Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety

A Book of Basic Card Techniques

1977
Written by Jerry Mentzer
Work of Jerry Mentzer
73 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
27 entries
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Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jerry Mentzer Foreword
Larry West Introduction
1
Double Undercut
3
Frederick Braue Braue Reversal
5
Jerry Mentzer Concealed Reversal variation of Braue Reversal which hides bottom reversed card
 		9
Elmer Biddle The Biddle Move
13
Biddle Move as Overcount
18
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
18
Bob Veeser Veeser Count as Elmsley Count alternative from end grip
 		23
Another Count hiding bottom of four, end grip, Hamman Count variation
 		25
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Move
26
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
 		29
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
31
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change sidejogged card tabled with one hand, with packet or deck
 		35
Jack Chanin True or False
Also published here 38
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count fingertip or into dealing position
 		41
The Elmsley Count - Added Comment Elmsley Count as overcount or undercount
 		45
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
45
Jack Avis The Siva Count five cards as four, center one hidden
 		48
John Murray Open Count showy count doing same as Elmsley Count from end grip
 		51
Larry West Smile Count four cards shown from both sides, three surfaces hidden
Related to 54
Larry West Pairs Count different handling of Smile Count, broken Elmsley
Related to 55
Gene Castillon The Spirit Count
Also published here 56
The Simple Spread hiding cards under bottom card
 		61
The Back Spread hiding cards under top card by spreading from bottom
 		63
Buckle Count
65
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Spread
70
Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2018.