So here we have the demonstration of the Elmsley count. What we do with the Elmsley count is to show three cards, that is four cards, and conceal one card. For the purpose of this routine, the ace of spades would be the card that we will conceal, not to worry if you catch glimpses of the card during this demonstration. It is purely incidental really.
So the ace of spades should be third from top, two face-down cards on top of it, and another card underneath the ace. Some people begin the routine with the cards in the right hand. I think this looks really unnatural, when they take the cards over to their left.
So we begin the routine with the cards in a standard dealing position in your left hand, and have a really light grip. Now, you are going to thumb off the first card to your left. This is exaggerated, you are not really going to move it that far. Let us just say that it is right there, and your index finger should be at the top. That would just prevent the cards fanning when you thumb the first card off.
So again, you are going to take your thumb, push over the top card to your left, like so. And then with your thumb and finger, you are going to take the bottom three cards and move the top card to your left. Now when you move the top card to the left, you will then pull the bottom card of the three cards in your hand and you can add the first card to the bottom of the deck, and then take the top two cards, like so. That will be the ace and the other card. And then take the next card, and then the next card, and that is it basically.
So, let us just go through that again. Ace is third from top, you are going to thumb off the top card and at the same time you are then going to pull the bottom card. I will just go through that just so you know what I am doing. Pull the bottom card, again it is exaggerated. You could just pull out a millimeter once you have practiced a lot, I guess.
Okay, so let us just go through that again. Thumb off the top card, pull the bottom card towards you at the first card to the bottom, then take the next two cards—I will just use my technique there—we are then going to take another single card and then the next card.
Always move the cards to your left. So you want to keep your right hand still but your left hand should always be moving. I have not done it particularly well in this video. Actually, a bit, but you see, my left hand is always going to the left and that just conceals the club that I am trying to hide. Just conceals that movement.
Once you have done that, then put the cards in your kind of position and how you do this is exactly the same as the Elmsley count. More or less, you take the first card, you then take another single card, so you are left with the double card in your right hand. Then, with all cards together, put them all together and then pull back the bottom card and then add it on, and that puts the cards back in the ounce count position. That is the beauty of the Jordan count if you just keep using those two counts to just hold that card.
Let me just show you that again. This may take you a while. First, we take one card, another single card, pull back the bottom card. Put the cards in the count position.
Again, let me show you again. First, we take the first card, take that away and then come back, take one single card. You got the double on your other hand and you then put all the cards together and pull the bottom card back. Take all three cards, and then finally take the next card and that is it.
So, once you have perfected those, I have to say you can just keep doing the count and hopefully, it will look something like this. Again, not a great technique, my right hand is moving too much. Just try to keep that a little still.
Have some fun with that, and that is it.
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