Miscellaneous

119 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Second Deal / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Missing Corner Second Deal whole corner is missing
Also published here 1913
Tricks With Prepared Cards
28
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Force deck held high with faces towards audience in left hand, cards dealt until stopped, force card horizontally held by little finger
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
17
Harry J. Smith Automatic Seconds card(s) at any number(s) using second deal from card case with slit
Variations 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
88
U. F. Grant Effect No. 3 second deal demo, top card has corner missing
 		1936
The Gambler's Expose Act
2
Missing Corner Second Deal whole corner is missing
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
79
Dai Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in card
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
305
Dai Vernon By Means of a Faked Card hole in top card
 		1938
Greater Magic
210
Second Deal Aid roughing fluid on thumb
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
414
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Hugard-Braue Stripper Change automatic second deal with stripper deck
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
12
Missing Corner Second Deal
1950
Card Bonanza
9
Automatic Glide corner missing
 		1950
Magical Gems
25
Bruce Elliott Elliott's Last Lethargy false second deal
 		Mar. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 250)
1001
Edward Marlo Tabled Second Deal two methods
Related to 1953
The Cardician
69
Tony Kardyro "Coming Thru!" top card placed on table, deck on top, selection appears face-up on top via air pressure turn-over, featuring a second deal with right-hand end grip and buckling action
Inspired by 1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
26
Missing Corner Second Deal
1957
Magic Mine No. 1
20
William P. Miesel Second and Middle Deals with break
 		May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
7
, Edward Marlo Unorthodox Second Deal top card is buckled, also as third deal by Marlo
Related toVariations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
2
The Movie Second unorthodox
Related toVariations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
54
Edward Marlo The Hit Deals two handlings
Variations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
60
Stanley James Stanley James Stud Second unorthodox hit style
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
68
Edward Marlo Tabled Seconds
Related to 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
94
Edward Marlo Note 5. Out Of This World? reds and blacks faro shuffled, deck not completely squared, either red or black can be dealt, "Jog Deal"
 		1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
76
Dai Vernon Vernon Automatic Second Deal hole in top card
Related to 1962
Early Vernon
28
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine Karten Kaprice card at number, duplicate, easy second deal with missing part
 		1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
52
Jerry K. Hartman Two Way Split - (a) Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse with applications
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
49
Edward Marlo Variant of Hit Second Deal easy variant
Inspired by Spring 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 3)
139
Roger Smith R-S Top Change card out-jogged on top of deck, dragged inwards with right hand and removed, actually second card taken
 		1971
The K-S Control System
36
Frank Garcia Practicing and Executing the Second Deal various tips
 		1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
97
Russell T. Barnhart Important note from the author second dealing tip
 		1974
Two Second Deals
2
Karl Fulves Strike/Pull Deal double deal beneath top card
 		July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
229
Larry Jennings Simplex L.J. Switch LJ Move variation
 		1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 3 (Part 1))
260
Larry Jennings The Snap Second Deal
1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 3 (Part 2))
275
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Second To None Variation second deal lap in which original third card is removed
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 2
97
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Force deck held high with faces towards audience in left hand, cards dealt until stopped, force card horizontally held by little finger
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
75
Luis Garcia Estos Son los Hechos on studying the Second Deal
  • Programación de Objetivos - Temario
  • Niveles Posibles en el Estudio de las Falsas Dadas
  • El Second Deal
    • Tema (1) - Cogida en la Mano Izquierda (Hipotesis Basica)
      • Posición de la yema del pulgar
      • Comprobación de que la sujección es correcta
    • Hipotesis "B" - Variante Indice Mayor
      • Sujección diagonal
      • Posición de la Yema del Pulgar
    • Otras Formas de Coger la Baraja
    • Variantes en la Posición de la Esquina
    • Variantes en la Colocación de la Yema del Pulgar
    • ¿Cual es la Posición de Partida Mas Recomendable?
