Have you ever seen a havana deal (Meaning stud bottom deal taking the card with the hand palm down and then turn it face up) using a strike method?

I was wondering becouse all the havana deals I've seen used push off technique, either the one that Alan Ackerman teaches and Marlo performs in his vid Seconds, Centers, Bottoms and teaches in his book Revolutionary Card Technique.

I was wondering this becouse I'm kind of the strike bottom deal Marlo uses with hsi Master Grip and I do not want to change the grip or the fingers at all.

Best Regards
Pablo

I've tried to figure it out, but couldn't get very far with a strike havana. If I deal stud from the bottom, I will take in the same way as usual, but flip the card up by rotating my wrist towards me. Kind of the opposite action as the more common stud, but I've seen it used by regular folks as well.

The same happened to me splice, I've tried to figure it out but I could not find a decent solution, so I do as you do.

Pablo

Hi. I haven't learnt this from a source, just been trying it myself. It isn't that difficult really. Just take the card with the thumb. I could show you, do you have msn?

I think you will find the deal easier to do than a regular bottom because the large hand motion of dealing face-up stud covers a lot of sins.

I have done it in years...but, used to do it when I was in my 20s. Note: You can also do it with a "greek" bottom (ie. with the bottom card reversed, so you deal the second card from the bottom).

Funny how people think that a cut card protects them Especially the plastic cut cards...they are nice and flexable

I find that a deceptive stud bottom is acheived when the thumb of the hand that takes does not go under the deck. This is not to say a strike stud bottom is useless, simply to point out that the havana style push out stud bottom has the advantage of maintaining a robust illusion of taking the top card.

Regards,

Paul H

I'm not sure if it's a havana deal, but I think I've seen Simon Loovell do it in GAMBLING MOVES WITH CARDS. I've tried it and it looks good