How to do gambling techniques | Saturday Sorcery Bill Malone tutorial
This tutorial video, presented as part of Murphy's Magic's "Saturday Sorcery" series, features legendary cardician Bill Malone teaching his "School for Gamblers" routine. Malone shares a method for seemingly finding and stacking Aces for a poker demonstration, drawing inspiration from classic magic and acknowledging influences from Eddy Raymond's "Magazine Volume 5" and Card Finesse. The video is structured with a performance segment, followed by a detailed explanation, and concludes with an outro and a giveaway announcement. The core of the routine revolves around three key techniques: finding the Aces, automatic stacking, and an honest-to-god bluff cut & pseudo center deal. Malone provides detailed tips for executing these techniques, emphasizing the importance of patter and misdirection to sell the illusion. He suggests talking about the "school for gamblers" to create a narrative and distract the audience from the underlying mechanics, and performing the routine at a natural pace. Overall, this video offers a valuable resource for magicians seeking to add a sophisticated gambling routine to their repertoire.
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Bill Malone teaches his "School for Gamblers" routine.
The routine involves finding and stacking Aces for a poker demonstration.
The video includes a performance, explanation, and outro.
Techniques discussed include finding the Aces, automatic stacking, and a bluff cut.
Malone emphasizes the importance of patter and misdirection.
The routine draws inspiration from Eddy Raymond's "Magazine Volume 5".