    • Ejercicios Previos Para Dominar la Posición en la Mano Izquierda
 		Oct. 1976
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 22)
162
Luis Garcia El Second Deal (Continuación) study on the Second Deal
  • Tema (2)
    • Técnica de la Dada Normal Condicionada
    • Movimiento del Pulgar Izquierdo y Desplazamiento de la Carta Top
    • Eje de Giro de la Carta Top
    • Movimiento del Pulgar Izquierdo
    • control de Escape
    • Movimiento de la Mano Derecha - Acción de Coger la Carta Top
    • Posición del Pulgar Derecho
    • Posición del Indice Derecho
    • Posición del Mayor Derecho
    • Posición del Anular y Menique Derechos
    • Movimiento de Extracción de la Carta Top
    • Forma de Coger la Carta Top en la Mano Derecha
    • Forma de Dejar la Carta Sobre la Mesa
    • Movimiento Combinado de las Manos
      • Movimiento de Aproximación de las Manos
      • Movimiento de Separación de las Manos
      • Aproximación
    • La Hipotesis B
    • Despedida
 		Nov. 1976
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 23)
182
Luis Garcia, Gabriel Moreno El Second Deal (Cont.) study on the Second Deal
  • Tema (3)
    • Strike Second Deal
      • Acto de la extracción de la 2°
      • 1° Método (Extracción lateral)
      • El Giro de Retroceso
      • Control de Escape
      • 2° Método (Extracción semidiagonal)
      • El Ruido
      • El Ritmo
      • La acción de dar
      • Autosugestion
 		Dec. 1976
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 24)
206
Harvey Rosenthal Pop-Up Second Deal taken at bottom right corner
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Three)
187
Paul Curry Second Deal with cut out half circle
 		1977
Special Effects
22
Barrie Richardson, John Scarne The Clean Second-Card Force Concept hole in card
Related to Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
503
Luis Garcia, Gabriel Moreno Second Deal (Cont.) study on the Second Deal
  • Capitulo IV
    • Strike Second Deal Invisible para todo ángulo
    • Push Off Second (Técnica)
      • Cogida en la mano izquierda
      • Giro de desplazamiento del grupo doble
    • Dada Normal Condicionada al Push-Off Second
    • Strike Second
    • Push-Off Second
    • Dada en Segunda
      • Nota importante
      • Giro de retroceso con decalaje residual
    • Ejercicios para Practicar el Second Deal
      • 1° Seconds sucesivos
      • 2° Secuencias fijas
      • 3° Secuencias variables
  • La Hora de la Verdad
 		Mar. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 3 No. 27)
61
Luis Garcia, Gabriel Moreno Second Deal (cont.) study on the Second Deal, and x-Deal
  • Capitulo VI
    • Dadas de Orden "N"-Top
      • Planteamiento de Objetivos
      • Preparación de la Dada en "N"
      • Preparación de la Dada 1.....N.
      • Preparación Instantanea de la Dada "N"
      • Dada "N" Sucesivas
      • Orden de un Salto en una Secuencia de Dadas
      • Dadas de Orden Creciente por Saltos de 1° Orden
      • Dadas de Orden Creciente por Saltos de Orden Mayor de Uno
      • Dadas de Orden Decreciente
 		May 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 3 No. 29)
122
Frederick Braue FB Slow-Motion Second Deal buckling the top card
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
40
Tip on Second Dealing product to put on fingers
Related to 1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
42
Edward Marlo Mechanical Second Deal as glide substitute
 		1978
The Book of John
48
Dr. James William Elliott, Theodore Annemann Elliott-Annemann Automatic Second Deal with torn-off corner
Related to
  • Elliott's Last Legacy (1923)
 1979
The Topological False Count
2
Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon Automatic Second & Third Deal top card has hole
Related to 1979
The Topological False Count
2
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book II
111
Sobell Snowshoe Second Deal comical second deal for exposé
Related to 1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
70
Ross Bertram Tabled Second Deal
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
113
Simon Lovell Types of Second Deals
1983
Second to None
4
Simon Lovell Myths of the Second Deal
1983
Second to None
4
Simon Lovell How to Practice Second Dealing
1983
Second to None
6
Simon Lovell Advanced Practise for the Second Deal
1983
Second to None
8
Simon Lovell Final Notes on Second Dealing
1983
Second to None
36
Simon Lovell Other Second Deals
1983
Second to None
37
Edward Marlo Unorthodox Second Deal
1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
325
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Hole Second Deal handling for the fake second deal with hole card on top, also third deal demo
 		May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
205
Steve Beam The New Sleight that Resembles a Second Deal card sticking in the middle is apparently removed, when in fact the second card is taken
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 4)
61
William P. Miesel Hit Double Lift Second Deal
1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
178
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo Mechanical Change/Second Deal brief
 		1985
Formula One Close-Up
7
Larry Jennings Simplex L.J. Switch context (also Tom Gagnon's Packet Vanish)
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
131
Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo The Mechanical Change snap second deal
 		1987
Special Effects
100
Larry Jennings, Carmen D'Amico, Edward Marlo Snap Second Deal Applications featuring an alternative to the thumb count method (see page 151) and the following variants:
  • The Snap Second Deal
  • The Snap Stud Second Deal
  • The Snap Second Turnover
  • Seconds, Thirds, Fourths, Etc.
