Scams & Fantasies with Cards

Book
2002
Written by Darwin Ortiz
Work of Darwin Ortiz
221 pages (Hardcover), published by A-1 MagicalMedia
Illustrated with drawings by Tony Dunn
Language: English
88 entries
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Scams & Fantasies with Cards (written by Darwin Ortiz, work of Darwin Ortiz, 2002)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Roberto Giobbi Foreword 1
Darwin Ortiz Introduction 7
Darwin Ortiz Déjà vu Poker four hands are re-dealt after shuffling, faro, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by
 11
Darwin Ortiz Combination Cull free cut principle, faros
Inspired by
Variations
 14
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle 14
Darwin Ortiz Pinky Count Divider four equal packets of twelve cards with pinky and thumb count
 		14
Corner Crimp inner left
 		15
Darwin Ortiz The Brush presentation for Daryl's effect
Inspired by
 20
Edward Marlo Face Up Switch partial
 		22
Bob Veeser Veeser Count switch for a layout of the indifferent cards in an assembly
 		22
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display 23
Art Altman Altman Trap 23
Darwin Ortiz, John F. Mendoza Liar's Poker princess card trick with lie detection presentation and sucker finale à la Fingerprint Card Trick
Inspired by
 26
Darwin Ortiz Shark Attack multiple phases
Related to
 34
Juan Tamariz Set-Up in front of Spectators setting up a small group of cards in routine
Related to
 37
Tabled Slip Cut 38
Darwin Ortiz Raw Deal punch deal, dealing royal flush
Related to
 44
Darwin Ortiz The Professional
  • The Poker Deal
  • The Bridge Deal
Inspired by
  • "Johnny Mnemonic" (Andrew Wimhurst, The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video)
  • "The Expert at the Bridge Table" (The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, 2001, video)
 48
Laurie Ireland Ireland Shuffle 49
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Shuffle four cards, brief
 		49
Darwin Ortiz God of Gamblers elaborate center deal demo, Steve Mayhew phase
Inspired by
Related to
 54
Darwin Ortiz Strip-Out Shuffle with Block Transfer 56
Daryl Martinez Triumph Cutting Display for red black mixture
 		57
Larry Jennings Stud Bottom Deal 62
Darwin Ortiz No Way Out apparent failure in bet presentation
Inspired by
Variations
 66
August Roterberg Push-In Change 67
Darwin Ortiz Ortiz Bottom Palm 68
Darwin Ortiz Pocket Money two cards, different pockets
 		72
Steve Bedwell Pocket Chute tunnel from inner breast pocket to outer pocket
 		72
Peter Duffie Pocket Ruse producing two cards from different pockets with one palm
Also published here
Variations
 74
Darwin Ortiz Smart Money three cards, three pockets
 		76
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm 77
Darwin Ortiz Maximum Risk Tantalizer, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic Vol. 3, video)
Variations
 80
Darwin Ortiz Sinister Glimpse for left handed performers
 		81
Jason England Maximum Risk - Impromptu Version Tantalizer
Inspired by
Related to
 84
Larry Jennings Open Control 84
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired by
Related to
 91
Alex Elmsley Spread Count Procedure method to count cards while spreading
 		92
Reinhard Müller, Harvey Rosenthal* Three Card Throw 94
Darwin Ortiz Remote Control performer knows position of peeked at card in second deck
Inspired by
  • "Twin Peaks" (Paul Gordon, Card Magic Miracles)
Variations
 98
Darwin Ortiz The Zen Master performer repeatably knows position of card, memorized deck
Inspired by
 102
Glimpse of cased Deck slit in case allows glimpse
 		102
Darwin Ortiz Hitchcock Travelers signed tabled Aces are removed from pockets, cards on table have changed to previous selections
Inspired by
Related to
  • Strong Magic, p. 201
Variations
 112
Neal Elias, Darwin Ortiz Neal Elias Multiple Shift Handling 112
S. W. Erdnase, Darwin Ortiz Palm Change Steal 115
Norman Houghton Houghton Pocket Load trousers
 		115
Morris Loewy Loewy Palm 116
Edward Marlo Marlo Pocket Transfer 117
Darwin Ortiz The Quick & The Dead performer produces mate of selection from pocketed deck
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 120
Dai Vernon Top Palm 121
Darwin Ortiz Fastest Gun Alive performer locates selection while deck is in pocket
Inspired by
 124
Dr. Jacob Daley Center Double Lift 124
One-Handed Top Palm brief
 		125
Darwin Ortiz Cannibal Holocaust
Inspired by
 126
Darwin Ortiz Spread Steal on top
 		126
Dai Vernon, Derek Dingle Strip-Out Addition 127
Wesley James, Tom Ellis Loading Move 130
Four as Five Count one card outjogged
 		131
John Carney Versa Switch 131
Darwin Ortiz The New Back Off four cards
Inspired by
 136
Darwin Ortiz Double Card Handling peeling a double card in left hand
 		138
Darwin Ortiz Ace in the Pocket two cards put in spectator's pocket, one handed out to performer, they transpose, duplicate
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 144
Frederick Braue Braue add-on Switch 144
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Ambitious Card 148
Darwin Ortiz Ortiz Shift
Related to
 149
Derek Dingle Two Card pick-up longitudinal crimp instead of break
 		150
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Oil & Water 3&3, deck seperation and remix climax
Inspired by
 158
Underspread Cull 158
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout 161
Charles Nyquist Ribbonspread Hideout 164
Jogged Springing after Faro 164
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Fusion
Inspired by
 168
Darwin Ortiz Pass the Garbage kind of travelling triumph, mixed half transposes with unmixed
 		174
Sid Lorraine Slop Shuffle 176
Darwin Ortiz The Color of Money using red and black poker chip
Variations
 180
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count 182
Darwin Ortiz, Dr. Jacob Daley Last Trick of Dr. Daley 185
Brother John Hamman Gemini Count last part
 		185
Darwin Ortiz Walkaround Triumph
Variations
 190
Darwin Ortiz Biased Pressure Fan half the deck face-up, looks face down
Related to
 190
Darwin Ortiz Triple Cross ten red, ten black, three cards travel
Inspired by
Variations
 192
Darwin Ortiz, Peter Kane, Fred Kaps Beat the Devil ungaffed Gypsy Course handling, tarot cards
 		196
Fred Kaps Hamman Count Shuffle 198
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count 199
Darwin Ortiz Appointment in Samarra
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 202
Darwin Ortiz Envelope Switch Himber Wallet
 		204
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition 204
Darwin Ortiz Showing or Hiding Skill 211
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2004.