Allan Ackerman products: page 5

Four Aces that are spread throughout the deck are being 'culled' to the top by two faro shuffles.

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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.

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Fu-fu, or face-up face-up, is quite similar to the ATFUS and allows you to switch out a number of cards during a face-up display.

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Another way to switch out cards by Hartman.

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This move allows you to completely switch out a block for another set of cards, for example switch the four Kings for the four Aces.

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This move displays one card three times such that it looks like you have three identical cards. It uses the Christ-Annemann alignment move.

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This move allows you to show any number of cards as two in a deceptive way.

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A nice switch by Ed Marlo. You switch out three cards from a set of four.

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Another beautiful switch attributed to Larry Jennings and Ken Krenzel.

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

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You will learn two basic card reversals by Fred Braue.

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Frank Pemper developed this wonderful deck switch. Being able to switch out a complete deck opens up endless possibilities.

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This is a technique, developed by the Professor, how to move the top card into a magician's palm while maintaining a high arch in your palming hand.

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If you need to palm several cards at once, this is an effective method. Originally this move appeared in The Royal Road to Card Magic.

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This is Larry Jennings' version of Joe Berg's palm, originally published in Classic Magic of Larry Jennings. It is a multiple-top palm.

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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.

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Tony Slydini used this move for his famous helicopter card trick. A card is stolen into a Tenkai palm while it is inserted into a fan.

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Learn how to hold out a gambler's cop and how to perform the add-on to get the cards back to the deck.

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This is a very efficient and deceptive move by Steve Draun. A card that is inserted into the deck automatically ends up in the gambler's cop.

Chris Wasshuber independently developed this move in 1993 during his stay in Japan including an important visual convincer. If you want to learn this improved variation email him. He might be talked into releasing it. If you can't get Chris to talk then check out the Huot/Duperre control from Magic Menu volume 10. It is very similar to what Chris is doing.

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Allan teaches the basics of the gambler's cop.

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This is a palm from Gen Magazine where the top card from a pressure fan ends up in the gambler's cop after the fan has been closed.

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This is something Ed Marlo liked to do, a side steal with a bluff action.

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This video explains how to side steal a card and then replace it on the bottom.

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Go from a side steal directly into a Tenkai palm.

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