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Impromptu Poker Deal
Variations 1937 373
John Scarne The Four Royal Flushes No. 8, Performer removes high cards (Ten, J, Q, K, A) from shuffled deck, deals out four hands of Royal Flushes (Interlocking Chain Principle)
Variations 1950 20
Roger Crosthwaite Variation: The Charlier Force bold, bottom card shown to spectator during Charlier Cut
Inspired byRelated to 1994 54
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 149
Jerry Sadowitz Culling From the Top Third of the Pack using Zarrow Shuffle, with the sections:
  • Culling One Card
  • Culling Any Card in the Top Third, Culling Any Two/Three/Four Cards in the Top Third
  • Staggering For Two
  • Zeros
Variations 1997/98 1
Gordon Bean Splitting The Difference applying Gilbreath Principle to Kennedy's routine
Inspired by
  • "Red and Black" (John Kennedy, Genii, Vol. 52 No. 9, Mar. 1989)
Related toVariations
May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
29
Justin Higham Illogical Dribble Control (or Reverse IDF)
Related toVariations 2007 14
Kevin Baker K.B. Illogical Dribble Force
  • Handling One
  • Handling Two
Related to 2009 16
Derek DelGaudio Double George card removed by spectator, poker hands dealt and missing card completes straight flush, two handlings
Related to 2010 12
Benjamin Earl Henry in Isolation
VariationsAlso published here 2013 1
Michael Weber Red Black lots of shuffling by spectator throughout
VariationsAlso published here 2013 2
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Inscrutable (2-disc set) by Joseph Barry June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
99
Joseph Barry Slap Handling
Inspired by 2013 25
Joseph Barry, Will Houstoun Finessed Side-Jog Handling
Inspired by 2013 26
Joseph Barry Reverse Illogical Control
Inspired by 2013 26
Joseph Barry Spread-Cross Force cards thumbed off into spread onto table, spectator calls stop
2013 34
Joseph Barry Illogical Undercut Force
Related to 2013 35
Justin Higham Pseudo Swivel-Strip Shuffle cards randomly out-jogged and stripped out as a false shuffle
  • Swivel-Strip Red-Black Shuffle
  • Illusory Swivel-Strip R-B Shuffle
  • Illogical In-Out Shuffle
Variations 2013 37
Joseph Barry Freedom Stacking Drop Stack
Also published here 2013 11
Joseph Barry Introduction
2014 3
Joseph Barry Dream Poker three-handed game, hands and draws are predicted
Also published here 2014 4
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards
2014 4
Joseph Barry A Two Card Location card cut to and card thought of small pile, one's position named and other card produced from pocket
2014 6
Joseph Barry A Ruse for Magicians... fine strip out
Also published here 2014 8
Joseph Barry Beginner's Luck spectator first gets a flush in hearts, then a straight flush in spades
Inspired by 2014 9
Joseph Barry A Blackjack Production four blackjack hands produced
Also published here 2014 10
Joseph Barry, John Benzais Double Benzais Spinout two cards
Also published here 2014 10
Joseph Barry E-CAN fairly peeked-at card, at position named by spectator
2014 11
Joseph Barry A Multiple Card Location four cards
2014 12
Joseph Barry Losing Procedure four cards placed in different position while dealing through deck
2014 12
Joseph Barry Reverie (almost) any card thought of, divined immediately
2014 14
Joseph Barry Number Card Limitation verbal ploy
2014 14
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014 17
Joseph Barry Thoughts on the Psychological Spread Force spectator thinks of cards while performer fans them with faces towards spectator
2014 18
Joseph Barry Don't Stop Thinking stop trick at thought-of card, think stop, then spectator stops at performers card
2014 20
Joseph Barry A Narrowed Thought card thought of and after small dealing procedure it is named, hands-off
Inspired by
  • "Mind Reader's Lucid Dream" (Justin Higham, Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream, 2011)
2014 22
Joseph Barry A Memory at the Card Table card chosen, deck apparently memorized, blackjack and poker hands apparently riffle stacked, rest recited and last card is selected one
Also published here 2014 24
Joseph Barry On-the-fly Stacking culling, arranging, pile-cutting, ...
2014 24
Joseph Barry Introduction
2014 1
Joseph Barry Dream Poker draw poker, performer gets royal flush, spectator can shuffle and cut
Also published here 2014 2
Joseph Barry Undoing Riffle Shuffle removing demo cards
2014 2
Joseph Barry Thanks to Forte shuffle tracking presentation, first winning black jack then poker, card selected in the beginning is missing card for royal flush
2014 4
Joseph Barry A Ruse for Magicians... "the false, real shuffle ruse"
Also published here 2014 6
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014 7
Joseph Barry A Blackjack Production production of four blackjacks (Aces and Jacks)
Also published here 2014 8
Joseph Barry, John Benzais Spin-Out Production Benzais spin out with both hands and two cards
Also published here 2014 8
Joseph Barry A Memory at the Card Table card chosen, deck apparently memorized, blackjack and poker hands apparently riffle stacked, rest recited and last card is selected one
Also published here 2014 10
Joseph Barry On-the-fly Stacking culling, arranging, pile-cutting, ...
