro Lacerda, 2019) Also published here Lacerda's Multiple Shift (Pedro Lacerda, 2022)	2011	Reflections	58	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Active / Cut Controls
Jörg Alexander Weber	Switch with Bills		Inspired by Dice Switch on "Gambling Protection Video Vol. 4" (Steve Forte, 1986)	2011	ZauberKunstStücke — Band 3	34	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props
Steve Forte	Paint Poker	"Steve Forte's Routine" poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle	Inspired by High Card Poker Deal (Nick Trost, 1972) Also published here Sal Piacente's DVD Expert Magic Lecture Notes, Volume 2 (2004)	2011	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3	692	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand. Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Steve Forte, Roberto Giobbi	The Money Switch	adapted from reference, using bills	Inspired by "Poker Protection" (Steve Forte, p. 106)	2013	The Art of Switching Decks	69	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
Steve Forte	Foreword			2013	The Asian Hustle — Secrets of the Hindu Shuffle	6	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
John Cottle (reviewer)	Poker Protection	by Steve Forte		Sep. 2017	Operandi (Issue 3)	17	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jack Carpenter	Scarne's Dream	deck is fanned and instantly four outjogged Aces appear in fan	Variations Do That Again (Jack Carpenter, Steve Forte, 2020)	2017	The Expert's Portfolio No. 2	47	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Ricky Smith	The Bar on Spring Street	spectator selects card, performer then stops springing flourish at three Aces which match selection	Inspired by "Spring St. Aces" (Steve Forte) Also published here The Bar on Spring Street (Ricky Smith, 2023)	2017	Threeve	40	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
Steve Forte	Spring St. Aces Production	stopping at an Ace during springing flourish		2017	Threeve	43	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Springing the Cards Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Steve Forte	Steve Forte & Bill Malone			July 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)	91	Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Spring Street Aces Revelation	springing stopped right at selection		2019	As Within, So Without	22	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Steve Forte	Dedication - Ray Goulet			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Steve Forte	Preface			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Steve Forte	Acknowledgments			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Steve Forte	Chapter 1 - Gambling Sleight of Hand - The Hobby	Introduction Terminology		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Steve Forte	Gambling Sleight of Hand as a Hobby	the moves how gambling moves evolve new gambling moves the best gambling moves story-moves story-skill legends challenging moves card-table protocol Suckers Gambling Devices		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	2	Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc) Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Studying Gambling Sleight of Hand	learning curve doing moves versus studying moves card players' standards explanations of methods execution versus application Sources books video personal instruction card players cheaters mentors		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	11	Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc) Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Technical Considerations	the ultimate goal detail being natural artificial moves the simple things the lessons (1 to 10) the magic mindset expert status demonstrations		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	19	Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc) Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Cheaters and Magicians	sophisticated sleight of hand no comparison deceptive standards differences		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	31	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
Steve Forte	Practice	The Biggest Mistake You Can Make Practice Basics technical analysis alternating true and false moves speed and rhythm mirrors acting video recording objective criticism conditions and consistency seated position table surface angles playing cards challenging practice techniques artificial practice techniques practice lists time management hustlers and practice visualization		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	36	Cards / Sleights / General Comments Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Last Thoughts	how to read Gambling Sleight of Hand researcher author's perspective credits obvious solutions secrets opinions mission statement		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	47	Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Summary	summary of what the books are about		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	52	Articles / Articles
Steve Forte	Chapter 2 - False Shuffles	Introduction terminology		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	55	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments
Steve Forte	False Table Riffle Shuffles	intro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	57	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments
Steve Forte	Professional Table Riffle Shuffle			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	57	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Real
Steve Forte	Carrying Top Slugs	only straight riffles and no additional cuts splitting and switching sides riffling off the thumbs split-cover one-hand protected-position overprotecting slugs tap fake (Frank Thompson)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	59	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Carrying Bottom Slugs	only straight riffles and no additional cuts shadowing splitting end to end versus corner to corner lift or leave (see also p. 636) don't ignore the top slug splits		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	62	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Carrying Big Slugs	building slugs split, immediate riffle, and push - top slugs (SIRP) split, immediate riffle, and push - bottom slugs	Related to Retaining the Top Stock (1960)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	65	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Legitimate Table Cuts and Strips	different honest cuts, strip cuts, center strip, Scarne Cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	69	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / Running Cut
Steve Forte	False Table Cuts and Strips	intro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	71	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments
Steve Forte	Scrape-cut	tabled straight undercut technical observations clear the bottom half quickly observer's perspective tilt lifting the bottom half instantaneous action	Related to Moving Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	71	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	Table-cut (poker)	tabled straight forward cut technical observations hand cover speed lifting the initial half cutting with one hand carrying cut with one hand squaring action	Related to Marnase False Cut (Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase, 1971) The Vernon Simple False Cut (Dai Vernon, 1987)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	73	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	Table Double-Cuts	second straight cut undoes first cut, two handlings, "don't-let-go" principle center-center cut	Related to "Double Cut" (Evans, How Gamblers Win, 1865) Variations Hidden Secrets - False Strip/Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	76	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	Gamblers' Cut	triple undercut technical observations consistency cutting direction break size grip last cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	77	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	On Tabled Breaks	on holding a thumb break with deck in riffle shuffle position		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	78	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks
