I work in a large healthcare facility. I'm leaving soon to take a position with another company. Last night we held "Poker Night" for our patients.....I was home sick with the flu.

There were some packs of cards sitting around the office this AM when I got here. I picked one up, did a little card force effect for a co-worker....she enjoyed it and asked me to show a trick to another coworker.

Using that deck I did a self-working trick that totally collapsed. Started counting the cards and noted there were only 47 cards in the deck and 2 eight of spades!!

Lesson: Know your props!!!!! I bombed with that effect some weeks ago, because there were some Jokers in the deck....should've learned my lesson then!

Paul B.