Recall - Accompanying PDF

The Stack

01 - 10C 14 - JS 27 - 6D 40 - 6H
02 - AD 15 - 5H 28 - 8D 41 - JH
03 - 5C 16 - 10S 29 - 4C 42 - 3S
04 - KC 17 - 8H 30 - 6S 43 - JC
05 - 4H 18 - 9S 31 - 10D 44 - 7D
06 - AC 19 - 2D 32 - 2C 45 - 10H
07 - 5D 20 - 8S 33 - 6C 46 - 4S
08 - AS 21 - 9H 34 - 9D 47 - 3H
09 - 5S 22 - QD 35 - 8C 48 - QH
10 - QS 23 - 3C 36 - QC 49 - 7S
11 - 3D 24 - KD 37 - 7C 50 - JD
12 - KS 25 - 9C 38 - KH 51 - 4D
13 - 2H 26 - AH 39 - 2S 52 - 7H
Any Called For Poker Hand
Cards in green - only cut above the short card

Poker Hand Cut

High Card 8H

Pair 4H

2 Pair JD

3 of a Kind 10C

Straight 2H

Flush 3D

Full House 3C

4 of a Kind 9C

Straight Flush 5S

Royal Flush 5D
 Recall - How to find every position
Remember - the Key Cards are:
12, 24, 36 & 48
KS, KD, QC & QH
Once you're comfortable with the stack - this will become second
nature - but until that time, and for the sake of completeness - here
is a breakdown of all possible outcomes:

3, 15, 27 & 39: from the face, do one double deal, it's the next card
4, 16, 28 & 40: from the face, this is the next card
5, 17, 29 & 41: from the face, this is a direct hit
6, 18, 30 & 42: from the face, perform one Braino Count
7, 19, 31 & 43: from the top, 2 double deals and turn over a triple
8, 20, 32 & 44: from the top, do one double deal, turn over a triple
9, 21, 33 & 45: from the top, turn over a triple
10, 22, 34 & 46: from the top, turn over a double
11, 23, 35 & 47: from the top, this is the next card
12, 24, 36 & 48: from the top, this is a direct hit
13, 25, 37 & 49: from the top, perform one Braino Count
14, 26, 38 & 50: from the top, perform 2 Briano Counts

These are all of the outs - except for 1, 2, 51 & 52 - I would suggest
wording it to avoid this outcome. Alternatively - ask them to change
their minds. This isn't ideal - but aside from a perfectly executed
pass - there is no healthy outcome for these.

SpellMaster
The cards that can be spelled to are:

"The Five of Hearts"

from the top
5H is the last card dealt
Other 5s are on the top of the piles

"The Six of Hearts"

from the short card
 6H is the last card dealt
Other 6s are on the face of the other piles

"The Seven of Clubs"

from the face
7C is on the face of the deck
Other 7s are on the face of the other piles

"The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of Clubs"
from position 17 (short card - drop 10)
8C is the next card on the deck
Other 8s are on the face of the other piles

"The Nine of Diamonds"

from position 18 (short card drop 9)
9D is the last card dealt
Other 9s are on the face of the other piles

Other cards that can be spelled. Ensuring to spell precisely as written. The card will
be the last letter unless otherwise stated. Spell numbers written as words:
Eg. Eight = E-I-G-H-T
&
8 = 8 cards
From the top:
Ace Spade
Five Spade
Queen Spade
3 Diamonds
King of Spades
The 2 of Hearts
The Five of Hearts (SpellMaster)
10 Spades
8 of Hearts (next card)
9 of Spades (next card)
The 8 of Spades (next card)
The 9 of Hearts (next card)

From the Face:

The 10 Diamonds (next card)
9 of Diamonds (Alt. to SpellMaster)
The 8 of Clubs (Alt. to SpellMaster)
The Seven of Clubs (SpellMaster)
The King of Hearts
The Two Of Spades
6 Hearts (next card)
Jack of Hearts
3 of Spades
Jack Clubs (next card)

From the short card:

Short to top - from the face:
Jack of Spades (next card)

Short to top - from the top:

Queen Clubs
The Seven of Diamonds
10 of Hearts (next card)

Short to bottom - from the face:

2 Diamonds

Waking Up In Vegas (Full Script)

So this script is obviously open to change, and the timing and how to deal the cards
etc. can be seen in the performance. This is just the basic script that I use.

"So I had just arrived in Vegas; I wasn't feeling great, but I wanted to do something.
So I went to the concierge and said: "what is there to do for fun around here?"

