203 entries for James Steranko

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T. Nelson Downs Third Method spectator peeks in his own hands, risky bridge, also with rubber banded deck
Related to
 1909
The Art of Magic
150
Tommy Tucker The Deliberate Shift card hit through loosely-held deck to form in-jog
Related to
 1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
13
Bold Table Switch deck next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, top of page
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
345
Russell T. Barnhart Secret Reverse on Table passive or with a riffle shuffle
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1945
Off the Top
10
Claude Kimball Substitutes for the Pass - A New Method card is levered up with left fingers
Related to
 May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Karrell Fox The Question Is...
Related to
Variations
 1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
96
Edward Marlo Second Method imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
Related to
 1956
Fingertip Control
6
Edward Marlo Sixth Method - Tilt Glimpse glimpsing card
Related to
Variations
 1956
Fingertip Control
16
Jerry Andrus The Clip Slip card from injog position into right hand clip between right fingers to top or bottom
  • Variation
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1956
Andrus Deals You In
57
Dai Vernon The Jumping Jack using only two cards apparently, using Tenkai Palm
Variations
 1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
78
James Steranko Introduction
1960
Steranko on Cards
James Steranko Chapter One - Fundamentals chapter intro
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
5
James Steranko The Simplex Turnover riffling up with right first finger until two remain
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
5
James Steranko Diagonal Jog Push Thru card ends up in-jogged
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
6
James Steranko The One Hand Mexican Turnover
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
8
James Steranko Chapter Two - The Action Center Reverse chapter intro
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
10
James Steranko The Action Reverse bottom card(s) reversed during tabled riffle shuffle
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
10
James Steranko The Action Center Reverse bottom card(s) reversed to center during tabled riffle shuffle
Related to
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
12
James Steranko Chapter Three - Positive Card Control chapter intro
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
14
James Steranko Cut Control breakless double cut
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
14
James Steranko The Peek glimpsing selection during double cut
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
15
James Steranko The Crimp bottom right corner with left fourth finger
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
16
James Steranko The Riffle Bridge bottom third bridged, for placement of card in center at brigde
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
17
James Steranko Chapter Four - The Lateral Palm chapter intro, "Certainly, I do not contend to have invented this method of holding a card."
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
18
James Steranko Top Palm with Lateral Palm details
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
18
James Steranko Bottom Palm
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
20
James Steranko Replacements to top or bottom
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
21
James Steranko Steranko's Shadow Steal
  • card into right hand Lateral Palm as top half is replaced
  • as direct control to top
  • as color change from center to top
Related to
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
22
James Steranko Reverses follow-up to Shadow Steal
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
24
James Steranko The Twist Bottom Reverse follow-up to Shadow Steal, card directly pivoted around right edge to bottom
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
25
James Steranko Center Jog Palm insertion steal into right hand lateral palm
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
25
James Steranko Diagonal Jog Shift Palm to right hand lateral palm from injog
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
26
James Steranko Side Steal Lateral Palm to right hand lateral palm from break
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
27
James Steranko Steranko's Center Steal Change card from injog position into right hand clip between right second and third finger and on top of deck
Inspired by
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
28
James Steranko The Push Off Spread holding out a lateral palmed card during in-the-hands spread
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
30
James Steranko Spread Replacement placing lateral palmed card at wanted position during in-the-hands spread
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
31
James Steranko Packet Replacement Variation addition to packet, or card-at-a-number
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
31
James Steranko, Jerry Andrus Riffling the Deck two-handed riffling while holding out lateral palmed card
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
32
James Steranko Lateral Turnover Change lateral palmed card added to tabled single card and double turned over
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
32
James Steranko Lateral Afterthoughts
  • crimping
  • transfer to Tenkai or Rear Palm
  • different anchor fingers
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
34
James Steranko Steranko's Multiple Shift Chapter Five
hindu shuffle from injog position
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
36
James Steranko Multiple Insertion flourishy way to insert four cards at different positions
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
36
James Steranko False Hindu Shuffle stripping cards from bottom
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
37
James Steranko Chapter Six - Card Miscellanea chapter intro
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
40
James Steranko Diagonal Jog Drop Out Vanish card pivoted out and lapped
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
40
James Steranko Concealed Card Addition
1960
Steranko on Cards
40
James Steranko The Pinky Count
1960
Steranko on Cards
41
James Steranko Bottom Reverse bottom card
Related to
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
42
James Steranko Multiple Card Switch Mexican Turnover with block of cards, switching all of them
Inspired by
 1960
Steranko on Cards
43
James Steranko Two Methods for In Jogging a Card
  • The Thumb Jog (as top half is replaced)
  • The Push Thru (card hit through loosely held deck)
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
43
James Steranko Flip Over Count
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
44
James Steranko The Duplex Cull openly removing two sets of cards, flourish
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
45
James Steranko Bottom Stock Safety block slip shuffle
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
46
James Steranko Chapter Seven - Cues on Cards "a few little touches that will aid in gaining a finer card technique"
  • Cue on Cards (what cards to use?)
