One of the most underrated and unappreciated utilities in Erdnase's Book. The utility has alot of usage in terms of Magic and Gambling. One of the most notable persons that made good use of the Mexican turnover is Bebel. The move can be seen being used in Grace and his Three Card Monte.
Using...
When you're about to deal the bottom card, the Movement of the top card and the bottom needs to be congruent in a way that it seems that you are about take the top card. Practice is key here. The Bottom Deal takes months to do and years to perfect. Practice everyday. Practice with a new deck, a...
For rare decks, i store them in brick boxes
I had the knack of asking for brick boxes whenever i by decks, just so i'd have extra storage for decks that are more than one. Then i have a supplier of casino decks that are given by bricks and i still keep the boxes for future use.
and lastly...
First thing that pop to my head is to mix your blank deck with 'The Advocate' by Daniel Madison. A freely named card appears on a Blank Deck. Hope that helps for inspiration.
Depends on what game you want to replicate. Most Casinos nowadays use a one2six shuffler. The decks that are delivered to the Pit are already pre-shuffled and are ready to be fed into the machine for another shuffle right before the game begins.
But there are still other tables wherein the...
Try practicing with a full deck just so your hands get a good feel of the 52. It'll be much more easier to bottom with less cards on the deck but this would not be the case if you'll be performing this. Practice the more difficult routine in order for your hands to familiarize the 'feel' of...
Before diving-in i had done some reading with regards to Sub Rosa. I understand that Jason England had a request to keep Sub Rosa/ The Technique out of YouTube.
I have been fascinated with moves, techniques and utilities at the card table. Without giving anything out, how difficult is 'The...
Jason England. With regards to your second question, apply a bit of pressure with your thumb and middle finger while retaining lower left hand corner of the deck towards your palm. Try buckling with your ring finger to the right or even downwards to loosen the bottom card.
Here's my 'Take' on a sleight made famous by Sharps, Mechanics, & Cheats. Although 'not there' yet, It will take months of practice, years to perform, and a lifetime to perfect. Here's a 'taste' for now.
Why not focus first on what you have? You have credible sources to begin with, full extract what you can grasp with what's in your house. Take D+M's methods with a grain of Salt.