The William W. Larsen Memorial Library

Gagnon Unfiltered

Author/Editor: Gagnon, Tom

w/dust jacket

Preface (Tom Gagnon)
Foreword (David Malek)
Introduction (Jon Racherbaumer)

CHAPTER ONE: ON CARD TRICKS
Swindler’s Aces
Vernon-Gagnon Poker Demonstration
Gagnon’s Miracle Aces
Hof-Sender Aces
An Expensive Sandwich
The Forgetful Gambler
About Face
Chinese Card Spin
Punched in the Dark
Aces by Weight
Electro Static Aces
Facing a Swindler
Flimflam Transpo
Floater
The Gathering
High Flying Aces
Packet Collectors
Scarne’s Triple Coincidence Revisited
Underhanded Collectors
Weighing In
A Peeking Intruder
SCAAN
Impeccable Change
The Wash
Umpteenth Open Prediction

CHAPTER TWO: ON CLIPPED
Mystery Card
Mystery Card Revisited
Clipped Sandwich
Shorty’s Holdout
Clipped Triple Prediction
Twice Clipped Improved
Burglar’s Big Breakout
Clipped Thought
Clip Joint
Clipped Transposition
Four the Hard Way
Easy Rider
Clipped Exchange

CHAPTER THREE: ON THE ZIGZAG PASS
ZigZag Pass
ZigZag Insertion Pass
ZigZag Incomplete Faro Pass
ZigZag Top Control
ZigZag Bottom Control
Zigging & Zagging the Cut
ZigZag False Cut
ZigZag Undercut
ZigZag Aces

CHAPTER FOUR: ON RIBBON SPREADS
Sideslip Spread Control
TCC Sideslip Spread Pass
Sideslip Sandwich
Ribbon Spread Convincing Control
Bluff Tilt
Positional Spread Control
One-Handed Versatile Get Ready
Gagnon Stocks Erdnase
T.G. Ribbon Spread Reverse
Revolving Reverse
Versatile Spread Holdout
Ribbon Spread Addition
Slipping MacDonald In
Undercover Double Doodle
Riffle Action Control
Misdirection Cull

CHAPTER FIVE: ON THE OVERLAP PROCEDURE
Overlap Procedure
Overlap Procedure Cull
Overlap Procedure Peek
Getting The Scoop
Overlap Bottom Control
Overlap Multiple Shift
Subterranean Collectors
Never Too Late
Double-Decker
Bill Collector
Isolated Sandwich

CHAPTER SIX: ON FORCES
Airdnace Pitch
Switcharoo Force
Lateral Dribble Force
Retention Hockley Force
Gagnon Transfer Force
Spread Switch Out
Brush Force
Inverse Handkrchief Force
Toss Force

CHAPTER SEVEN: ON SWITCHES
Swindle Switch
Fabulous K.M. Combo
Shuttle Switch
Underhanded Spread Switch
Chump Change
Gagnon Scoop Change
A Novel Transposition
Double Take Drop Switch

CHAPTER EIGHT: ON MULTIPLE SHIFTS
T.G. Tabled Multiple Shift
Tap & Square Feint
OAATI Table Multiple Shift
Four-Flushed Multiple Shift
Shifty
Subterranean Multiple Shift
Swivel Cut Multiple Shift
Gagnon’s Shuffle Shift
Plunder Straddle Pass
Twofer Ribbon Spread Multiple Shift
Cops Without A Beat

CHAPTER NINE: ON THE JET STREAM
Jet Stream
Otis’ Elevator
Out of Order
Three Point Landing
Air Strike
Up and Away
Stealth Card Stab

CHAPTER TEN: ON ARTFUL DODGES
Tap Illusion
Tap Illusion Feint
Ambitious Illusion
Dribble Toss Feint
Reverse Double Undercut
Gagnon Double Cut
Fan Square-Up Pass
Fan Control Finesse
Gambler’s Cop Replacement
Mexican Turnover Finesse
Heavy Breather
Cross Fire Add-on
Dealing MacDonald in
Gagnon Ace Vanish
A MacDonald Vanish
Soaping the Faro
Stripper Deck Finesse
Negative Reaction

CHAPTER ELEVEN: ON CASED CARD CONTROLS
Cased Card Controls
Push Through Jog
Slap Control
Gravity Control
Cased Clivot Control
Top Stock Control
Cased Multiple Shift
Cased Plunger Locaton
Fan Control
Stainless Steal
Stainless Steal Reverse
Subterranean Crimps
Cased Crimp

CHAPTER TWELVE: ON FALSE CUTS
One-Handed Gambler’s False Cut
Cutting Action Gambler’s False Cut
Dribble Action Gambler’s False Cut
Gambler’s False Cut and Reverse
Gambler’s Ploy
Razzle-Dazzle Aces
Gambler’s Delight
Price-Gagnon False Cut

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ON TRICK DECKS
Edna
Freda
Remembering Edna

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ON THE DEVILISH SWITCH
Devilish Switch
Bedeviled Switch
Devilish Thought
Devilish Transposition

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: ON COIN TRICKS
Re-Entry
Shell-Acted
Slow-Mo P&D Move
Tipsy Coin Vanish

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: ON POOL HALL ANTICS
Chalk it Up
On Cue
A Ballsy Discovery
Shot in the Pack
Estickation Aces
Stick it to ‘Em

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: ON VEILED DECEPTIONS
Veiled Card Steal
Veiled Reversal
Veiled Overlap Steal
Veiled Penetraton