Spectator cuts to the Aces

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Harmony of Numbers "An Original Card Divertissement"
several piles made by cutting and saying stop, each pile has ten cards and a Ten spot on top
Related to 1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
28
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Year in Your Life four digits of named year cut to
Related toVariations 1942
Miracle Shuffles and Tricks
19
Bob Veeser A Subtlety for the Spectator Cuts the Aces two Aces are on one pile, bluff sequence, packets assembled one by one and top cards tabled
Variations 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
46
Edward Marlo Bluff Ace Cutting packets assembled one by one and top cards tabled, bluff
Inspired byRelated to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
46
Edward Marlo Marlo's Four Card Miracle four selections, faro control, cut to the Aces with selections
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
47
Alton Sharpe Jumping Jacks performer cuts pack into four piles, Jacks on top, then matrix routine with table mat with post card covers
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
145
Edward Marlo Cutting the Aces
1969
Expert Card Mysteries
147
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #1 Lorayne says he didn't do any research, so the methods might not be his
 		1971
Reputation-Makers
50
Derek Dingle, Edward Marlo To Catch an Ace #2
Inspired by 1971
Reputation-Makers
53
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #3
Related to 1971
Reputation-Makers
56
Harry Lorayne Case Aces Spectator Cuts to the Aces with color changing back kicker of aces
 		1971
Reputation-Makers
63
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #4
1971
Reputation-Makers
65
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #5
Variations 1971
Reputation-Makers
69
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #5A
1971
Reputation-Makers
71
Harry Lorayne To Catch an Ace #6
Related to 1971
Reputation-Makers
74
Edward Marlo Lead-in Ace Cutting
Variations Apr. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
25
Jim Surprise Surprise Aces: Spectator Cuts The Aces
Variations 1972
Card Cavalcade
91
Jerry K. Hartman A Cut Above mirroring each other, magician and spectator each cut four piles, magician has cut to Kings, spectator has cut to Aces with corresponding order of suits
Also published here 1972
Packet Magic
38
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill spectator cuts to the Aces after they are openly lost, for a climax they are separated throughout deck and magician finds them all in a group with one Charlier cut
Related to
  • "A Problem Posed, 38th Method" (Edward Marlo, The New Tops, March 1965, p. 24)
 1972
Packet Magic
39
Put Up Bottom Deal Variation No. 487, four packets cut to, Aces found on bottom
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
136
Mystic Number Card Routine No. 499, four packets cut by spectator, remaining cards are ten cards, Ten on bottom of each cut-off packet
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
138
Harry Lorayne Half-Force Aces spectator cuts to the aces, they change to kings, aces produced from anywhere
 		1973
Rim Shots
23
Harry Lorayne Half-Force Open Prediction three prediction cards, spectator cuts deck into three packets, top cards match
 		1973
Rim Shots
26
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill II Spectator cuts to Aces, then magician cuts to Aces in different flashy ways
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Means & Ends
28
Steve Spillman Bottom Card Blind bottom slip cut
  • Ideas with the Bottom Card Blind
    • Culling the Aces
    • Cutting the Aces
    • Follow the Card
 		1973
"My Hands Can Be Yours"
21
Edward Marlo Another Spectator Cuts the Aces with bluff, two Aces end up on same pile
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
209
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts To Locate Aces spectator cuts four piles, numbers of top cards are counted and every Ace is found
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)
244
Paul Harris Silver and Aces spectator cuts to the Aces and a coin are found under each ace
Related to 1976
The Magic of Paul Harris
49
Edward Marlo A Spectator Unwittingly Cuts to the Aces
Also published here
  • 37th solution in The New Tops (March 1965)
 1976
Lecture Notes 1
9
Gene Maze Spectator Aces - new version three methods
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
326
Paul Curry Tops Of The Heaps Ace to Four instead of four aces
 		1977
Special Effects
13
Danny Korem The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces #10,001 two cards as hung cards, two added to bottom after shuffling
 		1977
Innovative Magic No. 2
13
Allan Ackerman Al Leech's "Posthumous"
1978
Here's My Card
98
Ken Krenzel Variation of To Catch and Ace #6
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
89
Ken Krenzel KK's HHH
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
97
Gustave Southall Dialing the Cards telephone number of spectator dealt out with "the spectator cuts to and counts down to the Aces" procedure
 		1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
33
Reinhard Müller Bonus: Ein Zuschauer findet die vier Asse card chosen with cutting procedure, rest cut into three packets, Aces are found
 		Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
35
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts Aces three methods
Related to 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
323
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts U Count variation of "Spectator Cuts And Counts To The Aces", no set up
