I was fooled by this trick. I’ve been studying the ACAAN plot for awhile and this one got me. Many
of these types of tricks require immense preparation, multiple decks, difficult sleight of hand,
mental calculations while trying to act normal, trick decks, etc... This one is actually within the
capability of most magicians and can be done with a normal shuffled deck. There are a few moves that
you need to have down, but if you work with cards there’s a good chance you already do. Another
thing I really like about it is how fair this seems. The spectator gets to shuffle and cut the deck.
You can’t say that for a lot of ACAANs. I do have a version I like to do with a stacked deck, but I
will have to learn this one as another method when I want to perform with an unprepared deck.