The Mexican Turn Over
This excellent and very useful sleight is so far little known in conjuring circles in this country. It is, however, extensively used in Mexico, where professional gamblers employ it almost exclusively in playing Three Card Monte. The purpose of the sleight is to change a card lying on the table for one held in the performer’s hand.
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The method is as follows: The card in the right hand is held between the first and second fingers, the second fingers resting on the back of the card. Holding the latter in this manner, at an angle of about 45 degrees, the conjurer pushes its side under the card on the table, thereby appearing to turn over the latter. As, however, the card in the hand has reached half way under the one on the table, the exchange is deftly made; the right thumb drawing up the card from the table and the fingers releasing the other card instead, turning it over at the same time.
The sleight is not at all difficult to acquire, but must be quickly performed, in which case the illusion will be found to be an excellent one.
This trick is from the book “Card Tricks and How To Do Them”, published by A. Roterberg.
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