Variations 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
326
Harry Lorayne Double Take using pick-up from wrong packets
Variations 1979
Quantum Leaps
214
Karl Fulves Textbook Aces spectator cuts to Aces, then performer, at bottom of piles is Royal Flush
  • Immediate Aces
  • Knockout Poker
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 24)
1298
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Face Card Fantasy with Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks
 		Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
66
Father Cyprian Door to Door Card Sharp Deck shuffled, spectator cuts to four Aces, magician turns them over
Inspired by
  • "The Spectator Aces" (Alan Shaxon, Magigram)
 1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
7
Gene Maze The Spectator Cuts the Aces
1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
49
Gene Maze Cutting Colors color changing back climax
 		1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
58
Steve Beam Cutting to the Aces spectator cuts and finds two Aces, Aces are cut inside the two halves to find other Aces
 		1980
Card Tricks from Mount Olympus
15
Jon Racherbaumer, David Solomon Spectator Cuts Off more than he can Choose spectator cuts deck in four packets, after some counting and packet handling aces, queens and kings are turned over
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
3
Stephen Tucker Fantasia four cards are cut to, which are predicted with miniature cards, cards have different colored back than rest of the deck which is blank on the face too
 		Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
148
Daryl Martinez Cut to Kill Kings and Aces, further credits see page 55
Related to Dec. 1982
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 4)
29
David Britland Specututular!
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
309
Alex East The musical deck cards with singers, composers and songs, spectator cuts to a matching combination, they transform to another song that is played from music box
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
327
Justin Higham, Stephen Tucker, Pascal Monmoine Pandemonium
  • growing Deck gag (Higham)
  • trouser pocket as servante (Higham)
  • card revelation gag with two spectators selecting the same card (Tucker)
  • five coins travel from hand to hand and then change into one coin (Tucker)
  • Cutting the Aces, Bilis/ Marlo variation idea (Monmoine)
 		Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
420
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Sand Trick cutting the Ace, beach method, hiding Aces under sand
 		1983
The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas
98
Joe Riding, Peter Wilker Dritteln bitte spectators cut three packets and count them, bottom cards match card which was placed aside in the beginning
Inspired by
  • Joe Riding's routine in "Abracadabra"
Variations 		1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 5)
129
Walter "Waltini" Schällebaum Dritteln Bitte spectators cut three packets and count them, bottom cards match card which was placed aside in the beginning
Inspired by 1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 6)
192
Edward Marlo Spectator's Ace Cutting twelve methods, some where the spectator turn over the aces, some quadrupel stop effects, for 11th method see page 284
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
244
Neal Elias Spectator Cuts the Aces as a Prelude
Inspired by 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
307
Stephen Tucker Literally Spelling The Aces four cards instead of Aces, the cards are from an ABC deck and the four cards spell A-C-E-S
 		Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1264
Peter Duffie Face Up Garcia spectator cuts to four cards which change into Aces
Inspired by 1984
Contemporary Card Magic
26
Lou Gallo Incredible Cards and Coins eight coins appear under four Aces
Also published here Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
335
Harry Lorayne Past Participle deck cut in four packets by spectator, spectator choses top card of one pile, top cards of other piles are used to count down, mates to selection found
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
406
Bob King Bluff Cut Aces and Kings
Variations 1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
442
Roger Crosthwaite Half a Classic multi-phase routine
  • Spectator cuts to the Aces
  • Triumph
  • Revelation of chosen card
  • Aces change into Eights, Aces found in pocket, selection in card case
Inspired by 1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
4
Larry Jennings Reaping the Aces I & II two handlings
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
130
Richard Vollmer Lazy Man's Invisible Back & Front Palm Kings are on table, spectator cuts deck into four piles, performer puts Kings on the piles, they all travel invisibly on one pile, top card of each pile is then shown to be an Ace
Variations Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1253
Edward Marlo Another Spectator Cuts the Aces
1986
Thirty Five Years Later
43
John Bannon Eight is Enough spectator cuts into four piles, Queens shown as top cards, then Aces as well
 		1986
Mirage
17
William Goodwin Spectator Cuts to the Aces
1986
At the Expense of Grey Matter
4
Roberto Giobbi Der Psychotest spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Also published here 1987
CardPerfect
9
Ken Simmons Simply Cutting to the Aces Aces cut to, optional follow-up in which they are cut into deck again and come back to top
 		1987
Riffling the Pasteboards — Again!
