Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1

Forte Years of Research

2020
Written by Steve Forte
Work of Steve Forte
503 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
358 entries
Cover photograph
250 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Steve Forte Back-corner Strikes take at back right corner
 		380
Steve Forte Natural Strikes left thumb starts at side of deck
 		381
Steve Forte Hit-card Strikes strike with fingers, stud
 		382
Steve Forte Stud Strikes
  • standard stud strike
  • underhand pause and pitch
  • underhand snap-scissors pitch
 		383
Slappers Slappers take from the front
Variations 385
Steve Forte Hanging Seconds far push-off of top card
Inspired byRelated to 386
Steve Forte Pushoff Seconds
  • technical observations
    • framing the deck (grip)
    • dealing thumb
    • brief size (short, medium and long pushoffs)
    • push off and retraction
    • consecutive seconds
    • border subtlety
 		388
Steve Forte Pitch Pushoffs
392
Steve Forte Hit-card Pushoffs hustler JB, take by right thumb, stud
 		393
Steve Forte Max-cover end grip take
Related to 395
Steve Forte Scissor Seconds take with first and second finger
 		397
BH scissors second by hustler BH, take with fourth finger under card
 		398
Steve Forte Cheat-seat Seconds targets first player
 		399
Steve Forte Early-retraction Seconds second card left sticking out immediately before take
Variations 400
Steve Forte tap second
Inspired by 401
Steve Forte No-retraction Seconds top card left sticking out
 		402
Steve Forte Swipes fake swipe by right thumb over top card
 		403
Jim Keller Novelty Seconds - flip-overs second card flips face-up during deal
 		404
Steve Forte pushdown snap second right fingers push second card face up
 		404
Steve Forte cigar second
Related to 404
Steve Forte get-ready seconds starting with break under two cards, top card not fully retracted, also end grip take from break without push-off
Related to 405
Steve Forte One-Handed Seconds
  • Standard Methods
 		406
Steve Forte dealer's thumb-off
406
Steve Forte pitch card spun out
 		406
Steve Forte table-brush second against the table
 		407
Steve Forte flipper dealt face-up
 		408
Steve Forte flicker dealt face-up
 		408
Steve Forte stab third finger pins card face-up to table
 		408
Steve Forte table snap-down dealt face-up against table
 		408
Steve Forte table snap-down #2 dealt face-up against table
 		409
No-spin Seconds by hustler JP
 		409
Blackjack Double-down Seconds by hustler JP
 		410
Steve Forte One-handed Pop Deals card pops out, two-handed
  • one-handed pop-second (front end)
  • one-handed pop-second (side)
 		411
Steve Forte buckle second - Marlo
Inspired by 413
Steve Forte Chinese second offering better get-ready
Inspired by 414
Steve Forte mechanical second - Marlo
Inspired by 415
Carmen D'Amico riffle-second - D'Amico brief outline
Related to 416
Steve Forte New-Theory Second Deals intro
 		417
MD Cover Stud Second by hustler MD, using end grip take
Related to 418
Steve Forte Right-thumb Retraction demonstrated by hustlers BB and MD, right thumb pushes back top card
 		420
Steve Forte Gravity Second second card drops out
 		422
Steve Forte Above-the-deck Seconds top card lifted up from deck with right thumb, stud
 		423
Steve Forte Single-Card Pushoffs left thumb at right side of deck, pushes out second card
 		424
Steve Forte Two-Step Seconds
Related to 426
Steve Forte Back Strikes right thumb strikes at inner end
 		428
Steve Forte No-finger Strikes base of right thumb strikes
 		429
Steve Forte Straddle Buckle Second
Related to 430
Steve Forte Pressure-Seconds push-off with left thumb in center of top card
 		430
Steve Forte The Old Days newspaper clippings
 		432
Steve Forte Summary second deal comments
 		435
Steve Forte The Bottom Deal
  • technical observations
    • second-deal similarities
