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Hi, I'm magician Paul Weatherbee, and I'm going to perform a magic trick. We're going
to try to find the four aces. Sir, if you would, could you please cut the cards into
approximately four equal piles?
That's very good, very good. Now, I'm going to show you a little shuffle that I learned
in New Orleans, it's called the "Voodoo Shuffle" just to get the cards more mixed up. The Voodoo
Shuffle, you pick up a pack you take three cards, put three cards down, and then put
three cards on the remaining piles. Just like that. Once more the Voodoo Shuffle, you pick
up a packet, you put three down, and then put a card on each remaining packet. Could
you do that with that packet right there? One, two, three down, and then one card on
top of each pile. Very good. Ok, now pick up the last pile, three down, alright. You think you have the magic touch?
I think so. Well lets give it a, let's take a look and see how things turned out. Sure
enough, you cut right to the four aces. Awesome. Great job. Thank you. Now, I'm going to tell
everyone how that trick is done. All that you have to do to set up for the chasing ace
trick, is to take four aces and put them on the top of the deck. Someone cuts the cards
into four piles. You should always remember which stack has the four aces, and then you
tell them about the story of the Voodoo Shuffle, they place three cards down and then a card
on top of each pile, and this trick is virtually self working. You do the Vodoo Shuffle a couple
times just to show everybody how to do it and get them used to it, and then you work up to the big finish. All you have
to do is turn over the top cards. Finding the four aces is arguably the most powerful
magic trick the magician can do. I hope you enjoy it. Until next time, keep the magic
in your life.