4
Ken Simmons Another Cutting to the Aces
Variations 1987
Riffling the Pasteboards — Again!
5
Daniel McCarthy Spectator Cuts the Aces inspired by Marlo's 36th Method in "A Problem Posed" reference
Inspired by Oct. 1987
New Directions (Issue 6)
100
Larry Jennings Spectator Cuts the Aces #1111 two methods
 		1988
The Cardwright
102
Larry Jennings Spectator Cuts the Aces Again
1988
The Cardwright
109
Edward Marlo A Problem Posed credit information
  • 35th Method
  • 36th Method
  • 37th Method
  • 38th Method
  • 39th Method
  • 40th Method
  • 41st Method
  • 45th Method (spectator shuffles before the cutting)
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1965
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
135
Edward Marlo As an Opener
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1965
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
174
Peter Wilker Das Datum deck with numbers, cards are cut in packets and top cards changed, cards form date or birthday, using card box
Also published here
  • George Blake's "Four Ace Finale" in "Commercial Card Tricks" 1969.
 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Bob King If At First spectator cuts deck into four piles, top cards are not Aces but instantly change to Aces
Also published here July 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 7)
1664
David Regal How in the World?
Oct. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 10)
1698
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts Aces to Face
1989
So Soon?
27
David Williamson Spectator Cuts the Kings
Also published here May 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Bob King If At First spectator cuts deck into four piles, top cards are not Aces but instantly change to Aces
Also published here 1989
Magician Foolers
2
Alex East Das Musikantenspiel cards with singers, composers and songs, spectator cuts to a matching combination, they transform to another song that is played from music box
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
14
Edward Marlo Delayed Spectator Ace Cutting Kings are on table, spectator cuts deck into four piles, performer puts Kings on the piles, they all travel invisibly on one pile, top card of each pile is then shown to be an Ace
Inspired by Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
2
Jon Racherbaumer Karl Fulves: The Great Pretender eight pages on credit fights, J. W. Sarles
  • Item One: Marlo & Double Vanish & Recovery
  • Item Two: Scorpio Switch vs. Another Sandwich Switchout (The New Tops, June 1985)
  • Item Three: Spectator cut the Aces plot
  • Item Four: Bottop Change
  • Item Five: Jordan Count
  • Item Six: Oil & Water effect
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
7
Gerd Winkler Cut to Aces
1989
German Card Top Twenties
61
Shigeo Takagi To the Cut packets in square, fake/crossed pick-ups
Also published here Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1770
Edward Marlo, Bruce Cervon Spread Cut Aces
1990
Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes
34
David Solomon Bonus Spectator cuts to four Tens
Also published here 1990
David Solomon T.A.O.M. Convention
16
Shigeo Takagi Who Cuts First? packets in square, fake/crossed pick-ups
Also published here 1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
40
David Williamson Spectator Cuts the Kings
Also published here 1990 ca.
