Is This the Greatest Card Trick with a Borrowed and Shuffled Deck?

[@tedsobay7652]

A fantastic card trick taught by a fantastic teacher. I've discovered in card magic that it's sometimes the most easy and simple card tricks that are the most mind-blowing.

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for the kind words. And I agree, simpler is almost always better.

[@clintoncriminale8674]

Great work!!!! give the Magic back to the people love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks :)

[@kevinogracia1615]

Very cool and simple... Thanks. Peace on earth.

[@trapdoormagic]

Thank you for watching.

[@jimmymulkern8227]

I absolutely love this effect. Here’s how I do it- an envelope with a prediction inside it is in full view the entire time. Inside is a DF card. The 2 top cards of the deck match the DF card in the envelope. False shuffle leaving 2 force cards on top. Hand deck to spectator and have them start dealing face down. As soon as first 2 (force) are dealt to the table tell them they don’t have to deal one at a time. They can take from bottom, or from the middle, take clumps or reverse cards, etc- dealing them all to the table. They stop dealing whenever they want. They can deal the entire deck if they want to. When they stop dealing, the rest of the cards (if there are any) are discarded. Now the spectator picks up the cards he/she dealt and deal them again face down alternating one at a time until there are no more cards- now making 2 piles of cards. Spectator chooses the top card of either pile. (No force). Magician says “you could have chose the top card of the other pile”, turns the top card over and says “that would have been (for example) the 2 of clubs. But you chose THIS pile and turns the card over. It’s (example) the jack of diamonds” magician fairly opens the envelope and slides out just ONE card. It’s the jack of diamonds! Perfect match! Before the effect I write the word “prediction” on only one side of the envelope and keep it face down the entire time. I do this because if the card is chosen and it matches the bottom side of the DF card, I need to turn over the envelope which may look “fishy”. But now I can turn it over and point out I have the word “prediction” on it- thus justifying me turning over the envelope.

[@trapdoormagic]

Love it! Yes, I love using a DF in an envelope for several other effects as well - having those 2 "outs" eliminates the need for a magician's choice in this case. Great idea. I also use that method for a trick I call "X marks the Spot". You should make a video!

[@mattialuca100]

very very cool! gotta do it to some friends next days

[@trapdoormagic]

@@mattialuca100 I hope you do! Thanks for watching.

[@mattialuca100]

@@trapdoormagic thanks for this very cool little trick!

[@naomiacosta2442]

I love it! Thank you I will definitely be doing this trick 😄

[@trapdoormagic]

I hope so...it's a real fooler.

[@Marcia_Toms]

I’m just starting out and this is a great trick with a clear explanation. Many thanks!

[@trapdoormagic]

I'm so glad you like it. Thanks for watching (Stay tuned for more...I've got some more videos coming for folks just starting out in magic.)

[@Marcia_Toms]

@@trapdoormagic brilliant! I’ll look forward to those 👍😊

[@navicks]

This trick is absolutely mindblowing!. Thank you so much for teaching it. You should have more subscribers for this amazing content. Please continue with this content teaching us more amazing card tricks.

[@trapdoormagic]

Thank you. So glad you like it. I plan on adding more videos soon...let me know what you want to learn :)

[@Ray4u-gu7en]

It is fun watching your hands doing what they do.

[@trapdoormagic]

That's has to be better than looking at my face! 😀

[@debihughes6439]

That is super fun!! Thanks😊

[@JDRichard]

That my friend is a really good trick. I’ll have to add that to my repertoire.

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks! I hope you do.

[@dannap8831]

great card trick! I am not smooth enough to pull these off but they are fun to know

[@trapdoormagic]

I'll bet you could do it with a little practice :) Thanks for watching.

[@RobertBallMagician]

This is a fantastic fun trick to do and a wonderful tutorial. You could also riffle shuffle retaining the top card on top also a rosette shuffle too. 😊👍😊👍😊

[@trapdoormagic]

Yes, great point. Riffle shuffle will do just fine.

[@philipnguyen3107]

This is a great trick.💯👍🙏

[@trapdoormagic]

Glad you liked it. Thanks.

[@calhorelick9912]

anything that happens mostly in the spectators hand makes it a GREAT trick - just need a bit more spectator management to be sure they don't mess up

[@trapdoormagic]

Yes. that's always the case. It's never been an issue for me, but depending on who you perform for, you have to be more careful.