  • On Routines
  • On Confidence
  • On Skill
  • Capsule Cues
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
47
James Steranko Setting up During Performance through routining
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
48
James Steranko No-Touch Key Placement spectator selects and replaces card while performer has his back turned
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
50
James Steranko Chapter Eight - Quick Trix
1960
Steranko on Cards
51
James Steranko A Flashy Opener deck appears spread on table between the hands
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
51
James Steranko A Question of Time same as "The Question Is..."
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
52
James Steranko The Jumping Card card jumps from table back to deck
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
53
James Steranko Chapter Nine - Trio chapter intro
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
55
James Steranko Suspension of Thought "Brainwave with an Ordinary Deck", named card is reversed in deck
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
56
James Steranko Voodoo Card "An Experiment into the Unknown"
card named and removed and turned over, mate turns over in deck, they transpose, Triumph phase
Variations
 1960
Steranko on Cards
58
James Steranko Turnover of bottom half as top half is cut off
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
61
James Steranko Sudden Thought faced deck method
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
63
James Steranko Action Half Pass as top half is replaced
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
63
James Steranko Aces in Abstraction Chapter Ten, A Lesson in Extraordinary Card Technique
  • Part One: Aces and Kings removed, Kings shuffled back, Aces placed in deck reversed, when deck is spread the Kings are face up and Aces have vanished
  • Part Two: Kings placed in row, deck placed on each and they change to Aces
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
67
James Steranko Card Eclipse Chapter Eleven, The Ultimate in Color Change Routines
three routined changes on top of deck, then card vanishes from hand and reappears in deck
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
76
James Steranko Dead Man's Hand Finale Chapter Twelve, "A Lesson in Card Artistry"
spectator choses card, they turn out to be Dead Man's Hand (pair of Eights and Aces), third Ace appears between them
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
83
James Steranko Pick-Up Turnover end-for-end as pack is picked up from table, approved by Dai Vernon
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
85
James Steranko Five as Four Spread
1960
Steranko on Cards
88
James Steranko Saliva Vanish reversed card vanishes
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
89
James Steranko Fantasy Card Routine Chapter Thirteen
  • Oneway Faces (not pointer cards, but uneven printing)
  • The Division (spectator cuts to a card behind the performer's back and replaces)
  • The Afterthought (selection from in-the-hands spread)
  • The Bisection (two selections by cutting of small packets and remembering bottom cards)
  • The Retention (fake memory demonstration, move-a-card)
  • The Abstraction (one of three cards thought of, OOSOOM)
  • Fantasy Notes
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
93
James Steranko The Turnabout Square turning orientation of bottom half
Related to
 1960
Steranko on Cards
96
Jerry Andrus The Panoramic Shift pivot action of in-jogged card with right thumb, heel of right hand or right fourth finger, also pivoting against left fingers instead of left thumb base
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1961
Sleightly Miraculous
5
Edward Marlo First Method: The Comparison Method comparing two packets, cited as Mechanical Estimation, but it's rather visual
Related to
 1962
Estimation
2
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Second Method spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, replaces, then performer notes bottom card and spectator cuts a few times
Related to
 1962
Estimation
26
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Fourth Method two card location, deck cut into three packets, bottom card of two of the packets remembered, all assembled and cut, estimation and key card
Related to
 1962
Estimation
28
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Eleventh Method real riffle shuffle in lieu of a faro after estimated fingertip peek
Related to
 1962
Estimation
33
Edward Marlo Color Eliminator color reflects on back of other card or nail polish on fingertip, (back-)dated "over a dozen years ago", quoted from a 1958 letter
Related to
Variations
 1962
Estimation
35
James Steranko Introduction
1962
The Ultimate Move
[8]
James Steranko The Ultimate Move chapter intro
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[9]
James Steranko The Ultimate Move on estimating cuts by sight
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[10]
James Steranko Habit Cut small cut with fingertips is always of the same approximate size
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[11]
James Steranko The Study of Card Spelling knowing which cards spell with how many letters
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[14]
James Steranko Ultimation some more comments on estimating a spectator's cut
  • Partial Judgment vs. Total Judgment (packet pulled out of center)
  • Delayed Completion
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[14]
James Steranko Part One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, then cuts again, performer takes cards behind back, then spectator spells out his card, including one additional cut in the estimation
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[15]
James Steranko Part Two spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, then cuts again as often as he likes, deck spread face up and performer finds card
Related to
Variations
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[16]
James Steranko Part Three two cards selected by cutting off packets, all assembled and cut a few times, performer finds cards
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[17]
