79 entries for gilbreath principle
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Karl Fulves Black Magic effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, fifty-two double facers (!)
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
2
Paul Swinford Opus Thirteen Gilbreath Principle & Faro Shuffle, new deck order
 		1968
Faro Fantasy
37
Karl Fulves Riffle/Reverse combination of riffle shuffle and reverse faro, related to Gilbreath Principle
Related to July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
18
Karl Fulves Some Special Cases "Basic Position Control", riffle shuffle set-ups, including an unusual derivation of the basic Gilbreath principle in Example 6
  • Example 4 - 6
 		1968
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
34
Karl Fulves Riffle/Reverse Notes combination of riffle shuffle and reverse faro, related to Gilbreath Principle
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue The Triple Faro)
48
Karl Fulves Black Magic Notes effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, see also Addenda on page 60
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue The Triple Faro)
49
Gene Finnell Riffle-Shuffle Set-ups some Gilbreath Principle applications and handling
 		Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
36
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
157
Karl Fulves Black Magic effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, fifty-two double facers (!)
Related to 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
6
Karl Fulves Riffle/Reverse combination of riffle shuffle and reverse faro, related to Gilbreath Principle
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
17
Gene Finnell Gilbreath Claim claims that he discovered the principle in 1953
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
63
Jerry Mentzer Notes on the Gilbreath Principle credit information
 		1974
Card Cavalcade II
93
Nick Trost High-Card Poker poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One
21
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Gilbreath's Principles by Reinhard Müller Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
85
Karl Fulves Stack a Pack No. 33, explanation of Gilbreath principle with only the top and bottom two cards of the deck
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
45
Philip T. Goldstein Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
1989
Fifth
2
Philip T. Goldstein Encounter duplicate found in second deck when number is counted down, "Interrupted Gilbreath Principle"
 		1989
Fifth
2
Philip T. Goldstein Janushuffle double sided ESP cards, "polyhedronal approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
 		1991
Thavant
37
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
Thavant
41
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Look Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 1"
  • The Gilbreath Principle
  • Gilbreath's "Second" Principle
Related toVariations Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
11
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Look Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 2"
  • The Gilbreath Principle (Continued)
  • Gilbreath Without the Shuffle
Related to June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
6
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Trip Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 6"
additions and corrections by Jeff Busby and Max Maven on previous columns, idea of cutting between a red or black pair in Gilbreath tricks
Related to Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
11
Peter Duffie Draw Poker Gilbreath principle in the form that cards are taken from two piles to make up poker hands, two spectators do this and get straight flushes
Inspired byVariations 1996
Untold
9
Nick Trost Second Method alternative method for "Horse Race" using Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
102
Nick Trost High-Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
113
Nick Trost Subtle Location with the Gilbreath Principle
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
137
Nick Trost Lineup Gilbreath Principle, arranging face up/down cards in same order
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
149
Nick Trost Blind-Sight Gilbreath principle, shuffle two decks together
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
162
Norman Gilbreath Gilbreath Principle
Related to
  • "Magnetic Colors" (Norman Gilbreath, The Linking Ring, July 1958)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
316
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit To His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
VariationsAlso published here 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
95
Aaron Fisher, Lee Asher, Mike Strange Basic Math spectator removes four cards from deck, values are added up to make "lucky number", deck is spread and Four-of-a-Kind that matches "lucky number" is face up in deck, force of number is essentially the Gilbreath principle although not credited as such
 		1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
31
Roy Walton Company of Four pack is divided in four packets which are shown to be the suits, Gilbreath principle
 		Winter 1998
The Looking Glass (Issue 4)
147
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle", in english and french
Also published here 1998
Montreal Lecture Notes — Notes de Conférence
6
Jeff Busby The Hi-Lo Stack intro on High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
110
Jeff Busby Magnetic Blackjack High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
111
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 1999
Rocky Notes
3
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 1999
