Seen Tom Pintson’s video of his cards across using the ambitious riser?
I always loved it – but the get ready for the main moment of magic seemed a bit contrived and unstreamlined.
So… why not….
Show a card, upjogged in a spread, and use Marlo’s Convincing Control to cull it under the spread and plant a dud – then cull it half way down the bottom half of the deck and hold the break as you break the deck in two parts. Now for the moment, push in the dud whilst rising the chosen card.
Hey Presto! The card has magically travelled from packet to packet.
To increase the astonishment, precede this knucklebuster with a simple example of the card magically moving from packet to packet – but not visually. E.G cut deck in two. Taking one packet, double lift, shove the dud in the other packet. Snap fingers. Show card back on first packet. This would be apt at introducing the effect of magical travel, allowing for the more visual trick previously described to be more appreciated.
Hmm…
–Arthur–
Here’s a free tip for your home/local game. Don’t get bored with dealing and let someone deal every single hand. Especially when you have never met the guy before.
Unless you’re playing with me. In which case, carry on.
–Arthur–
