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Dani DaOrtiz, 2006
My Personal Stack English Edition
© Dani DaOrtiz © Grupokaps.com Translated by: Raahul Srinivasan
Pictures: Rocio Platero
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Thanks This work on my stack would not have seen light without the immeasurable support by many magicians, both morally and otherwise. I’d like to specially thank Luigi and Fran (Ronda) for “forcing” me to rewrite this new edition. Also to Roger and Javi (Sea Bull), for always being there. Miguel Puga and Angel Azar (for their collaboration on the first edition). Juan Escolano (for his great help) Especially to Woody Aragon for bringing me closer into this fascinating world of the mirrored deck and for lending me reference materials, which, without a doubt, have influenced this work. Finally, to Juan Tamariz, for his fascinating work MNEMONICA, which have influenced my studies of the stacked deck so much.
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Table of Contents THANKS ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 ABOUT THE FIRST EDITION ............................................................................................................... 8 TRANSLATOR’S NOTE ........................................................................................................................ 10 A FEW NOTES BEFORE BEGINNING ............................................................................................... 11 THE DAORTIZ STACK ......................................................................................................................... 14 STACKING THE DECK ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Stacking by anti-‐faro ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Stacking by faro .................................................................................................................................................. 16 UNDERSTANDING THE STACK ............................................................................................................................... 22 Knowing the Order ............................................................................................................................................ 22 The 3’s and J’s: ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 PRACTICE EXERCISES ............................................................................................................................................. 26 STACK PROPERTIES (TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE DECK’S STRUCTURE) ......................... 27 ODD SEQUENCES OF COLOR (1,3,5) ................................................................................................................... 27 SEQUENCES OF DISTINCT VALUES ........................................................................................................................ 29 VALUE OF THE CENTER CARD .............................................................................................................................. 30 SEQUENCE OF 4 (ASCENDING ORDER) ............................................................................................................... 31 The Quad count ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Finding cards – version 1 – Mnemonic System ..................................................................................... 32 THE MOST OFTEN NAMED CARDS ........................................................................................................................ 34 STACK PROPERTIES (USING CALCULATIONS) ........................................................................... 35 LOCATING CARDS – VERSION 2 – ARITHMETIC SYSTEM ................................................................................. 35 TO KNOW THE QUANTITY OF CARDS IN A PACKET ............................................................................................ 37 KNOWING THE CARD AT A DETERMINED POSITION (PART 1) ........................................................................ 38 KNOWING THE CARD AT A DETERMINED POSITION (PART 2) ........................................................................ 40 ACAAN (ANY CARD AT ANY NUMBER) ............................................................................................................ 40 DECK PROPERTIES AFTER MODIFICATION ................................................................................ 42 CHANGING THE 3’S AND JACKS (DIRECT SYSTEM) ............................................................................................ 42 Alternating Colors Red and Black ............................................................................................................... 44 Alternating Suits ................................................................................................................................................ 44 CHANGING THE VALUES 3/J (AUTOMATICALLY WITH TRICKS) ..................................................................... 45 The travel of the 3’s and J’s ............................................................................................................................ 45 Cutting at the 3’s and J’s: ................................................................................................................................ 51 BEING IN “3/J SWITCHED STATE” (IN TWO PARTS) ......................................................................................... 53 The Three References ....................................................................................................................................... 53 Following the three ........................................................................................................................................... 56 DECK PROPERTIES (RETURNING TO NEW DECK ORDER) ........................................................ 58 RETURNING TO NEW DECK ORDER ...................................................................................................................... 58 Using the Anti-‐faro ............................................................................................................................................ 58 Using Faros ........................................................................................................................................................... 59 THE PALINDROMIC MIRROR STACK (FROM DANI’S DECK) .................................................... 61 ADAPTING TO A MIRRORED PALINDROMIC DECK .............................................................................................. 61 MIRROR STACK WITH PALINDROMIC SEPARATION OF SUITS .......................................................................... 61 MIRROR STACK WITH MIXED SUITS (ASIDE FROM STANDARD MIRROR STACK WORK) ............................. 63 A FEW MIRROR STACK PROPERTIES .................................................................................................................... 64
