Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7

2019
Written by Nick Trost
Work of Nick Trost
209 pages (Hardcover), published by H&R Magic Books
Illustrated with drawings by Tony Dunn
Language: English
122 entries
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Reinhard Müller Foreword
xi
Nick Trost Introduction to Volume 7
xiii
Chapter 72 - Unique Card Effects
1589
Nick Trost All-Backs Royal Flush five double-backed cards change into Royal Flush
Inspired by 1589
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Rumba Count brief
 		1589
Nick Trost Blackjack Lesson four red Tens change into two times Ace and Jack of Spades, then into five Jokers
Inspired by
  • "A Lesson in Blackjack" (Father Cyprian, The Lecture Without a Name)
 1590
Nick Trost An Optical Illusion five cards change two times
Inspired by 1592
Nick Trost Joker Poker with an Elevator Finish five Jokers change to five Aces, then elevator routine with deck
Inspired byRelated to 1593
Nick Trost Even Odder three odd and three even cards change place, one triple changes to picture cards
Inspired by 1596
Nick Trost Four Perfect Blackjacks four Jacks shown and placed on table, elevator routine with deck, four Aces found at the end
Inspired by 1597
Nick Trost Blackjacked Extended red and black Aces, red Aces placed on table, then red Aces are shown in hand, both pairs change to blackjacks (Ace and Jack pairs), Royal Flush revealed face up in the deck
Inspired by 1599
Nick Trost Four Flush to Royal Flush Homing Card with gambling theme and transformation kicker of both packet and the discarded cards
Inspired by 1601
Nick Trost Ferris' Royal Flushes and Blackjacks two poker hands change to Royal Flushes, four blackjacks show up
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack Ju-Jujistu" (Ron Ferris, Ferris Wheels and Deals, 1980)
  • "FireSTORM" (Ron Ferris, Ferris Wheels and Deals, 1980)
 1602
Chapter 73 - More Amazing Coincidences
1605
Nick Trost Meyer's Matching Miracle two cards matched in both halves of the deck with thrust procedure
Inspired by 1605
Nick Trost The Mystic Nine I spectator cuts deck into four piles and does Poker Player's Picnic type procedure, then he counts one packet, adds numbers and counts down that many cards, he has nine cards left and the four Nines are at the top of the tabled packets
Inspired by 1606
Nick Trost The Mystic Nine II number nine forced with 10-20 force, then four Nines show up
Inspired by
  • "A Pack to the Power of 9" (Raymond Grosholz, Magigram, Mar. 1978)
 1607
Nick Trost The Mystic Nine III number nine forced with 10-20 force, then four Nines show up
 		1608
Nick Trost Triple Match I three prediction cards removed from shuffled deck, spectator places them into deck with stop procedure next to mates
 		1609
Nick Trost Triple Match II spectator riffle shuffles deck, then three cards are mated with re-deal force into three piles
 		1610
Nick Trost Triple Match III three cards mated via re-dealing packet
Inspired by 1612
Brother John Hamman Flip-Flop Force variation of the Cut-Deeper Force
 		1613
Nick Trost Regular-Card Telethesia two card packets, one arranges in the same value order as the other, self-duplicating set-up
Inspired by 1613
Nick Trost Sympathetic Suits Again DealFlipDropCut and Swindle Switch
 		1615
Nick Trost Regular-Deck "Cidentaquin" card chosen, two piles dealt in unison, the thirteenth pair matches in value, chosen card has the same value and the fourth one is located as well
Inspired by 1617
Nick Trost New View Revisited deck in new deck order, spectator has the deck under the table and puts one card reversed in the middle of the deck, it is placed exactly where it belongs in the new deck order
Inspired by 1620
Nick Trost "Total Coincidence" with One Deck first single cards from two halves match, then both halves are in exactly the same order
Inspired by 1621
Chapter 74 - Court Cards
1625
Nick Trost Blind Dates Queens removed as they turn up with riffle shuffles in between, they come out in correct order to match Kings, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 1625
Nick Trost Separating the Men From the Boys Kings and Jacks are alternated, four cards tabled, the change to Queens, marriage phase
 		1626
Chapter 75 - More Poker Puzzlers
1631
Nick Trost Vollmer's 242 Deal - Extended
  • Phase One - Vollmer's 242 Deal
  • Phase Two - Draw Poker
  • Phase Three - Climax
Inspired by 1631
Slip Cut standard
 		1634
Nick Trost Royal Flushed I card chosen, deck cut into three piles with center pile reversed, cards above and below face-up part are removed, repeated, all five cards make up a royal flush
