The Expert at the Card Table - The Classic Treatise on Card ManipulationThis early works on The Expert at the Card Table is a must have for any card playing enthusiast. To all lovers of card games it should prove interesting, and as a basis of card entertainment it is practically inexhaustible, with much of the information still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation S. W. Erdnase Limited preview - 1995 |
The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation S. W. Erdnase Limited preview - 2012 |
Common terms and phrases
action appear blind cut blind shuffle bottom card bottom dealing BOTTOM PALM break at injog card manipulation card on top card table card tricks concealed corner crimp Cull dealer desired cards draw Euchre executed extra cards face finger and thumb finger curled forming break Hold the deck Jacks left fingers left first finger left hand left little finger left thumb lefthand packet located lower packet manner method movement number players palmed cards particular card performer pick position push Retain Bottom Stock right hand right palm right thumb righthand packet run one less second and third second card second finger Seize the deck selected card shift side Sleights slightly spectator squaring suit third and little third fingers third fingertip THREE CARD MONTE three cards throw on top thumb and second top and bottom top stock turn Undercut to injog Undercut to outjog upper packet whole deck