Cyber Sessions

Underground Notes from Cyberia

Book
1999
Written by Jason Alford
Work of Various
160 pages (Spiralbound), published by The Second Deal (Jason Alford)
Illustrated with drawings by Jason Alford
Language: English
95 entries
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Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jason Alford Acknowledgments
2
Jon Racherbaumer Preface
5
Martin A. Nash Introduction
6
Jason Alford Foreword on the The Second Deal (TSD) website
 		7
Jason Alford Problem Posed intro to section of tricks that were posted on The Second Deal website as response to posed problems
 		9
Tomas Blomberg Signing Off signature travels from the face of the Two of Hearts to the Ace of Diamonds, ungaffed
Variations
 11
Paul Cummins Just A Thought three spectators think of a card in a packet each with Emotional Reaction procedure, collectors done with those
Also published here
Inspired by
 15
Aaron Goldberg Double or Nothing poker dice are thrown and hidden by spectator, matching hand dealt by performer
Also published here
Related to
 20
Aaron Goldberg Propelled No-Lap Switch
Also published here
 24
Tom Gagnon Open Predicament with named card
  • Seated Handling
  • Standup Version
Also published here
 25
Turnover of Packet wrist turns around packet
 		26
Tomas Blomberg TSAR "Technicolor Successive Assembly Reversed"
Also published here
 29
Tomas Blomberg Duped five cards, one looked at, spectator pockets the cards and removes four, they are not the selection, last one remaining in pocket is, five duplicates
 		33
Aaron Goldberg Sim Sala Simmons four card prediction, total predicts position of selection
Also published here
Inspired by
 35
Ken Simmons The Pick-Up Force spectator cuts (hopefully) into break
 		35
Michael Sibbernsen Match Maker matching two royal flushes, Symbologic
 		37
Jason Alford Effects
39
R. Paul Wilson Archaic Spares five cards out-jogged in face-up spread, spectator thinks of one, they are removed and put in spectator's pocket, chosen one travels reversed into deck
 		41
R. Paul Wilson, Mark Aspiazu No Lap Switch Variation
41
Jason Alford, Doug Conn Order Up odd-backed Jokers are in different positions, then squared in and the instantly trap a selection, extra Joker
Inspired by
 44
Darryl Harris Cards to Pocket and Case three selections travel to two pockets and case
Inspired by
  • "P.D.Q. Cards To Pocket" (Mike Gallo, 1983 lecture notes)
 46
Card Case Holdout under cellophane
 		46
Flip Over Force forcing one of two selections
Related to
 46
Michael Sibbernsen Flash Cut
Variations
 49
Tom Stone Time Operator joker placed aside, selection transforms into joker with card identity written on it, previously isolated joker is selection
Also published here
 51
Push-In Change
52
R. Paul Wilson Fained Casualty spectator pockets a four-card poker hand, then this is used to complete a royal flush in the next deal
 		53
Jason Tang Gnat Eats Locust card vanishes between two Queens, travels to between another two Queens
Inspired by
 54
Earl Nelson W. T. Control Wirst Turn Pass as control
Inspired by
 56
Earl Nelson W. T. Multiple Shift Wirst Turn Pass as ending to Bluff Multiple Shift
Inspired by
 57
Ed Andres Half a Card Trick card changes into half dollar coin, then vanishes and appears in deck next to selection
 		59
Peter Duffie Internal Ace, Two and Three are pocketed, two selections appear between them
Also published here
Inspired by
 61
Jason Alford Suit Cut Suit two cards in two suit runs from Ace to Ten transpose
Also published here
Inspired by
 63
Ken Simmons Jason's Trick signature is transferred from face of Two of Hearts to the Three of Hearts, ungaffed
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
  • "Signed Quick Visuals" (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects 8)
 65
Christian Ehret Royal Gathering four Aces gather under the hands à la chink a chink, then change into a royal flush
 		68
Daryl Martinez Presto Attracto Card II two selections made (picked and peeked), so-called Presto Attracto Card is cut to, above and below are the two selections
Also published here
  • New Millennium World Tour, p. 19
Inspired by
 71
Fingertip Peek Force angle-jog
 		71
One Hand Fancy Deal as in Chinese Deal
 		73
Doug Conn Ginzu Ace through Ten of Diamonds placed aside, a selection transposes with one of them in an off-beat way, eight double facers
 		75
Steve Draun Draun's Erdnase Change handling for Houdini/Erdnase Change
Inspired by
 77
Chas Roberts Five Card Joker Poker, Jokers Wild! five Jokers change into a Royal Flush
Inspired by
 79
All Alike Display diminishing lift with extra card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		79
David Solomon A Sandwich That's Not So Pure odd-backed sandwich cards placed near the ends of the spread, gathered and re-spread, they now sandwich selection
 		82
Aaron Goldberg Transit Poison '98 one pocketed, the other sandwiched, surprise triple transposition with card seen at the beginning
Inspired by
 84
Aaron Goldberg, Edward Marlo The Marlo Switch-Out Variation card is inserted into two side-jogged cards on top of deck
Inspired by
 85
Marty Kane Nightmare Poker card to complete Royal Flush found with counting procedure
Inspired by
 87
Mark Aspiazu Pen Production pen appears on in-the-hands spread, or under the spread with floating spread sequence
  • Variation
 		89
Steve Beam Demolition partial stack
Also published here
 91
Jason Tang Dancing With JNH selection lost, Aces shown, Ace on face has same suit as selection, other three turn over at once and then change to mates of selection, then all four cards change into the selection on the deck
