Nice detail showing the first card you set down on each pile, so we know the royal flush isn't there... until it is. Great trick. Certainly fooled me.

I wonder what he was going to say after that "BUT".

6:31 You can visibly see Penn say "Oh dear" haha.

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*People in the comments* "Oh this was a very easy trick" *Me* currently contemplating reality.

Your version of Cups and balls was best I ever saw. Fooled me.

All the cards in the flush were already on the table when the card first trick began but were all covered up by small sheets of black felt to match the table/matt he was doing the trick on at the end he fixed up all the piles ontop of the ones he had already prepared and lift the cards up underneath the stacks to look like they were the bottom cards. if u go full screen you can kind of see the felt im talking about :)

Shout out to the Kentucky weather map at the top of the screen

good on you Paul - not an easy feat!

Man I love watching Paul. His cup and balls is still one of my favorite acts. This trick is one of the few I saw coming because it is similar to I trick I do, but the story telling and the act itself was still amazing to watch.

Love how he always does a last minute twist..

3:28 "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Thomas Preston? I thought not, it's not a story the magicians would tell you"

I think this is one of those tricks that even if you know how he did it, you still can't catch him doing it because he's just too good. I caught him for delivering their cards right away, but with repeated rewinds I still can't catch the royal flush. Penn had a really good guess though. Great trick.

Notice that the royal flush he revealed in the end were not in the initial stack of cards when he showed the whole deck at the beginning.

Say what you want, I still think the most entertaining one was the one with the cups. But I just love it all. It's the perfect combination of entertainment by storytelling, magic and just being an all around great act.

Just wow at the precision and fluidness of that sleight of hand. I know most magicians know the basics of that (first) trick, but doing it while the camera is closeup on your hands so you can even see the slightest nervous shivering is just insane. Very happy to have been fooled by the second part as well. Great performance!

I've watch Mr. Paul Gertner since I was a child, and he is by far one of the BEST magicians of OUR time ( still counting today!). A legend by his own right! He never fails to amaze and astound and drop my jaw each and every time! The only illusion/trick I've never seen you perform is the Ring On Hourglass. -- Mr. Gertner you are up there with the greats such as Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Alan Ackerman, David Roth just to name a few! Thank you for everything you have done and given to the magic community!

congratulations! your cup and ball routine amazes me every time i watch! such talent! thanks for sharing!

Congrats on fooling them again and congrats on new show. Wish I could catch you on tour someday

So happy for you, Paul. That was just astounding.

@Paul Gertner - Your control and manipulation of the deck is so amazing. I just can't get enough of watching you with cards in your hands.

You are a legend man. All three of your tricks are some of my favourites from the show.

I love that you used the Harrisburg, PA affiliate for the CW. That used to be an awesome place to work. Congrats on becoming a two time fooler

You fooled them again incredible. Your handling was so smooth. I wish I had your kind of control with the cards. Pure MAGIC.

You say every trick should have a kicker ending so when u found the 5 cards i was like o theres more Just so good

Simply amazing! I wish I could go see one of your shows! :)

Wonderful trick. Paul Gertner, you amaze me each time you are on- wonderful.

I frickin love your stage energy

just love this show , , should be on mainstream tv again .

Paul is fantastic. I'm glad he's the first 3x returner.

Always love watching this artist.

Congrats on all of the tricks. For non-magician viewer, I enjoyed them all very much! Thank you and good luck!

0 chance this could have been done with teller on that table. still great job man :D

I love to see him performing...

Great card trick loved the story as well =) Congrats Paul

Paul Gertner is just another level of cool, in the best way i can imagine.

9:09 thats not a listening face. Thats a "haha i defintly fooled them" face. What a legend

badass legend!

Amazing trick. Your moves are way smooth, and I was thoroughly entertained and baffled. Thank you, sir.

I like that guy. So gifted. So sympathetic. He deserved it.

Wonderful as always.. Loved you since reading your fantastic book 20 years ago..

People like you and Shawn Farquhar and Jack Hanna, you are one of the most loveable folks in internet. Keep the good vibes going!

Dang Mr G, im no magician, but your presentation is just so smooth! I watch over and over in amazement like a 5 year old...

This guy is great!

Wow...Fantastic Paul.. Pleasure meeting you at the Yacht Club !!

Great work yet again, Paul.

Mr Gertner I love u greetings from Germany

Congratulations on your 2nd 'Fool Us' Win!!

congrats, Paul.. fantastic magic

Paul your voice is so soothing!