Related to 1634
Nick Trost Royal Flushed II spectator finds royal flush
 		1636
Nick Trost Royal Flushed III four Aces found, then a royal flush, face-to-face cuts to force cards
Inspired by 1637
Nick Trost Royal Flushed IV LaGerould's Countdown Force to locate a royal flush
 		1638
Nick Trost Mississippi Diminishing Poker Deal deck riffle shuffled, twenty high cards removed (interlocking chains) for a four-handed game, performer wins, winning hand is discarded and same thing repeated for three players, then two
 		1639
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking a Royal Flush 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush and other players a straight
Inspired by 1641
Nick Trost Lucky At Poker 25 high cards are removed, spectator selects one, rest divided into two piles, performer chooses two pairs while dealing from the piles, together with chosen cards those make up a royal flush
Inspired by
  • "Psychic Poker Kind Of" (Stephen Tucker)
Related to 		1643
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking - Another Version five-handed game dealt, performer gets a full-house, those twenty-five-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives straight flush and other players also have good hands
Inspired by 1645
Nick Trost A Draw Poker Demonstration half deck set-up, twenty-five-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want
Inspired by 1647
Nick Trost Unbelievable! Royal Flush and Twos produced after some dealing to chosen numbers
Inspired by 1650
Chapter 76 - Gambling Tricks
1653
Nick Trost Jacks or Better four Jacks dealt to spectator, Aces for performer, then Elevator phase
  • Phase Two: The Elevator
 		1653
Nick Trost Multiple Blackjacks four blackjack hands found using extension of Gemini Twins placement, dealing started in three piles
Inspired by 1655
Nick Trost Four Blackjacks deck cut into four piles, a Jack is placed on each pile, they assemble on one pile, top cards are now Aces
Related to 1656
Nick Trost Four More Blackjacks Aces placed in different positions in spread and are next to random cards, on second try next to perfect blackjack hands (ten-values), Omega Bet
Inspired by 1658
Nick Trost Revolving Rummy performer and spectator each select seven cards, performer gets perfect run of Clubs
Inspired by 1660
Nick Trost Gin Deal after one riffle shuffle, performer gets winning hand in gin
 		1661
Nick Trost Poker and Bridge Deal
1662
Nick Trost Odds and Evens spectator cannot win in game in which he has to select pairs that add up to even number
Inspired byRelated to 1664
Nick Trost A Blackjack-Poker Demonstration riffle shuffle by spectator
  • Phase One: Blackjack
  • Phase Two: Poker
 		1666
Chapter 77 - Baffling Revelations
1669
Nick Trost Discerning Deuces two cards chosen and lost, two Twos are placed in deck with dealing and drop procedure right next to selections
Inspired by 1669
Nick Trost Black Jack Detectives black Jacks find five cards which are reduced to one which is the selection, other cards are a straight flush
 		1671
Nick Trost Chapter 78 - Gilbreath Plays Poker - Part 4 credit information
Related to 1675
Nick Trost All-Fair Poker Deal marker card inserted face up, deck riffle shuffled, two-handed game is dealt starting under the marker card, performer receives a hull house with Aces and Kings
Inspired by 1677
Nick Trost Poke Poker, Revisited straight flush production by consecutive "Ginsburg Poke"s, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
Inspired by 1679
Nick Trost Bicycle Plus! with Bicycle cards, words on case are spelled to and straight flush comes out, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
  • Bicycle Jumbo Index Cards Version
  • Aviator Cards Version
  • Bee Cards Version
Inspired by 1681
Nick Trost Poker Dice Flush Poker Player's Picnic with dice to decide how many cards to count off, straight flush shows up, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
Inspired by 1685
Nick Trost Ten-Hand Poker Deal and Repeat fair riffle shuffle at the start, straight flush received twice
  • Phase One (Fulves-inspired)
  • Phase Two (King-inspired, free cut principle)
Inspired by 1687
Nick Trost Three-Handed Poker Deal spectators get same hands again and performer has a straight flush, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
Inspired by 1690
Nick Trost How Gamblers Cheat at Poker straight flush ending in re-deal poker deal, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