 		93
Jason Tang Dip Switch unload in which the unloaded cards from packet reverse onto deck
 		93
Paul Harris Flop Change deck flipped over card at right-hand fingertips and back
Also published here
 94
Marc DeSouza Picasso's Bill stick figure drawn on bill before making it turn into mis-made bill
Also published here
  • The Art of Artifice (1999)
 96
Jon Racherbaumer Snow-Blind Kings Jazz aces, cards turn blank as a climax
Inspired by
 98
Kevin Kelly The Physics Lesson
Inspired by
 101
Edward Marlo, Kevin Kelly Marlo-Thompson Bluff Pass with Kelly's "Bluff Card Bottom Card Subtlety" (bottom card stays the same)
Inspired by
 102
Edward Marlo Casual Spread Display cards fanned towards spectators, back card spread to the left
 		102
Kevin Kelly Bold Open Reverse card reversed as top indifferent card placed in deck
 		103
Don Voltz The World Series of Poker (¿A Dream?) location after two riffle shuffles, interlocking chains
Inspired by
 104
Jason Alford Spare Change international chink-a-chink with backfire
Also published here
Related to
 106
John Caluwaert Kaluwaert's Kannibal Kings rhyming patter of "The Dance of The Cannibals"
Related to
 109
Edward Marlo The Real Inversion card turns over, then whole deck
  • Variation (two selections)
 		111
Edward Marlo Turnover Change out-jogged card changes/turns over, deck quickly turned over with arm swing
Related to
 111
Ken Simmons Two The Hard Way two selections lost, incomplete riffle shuffle is pulled apart, first selection sticks out of one half and is tabled, repeat with pivot production of wrong card, it changes into first selection, tabled first card is now second selection
Inspired by
Variations
 113
Edward Marlo Pick-Up Move production from incomplete riffle shuffle as halves are pulled apart
Related to
 113
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation incomplete riffle shuffle pivoted apart
 		114
Ken Simmons Two The Hard Way (A Different Approach) two selections lost, incomplete riffle shuffle is pulled apart, first selection sticks out of one half and is tabled, repeat with pivot production for second selection, then both cards travel to pockets
Inspired by
 115
Edward Marlo The Spectator Removes Em brief, two cards to pocket, removed by spectator
Also published here
 116
Peter Gröning A Collect Call
117
Shaun Robison Four What selection lost, four Aces are shown each as selection, then they become four-of-a-kind of selection
 		120
Edward Marlo Diminishing Lift Sequence extra card
 		121
Ascanio Spread Laydown
121
Marty Kane The Magic Underground Aces found with dealing and spelling by spectator, "Status Quo Principle" (invariant positions in Down-Under Deals)
Related to
 123
Tomas Blomberg Gramp's Case one Ace put in case, other Aces vanish one by one among Jokers, Aces then with other Ace in case
Inspired by
  • "Grandfather's Aces" (Chris Kenner/David Copperfield)
Variations
 125
Peter Gröning Quickie spectator's selection is under her hand, performer's selection travels to join under the spectator's hand, repeat
 		128
Steve Freeman Center Double Lift
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1981
 128
Mark Aspiazu Hawk Transpo twisting Kings, they then transpose with tabled selection
Inspired by
Variations
 130
Brother John Hamman Undercount Switch cards counted off bottom of packet, a card is counted back
Related to
 130
Gary Freed Test Conditions card cut to, prediction is 51-on-1 gag, with actual selection on the back
Related to
 133
Nathan Kranzo Invisible Elasticity Invisible rubberband suddenly appears wrapped around deck, selection penetrates deck and rubberband
Variations
 135
Steve Draun Snap-Back Sleight card jumps back on the deck
Also published here
Related to
 136
Paul Harris Flop Change deck flipped over card at right-hand fingertips and back
Also published here
 136
Joshua Jay Fingertip Fingertip Magician removes end of pinky finger, and restores it
Also published here
 138
Don England The Full Molly monte routine with several phases and back changes
 		140
Don England Rhumba Count Olram Combination
141
Ashford Kneitel The Subtlest Poker Move of All in final phase performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen
Inspired by
 144
Edward Marlo Olram's Jinx Switch
Also published here
 144
Peter Gröning Clean Cut Shuffle ends with clean cut
  • As a Block Transfer
    • From Bottom to Top
    • From Top to Bottom
 		146
Andrew Wimhurst Dirty Harry two selections lost, two packets cut off that do not contain selections, pocketed in two pockets and performer claims to fish out two mates quickly, he comes out with the two actual selections
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 148
Tomas Blomberg Whispering Collectors three Jokers whisper names of two selections, selections are lost and then appear between Jokers
Related to
  • "The Whispering Queens" (Victor Farelli, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 9 No. 6)
 150
Tomas Blomberg ATFUS Handling
150
Three-as-Three Count
152
Nathan Kranzo Goldincrease signed cards transpose, one folded
 		153
Nathan Kranzo Goldin Change into Folded Card snap change from card into a folded card
 		154
Chad Long Convincing Cut one-hand cut à la beginning of Charlier cut, then reaching in to pull out an Ace, reverse tilt
Inspired by
 155
Joel Givens Twixter In My Pocket one quartet pocketed, another turns face-down one by one, then they transpose
  • Alternate Ending
Inspired by
 156
Data entered by Denis Behr, May 2022.