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silas and the slickers \n rhyming patter, ballad by elmer applegit \n unknown \n the legend of silas greene \n jack carpenter \n steve ehlers \n my uncle and the gambler \n george starke
1939
more card manipulations
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Silas and the Slickers
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1939
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die gedanken sind nicht frei ("thinker's paradise") \n two spectator cut a pile and think of cut card, cards are shuffled and divined by performer \n piet forton \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers \n the thoughts are free \n piet forton
1979
das mike skinner / piet forton seminarheft
Piet Forton
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Die Gedanken sind nicht frei ("Thinker's Paradise")
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1979
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groupease \n five packets are cut, bottom card remembered shuffled and all five cards are divined \n thomas alan waters \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers \n a miracle with cards \n edward marlo
1984
mind, myth & magick
Thomas Alan Waters
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Groupease
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1984
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the thoughts are free \n two spectator cut a pile and think of cut card, cards are shuffled and divined by performer \n piet forton \n die gedanken sind nicht frei ("thinker's paradise") \n piet forton \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
1984
magic lecture notes 1984
Piet Forton
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The Thoughts Are Free
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1984
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wily monte \n penetration, slit, see also "credits and references" at end of book \n lee freed \n jon racherbaumer \n elusive lady \n j.c. whyley \n the close-up billusion \n don banks \n jim lambert \n steve ehlers \n art gross \n mum, aug. 1983
1984
at the table
Lee Freed*, Jon Racherbaumer
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Wily Monte
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1984
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the close-up illusion \n three cards, one penetrates one of the the others visually, slit in card \n larry jennings \n the close-up billusion \n don banks \n jim lambert \n steve ehlers \n art gross \n close-up illusion \n larry jennings \n billet de banque itinérant \n bob kohler \n the close-up illusion \n larry jennings \n the close-up illusion \n larry jennings
1985
lake tahoe card magic
Larry Jennings
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The Close-Up Illusion
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1985
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the ehlers shift \n one-handed table shift \n steve ehlers \n slap and tap \n jack carpenter
1992
modus operandi
Steve Ehlers
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The Ehlers Shift
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1992
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the three-card location \n three spectators cut off cards which are divined in different ways \n steve ehlers \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n the four card location \n erik nordvall \n three card location too \n colin miller \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n 3 card location \n steve ehlers \n rune carlsen \n three card location, take two \n steve ehlers \n groupease \n thomas alan waters \n die gedanken sind nicht frei ("thinker's paradise") \n piet forton \n cast off \n patrick g. redford \n director's cut 3-d \n ted karmilovich \n three card location, original version \n steve ehlers
1994
las vegas kardma
Steve Ehlers
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The Three-Card Location
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Variations - The Four Card Location (Erik Nordvall, Lecture Notes Asia 2006, 2006)
- Three Card Location Too (Colin Miller, Another Bite of the Cherry, 2006)
- … and 3 more
- Far Out (Friedrich Roitzsch, FFFF Lecture Notes 2015, 2015)
- also in:
- Far Out (Instructions for Miracles, 2023)
- Far Out (A Handful of Miracles, 2023)
- 3 Card Location (Steve Ehlers, Rune Carlsen, X: My 10 Go-To Card Fx, 2024)
- Three Card Location, Take Two (Steve Ehlers, King of the Hustlers, 2025)
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1994
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the close-up billusion \n bill inserted between two aces visually passes back and forth from middle to bottom, aces change into queens, monte theme, see "errata" in issue #3 (p. 31) for additional crediting info \n don banks \n jim lambert \n steve ehlers \n art gross \n the close-up illusion \n larry jennings \n wily monte \n lee freed \n jon racherbaumer \n errata \n stephen hobbs
1994
labyrinth
Don Banks, Jim Lambert, Steve Ehlers, Art Gross
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The Close-Up Billusion
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1994
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the grippo transpo \n signed card lost in deck, performer and spectator hold a card, performer's card visually changes into spectator's, spectator's card becomes signed card \n jack carpenter \n steve ehlers \n steve mayhew \n the transpo grippo \n jack carpenter \n steve ehlers \n steve mayhew
1994
labyrinth
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers, Steve Mayhew
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The Grippo Transpo
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1994
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pocket interchange \n one by one the four aces change into the kings that were previously placed into pocket, aces are shown to have jumped to both pockets (two in each), then kings instantly vanish and are produced from both pockets, all kings and aces can be signed \n jack carpenter \n multiplex reset \n jack carpenter \n ambidextrous travellers \n larry jennings \n pocket interchange revisited \n larry jennings \n steve ehlers \n eric t. dockery \n jack carpenter \n multiplex interchange \n john lovick \n wilder pocket interchange \n steve reynolds
1995
labyrinth
Jack Carpenter
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Pocket Interchange
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1995