Inspired by 1692
Nick Trost Walton's Poker Deal Extended after a weird mixing and selection procedure, the performer ends up with a straight flush while the spectator has nothing
Inspired by
  • "A Trick for Paul Gordon" (Roy Walton, Card Conjuring, 2006)
 1694
Nick Trost Soapy Smith's Klondike Poker Deal fake false deal demo, full house for spectator and straight flush for performer, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
Inspired byVariations 1696
Nick Trost Wild Bill Gets Shot different presentation for "Soapy Smith's Klondike Poker Deal", full house for spectator and straight flush for performer, adding a riffle shuffle at the start
Inspired by 1698
Nick Trost Jumping-Jack Flush deck riffle shuffled, deck cut into four piles, a Jack is placed on each pile, they assemble on one pile, top cards are straight flush
Inspired byRelated to 1699
Nick Trost Mystic Ten Poker straight flush location after a riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1701
Nick Trost Nick the Greek Meets Arnold Rothstein deck riffle shuffled, then top ten cards used for a two-handed game, received hands fit a story that is told
Inspired by
  • Cy Rice's book "Nick the Greek: King of the Gamblers" (1969)
Related to 		1704
Nick Trost Nick the Greek Meets Johnny Moss deck riffle shuffled, then top ten cards used for a two-handed game, received hands fit a story that is told
Related to 1709
Nick Trost The Lollapalooza Hand two-phase game revolving around a straight with only even values and an honest riffle shuffle
 		1713
Nick Trost High-Card Poker - Another Version poker deal from packet of high cards, cards riffle shuffled, spectators receive Queen-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind or full house, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired by 1714
Nick Trost Calling the Hands, Revised
Inspired by 1715
Nick Trost Another Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Spectator Cuts to the Aces (shown by Jamie Kurtz)
  • Phase Two - Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
  • Phase Three - Dealing a Straight Flush
Inspired by 1718
Chapter 79 - Transpositions
1721
Nick Trost The Vanishing Card card travels from tabled packet of Queens to reversed into deck
Inspired by 1721
Nick Trost Ace to Five ambitious routine with Ace to Five of Spades packet, last card changes to Hearts
 		1722
Nick Trost Follow-Up Effect simple effect in which an indicator turns over to reveal position of selection, as clean-up to previous effect
 		1723
Nick Trost Kings and Aces deck cut into four piles, a King is placed on each pile, they assemble on one pile, top cards are now Aces
Related to 1724
Nick Trost Courts and Commoners with twelve court and twelve spot cards
Related to 1726
Nick Trost A Passing Thought two packets of four Aces each with different-colored backs, thought-of Ace travels into other packet
Inspired by 1728
Nick Trost Chapter 80 - More Triple Dealing Effects
1731
Steve Beam Triple Dealing History credit information
 		1731
Nick Trost Cut and Spell Triple Deal card selected in half deck, it's spelled to three times and ends up on top
 		1733
Nick Trost Mated Triple Deal prediction placed aside, deck cut in half, dice-rolled total is dealt three times in one half and mate of prediction is found on top
Inspired by 1733
Nick Trost Spectator Divines Your Card prediction placed aside, deck cut in half, dice-rolled total is dealt three times in one half and cards of matching suit and value of prediction are found on top
Inspired byRelated to 1734
Nick Trost Name Speller Triple Deal spectator thinks of a card and its position from a row of cards, card spelled three time, then spectator's name is spelled and selection is arrived at
Inspired by 1735
Nick Trost Aces Up three Aces are placed in half-deck, fourth Ace is spelled three times and the three Aces are then on top of deck
Inspired by 1737
Nick Trost Ace-King Triple Deal three Aces transpose with three Kings, involving dealing a half-deck three times
Inspired by 1738
Nick Trost Three's the Charm! deck cut in half, in both halves a number arrived at by throwing dice is dealt three times, top two cards are mates
 		1739
Nick Trost Triple Dealing a Royal Flush dice thrown and total dealt three times in half deck, top card is counted to, mates and a royal flush show up
Inspired by 1740
Nick Trost The Two of Clubs selection lost, dice thrown and total dealt three times in half deck, selection and mates and a royal flush show up
Inspired by 1741