Steve Forte	Up The Ladder	technical observations starting grip first undercut eliminate the first stepped packet cover stripping direction and angle only one stepped packet per strip last stripped packet number of strips pace automatic break (transition into riffle shuffle) no stepped packets (Ed Marlo) carrying half decks with UTL		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	80	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	CTB Cut/Strip	"center, top, bottom", fake running cut to break near bottom technical observations double-cut center packet gaps two distinct phases	Related to Cold Deck Cut Variation (Derrick Chung, 2022) Also published here CTB Cut/Strip (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	83	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	Carrying Slugs	with running/strip cuts, intro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	86	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments
Steve Forte	Erdnase False Strips	improvements for the Erdnase system and its set-up cut top slug bottom slug	Related to III. To Retain the Top Stock (1902) IV. To Retain the Bottom Stock (S. W. Erdnase, 1902)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	86	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	delaying the strip	top slug, riffle shuffle and cut combination, break held near bottom during shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	88	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	pick-up strip (top slug)	single strip action, tabled lift shuffle	Related to A Top Stock False Running Cut (Father Alex, 2023)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	89	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	over-the-top (bottom slug)	single strip action		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	89	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Base-Strip	running cut off the bottom technical observations instant start clearing the bottom half lifting the bottom half exaggeration tilting		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	90	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled
Steve Forte	Hidden Secrets - False Strip/Cut	as used in television show "Hidden Secrets of Magic" (1996), "don't-let-go" principle	Inspired by Table Double-Cuts (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	91	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Tabled Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Boxing the Deck	cutting a quarter to the top and then splitting in center for riffle shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	91	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Positioning False Cuts and Strips	intro, slug brought to center and marked off by break, jog, step	Related to Riffle-splits (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	93	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments
Steve Forte	Double- and Triple-cuts (top or bottom slugs)	strip cut, optionally followed by riffle shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	93	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Three-part Positioning Strip (top slug)	strip cut, optionally followed by riffle shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	94	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Three-part Positioning Strip (bottom slug)	strip cut, optionally followed by riffle shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	95	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	F-strip	strip cut with laid jog, optionally followed by riffle shuffle technical observations first stripped packet second stripped packet remaining stripped packets orientation of stripped packets squaring options tight stripping actions split and riffle stripping thin, splitting halves carrying bottom slugs automatic brief f-strip with double cut	Related to reset-brief (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	95	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Automatic Brief	automatic jog during running cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	98	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Tabled
Steve Forte	Don't Let Go	strip cut, followed by riffle shuffle, "don't-let-go" principle (typo in text, should be "bottom slug")		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	99	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Poker Lecture Outline, c1982	two pages of Forte's first lecture notes		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	100	Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
Steve Forte	Riffling Down, Riffling Up	top slug riffled down and brought back to top		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	102	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Natural Break	at slug when squaring up after riffle shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	102	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks
Steve Forte	I-strip (illogical)	slug riffled down, followed by triple strip	Also published here i-Strip (Steve Forte, 2024)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	104	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Riffling Down Twice	single-card brief multiple-card bevel-brief ("don't-let-go" principle)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	105	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Ron Conley	Conley Three-riffle Variation	three consecutive riffles, always burying top slug, riffle shuffling with break	Related to riffle-brief (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations Top/Bottom Transfer Demo (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	107	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Riffling Up	JN false cut by gambler JN, bottom slug riffled into deck, followed by boxing cut	Variations JN dead-cut sequence (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	108	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Spring Riffle-Off	riffling off slug at once		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	108	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Stevens Control	discussion of its value (spoiler: none)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	109	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	False Shuffling Procedures	intro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	112	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments
Steve Forte	Forte's Favorites - strip-dump (top slug)	procedure combination		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	112	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Forte's Favorites - bottom slug	procedure combination		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	113	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Carrying Half Decks	intro comments		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	113	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck
Steve Forte	Double-slug Riffles	carrying two quarter-deck slugs to effectively carry half the deck double-slug - top/bottom double-slug - top/top double-slug - bottom/bottom		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	113	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck
Steve Forte	Summary	on slug controls and false cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	116	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments
Steve Forte	The Push-Through	introduction and details of basic handling technical observations position of hands pre-riffle split riffle riffle-separation pushing action square-up before the square-up pushing through squaring action/moment brief size SCS (split, cut, or strip) hand cover rhythm		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	117	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Speed-through			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	127	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Protected Push-through	more cover		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	128	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Fake Square-up - One Hand	right hand moves towards left		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	129	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Fake Square-up - Two Hands	X configuration		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	130	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Rough Hustlers' Push-through	X configuration	Related to Magicians' Pull-outs (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	131	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Half-deck Push-through	push-through action used to retain half the deck		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	134	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck
Steve Forte	Variants	brief outlines of further variations the conductor single push back push-through (Richard Turner) tapper twisting split (dovetail shuffle on the table) pointed riffle mirror strips (push-through with break) riffling interlaced cards two-step push-throughs (honest cut before strip-out) one riffle push-through/pull-out the mysterious kid (handling for two-step push-through, alternative by Steve Forte)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	134	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Dead-cuts	strip-out used as cutting to an Ace		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	139	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
Steve Forte	Easy Block-transfer	discussing lack of use in cheating killing x-cards adding x-cards carrying full decks		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	140	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Transfers & Displacements Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	143	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Push Through
Steve Forte	The Pull-Out Shuffle	technical observations simplicity of method angling finger stops square-up (technical) square-up (visual)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	145	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Steve Forte	Back-stop	left thumb as stop	Related to Marlo's Patented False Shuffle (Edward Marlo, 1964)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	146	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Steve Forte	Fake Square-ups	long-push three-push		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	149	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Steve Forte	Magicians' Pull-outs	fine squeeze and square-up two-hand square-up (related to "Rough Hustlers' Push-through") one-card 'block' transfer (Triumph Shuffle, with further applications by Forte)	Related to Rough Hustlers' Push-through (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	151	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	Sliding Slug Pull-outs	sliding slugs sell the square-up top-slug slide-over bottom-slug slide-over		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	154	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Half Deck
Steve Forte	Off-the-table Pull-Out	for large slugs, up to thirty cards		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	157	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / Partial
Steve Forte	Sliding Off-the-table Pull-out			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	158	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / False
Steve Forte	Other Variants	short comment		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	160	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	161	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Steve Forte	The Zarrow Shuffle	classification Card Cover Hand Cover No Cover Off-the-table Variants technical observations independent card movement movement of halves lift gaps tilt top-card pop matching up practice repeatability angles riffle-shuffle tells experimentation setup cuts/strips context		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	162	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Setup cuts/Strips	three cutting sequences to set up for the Zarrow		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	167	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	No-cover Zarrows	Oeink		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	169	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Bookmaker's Zarrow	cards shuffled by the short ends		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	170	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Circle-Zarrow		Variations Poker Shuffle-over (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	171	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Tap-Zarrow	ledge as halves are tapped against each other before riffling		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	172	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	No-interlace Zarrows	no interlacing during riffle itself		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	173	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Reverse-Zarrow	top half slightly twisted backwards		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	174	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Lift-Zarrow	whole deck slightly lifted from table and dropped during square-up	Related to Zarrow (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	175	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Back-Load Zarrow	square-up as deck is moved back		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	176	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