[@YouKnowImRight999]

Great trick!! Subscribed.

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks!

[@german69692007]

Thanks, Straight to them point!

[@gordonirvine726]

Great trick

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks!

[@kennethsmith317]

If I'm understanding this correctly, this would require the magician to have control of the deck, not the participant. If you "predict" the card after you've seen them fanned out, any casual card player would cut them one more time at the very least after you've seen them. If they cut after you've made your prediction, the trick is busted before it can even begin. In my opinion, there's way better no setup and self working tricks involving basic math that are just as impressive and require no slight of hand (E.g. Last 3 Cards trick, 11th Card of 21 trick, etc). In those examples you can also use borrowed & shuffled deck, and you don't even need to see any cards. It just works because its math.

[@trapdoormagic]

That's right. There are hundreds if not thousands of tricks where the magician will ultimately needs control of the deck. This is one of them. In fact, there are many, many card routines where the spectator never touches anything but their selected card that are incredible pieces of magic. But I don't think these various mechanics are what determines how entertaining a card trick is. The performer does that. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@pbziegler]

I like "Put one packet in my hand." Even better than point to one pile.

[@trapdoormagic]

Yes. Makes more sense to me.

[@rolfschullenberg7589]

I agree. It`s better than point to one pile. In my opinion, it would be even better to say: ``We only need one packet of this. Which one should I take away?`` This is the magician choice that I have used for many years. It works perfectly. I've always gotten away with this kind of wording. I often use it when there are 2 outs. For example, 2 envelopes with different predictions inside 🍀

[@JAIMEMARTINEZ-wr2ue]

I will do it in my class!

[@JackRainfield]

Great! One potential problem is if the audience member flubs the cards but I guess you would have to start over.

[@trapdoormagic]

Yeah, I suppose that can happen with a lot of card tricks. That's why you want to be flexible and have a way out or a way to transition. But, I don't think I've ever had that issue with this particular trick. Thanks for watching!.

[@APlayerinVR]

Very nice trick. Although to me personally, I feel like the last step of reversing the cards while 'counting' them is not necessary and even takes away a little bit from the effect. It feels like just turning over the top card and showing it is the selected card is a little more powerful than turning over the packet? Still, very nice trick, thanks for sharing it.

[@trapdoormagic]

Yes, I see your point. I have thought that as well. But I like the idea of counting them out one more time to "see how many they chose" because subconsciously they look like they are being mixed again. There are actually a lot of different options at that point, so its good to be creative. Great input. Thanks!

[@nathanwhouston]

Thanks for the video! Subscribed

[@robertshawiv1513]

Pretty clever.👍🏻 Newest subscriber here :)

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks!

[@alexk3948]

The big reveal for me was if you got Sharpie ink on your close-up pad.

[@trapdoormagic]

Good question...but no, the close-up pad survived. I'm glad. I've had that one for at least 15 years and it has a lot of mileage on it.

[@alexk3948]

@@trapdoormagic Maybe use vanishing ink next time?

[@breaulenny]

Thank you😊

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching!

[@lenardtan7169]

Great one

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks!

[@scottreacher4620]

Nice!

[@Prestigiazioneit]

Maybe a cross cut force at the end?

[@trapdoormagic]

Sure...that would be good too. Good idea.

[@TheloniousCube]

Nice trick! Thanks for sharing! In the last step, wouldn't it be just as effective to not reverse the order and then say "...but wouldn't it be magic if it were the top card?" or is there some psychological advantage to having it be the bottom card?

[@trapdoormagic]

That is a great question. And you are correct...that would be just as amazing. For some reason I feel like counting the cards at the end makes them look more randomized...but I could be wrong about that. You are not the only person to make that suggestion, so it's probably a good idea.

[@TheloniousCube]

@@trapdoormagic My thought is that in your version the audience knows that the bottom card's face can be seen, so it seems more suspect to them. Also, if you don't use a prediction, then they have no idea how you saw it. Just thoughts.

[@mohdameruddin7672]

Fantastic 🎉 i really love this ❤❤❤ subsribed 🎉 well i just wondering is Bicycle deck the only brand available. In my country there are a bunch of playing card brands - blackjack, Jaws, Swallow, just to name a few. Average price of each pack is just USD 0.50 hahaha 😅 thanks to the low exchange rate 😫

[@trapdoormagic]

In the US, Bicycle is just one of the brands manufactured by USPCC (United States Playing Card Company). They have been an industry favorite for 100 years because they are well made and great to handle. But there are many other good card makers as well. A lot of magicians like Phoenix brand playing cards.