James Steranko Plus One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, gives deck a riffle shuffle, performer finds card
Inspired by
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[17]
James Steranko Technotes chapter intro, "Technique Tomorrow" is heading according to Genii review
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[21]
James Steranko The Gentle Touch deck thrown on table so it spreads, spectator takes a card, either force or two key cards, toss force
Inspired by
  • "The Touch" (James Steranko, Genii, Jan. 1962, p. 191)
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[22]
James Steranko Force of Evil spectator cuts the deck and remembers bottom card, performer divines it, risky, with location as out
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[24]
James Steranko Take Five spectator removes any five cards, remembers one and performer divines it, risky
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[25]
James Steranko Pile of Trouble deck with in-jogged card dribbled on table, then Checkerino to apparently square cards and control selection
Related to
  • "Checkerino" (James Steranko, Genii, June 1961, p. 411)
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[27]
James Steranko E=MC2 fingertip peek control with bridge
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[28]
James Steranko Psycussion saliva put on selection during peek procedure, not for vanish but identification
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[29]
James Steranko Kinetic Energy fingertip peek, method to make the selection move to an in-jogged position, then nail nick
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[31]
James Steranko Impact fingertip peek, left third fingernail enters break briefly, nicks card and break is lost
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[32]
James Steranko Impulse fingertip peek, left third fingernail holds break
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[34]
James Steranko Influence in demo riffle a card is nail nicked and peeked, then it is forced in fingertip peek position
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[36]
James Steranko Further Adventures of the Lateral Palm introduction
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[41]
James Steranko Lateral Bottom Palm deck held in right hand end grip and taken with left hand, bottom card palmed in right hand later palm
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[41]
James Steranko One-Eyed Jacks selection placed between two Jacks and put on table, sandwich changes into three Aces and original sandwich found reversed in the deck
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[45]
James Steranko Lateral Bottom Block Palm bottom cards twisted inwards and moved into right-hand lateral palm
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[46]
James Steranko Lateral Palm Packet Switch
1962
The Ultimate Move
[46]
James Steranko Tabled Lateral Palm Replacement into Center palmed cards inserted into center of tabled deck
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[52]
James Steranko Monte Classica Ten through King of Spades cards change into four Jokers one by one, then back
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[53]
James Steranko Display Sequence and Addition top cards turned over one by one and taken into right-hand end grip, card added with last shown card
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[53]
James Steranko Plunger Move some cards in ladder configuration, top one is a double, it is apparently dealt off but bottom card of double is left behind squared with next card
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[66]
James Steranko Lateral Card Change Nr. 1 starts with double, face-card stolen into lateral palm
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[69]
James Steranko Blackjaq three transpositions, using only two cards apparently, Lateral Palm and duplicate
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[73]
James Steranko One-Handed Double Revolve double pivoted over with first finger between tips of thumb and second finger and both long sides
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[74]
James Steranko Lateral Card Change Nr. 2 starts and ends with double
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[75]
James Steranko Wheelin' and Dealin' chapter intro
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[83]
James Steranko The Crossfire Deal one-handed flourish deal in which top card spins out
Variations
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[83]
James Steranko Backfired second deal with Crossfire Deal
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[85]
James Steranko Blues Up and Down stud-deal handling of Crossfire Deal
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[85]
James Steranko Dial "A" For Action intro to chapter of techniques, "Parable of Action" is heading according to Genii review
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[89]
James Steranko The New Approach card ends in-jogged
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[89]
James Steranko Third-Level card inserted into deck, deck is held with one side against table, table is responsible for pivoting card out perpendicular, it is moved out and deck dropped on top, control to bottom
Variations
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[90]
James Steranko Rebound variation in which card is moved out face-up and deck dropped on top face up, control to top
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[94]
James Steranko Boomerang multiple shift variation
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[94]
James Steranko Stiletto another multiple shift variation
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[96]
James Steranko Night Shift card inserted into tabled deck in riffle shuffle position, pivoted out and to the bottom secretly
Variations
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[96]
James Steranko Roundabout Midnight card ends up reversed on the bottom
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[100]
James Steranko Quarter to Three variation in which card ends up second from top
Inspired by
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[100]
