John Scarne

John ScarneJohn Scarne (1903-1985) was a World renowned expert in tricks and games. He was advisor in the movie The Sting, and doubled for actor Paul Newman’s hands during scenes that involved card manipulations. His most famous card trick “Scarne’s Aces” involved a sequence of shuffles and cuts each one producing one of the four aces.


Cutting The Aces

Footage of John Scarne performing his trademark card trick “Cutting the Aces”.


Scarne on Cards

Video footage of John Scarne warning us about poker cheats.


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