He said - "You want to try the 89 Club!"

"So how do I get 2 the 89 Club?"
"Well you go out onto queen street, take the 3rd left onto king street, and its the 9th
building on your left."
"Thanks," I said, "that's Ace..."

So I got to the club where the entrance fee was $6 and 84c. It seemed pretty cheap
- but I took a look at the menu, where it was $6 for 10 hot dogs! It is Vegas after all!
I ordered the hot dogs, and ate them all - then I was feeling too sick to do anything
else. I thought - that’s the last time I come to the 89 club (turn over both cards
together here - the order is actually 9-8)

So I went back out onto Queen Street, took the 7th left onto King Street....I got
pretty lost....but you need to remember I was too sick to think straight!

I got back to the hotel, and said to the Concierge "Jack! I want to play some cards.
Where can I play cards around here?"

Well - if you'd like, there are 3 guys playing poker in the back room?
Aw Jack, thanks for that. Have a $7 tip!
(Magicians Only Line:) "Hey, thanks! My friend Sam had to work all night last week
to make that much!"
So I went into the back room, it was 10 o'clock and I was the 4th man at the table. I
say man, the other three were beautiful red heads.
So the girls were in the middle of their game and I could tell they didn't trust me.
Maybe it was because I handled cards like a pro. Maybe it was because they knew
I was a magician. Who knows?

Either way, by the time the hands were dealt out - I could tell by this girl (first hand)
couldn't have more than a pair of fours. The girl to my right must have a pair of aces
at best.

The girl opposite must have had 3 of a kind at least! But of course. It didn't matter
what they had - I was always going to win hands down.. And I was lucky to get out
alive!

STOOGED A.C.A.A.N.
I believe that Instant Stooging is one of the most undervalued tools in the magic
world. That being said, I think the mentalism fraternity uses it wonderfully, and in
moderation. I believe this is the key here.

For those of you who don't know, Instant Stooging is the process of cueing a
spectator to give a specific answer to a question, when nothing has been arranged
beforehand. In other words - real time stooging.

There are two ideas that need to occur during instant stooging. The first - is that
they are going to play along. Second is the specific information that is being put
across.

There are probably a million different ways of cueing someone in performance - but
there are 2 ways in specific that are most common.

Hidden writing
Body squeezing

I have seen the former used over the years by Pete Firman, Wayne Dobson, Francis
Menotti, Chris Rawlins and many others. Whereas Body squeezing has been used by
Josh Jay, Rafael Benetar and even Derren Brown.

Hidden writing is great for giving specific information, but can be awkward when it
comes to using it subtly, and can be difficult to make it sound like the spectator has
a free choice.

Body touches are my method of choice, but do require giving the spectator options
to choose from.
The wording is key for instant stooging. You need to make it clear to the chosen
spectator what you want them to do, while at the same time - hiding it from the
audience.

With hidden writing, the most common presentation is "imagination".

"I'm going to get you to imagine a number. So look here and just see a number..."

The spectator actually sees a number whereas the audience understands that to
mean they are imagining a number. This is a very basic example, but can work very
well.

Body touches are a more blatant way of getting the spectator to "play along" - but
for an ACAAN I find them perfect.

When instant stooging an ACAAN, I would rather just stooge it openly when
performing for magicians. Remember, an ACAAN is 2 bits of information. A card, and
a number. When working with a memorised deck, either one of those bits of
information can be a free choice, and the other must be controlled.

Eg. Someone chooses a card (free choice) such as the Queen of Diamonds - you
must now ensure the other (instant stooged) spectator, chooses the number 22.

I like to use the method of foot tapping. That is to say, pressing their foot with mine
under the table, or behind the table depending on the situation.

Like I said above however, body touches are only used in options. So you must give
them a choice.

"So I want you to think of the first digit. Is it going to be a 1, 2 (press the foot), 3, 4
or 5?"

This usually gets the point across. Make sure not to tap them lightly either. They
don't want it to feel like an accidental brush.

It's also worth conditioning them first: "just go with whatever feels right (press the
foot)- you understand?"

A very clever and underused line for instant stooging comes from Francis Menotti -
which covers your back perfectly, and really gets the audience on your side is:
"We're both going to work together here - you're going to imagine, and I'm going to
lie"

To your audience - of course you’re going to lie - you're the magician! But to your
spectator - this gets them ready to play along.

