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Sam the Bellhop & 654 Club Deck by Bill Malone (Deck & Routine)


A brand new, limited edition pack of 654 club playing cards custom made for Bill Malone's signature routine, Sam the Bellhop. Full tutorial by Bill Malone included!
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In the book "The Final Word on Cards" by Rufus Steele there was an entry titled "Sam & Moe" (author unknown). This was a stunt in which the magician tells a story while turning over cards from the deck, the cards matching the words in the narrative. It was not really a trick but an amusing interlude such as "Troublewit" or "Rocky the Raccoon" In other words, it was not supposed to fool anybody and it was not a new idea. In fact, other story routines such as "Jack goes to Town", as published in "Scarne on Card Tricks", were already in the literature.

Bill learned the Sam the Bellhop story and stack as shown to him by Mike Pappas of Chicago and he immediately added expert blind shuffles and cuts to it, thereby making magic out of an amusing vignette. That was a new idea! Over the years, he refined it and it became his signature piece.

This deck of playing cards is preset for you to perform Bill's routine and branded as Sam's 654 Club.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 31st, 2022
Sam the bellhop is a great routine using nothing but a normal deck or cards. Bill Malone teaches you all the steps in order to perform this great miracle. He goes into great detail, especially since he is left handed, though he explains it as a right handed person. not only will you learn the routine, but you will also learn a bonus card trick that is easy to learn too! It comes with a special edition deck of cards, but they are so nice that I'm just keeping them in the box for my collection. You do not need to use the supplied deck in order to perform the trick. Bill, I tip my hat for you. Thank you.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 24th, 2022
I've always loved Sam the Bellhop. I first say in performed in 1990 in the museum of The Magic Castle by a magician named Mike Barger. I immediately fell in love with the story and the trick. I figured I could never learn it, but I looked for it in print but never found it.

Finally, I found this. Bill Malone does a great job teaching this trick, but just his lessons in flash shuffles and cuts are worth the price of the video!

I'm very happy with this purchase. I know for a fact I will be able to perform Sam the Bellhop.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 26th, 2022
If you want to spend many many days practicing this trick. It is one of the most entertaining.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 21st, 2022
Outstanding presentation by Bill Malone and this is an amazing trick. It is well worth the time you need to spend practicing this trick, because of the complete wonderful presentation it affords. It is a hard one to learn, but well worth it.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 29th, 2022
A classy, old school deck from a classy, old school magician. Glad I'm the first one to be able to review this. The deck handles great, and has a nice retro vibe. The video is a no-nonsense explanation of the moves. I'm not a card guy, but after watching the video the routine doesn't seem as intimidating. The hard part seems like it would be learning the patter and getting the rhythm down as Bill mentions. But as he states this routine has taken him places. Love the humor he interjects during the routine, and you can see he's put a lot of tlc into it. Definitely an iconic piece of magic, and just having the deck brings back the WOW memories of the first time I saw Bill perform it. Thanks so much, Bill!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 8th, 2022
Oh I Love it. I've been practicing every day. It may take me a year to be smooth enough to show it. I want to be sure I can do it fast and flawless. I'm so afraid some magicians will try to show it too soon thinking they are ready. We need to be Very patient and practice until you can do naturally and flawlessly.


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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 30th, 2022
Ive always loved tricks with stories and this one has a great story. The tuition by Bill is excellent and worth following well. His patter and style would be hard to imitate but this is a routine that really requires the learner to adapt and make his/her own.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 13th, 2022
This is so good but you need to brush up on your patter (acting skill) to properly present this as it as it deserves.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 26th, 2022
I consider myself privileged to have learned Sam the Bellhop from Frank Everhart, Jr. His father, Frank Everhart, is usually credited with creating Sam the Bellhop, but he always said he learned it from a guy at a bar in exchange for a drink, and he was selling it 14 years before Bill Malone picked up his first magic trick.

This is not in any way a knock on Malone. He brought Sam the Bellhop to a new generation, and has helped keep it alive through the years, and he has also added a whole new level of flash to it. So if you want to entertain people, and are a good storyteller, I can think of few tricks better to purchase than this one. Thank you, Bill.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 2nd, 2023
This is a great routine. Bill does a great job going over all the slights used in the routine. I am looking forward to getting all the moves down and performing Sam the Bellhop & the 654 Club.
You can use any deck so the one that came with my order will go into my collection.
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