 		1988
The Cardwright
148
Karl Fulves Table Trix tabled false-count or second deal, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
240
Karrell Fox "Two-Easy" Card Force automatic second deal with corner cut off
 		1988
My Latest Book
47
Edward Marlo Mechanical Change mechanical second deal
 		1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
84
Karl Fulves Dealing Seconds from a gambling shoe
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
66
Jerry K. Hartman Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
123
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Force No. 175, deck held high with faces towards audience in left hand, cards dealt until stopped, force card horizontally held by little finger
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
213
Dai Vernon Punch Second Deal brief
 		1993
Mystification
15
Jerry K. Hartman Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse
Also published here 1995
After Craft
18
Martin Lewis, Paul Harris Stamped Second demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
225
Don Voltz Stuck! based on Martin Lewis' "Stamped Second", demonstration second deal, stamp is stuck onto top card
Inspired by 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
229
Ken Krenzel, Harry J. Smith Shoe-in force from card case from where cards are removed one by one, ungaffed method
Inspired by 1997
Ingenuities
29
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
240
Hole Card Second Deal
1998
Card Notes
28
Guy Hollingworth Regarding false dealing. The second deal magician impress thing, using LePaul Spread
 		1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
167
Jack Carpenter, Toby Wessel Tips on the Second Deal movement of the hands while dealing
 		1999
Impressing Jodie Foster
8
Second Deal with Half-Moon Cut-Out
1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
83
James Swain The Cool Out Move
  • The Card Expert
blocked pushed off and taken with right hand and turned face up and tabled, top card held back
Related to July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
60
Jerry K. Hartman Underturn kind of wrist-turn second deal turnover as switch/reverse
 		2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
208
Carl Mercurio Litmus Test spectator chooses a King from a blue-backed deck, while dealing face-down through the deck three cards visibly change to red-backed cards, they are the missing Kings and selected King is now also red-backed, Second Deal as color change
 		2003
Bar None
15
Wesley James, Alex Elmsley Concealing Odd Back with Second Deal credit information
 		2004
Enchantments
238
Dave Campbell Static Modified Second Deal static right hand
Related to 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
292
Dave Campbell Modified Second Deal starts with break
Related to 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
409
Jason England Final Thoughts
  • Other Seconds
  • Dry skin
  • Seconds/Centers/Bottom - Same Grip
  • More on Rhythm and Timing
 		2006
Second Thoughts
18
Michael Raeburn Buckle Up top card buckle, pseudo second deal
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
322
Allan Ackerman Pocket Mechanical Second
Inspired by 2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
28
Steve Skomp Truth, Lies, and Machine Gun Seconds second deal demonstration, than a hole is shown in top card which is then restored
Also published here Dec. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 4)
71
Karl Fulves Second Thoughts drills and exercises for learning the second deal
  • Locking The Left Hand
  • Jingle
  • Shortest Path
  • Dime On Deck
Related to 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
392
Roberto Giobbi Unorthodox Second Deal
Related to
  • The Movie Second (1959)
  • "Second Deal" (Douglas Francis, The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948, p. 6)
 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 27)
33
Brady White Automatic Second Deal automatic push-off by having a small piece of extra corner glued on the face of the top card
Also published here
  • Genii, Feb. 1946
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
47
Tony Cabral On The Second Deal
  • The Brief
  • The Timing
  • The Rhythm
  • The Carpenter Angle Clash Theory
  • Move the Deck Hand
 		2014
Notes From A Mechanic
5
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Angle Clash Theory
Related to 2014
Notes From A Mechanic
8
Jon Racherbaumer Marlo and the Second-Dealing Monkey
2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
45
Asi Wind Lazy Seconds Force dealing bunches instead of single cards
 		2018
Repertoire
125
Benjamin Earl Second Deal Choreography on changing the take on consecutive second deals
 		2019
The Shift #1
15
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 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
405
Steve Forte One-handed Pop Deals card pops out, two-handed
  • one-handed pop-second (front end)
  • one-handed pop-second (side)
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
411
Steve Forte New-Theory Second Deals intro
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
417
Steve Forte Gravity Second second card drops out
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
422
Steve Forte Above-the-deck Seconds top card lifted up from deck with right thumb, stud
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
423
Steve Forte Single-Card Pushoffs left thumb at right side of deck, pushes out second card
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
424
Steve Forte Two-Step Seconds
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
426
Steve Forte No-finger Strikes base of right thumb strikes
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
429
Steve Forte Straddle Buckle Second
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
430
Steve Forte The Old Days newspaper clippings
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
432
Steve Forte Thirds, Greek Bottoms, and Centers comments
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
470
Steve Forte Five Inches Above The Deck top card lifted cleanly and pitched forward
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
928
Steve Forte Second Deal Surprise strike seconds with protruding top card, "funky illusion"
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
932
Switch à la Hofzinser Top Change cross between second deal and Hofzinser Top Change
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
109
Justin Higham Multiple Necktie Second Deal second and third card taken out together, deck held upright
 		2021
Highlights 2
8
Steve Skomp Truth, Lies, and Machine Gun Seconds second deal demonstration, than a hole is shown in top card which is then restored
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
810
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Two-card bottom deal dealing the bottom card of two cards instead of top one, “this is like Dr. Elliott’s second deal technique”
 		2022
Vallarino
68
Shawn Farquhar The Flop Force blocks of cards are spread off and tabled face up until stopped, block second deals
 		June 2024
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)
46
Shawn Farquhar TWSDBCF "The Worst Second Deal But Cool Force"
unsquared packets of cards are tabled until told to stop, simulating a timing force
  • Postcard variation
 		2024
Talent
53
Jack Carpenter Second Dealing Tips
2025
Things That Go Bump In The Night
15
Henry Evans Exercise for the Second Deal
  • 1st Version
  • 2nd Version
 		2025
Practicing the Art of Magic
45