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Price$15.00
Media TypeTrick, Online Instructions, Gimmick(s)
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedJun 20, 2023

My Poker Collection

Martin Braessas

(Based on 1 review)
"Finally a packet trick that makes sense. It's easy, practical, and visual. I rarely perform a packet trick but this is an exception!"
- Patrick Kun

From The Mind of Martin Braessas comes My Poker Collection . You show a packet of five 10 of spades and magically one by one start to turn face down. Each card has a different back. But that's not all... when you show them again now they changed into a Royal Flush!

You receive a set of custom designed cards to perform this effect plus a gimmicked card that does the hard work for you.

You can use your own cards if you prefer so. The gimmick will work with any back designed cards you have.

You can use a table or spectator's hands, you can do it live, for your virtual shows or upload it to social media!

Perfect for walkaround, close up and street magic

In the tutorial you will find different handlings and routines. Also you will learn all the details to perform this effect and the theory behind it that makes it so powerful.

Reviews

Stephan Sloan

Official Reviewer

Aug 11, 2023

Overview

I happen to love packet tricks because are so many advantages to them. First, they take up virtually no space. In addition, they are a great intro to a performance set and contain so much magic in such a small package. Most packet tricks are fixed by design, that is the cards are set up and printed in a way that there really can be only one presentation. My Poker Collection by Martin Braessas not only has all the pluses of a packet trick but has the advantage of being flexible enough to allow three different routines depending on your skill level and presentational style. My Poker Collection is a fusion of Twisting the Aces, NFW and Tommy Wonder’s Tamed Cards.

Effect

You show a collection of yours, which happen to be several 10 of spades. As you cycle through the packet, a card turns face down which is placed on the table. One by one each 10 of spades turns face down and then subsequently placed with its brethren on the table. When all are dealt down they are turned over and instead of five 10 of spades it is a royal flush. This is one of three possible routines that can be performed with My Poker Collection.

Method

The method employs a gimmicked card and a fairly novice sleight called the Elmsley Count. The handling is not much different than many other card tricks of this genre. The gimmicked card is custom made for this trick and cannot be gotten any other way.

Product Quality

The cards are Bicycle playing cards so there are no issues there. The video instructions although thorough, leave a bit to be desired. For most of the instructional video, his voice is a muffled echo which not only makes it hard to hear but the difficulty is compounded because of his accent. If that wasn’t bad enough, he has music playing as well. So not only do you have to suffer through his accent and the echo chamber, but you also have to filter out an incredibly annoying soundtrack which is louder than his speaking voice. I cannot fathom in this day and age why they cannot play the video and see how poor this is before releasing it. One final minor gripe as well, he claims you are provided with double sided tape to use as an option but my set did not come with any. Of course, what self respecting magician does not have double sided tape?

Ad Copy Integrity

The ad copy is accurate and performed as instructed can be a nice effect.
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