Las Vegas Split

Las Vegas Split (aka Ballerina Cards) is a card routine where the magician tells the tale of a Blackjack game in which he was dealt a pair of deuces. He makes good by splitting the deuces into four aces. Then the four jacks are produced to make four winning hands.

It was published by Paul Harris in SuperMagic (1977) and features the "Two-for-one Top Change".

Harris mentions, when it was republished in Art of Astonishment Vol. 1, that his presentation evolved into "Ballerina Cards" with their "two two's" doing the splits.

See also Splits Unlimited in Las Vegas Close Up for more types of splits.

Variations

Doing The Splits Variation on Las Vegas split by Roger Crosthwaite in Pabular.

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