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We will suppose that you have brought the chosen card second from the top and that you wish to ascertain its suit and denomination.

1. Hold the pack in the left hand as for dealing and remove the top card between the right thumb and forefinger taking it at its lower right corner.

2. Turn this card face upwards, at the same moment moving the pack, with the left hand, from a horizontal to a vertical position, with the back of the card in the right hand resting upon the outer right corner of the pack, concealing it. Direct the spectator’s attention to the exposed card proving that his card is not at the top.

3. With the ball of the left thumb at the left outer corner of the pack push the top card down a little and then outwards, holding the other side of the card flush with the pack, Fig. 1. This action will bend the middle of the card upwards and enable you to glimpse the top card easily. The entire action is screened by the card in the right hand and the glimpse can be made in an instant, Fig. 1.

The sleight comes from the gaming table where it is used in black jack.

In blackjack the operator lifts the two cards before him to sight his hole card. The pack goes behind the screening cards and he glimpses the top card.