Welcome to the Genius of Billy O'Connor. A performer from the golden age of magic who used to tour the world and perform for thousands with just a deck of cards.

Billy published very little, but one of his greatest was a quick paragraph in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, so quick it has bee...

Inspired by the Limit Four Aces, this is my massive, self working version with a kicker finish... only up on MOTG for short time.

In this section Steve discusses the history and idiosyncrasies of Billy O'Connor and starts to delve into his act. Revealing why all magicians knew him as THE SHORT CARD KING.

A routine from Billy O’Connor’s act called COUNTING THE CARDS, the audience yells out a number of cards, and you instantly cut off that exact number, again and again! It's fairly easy to do and again, looks like enormous skill.

The routine was found by accident when described by another mag...

Within the descriptions of Billy's act was a nod to his 'stunning blindfold card reading'. A secret that most thought was lost to antiquity.

Steve's relentless hunt to find Billy's secrets lead to a happy accident and discovery of his simple and brilliant method.

This is a TOP secret, gu...

POKER FACE.
AL BAKER, who’s gave so much to magicians over his life time, and who’s works continue to do so, published an effect called POKER FACE. It was so simple that pretty much one everyone skipped past it. BUT here’s the thing, POKER FACE is one of the most entertaining, commercial and ...

If you’ve already watched and tried out the material within the playlist THE GENIUS OF BILLY O’CONNOR (and if not, why not?) you will know how strong that card act is. I’ve been performing the COUNTING THE CARDS sequence a LOT lately and its grown into a fast, funny and commercial routine, one t...

7 - Stevie’s Card Read:

This is my addition to Billy's Card Read, from the brilliant Billy O'Connor card act.

The ‘card reading’ effect is a classic plot that you rarely see performed today, not sure why, but to me the idea of reading cards off the face of a continually shuffled deck, while bli...

THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING!
Ever since reading about this in an antique Davenports catalogue I have been fascinated by this high octane version of the Card to Wallet.

I wanted this effect for the launch of my one man show back in 2015, but found too many inconstancies in the methods available ...

There are many kinds of key cards... and then there's the THICK card.

In this video I share why I believe the THICK card is the most utilitarian yet underused tool in the magicians card armory.

In card magic the use of a KEY card is a powerful weapon. I've discussed the many types in other p...