How Magic Works
13
Allan Ackerman The Spectator Cuts Double four packets are cut by spectator, top cards are Kings and bottom cards are Aces
Also published here 1991
Magic Castle Lecture Notes
8
Jon Racherbaumer The Great Pretender: Karl Fulves eight pages on credit fights, J. W. Sarles
  • Item One: Marlo & Double Vanish & Recovery
  • Item Two: Scorpio Switch vs. Another Sandwich Switchout (The New Tops, June 1985)
  • Item Three: Spectator cut the Aces plot
  • Item Four: Bottop Change
  • Item Five: Jordan Count
  • Item Six: Oil & Water effect
Also published here Sep. 1991
The Racherbaumer Papers (Issue 1)
6
Jerry K. Hartman Foundation four packets in a row, top cards removed
Variations 1991
Card Craft
390
Jerry K. Hartman Overskill Spectator cuts to Aces, then magician cuts to Aces in different flashy ways, with new handling refinements
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
392
Peter Duffie Pre-Classic Ace Cutting top cards of the four piles are put on a packet that's ready for an assembly follow-up
 		1991
Imagine
[2]
James Swain, Bill Malone Elevator Aces spectator selects four cards which turn out to be the Aces, cards are buried but appear on top
Inspired by 1992
Don't Blink
81
Daryl Martinez Spectator Queen, King & Ace Cut Aces on bottom, Kings and Queens on top
Related to 1992
Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic — Session 1992
12
Christoph Borer A Spectator Ace Cut using flat palm
 		Nov. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 11)
2284
Larry Jennings リーピングジエーセス (Ripping the Aces) Spectator cuts to the Aces
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
153
Peter Duffie Audience Participation using tabled Pick-Up double lift
 		1993
Applications
43
Walt Lees A Spectator Cuts the Aces
Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
8
Jerry K. Hartman, Vicente Canuto Aparición de Ases y Reyes mirroring each other, magician and spectator each cut four piles, magician has cut to Kings, spectator has cut to Aces
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
117
Vicente Canuto Cuatro Ases al Corte del Espectador -1
1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
139
Vicente Canuto Cuatro Ases al Corte del Espectador - 2 spectator cuts four packets one is picked up and top cards added to top
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
212
Allan Ackerman, Debbie Ackerman The Spectator Cuts Double Aces on bottom, Kings on Top
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
85
Allan Ackerman, Daryl Martinez The Spectator Cuts Triple Aces on bottom, Kings and Queens on top
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
89
Justin Higham Spectator Cuts, Magician Delivers
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
72
Stephen Tucker, Rudolf Braunmüller Freitag blank cards are cut to instead of Aces, Aces not working today, gag
Inspired by July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
174
Bob Veeser, Larry Jennings The Spectator Cuts the Aces
Also published here 1995
Card College — Volume 1
51
Doug Edwards The Spectator Cuts - Again
Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2584
Bob King This Should Come As A Suprise interesting variation on swindle cut
 		Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2590
Edward Marlo The Ultimate Spectator Cuts the Aces Aces start in card shelf, two methods
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
170
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts Aces seven methods, some with tabled palm, holding out
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1976
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
292
Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts to Locate Aces spectator cuts and values are used to count down to Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
299
Bob King Dazzle Aces direct, first packet cut by performer
 		1995
Opening Night Magic
6
Jerry K. Hartman Quartered And Drawn spectator cuts deck in four piles and top cards are shown to be indifferent, bottom card of each pile are Aces
VariationsAlso published here
  • (Jerry K. Hartman, The Crimp, February 1993)
 1995
After Craft
142
Jerry K. Hartman Cutting Edge spectator fairly cuts deck into four piles, performer picks up top card of each and turns them over one at a time to reveal the Aces
Inspired by 1995
After Craft
146
Paul Harris, Tim Carlson Silver and Aces (revised) spectator cuts to the aces and a coin are found under each ace, featuring "Tim's Industrial Strength Gaff"
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
75
Neal Elias Ace Cutting Sequence
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
77
James Swain, Bob Farmer The Spectator Cuts to the Aces two versions
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
74
Lou Gallo Incredible Cards and Coins eight coins appear under four Aces
Also published here 1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
32
Udo Wächter Der Charme der Herz Dame long routine
  • spectator cuts to the Aces
  • the Queen of Hearts appears
  • the Queen of Hearts whispers the spectators thought
  • the Queen of Hearts turns an Ace face down
  • the Queen of Hearts changes into the Ace
  • the vanished Queen of Hearts appears between the Aces
  • the Queen of Hearts and two Aces change places in a flash
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
161
Justin Higham Spectator Cuts - Magician Delivers
Nov. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 11)
2857
Michael Skinner, William Goodwin New Year's Resolution spectator cuts deck in four piles and selects four cards from second deck, those values are used to count down to the Aces in the four piles
 		1997
The Ancient Empty Street
3
Christian Scherer Fernseh-Asse performer cuts to the aces one by one
 		1997
Karten à la carte
34
Bruce Cervon The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces Once More
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
12
Bruce Cervon Again, The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces!
