All In by Allan Ackerman and John Lovick

30 years in the making, the best material from a card magic legend is finally available in one incredible set of books

Few magicians are as passionate about card magic as Allan Ackerman. To him, a deck of cards is merely an extension of his hands. By dedicating his life to card magic, Allan has developed an unrivaled ability to uncover the small, yet vital, details that separate a good routine from a great one.

Allan’s most noteworthy collection of work—Las Vegas Kardma in 1994—is still revered by card magicians around the world. Since then though, all of his newer releases have come in the form of limited-run lecture notes that are difficult to find or the occasional video. Now, three decades later, Allan’s best new material has finally been compiled into one stunning two-book set.

“Rod the Hop and Steve Forte both took lessons from Allan Ackerman when they initially moved to Las Vegas. Why? Because they understood how knowledgeable he is and what an excellent teacher he is. Learn from both of them, by getting ‘All-In’. If you enjoy great card magic, a bet on Allan is a “sure thing.””Jason England

Across the more than 400 pages of these beautiful hardcover books, you’ll find nearly 90 professional routines and over 50 additional sleights and moves. Everything has been updated and edited with help from one of magic’s premiere authors, John Lovick. All of the crucial nuances and subtleties have been included alongside full-color photographs to enhance the learning experience.

As a lifelong student of magic, Allan is a sleight-of-hand expert and a walking encyclopedia of card sleights, subtleties and even mathematical principles. Tapping into that wealth of knowledge, All In features a wide variety of amazing card tricks with optimized handlings that appeal to all types of magicians and skill levels.

Both books are broken up into sections: techniques and tricks. In the latter, you’ll find novel, polished routines like “The Prequel and The Sequel”, which lets you have all the fun of MacDonald’s Aces without any of the dreaded set-up, or “Ungaffed Ted”, a non-marked deck variation on Al Koran’s iconic double thought-of card routine. There are even dedicated sections on ACAAN style effects (many of which are easy to do) and Memorized Deck Magic (which includes the astonishing “Thirty-Minute Memorized Deck”).

Move-oriented magicians will likely jump right into the sleights and techniques section just like Allan intended. You’ll be eager to start learning the dynamic “HP (Hidden Packet) Maneuver” that allows you control, load and even force cards. The “Multiple Slip Shuffle”—a slip shuffle that can be executed with up to 10 or 20 cards—is another highlight; as is the Rhythm Count and its multiple variations that will have you considering retiring the Gemini Count for good.

Both linen-bound books come in a gorgeous slipcase that will command attention in any collection.

“As a fan of Ackerman’s work, it is great to see a new substantial and beautiful collection. There is some really good stuff in here! Highly recommended to all fans of card magic.”Denis Behr

“‘All-In’ presents us with another opportunity to savour the stunning card magic of Allan Ackerman. This new set of books by Vanishinginc will further consolidate Allan’s legacy. He is a great master of sleight of hand and creative thinking for cutting edge card magic. I am delighted Allan is still a major force and important figure in our craft. The new collection will inspire all of us who celebrate world class card magic.”Michael Vincent

“Do yourself a favor and buy this work before it is out of print. Allan is one of my all time favorite card men – he will fool you!”David Soloman

When it comes to the world of creative card magic, Allan Ackerman has put all his chips on the table. Any serious student of the art must grab a copy of All In today!

Contents of All In by Allan Ackerman
Volume 1
Sleights, Techniques, and Concepts

• Marlo’s Bottom Deal Exchange
• The Ultra rub-a-dub Vanish
• OPOS Display
• Olram Plus Display
• The Blackjack Roll
• The Oops Addition
• The HP Maneuver and Applications
• The HP Half Pass
• The A-1 Move
• The HP Center Load
• The Fancy Pass
• The HP Bottom Palm
• The HP Force
• Tweaking the Veeser Bluff Shift
• Another Tweak on the Veeser Bluff Shift
• The Full-Circle False Count
• A Multiple Slip Shuffle
• Brother John’s Cull
• The Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) and The Joker Cull
• The Bluff Swing Cut

