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Ricky Jay - Amazing Card Trick/Manipulation

theeloved1 · 3.3M views · 2007-06-10 · 2:53

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Overview

A three-minute clip of magician Ricky Jay performing a card manipulation routine, including table faro shuffles. The routine builds in intensity and ends with a surprising finish.

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HN people share it as a classic example of sleight-of-hand mastery whose ending is mind-blowing.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2015–2023

Topics

Magic, puzzles & curiosities
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ricky jaycard manipulationsleight of handfaro shufflemagic

What people said

onychomys · 2023-07 · Strong recommendation

I am not 100% convinced that this isn't just actual magic. The manipulations are pretty amazing and then at the end it's mindblowing. [VIDEO]

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duxup · 2018-11 · Strong recommendation

I didn't know who Ricky Jay was but ages ago i ran across this youtube video and was just floored, the whole thing just builds and builds and builds. [VIDEO]

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greghendershott · 2015-08 · Reference

52Kards on YouTube has many free tutorials at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels: [LINK] Although I just dabble I think they're mostly very good. They're definitely easier to grasp than the books I remember as a kid. Recently he's moved to doing non-free material: [LINK] In my limited experience YouTube has almost everything. Search for, I don't know, "table faro shuffle", and you'll find a few meh results and one gem. (Table faro shuffles are arguably what Ricky Jay is doing at the start of this classic, if you don't believe it's just a camera edit: [VIDEO] )

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