-
PREFACE
-
CONTENTS
-
FOREWORD
SECTION ONE
MERLIN'S MASTER MANIPULATIONS
-
THEORY
-
PRACTICE
CHAPTER II PASSES
-
IMPROVED HERRMANN PASS
-
OUTJOG PASS
-
THE SIDE SLIP PALM AND FLESH GRIP
-
USING THE SIDE SLIP AS A TRICK
CHAPTER III DEALING SECONDS AND BOTTOMS
-
SECONDS
-
BOTTOMS
-
THE GLIDE
-
TRICKS BASED ON SECOND AND BOTTOM DEALING
CHAPTER IV FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS
-
THE MERLIN TRUE SHUFFLE
-
FALSE SHUFFLE AND CUTS
-
THE PUSH THROUGH FALSE SHUFFLE
-
FALSE CUT
-
TRICKS BASED ON FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS REDS AND BLACKS
-
ANOTHER RED AND BLACK EFFECT
CHAPTER V THUMB COUNTING
-
First Method — THE THUMB COUNT
-
Second Method — THUMB COUNTING
-
TRICKS BASED ON THUMB COUNTING
-
DIVINING THE NUMBER OF CARDS CUT BY A SPECTATOR
CHAPTER VI COLOR CHANGES
-
THE SLIP-SLIDE CHANGE
-
THE CHANGE-OVER PALM CHANGE
-
A DOUBLE CHANGE
-
CHANGE BY THE ERDNASE BOTTOM PALM
-
IMPROVED CHANGE
-
UNDER THE THUMB CHANGE
-
FACE TO FACE COLOR CHANGE
-
COLOR CHANGE MAKING PALMED CARDS VANISH
CHAPTER VII CRIMPS
-
FINGER CRIMP FROM THE END
-
TRICKS BASED ON THE CRIMP
CHAPTER VIII FORCING
-
A SURE-FIRE FORCE
-
MECHANICAL FORCING DECKS
SECTION TWO
MERLIN AT THE CARD TABLE
-
A ROUTINE OF SLEIGHTS TO BE PERFORMED AT THE CARD TABLE
-
THE RIFFLE STACK
-
FALSE CUTS ON THE TABLE
-
A BAREFACED METHOD
-
THE HERRMANN PASS FOR SLIPPING THE CUT
-
A FAKED RUN UP
-
THE AUDACITY RUN UP
-
USING THE SPREAD AS A TRICK
-
THE HOP OFF THE BOTTOM
-
TOPPING THE PACK
-
A BOTTOM RUN UP
-
THE OVERHAND FALSE SHUFFLE AND JOG
-
FALSE SHUFFLE RETAINING A NUMBER OF CARDS ON THE TOP
-
NAMING THE HOLE CARDS IN STUD POKER
-
THE PEEK, WITH SECOND OR BOTTOM DEALING IN STUD POKER
-
THE BOTTOM DEAL AS USED IN A GAME
-
THE STORY OF THE COLD DECK
-
DEALING FOUR ACES FROM ANYONE'S PACK
-
THE SHOOTING OF PETE McGUFF
-
MASTER POKER DEALING
-
EXHIBITION POKER FEAT
-
PINOCHLE
-
A SIMPLE RUN UP FOR PINOCHLE
-
BRIDGE-WHIST
-
CHALLENGE BRIDGE DEMONSTRATION
-
GLOSSARY
SECTION THREE
SELECTIONS FROM MY REPERTOIRE
-
COMBINING THE PASSING OF CARDS WITH THE POCKET TRICK
-
A FOUR ACE ASSEMBLY
-
PRODUCTION OF A CHOSEN CARD BY MEANS OF THE SPRING FLOURISH
-
THE TIP-UP DISCOVERY
-
CAUSING A SPECTATOR TO MAKE A CHANGE
-
RUBBING OFF A SPOT AND SHOWING WHERE IT GOES
-
THE PACK THAT CUTS ITSELF
-
TO SNAP CHANGE
-
THE TRIPLE FORCE AND FLOOR CHANGE
-
MY FAVORITE FOUR ACE TRICK
-
AN IMPROMPTU LAUGH
-
THE UBIQUITOUS CARD
-
SUPER MENTAL CARD EFFECT
-
TELEPATHY CARD TRICK
-
THE SPREAD
-
THE PULSE OF THE PUBLIC
-
BIBLIOGRAPHY
-
MAGAZINES