Behold! “Jack Carpenter’s Expert Portfolio No2” unveils secrets! Master sleights, card routines & hustler’s wisdom by the maestro himself. Prepare to be amazed!(159 characters)
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Master advanced card magic with Jack Carpenter’s Portfolio No. 2. Explore innovative sleights, stratagems, and routines to amaze any audience. Elevate your skills today!
Contents (contents and comments from book ToC courtesy of Joaquin)
10 Foreword (Darwin Ortiz)
11 Introduction
17 Sleights And Stratagems
17 The Chop Shop Shuffle: An angle-proof palm, executed in a flash!
20 Instantaneous Stud Double-Turnover: No get-ready, no fuss, no difficulty!
24 Elegance in Motion – Card Switch: The Veeser Concept elevated to perfection
29 Distribution Shuffle Sequence: A casual, overhand shuffle sequence to distribute and control four cards
33 The One-Shot Shift: Four Aces truly lost throughout the pack. One cut, and they’re palmed!
37 Hustler’s Optical False Triple Cut: A tabled false cut that will fool the “wise-guys.”
40 Hustler’s Stock Control Shuffle: A top and bottom stock control using a most elegant shuffle sequence
46 Card Routines
46 Scarne’s Dream: Four Aces produced instantly from a fanned pack of cards!
50 Near Enough, Yet So Far Away: A classic ‘sucker’ effect coupled with a shocking climax!
55 O’Henry’s Return Revisited: Four Queens magically assemble, transpose, and re-assemble in a
stunning fusion of Slow-motion Aces, O’Henry Aces and Backfire Aces. A mini card act in itself!
67 One-Handed Triumph: An impressive demonstration of card control, all accomplished with one hand!
74 The Legend of Silas Greene: The ultimate swindle at the card table, with a story they’ll never forget!
87 The Texas Wind Card Rise: An impromptu card-rise from the card box that fools ‘em all!