THE DISORIENTED SEVENS
(from Ulterior Motifs ebook)

Before commencing set the Royal flush in Spades on the face of the pack in order Ace, Queen, King, Ten, Jack. The Jack is the face card.

WORKING

1. Start by saying, "My lucky number has always been seven so I'll show you something with four of them."

Run through the pack and remove the four Sevens and arrange them in a face up row on the table The only stipulation is that the middle two Sevens be of the same colour .

2. Hold the pack face down, spread and have a card drawn. Close up the spread obtaining a break below the top two cards. Square the pack and raise the top two cards at the inner end in readiness for the Vernon Depth Illusion (TILT). Take the selected card from the spectator and apparently push it into the middle of the pack executing TILT so it ends below the top two cards.  The 'Bluff Pass' could also be used.

3. Riffle shuffle retaining top and bottom stock then hold the pack face down from above in the right hand. You now pull off the top and bottom cards together with the left hand and drop the pair on the table. Repeat four times forming a single ten card pile. Place the balance of the pack aside.

4. Explain that you will physically number each of the Sevens. Pick up the ten card pile and, working from left to right deal one card face down on the first Seven two on the next , then three and finally four onto the last Seven. The cards are counted singly.

5. Gather up the four piles , moving from left to right placing one on top of the other, saying, "Each Seven has a different quantity of cards on top of it ... which rather disorientates them somewhat." As you speak carry out a Reverse Faro which is that you outjog every second card then strip out all the outjogged cards.

Place these stripped out cards on the table. There should be a face up Seven on top of this pile.

Comment on this, saying , "Well at least we know where one of the Sevens is." The Reverse Faro should be carried out quickly and slightly untidily so that the audience are unable to follow the progress of the Sevens.

6. Spread the pack remaining in your hand to reveal two matching coloured Sevens face up in the middle with a face down card between. Have the selected card named then remove the face down card to show the selection . Say, "The other two Sevens have been busy as well."

Spread the tabled packet to show the two face up Sevens with five face down cards between. Turn the cards over to reveal the Royal Flush in Spades to conclude, saying, "Well I told you seven was my lucky number!"