332 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Top
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Gabriel Moreno Empalme Pivotante al Recomponer la Baraja top and center
2003 222
Single Card Top Palm card starts slightly out-jogged
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
62
Jerry Sadowitz Cut Palm action palm, cards start in center
2004 26
Jay Sankey Push-In Palm top card pushed back and instantly squared, apparently it is in center
2004 57
Edward Marlo, Derek Dingle Multiple Misdirection Palm
May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
73
Larry Jennings Snap Palm for small packet
Also published here 2005 2
Bob White Small Packet Palm left thumb motionless on top
  • White's Comments
Also published here 2005 28
Jack Avis The Weave and Waterfall Bottom Palm "A Simple Action Palm"
2006 184
Jack Avis Table Edge Palm tabled spread, very brief
2006 184
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
2006 34
Doug Edwards Free Movement Palm palm after tabled riffle shuffle
2006 2
Doug Edwards Uplifted right hand top palm, one-handed top palm
  • Top Palm Color Change
2006 8
Doug Edwards Auto Change card ends up in palm position when deck is dragged from table, as color change
2006 65
Doug Edwards Oh So-Subtle Color Change card ends up in palm position of right hand when deck is turned over with left hand, as color change
2006 67
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm brief
2006 82
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm brief
2007 203
Edward Marlo Palming from a Shuffle before Dovetail shuffle
Related to 2007 132
Jon Racherbaumer Finessed Misdirection Palm
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 188
Ron Bauer RAP (Riffle Action Palm) single card
Also published here 2008 23
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Half-a-Double Palm double is split, one card is placed in center of the deck while other card is palmed
Also published here 2008 209
Fred Robinson Fred on the Top Palm single card
2009 150
Derek DelGaudio Riffle Palm during in-the-hands riffle shuffle, first published in "Only Notes", for Zarrow credit see issue 2, p. 20
Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
19
Michael Feldman Riffle Shuffle Action Palm
2010 29
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Top Palm brief
2010 32
Al Schneider Top Palm action palm after overhand shuffle
2011 220
Al Schneider Al Schneider Palm action palm
2011 477
Dave Buck Octomus Palm Top card is placed into right hand palm, face of card is against the palm
Related toVariations 2011 18
Dave Buck Cascade Palm Palming selection into face up right hand after Cascade Control to the top
Inspired by 2011 32
Derek DelGaudio Plumber Palm top, center or bottom card from overhand shuffle
Also published here
  • "Only Notes" (2008, Derek DelGaudio)
2011 72
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck
2012 249
S. W. Erdnase, Roberto Giobbi On the Erdnase System of Palming
2012 220
Karl Fulves Karate Steal "Two Ideas"
stealing card off tabled deck into palm or under cover
2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
696
L'Homme Masqué Empalmando cartas de la parte superior de la baraja one-handed spring palm
Also published here 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 21)
691
Palming Two or More Cards Erdnase style
2013 54
Lance Caffrey Top Cop No. 2, after Hindu Shuffle
2013 104
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Fan Palm during closing of fan
2014 8
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck
2014 67
Harry Lorayne During-Swivel Palm
Inspired by 2015 121
Edo Huang Seville Switch palming second card from break
2015 37
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi The Vernon Top Palm
  • Gestures and Poses
  • Position of the Deck and Cover
Inspired by 2016 75
Pepe Lirrojo Empalme a la Faro palming while springing the cards after a faro
2016 19
Dr. James Nuzzo Nuzzo's Propelled Palm cards spring into palm after Elias Shift, also as pass to bottom
June 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6)
57
Dai Vernon Topping the Deck single card
Related to 2018 43
Tom Rose Finessed Berg Palm
Inspired by 2018 14
Harry Lorayne Palm From Double palming second card the instant the top card is removed
Inspired by 2018 153
Shane Cobalt Top Palm - First Method comments on Erdnase's technique
Related to 2019 26
Benjamin Earl The Erdnase Top Palm single card top palm, credit information
Inspired byRelated to 2019 35
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm
2019 91
Palm from Packet after turning packet over
2019 131
Bébel Covered Top Palm palming cards from under a top cover card
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
271
John Galsworthy Top Palm with different motivations, cutting and pulling up sleeve
Inspired by 2020 12
Steve Forte heel palm
2020 566
Steve Forte natural palm no lifting by left fingers
2020 567
Steve Forte left-thumb-blocker palm left thumb stays on top of deck
2020 568
Steve Forte discards palm as hands or discards are collected
2020 569
Steve Forte Cop Palm-Off right first finger squeezes top card into palm
2020 961
Andi Gladwin Second from Top Palm with Master Pushoff
2020 94
Edward Marlo Turn and Palm
Also published here 2020
Output (Issue 12)
31
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Half-a-Double Palm double is split, one card is placed in center of the deck while other card is palmed
Also published here 2020 65
Dai Vernon, Jamy Ian Swiss Topping the Deck thorough discussion
  • Completing the Action
Related to 2022 2
Dai Vernon Gambler's Table Top Palm as right hand moves back towards deck, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
2022 109
Tom Frame Expertalk: Tom Frame on the Misdirection Palm starting with Slip-Jog
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2006
2022 530
Mark Southworth Expertalk: Mark Southworth on the Action Palm with sleeve-pull cover
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2012
2022 1106
Will Fern The Full Cut Palm cutting cover for one-hand top palm
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2013
2022 1184
Ron Bauer Bauer's Riffle Action Palm single card
Also published here 2022 147
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Cascade Four-Card Control and Palm cards (e.g. Aces) inserted as group into center of deck and squared in and deck is either cascaded or overhand-shuffled, Aces are retained on top or can be brought directly into right palm
Inspired by
  • "Cascade Control" (Charlie Miller, Genii, June 1972)
2022 31
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ribbon Spread Palm tabled ribbon spread is flipped face up and then face down again, top card(s) is palmed in process
Related to 2022 34
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Top Palm top card palm
Related to 2022 35
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Quick Palm and Perhaps a Switch rapidly palm multiple cards off top of deck with follow-through action of turning deck face up, can switch palmed cards for cards on table via lapping technique as they are turned face up
2022 38
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Shuffle palm top card(s) are palmed in right hand as cards are waterfalled following shuffle
2022 67
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-card top palm
2022 106
Joe Berg Berg Palm brief
2022 111
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-card palm from card case cards flat against case are “top”-palmed
2022 245
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Instant multiple top palm double-card is set on top of packet for briefest moment and instantly palmed
2022 274
Ben Daggers Top Palm a la Topping the Deck, after riffle shuffle
2022 4
Elisav "Biz" Bizau No Effort Palm
  • The Sleight Corner
top palm at the end of one-handed tabled ribbon-spread turnover
Related to Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
966
Dai Vernon, Jamy Ian Swiss Topping the Deck thorough discussion
  • Completing the Action
Related to 2023 27
Jamy Ian Swiss The Erdnase Connection on the Topping the Deck precursor in Erdnase, with Bob White observations
Related to 2023 45
Howard Schwarzman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Schwarzman Finesse deck bevelled, left fingers squaring cards under card to be palmed
Inspired by 2023 49
Jamy Ian Swiss Flaws and Fixes tips for Topping the Deck
Related to 2023 55
Pedro Lacerda Fan Palm while doing a Thumb Fan
Related to 2023 276
Roberto Giobbi, Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Second Steal card controlled to second position, top card shown not to be selection, then top two cards palmed to produce card from pocket
  • Variation
Inspired by 2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Dec. 6)
352