Allan Ackerman products: page 3

The 'card under drink' plot was made famous by Heba Haba Al (Al Andrucci) in the 1960s. Ever since it has been a favorite of bar magicians all over the world. Here Allan teaches a version that uses a misdirective idea by John Bannon. The effect is clear and devastating. A chosen card unexpectedly ends up under a drink (glass, can, etc.).

runtime: 2min 11s

This is a routine Allan Ackerman developed in the early 1970s where he tried to achieve the cards across effect with as little motion as possible. He also added a visual card vanish. Later Paul Harris took this routine and turned it into his famous Sleeper routine.

A spectator picks a card. A second spectator cuts off a small portion of the deck, counts the cards, and puts the counted cards in a safe place. The performer then attempts to magically add as many cards to the second spectator's pack as the value of the card the first spectator chose.

runtime: 6min 43s

This false count by Francis Carlyle is as Allan says "a work of art." It provides both a visual and audible illusion.

runtime: 3min 43s

This is a heirophant type card change using the Push Off Center Deal.

runtime: 1min 26s

A clever idea by Bruce Cervon to reverse a card during a cut.

runtime: 2min 10s

This trick can be found in Charlie Miller's book An Evening with Charlie Miller. The performer deals cards face-up on the table until a spectator says stop. The deck is ribbon spread face-down and one card has a different colored back. It turns out the only one card with the differently colored back is the one card the spectator stopped at.

runtime: 2min 20s

The Charlier cut is a very easy and good looking cut. Allan also shows you how to turn it into a card control in combination with a bridge.

runtime: 1min 32s

This is a fun little action to add on to a Charlier Cut.

runtime: 58s

You will learn two half passes, one by Henry Christ what is called the Christ Twist and the other by Ken Krenzel, the Mechanical Reverse.

runtime: 1min 26s

Allan Ackerman explains the Al Baker version of the classic force, the Hofzinser force and fine points of the Hofzinser force.

runtime: 3min 17s

This is a move to clip or steal the top card while placing the deck somewhere.

runtime: 1 min 7 s

This is a basic color change to change the top face-up card of a deck.

runtime: 52s

You will learn how to effectively combine faro stacking with riffle stacking. Allan teaches a wonderful effect "The 10-Hand Poker Deal Demonstration" where the spectator chooses the hand that should receive the 4 aces. No false dealing is necessary. Everything is accomplished with stacking.

runtime: 3min 24s

You will learn cutting and riffle shuffle techniques to keep the bottom cards in place.

runtime: 1min 45s

Here you will learn a couple of ways to cut cards to the top or bottom. Allan also demonstrates the Kick Count which is used to change the breal from under the card you want to control to above the card.

runtime: 3min 3s

A table riffle shuffle that keeps the top stock intact.

runtime: 1min 21s

This is a very deceptive and very popular control attributed to both Ed Marlo and Larry Jennings.

runtime: 1min 58s

This is an idea by John Cornelius where a card is pushed into a fan and during closing the fan the card is stolen into a Tenkai palm.

runtime: 1min 17s

John Cornelius' improvement significantly improves on the angles of the Heirophant Change.

runtime: 1min 1s

If you wonder what the 'Underground Elmsley' is or what a 344 or 345 count is, then you will find out here in this video. Allan also shares a few more fine points on the best way to perform the Elmsley count.

runtime: 2min 32s

Top palming a card with the right hand is typically exposed on the left side. Allan shares a tip that makes a top palm essentially invisible from 360 degree.

runtime: 22s

You will learn two methods to put a crimp in a card without getting caught.

runtime: 2min 20s

This is a method by Paul Curry to change a tabled card during a turnover.

runtime: 2min 47s

This is a nice opening effect for a routine where you need aces and kings. Performer shuffles and cuts to produce two kings. He does that another time to produce the other two kings and repeats the sequence to produce the four aces.

runtime: 2min 8s