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by **CArlight1958** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:57 am

Darwin Ortiz makes his living with a deck of cards. As a full- time professional close-up magician & gambling consultant he has brought the art of slight-of-hand to a new level of perfection. He is a rarity, an expert who is entertaining as he is informative. Now Darwin shares his magical secrets with you, detailing some of the effects that have made him one of magic's most respected performers.

At The Card Table, VOLUME1-3

VOLUME 1: Jumping Gemini, The Vegas Shuffle, Darwin's 3-Card Monte, The Pinky Count, Darwin's Wild Card, Hitchcock Aces, The Dream card, The Zarrow Shuffle.

VOLUME 2: Greek Poker, Modern Jazz Aces, Regal Aces, Back Off, Nine-Card Location, Do As I Did.

VOLUME 3: Mindbender, Jackpot, Fast Shuffle, The Card Warp Deck, Mexican Poker, The Ultimate Cardshark.

Virtually every review of the cardshark material raved about it from every aspect-plot presentation, method, & entertainment value.

Cardshark, Vol 1-3

The Cross, Psychotronic Card, The Showdown, One Handed Poker Deal, The Unholy Three, Museum Piece, Four To One, plus numerous slights, & moves!

Volume 2: Kartenkunske, The Phantom Card, Signature Effect, Beyond Slight-of-Hand, Blind Aces (performance only), The Marker, Darwin's Poker Deal, Harry In Your Pocket.

VOLUME 3:Blockbuster, From The Cellar, Beat The Dealer, Pick-Up on South Street, Time & Again, Face- Up Centers, The Sting (performance only), Mr Lucky.

Scams & Fantasies With Cards Vol 1-4

Impossible effects, entertaining presentations, rock-solid construction, & performing wisdom combine to produce a must-have set of DVD's for all lovers of great card magic!

VOLUME 1: The Last Laugh,Fastest Gun Alive, Darwin's Ambitious Card, Appointment in Samarra, Hitchcock Travelers, Ultimate Oil & Water, Ultimate Fusion.

VOLUME 2: Pass The Garbage, Remote Control, Maximum Risk, No Way Out, The Colour Of Money, Liar's Poker, God Of Gamblers.

VOLUME 3; The Quick & The Dead, Walk-around Triumph, Cannibal Holocaust, Ace In The Pocket, Beat The Devil, The Zen Master.

VOLUME 4: Deja Vu Poker, The Brush Combination Cull, Shark Attack, The Professional Deal.

I purchased this 10 DVD set for £74.99, & I have to say it's the best £ 75 quid I have spent on a DVD set to date.
The card material on this set is by far the best I have in my collection.
Not by any means easy, but doable with practice.
This DVD set has my thumbs up.

CArl...

by **SpareJoker** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:08 pm

That really is incredible value. Those disks contain enough material of sufficient calibre to build an entire full-time career performing card magic.

by **CArlight1958** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:52 pm

SpareJoker wrote:That really is incredible value. Those disks contain enough material of sufficient calibre to build an entire full-time career performing card magic.

Gonna keep me occupied for quite some time mate....

CArl...

by **gunnarkr** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:22 pm

He is incredible indeed. I have his Scam's series and it's really great, but a few of the effects are not for the amateur magician. For example when you have use a memorized deck and then make 4 perfect faro shuffles to get the trick done.

by **C.L.Ward** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:42 pm

absoloutely huge fan of darwin ortiz....... he's so slick with his moves and he has an endearing quality that makes him fun to watch!!

thanks for the review , may have to look into this set when ive got a spare 75 bob

by **CArlight1958** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:58 am

gunnarkr wrote:but a few of the effects are not for the amateur magician. For example when you have use a memorized deck and then make 4 perfect faro shuffles to get the trick done.

I agree gunnarkr,

However the explanation's, & illustrations are very good, & something to aim for.
I think it was SJ who said.
"Far better to have several quality routines, "

I have to agree, it may take quite some time to get many of these routines down, but the end WOW!! result is well worth the time, & effort put in.

IMHO.

CArl...