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Max Krause Innovative Deceptions

 

Impromptu SSK $225

 

Picture this:  You are hanging out at a bar, restaurant, nightclub, grocery store or any other establishment where they have money.  You ask the staff/store clerk for change for a 5 dollar bill.  You take the ones and place them in your wallet.  Then as an afterthought you pull them out and explain that you want to try an experiment and have one of the dollar bills chosen and hidden away from view and the others are placed back into your wallet. You then ask the spectator to concentrate on the serial number and immediately begin revealing it! 

This is a very straight forward money mentalism at its best!  This is only one of several different presentations you can do with Impromptu SSK!  Comes complete with everything necessary to perform this amazing illusion and has the added feature of being able to be used for
B.T.I.L as well!
 

 

Supreme Serial Killer $360

 

The magician buys seven $1 bills from seven spectators for $2 each.  He then has two of the seven bills selected by two different spectators.  He asks both spectators to concentrate on their individual bills' serial numbers.  With eerie precision the magician proceeds to reveal both serial numbers to the complete and utter disbelief of his audience!!  Take note, this method is like no other.  You can do this effect at a trade show with a different outcome every time you perform it.   Comes complete with everything necessary to perform and instructional DVD. 

Larry Becker's Serial killer was one of the most sought after effects of it's kind.  With Larry Becker's permission Max has taken this effect to an entirely new level making it a practical and unbelievable reality!

 

 

The Necklace $250

 

You are walking down the street, sitting in a restaurant, reading a book on a park bench, waiting for the bus, shopping at the mall, or any other various social activity.  You strike up a conversation with a complete stranger.  The topic turns to the necklace you are wearing and its meaning.  You explain to them it is the word magic in Chinese and requires the characters on both sides to create the word as you take it off to let them look at it even more closely. 

Invariably they will ask you if you do magic to which you reply "Yes would you like to see a trick?"  You place the necklace back on your neck and reach into your pocket and produce a deck of cards.  You have a card chosen and replaced back into the deck and you hand them the deck to shuffle.  They return the deck to you and you explain that the reason you chose Chinese writing is because they are known for predicting future events citing a few examples.  You then tell them that you had a premonition that you would be standing/sitting in the very spot you are with them showing them a card trick at that exact moment and ask if they believe you. 

Regardless of the answer you say "Take a look at my necklace"  They do and to their utter disbelief are the words "Turn Over" where the 1st symbol was.  They turn the necklace over and find their card staring at them on the back where the 2nd symbol was!  Magic does not get any more memorable than this!!  The quintessential icebreaker!!

Each necklace is cast in pure .925 silver and hand assembled.

 

 

 

Magication Poker Size $35

 

 

Getting the entire audience involved in your show has never been easier.  Imagine showing 5 cards that spell out the word CARDS, then some of the cards are tossed away only to have more reappear to show the word TRICKS, then more of the cards are tossed away only to have more reappear to show the word MAGIC, finally some more cards are tossed away only to have more appear to show the word CLAP! Your audience will be shaking their heads in disbelief and have a great time with every new revelation! This one you will really enjoy performing and sets the stage for your entire show.

 

Magication will set the stage for any performance!

Magication will have them questioning what they are seeing from the moment you start your show!

Magication is the perfect way to warm up your audience!

Magication is easy and fun to do and helps place your audience in the palm of your hand!

Magication lets the audience know to expect a great show!

Magication is an opener with purpose!

 

Magication comes complete with hand made gimmicks, instructional DVD and is available in Poker Cards by Creative Magic.

 

 

Ultimate Mis-Made Bill $75

 

The magician takes a bill out of his wallet and the serial number may be noted for future reference. The bill is folded up and the magician announces it is going to turn into a $100 dollar bill!  When the bill is opened it is found to be completely mis-made into four pieces and the performer announces that it is four quarters instead!  The perplexed performer hands the bill out for examination and the audience can see the bill is the same one verifying the serial number if previously noted.  The magician then takes back the bill and folds it once again and upon opening it finds it is now back in it's original state and once again may be handed out for examination!  The perfect illusion and completely examinable before and after!  This is only one presentation for this wonderful effect!

Comes complete with Magick Balay's new DVD "Four Quarters" produced by The New York Magic Project.  The included Mis-Made gimmick has been modified along with a matching gimmick.

 

 

Bill to Impossible Location $60

 

 

The magician borrows a bill from a spectator and the serial number is noted for future reference. The bill then mysteriously vanishes only to be found in another spectators wallet, a cash register, a sealed envelope across the room, a sealed box, can, or anywhere else you can imagine. This is a guaranteed show stopper!  Comes complete with everything necessary to perform.  This is a totally unique version of a classic effect without using any of the old methods. (US Currency only)

 

A Poker Story $35

 

In 1936, a gentleman by the name of Tommy Tucker invented an effect called 6 card repeat which was published in a book called "Small but Deadly"  It was published in the Tarbell course with another version by Senator Crandall.  There were two versions developed over the years one which was sleight of hand and another mechanical.  However, they all were based on the same basic routine there was no real logic to the effect as a whole.  Though it is used by many professionals to this day.  There was still more ground to be broken.

Out of Hand, by Richard Osterlind, was marketed in 1987.  It was acknowledged to be the first six card repeat type using a poker hand as a theme.  In it, the magician laments the fact that he dealt himself 5 aces and repeatedly tried to get rid of them.  They keep returning!  Finally, he throws away 4 or 5 of the aces and winds up with a royal straight flush in spades!  The kicker is when they are turned over the cards all have different back designs!

At it's release Out of Hand was acknowledged by card experts everywhere as the first such effect with a logical and surprise ending.  It remained a best seller for many years and appeared on both Richard's Challenge Magic video and on volume 6 of his Mind Mysteries series. 

Here in 2010 it is with Richard's kind permission that you now see the following new twist on an old classic!

 

The magician tells a story about the time he found himself playing poker with three very unusual characters, a counterfeiter, a card cheat and a con artist.  The game was only played with a deck of five cards.  The only way you could play was to cheat.    As the magician tells the story the hands continue to get progressively bigger as he continues to only show five cards even though he is discarding handfuls at a time they continue to appear out of nowhere.  Finishing with an appropriate climax sure to entertain the poker lover in all of us!

This wonderful routine comes complete with a handmade set of Bicycle playing cards and instructional DVD including a surprise knockout finish they will never see coming and is very easy to do!  There is very little sleight of hand. The cards do most of the work for you.