NEW BONUS VIDEO!
Available for those who have purchased The Common Stack, this bonus features Carl demonstrating a simplified version of the original stack, enhancing memorization and recall. Included is a classic 10-card poker routine tailored to this simplified stack, along with a method for assembling a called four of a kind directly from it. The download also provides a PDF quick guide for both the original and simplified stack variations.
Memorization and recall can fade over time. Carl Irwin’s Common Stack is designed to make these skills accessible, even with infrequent use. With The Common Stack, performers can confidently know the entire deck, card for position, while maintaining the appearance of a completely shuffled and ordinary deck.
In over two and a half hours of detailed instruction, you will learn how to build the stack and understand its effectiveness for quick memorization and recall. Carl will guide you through each card, offering multiple cues to aid your memory. He also shares techniques for indexing the deck, allowing you to control any named card with seemingly fair and innocent movements. Additionally, Carl discusses false shuffle theory, teaching four practical and reliable false shuffles that you can implement right away.
You’ll discover methods for various tricks that can be performed with any stack, including:
- Simplified approaches for open spectator predictions
- “ANY” – Carl’s hands-off ACAAN
- “Perfect Estimation” – an estimation of freely cut cards
Specific effects achievable with The Common Stack include:
- Multiple poker deals that yield predictable outcomes
- “All in the Cards” – an ACAAN based on pre-show principles that can deceive both the camera and live audiences
Bonus techniques are also included, applicable across various card magic, beyond memorized deck work. Whether you’re new to memorized decks or seeking to expand your collection, The Common Stack is an essential tool to ensure you never experience a memory lapse again!