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ARITHMETIC “DAORTIZ STACK” PROPERTIES APPLIED TO MIRROR STACK ................................................ 65 Sequence of 4 (ascending order) ................................................................................................................. 65 Search for Cards ................................................................................................................................................. 65 Alternating Suit Sequences ............................................................................................................................ 65 NEW PROPERTIES FORMED BY THE “DAORTIZ MIRROR STACK” .................................................................. 66 Internal property of the mirror stack: “sum of 9” ................................................................................ 66 Internal property of mirror stack: “Difference of 3” ........................................................................... 67 SEPARATING SUITS WITH A MIRROR STACK ....................................................................................................... 67 ARRIVING AT NEW DECK ORDER .......................................................................................................................... 70 By faros ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 RETURNING TO DANI’S STACK ............................................................................................................................. 71 By anti-‐faros: ....................................................................................................................................................... 71 By faros: ................................................................................................................................................................. 71 A FEW TRICKS WITH THE MIRROR STACK .......................................................................................................... 72 THE FLYING CARD .................................................................................................................................................. 72 “PEEK” FOR ENGBLOM .......................................................................................................................................... 75 LUCKY CUT ............................................................................................................................................................... 81 POKER EXHIBITIONS ......................................................................................................................... 83 RETURNING TO PRE-‐TRICK ORDER ...................................................................................................................... 83 PREPARING A CHOSEN TRIO, FOR 5 PLAYERS. ................................................................................................... 85 TWO PAIR CALLED BY AUDIENCE, FOR 4 PLAYERS. .......................................................................................... 90 POKER BY CHOICE, FOR 5 PLAYERS ..................................................................................................................... 92 STRAIGHT OF CHOICE ............................................................................................................................................. 96 CHOSEN STRAIGHT FOR 4 PLAYERS, WINNING WITH STRAIGHT ROYAL FLUSH ........................................... 97 ANY CALLED HAND OF POKER USING “MIRROR STACK ORDER” ..................................................................... 98 Pairs: ........................................................................................................................................................................ 98 Two-‐pair (two 8’s and two 2’s photo 109): ............................................................................................ 99 Three of a kind (3 queens photo 110): ...................................................................................................... 99 Full house: (Queens/Jacks – photo 111): ................................................................................................. 99 Poker (four 5’s): .................................................................................................................................................. 99 Straight of a color (whichever is asked for): ....................................................................................... 100 Low straight (photo 114): ........................................................................................................................... 100 Medium straight (photo 115): ................................................................................................................... 100 Royal Straight (photo 116): ....................................................................................................................... 100 SPELLING TRICKS (USING DAORTIZ STACK) ........................................................................... 103 THOUGHT OF CARD SPELLED TO AND FOUND (CLASSIC VERSION) .............................................................. 103 SPELLING A COMMAND AND THE CARD APPEARS (I) ..................................................................................... 103 SPELLING A COMMAND AND THE CARD APPEARS (II) .................................................................................... 104 DECK IN ORDER I (TAMARIZ/DAORTIZ) ......................................................................................................... 106 DECK IN ORDER II (THE SPECTATORS ORDERS) ............................................................................................. 107 DECK IN ORDER III (WITH CHOSEN CARDS AND SURPRISES) ....................................................................... 108 THE INFORMANT CARDS (I) ................................................................................................................................ 110 INFORMANT CARDS (II) – WITHOUT MODIFYING 3’S/J’S ............................................................................. 112 COINCIDENCES ................................................................................................................................... 115 WITH THE DAORTIZ STACK ............................................................................................................................... 115 Chosen card matches its’ mate (in two phases) ................................................................................. 115 Chosen card matches its’ mate (in the spectator’s hands) ............................................................ 117 Super “one to the side” (prediction/coincidence?) ........................................................................... 118 WITH THE MIRROR STACK ORDER ..................................................................................................................... 124
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Casual Intuition ............................................................................................................................................... 124 Chosen card finds it’s mate (III) ............................................................................................................... 126 Small routine of coincidences .................................................................................................................... 127 Chosen card coincides with it’s mate (…and IV) ................................................................................ 132
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