I’ve been doing a variation of this trick for several years and it always blows people’s minds! But
Derek Ostovani has taken it to the NEXT LEVEL!
It’s important to note that everything
really can be borrowed, but, there are options if you aren’t comfortable with some of the process.
I’ll be blending this kicker ending into my own variation of this trick since I’m already
comfortable with my method, but believe me, if you don’t already do a mentalism or
high-stakes-coincidence effect like this, I think RANDOM ODDS would be a great place to start. You
could close with this!
Nothing makes your audience feel more involved than to be TOTALLY
CONVINCED that their own personal information, that nobody else could possibly know, was a hinging
point for a piece of mentalism to even work at all. If even one detail had been different, the
outcome would have missed by a mile. RANDOM ODDS accomplished that hair-raiising outcome and then
takes it way over the top! It’s almost TOO good!
I can’t wait to see more lessons from
Derek, real soon!
No this does not require any special shuffle skills. A little bit of memory (very little) helps to make the shuffle more effective, but even missing that won't kill the effect. ANYONE can do this with a little practice. Work on your cull (one of the most important moves for any close-up card magician; I have used the cull to get myself out of a bad situation on many occasions) and this will KILL.
This is a strong effect!
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