Original title: Award Winning Card Magic Volume #4

Martin A. Nash, who was one the most popular performers to appear at the Magic Castle's Close-Up showroom is also considered one of the most entertaining magicians with a deck of cards.

On this video you will experience his performing persona as "The Charming Cheat" and relish at his exceptional technical ability and flair for engaging presentations.

Martin thoroughly explains each trick, technique and routine as well as giving many professional touches that can elevate intermediate and advanced card magic to its highest level.

Routines performed and explained:
►Any Way You Want It: This is one of Martin’s favorite routines. It is a center deal demonstration where the four aces are lost in the deck and are then dealt in any order the spectator wants and to any number of hands.
►The Slug: A demonstration of skill where you are able to cut slugs in any quantity you want from the top, bottom and center of the deck. As a finale a spectator names a number, you cut exactly that many cards and the bottom card is the selection.
►Weighted: The weight of cards are discussed as the spectator cuts a small packet. You then cut your own packet. Both have an equal number of cards and when that number is counted down into the deck the spectator’s selection is found in that position.
►Running Up Hands: Using a multiple shift, a tabled faro shuffle and a second deal Martin teaches how to seemingly stack a deck for different poker hands.
►Tabled Faro Shuffle: An in depth look and variations of how to master the butt style of tabled faro shuffles.
►4-Way: A selected card is found when a spectator cuts to a card in the middle of the deck and uses it as an indicator to count down to the selection.
►Beat The Cheat Poker: A funny poker routine where a group of spectators are dealt Poker hands and are allowed to switch cards with each other until they have hands they are happy with. Their discards are kept as your hand and are discovered to be a Royal Flush.

Additional techniques explained within routines: Nash Multiple Shift, Infinity Card, Tabled Faro Shuffle, Up The Ladder Cut, Infinity Cut Force, Packet Switches and much more.

A Meir Yedid Magic Product. Produced by A-1 MagicalMedia. Original release date: 2001. Running time: Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.