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 Zarrow Shuffle - Plants Handling (Gary Plants, 2004)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	177	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte, Bob White	partial Zarrow	only top or bottom half of riffle unwoven, details for top slug		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	180	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	spacer Zarrow	riffle stacking application, the very top of the shuffle can be legitimately spaced out		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	181	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Other Zarrows	brief outlines of even further variations saw-Zarrow spring-Zarrow other bevel-based Zarrows bent top card sliding bottom slug		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	181	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	183	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	False Overhand Shuffles			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	185	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Steve Forte	Methods	intro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	187	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Steve Forte	In-jogs	technical observations single in-jogged card breaks (break-drag to cut at break in overhand shuffle position) sequence spacing (shuffling a second time while retaining jog)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	187	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Out-jogs	top slugs bottom slugs		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	189	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Side-jogs			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	191	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Place-break	no jog		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	192	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Pick-up Shuffle	lift		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	192	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Thumb-stop	left thumb stays on top slug		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	193	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Thumb-grab	bottom slug, packets exchanged after first throw		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	193	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Bevel	block slip shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	194	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Twist	block slip shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	195	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Hold-back	side-jog & block slip shuffle combo, top or bottom slug, using flat-break		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	195	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Flat-Break	retaining contact to side-jogged card during overhand shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	195	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Basic Handlings Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Chop	front-and-back throws, top or bottom slug, or entire deck with optical throws		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	196	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Full Deck Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Carrying Half Decks and Full Decks	intro and double base-throw as full deck false shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	197	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Full Deck Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial
Steve Forte	Matching Runs	Hunter type, also as one-shuffle with packet exchange		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	197	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Full Deck
Steve Forte	Overhand Butt/Lace Shuffle			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	198	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Weave or Greek Shuffle
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	199	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Steve Forte	Off-the-Table False Riffles, Strips, and Cuts	intro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	200	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments
Steve Forte	False Off-the-table Riffles (slugs)	protected positions and protection grip for in-the-hands shuffles top slugs bottom slugs		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	201	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / Partial
Steve Forte	Building Bottom Slugs	adding cards to bottom slug via riffle-squeeze, for poker scam "Countdown" or "Laying Sets"	Related to Reverse-position Stack (Steve Forte, 2020) laying sets (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	205	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / Partial Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
Steve Forte	Cover-cards	for bottom slug single cover-card (in-the-hands riffle followed by cut) double cover-cards		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	206	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / Partial
Steve Forte	Off-the-table Shuffle-over	"shuffle-over" = unweave and one half slides on top of the other		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	207	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / False
Steve Forte	Table Shuffle-over with OTT Square-up	square-up on end		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	208	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	F-shuffle-over	left thumb between shuffled halves		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	210	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / False
Steve Forte	F-ledge-shuffle	block false shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	211	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Miscellaneous
Steve Forte	Poker Shuffle-over	no-cover circle-Zarrow	Inspired by Circle-Zarrow (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	212	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Noise Maker	one half riffled against top card of other half which bounces around		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	212	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Steve Forte	Faking the Cascade	credit information, tabled real cascade		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	213	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / False Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Real Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Miscellaneous
Steve Forte	f-cascade	with fake cascade, displacing one card		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	214	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / False
Steve Forte	Off-the-table False Cuts and Strips	differences between tabled and in-the-hands cuts		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	215	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments
Steve Forte	center-strip	bottom slug, in-the-hands		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	215	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	top slugs	in-the-hands running cut combinations		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	216	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Top Stock
Steve Forte	bottom slugs	in-the-hands running cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	217	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Partial / Bottom Stock
Steve Forte	Riffle-splits	positioning cuts and strips done in the hands, splitting at a break for in-the-hands riffle	Related to Positioning False Cuts and Strips (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	217	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle in the hands / Partial
Steve Forte	Off-the-table Full-deck False Cuts	slap cut from hands to table off-the-table scrape-cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	218	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Hands & Table Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
Steve Forte	Over Variants			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	221	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
Steve Forte	Off-the-table Slip-cuts	heel-peek slip-cut bottom slip-cut		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	221	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Bottom / Hands Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Top / Hands
Steve Forte	Wash/Scramble	Wash/Scramble (top slug) Weeding (top slug)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	223	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Wash & Scramble Shuffle
