Ace Trick Archives - Robert J Wallace

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

In the hands four Ace control

Years ago I came up with a method for cutting the aces into a deck and controlling them to the top. (see https://robertjwallace.com/ace-control/ and https://robertjwallace.com/ace-control-notes/.) That control used cuts to the table to “lose” the aces. I recently decided to modify the principle so it could be done without a table.

Effect: Hand the spectator four aces. Take the aces one at a time, insert each into the center of the deck, followed by several in-the-hands swing cuts. After the second ace you can show the top and bottom cards. After inserting and cutting the fourth ace, you split the deck in half and give it one riffle shuffle. The aces are then shown on top. (That is a bare bones presentation, once you have the aces on top you could do anything you want. For example you could do an in-the-hands Triumph.)

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023

One Shuffle Eddie – a four ace production

I found this in Marlo’s Magazine Vol. 5. Basically it is a Triumph style production of four face up aces in different locations in the deck. I like that the aces are widely separated in the production.

August 23, 2023August 24, 2023

Direct Ace Control

This is a variation on my Ace control that I described in this post from 2018. The main difference is that this one is more direct, but doesn’t show the top and bottom cards between each ace being lost.

August 6, 2023August 6, 2023

Twisted Assembly

One of the first card tricks that blew me away was the MacDonald Aces. This is the classic ace assembly trick. The downside, of course, is that the trick relies on gimmicked cards. You can read about all of the variations at https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ace_Assembly. My version uses two sleights, the Braue Add-on and the Elmsley count.

July 28, 2023August 6, 2023

Super Ace Speller

This is my handling of Martin Nash’s Super Ace Speller from the book “Nash Reloaded”

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Spectator cuts to the aces

Here is a simple “Spectator cuts to the aces” trick.

Start by getting the four aces to the top of the deck. I let the spectator shuffle the deck and then use my two step cull to accomplish this. You could also just start by already having the aces on top before you begin.

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021

Four ace control

There are several methods I use for “losing” the aces into a deck of cards and controlling them to the top. Several involve cutting the deck into four piles and losing the aces, one in each pile. One day I was looking at some magic sites preview videos and saw a different method that I thought looked good. So I deconstructed the performance, figuring out what the magician had done. While I can’t be certain that this is the same method, I think it is close.

June 5, 2021June 14, 2021

Only a second, almost

This is similar to “Only a second” so I suggest you look at that one as well. This one distributes the aces with two faro shuffles, hence the “almost” in the title.

December 20, 2020April 10, 2021

Only a second

Another “find the aces” trick. This one is good for practicing your second deal.

Begin with secretly having the four aces on top of the deck. I typically have the spectator shuffle the deck, and then use my two-step cull to get the aces on top. Riffle or overhand shuffle to add eight more cards on top of the deck. I usually use two riffle shuffles to add four cards at a time.

December 9, 2020December 18, 2020

Finding the Aces – the hard way

Here is something I am playing with.

The starting position is two aces on top and two on the bottom. Shuffle the deck keeping the aces on top and bottom.