Ricky Jay guest stars in the “The Ranger, the Cook and the Hole in the Sky” (1995) starring Sam Elliott, Jerry O’Connell, and Molly Parker.

Sleight of Hand expert and Gambling aficionado, Daniel Madison, has graciously complied a beautiful ‘how to’ PDF booklet on marked decks. Did we mention it’s FREE!

Having cataloged my anthology of discoveries in close-up deception for the freshly released book INSIDE to both end a career in the world of magic and begin a journey deeper into the world of crooked gambling and modern deceptions, I wanted to set free what I feel is my most valuable offering and study on close up deception (in magic and gambling.) A book which uses simplicity to offer complexities, dear to the card cheat, priceless to the magician.

The marked deck is often referred to as ‘the weapon of choice for the amateur card cheat.’ In many ways I agree as all required is the ability to read the marked cards with invisibility and deftness, more experienced cheats find the risks of detection too high and also resort to safer, or more reliable methods in the field. However, this should not dent the potential of marked cards; especially when used in ‘friendly’ games or for magic, after all, learning the identity of a selected card before revelation offers the answer to over 90% of magic tricks.

That being said, and in short fashion I offer you this book, free of charge to offer a spark in your deceptive conscious.

33 Pages / 7 Marking Systems / DOWNLOAD (70mb)

This limited edition deck of playing cards was inspired by the original publication of The Expert at the Card Table, often referred to as “Erdnase”. Printed by the US Playing Card Company on a premium Aristocrat stock using the traditional casino Bee® back design with added white border. The producer of these cards used the same color green as the first edition, as well as incorporated the look and feel of the book into every detail of these cards. With a box that mimics the cover, an elegant back design, custom jokers and Ace of Spades, and two ad cards with a reprinted title page and Preface, these cards beautifully pay homage to what many consider the “Bible” of card technique.

Because we are unsure where these cards came from as they were obtained from an anonymous seller, we can’t say how long they will be available for or how many there actually are. We simply don’t know. We were only able to obtain a limited amount and do expect to sell out this month.

The Expert at the Card Table

The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase is a book detailing sleight of hand and cheating techniques using playing cards and in continual publication since 1902. This beautiful facsimile of the first edition was published anonymously in celebration of the centennial of this classic work on sleight-of-hand deception with playing cards. Limited to 750 copies and long unavailable, we have secured the few remaining new copies.

Pick one up today along with your order of Erdnase Playing Cards.

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Andre Jikh is hands down one of the best at what he does. This video was made for YOUR DAY, a film festival sponsored by Nikon Camera.

An instant flashback of a character’s life and all that’s significant to him all in one day. The Cardistry (card stunts) represent all the complexities and problems of life that live within him.

A short film I produced with the help of my trusty friends. Spanning over two weeks and a multitude of locations in Las Vegas, Nevada which was both a blessing (lots of lights), and a curse (too many casinos]. We had a blast making it! It was a ton of fun.

Like your uncle at a family party, the rumpled Swedish doctor Lennart Green says, “Pick a card, any card.” But what he does with those cards is pure magic — flabbergasting, lightning-fast, how-does-he-do-it? magic.

Steve Forte is a living legend. Respected worldwide for his unparalleled knowledge of the gambling industry. This short video was made to inform the gambler of the many dishonest techniques used by both the shark and casino to gain an advantage.

To further your awareness in gambling protection please checkout Steve’s 3 DVD set at: store.dananddave.com/gps.html

The SWE Shift is one of the most widely practiced and rarely perfected moves out of Erdnase. It’s applications are endless, and it’s utility is beyond measure. A card control, a pass, a tool in your arsenal.

Taught in vivid detail with over the shoulder angles by Chris Kenner, illustrating his work, thoughts, and ideas on the move after over 25 years of practice. Available as an instant download on Theory11.com

Watch as this young man demonstrates the art of card mocking (switching cards), False Shuffles, and False Dealing. I’m particularly keen to the Zarrow Shuffle performed in this demonstration, it’s a fantastic idea and well executed.

Let your mind dream for a moment. Imagine that The Expert at the Card Table did not exist, yet. Imagine you are a part of E. S. Andrew’s (S.W. Erdnase spelled backwards) team of creative directors preparing to release the modern day version of The Expert at the Card Table. Whether it is the same book, or today’s DVD equivalent, it does not matter. You are the creator’s right hand man. Being a very secretive guy, he hates the camera, but he needs a groundbreaking trailer worthy of his groundbreaking material. YOU are in charge of making this trailer. You will be his hand double, showing on the video the card cheating techniques that he would show.

In just three short weeks dananddave.com had 16 submissions which you can watch here. After looking them over multiple times we finally came to the conclusion that Michael Stern delivered a trailer with great production value and superb sleight of hand. Exactly what we were looking for in this contest. Congratulations Michael Stern!

Special thanks to dananddave.com for hosting the contest.

A unique one-hand flourish created by UK magician and sleight of hand expert Daniel Madison.

The original GPS was a series of 4 videotapes produced by Steve Forte and Paul Donnelly in the mid-1980s. The series exposed dozens of cheating techniques that were used in private games (and to a lessor-extent, casinos) and methods of protection from those techniques. The series was never intended to teach people how to cheat, but rather to protect them from cheaters.

20 years later…

Steve Forte’s long-awaited Gambling Protection Series is available now for immediate shipping! This 3-disc set contains all four volumes of the original series on the first two discs, and a third disc filled with “bonus” features, most of which have never been seen before. See the “Contents” button for a complete breakdown of the discs’ contents.

Steve Forte’s “Gambling Protection Series” now available on DVD

Trailer edited by Grant Carden and Damian Nieman.
Produced by Jason England and Steve Forte.

What Gambit should have been. Taylor Kitsch was awesome in X-Men Origins, but he barely used his signature playing cards! Here’s our little take on Gambit after watching the movie… if he was into cardistry.

Conceptualized by: Virtuoso