It's so strange seeing him explain it.

Love it how he explains the whole 9 yards and people are still looking' at him like HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

Does anyone else feel really fucking stupid right now?

The audiences in the office sure are depressing to show tricks to.....

He explained the whole thing and I still don't know to get it😂

Kudos to him for explaining his tricks - It in no way detracts from how talented he is at his craft.

No matter how many times someone explains how he does it, I'll always be amazed by David... every single time!

This is the first card trick I've seen that is actually even more impressive when you know how it's done.

I'm still amazed at how fast he interlaced the cards.

It frustrates me how goddamn boring that crowd was.

Blaine is one of the greats, and this proves it. He shows you how a simple trick can provoke astonishment, in the hands of a capable performer.

Blaine's act is so casual that ppl have no idea how ridiculously smart he is! Awesome stuff

If the person picked an even card you just pick the top card from the deck they were taking it from instead of the one they are dealing into their hand. That way you will always get the cue card.

The more impressive part is remembering people's names that you just met.

I'm more confused than I previously was after hearing the explaination

Theres the magic even in his explanation. Truly a magician!

I can't believe I just seen David Blaine explained one of his own tricks

4:57 She didn't get it.

If I did this with my asshole friends, they would go through the 'indicator' card deck until the very last card. What then?

Everyone who didn't get it - at 4:55, the trick is that even though he explained it, the one that Ryan decided to stop at and the one that is in the lady's hand, they are both the same 8 of clubs!

I was looking forward to seeing David's greatest trick, that is, a snap of his fingers and the office crowd comes alive...but regrettably he did not do it LOL LOL

i dont get it

Can't get enough Blaine's magic thanks for the video.

Simply the best at what he does, David Blaine and Ricky Jay, two of the best , RIP Ricky Jay, Keep it up Mr Blaine, we need your magic now more than ever.....

David Blaine is a legend among other magicians

ok but how did he make that girls forehead so shiny?

Great video editing

Really neat editing Esquire

Now teach me how to levitate

she was so confused at the end!

Thank you David for your generosity!

Very cool! Im gonna have to remember this one

I think the trick really happens when he explains it. Because regardless they keep landing on the correct card each time with 2 other cards they can't use.

I was lost the first time but watchin it the second time i felt silly cos its so easy to understand then, hes basically planting the indicator card as an 8 and planting the card the woman picks in the 8th position of the pile

Watch his hands from 4:50-5:00 his hands are in a position where it looks like he's holding a deck and pointing to a top card. His whole body andoes subconscious shows how much he does this and it's absolutely wonderful.

Verry nice done! 👌👍😉👏

Those people were so clueless. I bet not one person in that room understood what he was talking about haha

When he was explaining that my mind was like ?????wat did he just say????? And then my brain died

Awesome split spades deck!

Basically on both decks, you are telling them to reveal a card based on the fact if they drew out an odd or an even amount. Say the first person dealing, (which is the second half of the deck) delt 12, because it is even, you want them to reveal the card that was to be delt next. That way, they would pull out one of the 8's or 9's that you set you secretly set in a certain order in the deck. If it were odd, you would want them to reveal the card that had last been delt because it would reveal one of the 8's or 9's that secretly set in a certain order. Now since you put the chosen card (like the "Ace of Spades" in the first example) 8 cards after in the deck, you will be able to convince people that the 8 or 9 was an indicator of where the chosen card was in the first deck. If they drew a 9, you would have them place 8 cards in your hand and then reveal the chosen card which is next in the deck. If they drew an 8, you would have do the same, and no one would think "oh but the card was a 9 not an 8", BECAUSE 8 is still a relevant number in the trick because you had them place 8 cards in your hand.

That's amazing. I still barely know how this is done.

People that are confused on the second part. Blaine proposesly makes each even or odd card a 8 or 9 (so if the 2nd person choose a card that more than the 16th card, it wouldnt work). So when he asks the 2nd person to "stop", he can either choose the card that the person placed down or the next card, which will always be 8 or 9. The card the lady put on was the 9th position on her spilt, so he can say either the 8th or 9th position is her card (flip 8 cards and then say next card is hers or flip 8 cards and then say the 9th is hers).

I still didn’t quite understand it but bravo to him. I’ll be seeing some of his videos.

your trick was asome nice job keep doin magic tricks!

the sound effects at the beginning and in the end.. it was like a music from a superman movie lolss

"its very good, Its a damn good one" lmao this trick is amazing. Took me like three replays to understand his explanation. Really cool trick though.

He explains it at the very end of the video. Basically you keep track of the cards when they are being dealt. So at all times, there will be an 8 or 9 available in which you would instruct the person to flip (either on top of the deck or on their palms).

sweet!!! added to my tricks for friends and family

l still want to know about the harrison ford one...

I love their reactions, must be a CPA company.

He could explain it with the cards facing up and still get puzzled looks

That trumpet song at the end is hilarious

So I get it but what if they go past the first 16 cards then you're screwed...

The interesting part about this is when he reveals the trick he talks really fast

Dave is such an awesome dude.

Omg besides him teaching a fan This Is the first time ever I seen him explain one of his go to tricks let alone a trick cuz he is not one to do that wow I been s DB fan since the mid 90s when he came on the seen and I'm a magician cant believe I just found this video so late lol and cant believe he gave this one away lol I think its hella dope learning from 1 of the best

he just explained to you ,how to not do what you don't need to do so you can do it the way he did .

