The deck is shuffled and examined by the spectator. He secretly determines a number of cards, as well as one card from among the 52. The magician has no information concerning these two choices, and yet he will discover them! Success guaranteed! To buy a “Regular Bicycle Rider Deck” click on the following link: https://mayette.com/en/cartes/850-jeu-bicycle-rider-rouge-standard  

The magician holds in his hands a small packet made up only of picture cards: kings, queens and jacks. He displays them very clearly two by two, the pairs of cards are put together completely randomly, and are placed one on top of the other on the table; no suspicious gestures are made. The spectator squares the packet, and spreads it face up on the table. The mates are now together: the black kings are together, as well as the red jacks, etc…  

This trick is a variation of "Chicago Opener" by Frank Garcia. Dominique Duvivier described it in his first book in 1974, and elsewhere on this platform. In this version, the first card is freely thought by the spectator. Success guaranteed!  

Card technique: It is absolutely necessary to master this move which will have a great effect on your audience. Your skill will amaze them.  

Dominique Duvivier invites you to a journey back in time. He explains that he has developed a prototype with small objects (i.e. his deck of cards), and that it is up to others to develop the concept to human size! A card is chosen, and lost in "extreme" laboratory conditions. Despite this, it will "go back in time" twice... This quasi-mystical experience will end with an astounding climax.  

The "ultimate" method for this great classic which will allow you to gently con the spectator, because he will think that you made a mistake. He would even be ready to bet money, but of course, you will show that "you had everything planned, even the trap"!  

You take out a black 7 and a black 9 and clearly lose them in the middle of the deck. Then with a simple magic gesture you find them in a flash.  

Great classic of the card magic at the table. The illusion is perfect. You are encouraged to work on this basic technique.  

The divine "Professor" Dai Vernon explained this trick, quite a while ago, using hats... I have modified it a little to make it easier to set it up, while keeping the essence of the trick. It's so clever! The cards chosen are never manipulated by you. The trick is beautiful. Bravo Professor!  

"Do me a favor"... or how to get the spectator to hold the deck in his own hands, while unbeknownst to him, a card is very slightly outjogged from the deck, allowing you to keep control of it when you retrieve the deck. This card will obviously be the one he has chosen, and put back in the center of the deck! A diabolical tip that is really useful, and that will allow you to completely baffle your fellow card magicians!  

Dai Vernon, “The Professor”, said “We stop thinking too soon!”. This trick is a living illustration of that. The beginning is like the original "Impossible Choice" effect: The spectator shuffles the deck, takes a card, loses it himself in the deck, and immediately shuffles the deck. He performs all of these actions while the magician has his back turned. Despite these extreme laboratory conditions, in this version, not only does the magician guess the chosen card, but in addition, he makes it disappear from the deck, and finds it in a wallet that has been placed on the table for all to see from the beginning! Easy to do.  

Dominique Duvivier describes his personal way of performing "Open Travellers", Larry Jennings' classic card magic trick. The magician shows how a card can be hidden in his hand, but in an invisible way: he ostensibly puts a card in the palm of his hand, and yet it is shown empty on both sides, fingers outspread... and when he puts the "invisible card" down on the table, it can be seen again.  

The magician tries to find the spectator's card by analyzing his expressions. The spectator gloats when he realizes that the magician is wrong. But that was without counting the final turn of events! This highly interactive routine is used by Paul Gertner to put skeptical audiences in their place when they try to corner the magician. Very useful, isn't it? Not to mention that the routine is easy to do. It's all good stuff!  

1-One of the great classics of false shuffle. Quite simple to perform and very effective. 2-False shuffle by cuts, inspired by a Franck Garcia's shuffle.3-False shuffle by multiple cuts that leaves your deck in the initial order. Very convincing!  

Boris teaches you how to perfect this amazing technique and make it as versatile and invisible as possible through a personal approach and step-by-step learning that will make you a pro at the spread cull.  

An incredible coincidence effect with an impossible prediction and a totally unexpected final twist!