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Vu Nguyen New user 26 Posts |
After hearing so much about CC, I finally ordered it. I figured RRTCM had all the basics covered, but I guess I'm still missing out on some stuff.
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metaljohn Loyal user Montreal, QC 280 Posts |
RRTCM does have all the basics, but there's plenty of moves out there that are easy to do that aren't considered basic. The CC series weren't my first card books and I think they're better understood once you have a good foundation. That is why I always say to read and lear Royal Road first.
Trust me when I, and many others on this forum including Harry Lorayne himself, say that you can setup the cards blatantly in frot of the spectators' faces. Do it while talking. Poker Player's Picnick isn't a trick I like to perform, however there are many tricks out there that require the 4 aces to be on top. Do exactly as it says in Royal Road. Talk about the next trick you're about to do and don't forget to look up at the audience once in a while while setting up. Make it look like you're just toying with the deck. Remember, once you setup the cards, perform an overhand shuffle once or twice to keep the aces on top. Doing so subtly sends the message to the audience that whatever you were doing with the cards, it wasn't important because you just shuffled the cards. All this should take no more than 30 seconds. Another way is to look for the jokers and remove them from the deck and while doing so, set up the cards. Trust me, you'd be surprised how much you can get away with sometimes. Wait til you learn the top change... then you'll really see how much you can get away with right before their eyes. |
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michaeldoral New user 11 Posts |
Hi there epsilon97 how are you? Yes I agree with the others here too, its really surprising and a little scary, but you really can draw all the cards you require and casually stack a deck right there while youre talking to your audience, the secret is to be very cavalier and nonchallant about things and sort of give the impression that youre merely sorting through and reviewing your cards... Also after that, cover your tracks with a good false shuffle, whether a top stock retaining overhand shuffle or a push through riffle shuffle, and maybe also a strip out up the ladder shuffle, and even the above average audience wont really be completely sure about anything after that, because if your shuffles are performed beautifully, its very convincing, almost hypnotic in fact, even among lots of magicians! I would love to recommend one of my favourite dvd videos from rudy hunter, called secret card tricks, and also another called money making card tricks, both of those are great at making sure you have a lot of really reliable magical shuffles in your bag of tricks, plus I cant imagine a cooler more awesome guy to show you the ropes!
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"how far that little candle throws its beams! so shines a good deed in a weary world..." william shakespeare RC+
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
One of the most brilliant ideas on this I ever learned was from Harry Lorayne:
"Now you know, in about three minutes you're going to SWEAR that there are more than four aces in this deck. So I'm going to go throus all the cards really quickly and when we see an ace, I'm going to drop it on the table. When we're done, you'll be able to tell the rest of the folks that there are ONLY four aces in the deck!" So a spectator is confirming those are the only aces in the deck. You drop them to the table as you go so the rest of the spectators can see them. Then put them back, do a multiple shift and you're done. A multiple shift is fairly easy to learn, you'll need one anyway and this would solve your problem. If you need help in picking out a multiple shift, PM me and we'll review your needs so I can make suggestions. Although not right for ALL effects, I've used this for Four Ace Effects for a very long time. And Harry-- THANKS! I've used this for almost 20 years. I almost HATE to give it away! SEY |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
That is brilliant.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
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On 2012-05-17 12:42, critter wrote: Told ya so! SEY |
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Steven Keyl Inner circle Washington, D.C. 2630 Posts |
I saw him do that on a video once and it jumped out to me as well. It is an absolutely brilliant justification for pulling the aces out of the deck only to lose them again.
Steven Keyl - The Human Whisperer!
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epsilon97 Regular user 178 Posts |
That is great Steven. Thanks for sharing that nugget!
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2012-05-17 12:56, Steven Youell wrote: You told right.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Gerald Deutsch Special user 526 Posts |
Poker Players Picnic
I agree with most of the posters here that this is a very good effect but, as I said above, “the spectator can easily reconstruct the effect of ‘three to the bottom and one to each pile’.” But this can be remedied. Consider this: 1 Four aces on top of the deck and you give the deck a jog shuffle keeping the aces on top. 2 Give the deck to a spectator and have her cut the deck into 4 piles 3 Have another spectator pick up the first pile and shuffle it and then deal 3 cards to the bottom and one to each pile. 4 Have another spectator pick up the second pile and bury the top three cards in the center. 5 Have any spectator pick up the third pile and deal three cards to the bottom and one card to each pile. 6 Finally, have any spectator pick up the last pile and deal one to the bottom, bury the next card and deal one to each pile. Some thoughts: 1 You shuffling the deck and then having the first spectator shuffle the first pile may lead everyone to think every pile was shuffled – though you don’t say that. 2 The spectators probably won’t remember that the cards being buried and dealt to the bottom in the last pile came from the other piles. |
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mlippo Inner circle Trieste (Italy) 1227 Posts |
I'm definately gonna give it a try!
Thanks mlippo |
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ShirtlessKirk Loyal user 236 Posts |
When you can do any number of versions of spectator cuts the aces I don't know why anyone would perform poker players picnic, its convoluted.
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Lee Stan New user 56 Posts |
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On 2013-08-14 19:02, ShirtlessKirk wrote: For me it's just one of the easier methods a beginner can learn before moving on to the more direct versions. |
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts |
Yes, it's a good learner routine.
TH
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Quentin Inner circle 1020 Posts |
Joe Riding had a really good presentation for this trick on one of his videos.
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