There is nothing wrong with using these methods in close up. I have rarely seen this
idea used in close up, but I think it works pretty well. It's never failed me yet.
Remember - using this in the context of an ACAAN - assuming the deck has been
(false) shuffled - the spectator being cued still has no idea how you know where this
freely named card is! It can still be very fooling for the spectator in question.

The one thing I need to get across is - this is so much more than just "playing along"
and never disregard instant stooging as a valid method.

Crediting

False Shuffles
Zarrow Shuffle - Herb Zarrow
False Overhand Shuffle - I first saw from Oz Pearlman
Chain Shuffle - Lennart Green
Culling to fix a Riffle Shuffle - Kostya Kimlat touches on this idea on "The
RoadRunner Cull" but the idea has been used for years
Grey Shuffle Variation - Original Grey Shuffle by Benjamin Earl - published on
his "Past Midnight" DVD set - this DVD set also features other fantastic false
shuffles
Circulation Shuffle - Lennart Green

False Cuts
Tabled False Cut - Frank Thompson
Chaos Cut - Pit Hartling - published in "The Book" by the Flicking Fingers
Chaotic Chaos Cut - Denis Behr (Variation on Pit Hartling's)
False Pancake - Tom Crosbie - loosely based on Daniel Madison's Twisted
Rain

Effects
Red Hot Memo
- based on Red Hot Mama/Chicago Opener

Deli of the Day

- based on Michael Close - The Luckiest Cards in Las Vegas

Thanks for Playing

- based on Darwin Ortiz's Shark Attack
- subtleties taken from David Berglas & "stop timing force"

Barenaked Triumph
- inspired by Kostya Kimlat's Culligula Triumph

Trick That Can't Be Explained

- Vernon
- ideas can be found in:
Tangled Web by Eric Mead

PACMAN
- Psychological Force from Joe Williamson
Force is based on ideas by Derren Brown
37 Force

NE1
- based on an effect by Juan Tamariz
- Jennings Reversal by Larry Jennings
- inspiration from Eric Richardson & Juan Tamariz

Recall
- Braino Count - Joe Williamson
- Mike Rose for The Grail
- Theo Annemann for similar concept

Crialfawlts
- Chris Rawlins

I Wouldn't Play Cards With Me!

- Luke Jermay for help with the routine
- Mike Zens for his 13 card "Zens Stack"
- ARONSON'S "A STACK TO REMEMBER"
- Tom Stone for his contribution for making the first phase easier

SpellMaster
- Inspired by Eric Richardson's work with the Aronson Stack

ADAAN
- Credit to Tony Griffiths for a diary effect with a mem. deck.

Shadow Stack as a Pump Deck

- Tom Stone for the idea in the first place

Recommended Reading/Viewing List

(In no particular order)
Lennart Green - Masterfile DVD Set - Essential Magic Collection
Benjamin Earl - Past Midnight - Alakazam
The Book - by the Flicking Fingers
Maelstrom & Vortex - Tom Stone - Hermetic Press
Card Fictions by Pit Hartling
Denis Behr - Handcrafted Card Magic Vol.1&2
Michael Weber Lecture Notes - Memorease
Kostya Kimlat - The RoadRunner Cull DVD
Jason England - 1-on-1 - Theory 11
Mnemonica - Juan Tamariz
A Stack to Remember - Simon Aronson
Asi Wind - Chapter One

People to Study to improve your Mem. Deck Work:

Justin Higham
Benjamin Earl
Lennart Green
Tom Stone
Kostya Kimlat
Jason England
Michael Weber

Mem Deck Specialists:

Pit Hartling
Denis Behr
Eric Richardson

And of Course:
Michael Close
Darwin Ortiz
Simon Aronson
Juan Tamariz

Special Thanks
Everyone who contributed something to the project: Chris Rawlins, Garrett Thomas, Joe
Williamson, Tom Stone, Pit Hartling, Luke Jermay and Eric Richardson (and everyone else no
matter how small a contribution)

Garrett Thomas for raising my standards.

All my friends (my mum included) for naming "just one more card"

Carlos Luviano Charolet & Juan Tamariz - for my introduction to mem decks.
Miika Pelkonnen - for giving me a reason to seriously study mem decks.
Matt Woollons & Luke Yates (Age 14!) for showing me that anyone can learn a mem deck!

Not to mention David Penn & Craig Petty for having enough faith in me to put this project together.
Craig in particular for the famous last words:
"Tom, why don't you make your own stack?"

And The Suits - you know who you are...