Now, hold the deck vertically in your left hand near to the bottom letting the spectator clearly see the bottom card then ask him to think of a card that he sees but preferably a high card because that will be more difficult. Next, riffle smoothly through the cards letting them flow evenly from the tip of your finger but don’t riffle the last quarter of the deck as this would reveal more face cards. This process should take only take a few seconds. As the King of spades is the only face card in the beginning part of the deck, that is the card that will be forced upon your spectator. The reason for this is because the king of spades is in the middle of all the clubs, your spectator will believe he has seen the King of clubs!

Finally, give the cards to your spectator and ask him to shuffle them well thus thoroughly mixing them and losing your pre-arrangement, then ask him to find the King of clubs which he believes he saw and of course he will be unable to find it. All that remains now is for you to direct him to the spot that you secretly planted to the King of clubs — in his pocket or wherever and this baffling card trick illusion is complete.

At the end of the above video, David Blaine reveals the selected card by means of a sleight of hand known as the snap change. This particular sleight of hand was featured in the hit movie film: ‘Now You See Me’ Here below is a video which demonstrates exactly how to perform the snap change. Remember practice makes perfect!