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Diagonal Palm Shift
The primary source for the
Diagonal Palm Shift (DPS) is The
Expert at the Card Table by
S. W. Erdnase. It is believed that the author of this seminal work invented the Diagonal Palm Shift. Unfortunately, existing descriptions of the DPS (including this one, without a doubt) suffer from the fact that the move requires somewhat of a “knack.” To build a comprehensive picture, the serious student is encouraged to study
Revelations and to consult
Darwin Ortiz’ annotations on the move as well as the advice of both
Roger Klause and
Pat Cook (found in
The Annotated Erdnase). The present description will incorporate a number of the elements from these previous authors. (
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