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“Some of the strongest card magic I’ve come across in years.” -Jason England, MAGIC Magazine
“Lessons In Card Mastery contains some of the most astounding demonstrations with cards you’ll ever encounter.” -Tony Cabral MUM Magazine
“Thank you for a truly outstanding performance on on our broadcast. You are without a doubt the finest card manipulator in the world.” -David Saltman, CBS
“It is a rare occasion that I work with anyone as incredibly talented and professional as you are.” -Anne G. Rohinsky, NBC
What will he teach?
One Shot, One Kill
A true card miracle that’s virtually self-working. Yet it will convince anyone that you’re a sleight of hand master.
Bulletproof
A disarming control of any four of a kind that sneaks up on an audience to shock and overwhelm them. Then it hits them with a great kicker.
Positively Fifth Street
The finest Texas Hold’em routine to date. It destroys Hold’em players; it destroys non-card players.
Sweating Bullets
A complete treatise on Vernon’s Aces, culminating in Darwin’s ultimate version of the trick. Along the way, you’ll learn tips and improvements you can apply to any version of the trick you perform.
The Supercharged Nine-Card Location
This includes a revolutionary concept that can be applied to ANY multiple-location routine turning it into a true miracle. (The spectator shuffles the selections into the deck)
Memorized stack innovations
Groundbreaking concepts that can benefit anyone who employs this powerful tool.
Test Your Luck
A powerful opener for any series of memorized stack effects.
Calculated Risk
A great presentation and ingenious method turn an old beginner’s trick into a baffling miracle.
And more…
No matter what your skill level, you’re going to learn some world-class card magic from the expert who the experts trust and respect.
Who is he?
Darwin Ortiz makes his living with a deck of cards and is recognized throughout the world as a master of sleight-of-hand and an expert on crooked gambling techniques.
His corporate clients include IBM, Silicon Graphics, Aetna Insurance, Price-Waterhouse, and even the Pentagon!
Darwin has appeared on over SEVENTY television and radio programs on CBS, NBC, HBO, CNN, CNBC, A&E, USA, TLC (and a few of other combinations of letters too).
He has also been featured on both America’s Most Wanted and Britain’s Most Wanted…as an expert on card cheating, not as a fugitive!
Mr. Ortiz frequently conducts seminars for casino gaming management and police agencies including the Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City, and the LAPD, for whom he made a training film on the subject of crooked gambling.
All that to say this, when Mr. Darwin Ortiz teaches you something with a deck of cards, you can be sure that you’re learning from the BEST of the best.
Now, in his all-new lecture for Penguin Live, Darwin has selected choice material from his book “Lessons in Card Mastery” that he will teach LIVE for the first time ever.
