Bridge

84 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Bridge
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Whist Trick. To deal yourself all the Trumps all four hands contain all cards of a suit
 		1876 Modern Magic 51
Unknown The Whist Trick. Improved Method. "To deal yourself all the Trumps, the three other Players holding the usual mixed Hands"
 		1876 Modern Magic 119
Unknown The Whist Trick dealing four hands, one contains winning suit and others are either mixed or also sorted in suits
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 78
Louis Nikola All Trumps Produce all thirteen hearts for a perfect Bridge hand, linked to Wizard's Whist
Related toAlso published here 1927 The Nikola Card System 38
Jack Merlin The Hop off the Bottom switching hand in a game, Jinx Switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1927/28 Merlin at the Card Table 10
Jack Merlin Bridge-West advantage play
 		1927/28 Merlin at the Card Table 21
Jack Merlin Challenge Bridge Demonstration named suit is dealt, bridge demonstration
 		1927/28 Merlin at the Card Table 22
Howard Albright The Drunk Plays Bridge Effect No. 6
performer deals shuffled deck randomly into four hands, he has all Spades
Also published here 1936 The Gambler's Expose Act 3
Howard Albright The Drunk Plays Bridge you get all spades, one-way backs
Also published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 164
Louis Nikola Whist or Bridge trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 391
Louis Nikola All Trumps trick with Nikola memorized deck
Also published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 400
Frank Travers Gambler at Large! stack for demo with several games (Poker, Blackjack, Bridge)
Related to 1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 39) 257
William H. McCaffrey Unique Bridge and Poker Deal shuffled deck, card called out as memory demonstration (stacking), then bridge and poker deal demo
 		1938 Greater Magic 298
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 63) 443
Unknown A Bridge Deal players receive the identical hands
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 152
Frank Travers big deal? "Rapid Set-up" & "Expert Deal", two special full deck stacks for Stud Poker, Draw Poker, Black Jack, Bridge, Rhummy
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 142) 799
John Mulholland Dealing the Winning Hand spectator chooses either Bridge or Poker and magician can deal himself a winning hand (Bridge), or himself and spectator a winning hand (Poker)
 		1944 The Art of Illusion 56
Edward Marlo Marlo's Gambling Routine no set-up, faro shuffle
  • Poker-Rummy-Pinochle
  • Black Jack
  • The Sucker Hand
  • Bridge Honors
Variations 1947 Marlo In Spades 10
Edward Marlo Perfect Bridge Hand part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 16
Edward Marlo The Punch Deal bridge deal application
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 18
Howard Albright, U. F. Grant The Drunk Plays Bridge No. 114, drunken bridge deal
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 221
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master Tricks No. 133, multi-phase routine using Stebbins.
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 257
Toni Koynini Gambler's Delight half deck stacked, dealing several poker hands for different combination of players, good bridge hand
 		1951 Toni Koynini's Card Miracles 8
Toni Koynini A.B.C. Dealer four bridge hands dealt, top card of one pile is a Ten, first spectator counts down to tenth card, remembers it, tells his value to next one and so on for three selections, cards forced and dealt into performer's hand
 		1951 Toni Koynini's Card Miracles 10
Eddie Joseph The Magician and the Bridge Fiend deck shuffled face-up/face-down several time with slop shuffles, sorted behind back by performer, then bridge deal of one suit
Related to 1951 More Dumbfounders with Cards 17
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Once in 635,013,559,600 with story presentation
Related to 1956 Top Secrets of Magic 16
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Unabridget bridge demonstration
 		1956 Top Secrets of Magic 20
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rusduck Bridge progressive bridge deal, four rounds, always winning hand
 		1957 The Cardiste (Issue 1) 7
Gerald Kosky Anyone for Bridge? stacking bridge with faro shuffles or milk build shuffles
Variations 1957 The Cardiste (Issue 2) 15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bridge same concept as The Poker Deal
 		1957 The Cardiste (Issue 3) 7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Bridge Deal four suites are dealt, follow up to Sermonette!
