A near-impromptu routine with surprisingly strong impact. The spectator shuffles, and the magician removes a prediction card and sets it aside. The spectator freely cuts the deck into three piles, shuffles, remembers any card, and gives the deck a random cut. The magician says the spectator will help locate the selection, then has them lift a small packet and perform a faro shuffle with the rest, which naturally re-forms the deck into three packets. Taking the third packet, the magician deals pairs from the top and bottom, and the last card remaining in the hand is the selection. But it's not over - the initial prediction is an Ace, and the three packets (the one freely cut, the one woven in the faro, and the final interlaced packet) each reveal one of the remaining three Aces. See the full performance for the complete routine.
1st edition 2025, video 8:10.
