Push-Through Failure

46 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Push-Through Failure
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Push Through Failure face up cards shuffled in face down cards, open push-through, selection is reversed in other half, three versions, see p. 773 for corrections
Variations Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 192)
766
Al Leech Upside Down Shuffle card is found by pulling a face-up half through a face-down half, based on a Gardner/Marlo idea
 		1952
Manipulating with Leech
19
Edward Marlo Push Thru Failure four methods
 		1953
The Cardician
19
Edward Marlo K. M. Move with the Peek transfer and reverse combo
 		1962
The K. M. Move
14
Karl Fulves Torn Corner Control push-through failure with a card that has a corner openly torn off
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls)
37
Edward Marlo Strip-Out Failure four aces as block
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
56
Karl Fulves Double Push Thru with two cards
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
76
Karl Fulves Jack Trap as a sandwich effect
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
78
Karl Fulves Push Thru Trap pushing three Aces through deck at different positions which collect two selections
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
80
Karl Fulves Tunnel Effect one half is pushed through the other, then all cards of one color turn over except chosen card
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
82
Karl Fulves Maximum Blue cards change back and front while pushed through each other (also perpendicular), posed as a problem
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
91
Jon Racherbaumer Push-thru Failure Triumphs
1978
Arch Triumphs
29
Romaine, Tony Kardyro Double Kicker card is found reversed at spelling position via push-through failure
Also published here 1980
Exclusive Card Secrets
27
Peter Kane Almost Triumphant incomplete face-up/face-down shuffle, halves stripped apart, selection is sticking out and seen to be five inches long when pulled out
Also published here 1984 ca.
Sally For Short!
3
Karl Fulves Red Rider with reversed and color-separated halves
 		1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
15
Karl Fulves Transmissible white and brown envelopes, signed selection in white envelope, envelopes riffle shuffled, travels to a chosen brown envelope
 		1989
Prototype
26
Karl Fulves Angle Transfer center block transfer
 		1989
Prototype
27
Ron Ferris Ripped Variation in Leftovers, aces are ripped out
Inspired by 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 37)
679
Peter Kane Almost Triumphant incomplete face-up/face-down shuffle, halves stripped apart, selection is sticking out and seen to be five inches long when pulled out
Also published here 1992
One Card Wonders
15
Gene Maze Passing Through push-through failure with two odd-backed halves, three mate pairs in other half
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
82
Gene Maze Return Trip one deck dealt through and two cards are reversed when spectator calls stop, push-through failure with second deck, mates next to reversed cards
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
86
Gene Maze Inverted Poker push-through failure with aces that are then reversed in position for dealing
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
95
Gene Maze Sympathetic Thoughts Passing Through two selection from two decks match, then are exchanged via push-through failure
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
118
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Card Catcher deck is riffled face-up/facedown; chosen card appeares face up in face down half of the deck
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
360
Justin Higham Failure Turned Into Triumph
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
57
Justin Higham Direct Push-Through Failure several variations
 		2001
The Simulation of Miracles
20
Justin Higham Push-Through Failure Variations problems and effects
 		2001
The Simulation of Miracles
33
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter two cards chosen from two halves come together, open push-through, reds and blacks separate
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
13
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter Revisited two cards transpose in push-through failure, colors separate
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
14
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Traveling Queen four red red-backed spot cards, four black blue-backed cards and Queen of Spades, transposition
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
50
Justin Higham Side-Faro Separation Failure
2005
Tricks with the Side-Faro False Shuffle
2
Romaine, Tony Kardyro Double Kicker card is found reversed at spelling position via push-through failure
Also published here Apr. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 4)
56
Darwin Ortiz Passing Through with four-of-a-kind
Also published here 2007
The Ephemeral Lecture Notes
5
Gary Plants Push Thru Spellure locator card, originally from Precursor
 		2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
29
Darwin Ortiz Passing Through with four-of-a-kind
Also published here 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
47
Jason Ladanye Arcane Control selection trapped between two Aces in riffle shuffle
 		2013
Confident Deceptions
61
Justin Higham Push-Through Failure Lead-In
2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
10
Nick Trost Royal Revealment card is lost, a Six spot ends up reversed after push-through failure, counting down to selection, the five counted cards are a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
685
Michał Kociołek Double Target "Hofzinser Ace Problem" meets Marlo's "Push Through Failure"
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 2013
 2017
Michał Kociołek Live!
11
Michael Powers Push Through Success push-through failure meets Hofzinser Ace Problem
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
54
Steve Reynolds Push Through Poker one half mixed face-up/face-down, shuffled through other half, all but one face-down cards transfer to other half, mixed half dealt for poker game and performer receives straight flush except one card which is the face-down card in other half, second round of dealing with royal flush
Inspired byVariations 2019
Output (Issue 3)
1
Michał Kociołek Odds any poker hand named, card selected and placed reversed in one half of the deck, performer does an open push-through shuffle and the four cards around the selection make up the named hand together with the selection
  • The hands
Inspired by 2019
The Expert
32
Darwin Ortiz Passing Through with four-of-a-kind
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
965
Andi Gladwin Splitting the Arrow push-through failure, then repeat with sandwich cards around selection
 		2022
The Reverse Cull
104
Roberto Mansilla Like an Archer card ends up between sandwich cards in Push-Though Failure
 		Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
73
Roberto Mansilla A More Magical Phase card chosen and lost, deck cut in half, one half dealt through to show that card is not in it, then Push-Through Failure
 		Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
74