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T h e c a r d s a r e im m e d ia t e ly sq u a r e d a n d t u r n e d f a c e - d o w n in t h e
le ft hand.
6) T h e r ig h t h a n d n o w d e a ls t h e f i r s t t h r e e c a r d s in a r o w fr o m l e f t to
r ig h t o n to t h e t a b le , a s y o u s a y : ‘‘T h e f o u r , t h r e e , t w o , a n d . . .
A c e o f S p a d e s .” U p o n s a y in g “ A c e o f S p a d e s ,” t h e r ig h t h a n d
p iv o t s t h e A S f a c e - u p a s s h o w n in P H O T O 4 . T h is “ d o u b le c a r d ”
is h e ld a t i l s u p p e r a n d lo w e r l e f t c o r n e r s b y t h e r ig h t th u m b a n d
2 n d f i n g e r t i p a n d is p iv o t e d o n i t s u p p e r r ig h t c o r n e r , it s a x is
p o in t b e in g t h e l e f t f o r e f in g e r . T h is k e e p s t h e c a r d ( s ) a lig n e d .
O n c e t h e c a r d ( s ) is f a c e - u p , th e l e f t th u m b a n d 2 n d f i n g e r g r ip s
t h e c a r d ( s ) b y it s l o n g it u d in a l s id e s a n d im m e d ia t e ly p la c e s it f a c e ­
d o w n o n t h e p r e v io u s ly ta b le d p a c k e t a s s h o w n in P H O T O 5 . T h e
w h o le a c t io n o f S te p 6 is a f lu id o n e .
7) T h e ta b le d p a c k e t is p ic k e d u p b y t h e l e f t h a n d a s s o o n a s th e
“ d o u b le c a r d ” is p la c e d f a c e - d o w n o n to p o f it. T h e l e f t h a n d
tu r n s p a lm u p w a r d s , b r in g in g t h e f a c e o f it s p a c k e t intlo v ie w
( 1 0 H ) . T h is p a c k e t , t o o , is sp : e a d a s s h o w n in P H O T O 6 , o n c e
a g a in h o ld in g t h e la s t t w o c a r d s a s o n e . P a t t e r : “ F iv e re d c a r d s
a n d t h e A c e o f S p a d e s . W a t c h t h e M a g ic A c e o f S p a d e s . . .” C lo s e
sp r e a d .
8) N o w t h e le f t - h a n d p a c k e t is t u r n e d f a c e - d o w n , u s in g a n E N D -
O V E R - E N D a c t io n . T h e p a c k e t is g r ip p e d a s s h o w n in P H O T O 7,
t h e r ig h t th u m b o n t h e f a c e o f t h e 1 0 H , w itlh t h e r ig h t 1 s t, 2 n d ,
a n d 3 r d f i n g e r s t o u c h in g t h e B A C K o f t h e p a c k e t .
9) A s t h e p a c k e t is t u r n e d f a c e - d o w n , t h e r ig h t’ th u m b im p e r c e p tib ly
p u lls t h e 1 0 H u p w a r d s f o r a b o u t a q u a r te r o f a n in c h ( t h e w id th o f
a c a r d ’s w h it e b o r d e r ) . T h is p u ll-u p a c t io n is c o v e r e d b y t h e r ig h t
f i n g e r s in fro n il, w h ic h a ls o c o n c e a l t h e j o g g e d 1 0 H a s w e ll. P H O T O
8 s h o w s t h e c o m p le tio n o f t h e t u r n o v e r a c t io n ( a lt h o u g h t h e j o g
is p u r p o s e ly e x a g g e r a t e d f o r d e s c r ip tiv e c l a r i t y ) .
10) T h e r ig h t h a n d c o m e s o v e r to s q u a r e a n d a d j u s t t!he p a c k e t fr o m
a b o v e ( B id d le p o s i t i o n ) . T h e r ig h t th u m b c o n t a c t s t h e in j o g g e d
ca r d a n d p u s h e s it f lu s h a n d d o w n w a r d s . T h e l e f t 4 th f in g e r t ip
im m e d ia t e ly m o v e s in a n d h o ld s a m o m e n t a r y b r e a k .
