The performer reveals the spectator's chosen card and its exact position in the deck - twice in a row.
Phase #1:
The spectator selects one card in a deck as follows:
Once the cards have been dealt into two piles, the spectator simultaneously cuts off a packet from each pile and swaps them; he may perform this cutting and swapping as many times as desired. (This alters both the order of the cards and the size of each pile.) He selects one pile and repeats the same procedure twice more.
The spectator, now left with a small packet, remembers the top card - let's assume the Jack of Diamonds - and loses it in the deck. The performer cuts the deck, burying the card even deeper.
The performer then writes something on a business card and announces that the spectator's card lies at the 34th position. He deals down exactly 34 cards; the last card proves to be the Jack of Diamonds. The business card is turned over; it reads: JD.
Phase #2:
The spectator chooses either the dealt cards or the remaining cards. Again, he remembers the top card (let's assume the Four of Spades) and loses it, after which the performer cuts the deck.
The performer then writes something on a business card and announces that the spectator's card lies at the 16th position. He deals down exactly 16 cards; the last card proves to be the Four of Spades. The business card is turned over; it reads: 4S.
Easy to do. No fishing. No peeking. No marking. No false count.
1st edition 2026, PDF 12 pages.
word count: 2481 which is equivalent to 9 standard pages of text