Memorized Deck Magic

• Thirty-Minute Memorized Deck and Bonus Cull
• The Memdeck I Prefer
• Introduction to Tetra-Red
• Brother John’s Chinese Shuffle

Tricks and Routines

• A Cull for R. B.
• Acrobatic Anything
• The A & D Sandwich
• The A & D Follow-up
• Finally Unassembled
• Technicolor Progressive
• The Prequel and the Sequel
• Reverse 2001
• No-Palm Travelers
• Impromptu Tattoo You
• More Mixed-up Blues
• No Extras
• Follow the Leader
• Aces Over Kings
• LJ visits BJ
• A Bigger Surprise
• The Splits
• Another Ride on the Mass Transit
• Predetermined Cutting
• Impromptu Predetermined Cutting
• Another Interlaced Vanish
• The Never-Ending Elevator
• The Royal Marriage Trilogy
• Highland Fusion
• A Cheap Thought
• Jazzing with M. E.
• Traveling the Crossroads
• Easy Pocket Interchange
• Almost Like Everywhere and Nowhere
• Your Lucky Day
• The Cipher
• Thoughts on “Double Brainwave”
• Twisting Maxi-Twist
• Isolating the General
• The Ten-Card Poker Deal
• Four-for-Four Transpo
• I Dance for the Devious–Two
• A Logical Princess
• Mayhew Poker Again
• The Ultimate GM Poker Deal

Volume 2
Sleights Techniques and Concepts

• M&H Multiple Shift
• The Cliff Green Add-on
• The Burnable Bottom Deal
• The One-Handed AB Bottom Palm
• The Misdirection Bottom Palm
• The S.W.E. Fan Palm
• The Bull Shift
• The Spectator Shuffles
• Some Thoughts on Blind #2
• The Clip Add-on
• A Little Finesse on “Surprise Monte”
• HPC with Cards
• An In-the-Hands Freeman Display
• A “Quick 3-Way” Moment
• A Fan Bottom Palm
• The Auto Unload
• New Math Addition
• The CR Move
• Some Thoughts on the Hofzinser Spread Cull
• A Combination Cull
• The Bottom-up Zarrow AKA The BUZ Shuffle
• The Rhythm Count, Variations, and Alternatives
• The Standard Rhythm Count
• The Open Rhythm
• The Fingertip Rhythm Count
• Jack’s Rhythm Count
• The Optical Rhythm Count
• The Rhythm Flushtration Count
• The Jiminy Cricket Count
• The Mirage Count
• The Mirage 2.0 Count

Tricks and Routines

• Impromptu Breakaway
• Kings in the Corner
• Kannibal Kings
• A Double Jack
• Twins
• A Bag of O’Henrys
• Re-bagged
• An Added Dimension
• Doc Tarbell on “Out of This World”
• The 10-Card Trick
• Revisiting Molly
• Technicolor Splits
• The World’s Greatest Card Cheat
• A Prelude to the Collectors
• The Extended Merlin
• An Impromptu Finesse the Finessed
• Lucky
• The Power, AKA On Your Right
• Small Packet All Backs
• The Hotel Mystery
• Grandson of Tetradism
• The Mind Reading Trick
• The Mix
• A Sleightless Ernie
• The Fifty-Two Trick
• 1002 Revisited
• Almost Perfect Transposition
• Revisiting the Hofzinser Ace Problem
• The Spectator Really Cuts
• Consistent Cries and Whispers
• Finally Matched
• A Close Encounter
• An Ungaffed Ted
• Back to Hierophant #1
• An Invisible Card
• Searching for a Thought
• Impromptu Searching for a Thought
• Surprise Bluff Aces
• The Blue Thought
• The Spell of Sachs
• Anyone Anywhere
• Two Shakes
• The Indicator
• Lazy Man’s Version
• The Impromptu Indicator
• Another Anyone Anywhere
• A Diced CAAN
• Another CAAN

Hardcover | Book 1 – 218 pages | Book 2 – 211 pages | Linen Bound