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octubre 30, 2025octubre 30, 2025

The Magician’s Code: Calculating the Si Stebbins Position

The Si Stebbins stack is built on a simple, consistent cycle, meaning the distance between any two cards in the deck can be found with basic arithmetic. This method breaks the calculation into three simple steps that are easy to perform in your head.

The goal is to find the Final Position from the Top (1-52) for the Target Card, assuming the Bottom Card is at position 52.

(Note: I have a Si Stebbins Trainer page to help you practice this method. It is at http://robertjwallace.com/stebbins)

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octubre 22, 2025noviembre 30, 2025

Three Card Mystery: Remote Performance Edition

What’s New in This Version?

I’ve updated the Three Card Mystery trick to support remote performance via a phone call. Here are the key improvements:

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octubre 21, 2025noviembre 30, 2025

The Three Card Mind Reading effect as a phone app

First let me describe the classic Hummer Trick.

It’s a beautiful card trick that looks like genuine mind reading, yet requires no sleight of hand, no marked cards, and practically no skill. All you need are three cards and an understanding of simple logic.

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octubre 19, 2025octubre 20, 2025

Stack Reveal Helper: A Web-Based Card Magic Companion

I’ve used AI to create a tool for card magicians who work with deck stacks. This web application was inspired by Lloyd Barnes’s MAXIM app, which unfortunately kept crashing on my device. Rather than wait for fixes, I decided to create my own web-based alternative that captures the core functionality while adding some unique features.

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octubre 3, 2025octubre 3, 2025

Controlling a Card to Position 27: Two Methods from Ed Marlo

Here are two techniques for controlling a spectator’s selected card to the 27th position in the deck, based on ideas from Ed Marlo.

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septiembre 29, 2025septiembre 29, 2025

Self working card trick

I am a fan of Matt McGurk and his youtube channel where he teaches self-working card tricks. Here is one of them:

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septiembre 18, 2025septiembre 19, 2025

The Automatic Placement (Ed Marlo)

I love this math principal. This version was in THE
“WORLD’S BEST COLLECTION OF EAS Y-TO-DO IMPROMPTU CARD MAGIC” compiled by Aldo Colombini and published in 2003.

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septiembre 16, 2025enero 27, 2026

The Last Trick of Dr. Daley extended.

While teaching a student the Elmsley count as a setup for “The Last Trick of Dr. Daley,” I made an interesting mathematical observation. Starting with the four aces in Black, Black, Red, Red order (face down), the Elmsley count creates a predictable cycle:

First count: B,B,R,R → B,R,B,R
Second count: B,R,B,R → B,R,R,B
Third count: B,R,R,B → B,B,R,R (back to start)

This three-count cycle became the foundation for a routine that provides for a two phase Daley effect.

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septiembre 12, 2025septiembre 13, 2025

Dai Vernon’s Slap Trick

This is basically a “Card at any number” trick that I found in a book:The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2: More Lost Inner Secrets. (1988), by Stephen Minch,published as “The Slap Trick” Stephen Minch,’

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septiembre 9, 2025septiembre 9, 2025

Just a second, a five handed poker stack with Faros

I recently wrote about using two Faro shuffles and an overhand shuffle to stack four aces for a five handed game of poker. (Obviously for a magic/gambling demonstration.) I kept playing around and here is another variation using second deals instead of an overhand shuffle.

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