Is the “Berglas Effect” possible?

The short answer is yes. It is possible to perform the “Berglas Effect.” You can even find the secret to the “Berglas Effect” in Richard Kaufman’s aptly named book The Berglas Effects.

But, don’t expect to start performing the "Berglas Effect" right after reading the roughly 60-ish pages it takes to learn it though. There is no singular method you can use each time. Achieving this effect takes as much skill and improvisation as it does guts and bravado.

That hasn’t stopped this hands-off ACAAN effect from being one of the most talked about card magic tricks ever created. The mystery surrounding it has created such a sensation, The New York Times wrote an entire article about how David Berglas developed magic’s greatest card trick.