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
14
Bruce Cervon The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces Once More II
1998
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
17
Frank Stefani Jack Attack spectator cuts to four Jacks and finds selection, see "Informant" reference for impromptu version
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
102
Karl Fulves Rapid City Aces 203rd Ace related
Inspired by 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
236
Karl Fulves Now Serving cannibal presentation for the trick
Inspired by 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
242
Dave Robertson Spectator Makes Good wrong card found, spectator cuts deck in three piles, same value than selection is on top and wrong card changes into selection
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo version for Cutting the Aces
Variations 		1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
80
Steve Mayhew "Attitude" spectator cuts to an Ace and three indifferent cards, three cards changed into Aces
Also published here 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 1)
9
Bob King Spectator Cuts and Cheats spectator cuts to the Aces three times, then they change back color
 		1998
Card Notes
13
Bob King My Opener breather crimp
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Card Notes
18
Jason Alford A Quarter Off spectator cuts to four advertising cards with 25 cents off each, gag comment
 		1998
Thinking & Wondering
19
Andrew Wimhurst Cut Deeper Aces using cut deeper force
 		1999
Low Down Dirty Tricks
17
David Regal Clean Cut Spectator cut to the Aces
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
47
Karl Fulves Luck Beats Skill spectator cuts to four Aces and finds selection, credit information
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
41
Aldo Colombini Ace High spectator cuts to Aces, Aces put onto four packets, deck assembled, Aces come to top, repeat
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
20
Jerry K. Hartman Forced Ace Trick spectator cuts off four packets from tabled deck in places them jogged forwards and backwards into performer's hand, Ace shown on bottom of each
 		July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
1
Udo Wächter The Charm of the Queen of Hearts long routine
  • spectator cuts to the Aces
  • the Queen of Hearts appears
  • the Queen of Hearts whispers the spectators thought
  • the Queen of Hearts turns an Ace face down
  • the Queen of Hearts changes into the Ace
  • the vanished Queen of Hearts appears between the Aces
  • the Queen of Hearts and two Aces change places in a flash
Inspired byAlso published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
166
Baltazar Fuentes Spectator Cuts Double II Aces and Tens
Inspired by 2000
I'm Dancing
37
Baltazar Fuentes Spectator Cuts to the Aces three methods
 		2000
I'm Dancing
41
Karl Fulves Spectator Cuts To Whatever "Three Trix"
also as four-card prediction
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
111
Jerry Mentzer Any Way four packets arrived at, a King (or Queen, two-way out) on top of each
 		2000
Card File Two
45
Iain Girdwood Gerrymandering Threes cut to and count down, spectator cuts deck in three piles, top of center pile is a Three, other Threes are found by counting three down in each pile
Inspired by
  • "Magician versus Spectator" (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp No. 34)
Variations 		2000
Virtual Miracles
[16]
Walt Lees Royal Ace Cut
2000
Virtual Miracles
[28]
Justin Higham Spectator Cuts to Indicate the Aces top cards are used to count down
Inspired byVariations 2001
The Simulation of Miracles
31
Karl Fulves, William P. Miesel Cutting the Aces No. 26
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
53
Harry Lorayne A Cutting Spectator pick-up from wrong packets
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
527
Peter Duffie Spectator Cuts to the Aces
Inspired by 2001
Cards By All Means
4
Peter Duffie Spectator Cuts to the Aces...Plus! four Kings placed aside, spectator cuts four packets, Kings on top, cards placed aside are now Aces
 		2001
Cards By All Means
5
Terry LaGerould The Tell-A-Pathic Gypsies three Queens change to value of selected cards, spectator then cuts to Queens
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
28
Terry LaGerould Cardboard Keyboard spectator cuts deck in four piles, top cards shown, those top cards then change to Aces
Inspired byVariations 2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
34
Terry LaGerould Instantane-e-Ace-ly spectator cuts deck in four piles, bottom cards shown indifferent, they then change to Aces
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
45
Jamie Badman Your Lucky Number! spectator cuts to named four-of-a-kind, faro
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
46
Jerry K. Hartman Cut, Man! Do! using Harry Riser subtlety
