Dirty Pool by Michel Huot (Gimmick Not Included)

Dirty Pool
by Michel Huot

A Mind-Blowing Trick Shot

"Spectator's brain...corner pocket!"
- Richard Sanders

Effect

The magician shows 15 cards, each with a different billiard ball printed on the face. A spectator is asked to "rack the balls", dealing the cards randomly onto the table in a triangle pattern. The magician and spectator then engage in an unusual game of pool, each taking shots and eliminating cards as they go, until only one card remains—let's say it's the 9 ball. The magician states that he has a prediction in his card case, which been resting on the table from the outset. He picks up the case, then shakes it gently, whereupon A FULL-SIZE BILLIARD BALL FALLS OUT! It is, of course, THE 9 BALL!