Steve Pressley

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
	21 Force	shown to Garcia by Marconick, credited to Marlo in reference	Related to The 21 Card Force (The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1989) Million Dollar Card Secrets (Jon Racherbaumer, Various, Frank Garcia, Facsimile, 1994) … and 1 more Variations Wheel and Deal (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995)	1972	Million Dollar Card Secrets	44	Cards / Sleights / Force / Mathematical Forces
Maro Nash	An Incomplete Masterpiece	IF Control, Penelope's Principle, see p. 447 for additional crediting	Related to Incomplete Two Way (Michael Powers, Tesseract, 2019) Variations Completed Masterpiece I (Steve Pressley, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1991) Completed Masterpiece II (Steve Pressley, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1991)	1977	Any Second Now	216	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Incomplete Faro
Steve Pressley	Wheel and Deal	three prediction cards, card is selected, prediction cards have same value and when added together total is position of selection in the deck		1989	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29)	521	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions
Steve Pressley, Steve Hook, Steve Beam	High Rise	static electricity, cards stick on finger, also as a gag		1990	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 35)	635	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Magicians Only Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	The Steve Pressley Insert - Introduction	brief bio		1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	705	Articles / Biographical
Steve Pressley	Completed Masterpiece I	IF Control, free cut principle	Inspired by An Incomplete Masterpiece (Maro Nash, Any Second Now, 1977)	1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	705	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Steve Pressley	Completed Masterpiece II	as a single card prediction	Inspired by An Incomplete Masterpiece (Maro Nash, Any Second Now, 1977)	1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	706	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Steve Pressley	Losing Control	with spectator		1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	707	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Steve Pressley	Spellfinder			1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	708	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Four-of-a-Kind
Steve Pressley	The Under Control			1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	709	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Creating an impromtu Double Backer Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Miscellaneous
Steve Pressley	The Ace of Influence	four phases, aces end up together on top		1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39)	711	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Multiple Ambition
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Paul Sorrentino, Steve Pressley, Wayne Kyzer		1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 40)	740	Articles / Columns
Steve Pressley	Stuck on You	A prediction envelope inserted into a ribbon-spread pack turns out to be the only card missing from the deck and the deck turns out to be in order. The spectator inserted it in the place where the missing card should be. Ultimately, the missing card is found inside the envelope, wax method	Also published here Stuck on You (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995)	1991	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 41)	729	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Opening Stab (Night Life)
Steve Beam	Steve Pressley	on Steve Pressley's passing		1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)	768	Articles / Biographical
Steve Pressley	Double Hit	two cards predicted, mates	Also published here Double Hit (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)	768	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates
Steve Pressley	A Cut Below	single card control, to the bottom	Also published here A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Variations Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Bye-Pass Operation (The Innovations Collection, 1995) Bye Pass Operation (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Control Center (Steve Beam, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) also in: Control Center (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015)	1993	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks	151	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Peter Duffie (reviewer)	Endless Possibilities	by Steve Pressley		Apr. 1993	Profile (Issue 13)	8	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Steve Pressley	New Wave Aces			1994	Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum	143	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Odd Backed
Peter Duffie	The Three Packet Shuffle		Inspired by A Personal Triumph (Peter Duffie, Contemporary Card Magic, 1984) "One Thirteenth" (Steve Pressley, Endless Possibilities)	1995	Duffie's Card Compulsions	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Topsy-Turvy Aces
Steve Beam	Leftovers	on Tom Baxter, Bruce Fricker, Jon Racherbaumer, Stephen Minch, Steve Pressley, Doug Canning, Tom Craven, Scott Robinson, John Riggs	Related to Personalized Pasteboards (Joel Givens, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Personalized Pasteboards (A Lecture by Joel Givens, 1995) Personalized Pasteboards (Five Forty Seven, 2007)	1995	The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56)	1072	Articles / Columns
Steve Pressley	Wheel and Deal	card is predicted in form of mates and by adding values cards position is found	Inspired by 21 Force (Million Dollar Card Secrets, 1972)	1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	85	Cards / Sleights / Force / Mathematical Forces Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Steve Pressley	Double Hit	two cards predicted, mates	Also published here Double Hit (Steve Pressley, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1992)	1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	87	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates
Steve Pressley	Stuck on You	A prediction envelope inserted into a ribbon-spread pack turns out to be the only card missing from the deck and the deck turns out to be in order. The spectator inserted it in the place where the missing card should be. Ultimately, the missing card is found inside the envelope, wax method	Also published here Stuck on You (Steve Pressley, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1991)	1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	95	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Opening Stab (Night Life)
Steve Beam	Bye-Pass Operation	single card control	Also published here Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, The Innovations Collection, 1995) also in: Bye Pass Operation (Steve Beam, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Related to Double Take (Jason Dean, Deal or No Deal, 2008)	1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	181	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations
Steve Beam	Bye-Pass Operation	single card control	Also published here Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Bye Pass Operation (Steve Beam, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Related to Double Take (Jason Dean, Deal or No Deal, 2008)	1995	The Innovations Collection	[2]	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations
Steve Pressley, Aldo Colombini	Same Time, Same Place	card reversed in center turns out to be later selection		2000	Standing Room Only	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card
Lewis Jones	Pokerface	spectator stabs card into deck, five cards taken from there, then sucker element as selection is apparently discarded	Inspired by "Near Miss" (Steve Pressley)	2006	England Up Close	100	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion) Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / "The Bet"-Theme
Nick Trost	The Nines I	coincidences with number nine, all Nines show up	Inspired by "WAD Perfected" (Steve Pressley, Endless Possibilities, 1991)	2009	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2	311	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	Special Issues	#30 Insert - Scott Robinson #34 Harvey Rosenthal - The One Man Issue #35 The Floating Issue #37 No-Card Issue #38 High-Octate Card Magic (all cards) #39 Insert - Steve Pressley #40 Insert - Jack Birnman #41 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks #42 Harry Levine - One Man Issue #47 Scott Robinson - One Man Issue #49 International Issue		2011	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum)	liv	Articles / Articles
Steve Beam	Bye Pass Operation		Also published here Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, The Innovations Collection, 1995) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Related to Double Take (Jason Dean, Deal or No Deal, 2008)	2011	FFFF-ing Great Card Moves	15	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations
Steve Pressley	A Cut Below	single card control, to the bottom	Also published here A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) Variations Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Bye-Pass Operation (The Innovations Collection, 1995) Bye Pass Operation (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Control Center (Steve Beam, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) also in: Control Center (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015)	2011	FFFF-ing Great Card Moves	18	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Steve Beam	Control Center	control to the top of the deck	Also published here Control Center (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011)	2011	FFFF-ing Great Card Moves	19	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Steve Beam	Control Center	control to the top of the deck	Also published here Control Center (Steve Beam, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011)	2015	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9	234	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls

33 entries for Steve Pressley