Showing posts with label Gambling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gambling. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

T.N.Two by Phil Goldstein



Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 8, Number 1 January 1985
Page 1018 et seq.

Personal Comment: This is a tricky little trick. It can work in quite a few different settings and fail in a lot of others. In fact you should not riffle shuffle the deck near the tabled cards. The effect is not new, but I guess this could fit in a gambling demonstration. I kinda like it. Kinda!

Difficulty 3/5

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Pseudo Second Demo by Doug Edwards



Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 16, Number 10 October 1993
Page 2271 et seq.

Personal Comment: I'm not a fan of mixing gambling plots into magic shows. So I can only judge this as a standalone piece, that is disconnected from magic and just seen in the context of a false gambling demonstration. And as such it really is not that bad. And the fact that it is relatively easy makes the whole thing even more approachable.

Difficulty 3/5

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Second Deal Demonstration by Jim Abrahams



The Lecture That Has Never Happened by Jim Abrahams
Page 12 et seq.

Personal Comment: Easy to get into and for the right audience this is killer. For the rest... meh

Difficulty 4/5