Literally hundreds if not thousands of card moves have been developed over time. You won't need to learn all of them, but any card man of name has in each basic move category (palm, control, false shuffle, false cut, false deal, glimpse, flourish, force, ...) one or two strong moves ready to use.
Once you have a solid grounding in the basic moves pretty much any card trick is accessible to you.
Practicing moves can have a zen-like quality to it. Some achieve a naturalness similar to a musician, dancer, or juggler. It looks effortless, but it can take thousands of hours of practice.
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Card FinesseJon RacherbaumerTo become a master in anything you have to pay attention to the details. This ebook is all about details, the details of sleight of hand with cards. Excerpt from the foreword: You may ask, "Who wants to read long, complicated algorithms? Who enjoys atomic analysis? Why does magic have to be so technical?" The answer to these questions is implicit in this book. Almost everyone has heard of the Vernon Touch. It has been lauded by countless respected names in magic. What is the Vernon Touch? In brief, it is nothing more than fastidious attention to details. Great magicians like Vernon and... | $39.50 to wish list | |
CounthesaurusJon RacherbaumerThis is the authoritative reference for false counts and displays. It is the only encyclopedia of its kind. If you read somewhere a reference to the Copdiddle Count or the Biddyro Count and you have no idea what they are and how they are done, Racherbaumer's Counthesaurus will provide the answer. More than 70 counts and displays are explained. False counts are particularly useful for small packet tricks. If you want to create your own small packet tricks and you need a false count with particular characteristics and features you will likely find it here. Includes Robert Walker's trick "Hyper... | ★★★★★ $29.50 to wish list | |
The Rosetta False ShuffleDustin MarksI have learned a dozen false shuffles and the Rosetta shuffle was the clear winner. The Rosetta shuffle is one of the most convincing false shuffles of all the false shuffles. It looks so innocent and impossible to manipulate. Key points:
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Spectator's False ShuffleDustin MarksWhat is the most deceptive false shuffle: Zarrow, Faro, Push-Through, Shank, in the hands shuffle? The answer to this intriguing question is that the most deceptive false shuffle is when the spectator shuffles the deck themselves! This eBook explains this ingenious principle, how to use it, and its numerous variations. One variation uses the spectator's deck. Mastering this technique will elevate your card magic to new heights, leaving your audience in complete awe and amazement. 1st edition 2024, PDF 30 pages. | ★★★★★ $19.95 to wish list | |
The Stealing MachineEugene Villiod & Russell T. BarnhartTranslation of La Machine à Voler, a French classic revealing the legal circumvention of gambling laws to establish crooked gambling clubs and casinos. It also exposes cheating methods for baccarat. This work is primarily interesting to the magician due to its exposure of cheating methods at baccarat including sleight-of-hand techniques. These are explained in detail including photos. Excerpt from the preface: Read this book, read it carefully. The man who wrote it, though lacking in talent, is sure of what he says, and says nothing he can’t prove. Once having read the book, go to the casino and look... | $12 to wish list | |
Dustin's Triple False CutDustin MarksThis is similar to Jay Ose's False Cut, with one key difference: the spectator completes the final cut. Because they complete the cut, the spectator believes it is genuine. This cut is straightforward and doesn't draw unnecessary attention. It appears to be a triple cut of the cards and it is easy to do. 1st edition 2024, PDF 8 pages. | ★★★★★ $4 to wish list | |
Cheating at Blackjack: the real workDustin MarksThis video may not be magic, but it showcases some of the most astonishing blackjack cheating moves ever captured. You won't be disappointed. It demonstrates exactly how each move is executed, featuring cheating moves from both the outside and inside. Filmed from surveillance and floorman's perspectives, it offers a comprehensive view of the action in the blackjack pit. Watch the video and see if you can spot the move before it is explained. These are all sleight of hand moves, no electronics. Moves shown and explained:
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Shiftless Shift CountPeter PellikaanYou show, one by one, red and black cards perfectly mixed. That is, you show a red card, then a black card, then a red card, a black card, and so on, until you have shown 8 cards. But when you are done with showing the interleaved cards they are already separated. This count is perfect for an oil and water routine or any other situation where you need to show cards mixed, but in the process of showing them mixed, they are being separated. 1st edition 2024, video 3:00. | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Pelli SpreadPeter PellikaanThe Pelli Spread is a move that allows you to show several cards in a spread or small fan while hiding one card. A similar type of move, although the mechanics are different, is the Ascanio Spread. 1st edition 2024, video 5:20. | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
4 as 8 countPeter Pellikaan | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Spotlight on the Card SharpLawrence ScaifeAn instructive warning to those who must play for stakes. Interesting amusement for those who do not. Excerpt from the Foreword: This book is an explanation of the fundamental principles upon which all card sharping is based. Once the main ideas are thoroughly understood, it becomes a comparatively easy matter to detect any subterfuge no matter how intricate. This book is nicely illustrated by Charles Remmers from photographs by the author. It contains a description of cheating at the popular Australian game of Two-Up which makes it unique.
