triumph \n \n dai vernon \n trick play \n brian o'neill \n elementary, my dear vernon \n matt baker \n el triunfo de dai vernon \n dai vernon
1946
stars of magic
Dai Vernon
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Triumph
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VariationsAlso published here
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1946
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from gergonne to gargantua \n chapter intro, describes gergonne's pile problem, which is basically the 21 card trick using twenty seven cards, see following entries \n joseph diez gergonne \n sorcerer's sevens iii \n charles hudson \n pile driver \n matt baker
1956
mathematics, magic and mystery
Joseph Diez Gergonne
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From Gergonne to Gargantua
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1956
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33
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double thought \n spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck \n al koran \n one-deck do-as-i-do \n al koran \n roberto giobbi \n thought exchange \n pit hartling \n double thought \n christoph borer \n double thought \n christoph borer \n persistence of thought \n mark garetz \n al koran \n diplopia \n paul vigil \n casablanca \n matt baker \n esp double thought \n nick trost \n double thot \n ryan goh \n double thought \n christoph borer
1968
al koran's professional presentations
Al Koran
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Double Thought
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Related toVariations
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1968
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89
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matrix \n - drill i - the pickup
- drill ii - card placement
- a word about the drills
- rules of practice
- of magic and matrix \n al schneider \n "matrix" in "genii" 11/1970 \n classic matrix \n al schneider \n scoop assembly \n tom gagnon \n quantum matrix \n matt baker
1974
matrix
Al Schneider
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Matrix
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Related toVariationsAlso published here- "Matrix" in "Genii" 11/1970
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1974
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histed heisted \n matrix card divination, last card predicted \n simon aronson \n "the miracle divination" (louis histed, the magic of louis s. histed) \n the jeff busby climax for the routine \n jeff busby \n histed heisted again \n baltazar fuentes \n heisting histed heisted \n michael powers \n histed hoisted \n matt baker \n peter w. tappan \n histed heisted \n simon aronson
1978
the card ideas of simon aronson
Simon Aronson
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Histed Heisted
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Inspired by- "The Miracle Divination" (Louis Histed, The Magic of Louis S. Histed)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1978
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neither blind nor silly \n red black stack, two cards \n juan tamariz \n blown away \n juan tamariz \n avenging mandelbrot \n matt baker \n neither blind nor stupid (version for a half stack) \n juan tamariz \n t.n.t. \n juan tamariz \n feurio \n pit hartling \n the psychic spectators \n dr. dan j. alessini
1989/91
sonata
Juan Tamariz
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Neither Blind Nor Silly
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1989/91
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simon-eyes \n two cards thought of with counting procedure, both cards divined with "no no's fishing"
- reality
- the problem
- no no's fishing
- the simon-eyes arrangement
- the selection procedure
- fishing in the simon-eyes pack
- fishing for the values
- fishing for the suits
- the faro restacking simon-eyes pack \n simon aronson \n the path of olram \n edward marlo \n simon aronson \n david solomon \n olram's choice \n edward marlo \n for the ace-to-king boys \n edward marlo \n four for the road \n edward marlo \n the restacking pack \n alex elmsley \n the three hours \n simon aronson \n ramón riobóo \n harapan ong \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n tilapia \n matt baker \n final ecstasy \n barrie richardson \n the three hours \n simon aronson \n ramón riobóo \n myopia \n michael close \n picture show \n leo boudreau \n the mind's eye: remote viewing \n leo boudreau
1990
the aronson approach
Simon Aronson
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Simon-Eyes
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Related toVariations- The Path of Olram (Edward Marlo, Simon Aronson, David Solomon, 1991)
- Olram's Choice (Edward Marlo, 1991)
- For the Ace-to-King Boys (Edward Marlo, 1991)
- Four for the Road (Edward Marlo, 1991)
- The Mind's Eye: Remote Viewing (Leo Boudreau, 1993)
- Myopia (Michael Close, 1996)
- Picture Show (Leo Boudreau, 1996)
- The Three Hours (Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo, 2004)
- Final Ecstasy (Barrie Richardson, 2005)
- Tilapia (Matt Baker, 2019)
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1990
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123
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animal, vegetable and mineral \n pack of children's picture cards, three selections made and divined \n alex elmsley \n q&avm \n philip t. goldstein \n alex elmsley \n trisonic \n thomas alan waters \n triple-fried \n matt baker
1994
the collected works of alex elmsley — volume 2
Alex Elmsley
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Animal, Vegetable and Mineral
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Variations
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1994
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everybody's lazy \n two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch \n simon aronson \n location sensing device \n matt baker \n everybody's lazy \n simon aronson
1995
simply simon
Simon Aronson
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Everybody's Lazy
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VariationsAlso published here
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1995
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167
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the anything deck \n any named word is written on the backs of cards in a prediction packet, one letter on each card \n paul harris \n tea table telepathy \n al baker \n say anything \n matt baker \n name-dropper \n john graham \n word perfect \n caleb wiles
1996
the art of astonishment — book 3
Paul Harris
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The Anything Deck
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Related toVariations
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1996
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feurio \n "chaos (mandelbrod's revenge)", two exchanged cards are found after haphazard dealing, red-black anti-faro method \n pit hartling \n avenging mandelbrot \n matt baker \n chaos \n pit hartling \n neither blind nor silly \n juan tamariz \n destroying evidence ploy \n edward marlo \n chaos \n joshua jay \n pit hartling
1998
das kleine grüne heft
Pit Hartling
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Feurio
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1998
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12
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the ultimate gardner-marlo \n spectator shuffles between rounds \n steve mayhew \n gardner-marlo poker routine \n martin gardner \n edward marlo \n lorayne's poker deal \n edward marlo \n harry lorayne \n martin gardner \n gilbreath poker \n matt baker \n uber-ultimate gardner-marlo \n steve mayhew \n jack carpenter