Baltimore Notes
7
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
60
Jerry Mentzer Notes on the Gilbreath Principle Tips on Gilbreath, how to avoid the problem of spectators cutting to matching colors before the shuffle, tips from Gus Southall / Gene Finell
 		1999
Cunning Card Miracles
74
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2000
Northeast
6
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
Missouri Notes
3
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2000
Missouri Notes
5
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
OCMC Notes
2
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2000
OCMC Notes
5
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit to His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
Texas Notes
2
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
 		2000
Texas Notes
6
Michael Boden Deck Memorization OOTW with the performer dealing as a memory stunt, gilbreath
  • Notes on the Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 2000
Card File Two
62
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit To His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
 2000
San Francisco Notes
2
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
 		2000
San Francisco Notes
6
Karl Fulves A Friendly Ghost No. 51, two cards chosen from two decks match, card also predicted, non-shuffle Gilbreath principle (taking cards from top or bottom)
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
75
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2002
Mawny Notes
6
Steve Beam Alpha Bet analysis of Stewart James' one-card handling of the Gilbreath principle
Inspired byRelated to 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
113
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2003
Singapore Notes
7
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2003
... Land Notes
7
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Gilbreath Principle explanation and information
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
89
Philip T. Goldstein A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
 		2004
MINDvention Notes
7
Gordon Bean Splitting The Difference applying Gilbreath Principle to Kennedy's routine
Inspired by
  • "Red and Black" (John Kennedy, Genii, Vol. 52 No. 9, Mar. 1989)
Related toVariations 		May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
29
Norman Gilbreath, Nick Trost Reverse Gilbreath Principle
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
131
Nick Trost Three-Way Miracle Prediction Reverse Gilbreath Principle, number of red and black cards predicted
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
133
Norman Gilbreath Gilbreath Principle
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
272
Max Maven A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2009
Las Vegas Lecture
7
Woody Aragón On the Gilbreath Principle generalizes Gilbreath principle with non-repeated groups of cards
 		2011
A Book in English
259
Max Maven A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2011
Hollywood Hyperbole
7
Max Maven A Credit to his Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 2011
Apple of My Eyes
2
Nick Trost Vis-à-vis Blackjack deck shuffled face-up/face-down, pairs dealt to performer and spectator except pairs with same orientation which are discarded, performer wins, "new form of the Gilbreath principle"
 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
651
Nick Trost High-Card Poker Deal, Revised poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
689
Steve Forte Paint Poker "Steve Forte's Routine"
poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Sal Piacente's DVD Expert Magic Lecture Notes, Volume 2 (2004)
 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
692
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham From the Gilbreath Principle to the Mandelbrot Set chapter intro
 		2012
Magical Mathematics
61
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham The Gilbreath Principle Describes the intricate mathematics of the Gilbreath Principle
 		2012
Magical Mathematics
61
Norman Gilbreath Gilbreath's First Principle Basic trick using Gilbreath Principle
 		2012
Magical Mathematics
61
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Herb Zarrow Gilbreath's Second Principle 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
Related to
  • "U-shuffle Poker" (David Ben, Zarrow, A Lifetime of Magic)
Variations 		2012
Magical Mathematics
66
Tomas Blomberg Interlocked Gilbreath adding new dimensions to the Gilbreath Principle
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
143
Max Maven A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here 2016
Session Notes
9
Norman Gilbreath Gilbreath's Principles performance intro by Gilbreath
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 18)
82
John Hostler The Triskadequadra Principle related to Gilbreath, allows knowledge about consecutive groups of four cards after a riffle shuffle if the deck starts out in four-card-groups of the same order
Related to 2016
Magnum Opossum
58
John Hostler, Norman Gilbreath Godfather Gilbreath discussion of Gilbreath Principle
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
58
Steve Beam Shuffle Tools chapter intro and clear explanation of the Gilbreath Principle
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
217
Steve Beam The Prefix ruse for fixing the cut, so a red and a black card are on the bottom of the two halves for the Gilbreath Principle
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
221
Matt Baker Gilbreath Poker 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
Inspired byRelated to 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
195