1. Shuffle the deck using a false shuffle, keeping the four aces on top. Place the deck on table top.
2. Ask the spectator to cut the deck, leaving them with two piles (Photo 2). The decks should be cut roughly in half. There must be enough cards in each to be cut one more time and still have at least 7 cards in every pile. Remember which pile the aces are in.
Effect
You shuffle the deck, and give it to the spectator and get them to do as you say, and they get four piles with an ace on top of each.
Sleights
Shuffle
Cut
Preparation
Put the four aces on top of the deck. Make sure they are square on the deck. (Photo 1, false display*)
Assumed Knowledge:
False Shuffle etc...
Top Stock Hindu Shuffle - Level 1
False Overhand Shuffle - Level 3
Zarrow Table Riffle Shuffle - Level 2
Method
1. Shuffle the deck using a false shuffle, keeping the four aces on top. Place the deck on table top.
2. Ask the spectator to cut the deck, leaving them with two piles (Photo 2). The decks should be cut roughly in half. There must be enough cards in each to be cut one more time and still have at least 7 cards in every pile. Remember which pile the aces are in.
3. Ask the spectator to cut both decks, leaving them with four piles (Photo 3). Every pile should have at least 7 cards in it. Again, make sure you remember in which pile has the aces on top.
4. Suggest a pile for the spectator to pick up. This pile should not have the aces in it. Play it up as though it doesn't really matter which pile is chosen.
4a. Direct them to put the top three cards to the bottom of the deck they're holding (Photo 4, false display*). You may have them count each card to the bottom or just remove three at a time. The cards should be squared up. If you think they'll know the term, you could tell them, 'First, we'll burn three cards.' Poker players will like that.
4b. Next, they should deal out one card from the top of the deck onto each of the other piles (Photo 5). Then the spectator should replace the pile to the spot on the table it came from.
4c. Repeat steps 4, 4a and 4b with the other two piles that do not have the aces on top.
At this point, it doesn't matter about the first three piles, but the pile with the aces has three new cards on top of the aces.
5. Now, using the last pile, the one with the aces, ask the spectator do repeat steps 4a and 4b: three cards under and deal out three cards to the other three piles.
Analysis of Events
These last moves
1) take the three cards that were dealt from the other piles onto this pile
2) puts them on the bottom, leaving the four aces on top, like they were before the start of the dealing (Photo 6)
3) then deals one ace to the top of each of the other three piles
4) leaves one ace on top of this pile (Photo 7, false display*)
Of course, the cards should be placed on top square, not as in the photo.
5) Finally, ask the spectator to turn over the top card of all of the piles. They've dealt themselves the four aces! (Photo 8)
Advice
Don't make it obvious that the last deck is special, as this can easily give it away to some people. You might even ask, as if you didn't know, which deck has not been used yet.
*A 'false display' is defined for this trick only, as a reference that the photo in question is not a literal translation to how you would perform the effect. The photos are illustrative; not definitive.
Photos
1. Start off with the cards in this order, with the 4 aces on top of the deck.
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2. False shuffle, but make sure that the four aces remain on top. Have the spectator cut the deck into two piles.
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3. Have them cut both of the new piles, making four piles.
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4. Suggest they pick up one pile, point to one without the aces on top. Have them place the top three cards on the bottom of the pile.
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5. Ask them to deal one card on each pile, from the top of the deck. Make them do this to the other two piles without aces.
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6. Now have them pick up the last pile, and place the top three cards on the bottom. The aces are now on top.
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7. Deal three cards (aces) onto the other piles.
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8. Have them turn over the top card of each pile. They're all aces!
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2. Ask the spectator to cut the deck, leaving them with two piles (Photo 2). The decks should be cut roughly in half. There must be enough cards in each to be cut one more time and still have at least 7 cards in every pile. Remember which pile the aces are in.
Effect
You shuffle the deck, and give it to the spectator and get them to do as you say, and they get four piles with an ace on top of each.
Sleights
Shuffle
Cut
Preparation
Put the four aces on top of the deck. Make sure they are square on the deck. (Photo 1, false display*)
Assumed Knowledge:
False Shuffle etc...
Top Stock Hindu Shuffle - Level 1
False Overhand Shuffle - Level 3
Zarrow Table Riffle Shuffle - Level 2
Method
1. Shuffle the deck using a false shuffle, keeping the four aces on top. Place the deck on table top.
2. Ask the spectator to cut the deck, leaving them with two piles (Photo 2). The decks should be cut roughly in half. There must be enough cards in each to be cut one more time and still have at least 7 cards in every pile. Remember which pile the aces are in.
3. Ask the spectator to cut both decks, leaving them with four piles (Photo 3). Every pile should have at least 7 cards in it. Again, make sure you remember in which pile has the aces on top.
4. Suggest a pile for the spectator to pick up. This pile should not have the aces in it. Play it up as though it doesn't really matter which pile is chosen.
4a. Direct them to put the top three cards to the bottom of the deck they're holding (Photo 4, false display*). You may have them count each card to the bottom or just remove three at a time. The cards should be squared up. If you think they'll know the term, you could tell them, 'First, we'll burn three cards.' Poker players will like that.
4b. Next, they should deal out one card from the top of the deck onto each of the other piles (Photo 5). Then the spectator should replace the pile to the spot on the table it came from.
4c. Repeat steps 4, 4a and 4b with the other two piles that do not have the aces on top.
At this point, it doesn't matter about the first three piles, but the pile with the aces has three new cards on top of the aces.
5. Now, using the last pile, the one with the aces, ask the spectator do repeat steps 4a and 4b: three cards under and deal out three cards to the other three piles.
Analysis of Events
These last moves
1) take the three cards that were dealt from the other piles onto this pile
2) puts them on the bottom, leaving the four aces on top, like they were before the start of the dealing (Photo 6)
3) then deals one ace to the top of each of the other three piles
4) leaves one ace on top of this pile (Photo 7, false display*)
Of course, the cards should be placed on top square, not as in the photo.
5) Finally, ask the spectator to turn over the top card of all of the piles. They've dealt themselves the four aces! (Photo 8)
Advice
Don't make it obvious that the last deck is special, as this can easily give it away to some people. You might even ask, as if you didn't know, which deck has not been used yet.
*A 'false display' is defined for this trick only, as a reference that the photo in question is not a literal translation to how you would perform the effect. The photos are illustrative; not definitive.
Photos
1. Start off with the cards in this order, with the 4 aces on top of the deck.
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2. False shuffle, but make sure that the four aces remain on top. Have the spectator cut the deck into two piles.
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3. Have them cut both of the new piles, making four piles.
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4. Suggest they pick up one pile, point to one without the aces on top. Have them place the top three cards on the bottom of the pile.
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5. Ask them to deal one card on each pile, from the top of the deck. Make them do this to the other two piles without aces.
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6. Now have them pick up the last pile, and place the top three cards on the bottom. The aces are now on top.
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7. Deal three cards (aces) onto the other piles.
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8. Have them turn over the top card of each pile. They're all aces!
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