Related to June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
30
Paul Cummins, Chad Long No Mercy longer routine, swindle cut the Aces
 		2002
FASDIU II
77
Bob King My Opener
Inspired byAlso published here 2002
The Breather 3
11
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Prime Cut four cards form spectator's birthday
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
57
Trevor McCombie Caffeine four Queens are removed and tabled, then spectator cuts the Aces procedure with Queens, tabled cards turn out to be the Aces
 		Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
22
Joshua Jay Spectator Cuts to the Jacks first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
Also published here July 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)
74
Herb Zarrow, Roberto Giobbi A Psychological Test spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1139
Steve Belchou, Roberto Giobbi The Poker Player's Royal Flush Aces are cut to, royal flush appears as well
Related toVariations 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1298
David Williamson Return of the Kings
Also published here 2003
MagiFest ManiFest
12
Bob Farmer Opti-Con: Five-Packet Optical Confusion Illusion
  • Flim-Flam: The Way of the Scamurai
deck cut into five packets, top cards are an Ace through Five Royal Flush, using bluff pick-up
Related to Oct. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10)
15
Bob Farmer Flushing Out the Aces cutting deck in four packets, top cards are Aces and a Queen, buff pick-up sequence
 		Dec. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)
19
Bob Farmer LaGging spectator cuts deck in five piles, top cards shown, those top cards are re-arranged and then change to Royal Flush
Inspired by Dec. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)
19
Jackie McClements Knocking on Heaven's Door "A trick for Bob Neale"
story trick, Jack, King and Ace of Hearts lost, spectator cuts deck into three piles, three Sixes are on top
Inspired by
  • "A Card Trick with A Message" (Jackie McClements, The Crimp, p. 468)
 2004
A Lecture
12
John Scarne Stock Holder performer and spectator alternately cut the deck and deal the top card to the other, performer names the cards he dealt to spectator and performer has four Aces
 		2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
100
David Jade Cutting Off Colors color changing back kicker
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
92
Rick Merrill Sybil Cut Flush Ouellet's Ace production followed by Sybil cut with one Royal Flush cards at face of each packet
Related to 2005
Home Schooled
20
Joshua Jay Overlap Jack Cutting first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
  • Phase One: The Spectator Cuts to Four Jacks
  • Phase Two: The Magician Cuts to Four Jacks (Sort of)
Also published here 2005
Overlap
81
Bob King Color Cut color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2005
My Best To You
13
Peter Duffie Lead-in using additional twelve cards in the handling for later Ace Assembly, no lapping
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo method with lapping
 2005
Card Secrets Unlocked
20
Peter Duffie On a Roll spectator selects a card and cuts the deck into three piles, top cards and selection make up the four Jacks
 		2005
Card Secrets Unlocked
26
Gordon Bruce The Hands of a Surgeon
2005
Scotland Up Close
5
George McBride Veeser Meets Steranko lateral palm
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
33
Dai Vernon Cutting The Aces spectator cuts to the Aces, with sucker moves as magician fooler
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
10
Andi Gladwin Double-header Prediction three selections predicted, spectators cut to their selections
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
31
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Casher lots of counting involved
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
420
Jon Racherbaumer, Larry Jennings Blind-Bluff Aces four Ace Revelation by cutting packets
Inspired by June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
11
Jerry K. Hartman Kooky Cutter spectator cuts four piles, Ace on top of each
 		2007
Card Dupery
210
Jerry K. Hartman Cut to the Choice magician knows how many cards four spectators will cut off the deck, then top card of each pile is shown to be an Ace
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
214
Dave Robertson Predictriple three cards predicted, spectator cuts deck into three piles, top cards match prediction
Inspired by 2007
Miraculous Minds
76
Nick Trost The Insurance Card II spectator cuts to four cards, initial selection completes straight flush, two versions
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
109
Manuel Montes Cortando por los ases - versión por descarga
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
58
