$10(1 review, 1 customer rating) ★★★★★
This ebook focuses on how the pinky is used to obtain breaks, which is popularly known as The Pinky Count.
The history of the Pinky Count is murky. One creation story is that it was created by Dai Vernon after reading a comment about Hofzinser that he had a way to count cards secretly with one hand. However, most card enthusiasts will associate the Pinky Count with Jim Steranko and/or Darwin Ortiz.
1st edition 2015, PDF 12 pages.
word count: 2764 which is equivalent to 11 standard pages of text
Reviewed by bruce badke (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Thursday 30 October, 2025If you struggle with pinky counts and are wishing to learn all of the details that will allow you to learn the intricate nature that opens the door to understanding this sleight, you will not find it here. It in no way discusses or teaches anything other than who may or may not invented the pinky count and also only provides quotes on particular magicians feelings on the pinky count. The following quote ends the text and essentially provides everything you need to know. This one quote truly sums up the entire text. You will learn nothing more than this other than the author having considerably more to say of no consequence.
"The Pinky Count is undeniably a clean way to obtain a fairly quick “get-
ready” using only one hand. The deck remains squared and the action is (as Steranko pointed out) concealed from the front. What more is there to say?"
