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There were 53 pens in the room

Ok, I know this routine is half a decade old, but I absolutely love the cups and balls, I’m not a magician and have no interest in how he did it, but it’s makes me feel warm and happy… great job Paul.

We know he forced the Jack of Diamonds but I have no clue how he forced it

Too many steps imo. The trick was cool but I got so busy trying to remember all the steps that I wasn't invested in the reveal

Fooling them is cool but to me, anyone getting on the show proves they're an outstanding talent. Especially if they're on multiple times.

The heck? I chose 47 as well. Do most people choose that number?

3:17 Its clearly visible you selected a blue pick

Where the hell did he have 50 pens?

It sucks they did you dirty with an AI generated background, but it was such a slick trick I didn't notice the background at all until the last shot

Bruh this guy's whole reason to live is to come on this show and fuck these guys up

That is a lame slim card rough double stick deck. This guy has always been amazing but not this time.

I root for Paul more than I root my favourite sport teams. GET THEM PAUL!!!!

Best 3 out of 5.

Alisson shore needs a lick

Nursing home magician. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

So he broke his promise to his wife because he thought of a good trick. He then does a bunch of old tricks and finishes with one that Penn and Teller performed… and he admits he saw them perform! What am I missing? 🤔

My magic inspiration.. 👍

There aren't enough complimentary words. When I watch someone this skilled and they make it look so easy, I wan to hide all my magic tricks in the closet. Just beautiful!

Funny, I thought he had big brass ones

This was a classic of magic that still surprised me not because I’m not versed on the secret but because of your presentation, skill, and showmanship. The ending got to me, though. The first time I saw you was on the first World’s Greatest Magic back in the 90s. Anytime I see the Cups and Balls, I ALWAYS think of you, Paul. Great performance, you are a master!

I can see the force but I can't see how 47 was delivered because it's written on the pen before it got to Pen. "It was lucky guess I think", quoted because Paul is full of surprises.

Heres my take, I could be wrong but here is how I believe how the trick is done. It begins with a classic force, a technique used to make the audience think they chose the card, but the magician already knew that was the card the audience will pick by 'forcing' it. Next, the deck is pre shuffled, not unshuffled like the magician would have you believe, and they are in a VERY specific order. Notice how the magician doesn't shuffle the deck beforehand to make it ACTUALLY unshuffled. Anything other than a casino wash is able to be faked with skill. The cards are pre marked with a marker while they are in this specific pattern on BOTH sides of the deck, (only one side is shown until the end of the trick) one side says UNSHUFFLED and the other side says the name of the forced card. Next begins the hard part. A technique called the 'Faro shuffle' is used to perfectly intertwine the cards evenly, with 1 Faro shuffle resulting in the cards being in a new order and the pattern repeats until the deck is in perfect order. One side says UNSHUFFLED once, and the other side has the name of the forced card. Paul am I correct? A very impresive trick.

Magic words "force" and "index"

I can't believe he tricked them twice tbh. You can work on a trick for years and become the best at sleight of hand, but at the end of the day someone just has to say "force" and you're debunked. Still a fantastic performance and I'm sure Paul has benefitted a lot from his time on the show too.

is there a reason that the hearts and clubs both go from Ace-King but the diamonds and spades are reversed and go from King-Ace?

3:15 & 4:20 are when he planted the big dice

Blue pick is forced, jack of diamonds is the whole deck, but the number 47 is the one i didnt know how he got it. He had 52 pens in his blazer.

The card trick itself is a classic card trick. I think it’s called around the world. It’s a math trick

I'm still not convinced by any of these explanations for how Penn could have changed numbers. Anything that involves ignoring the pen would have ruined the trick, and anything where he takes the pen back into his possession would have ruined the trick. It's either a huge bluff where the trick is dead (from the perspective of the judges) if he calls him on it, or there's something you guys are missing.

Fairly confident he forced a pick, forced a card and had 52 pens with different numbers, that he just swapped out

Something about the cheers to your dad in this seems even more genuine (not that it wasn't on FU) than on the show. I thought the execution on the show was flawless untill I saw this. Holy fuck. An emotional twist that is out of pocket and still on topic? Brilliant.

Bro... haha I picked 47 in my mind too and then Penn picked it... he should have picked like 8 or something.

AT First I was like... Cups and Balls.. With Hat and Dice.... Not really Good Trick... BUT that Ending...is freaking sick

Wow Paul you were great back in the day!! and still beat penn and teller today. :)

⁠I caught all the sleight of hand. There was no good sleight of hand, it was his weakest attempt yet. He blew my mind with his card tricks but this is kind of magic is not his wheelhouse . It was blatantly obvious everytime he loaded the hats or where the dice were (palming them while holding the hat simultaneously ) you could see by expressions during the performance he was kind of disappointed.

Penns code talk: "with a real force" - the blue pick was forced, probably by using a gimmicked "deck of cards" with two partitions. "I should have an index of all Penn jokes, perhaps more than 50 of them" - Paul Gertner had an index of pens with all possible numbers written on them.

Magnet picks, deck switch with only one card except for show cards, and 52 labels

This is very similar to the Ball and cup trick he did on his 2nd appearance

I really like this routine it’s something I’m gonna try to learn for myself

Holy shit! Great job Paul😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I have absolutely no idea how you’d index the pen. The number of combinations are staggering. That’s nuts.

One of the best tricks i’ve seen! Loved it

penn said nested when explaining ... the big dice were like nesting dolls

I’m curious though, how could he change the number on the sharpie if Penn had changed the number when he asked the 2nd time?

He was stressing when Penn took the pen out of his pocket 😂

When your mom makes you go to the family reunion, Paul Gertner is the one cool uncle that makes it worthwhile to be there.

This dude is a fricken magician.

paul has become the alternate Penn; penn’s got short hair now and paul has the ponytail

The way he clank the 2 dice together at the end , just to proof to penn and teller he 'did fool them' is CRINGE af. pls never return ....cheap moves

Why can’t I find the pen and teller episode on CZcams anymore?