2014 11
Joseph Barry A Prediction spectator deals deck randomly into two piles and counts down a chosen number in one of them, card is predicted
Variations 2015 2
Joseph Barry Alternate Handling - Open Prediction
Inspired by 2015 3
Joseph Barry Freedom Stacking Drop Stack
Also published here 2015 4
Joseph Barry STOCAN V2 card lost, number chosen by removing pile of cards and counting it
Inspired by
  • "Simple Card at Number" (Joseph Barry)
2015 6
Joseph Barry 10 Cards for Lavante two-handed game with spectator and performer, both draw, performer gets Royal Flush
Inspired by 2015 7
Joseph Barry Thanks to Forte card chosen, order apparently memorized and shuffle-tracked, performer in-the-hand stacks himself first a blackjack hand, then four Royal Flush cards that match selection, in-the-hands riffle faro
Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
38
Joseph Barry, John Cottle Welcome
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
3
Joseph Barry Echoed three progressively fairer locations of a card
Inspired by Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
5
Joseph Barry Charlier Shuffle Key Placement
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
5
Joseph Barry Impromptu Bug constructing bug/table-holdout for a card from card case
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
8
Joseph Barry Another Stop Trick.. Really? spectator stops at card, its value is used to count down to selection, no set-up
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
9
Joseph Barry Red/Black Location using chunks of one color in shuffled deck
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
9
Joseph Barry Justin Higham
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
10
Joseph Barry No Thanks to Zarrow riffle cull without Zarrow or blocking off
Inspired by Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
13
Joseph Barry The Stacking Drill
Related to Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
14
Joseph Barry, John Cottle Year One in Photos photos of Joseph Barry and John Cottle on conventions and magic meetings
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
16
Joseph Barry Casual Strip-Out Shuffle shuffle in hands, strip-out on table
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
18
Michael Weber, Joseph Barry A conversation with Michael Weber interview on persona, exposure, Charlie Miller, Ricky Jay
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
20
Joseph Barry The Modus Guide to Cards "What do your cards say about you?"
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
25
Joseph Barry Seal of Approval color of USPCC seal gives place of production
Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
25
Joseph Barry Swivelosis cards apparently up-jogged from various places, stripped out and given to spectator, actually order retained
Inspired by Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
26
Joseph Barry OOMW - Out of My World
Related to 2016 3
Joseph Barry Preparing your own deck scratch marks
2016 4
Joseph Barry Preparing a borrowed deck bridging one color
2016 4
Joseph Barry STOCAN V2 card lost, number chosen by removing pile of cards and counting it
Inspired by
  • "Simple Card at Number" (Joseph Barry)
2016 10
Joseph Barry Thanks to Vernon Aces lost and found
Inspired by 2016 12
Joseph Barry, John Cottle Welcome
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
3
Joseph Barry Flying with Balloons magician or spectator cuts to the Aces
Inspired by
  • Marlo's methods in New Tops
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
17
Joseph Barry Fake Removal card apparently transferred from tabled packet and placed in left hand
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
17
John Cottle, Joseph Barry 2 Way Out two outs for lost selection
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
18
Joseph Barry Stuart's Strip Poker spectator thinks of card, shuffles and removes it, cards dealt and missing card completes straight
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
20
Luke Jermay, Joseph Barry Luke Jermay on creativity, NLP, card magic vs. mentalism, boredom, ethics & disclaimers
Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
22
Joseph Barry, John Cottle Welcome
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
3
Joseph Barry, John Cottle 10 Commandments for Attending a Card Session
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
13
Joseph Barry A Lie Detector Routine featuring a fair control sequence where the spectator cuts to a card and buries his pile
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
19
Gary Plants, Joseph Barry A Conversation with Gary Plants
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
20
Joseph Barry Turning Around & Going Home card chosen, four more cards named, they turn over cleanly, then all back except selection, using four 3/4 double backers
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
34
Joseph Barry The Psychological Spread Force cards fanned before the spectator's eyes
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
37
Joseph Barry, John Cottle Crossword crossword puzzle
Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
38
Joseph Barry LLL Peek packets dealt on table until spectator says stop, selection glimpsed
Also published here
  • Inscrutable, Disc 2 (Joe Barry, 2013)
2017 12
Joseph Barry, John Cottle Welcome
Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
3
Joseph Barry The Stacking Drill #2 pseudo stacking for Hold'em, chosen cards stacked, Full House received on flop
Related to Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
5
Jared Kopf, Joseph Barry Quick-Fire Questions with Jared Kopf
Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
6
John Cottle, Joseph Barry 10 Commandments for Attending a Magic Convention
Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
14