[haroldross]

You got it right Jacob. I described version 2 but that is ok with me.

Here is another- a classic- Here is the presentation and effect:

"The magician requests a spectator to give the deck a thorough shuffle. He then instructs the spectator to remove 10 cards from any part of the deck and put them into his pocket. Next the spectator places the remainder of the pack face down on the table. The magician tells the spectator that he (the magician) is going to turn his back, but first he wants the spectator to know what he is to do when the magician's back is turned.

"Here is what you do when my back is turned. Take any number of cards out of your pocket that you wish, note the bottom card of that group, and place that group on top of these cards." The magician points to the deck sitting on the table.

The magician turns his back and tells the spectator to do as he was instructed. After all this has been done, the magician faces the spectator, picks up the cards, and deals 10 cards in a row face down on the table.

The magician does a bit of concentrating, after which he turns up on of the 10 cards. It proves to be the selected card. "Furthermore," the magician states, "you have --- cards in your pocket." The number the magician names proves to be exactly the number of cards the spectator has in his pocket."

---After someone guesses it, I'll share the rest of the effect- the solution.

***** There have been no tries yet. How about if I offer a prize to the first one who PMs me with the correct answer? I have a 'Million Dollar Card Magic' with Simon Lovell DVD ready to send to the winner. I have played it once- it is used but in excellent condition.