Related to 1957 The Cardiste (Issue 3) 12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Fantasies spectators get remembered hands again, poker and bridge deal
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1957 The Cardiste (Issue 3) 14
Brother John Hamman The Perfect Bridge Hand Spades stacked in preliminary dealing round
Variations 1958 The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 24
Edward Marlo Transition Poker ace stacking with new deck order climax
 		1964 The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects) 15
Ernie Bryan A Lesson in Bridge
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 57
Harry Lorayne Utility Uses For The Deal Jog bridge deal, all spades
 		1972 The Great Divide 2
John Bragoli VerSadeal bridge hand finale
 		Dec. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4) 341
Unknown The Bridge Hustler No. 19, deck riffle shuffled, all Clubs removed, rest dealt out in three hands, suits separated
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 33
Martin A. Nash Master of the Bridge Table dealing thirteen Spades, see p. 449 for additional crediting
 		1977 Any Second Now 279
A. Berkeley Davis Seven No Trump stack, faro
 		1977 Card Cavalcade Four 102
Karl Fulves More Than A Game on cheating at Bridge
 		1977 Interlocutor (Issue 15) 58
Frank Garcia Grand Slam gilbreath, duplicate spade cards
Inspired by Mar. 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 29
Ron Wilson A Hand to Remember memory presentation, card named of unseen hand
Also published here 1978 Lecture Notes 6
Simon Aronson Perfect Bridge Hand built into the Aronson Stack, deals a perfect no-trump hand
 		1979 A Stack To Remember 10
Karl Fulves Bridge Note coding information in bridge game via bidding
 		1980 Parallel Lines 27
A. Berkeley Davis Poker/Bridge Demonstration full deck stack, automatic reset, faro
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 285
A. Berkeley Davis Non-Faro P/B Demonstration Poker/Bridge, full deck stack, automatic reset
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 290
Ron Wilson A Hand to Remember memory presentation, card named of unseen hand
Related to
  • "Genii" July, 1972 for different version by Ron Wilson
Also published here 		1987 The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson 92
Darwin Ortiz Grand Slam dealing all Spades
Related to 1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 50
Alex Elmsley The Bridge Builder all picture cards and aces are dealt to dealer and partner, ungaffed
Related to 1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 388
Karrell Fox E.Z. Bridge all cards of one suit produced in random order, shuffled deck
 		1991 Goodies 31
Edward Marlo Building a Better Bridge dealing winning bridge hand from shuffled deck
Inspired by 1993 The Olram File (Issue 16) 10
David Britland, Marc Russell Cul-de-Stack high/low alternating deck for memory demonstration and bridge deal
 		Nov. 1993 Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12) 7
Bob King Bridge over Troubled Water variation on Hamman's Bridge Deal
 		Sep. 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 9) 2408
Nick Trost Handsome Bridge Hand Dealing perfect bridge hand from shuffled deck, with stud poker demo to set it up
 		1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 92
Nick Trost The Perfecto Bridge Deal duplicate Spades
Variations 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 235
Nick Trost Seven-Spades Bridge Deal Partner and performer get all the spades
Related to
  • "To Deal Yourself All the Trumps" (Ellis Stanyon, Magic, 1913)
 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 251
Nick Trost Seven-No-Trump Bridge Deal Partner and performer get no-trump hands
 		1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 253
Andrew Wimhurst The Expert at the Bridge Table almost impromptu
Variations 1998 Down Under Deals 37
Karl Fulves Mini Bridge 16-card version of bridge
 		1998 Combo 43
Ellis Stanyon To Deal Yourself All the Trumps No. 10, stack
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 88
Ellis Stanyon An Improved Whist Trick No. 11, all trumps dealt
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 88
Andrew Wimhurst The Expert at The Bridge Table almost impromptu bridge deal
 		2001 Jiggery Pokery 7
Harry Lorayne The Bridge Divide spades deal, faro, Great Divide
 		2001 Personal Collection 585
Darwin Ortiz The Professional poker and bridge
Inspired by
  • "Johnny Mnemonic" (Andrew Wimhurst, The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, video)
  • "The Expert at the Bridge Table" (The Card Artistry of Andrew Wimhurst, video)
 2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 48
Gianfranco Preverino A Perfect Bridge Partner all cards of a bridge hand are divined
Also published here
  • "Adivinacion Sin Preguntas" in "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 267, 2001
 2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 171
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Travers, Dai Vernon Fantasist at the Card Table draw poker, stud poker, blackjack, bridge
Related to 2003 Card College — Volume 5 1285
Steven Youell The Adequate Cardshark Poker and Bridge deal from Si Stebbins
Inspired by 2004 Weapons of Mass Destruction 31
Karl Fulves Contract Player deck first sorted in colors, then suits, by magician
 		2005 Combo II 76
Jack Avis, Bob Haines A Bridge Hand four packets made, top cards taken until bridge hand is formed, all cards divined
 		2006 Rara Avis 29
Denis Behr A Gambling Demonstration aces produced, named royal flush dealt, new pack order, stacked
Variations 2007 Handcrafted Card Magic 62
Karl Fulves Four Way Memory twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted into suits from back
Related to 2007 Word Play 24
Stewart James The Robot Deck Stack that allows you to do seven routines in a row

Mental Spell, Straight Poker, Stud Poker, Blackjack, Bridge, Scrambled Spelling Bee, Prophetic Card Discovery
 		2007 The Essential Stewart James 53
Fred Robinson How to Win at Cards poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
 		2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 182
Nick Trost The Perfect Bridge Hand - Revisited preliminary deal used to stack Spades, re-deal, group shuffle before first deal
  • Hearts Deal
  • Fan Tan Deal
Inspired by 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 392
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Bridge all Spades dealt in second dealing round
 		2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 394
Nick Trost Poker and Bridge Routine
  • Phase One - Poker
  • Phase Two - Bridge
  • Alternate Handling - Poker Phase
Inspired by 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 432
Tony Cabral The Memory Expert at the Bridge Table overhand stacking demonstration, bridge deal in which performer names all cards in one hand and saves selection for last, thirteen memorized cards set-up
Inspired by 2011 Card Tricks for the Untrustworthy 46
Jack Carpenter, Steve Ehlers The Legend of Silas Greene two poker hands dealt, three of a kind and Kings, former hand changes to Aces, then perfect bridge deal, rhyming patter
Inspired by 2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 75
Ricky Smith Some Applications on using the punch as key card and for various poker deals, punch as pure marking system
 		2017 Threeve 63
Denis Behr Extended Gambling Demonstration multi-phase routine, named four-of-a-kind is riffle-culled, then riffle-stacked, then a bridge deal into new deck order
Inspired by 2018 Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3 19
Steve Forte High Cards - Low Cards four-handed game dealt after honest riffle shuffle by spectator, all low cards to target, all high cards to dealer
Related to 2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 933
Steve Forte Gilbreath and the Perfect Bridge Deal punch type deal with full suit and one honest shuffle before the deal, faro
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2 935
Steve Reynolds On Marlo's Gambling Routine with stack, faro
  • Phase One: Poker, Rummy, Pinochle
  • Phase Two: Blackjack
  • Phase Three: Sucker Hand
  • Phase Four: The Bridge Deal
Inspired by 2020 Output (Issue 6) 1
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