SYNOPSIS:
Cardshark by Darwin Ortiz is a wealth of extraordinary material from an internationally renowned magician.
Darwin Ortiz is unquestionably one of the top card men in the world today. In this book, he offers you the chance to learn the routines that have earned him his living and his reputation. He discusses and explains all of the psychological insights, presentational angles and performing tips that could only have been gained from years of professional performance.
BOOK DETAILS:
Author/creator: Darwin Ortiz
Publisher: Kaufman & Greenberg
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 1995
Subjects: Cards
Pages: 189
Skill Level: Advanced
Availability: Out of Print
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
• Introduction (Paul Gertner) (p. 9)
• Foreword (p. 11)
Part One: Impromptu Miracles
• The Psychotronic Card (p. 14)
• James/Ellis loading move (p. 16)
• Against All Odds (p. 20)
• Bill Simon’s “Business Card Prophecy” move (p. 21)
• Signature Effect (p. 23)
• Kurtz’s pivot double lift (p. 25)
• L.J. move (p. 26)
• MC spread double lift (p. 28)
• Krenzel’s drag double lift (p. 30)
• K.M. move (p. 31)
• Four To One (p. 33)
• Erdnase top palm (p. 37)
• The Unholy Three (p. 39)
• underspread control (p. 40)
• Vernon transfer (p. 42)
• Beyond Sleight of Hand (p. 44)
• Jennings’ open control (p. 45)
• ribbonspread hideout (p. 46)
• Blockbuster (p. 49)
• half-pass (p. 50)
• Ortiz biased pressure fan (p. 51)
• Nulda’s Revenge (p. 54)
• Erdnase palm change (Adrian Plate Change) (p. 55)
• Norman Houghton’s pocket load (p. 56)
• New Hitchcock Aces (p. 58)
• Carney’s versa switch (p. 61)
• Kartenkunste (p. 65)
Part Two: Presentational Showpieces
• Pick-up On South Street (p. 70)
• The Market (p. 76)
• underspread force (p. 77)
• Elliot change (p. 80)
• Time And Again (p. 86)
• Ortiz tabled reverse double undercut (p. 90)
• Blind Aces (p. 95)
• gamblers’ cop (p. 96)
• Hartman’s uppercut move (p. 99)
• Museum Piece (p. 103)
• Zarrow addition move (p. 104)
• Stuart Gordon double turnover (p. 106)
• Marlo’s visual retention switch (p. 108)
• Harry In Your Pocket (p. 113)
• Time Piece (p. 116)
• Tamariz’s crossing-the-gaze switch (p. 120)
• The Phantom Card (p. 124)
• The Showdown (p. 128)
• Scarne card fold (p. 131)
• Ken Beale’s double-cut substitute (p. 133)
• Art Altman’s double undercut palm (p. 134)
• Bold Fusion (p. 139)
• Lorayne force (p. 140)
Part Three: Gambling Routines
• Beat The Dealer (p. 146)
• gamblers’ double deal (p. 147)
• The One-Handed Poker Deal (p. 149)
• Ortiz corner crimp handling (p. 149)
• Neal Elias’ one-handed cut (p. 151)
• one-handed riffle shuffle (p. 151)
• Chinese deal (p. 153)
• Face-Up Centers (p. 155)
• Darwin’s Poker Deal (p. 159)
• Braue reversal variation (p. 160)
• stripper switch (p. 161)
• Ose’s false cut (p. 164)
• Mr. Lucky (p. 167)
• Pick-A-Card Poker (p. 172)
• From The Cellar (p. 175)
• Darwin’s Bottom Runup System (p. 178)
• The Cross (p. 180)
• The Sting (p. 184)
• slip triple cut (p. 184)