[@miquelsubira3076]

I prefer the countdown

[@VancouverMagic]

A variation of the 'Lazy Man's Card Trick'

[@trapdoormagic]

True. Thanks for watching :)

[@natster_]

Love this!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching...glad you like it!

[@calhorelick9912]

you can finish with the prediction on the top...Yes, the counting has a make believe reason but It doesn't make it any more amazing..

[@trapdoormagic]

I agree - but it does have of a subconscious effect on making them appear to be more shuffled. The more the cards get moved around by the spectator, the more randomized they appear to be (within reason.) Thanks for watching.

[@ewallt]

This is very basic, of course, but the “put one deck in my hand” was a new wrinkle I hadn’t seen before. Nice!

[@billgreen4003]

yeah it sure is and yeah i will do all the sneaky sleight of hand cause i do also ps be safe in Christ and God Bless you and your family and friends

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for watching !

[@hudders11]

It's a good trick, but didn't need the tutorial segment, solved it on one view of performance

[@trapdoormagic]

Cool.

[@meatblanketcomedy6998]

Red Herring

[@trapdoormagic]

Exactly. The very definition of magic.

[@meatblanketcomedy6998]

@@trapdoormagic Agreed

[@CJP4130]

The only problem I see with this trick is that he keeps saying that the mark is going to pick a card and they never do....he simply writes down a prediction card and then picks it out of the deck in front of them...not much of a trick really...

[@trapdoormagic]

Actually, they do select a card...in fact, the spectator handles the deck the whole time. The magician doesn't need to ever touch the cards. That's one of the reasons this classic effect has been a popular favorite for so many decades. And like most routines, the magic is in the presentation more than the mechanics. This trick has astounded audiences for a long time. Thanks for watching and offering feedback.

[@magicjim1]

@0:45 That is poor patter. Scripting is SO important in magic. Spreading the cards and saying that it "looks like they're all here" is silly. Unless Rain Man is performing, it raises suspicion to spread cards and say that it looks like they're all there. How could you tell so quickly? Clearly you spread them for some other reason. Consider saying that you want to make sure thee are no Jokers, or just say that they appear to be shuffled.

[@trapdoormagic]

Good idea. Thanks for the feedback.

[@dowaliby1]

I would suggest saying, "You shuffled thoroughly shuffled these cards yourself. They are obviously very well mixed and in a random order." Also, I would eliminate the magician doing a "shuffle" after the spectator shuffles. There's no reason for it and in fact might raise the spectators' suspicion that we "did something." Instead, I would probably say, "We'll leave the cards exactly as you shuffled them." In any event, a great trick and thank you for sharing it..

[@trapdoormagic]

@@dowaliby1 Good tips! Thanks.

[@agentlesoul1975]

This is more of a psychological mentalism trick than a card trick. It's a good effect if the person being tricked isn't perceptive.

[@trapdoormagic]

Yes, I agree. Most good magic has some form of psychology and misdirection in it and this one certainly does.

[@johnmchale6667]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

[@superdunninger]

This is a variation of fogels triple prediction, nice.

[@trapdoormagic]

Excellent observation :)

[@reginalddunn2088]

Or just do a false cut instead of your slip cut.

[@trapdoormagic]

Yep. There's lots of possible variations with this principle.

[@markjones5843]

It's not that hard to work out

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

Hmmmm, not impressed to be honest. As you are writing down the prediction before anything happened even the most layman spectator will know you're forcing the card you wrote down.

[@trapdoormagic]

Maybe. But the idea of writing down a prediction isn't really new. But I did it here for demonstration purposes and for the sake of the tutorial. This video is about how to know the spectator's card. You are free to use any revelation you want...and writing it down first is just easier for teaching purposes. Good observation, though. I appreciate your comment.

[@hansmeier9758]

Boring...

[@trapdoormagic]

Thanks for your input...and thanks for watching. Sorry you were bored :(

[@kaifrolic5668]

At least he's helping the algorithm!

[@trapdoormagic]

@@kaifrolic5668 My thoughts exactly.