Beijing Underground by Albert Chou

A collection of card magic by one of China’s greatest minds, Albert Chou.
Albert Chou is a magician from Beijing with boundless creativity—he has devised over 3,000 card effects to date. Despite his prolific output, his work stands out for its high quality, especially when it comes to structural efficiency.

This collection features eight carefully selected tricks plus one technique from his immense repertoire. Each routine is elegant, engaging, and practical—perfect material for intermediate and advanced magicians alike.

Enjoy these brilliant creations!

Contents:

Shuffle Separation
With a single shuffle, the magician locates the three cards of the same value as the spectator’s selection.

Collectors
A simple, visual, and perfectly constructed version of the Collectors plot.

Really Similar
Three prediction cards are displayed before a selection is made. The predictions successively match the color, suit, and value—and finally, all three predictions transform into cards of the same value as the selection.

Switching Device
Four Kings are placed into the card case with one protruding slightly. The magician then gives an entertaining, impossible card switching demonstration.

Sandwich Duo
The 8 and 10 of Spades sandwich the 9 of Spades, but the chosen card is the 9 of Hearts. Instantly, the sandwiched card changes to the Heart, and the sandwiching cards change to Hearts as well.

Queens Prophecy
Three cards are laid out as predictions, and the spectator lifts a random packet from the deck. The sum of the three prediction cards equals the number of cards in the packet, and then they transform into cards matching the top card of each pile.

Estimation Aces
After the spectator names a number, that many cards are taken from the deck. In a demonstration of estimation, the top card of each pile turns out to be an Ace.

Riffle Center Palm
During a riffle, the spectator peeks at a card. As the deck is squared and placed down, the chosen card has already been palmed.

Bonus Trick
An Ace is cut from the center of the deck—repeated four times in succession.