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*''Poker Players Picnic'' in Royal Road to Card Magic by [[Hugard]] & [[Braue]]
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*''Poker Players Picnic'' in [[Royal Road to Card Magic]] by [[Jean Hugard]] & [[Fred Braue]]
 
* [[Roberto Giobbi]]'s ''The Spectator Cuts the Aces'' from [[Card College]], Vol. 1 (1995)  
 
* [[Roberto Giobbi]]'s ''The Spectator Cuts the Aces'' from [[Card College]], Vol. 1 (1995)  
 
* [[John Bannon]]'s ''Final Verdict'' from Dear Mr. Fantasy
 
* [[John Bannon]]'s ''Final Verdict'' from Dear Mr. Fantasy

Revision as of 12:15, 4 October 2008

Spectator Cuts to the Aces is a classic card routine where the spectator cuts the deck to locate the four aces. T.A. Waters claims it was devised by Bob Veeser.

There have been many many variations developed. Some are self-working. Some require a gaffed deck or setup. Some allow the spectator to do all the cutting and turning the cards over. Some have kicker endings where not only the aces are on top of each pile after the spectator cuts the deck into four piles, but the kings are on the bottom.

Lots of magicians like to open with this effect before going into a four ace routine.

History

Self-working version

A Four Aces Set Up (Belchou's Ace) - was invented by Steve Belchou, written up by Oscar Weigle and first published in The Dragon Magazine, Vol. 8, N° 6, june 1939.

Variations