James Steranko Ocellus color reflects on back of other card, color separation, also in peek position to see full index reflection
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[105]
James Steranko Dimensia featuring partial clocking of a block of consecutive cards (The Dimensia Group)
  • Part One (free selection placed into that Dimensia Group is found)
  • Part Two (card selected from Dimensia Group and displaced is found)
  • Part Three (more elaborate selection procedure, a few cards end up tabled and deck shuffled face-up/face-down)
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[113]
Edward Marlo The Crimp - D.F.C. bridge where spectator stops, two methods
Related to
Variations
 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
6
Edward Marlo The Variant Fingertip Peek applying substance to peeked-at card with right second finger
  • The Basic Method
  • Daub Variant
  • Saliva Variant
  • Adhesive Variant
Related to
Variations
 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
74
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Card Vanish No. 23, moisture on left third finger for card vanish after peek
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
11
Jerry Andrus The Clip Slip card from injog position into right hand clip between right fingers to top or bottom
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1976
Andrus Card Control
26
Jerry Andrus Panoramic Shift
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1976
Andrus Card Control
34
Ken Krenzel The Invisible Bottom Reverse
Related to
 1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
45
James Steranko, Henry Bihari, Jerry Andrus Lateral Palm Side Steal
Nov. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 11)
268
James Steranko Lateral Palm Position
1979
CardMagic
42
Karl Fulves* Blocking clocking used with only a known section in middle of deck
Related to
 1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
39
Ken Simmons Tabled Reverse Throw Off to second from bottom
Inspired by
Related to
 1981
Close-Up With Cards
27
James Steranko The Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position at the fingertips
 		1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
30
John Cornelius Oh-Calcutta Shuffle false Hindu Shuffle
Also published here
Related to
 Mar. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 3)
604
James Steranko, Jerry Andrus Lateral Palm Side Steal
1982
Best of Friends
399
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Peek Steal fingertip peek handling, with right third-fingertip break, to top or Tenkai palm
Related to
 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
173
Dai Vernon A New Peek Control using finger nail
Related to
 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
86
James Steranko The Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position at the fingertips
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
155
Dai Vernon The Dual Crimp two crimped key cards in tabled spread
Related to
 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
4
John Cornelius John Cornelius Oh-Calcutta Shuffle false Hindu Shuffle
Also published here
Related to
 1988
Creative Secrets No. 1
17
Dai Vernon アクションリバース (Action Reverse) Named by Steranko, reversal during table shuffle
Related to
 1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
97
James Steranko Flourish Count
Related to
 1993
The Breather 2
4
Guy Hollingworth, James Steranko The Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here
Inspired by
 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
303
Guy Hollingworth Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here
Inspired by
 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
14
John Cornelius The Oh, Calcutta! Shuffle false Hindu shuffle
Also published here
Related to
 2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
39
James Steranko Action Reverse tabled riffle shuffle
 		2002
Nursery Rhymes — Volume 2
31
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Back-Flip Half-Pass opposite direction than usual
Related to
 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
132
Thomas Solomon Escape Artists We Have Known
  • Harry Houdini
  • Theo Hardeen
  • James Randi
  • James Steranko
 		Sep. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 9)
40
Jerry Sadowitz, James Steranko Sterankowitz as deck is cut to the table
 		2004
Cut Controls
11
Jerry Sadowitz, James Steranko Ambitious Steranko top card stays in position despite straight cut
 		2004
Cut Controls
12
Wesley James, James Steranko The Steranko Move Handling bringing a double from dealing position to the fingertips
Related to
  • "The Steranko Move" (Steranko, Genii, Vol. 27 No. 3, Nov. 1962, p. 127)
 2004
Enchantments
35
Karl Fulves* Fractional Counts clocking used with only a known section in middle of deck
Related to
 2005
Clockwork
21
Tom Gagnon Push Through Jogs card ends up injogged
Also published here
Inspired by
 2011
Cased Card Controls
14
William Goodwin Rotator turning orientation of bottom part during all-around square-up
  • Notes
Related to
Variations
 2011
Evolution
1
James Steranko Trancendia "A New Double-Lift"
hit type with thumb at left edge
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1961
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
70
James Steranko The Twist out-jogged card is pivoted once around the deck
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1961
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
71
James Steranko Gonesville
  • lapping a card by throwing it straight through the tabled deck, apparently into the center
  • lapping bottom card after riffle shuffle, incomplete shuffled deck on edge, bottom card flicked with upright cards
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1961
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
72
James Steranko Checkerino control in which the deck is tapped onto table while retaining fine in-jog
Also published here
  • Genii, June 1961
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
73
James Steranko Steranko Cuts the Pack four packets
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1961
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
74
James Steranko The Touch deck thrown on table, one card more exposed, single-card crimp
