Double Duke Dealer (Practice) (Patreon)

The first gambling-themed routine we'll be learning. Luckily, while it will make you look like an expert at the card table, it's actually quite easy to do! 

This routine is based on the "Vernon Poker Demonstration" published in "The Dai Vernon Book of Magic" in 1957. I simplified the routine so that it focuses only on the four aces and the royal flush. I first encountered the presentational idea of reciting the formula for the stack out loud in Darwin Ortiz's routine "The Professional" published in "Scams and Fantasies with Cards." This idea has previously been used by Andrew Wimhurst in his routine “The Expert at the Bridge Table” and in Bruce Elliot’s routine “The Expert at the Card Table.” However, it was originally invented by Jack Merlin, published in “And a Pack of Cards.”