11) T h e to p c a r d — a s s u m e d t o b e t h e A S — is t h u m b e d o v e r b y t h e
l e f t th u m b a n d is t a k e n b y t h e r ig h t th u m b a n d f o r e f in g e r a t its
lo w e r r ig h t c o r n e r . T h is c a r d is n o w a p p a r e n t ly p la c e d o n t h e b o t ­
t o m o f t h e l e f t - h a n d p a c k e t . In r e a l i t y it's i n s e r t e d 2 n d fr o m th e
b o tt o m , a s t h e l e f t 4 t h f i n g e r e x e c u t e s M a r io ’s P u ll D o w n M o v e
a s s h o w n in P H O T O 9.
12) T h is i n s e r t e d c a r d is p la c e d so th a t it r e m a in s m o m e n t a r ily in ­
j o g g e d f o r a b o u t h a lf it s le n g t h . N o w t’h e r ig h t th u m b p u s h e s it
f lu s h a s s h o w n in P H O T O 1 0 . O n c e a g a in , h o w e v e r , t h e r ig h t
th u m b p u s h e s t h e in j o g g e d c a r d in w a r d s a n d S L I G H T L Y D O W N ­
W A R D S , a llo w in g t h e r ig h t h a n d to l i f t a ll t h e c a r d s a b o v e t h e
b o tito m t w o c a r d s a n d to m o v e th e m F O R W A R D S in t o a n o u t-
j o g g e d p o s it io n . O n c e t h e c a r d s a r e o u t j o g g e d , n o b r e a k s a r e h e ld .
T h e c a r d s a r e o n ly o u t j o g g e d a b o u t h a lf t h e le n g t h o f t h e w h it e
bord er.
13) T h e r ig h t f in g e r s m o v e to t h e f r o n t e n d o f t!he p a c k e t in a p o s it io n
s im ila r to t h e o n e s h o w n in P H O T O 7 ; h o w e v e r , a ll f o u r r ig h t -h a n d
f i n g e r s c o v e r t h e f r o n t e n d a n d e d g e o f t h e p a c k e t , th u s c o n c e a lin g
t h e “ s t e p ” a s w e ll.
14) T h e r ig h t h a n d f la s h e s t h e b o tto m c a r d ( 1 0 H ) o f t h e p a c k e t a s
s h o w n in P H O T O 1 1 . T h e A S has, a p p a r e n t ly v a n is h e d fr o m th e
b o tt o m o f t h e p a c k e t .
15) T h e p ack et! is r e p la c e d in t o t h e L .H . a n d t h e to p c a r d is th u m b e d
o f f a s t h e r ig h t th u m b a n d f in g e r s tu r n s it f a c e - u p , d is c lo s in g t h e
A S . T h e A S is p la c e d f a c e - u p a t t h e f a r r ig h t e n d o f t h e ta b le d
r o w o f p r in c ip a l c a r d s a s s h o w n in P H O T O 1 2 .
16) T h e l e f t - h a n d p a c k e t is t u r n e d f a c e - u p a n d t u r n e d f a c e - u p e n d -
o v e r - e n d , b r in g in g t h e o u t - j o g g e d p a c k e t in w a r d s . ( O n c e a g a in ,
t h e “ s t e p ” is c o n c e a le d ' d u r in g t h e t u r n o v e r b y t h e r ig h t f i n g e r s .)
T h e r ig h t h a n d c o m e s o v e r a s in P H O T O 1 3 so that' t h e r ig h t th u m b
c o n t a c t s t h e “ s t e p ” , p u s h e s in a n d d o w n , a n d g e t s a th u m b b r e a k
b e lo w t h e to p tw o c a r d s . ( 1 0 H & 2 S ) .
17) T h e l e f t - h a n d p a c k e t is s p r e a d a s s h o w n in P H O T O 1 4 to a p p a r ­
e n t l y sh o w f iv e r ed c a r d s . T h e r ig h t f i n g e r s a n d th u m b m a in t a in
t h e a lig n m e n t o f t h e to p tw o c a r d s o n t h e f a c e . In f a c t , a t t h e
c o m m e n c e m e n t o f t h e s p r e a d , t h e r ig h t f i n g e r s m o v e t h e 1 0 H & 2 S
( a s o n e c a r d ) s lig h t ly t o t h e r ig h t , a s t h e l e f t th u m b s e p a r a te s
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