Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention

April 3-5, 2025, Collinsville, IL

2025
Written by Gary Plants
Work of Gary Plants
33 pages (E-book), published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
11 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Gary Plants OOSOOM, My Way with two spectators thinking a card from an eight-card group, no shuffling sequence or double lifts
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Gary Plants Seven is a Magical Number three selections vanish, then they reappear face up
Inspired by 11
Gary Plants Thot Echo Plus One three card location, straight set-up
Inspired by 15
Gary Plants I Know card chosen and lost, performer cuts to four cards, the added-up values give position of selection
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Gary Plants Mr. Lucky using Automatic Placement for Tantalizer
Inspired by 21
Gary Plants Cut, Cut, Cut spectator cuts to three cards and values added lead to selection
Inspired by 23
Gary Plants Gary Plants' Setup for Dai Vernon's Automatic Gambler from Dai Vernon's Select Secrets same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Inspired by 25
Brother John Hamman The Rook Shuffle spectator overhand shuffles deck, performer removes nine cards for a 3x3 layout, cards are dealt onto layout with help of spectator (using how a rook moves in chess), red and black cards end up separated
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Brother John Hamman The Cull Spread sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
VariationsAlso published here
  • done at "New York City Conference" in St. Louis May 27, 1995
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Brother John Hamman, Gary Plants Gary Plants variation of the Brother John Hamman Cull sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
Also published here 32
Francis Carlyle Classic Force Advice trying to force every card
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Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2025.