Lmao he trolled Penn and Teller twice. 😂 just the greatest

Your awesome anytime I need a lift in my day to re-energize myself I watch one of your videos

Congrats! So well earned.

what an amazing trick and performance

I like how Paul just casually shows us the returned cards while relating the story. It's like: go ahead, verify on your own; I don't have to tell you what's happening -- just relax and enjoy, everything will work out great -- and that's like encouraging people to be happy. And all that practice -- doing it again and again -- because you're invested in a good show. What a class act.

Great job, Paul, I wish I could come to see your show! :)

I like how they were straight forward with him without using code words.

Amazing!

I saw his live show in person in Boston, really intimate space. Was a ton of fun, would highly recommend it to anyone in the area.

Beautiful performance.

This takes as much practice as playing the fiddle like Jascha Heifetz. Amazing technique..... Bravo!!

Could be wrong, think I saw a second deal once or twice, but crazy well done trick.

Great going sir!

I'm going to be come a magician so I can meet Alyson Hannigan.

You are great paul...

"there's no way I could've done anything" YEAH RIGHT

Great guess by Penn! Thought they got it there for a second. I guess the first part is quite obvious but that twist at the end! He even showed the bottom cards before dealing them down! Mind blown...

Is it just me that find joy, when Pen calls someone a rat bastard? :D

Amazingly simple trick but very impressive.

probably the best magician on the show hope to see you again soon paul

Great story, great trick

Great show

Congrats!

I am inspired by you Paul

I loved your cups-and-balls trick. You had some.. heh.. real balls to pull that one off, and it was just SO entertaining. The "Unshuffle" totally blew my mind. This one.. I question physics. You're phenominal, sir.

There is a black platform on top of the black table covering. He performs the trick on the platform. Is it possible the Royal Flush was always laying face down, with the backs of the cards either black or of the same fabric and flush with the top of the platform? Before he flips the cards over, he appears to square and align them, then flips each one identically using two hands, slighting "digging" with his right hand. Then he lays them down right on top of the space where they sat. The Royal Flush cards cast a disproportionate shadow. or look slightly thicker than the rest. Speculating, but I'd guess the platform holds the secret. Pulling the audience member's chosen card was just dealing from the bottom of the deck. Cool trick!

Amazing work. I really love to see card tricks that you can do with multiple people, and that was one of the best I seen. Should have briefly mentioned that if all the names are long you would run out of cards, which is why you had to shorten the ones at the end. Small thing to mention at the start, that would have made that middle part much smoother IMO since it looked like you were doing something shady when you were not.

I just love Alyson. 😘😍

Wooow!!!! I really thought I knew what he was doing and at the end he just blew my mind! I'm thinking and thinking.. and the only thing I can think of has something to do with the black carpet. Wow! What an amazing twist!

Great performance. Loved the trick........... Love Omar Pasha. ;)

i love this guy

Such a nice person

Haha, great trick Paul. Love your work.

This was recorded off Pennsylvania local TV nice touch

I can't say I know what particular method he used; I think I might have an idea but regardless he is so damn smooth it's totally up in the air. A master of the craft - I'm so happy for him and I wish all the success and luck!

Great performance!! Fooled them again!

Congrats on fooling them a second time!

i love your magic, keep it going your amazing

Well done, mate!

i knew he would fool them. he is almost perfect. carry on

I hope they survived that excessive heat warning.

How amazing

I KNOW HOW HE DID IT! first and the simplest is the last trick. the royal straight flash cards were on the fabric from the beginning! he painted the back of the cards black that is why you can see black lines around the cards in 7:05. And about the audience cards, he put them on the bottom of the deck with sleight of hands when he was telling the Story, and when he start counting he pulled the first 12 or 14 cars from the top and the last card from the bottom, that is why his pinky only moves when he pulled the every last card 4:53.

Nicely done man, you've bested them

Love the trick...but find it funny you're in Central Pa. In Lebanon, and yes excessive heat. Thanks for posting this.

I think it's the weather alert in the top that keeps my eyes redirected away from the trick....got an idea on how it's done, but i'm certainly not good enough to pull this one out.amazing!would love to make it to a show in boston if you have one in early October.

you got me paul . real fooler, hats off

I saw the trick with getting the 5 people's cards where they were needed. The royal flush got me.

Incredible.

Hats off