Nick Trost Beat the Clock Triple Deal spell dealing location, card and its position remembered, dice rolled and total used for triple dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "Beat the Clock" (James E. Sansotera, The Linking Ring, May 1992))
 1742
Nick Trost Triple Dealing Spelled Card packet shuffled and bottom card remembered, triple spell of selection
Inspired by 1744
Nick Trost Gilbreath Predicts a Suit and Value prediction placed aside, deck riffle shuffled and divided in half, dice-rolled total is dealt three times in one half and cards of matching suit and value of prediction are found on top
Inspired by
  • "My Mate" (Paul Gordon, Card Magic Companion, 2003)
Related to 		1745
Nick Trost Inseparable Sevens Routine
  • Phase One (spectator cuts the Aces)
  • Phase Two (Inseparable Aces)
  • Phase Three (Ace Sandwich)
Inspired by
  • Ace Sandwich (Al Leech, 1953)
  • "Four Aces Once Again" (Sam Schwartz, The Linking Ring, May 1972)
  • "The Inseparable Sevens" (J. Stewart Smith, One More Thought on Cards, 1955)
 1746
Dai Vernon Multiple Shift Hindu Shuffle
 		1748
Chapter 81 - ESP Tests
1751
Nick Trost Face to Face Again three face-to-face pairs made with help of spectator, they match
Inspired by 1751
Nick Trost ESP Meets Sibbernsen three matching pairs are found in ESP deck with Gemini Twins procedure
Inspired by 1753
Nick Trost ESP Symbol Discernment detecting ESP symbols by sense of touch
Inspired by 1754
Nick Trost ESP Coincidence or What three ESP cards at three numbers match predictions
Inspired by
  • "Coincidence Or What" (Stuart Judah, The Stewart Judah Series, marketed by U. F. Grant, 1950)
Related to 		1757
Nick Trost ESP Five of a Kind three piles counted down, three matching ESP symbols arrived at, two more show up, LaGerould Countdown Force
 		1758
Nick Trost Another "Coincidence or What" three ESP cards at three numbers match predictions
Inspired by
  • Coincidence Or What" (Stuart Judah, The Stewart Judah Series, marketed by U. F. Grant, 1950)
Related to 		1761
Nick Trost ESP Follow the Leader I ESP cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Inspired byRelated to 1762
Nick Trost ESP Follow the Leader II ESP cards rearrange themselves
Inspired by
  • "The Royal Transposition" (Ed Marlo, The Gen, Mar. 1956)
Related to 		1764
Nick Trost Puzzling ESP Pairs ESP cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
Inspired by 1766
Nick Trost ESP Family Reunion matching ten ESP pairs
Inspired by
  • "Family Reunion" (Aldo Colombini, Impromtu Card Magic, 2003)
 1768
Nick Trost Playing the Waves four matching ESP cards found with counting, Countdown Force
Inspired by 1769
Nick Trost In-ESP-licable Simplified all ESP cards with same symbols come together and deck is sorted as climax
Inspired by 1771
Nick Trost Another ESP Routine
  • Phase One (power of thought type routine with ESP cards)
  • Phase Two (swindle switch coincidence)
  • Phase Three (Klondike Pairs Principle)
  • Phase Four (DealFlipDropCut)
 		1773
Nick Trost Triple ESP Match
Inspired by
  • "The Muldoon Match" (Roger Crosthwaite & Paul Gordon, Pack Up Your Cards, 2005).
 1778
Chapter 82 - Miracles with Cards
1781
Nick Trost Infallible Prediction spectator riffle shuffles (Joker at bottom of both halves) and selects four cards, they are brought to twelve and the total counted to, Joker is arrived at and predicted
Inspired by
  • "Four Heap Deal" (Walter B. Gibson, Magic Made Simple, 1963)
 1781
Nick Trost Clock-a-Rama thought-of hour and selection revealed, only red card
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Odds" (James Weir, Card Tricks, 1996)
 1782
Nick Trost "Even Money" - Simplified
Inspired by 1784
Nick Trost "Even Money" with Suits
Inspired by 1786
Nick Trost Another World
1788
Nick Trost Two-Timer Revisited some cards removed, two piles made, rest of deck cross-cut, in the piles there is a mate at ninth position, nine cards have been removed and the mate has been predicted
Inspired by
  • "Two-Timer" (Phil Goldstein, Abracadabra, No. 1805, Aug. 30, 1980)
 1791
Nick Trost The Honest Cheat Poker Deal pinochle deck version, spectator tries to match suit distribution of a poker hand that is set aside, spectator is allowed to cheat but loses, performer wins
  • Phase One (Honest Cheat)
  • Phase Two (Poker Player's Picnic)
Inspired by 1793
Nick Trost Exchange Poker and Euchre using pinochle deck, after each card is dealt, the performer's cards are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
  • Phase One: Poker
  • Phase Two: Euchre
Inspired by 1795
Data entered by Denis Behr, March 2025.