Merlin at the Card Table

Merlin at the Card Table: Section Two of “And a Pack of Cards”

Merlin at the Card Table: Section Two of “And a Pack of Cards”. Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Section two
Merlin at the card table
A routine of sleights to be performed at the card table
The riffle stack False cuts on the table
A barefaced method
The herrmann pass for slipping the cut
A faked run up
The audacity run up
Using the spread as a trick
The hop off the bottom
Topping the pack
A bottom run up
The overhand false shuffle and jog
False shuffle retaining a number of cards on the top
Naming the hole cards in stud poker
The peek, with second or bottom dealing in stud poker
The bottom deal as used in a game
The story of the cold deck 
Dealing four aces from anyone’s pack
The shooting of pete mcguff
Master poker dealing
Exhibition poker feat
Pinochle
A simple run up for pinochle
Bridge-whist
Challenge bridge demonstration
Glossary