Red and Black (Gimmicks and Online Instructions) by Curry-Jennings-Pearl-Duvivier

By Curry-Jennings-Pearl-DuvivierThis trick is completely based on Mr. Pearl's original idea, "Lumber by Mr. Pearl" still available at your favorite dealer.A well shuffled deck of cards is shown. A coin is displayed, which is a "talisman", because it gives the person holding it a very special "insight"!Red and black chips are then displayed. Two "marker" chips are placed on the table, one on each side.The cards are displayed face-down one by one, the spectator expresses what he "feels": is the card red or black? The card is placed under the corresponding "marker" chip. The result is two small piles of cards, with a chip on each.The "talisman" is handed to a second spectator, and the process is repeated.Now for the miracle: under the black chips, there are only black cards, and under the red chips, only red cards!And the icing on the cake:There's a number printed on the chips: 13 on the black ones, and 17 on the red ones.The black cards are counted... there are 13!The red cards are coun