WHAT'S UP DECK?
Here
you have a very interesting and strong piece
of magic. This routine was inspired by a
move that, I think, belongs to Darwin Ortiz.
You'll need a gaff card (which can be used
over and over again), but please don't be
put off by this and read further. Harry
Lorayne in APOCALYPSE said, "I like it,
it's good magic."
EFFECT
Some
magic happens with the four Tens of the
deck!
REQUIREMENTS
A
deck of cards and a special card that you
make by gluing two cards that match your
deck face to face, giving you a thick double
backed card.
PERFORMANCE
 Keep the gaffed card on top of the face down deck. Openly take out
the four Tens (I use Tens because they have
the biggest display of black and red having
so many pips) and leave them face up on
the table, the reds together and the blacks
together. Have a left little fingertip break
below the top card of the deck (double backed).
The right hand picks up the two black Tens
and drops them face up onto the face down
deck. Hold the top three card block from
above with the right hand. Peel the top
face up card onto the deck (figure 1) and
immediately the right hand turns its black
Ten (really the Ten spot and the double
card) face down onto the first Ten. The
Tens are now face to face with the double
backed card on top of them
The
right hand from above picks up the double
backed card and shows it on both sides,
apparently showing the face-to-face condition
of the Tens. Leave this card on the table.
Obtain a left little fingertip break under
the top two cards of the deck. The right
hand picks up the two red Tens from the
table and drops them face up onto the face
down deck. Square and you have a break under
the top four cards. With the right hand,
from above, lift the four card packet as
the left thumb peels the top red Ten onto
the deck (similar to figure 1). Now turn
the other red Ten (really three cards) face
down onto the first face up Ten. It looks
as it did with the black Tens.
 Now for a startling change. Move the top card to the eight (figure
2) and turn it over to show the two black
Tens (one in the right hand, the other on
top of the deck). Drop them face up onto
the table as you point to the double backed
card on the table.
Ask
the spectator to pick up the double backed
card. He will discover that the two cards
are stuck face to face. At the same time
take a little finger break under the top
two cards of the deck (the face to face
red Tens.)
FEATURE
ROUTINES
Take
the double backed card from the spectator
and drop it onto the deck. Flip it over
on the deck to show the other side but really
do a Triple Turnover (turning over three
cards.) All looks fair since another back
is seen. Pick up the top two cards (the
face to face red Tens) as one with the right
hand. This is easy to do because of the
double card; just riffle up at the inner
end with the right thumb and you'll have
an automatic stop that allows you to perform
an automatic double lift. Table the deck
and hold the two red Tens as one card.
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Show
both sides of the (apparent) double card,
then hold it with one short end up and its
lower end resting on the second and third
fingers of the right hand between the forefingers,
thumbs on the upper end (figure 3). Blow
on the upper end and start to split the
cards apart with the thumbs (figure 4).
A short sharp blow just as the thumbs start
splitting creates a good splitting sound.
Separate and display the two red Tens face
up, one on each hand.
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