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Cheating at Blackjack SquaredDustin MarksThe dark side of gambling.
It may be shocking and it's certainly dangerous. Nevertheless, this unique ebook represents the definitive resource on how professional con men cheat at Blackjack and other card games. The author, a former high-stakes cheater, explains an amazing array of specific moves with clear, understandable text and... | $10 to wish list | |
Cheating at Blackjack: and advantage playDustin Marks
His name is not "Marks," but when you buy this ebook you will learn why he had to write under an alias. The ebook covers advantage play, cheating, and the moves that get the money.
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Back PalmingDr. John D. BainA detailed explanation and breakdown of how to back palm a playing card. The author shows the aspiring card magician how to make playing cards appear and disappear from and into thin air using a sleight-of-hand technique known as back palming. Many photos assist in comprehending this at-first difficult-looking move. But with a bit of practice, it is within reach for any dedicated student. This technique is typically used on stage but it can also delight in an impromptu setting close-up and it can be done with other thin flat objects besides playing cards, such as business cards, credit... | $2.99 to wish list | |
On the Tabled ReverseJon RacherbaumerA finessed examination of a unique technique. This manuscript is about a basic card technique that is sui generis, although it remains a limited application. Nevertheless, it is worth knowing because it's been cleverly used to perform one of the best short versions of "Triumph" extant. The basic move permits you to secretly reverse a card while the deck is tabled and simultaneously riffle shuffled. This manuscript also reveals the how, when and who worked on it. The first Tabled Reverse appeared in Marlo's Off the Top in 1945, credited to Russell Barnhart. Therein it was sparsely explained,... | $12 to wish list | |
The Bammo Full-Deck False ShuffleBob FarmerJ.C. Wagner's "Super Closer" is one of the most impressive routines you can do with a deck of cards. Ricky Jay knew this and only was told the workings after Wagner held out for one of Jay's inner secrets. The deck is shuffled and cut and then divided into four packets. The magician and the spectator shuffle the four packets. Effect #1: The top cards of each packet are turned over to reveal the four Aces. Effect #2: The spectator buries the four Aces in the deck. The magician spells each Ace to find all four and, as he does so, four packets are created. Effect #3: The four Kings are spelled... | ★★★★★ $7 to wish list | |
Magic Without ApparatusCamille GaultierA sleight-of-hand reference work for cards, coins, billiard balls, and thimbles. Magic without Apparatus is the first English translation of La Prestidigitation sans Appareils, which has been recognized by authorities on magic as the world's greatest treatise on legerdemain with cards, coins, billiard balls, and thimbles. The French edition elicited such comments as these:
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Card Cheats: How They OperateFloyd MossA play-by-play exposé of the tricks of the card sharp's trade. Moss gives general advice on how to avoid becoming a sucker or losing more money than luck alone would explain. The most interesting part is where he describes several sleights and strategies cardsharps use to cheat at the card table. Many of the sleights are illustrated with photos.