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errata \n \n stephen hobbs \n the close-up billusion \n don banks \n jim lambert \n steve ehlers \n art gross \n ribbonspread hideout \n dai vernon \n deck reverse \n johann nepomuk hofzinser \n harry lorayne \n richard kaufman \n a "quickie" revisited \n jack carpenter \n carpenter's cannibals \n jack carpenter \n multiple top switch \n jack carpenter \n o'henry plays jazz \n jack carpenter \n two moves – the carpenter outjog insertion \n jack carpenter \n two moves – the tabled elmsley switch \n jack carpenter \n full reverse \n jack carpenter
1995
labyrinth
Stephen Hobbs
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Errata
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Related to - Jack Carpenter - The Lecture (Jack Carpenter, 1993)
- The Close-Up Billusion (Don Banks, Jim Lambert, Steve Ehlers, Art Gross, Labyrinth, 1994)
- … and 8 more
- Ribbonspread Hideout (Dai Vernon, Labyrinth, 1994)
- Deck Reverse (Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Harry Lorayne, Richard Kaufman, Labyrinth, 1994)
- A "Quickie" Revisited (Jack Carpenter, Labyrinth, 1994)
- Carpenter's Cannibals (Jack Carpenter, Labyrinth, 1994)
- Multiple top switch (Jack Carpenter, Labyrinth, 1994)
- Two Moves – The Carpenter Outjog Insertion (Jack Carpenter, Labyrinth, 1994)
- Two Moves – The Tabled Elmsley Switch (Jack Carpenter, Labyrinth, 1994)
- Full Reverse (Jack Carpenter, Labyrinth, 1994)
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1995
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pocket interchange revisited \n handling variations of "pocket interchange" (see reference)
- dockery's finesse (small touch)
- ehlers' display sequence (updated handling to set up)
- jennings' reset sequence (variation of entire interchange sequence)
- final observations (see p. 12) \n larry jennings \n steve ehlers \n eric t. dockery \n jack carpenter \n pocket interchange \n jack carpenter
1995
labyrinth
Larry Jennings, Steve Ehlers, Eric T. Dockery, Jack Carpenter
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Pocket Interchange Revisited
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1995
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three card location \n \n steve ehlers
1999
low down dirty tricks
Steve Ehlers
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Three Card Location
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1999
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[20]
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three card location \n stack \n steve ehlers
2001
jiggery pokery
Steve Ehlers
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Three Card Location
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2001
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[4]
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sensitive touch \n cards are read with the finger tips
- bottom deal method
- first alternative...
- second alternative... \n steve ehlers
2001
ego
Steve Ehlers
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Sensitive Touch
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Sep. 2001
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13
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intuition monte \n monte sequence with ace through four of spades, change to aces as climax \n steve ehlers
2002
the penumbra
Steve Ehlers
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Intuition Monte
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Nov./Dec. 2002
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12
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the four card location \n four spectators each select a card fairly, you find them \n erik nordvall \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
2006
lecture notes asia 2006
Erik Nordvall
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The Four Card Location
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2006
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the arizona card expert \n \n joe m. turner \n steve ehlers
2006
genii
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)
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The Arizona Card Expert
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Aug. 2006
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95
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three card location too \n three spectators cut off a packet, remember their card and shuffle, cards located, last one divined \n colin miller \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
2006
another bite of the cherry
Colin Miller
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Three Card Location Too
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2006
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walk around waltz \n \n steve ehlers \n walk around waltz \n steve ehlers
2007
magic
Steve Ehlers
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Walk Around Waltz
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Apr. 2007
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86
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stevens' aces \n using stevens control with depth charge principle for ace cutting \n steve ehlers
2010
card magic usa
Steve Ehlers
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Stevens' Aces
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2010
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64
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hold'em stack \n stacking up to eight hands, faro \n steve ehlers
2010
card magic usa
Steve Ehlers
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Hold'em Stack
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2010
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69
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director's cut 3-d \n stack with movie names, three packets cut to select movies, all are divined, same handling as steve ehler's routine with playing cards \n ted karmilovich \n simon shaw's "director's cut" \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
2011
thoughts from vegas
Ted Karmilovich
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Director's Cut 3-D
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Inspired by - Simon Shaw's "Director's Cut"
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2011
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the transpo grippo \n signed card lost in deck, performer and spectator hold a card, performer's card visually changes into spectator's, spectator's card becomes signed card \n jack carpenter \n steve ehlers \n steve mayhew \n the grippo transpo \n jack carpenter \n steve ehlers \n steve mayhew
2014
mayhew
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers, Steve Mayhew
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The Transpo Grippo
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2014
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199
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far out \n no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer \n friedrich roitzsch \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch
