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Happy Friday, and another installment of Coffee and Cards. This week I take a look at two pack of cards that are extremely nostalgic for me. The David Blaine's split spades. I remember when my dad woke me up when he's first tv special was on and since that moment I was hooked with magic! It was...

Another Friday, another coffee and cards. Today I dove into the Butterfly Playing cards black series. Man oh man is this a beautiful pack of cards. The gilding on this deck doesn't mess with the handling and brings it to a whole different level. Great for the professional, hobbyist, amateur or...

Pure imagination! That's what it takes to make a pack of playing cards. And these are no exception. The Theory 11 Wonka Playing cards are no exception. Very beautiful pack of cards, they handle well. Although I wouldn't use these in much performances it's still a very beautiful pack of cards...

Ahoy everyone! Little bit different than my usual reviews. I'm starting a new series, "top 5...according to me" because at the end of the day what I like and works for me, from a style stand point, my be different than what works for you. But wanted to put together a little list of the top 5...

Another week, another awesome pack of cards. This deck doesn't try to be anything it isn't. Classic Bee look with the classic Cherry feel, what an awesome collab. Pure Imagination Projects has some amazing pack of cards and Sam Devins crushed the design. Paired up with Bee, the casino card...

Back with another episode of coffee and cards. This weeks pack was the bioluminescent playing cards by penguin magic. This is a really unique pack. Really give the deep sea feel. Great coloring and design. The added info cards are a nice touch. All in all a really nice pack of cards. Check out...

Same, still working on the finer details and making sure to be as clear as possible. But couldn't agree more such a great EDC. Love that it takes up no additional space in the pocket

Wow! I like this trick. But that’s just my personal opinion. Why is that so? Well the amount of magic moments you get for one packet trick is amazing. If you’re not familiar with the casino con, you have some jokers from various casinos and a poker chip. The participant selects a joker and...

This is my new EDC pack of cards. Love the look of this deck. The line designs at first glance you'd think they would be distracting. But the use of the solid colors in the pips make it very easy to know what the card is. There's not too much going on that would be distracting or hard to tell...

Here's my performance of one of John Bannon's new tricks from his book Very Hush Hush. I reviewed the book a little bit ago on my youtube channel and wanted to do one of the tricks from there. I really like this one. I called it beating the odds, as that went along with my presentation but the...

This deck so far has been my favorite from Art Of Play. Super elegant design that doesn't distract. Deck handles well and gives the magic a nice look. I like the use of black and white as the back design, it really sets it apart and doesn't make it pop in a bad way. Check out my full review and...

If you're looking for a neat trick to have with you everywhere you go...look no further. Chroma is a great EDC trick in my opinion. It's a quick learn. The downside though is if the work isn't put into the performance end or build up I feel it could fall a little flat. If you don't really know...

Got my chips cashed in on this deck! Theory 11 does not disappoint with the amount of detail and Grateful Dead feel they jammed into this deck. With all the iconic images we know and love of the band there's nothing not to love about this pack of cards. Check out my full review here as well as...

This modern approach to the 8 card brainwave is a huge success coming from Michael O'Brien! It is such a fun effect to perform that really gets the audience involved, in fact, the more involved they are the better the performance is. Production value on this is outstanding. The cards that are...