The Poker Test 2.0, by Erik Casey, is an updated version of his original Poker Test trick.It includes a new and versatile gimmick that is leagues above the original Poker Test gimmick that allows for more routines to be done besides the signature effect. Best mac mail app reddit. Magix music maker 2013 premium soundpools free download.

The Poker Test 2.0 By Erik Casey

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The Poker Test 2.0 by Erik Casey
The basic effect is that you fan out 5 cards in one hand. You show both sides of the cards. The backs are red riders and the fronts are all blank. You then close up the spread and ask the specs how many cards you have and they say 5. Then you ask what the top card was and they should be puzzled and say blank. You then show the top card has magically printed into the ace of spades. You next ask what color the backs of the cards were and they say red. Now you turn of the cards and fan them again and reveal the cards to now have a different color/style of back. Finally you ask what the other 4 cards were, they should say blank again but you turn them around to show that you now hold a royal flush all with different backs than they had originally.
This is a very quick wham-bam effect with a lot of very visual magic happening quickly.
First of all, I never owned the first version of this trick because of the many complaints it received here on the café about it not working properly and/or wearing out too quickly. But I did like the effect so when 2.0 became available I decided I would take the plunge.
The 2.0 version is well-made and works very nicely and from what I can tell so far seems like it would last about as long as any typical packet trick. It comes with the gimmicked cards and a DVD. I would guess the DVD is maybe around 30 minutes in length, it’s on the short side but adequate to explain all you need to know. The trick is easy to do being essentially self-working, and if you choose to use the presentation off the DVD about an observation test, you could be off and running and performing it in no time at all. It is actually pretty fun to perform as well and one of those tricks you’ll enjoy fooling yourself with in the mirror, as the cards really do almost all of the work.
PROS
*Easy to do
*Very strong visual effect
*Well-made and should last a reasonable amount of time
*I think this would make for a good opening effect for restaurant or strolling work because using the classic observation test storyline helps to avoid having to state right off the bat that you are a magician about to do a magic trick. This is personal preference of course but I do like the concept of the initial impression of the specs not being quite sure what is going to happen and it avoids any misconceptions they may have about magic and magicians in the case that they should happen to have a somewhat negative one (which unfortunately, is not too terribly uncommon.)
*It is very quick and visual and can have a very strong impact. It is especially good for loud venues because you really don’t have to say very much. In fact, you could very well perform it without saying a word if necessary and they would still understand and appreciate the effect. Not my preferred way of doing it but it would work if you had no other choice.
*It comes only with the necessary gimmicked cards, this allows you to add any other cards of your choice with different back designs, and gives you the freedom to customize your presentation as you see fit. (Note that this is also a con as well, se below.)
*There are no DIY craft projects involved in making up the set.
CONS
*It comes only with the necessary gimmicked cards, this allows you to add any other cards of your choice with different back designs, and gives you the freedom to customize your presentation as you see fit. This also means you need some contrasting backed cards in order for you to perform the trick. But obviously that shouldn’t be a huge problem for anyone purchasing this effect, and I personally did not mind that some other cards needed were not included.
*It is probably best not to try and perform this super up close right under their noses. You should take step back when performing this. However, that doesn’t seem illogical when performing this as the nature of the trick kind of determines that you would likely take a step or two back. Heck, you could probably even get away fine if you even were to just come out and say that you don’t want to be too close as this is a test of your observation. I don’t mean to sound like it can only be done in a parlor situation, you just have to be maybe 2’ to 3’ feet away to be safe. As an opener I’m not usually any closer than that as I start off anyway, so not really a big deal but I thought it worth mentioning.
*Even though it is possible to perform this as a single stand-alone effect, my opinion is that it is best not to. Better to use it as a quick opener and then immediately go into your nest effect.
*The number one thing this trick has against it is that the cards themselves cannot be examined. The trouble is, the visual mind-boggling nature of the effect may prompt certain people to really want to inspect the cards. Tis isn’t that unusual for a lot of packet tricks and all the usual switches and dodges would easily apply to this effect as well if you felt you wanted to be able to hand out the cards.
Side Notes
As far as a switch I just use the old ruse as soon as the trick is over of immediately putting both my hands into their respective pockets as if looking for something and coming right back out again with a dupe of the packet in one hand and the rest of a regular deck in the other. Then I immediately go into something else. Often, I will quickly place the packet on top of the deck and hand it to a spec to shuffle. That way they can inspect the cards if they wish or at least feel like they inspected them. Amazing how easily this flies right by almost everyone and your quickly onto something else before they get any chance to think about it or protest.
You don’t have to use a royal flush as the ending, you can use any cards. In fact, you don’t have to even use 5 cards, I never do. I only use 4 and then change them into a 4 of a kind (usually aces or queens) and then go into my favorite 4 ace trick routine or whatever. Once, I even switched them for a McDonald’s gaff set and did that routine. But that admittedly was a little more formal setting, but it worked great. So there are a lot of possibilities incorporating this effect as a lead-in to other routines. I’ve even toyed with the idea of making up a set of these cards and then use this method to create a more open version of B’wave. I haven’t tried it yet because I don’t really think it’s necessary, so I’m not sure if it would even work but maybe I’ll give it some more thought sometime in the future. Who knows? Maybe it has some merit after all.
I mentioned the possibility of making up more sets of this effect yourself in various customized versions. Well, it is possible but you’ll have to figure that out yourself, the DVD doesn’t explain anything about th