1999
angels may shuffle but the devil still deals
Steve Mayhew
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The Ultimate Gardner-Marlo
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Related toVariations
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1999
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16
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rounders \n stripper deck in which the diagonally opposite corners are shortened, for divided deck, either fine or large preparation as discarded casino cards \n barrie richardson \n concepts & deceptions lecture notes, 1999 \n quartet \n barrie richardson \n banned for life \n matt baker \n barrie richardson \n the strip-out technique \n asi wind \n xy deck \n asi wind
2005
act two
Barrie Richardson
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Rounders
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Related toVariationsAlso published here- Concepts & Deceptions Lecture Notes, 1999
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2005
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gilbreath's second principle \n spectator shuffles the cards, deals out five hands, one of the hands is a good hand, but the hand of the imaginary partner gets a straight flush, uses ideas from herb zarrow and ron wohl \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli) \n herb zarrow \n "u-shuffle poker" (david ben, zarrow, a lifetime of magic) \n gilbreath poker \n matt baker
2012
magical mathematics
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Herb Zarrow
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Gilbreath's Second Principle
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Related to- "U-shuffle Poker" (David Ben, Zarrow, A Lifetime of Magic)
Variations
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2012
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sherlock \n selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains \n pit hartling \n elementary, my dear vernon \n matt baker \n undoing spectator's shuffle \n helder guimarães \n spectator plays magician \n césar fernández
2016
in order to amaze
Pit Hartling
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Sherlock
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Related toVariations
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2016
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40
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flying sandwich \n sandwich cards vanish from one half and reappear around selection in other half \n mike pisciotta \n groundhog day \n matt baker
2016
from the depths
Mike Pisciotta
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Flying Sandwich
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Related to
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2016
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1
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poker lesson \n three-phase routine with aronson stack, bottom deal demo \n matt baker \n poker lesson \n matt baker
2017
genii
Matt Baker
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Poker Lesson
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Also published here
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Sep. 2017
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three chances \n three duplicates of selection produced from red jacks, those three cards become red jacks with sandwiched selection \n harapan ong \n updog \n tyler wilson \n groundhog day \n matt baker
2018
principia
Harapan Ong
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Three Chances
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Inspired byVariations
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2018
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103
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introduction \n \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Introduction
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2019
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9
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prologue \n introduces the three protagonists of the book \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Prologue
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2019
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14
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acknowledgements \n \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Acknowledgements
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2019
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17
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card college \n - first phase: magician can accurately estimate the number of cards in a packet cut off by spectator
- second phase: magician can accurately estimate the number of cards in a packet cut off by spectator and hidden in pocket, after cards have been shuffled
- third phase: magician can name every card in a packet previously placed inside the card box, unseen \n matt baker \n "blind estimation" (luis otero, cartificios, dvd)
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Card College
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Inspired by- "Blind Estimation" (Luis Otero, Cartificios, DVD)
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2019
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21
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casablanca \n spectator names card, then removes a card an pockets it, performer as well, spectator has predicted performer's selection with previously named card and performer divines spectator's card \n matt baker \n double thought \n al koran \n double thot \n ryan goh \n casablanca \n matt baker \n "kismet" (michael vincent, penguin live lecture)
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Casablanca
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Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
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2019
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location sensing device \n magician locates spectator's card, and vice versa \n matt baker \n everybody's lazy \n simon aronson
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Location Sensing Device
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Inspired by
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2019
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40
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tilapia \n two spectators each think of a card, magician slowly divines each selection without wrong statements, includes versions built into tamariz and aronson stack \n matt baker \n simon-eyes \n simon aronson \n "think-a-card in the aronson stack" (simon aronson, unpublished, 2016)
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Tilapia
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Inspired by
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2019
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51
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variations part i (the buena vista shuffle club) \n discussion on the memorized deck \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Variations Part I (The Buena Vista Shuffle Club)
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2019
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59
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histed hoisted \n \n matt baker \n peter w. tappan \n histed heisted \n simon aronson
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker, Peter W. Tappan
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Histed Hoisted
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Inspired by
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2019
