Category: Self Working

The Script: “Ian’s Last Bet”

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This is based on “Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery” from Jon Racherbaumer’s “Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields.” It uses a setup but it is easy to remember and perform.

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First let me say that I am a fan of the self working effects of John Bannon and of Nick Trost. “Poker Pairadox” is basically the same effect/method has “Court Card Conclave” published by Trost in “Subtle Card Creations”, the main difference being the number of cards used. Bannon’s effect uses the court cards and the aces, for a total of 16 cards, and Trost uses just the court cards.

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This is another effect described by Matt McGurk on his youtube channel. You can find that at https://youtu.be/uxczhiTb9J0?si=65CU-LfJ-X6JnBLi. Below is a description of the trick followed by my modifications and notes.

The Effect

A spectator shuffles a deck of cards. The magician takes them back briefly to remove a “Joker,” then writes a secret prediction and hides it under a glass. While the magician’s back is turned, the spectator rolls two dice and performs a series of randomizing steps to arrive at a secret number. They then deal cards based on that number and the final dice roll. Miraculously, the card they land on perfectly matches the magician’s prediction.

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