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	226	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / General Comments
Steve Forte	Chapter 3 - Stacking and Culling	Introduction		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	229	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Culling Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Culling Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	Haymow	general milk build discussion		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	230	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Steve Forte	Segmented Haymow	breaking up the run of singles	Related to haymow (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	232	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Steve Forte	Milks-stack	consecutive milks, Klondike shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	233	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Steve Forte	No-Haymow Haymow	drawing from the bottom without top card cover	Inspired by Stock Shuffle (1902)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	234	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Steve Forte	Tools for Overhand-Shuffle Stacking	overhand-shuffle transfer (double-cut in overhand shuffle position) center-pickup (exchanging right-hand packet with a part of left-hand packet)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	237	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Transfers & Displacements
Steve Forte	Reverse-position Stack	positioning certain cards from the bottom, "countdown" scam	Related to Building Bottom Slugs (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	239	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
Steve Forte	After the Stack	by run-up hustler DH, stack with slug of x-cards on top which can be legitimately overhand shuffled		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	240	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	241	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Steve Forte	Riffle Stacking	introduction, general information, myth-busting, run-up hustler PS Riffle-stacking Truths difficulty the big secret stacking and culling culling logic cardmen card-table protocol perception technical observations riffle off the thumbs speed playing cards the eyes splits beveling the halves position of the thumbs open riffle hold-backs one-handed protected-position under-slug practice		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	242	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	Spacer-stack	top few cards actually interlaced		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	250	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	After-the-riffle stack	card slid to top after end of shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	251	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	Transfers and Riffle Stacking	using transfers to complement riffle stacking, see following two items		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	251	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Transfers & Displacements
Steve Forte	bottom-to-top stack (f-transfer)	without requiring double hold backs on both sides	Related to riffle stack (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	251	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	f-transfer	right third finger angles bottom card	Related to Tabled Breakless Double Undercuts (Steve Draun, 1993) reintroducing the f-transfer (Steve Forte, 2020)	2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	251	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Transfers & Displacements
Steve Forte	top-to-bottom reverse stack			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	253	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Transfers & Displacements
Steve Forte	Peek Stack	another player is allowed to peek during riffle shuffle		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	253	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
Steve Forte	Other Variants	slip-cut stack (avoiding double hold-backs) strip-stack best riffle stack (combining f-transfer and spacer-stacking)		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	254	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	255	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Steve Forte	Faro Stacking	introduction		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	256	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking
Steve Forte	Classification	off-the-table top to bottom bottom to top riffle faro		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	257	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / In the Hands Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Table Faro
Steve Forte	The Faro Process	general comments and rules regarding faro stacking		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	258	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Mathematical Facts & Curiosities
Steve Forte	Off-the-table Faro Stack	slough-off, hustler MG		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	260	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / In the Hands Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Partial Faro
Steve Forte	Bottom-to-top Stack	tabled		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	261	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Table Faro
Steve Forte	Basic Faro Stack	partial faro into deck, extra cards removed afterwards		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	262	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking
Steve Forte	Skip-Stack	faro stacking for odd number of players		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	267	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking
Steve Forte	Single Hole-card Hold' em Stack	faro stacking for odd number of players, three-of-a-kind		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	267	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Hold em
Steve Forte	Riffle Faro	only bottom half faroed, also while holding break		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	268	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Table Faro
Steve Forte	Faro Review	how to work out faro stacks and pre-faro stacks		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	270	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking
Steve Forte	Faros and the Second Deal			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	271	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking
Steve Forte	One-card-removal Cut	getting rid of extra card between two target cards via slip cut sequence		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	271	Cards / Sleights / Stacking / Stacking without Shuffling Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Top / Tabled
Steve Forte	Culling	general comments about culling in gaming context		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	272	Cards / Sleights / Culling / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Culling
Steve Forte	Stevens' Riffle Cull	myth-busting commentary and reality check		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	272	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Culling
Steve Forte	Summary			2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	276	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking
Steve Forte	Chapter 4 - Beating the Cut	Introduction		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	279	Cards / Sleights /

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