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62
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elementary, my dear vernon \n divining a selection by eliminating the impossible, followed by ending with a triumph \n matt baker \n sherlock \n pit hartling \n triumph \n dai vernon
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Elementary, My Dear Vernon
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Inspired by
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2019
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72
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clue \n mentalism routine themed around the game clue, magician predicts the murderer, the weapon and the location of a murder \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Clue
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2019
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say anything \n lie detector effect, end with magician showing prediction in an envelope of a random word thought of and written down by spectator, prediction is printed letter by letter on cards \n matt baker \n the anything deck \n paul harris
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Say Anything
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Inspired by
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2019
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101
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variations part ii (the buena vista shuffle club) \n chapter intro \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Variations Part II (The Buena Vista Shuffle Club)
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2019
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115
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foiled by the origami test, saved by the lemon law \n presentation idea for the bill in lemon routine, with a brief description of the method \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Foiled by the Origami Test, Saved by the Lemon Law
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2019
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116
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three coin monte \n standard monte plot, but done with coins, one of them with an x drawn on it, ends with the target coin in coin pouch \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Three Coin Monte
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2019
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121
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hive mind \n spectators help create a prediction about the number of coins held by two spectators (pennies, quarters, nickels and dimes), mathematical principle based on red/black relationship principle \n matt baker \n "the intuition test" (dr larry hass, deep mental mysteries) \n crowdsourced prediction \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Hive Mind
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Inspired by- "The Intuition Test" (Dr Larry Hass, Deep Mental Mysteries)
Variations
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2019
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135
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quantum matrix \n presentation idea for classic coin matrix effect, four coins and four cards, backfire ending, uses siamese coins gimmick by mike gallo \n matt baker \n matrix \n al schneider
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Quantum Matrix
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Inspired by
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2019
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144
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banned for life \n variation on shuffle bored, done as a real time skill demonstration of card counting for casino cheating. magician can tell number of cards face up, number of red cards, and the total sum of the values of the red cards
includes a magician-fooler method using "rounders" gaffed cards, idea by barrie richardson, which is basically stripper deck but with rounded corners \n matt baker \n barrie richardson \n rounders \n barrie richardson \n chairman of the bored \n alexander hansford \n instant shuffle-bored \n asi wind
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker, Barrie Richardson
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Banned For Life
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Related to
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2019
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159
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subconscious shuffle tracking \n magician cuts to spectator's selection, then spectator stops and finds their own selection, then magician cuts to the three other mates \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Subconscious Shuffle Tracking
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2019
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gilbreath poker \n both spectator and magician deal five hands of poker from their cards, each deal a good hand to an imaginary player, leaving the best hand for themselves \n matt baker \n gilbreath's second principle \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli) \n herb zarrow \n the ultimate gardner-marlo \n steve mayhew
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Gilbreath Poker
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Inspired byRelated to
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2019
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195
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triple-fried \n three cards selected by three spectators through a lot of dealing, magician then divines all three selections, can be done with memorized deck or a special stack \n matt baker \n animal, vegetable and mineral \n alex elmsley \n fried and seek \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Triple-Fried
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Inspired byVariations
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2019
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204
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pile driver \n complicated mathematical version of the twenty one card trick, based on principle by edmé-gilles guyot \n matt baker \n from gergonne to gargantua \n joseph diez gergonne
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Pile Driver
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Inspired by
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2019
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217
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variations part iii (the buena vista shuffle club) \n chapter intro \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Variations Part III (The Buena Vista Shuffle Club)
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2019
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226
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avenging mandelbrot \n magician finds two selections after haphazardly dealing the deck and reassembling them \n matt baker \n neither blind nor silly \n juan tamariz \n feurio \n pit hartling \n chaos \n joshua jay \n pit hartling
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Avenging Mandelbrot
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Inspired byVariations
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2019
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227
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s.o.l. \n card selected by spectator under very stringent conditions, magician is still able to divine its identity, x-ray case \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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S.O.L.
