Olson's Closer

Trick by Erick Olson
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Olson's Closer: The Layered New-Order Finale

Introducing Olson's Closer, the incredibly powerful, multi-phase card effect co-produced with American magician Erick Olson.

The magician begins by handing two prediction cards to the audience for safekeeping. He then displays a thoroughly mixed deck, invites a spectator to freely select and memorize a card, return it, and give the deck a shuffle.

He immediately reads the spectator's mind to reveal the chosen card: the Ace of Spades. In the next moment, he locates not only the Ace of Spades but also the Aces of all three remaining suits.

The sequence builds further as he produces additional Spade court and value cards: 10, J, Q, and K. Then, in a flash, the remaining Spades from 2 through 7 appear as well.

Only Spades 8 and 9 are missing. The magician directs attention to the prediction cards held by the audience since the beginning. When turned over, they are revealed to be the exact missing Spades.

For the finale, with a snap of the fingers, the entire previously disordered deck instantly restores itself into the pristine, factory-ordered stack of a brand-new deck.

Olson's Closer unfolds in clear, escalating phases, delivering a fresh hit of magic at every beat. The routine feels rich and dynamic from start to finish. It is remarkably easy to handle, and only light practice is needed to perform the full effect. No advanced card technique is required.

Made using Triumph Playing Cards and comes with a matching standard Triumph deck. Both the custom and regular decks feature a silky, durable finish that handles beautifully.

This release is the refined result of Erick's six years of real-world performance experience. A small Bicycle-stock version debuted six years ago, sold out quickly, and received excellent reviews from Wizard Magic Review

Features

  • Clear, logical structure with effects that build step by step
  • Requires virtually no advanced card technique: smooth, simple handling
  • Crafted with Triumph Cards for a smooth and durable feel

What's Included

  • One Deck of Custom Red Triumph Playing Cards
  • One Deck of Standard Red Triumph Playing Cards
  • TCC detailed instruction video
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Customer reviews for Olson's Closer

Richard
Olson’s Closer is Stewart James’s “Further Than That” with Olson’s kicker ending. The James original first appeared in the April 1941 issue of *The Jinx*. In itself, it’s a clever effect, though a bit convoluted for modern audiences. A card is chosen in a contrived fashion. Mates and straights appear, then a royal flush, all dealt from the top of the deck. That’s where the James portion of the trick ends. To me, this SCREAMS prearrangement—the exact MO of the trick. Olson presents the trick exactly as James did, then adds the kicker: the rest of the deck, having previously been shown mixed, rearranges itself into the three non-spade suits, each in order. In the demo, Olson does no more than a couple of false cuts and a quick display to convey that the cards are mixed. For me, the Too-Perfect Theory kicks in. Little is done in the presentation to dissuade the spectator from the only solution. This is a job for your best deck switch. or at least alternate ways of producing the revealed cards. Or perhaps both. Good news and bad news. Olson’s Closer, originally in Bicycle Rider Backs, now comes with non-standard backs—at least, non-standard to me. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the trick comes with a matching ordinary deck with which to dazzle the audience before switching in the cooler. Though this would never be the closer to my act, the climax has an undeniable air of finality. Whatever its weaknesses, it’s hard to imagine the trick being performed as anything but a closer—if not to your act, then at least as the finale of a series of card effects. Al Baker (not Dai Vernon) suggested that magicians stop thinking too soon. There’s a whiff of that in this trick.