CONTENTS

FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE: THE FOUR BLUE BACKED ACES

CHAPTER TWO: BLINDFOLD POKER DEAL

CHAPTER THREE: CARDS OF COINCIDENCE

CHAPTER FOUR: THREE CARD MONTE

– The Three Cards

– The Throw

– The Game

– 1. The use of a short card

– 2. The Optical Move

CHAPTER FIVE: LARRY GREY’S “CARDS ACROSS”

CHAPTER SIX: MORE NOVEL KNOWLEDGE

– 1. To Shuffle A Certain Number Of Cards Above A Selected Card

– 2. Plunger Location

– 3. Card From Pocket

– 4. Switching A Card In An Envelope

– 5. Double Lift From Fan

– 6. Staring Him In The Face

CHAPTER SEVEN: PALMING

– 1. Top Palm — Dai Vernon

– Other Methods Of Palming

– 2. To Palm A Card From The Pack With The Gambler’s Palm

– 3. One Handed Palm — Dai Vernon

– 4. Second Gambler’s Palm

– 5. Springing A Card Into The Gambler’s Palm Position

– 6. Some Useful Notes On Palming

CHAPTER EIGHT: DEALING SECONDS

– 1. Dai Vernon’s Second Deal

– 2. Single Handed Method

– 3. Dai Vernon’s “New Theory” Second Deal

– 4. A Quick Trick

CHAPTER NINE: THE CARD PUZZLE

CHAPTER TEN: ANOTHER LARRY GREY TRICK

CHAPTER ELEVEN: CHANGES

– The Top Change

– The Bottom Change

– One-Handed Card Change—Dai Vernon

– Harry Lorayne’s Change For Four Cards

CHAPTER TWELVE: TWO TRICKS

– Dai Vernon’s Version Of “Everywhere And Somewhere”

– Matching Any Number Of Cards