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2019
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233
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outlier \n card freely named by spectator, spectator then selects a card from the deck, rest of the deck is shown to be duplicates of another card, but the selected card is the named card, uses a double decker deck \n matt baker \n the misfit deck \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Outlier
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Also published here
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2019
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242
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quick reference guide \n \n matt baker
2019
the buena vista shuffle club
Matt Baker
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Quick Reference Guide
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2019
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251
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the misfit deck \n \n danny orleans \n matt baker
2019
genii
Danny Orleans (reviewer)
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The Misfit Deck
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Mar. 2019
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92
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the misfit deck \n \n david regal \n matt baker
2019
genii
David Regal (reviewer)
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The Misfit Deck
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Sep. 2019
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82
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poker lesson \n three-phase routine with aronson stack, bottom deal demo \n matt baker \n poker lesson \n matt baker
2020
magic for blm
Matt Baker
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Poker Lesson
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Also published here
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2020
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18
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the buena vista shuffle club \n \n elliott terral \n matt baker
2020
genii
Elliott Terral (reviewer)
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The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
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Mar. 2020
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double thot \n spectator finds performer's card and vice versa \n ryan goh \n double thought \n al koran \n sorcerer's apprentice \n darwin ortiz \n thought exchange \n pit hartling \n casablanca \n matt baker
2021
stylo
Ryan Goh
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Double Thot
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Inspired byRelated to
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2021
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fried and seek \n spectator selects a pile and executes a dealing procedure into three piles until only one card remains (kind of tantalizer deal into three piles), performer divines the card, sierpiński principle \n matt baker \n triple-fried \n matt baker \n "dream trick" (alex elmsley 1997 lecture, published 2016 by vanishinginc)
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Fried and Seek
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Inspired byRelated to- "Dream Trick" (Alex Elmsley 1997 Lecture, published 2016 by VanishingInc)
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2023
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4
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equivoque \n one of three \n matt baker
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Equivoque
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2023
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casablanca \n spectator names card, then removes a card an pockets it, performer as well, spectator has predicted performer's selection with previously named card and performer divines spectator's card \n matt baker \n casablanca \n matt baker
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Casablanca
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Also published here
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2023
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crowdsourced prediction \n two spectators divide m&ms freely among themselves, values are assigned according to previously handed out color chart, one spectator wins by a certain amount of points, this result was freely chosen by the spectators at the beginning \n matt baker \n hive mind \n matt baker
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Crowdsourced Prediction
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Inspired by
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2023
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13
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groundhog day \n card chosen from one half which is put in glass, jokers placed reversed into second half in another glass, wrong cards appear between jokers repeatedly, then jokers travel to first half to sandwich selection \n matt baker \n three chances \n harapan ong \n flying sandwich \n mike pisciotta \n "re-sandwiched" (luis otero, dvd cartificios)
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Groundhog Day
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Inspired byRelated to
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2023
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the misfit deck \n any card named, it is found by spectator, all other cards are shown to be duplicates of another card \n matt baker \n "out of sight" (joshua jay, marketed) \n outlier \n matt baker
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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The Misfit Deck
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Related to- "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay, marketed)
Also published here
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2023
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23
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scripted will \n presentation for free will \n matt baker \n deddy corbusier’s "free will" \n gabriel werlen’s "green neck system" \n free will \n jonathan sadowski
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Scripted Will
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Inspired by- Deddy Corbusier’s "Free Will"
- Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
Variations
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2023
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mental monte \n spectators select one of three cards over zoom, performer divines the selections \n matt baker \n gabriel werlen’s "green neck system"
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Mental Monte
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Inspired by- Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
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2023
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mnemonics \n - the phonetic alphabet
- card key words \n matt baker
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Mnemonics
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2023
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memorizing a stack \n - numerical key words
- linking numerical key words and card key words \n matt baker
2023
elevating deceptions
Matt Baker
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Memorizing a Stack
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2023
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free will \n handling for free will \n jonathan sadowski \n deddy corbusier’s "free will" \n scripted will \n matt baker
2023
the magic apple live! 2
Jonathan Sadowski
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Free Will
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Inspired by
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2023
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161
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the magic square \n 4x4 magic square with cards that matches the size of a cut-off packet \n joshua jay \n matt baker
2024
particle system
Joshua Jay, Matt Baker
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The Magic Square
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2024
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199
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chaos \n two exchanged cards are found after haphazard dealing, red-black anti-faro method, from particle stack \n joshua jay \n pit hartling \n feurio \n pit hartling \n avenging mandelbrot \n matt baker
2024
particle system
Joshua Jay, Pit Hartling
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Chaos
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Inspired by
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2024
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215
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chairman of the bored \n deck shown in new deck order, then shuffled and later shuffled face-up/face-down, shuffle-bored prediction \n alexander hansford \n banned for life \n matt baker \n barrie richardson \n the sports almanac (the race) \n carlos vinuesa
2024
missing almost every thing
Alexander Hansford
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Chairman of the Bored
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Related to
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2024
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190
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instant shuffle-bored \n rounders \n asi wind \n banned for life \n matt baker \n barrie richardson
2024
repertoire ii
Asi Wind
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Instant Shuffle-Bored
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Related to
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2024
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