I rather he DID NOT explain it , cause he made it more complicated . Gotta give him credit for fucking with our minds.

I already knew this trick and it is definently one of the better ones

Mr Blaine is Kind hearted too, Very COMPASSIONATE.. Tooo 🙏

0:40 the girl standing behind, her forehead is brighter than my future

Boring crowd

I believe that you just switch which card they flip over. If it is odd, you flip the top card from the pile they dealt face down. When even the face up card is not 8 or 9, but the top card still in their hands is either 8 or 9. The number of cards dealt out dictates which pile to flip from for the indicator card. He kinda skimped on that part of the explanation, but that is why he asks them to be sure so they don't just flip the card from the pile they dealt down. Make sense?

@animeboy001 Yeah I have that deck too. You can buy it online. It's called the "Split Spades" deck. It has a joker card of David playing cards with the devil, a couple more jokers, a trivia card, and some special face cards in the deck along with really cool designs and super smooth feel.

still didn't get it. how'd I end up.....nvm

Those confused with the 8 and 9 thing here is a simple step by step instruction, way hope u get it you remember David placed one random card between 8s and 9s like eg: 8 hearts, A clubs, 8 diamonds, 3 hearts, 8 spades, 7 diamonds, 8 clubs, 2 hearts, 9 clubs, J diamond, 9 hearts, Q spades, 9 spades, 4 club, 9 diamond, K diamond Memorise the pattern and say the dude starts dropping cards lets say in the sequence from the example I gave (start from 8 hearts) stops somewhere at 2 hearts (see my example) now U know you cant use the last card he dropped right? so what you do.. you make the next card (the last one he didn't drop) which is a 9 clubs (see example) and Yes u positioned it in a way that after 8 cards you tell them to show the card right? but since its 9 just say pick the 9th card. Again if it was an 8 then say pick the card after 8 cards,

OMG! My first card trick directly learned and explained by David Blaine! Definitely going into my repetiore

It's very cool to see David Blaine reveal a trick.

I’m even more convinced it’s magic. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

I still don't get it, so the second time was he not suppose count 11 cards revealing the card but he still stopped at 8 cards wth 🤔

I'm wondering that too. He didn't quite explain what would happen if the guy had stopped sooner or kept going.

What a tough crowd

Just tried this trick and got rumbled straight away. They wanted to see me shuffling the deck in front of them......obviously can't do this with pre-prepared deck. Instant fail :(

Its actually his cool dude demeanor which is so off putting, he is extremely intelligent and always his mind is working on how to make the trick possible. But yet his outlook is so relaxed that you wouldn't think a person that calculative and smart is interacting with you.

He truly is really smooth

this trick definitely has one of the best effect/effort ratios

What if the guy wanted to count down to the very last card in his hand and it was a King for instance? He's way past the 8s and 9s - what then?

All I can see is the glare on the forehead of the girl in the back

Nobody reversals David Blaine tricks other than David Blaine 😂

Wow this is incredibly complicated - magic in and of itself being able to pull it off in real time

Still didn't understand.

The girl on the left behind him looks lost and disgusted 😂

The psychology behind it makes it 100x better, especially when DB does it.

@MegaAlena1234 No, watch when he does it the first time, after the guy is done counting out the cards onto that guys hand, David asks him if he's sure, and he says no and counts one more, then David takes the card from the counters hand, not from the pile he just dealt. So, since every OTHER card is an 8 or 9, the card on top of either pile will be an 8 or 9, you just have to be sure to take the top card from the correct pile.

what?????

If I ran esquire and saw this video, I’d fire every one of them.

@JamesGrant700 Take the top card from the OTHER pile. If they count out an odd number of cards, the 8/9 will be on top of the pile that they just dealt (i.e. the guy's hand that was used as a table) but if they stop on an even number take from the top of the pile that the counter is still holding (i.e. the dude in the sports coat) at any given time there will be an 8/9 on top of one of the decks just take from the correct deck. It's all about counting and PRETENDING you're choosing randomly

well a rare video of D Blaine explaining a card trick but even at the end no one can understand how it works still , very fun

Don't believe his lies! His power obviously comes from the blood of Kthulu's victims: virginal women, infant children, and fluffy puppies.

Ahhhh, I get it. I don't get it. - Jon Tron

You would make the same move as the reveal of the card...So if they stop on the "even" card, you have them turn over the card with the odd card on top (this might be the pile being dealt on the table or the pile in the hands of the spectator)...For instance, if they were dealing and they stop with the 8 or 9 in their hands (you know where the 8 or 9 will be) then you turn over that pile, if they stop and the 8 or 9 is in the pile that has been dealt then you turn over that one and go from there

I know about over 50+ card tricks but i learned from other magician like chris ramsay, Alex pandrea and other. But it's first time from David Blaine 😍

The women in red at 4:58 did not get it ahahaha

I understand the trick but how does he know they well stop on an 8 or nine? he said it himself one more card and it could have been a 6

The lady at the end was like....."I'm lost..."

LOL them ppl are so confused at the end! :D

A magician never reveals their tricks.

This is just math

best card trick. i love david blaine as much

@ZerolsMany Thanks for the tip!