Expert Card Technique. Jean Hugard

      Expert Card Technique

      By Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue

      Illustrated by Donna Allen

      Print ISBN 13: 978-1-4209-7165-1

      eBook ISBN 13: 978-1-4209-7166-8

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      CONTENTS

       Dedication

       Foreword

       Introduction

       Nomenclature

       Part 1. Sleights

       Chapter 1. The Secret Lifts

       The Double Lift

       The Triple and Quadruple Lifts

       The Lift Get-Ready

       The Lift

       The Double Lift in Action

       The Triple and Quadruple Lifts in Action

       The Double Lift Turnover

       The One Hand Push-Off

       Chapter 2. False Deals

       The Second Deal

       I. The Push-Off Second Deal

       a. The Left Hand Grip

       b. The Deal

       c. The Push-Off Stud Poker Deal

       d. As a False Table Count

       II. The Strike Second Deal

       The Bottom Deal

       a. The Left Hand

       b. The Right Hand

       c. The Deal

       The Middle Deal

       The Double Deal

       Second Method

       Chapter 3. The Side Slip

       Two Methods, a, b

       Two Covers for the Side Slip

       Malini’s Side Slip

       The Delayed Side Slip

       The Bottom Side Slip

       Chapter 4. The Pass

       The Invisible Turn-Over Pass

       The Zingone Perfect Table Pass

       The Flesh Grip Pass

       The Jog Pass

       The Braue Pass

       The Charlier Pass

       a. Color Change

       b. To Control a Card

       The Finger Palm Pass Improved

       Chapter 5. Palming

       The Braue Diagonal Tip-Up Palm

       The Swing Palm

       The Thumb-Count Palm

       Face Card Palm, Right Hand

       The Crosswise Palm