This goes directly into my show.
1.) It's impromptu. You do not have to carry another
pre-stacked deck with you. You even can do this with a borrowed deck. But... how often do you
encounter people with an own Poker deck in their pockets?!?
2.) It's entertaining and
funny. You can do great stuff with very tittle showmanship.
3.) It's simple. No fancy
moves, no fishy things, easy to do.
4.) It's repeatable! You can (although you should
not...) repeat this trick to the same audience. As a "table hopper magician" thats very important to
me, sometimes people will follow you to the next table or watch you from the distance what you did
to fool them. They will not know what you did, if you do the secret in the right way.
I
really like Rick Lax. His tricks are stunning, although most often the secret and the moves are
simple.