Grace Ann Morgan +1 spectator cuts to four cards, performer cuts to one higher each, with Si Stebbins variation
Also published here 2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
12
Nick Trost Quick Ace Opener deck made into four packets, Aces found
Also published here
  • New Tops, June 1966
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
362
Nick Trost A Poker Player's Puzzler Aces are cut to with counting procedure, royal flush appears as well
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
374
Tom Stone Glitching the Aces
Also published here July 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 7)
71
Bob King Color Cut color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2010
Card Magic USA
124
Tom Stone, Harry Riser Glitching the Aces
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
223
Harry Lorayne SCAM "Spectator Cuts Aces Method"
with repeat explanation of "To Catch an Ace #6"
Related toAlso published here 2011
Special Effects
118
Harry Lorayne All For(ce) One Loryane Force application, spectators point to position in deck and divide the deck into four sections that way, Aces on faces
 		2011
Special Effects
183
William Goodwin Count Back to Count Down spectator eventually forms four piles, numbers of top cards are counted and every Ace is found
Inspired by 2011
Evolution
35
Nick Trost Royal Barrage spectator cuts and counts to the Aces procedure for marriage
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1973
 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
637
Allan Ackerman Predetermined Cutting unknown card pocketed, spectator names card, he cuts deck in four piles to a three-of-a-kind and an indifferent card, named card to complete quartet removed from pocket
VariationsAlso published here 2012
The Cardjurer
65
Allan Ackerman Impromptu Predetermined Cutting no-stack handling
Inspired byAlso published here 2012
The Cardjurer
69
Rich Aviles Wake-Up Call spectator cuts deck into four piles, top four cards removed, bottom four cards have three Aces and an indifferent card, the four removed cards are fused into final Ace
  • Alternate Ending (Royal Flush)
Inspired by 2012
520 Years Later
1
Steve Reynolds Spectator Cuts 12 Ways Aces on bottom, Kings and Queens on top
Inspired byVariations 2012
520 Years Later
24
Bruce Bernstein Four Card Prediction & What's In a Name? four cards cut by spectator are predicted, variation with ABC card, name
Also published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "Four Card Prediction & What's In a Name?" in "The Lecture Compendium", 2006.
 2012
Unreal
60
Harry Lorayne Perfect Illusion(S) "Spectator Cuts Aces Method", with repeat explanation of "To Catch an Ace #6"
Also published here Jan. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 1)
44
Justin Higham Bold Thumb-Off fake pick-up of top card of tabled packet with packet in hand
 		2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
42
Nick Trost Lead-In: Spectator Cuts to the Aces
2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
650
Nick Trost The Four Kings gambling routine with four extra Kings and honest riffle shuffle
  • Phase One - Spectator Cuts to the Kings
  • Phase Two - Controlling the Kings in Poker
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
803
Edward Marlo, Paul Vigil A Modified Marlo Sequence three cards
Inspired by 2014
Classic Fantastic
55
Tomas Blomberg, Jack Parker Jack's Trick spectator cuts deck into four packets, a Queen is placed on each packet, they assemble on one packet, then it is shown that spectator also cut to the Aces
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
254
Steve Mayhew Attitude spectator cuts to an Ace and three indifferent cards, three cards changed into Aces
Also published here 2014
Mayhew
24
József Kovács Or... The magician and a helper bury the four kings in the deck. The two of them later cut to the four kings.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
105
Steve Beam Tradeoffs Four kings are lost in the pack. The magician and a helper cut the cards to locate them.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
107
Esteban del Acebo Esteban's Aces Spectator cuts to the four aces.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
111
Dani DaOrtiz Semi-Automatic Ace Production Spectator chooses where to cut the pack to separate it into packets. The top card of each packet is an ace.
Related to
  • Second Method (1876)
  • "How to Have Someone Think of a Card and Guess What it is" (Horatio Galasso, Giochi de Carte, 1593)
 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
120
Ben Train In-Need-Of-A-Clever-Name Aces 4-ace production
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
30
Ben Train Still-Searching-For-A-Title Aces Spectator cuts to the aces.
Inspired by 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
32
Harry Lorayne, Bob Veeser Fake Turnover from wrong packet
 		2015
JawDroppers!