2015
ffff lecture notes 2015
Friedrich Roitzsch
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Far Out
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2015
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the legend of silas greene \n two poker hands dealt, three of a kind and kings, former hand changes to aces, then perfect bridge deal, rhyming patter \n jack carpenter \n steve ehlers \n silas and the slickers \n unknown
2017
the expert's portfolio no. 2
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers
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The Legend of Silas Greene
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2017
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75
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cast off \n three spectators cut a pile and remember one card, performer names all cards held by spectators and ends with selections \n patrick g. redford \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers \n the three piles \n juan tamariz \n an experiment in memory \n chan canasta
2017
temporarily out of order
Patrick G. Redford*
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Cast Off
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2017
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82
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the close-up illusion \n three cards, one penetrates one of the the others visually, slit in card, credit information \n larry jennings \n the close-up illusion \n larry jennings \n the close-up illusion \n larry jennings \n the close-up billusion \n don banks \n jim lambert \n steve ehlers \n art gross \n close-up illusion \n larry jennings \n billet de banque itinérant \n bob kohler
2020
mr. jennings takes it easy
Larry Jennings
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The Close-Up Illusion
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2020
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488
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walk around waltz \n \n steve ehlers \n walk around waltz \n steve ehlers
2022
talk about tricks
Steve Ehlers
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Walk Around Waltz
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2022
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606
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making the rounds \n two selections, first travels to two different pockets, then to tabled sandwich, second selection travels twice under the case \n steve ehlers
2022
gagnon's inner sanctum
Steve Ehlers
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Making the Rounds
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2022
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47
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the discrepancy switch \n breakless turnover type switch of one of two cards, as face-down card in tabled sandwich is shown \n steve ehlers
2022
gagnon's inner sanctum
Steve Ehlers
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The Discrepancy Switch
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2022
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49
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slap and tap \n one-handed table shift \n jack carpenter \n the ehlers shift \n steve ehlers
2022
gagnon's inner sanctum
Jack Carpenter
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Slap and Tap
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2022
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120
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far out \n no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
- close-up version \n friedrich roitzsch \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch
2023
instructions for miracles
Friedrich Roitzsch
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Far Out
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2023
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63
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far out \n no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
- close up version \n friedrich roitzsch \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
2023
a handful of miracles
Friedrich Roitzsch
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Far Out
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2023
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3 card location \n three spectators cut off cards which are divined in different ways, with variations in procedure \n steve ehlers \n rune carlsen \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
2024
x: my 10 go-to card fx
Steve Ehlers, Rune Carlsen
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3 Card Location
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2024
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136
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three card location, take two \n three spectators cut off cards which are divined in different ways
- magic castle version \n steve ehlers \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers
2025
king of the hustlers
Steve Ehlers
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Three Card Location, Take Two
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2025
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53
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three card location, original version \n three spectators cut off cards which are divined in different ways \n steve ehlers \n the three-card location \n steve ehlers \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n the four card location \n erik nordvall \n three card location too \n colin miller \n far out \n friedrich roitzsch \n 3 card location \n steve ehlers \n rune carlsen \n three card location, take two \n steve ehlers \n groupease \n thomas alan waters \n die gedanken sind nicht frei ("thinker's paradise") \n piet forton \n cast off \n patrick g. redford \n director's cut 3-d \n ted karmilovich
2025
king of the hustlers
Steve Ehlers
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Three Card Location, Original Version
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Variations - The Four Card Location (Erik Nordvall, Lecture Notes Asia 2006, 2006)
- Three Card Location Too (Colin Miller, Another Bite of the Cherry, 2006)
- … and 3 more
- Far Out (Friedrich Roitzsch, FFFF Lecture Notes 2015, 2015)
- also in:
- Far Out (Instructions for Miracles, 2023)
- Far Out (A Handful of Miracles, 2023)
- 3 Card Location (Steve Ehlers, Rune Carlsen, X: My 10 Go-To Card Fx, 2024)
- Three Card Location, Take Two (Steve Ehlers, King of the Hustlers, 2025)
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2025
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