    • strike and pushoff bottoms
    • grip
    • finger movement
    • squeeze
    • no-squeeze
    • straight-finger squeeze
    • the take
    • top-card movement
    • deck's plane
    • pitch timing
    • rhythm
    • bottom-deal nuances
  • Traits of the Best Bottom Dealers
    • Grip
    • Technique
    • Optimal Pace and Rhythm
    • Personal Dealing Style
 		437
Steve Forte Snap-down Bottoms (natural grip)
443
Steve Forte Squeeze Bottom (corner grip)
444
Steve Forte Straddle Bottom technical details by hustler FOF
 		445
Erdnase Bottom as taught by hustler JB
 		447
Steve Forte Early Squeeze get-ready during previous top deals
 		449
Steve Forte Incremental Squeeze get-ready during previous top deals
 		449
Steve Forte Back Take inner end take
 		450
Steve Forte Stud Bottoms - max-cover (natural grip) end grip take
 		450
Steve Forte end-for-end stud
452
Steve Forte scissors bottom take with first and second finger
 		452
Steve Forte Get-Ready Bottoms jogging a block at bottom
 		453
Steve Forte cocking the gun for a single bottom
Related to 453
Steve Forte last-card bottom dealing the last card in a round differently
 		454
Steve Forte Fred Robinson dealt out to the front
  • Robinson stud deal
  • Robinson hit-card deal
Inspired by 455
Steve Forte, Joe Artanis Artanis Bottom Deal
458
Steve Forte One-Handed Bottoms intro
 		459
Steve Forte hit-card bottoms one- or two-handed
 		459
Steve Forte table-brush bottom
460
Steve Forte bottom flicker and flipper against table
 		460
Steve Forte end-for-end
461
Steve Forte snap-around bottom most difficult one
 		461
Steve Forte Bottom Deal Ploys creative bottom deal uses
 		462
Steve Forte New-Theory Bottom Deals intro
 		463
Thumb-Stop Bottoms by hustler FOF, consecutive bottoms, left thumb reaches over to grip full deck
 		463
Forward Pushoff by hustler FOF, unusual front push-off
 		465
Steve Forte Thumb Digger requiring long right thumb nail, pinch take
 		466
Steve Forte Bottom Loader double deal and unloading bottom card on top for next deal
 		466
Steve Forte Summary bottom deal comments
 		468
Steve Forte Thirds, Greek Bottoms, and Centers comments
 		470
JB's Center Deal bridged deck bows open, idea by hustler JB
 		471
Steve Forte The Center Deal comments on its value for cheating
  • the magician and the cardsharp
  • center-deal demonstrations
 		471
Steve Forte Chapter 6 - Peeks and Paper
  • Introduction
 		477
Steve Forte bubble-peek
478
Steve Forte heel-peek also several during deal (Robert Mills) or several at once (hustler SA)
 		478
Steve Forte open-hand peek delayed heel peek
 		479
Steve Forte corner-squeeze peek top few cards
 		480
Steve Forte little-finger break-peek
480
Steve Forte square-up peek
481
Steve Forte bottom peeks buckle peek, with variations
 		482
Steve Forte pick-up peeks deck held from above, bottom card buckled
 		483
Walter Scott phantom peek
483
Steve Forte base-of-thumb peek
484
Steve Forte wrap-around peek
484
Steve Forte chop-peek during overhand shuffle, more than one card
 		484
Steve Forte overhand shuffle and off-the-table riffle peeks
485
Steve Forte back-corner riffle peek during tabled riffle shuffle
 		485
Steve Forte riffle squeeze during tabled riffle shuffle
 		485
Steve Forte off-the-table cascade-peek fifth from top or so
 		486
Steve Forte flashing having a partner peek
 		486
Steve Forte Paper general comments
  • paper for cardmen
 		487
Steve Forte Humps blockout work, adding humps with matching ink into white border
 		490
Steve Forte Asymmetries playing one-way deck, credit information
 		492
Steve Forte Sorts combining a deck from different decks
 		495
Steve Forte Edge-based Systems
496
Steve Forte Touch Work - punch
496
Steve Forte rough and smooth combining different finishes
 		497
Steve Forte Summary peek and paper with second deal
 		501
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2020.