34
Tom Stone Glitching the Aces
Also published here 2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
8
Pit Hartling The Right Kind of Wrong four values cut to in one deck are used to count down to named four-of-a-kind in second deck
 		2016
In Order to Amaze
178
Larry Jennings Reaping the Aces I
Related to 2016
In Order to Amaze
181
Roberto Giobbi 1371 spectator cuts to Ace, Three, Seven, Ace for the year in which playing cards are first mentioned
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 16)
51
Roberto Giobbi Hofzinser's Glove presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 26)
90
Christoph Borer, Edward Marlo I Cut to the Aces
Inspired by 2016
21
242
Joseph Barry Flying with Balloons magician or spectator cuts to the Aces
Inspired by
  • Marlo's methods in New Tops
 Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
17
Allan Hagen X X X X spectator cuts to her four-digit PIN code
 		2017
Serendipity
26
Harry Lorayne Hail HaLo to Aces and Kings
Inspired by 2017
JawDroppers! Two
104
Nick Trost A Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Spectator Cuts to the Aces
  • Phase Two - Poker (using Ten Card Poker Deal principle)
 		2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1408
Nick Trost Pat-Hand Poker Deal six hands dealt and performer wins, credit information
  • Phase One - Spectator Cuts to the Aces
  • Phase Two - Poker Deal
Inspired byRelated to 2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1411
Nick Trost Cutting to a Flush spectator cuts deck into five packets after a riffle shuffle, he cuts to straight flush
Inspired by
  • "Estimating the Flush" (Paul Gordon, Card Magic Companion, 2003)
 2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1475
Johnny Thompson, Larry Jennings, Edward Marlo Spectator Cuts to the Aces
Related to 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
168
Herb Zarrow Reaping the Aces I Finesse
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
169
Herb Zarrow, Johnny Thompson Zarrow Translating Deck spectator answers some questions, performer apparently removes four cards according to answers, spectator cuts to the four mates
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Translating Deck" (MUM, Sept. 1995)
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
187
David Solomon Spectator Cuts U Count - Circa 2014 variation of "Spectator Cuts And Counts To The Aces"
Inspired by 2018
Solomon's Secrets
173
Giancarlo Scalia Destiny spectator cuts off small packet, then he cuts four piles and top cards are all the same and corresponding to amount of initial packet
Related to 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
197
Harry Lorayne Royal Take Royal Flush version
Inspired by 2018
And Finally!
207
Allan Ackerman, Tony Picasso, Fenik Your Lucky Day spectator names a card, cutting estimation by spectator, he eventually cuts to his named card, then a four packet monte routine is done and the matching three-of-a-kind show up
Inspired byAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
104
Fritz Alkemade, Benjamin Earl Just in Time v2.0.4 (self-working) After shuffling, spectator cuts the deck into three piles. After some dealing, reveal the three top cards to tell the current time. Uses a Ben Earl sequence inspired by Poker Player's Picnic
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Just in Time
16
Nick Trost Another Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Spectator Cuts to the Aces (shown by Jamie Kurtz)
  • Phase Two - Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
  • Phase Three - Dealing a Straight Flush
Inspired by 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1718
Nick Trost Inseparable Sevens Routine
  • Phase One (spectator cuts the Aces)
  • Phase Two (Inseparable Aces)
  • Phase Three (Ace Sandwich)
Inspired by
  • Ace Sandwich (Al Leech, 1953)
  • "Four Aces Once Again" (Sam Schwartz, The Linking Ring, May 1972)
  • "The Inseparable Sevens" (J. Stewart Smith, One More Thought on Cards, 1955)
 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1746
Henok Negash Luck vs Skill spectator cuts to four random cards which the performer changes into Aces one by one, then the spectator does cut to the Aces
Inspired by May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
203
Larry Jennings Easy Intuition first Ace found with version of ten-twenty force, then one of two options
  • re-deal force in two packets
  • cutting the Aces with switch
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
451
David Britland Slay Belles
  • Cardopolis
 		Feb. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 2)
46
George McBride Harry's Game spectator cuts to the Threes, with counting procedure
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
42
Andrew Galloway Spectator Cuts to the Aces bluff turnover on packets
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
103
Dave Robertson Re-Spectator Makes Good wrong card found, spectator cuts deck in three piles, same value than selection is on top and wrong card changes into selection
Inspired by 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
128
Shimpei Katsuragawa Hofsimple piles dropped onto table, one chosen and counted as seven cards, spectator cuts deck into four piles with a Sevens on top of each
 		2022
La Campanella
43
Joshua Jay Spectator Cuts to the Jacks first spectator cuts to the Jacks, then performer tries but really they all come to the top and he cuts off three single cards as gag
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
100
David Jade Cutting Off Colors color changing back kicker
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
280
Jerry K. Hartman Carlo Monte four piles cut by spectator, spectator should follow Queen on top of a pile, later there are Aces on all packets
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
758
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