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.

Scarne on Card Tricks

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This marvellous treasury of card magic presents the exact details of 150 professional card tricks - none of them requiring sleight-of-hand dexterity - assembled by the world's number-one card wizard, John Scarne. An authority on gambling and card tricks, Scarne won renown for teaching professional gamblers how to sharpen their skills and avoid being fleeced. For this collection of mystifying and effective manoeuvres, he reworked some classic card tricks to eliminate the need for sleight-of-hand.... [more...]

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