Gambler vs. Magician

56 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Matching the Cards / Gambler vs. Magician
Performer sets out to produce a four-of-a-kind one by one. The fourth card fails and the first three change to match this card.
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Frederick Braue Magician vs. Gambler
Variations 1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
43
Jean Hugard, Art Lyle Magician vs Gambler patter story and simplified handling
Inspired by 1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
369
Silas and the Slickers rhyming patter, ballad by Elmer Applegit
Variations 1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
26
George Starke My Uncle and the Gambler
Inspired by Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
142
Bruce Elliott Aces??? magician vs. gambler, doing all the moves but getting all four Aces, magician's joke
Related to Apr. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 148)
595
Frederick Braue Gambler vs. Magician (A New Handling) four-of-a-kind ends up in pocket
 		June 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 1)
434
Cy Endfield Gambler Out-Gambled
Related toVariations 1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III
38
Edward Marlo The Rough Magician vs the Gambler
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
42
Harry Lorayne Magician vs. Gambler cards to pocket finale
Related toVariations 1964
Personal Secrets
27
Edward Marlo Alternation using an eight-card faro control to set-up for a Matching the Cards type routine
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
29
Derek Dingle Gambler's Triumph matching the cards / triumph combo
 		July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
131
Nick Trost Gambler vs. Magician
1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One
7
Edward Marlo "No Palm Climax" - 1964 cards to pocket climax
Also published here 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
209
Edward Marlo The Sting Gambler vs. Magician, no palm cards to pockets climax
Also published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 12)
150
Alan Shaxon My Favourite Card Trick magician vs. gambler theme, then wrong cards appear in wallet
 		1976
Practical Sorcery
16
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - Third Effect
1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
266
Edward Marlo In Place of Double Lifts - Fourth Effect
Inspired by 1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
268
Martin A. Nash Title Bout Gambler vs. Magician theme, see p. 449 for additional crediting
VariationsAlso published here 1977
Any Second Now
257
Martin A. Nash In His Cuts Triumph/Magician vs. Gambler - combo
 		1977
Any Second Now
262
Herbert Milton Rendition of Matching the Cards
Variations 1977
Matching the Cards
12
Dr. Jacob Daley, Frank Garcia "Doc" Daley's Masterpiece: The Gambler and the Magician
Variations 1980
Exclusive Card Secrets
50
Martin A. Nash Title Bout Gambler vs. Magician theme
Also published here 1980
Colors on the March
2
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Magician Vs Gambler cards to pocket finale, more thorough description
Inspired by 1980
Lecture Notes
16
Stephen Tucker QuadraQueen 3 matching the cards with Travelers finale, using a coin
Variations July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
43
Walt Lees Matchochism Aces lost, then cut to again, last one is King, rest changes to King and Aces are on bottom of four tabled piles
Related to 1981
More Professional Card Tricks
2
Geoffrey Latta Topsy Turvy Surprise combined with matching the cards
Also published here 1981
Geoffrey Latta on Cards and Coins
7
Derek Dingle CutOff
Variations 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
27
Steve Beam Don't Blow It
1982
The Changing of the Cards
20
Geoffrey Latta Topsy Turvy Surprise Plus combined with matching the cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
79
James G. Thompson Jr. Traue keinem As! longer routine with Aces and Kings, with following items and 4&4 oil water
 		Aug. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
62
Al Smith Fifty-Percent Solution performer tries to cut four queens, finds three then an ace, then queens are transformed into aces and queens found reversed in deck, in case and in wallet
Inspired by 1984
The Best of Close-Up Magic
166
Louis Falanga Third Routine magician vs. gambler theme
 		1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
41
Roberto Giobbi Ein abgekartetes ... Risiko matching the cards with Travelers finale, stand-up presentation with glasses
Inspired byRelated to 1987
Card Stories
4
Edward Marlo Gambler Versus Olram
June 1991
The Olram File (Issue 6)
11
David Avadon Avadon vs. the Gambler
Feb. 1993
Profile (Issue 12)
1
Vicente Canuto, Harry Lorayne, Frank Garcia El Mago Contra el Tahúr with cards to pocket finale
Inspired by 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
178
Darwin Ortiz The Showdown with card to wallet and folded to key case
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995
Cardshark
128
Lou Gallo Lou Gallo vs. the Gambler magician's only version
Related to 1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
114
Michael "Miki" Scheid Eine königliche Komödie Matching the Card with Travelers finale
  • 1. Akt: Exposition - Drei Könige treten auf
  • 2. Akt: Irrung und Verwandlung
  • 3. Akt: Katharsis
Inspired by 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
130
Nick Trost Trost on "Matching the Cards" four Jacks change to Aces, with blank deck ending
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Correcting a Mistake" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks: How They Are Done, 1910)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
184
Jason Alford Poker Triumph Magician vs. Gambler story
Inspired by 1998
Thinking & Wondering
27
Bob King Magician v. Gambler four Queens produced and signed, then matching the cards with travelers finale
Related to 2002
The Breather 3
15
Simon Aronson Aronson Stack Makes Good Matching the Cards done with Aronson stack
Also published here Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
79
Christoph Borer Matching the Himber Card performer cuts to three of a kind, fourth one misses, bills in wallet changed to those three cards and tabled three-of-a-kind changed to match fourth card, Himber Wallet
Also published here
  • Matching the Himber Card in "ANAM CARA"
 2006
Compilation
75
Jack Avis Magician vs. Gambler routine outline, using snap-over change
 		2006
Rara Avis
150
Gerald Deutsch Force Some
2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
289
Simon Aronson The Aronson Stack "Makes Good" Matching the Cards done with Aronson stack
Also published here 2014
Art Decko
250
Roberto Giobbi A Comedy of Errors Queens change into other matching set, Queens from different pockets, standup staging with glasses
Related to 2016
Standup Card Magic
144
Johnny Thompson The Gambler's Ballad gambling demonstration with Matching the Card finale, magician vs. gambler theme, rhyming patter
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
27
Roberto Mansilla Mago vs. Jugador Puertorriqueño four of a kind is produced, then cards change to another four of a kind
 		2019
Çerca
31
Roberto Mansilla Matching the Cards transformation to other four of a kind
 		2019
Çerca
43
John Graham MVG Magician vs. Gambler, signed cards to pockets and wallet as climax
Inspired by 2021
Stage by Stage
29
Curtis Kam It Can't Be Done Any Faster Matching the Cards, quick Ace Cutting and red-black separation in fifteen seconds
 		Nov. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 8)
205
Steve Reynolds The T-Town Lesson Matching the Cards with Sevens and Kings, then Sevens cut to by magician, then Aces found as well
Inspired by 2022
Output (Issue 21)
12
Simon Aronson Aronson Stack Makes Good Matching the Cards done with Aronson stack
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
70
Justin Higham Easy-Going Gambler Gambler vs Magician version
 		2023
Combined Card Notes
21