Magician's palm

In magic, magician's palm is a method for hiding a playing card in a seemingly-empty hand, in which the card is placed lengthwise against the palm and retained in the hand. The thumb sticking out as if "hitchhiking" is a "tell" or sign that a card is being palmed.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Amazing One Handed Top Palm Tutorial". Magic Pro Shop. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
^ Wilson, Mark (1988) [1975]. Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic. Courage Books. ISBN 0-89471-623-9.The Classic Palm (Using a Coin), p. 190.
^ Erdnase, S. W. (1995) [1902]. The Expert at the Card Table. Dover. ISBN 978-0-312-09771-4.Erdnase System of Palming, pp. 48-53.

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[palm-1] "Amazing One Handed Top Palm Tutorial". Magic Pro Shop. Retrieved 2008-01-07.

[wilson-2] Wilson, Mark (1988) [1975]. Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic. Courage Books. ISBN 0-89471-623-9.The Classic Palm (Using a Coin), p. 190.

[erdnase-3] Erdnase, S. W. (1995) [1902]. The Expert at the Card Table. Dover. ISBN 978-0-312-09771-4.Erdnase System of Palming, pp. 48-53.

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