Posted on 9th Feb 2014 @ 1:59 PM

Those of you who read my article, Card Tricks Make a Comeback, know that I really like card magic. I get excited whenever a new card trick comes along. Seeing the trick for the first time is part of the appeal, especially when it fools me or surprises me--catches me off guard.

In the late '90's, my friend Chris Brent created a trick called Shattered Hearts. It fits the description above perfectly. We were hanging out at a magic convention in Dallas, Texas and he says, "Do you want to see a new card trick I've been working on?"

Of course, I was intrigued. Chris is super-talented. But I really didn't expect much when he started off with the standard, "Pick a card." I did as he asked. I returned the card to the deck and he lost it in the pack. It seemed so simple. Even up to the moment when he revealed my card and asked, "Is this your card."

"Nope," I said with a wink and a smile.

What came next was totally unexpected. I have seen my share of pick a card tricks, but this, this was special. "Hold your hands out like a cup," Chris said. And then he snaps the card and hearts flutter down from the face like snowflakes on a bloody-cold winter's day. Six hearts to be exact. "Was your card the Six of Hearts?" he asked.

"Yes! Yes, it was," I said.

I was so impressed. The trick was amazing and I had to have it for myself. Chris and I chatted a bit, and as we turned to go back into the dealer's room, the one and only Phil Goldstein--Max Mavin--was standing right in front of us. Chris had Max do the same pick a card bit, ending with that incredible "raining hearts" finish. In good Max fashion, stroking his chin, he says, "interesting!"

Max liked the trick just as I had. Magic City inked a deal with Chris that night. Today, every magic shop across the globe has the opportunity to carry Shattered Hearts, a signature trick by my friend, the talented Chris Brent.

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