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Ghostly SecondsVincent "Vinny" BoyarA version of a strike-second deal that the author calls the "shutter" method, referring to the shutter of a camera. This version could be easier for some to perform than a classic strike-second because the coordination of the thumbs is built into the method itself. While the author claims that his method is practically self-working, there is some amount of practice necessary to acquire the knack. Still, his discovery has earned the praise of top-flight card experts, who have called it perfect in action and imperceptible to the keenest observer. The second deal is an indispensable sleight... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |
S.G. Spread ControlSayan G.A utility move that allows you to control a card to the top, to the second, or a few cards down from the top. I have created this move back in 2010 to control a card to the top of the deck. Over the years I have refined it to this point, now I am confident enough to share it with the magic community. With this move, you can not only control a card to the top but also to the second position or a few cards down from the top. This move is easy to perform without any knuckle-busting exercises.
1st edition 2022, video 22:20. | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
JRS ControlJoseph B.Here is a deceptive and easy-to-do card control. You can really see the selection shuffled back into the deck but somehow the magician is able to locate and control it. No preparation and no setup is needed. Everything is done completely impromptu and with a borrowed shuffled deck. No crimps or gimmicks are used. A real weapon to add to your arsenal of card magic.
1st edition 2022, video 6:12. | ★★★★★ $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
JOJ False ShuffleJoseph B.Here you have a very deceptive False Shuffle based on Jay Ose's False Cut. You will see two versions in the demo. Look carefully; it will fool you. You will be able to keep the entire deck in order.
1st edition 2021, video 5:48. | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
I'll Have a DoubleWesley JamesWesley James has done it again! While no single volume could include every multiple lift technique that has been shared in magic's vast literature, anyone that performs card magic needs the powerful tool multiple lifts can offer. Simply stated, this is the single most extensive work on multiple lifts ever created. No list could be fully comprehensive, but you'll find an abundance of techniques referenced in the exhaustive bibliography. You'll also discover as much multiple lift information as has ever been placed between two covers, and more. Everyone who performs card magic needs to... | ★★★★★ $60 to wish list | |
Larry West CountPeter PellikaanThis is also sometimes called the Mirage Count by John Bannon. You apparently show four cards all being the same. In reality you only show three cards face-up and it is always the same card you show, thus hiding the remaining three cards.
1st edition 2021, video 1:43. | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Taytelbaum Flushtration CountPeter Pellikaan | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Pellikaan Flushtration CountPeter Pellikaan | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Taytelbaum CountPeter Pellikaan | ★★★★★ $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Xerox CountPeter PellikaanThe Xerox Count allows you to for example fairly show four cards from both sides but in fact you are hiding three cards and only showing one card multiple times. (The demo video below first shows the Xero Count followed by the Booki Count.)
1st edition 2021, video 2:30. | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Booki CountPeter Pellikaan | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Cut CountPeter Pellikaan | $6 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Action Palm: Revolutionary Card Technique No. 2Edward MarloPalming cards while the cards are in action of being shuffled.
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The Birdcage VanishBrick Tilley | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Baccarat or Blackjack SwitchBrick Tilley | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
The Side StealBrick TilleyThis hardcore tool is not an easy thing to acquire. That said, it is, with dedication, within the skill range of anyone willing to devote the time necessary to master it. The drawn-out process of selecting a card has become tedious and time-consuming, causing the audience to lose interest. With this side steal, a card is peeked, transferred from the middle of the pack to the top in an instant. This PDF and video will put the side steal within your skill range.