Also published here
  • Genii, Jan. 1962
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
75
Lateral Palm Steal Stealing bottom card into Lateral Palm
Related to
 2014
实战魔术 Real Magic
12
James Steranko, Guy Hollingworth The Lateral Palm position, angles, covers
 		2015
Renovations
6
Guy Hollingworth The Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here
Inspired by
 2015
Renovations
50
Michael Brewer Tent Change Card held in tent position changes visually
Inspired by
 2015
The Saturday Morning Session
38
Tom Gagnon Push Through Jog card ends up injogged
Also published here
Inspired by
 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
352
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Lateral Bottom Steal different method to get bottom card into lateral palm, see also p. 185
Inspired by
 2022
Vallarino
37
Russell T. Barnhart Table Reverse with a riffle shuffle
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
170
James Steranko Steranko Move moving a double from dealing position to finger tips with one hand
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962, p. 127
 2022
52 Farewells — Latta on Cards
201
James Steranko, Bernard Bilis Bottom Reverse Half Pass bottom card
Inspired by
 June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
34
Richard Kaufman Steranko Lives! introduction to republished James Steranko section from November 1962 Genii
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
12
James Steranko Steranko: An Amalgam of New Effects Plus an Exclusive Interview - Stacked Deck intro
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
13
James Steranko Steranko: Legend credited to Bill Larsen, but presumably written by Steranko, see p. 12
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
13
James Steranko (reviewer) The Ultimate Move credited to Bill Larsen, but presumably written by Steranko, see p. 12
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
16
James Steranko Stacked Deck intro to a selection of tricks
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
17
James Steranko Improvisation Part One spectator stops riffle four times so four packets are cut, the cut-to cards change into Aces of same suit one by one, then they are distributed reversed in the combined four piles and change back to the indifferent cards, Aces are reversed in remaining packet
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Packet-to-Packet Addition bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip added to left-hand packet as they briefly touch, no get-ready
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James Steranko Bottom Lateral Palm brief
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  • also in: Genii, Nov. 1962
Variations
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Drop Addition card dropped onto tabled packet from lateral palm with packet in same hand, other hand brushes table
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James Steranko Improvisation Part Two four indifferent cards reversed together in packet, Aces put reversed in another packet, they transpose
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James Steranko Bold Table Switch deck held next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, choreography with both hands
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Related to
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James Steranko Attitude Half Pass two halves are replaced face to face via rhythm
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James Steranko The Turnabout Cut deck cut and secretly turned over in the process, see also p. 23 for another use and explanation
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James Steranko Diabolique deck is cut and halves placed face-to-face, spectator and performer each select a card, one from each half, they match and have also been predicted
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James Steranko Scoop-Up Turnover one half of ribbon-spread faced deck is scooped up, a card added, and half secretly turned over
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James Steranko Cardman's Blues routine with two packets of nine red cards and nine black cards
  • Transposition (the nine-card packets transpose)
  • Follow the Leader
  • Oil and Water (9&9)
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Transfer used as alternative to Vernon Transfer
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James Steranko Hot Spell two cards selected, one turns over and is used to spell to the second one
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Side Steal Reverse card side stolen and deck turned over later palmed card
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Inspired by
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James Steranko Triplication
  • Part One (four-of-a-kind placed in deck on the table, deck covered with magazine, quartet penetrates table)
  • Part Two (whole deck penetrates table)
  • Part Three (four-of-a-kind penetrates table once more)
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James Steranko Setting Tabled Angle Jog deck in riffle shuffle position
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James Steranko Lapping Choreography bottom cards of top half as tabled deck is cut and another card placed onto lower half
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James Steranko Jubil-Ace-tion four Aces, one placed face down on the table, it transposes with one of the Aces in the hands, repeated, then red and black Aces transpose (with unusual handling)
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James Steranko Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position to the fingertips
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James Steranko The Last Word
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Gary Plants Card Control 3: Steranko's Diagonal Jog Push Through with an Overhand Shuffle
Inspired by
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Michael Skinner's Thoughts on Card Controls
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Chris Power Eclectica: The moment when worlds collide
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