1st edition 2021, PDF 3 pages, video 39 s. | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Fine Art of Palming CardsBrick TilleyPalming cards, and getting away with it, is one of the most difficult skills in the magician's toolbox. If you've ever wanted to master this sleight here is your chance. This concise tutorial will get you started, or improve your current technique, in order to raise your confidence level. This lesson covers the one-hand top palm. 1st edition 2021, PDF + video (length: 16 s) | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Throwing the SwitchJohn MendozaThe purpose of the switch is to secretly exchange two packets of four cards. For example, to show four aces and then turn them face down and deal them onto the table for an assembly effect. The cards dealt onto the table, of course, are not the aces after the switch has been done.
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Black Jack Hole Card SwitchBrick TilleyThis is an improvement in the handling of the Curry Turnover that makes this move easier to accomplish and more deceptive. A simple get-ready makes the exchange faster and infinitely more rewarding. It was perfected during hundreds of hours behind a Black Jack table without ever once being detected. It can be used for magical purposes as well. Add this subtle weapon to your card arsenal.
1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages, video 30 s. | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Paint Brush Color ChangeBrick Tilley | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Reflections on the Double Card: Ascanio's HandlingJesús EtcheverryThe Double Lift is one of the easiest and at the same time one of the hardest moves in conjuring with cards. It is the easiest, because everybody can get a break under the top two cards, and then take and show them as one. There is no difficulty whatsoever in doing this. However, it is also one of the hardest moves, because to do this simple action deceptively, so that nobody even suspects in the slightest you hold two cards, is hard. This ebook explains in detail Arturo de Ascanio's approach to making the Double Lift deceptive. Jesús Etcheverry, a longtime student and close friend of Ascanio,... | ★★★★★ $19.95 to wish list | |
Charity: Running False CutBrick Tilley | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Cull-MinationJon RacherbaumerCulling (cards) is not a particularly fashionable technique. During the past forty years, card magicians started to pay closer attention to various ideas and techniques, especially those having broad application. In this treatise three types of culls will be examined:
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The Ascanio SpreadJon RacherbaumerThe Ascanio Spread is a beautiful false display move, generally used to display 4 cards and hide a fifth one. From the Introduction: The Ascanio Spread immigrated to this country from Amsterdam. Del Cartier, Herb Zarrow, Mike Rogers, and Pete Biro were instrumental in bringing this technique to America. In fact, Del Cartier is a close personal friend of Ascanio and was the go-between in obtaining the original Ascanio manuscript for Mike Rogers, who in turn passed it on to me.
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Shank ShuffleBrick TilleyThe Shank Shuffle, a full deck false shuffle, was published in 1971 on Ed Marlo's behalf by Jon Racherbaumer. The Zarrow shuffle came out around the same time. New Yorkers backed this method and that overshadowed the Shank method, which may be superior, depending on your point of view. The Shank method is regarded as more convincing by some card handlers. Reading the description can be a bit daunting for the novice. Here is your chance to master the shuffle thanks to a lucid video presentation and a clear text and illustrations.
1st edition 2019, PDF + video (length 23s)... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
Super Session #11: Casino Zarrow Shuffle and the Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker DealGregg WebbThe original version of the following card tutorial, "Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, Soapbox Derby. The package presented here includes:
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Ablest ExchangeAbhinav BothraTwo eye-popping 2 card transpositions using Ablest Change.
1st edition 2020, length 5:30 | $5.95 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Inferno: Hole Card SwitchBrick TilleyDuring the 1970's Dai Vernon demonstrated this around the Magic Castle to anyone who was interested. He was quite fond of it. It is a neat, highly deceptive, practical hole card switch using natural actions, something he highly favored.
1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages, video 12s. | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 | |
The Dark Ride: Deck SwitchBrick TilleyThis is the deck switch from the train car poker game scene in the movie The Sting, executed by John Scarne, renowned gambling expert. It is straight forward and within the range of anyone willing to devote the time necessary to master it. Add it to your skill set. You will receive a PDF and a video (download from your digital shelf). Here is the clip from The Sting where the switch is executed.
1st edition 2019, PDF 4 pages, video 17s. | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 |