Sucker Punch by Mark Southworth

Sucker Punch by Mark Southworth

Gaffed coin magic is some of the most powerful close-up work you can do. It is also traditionally one of the most expensive investments in your kit. Sucker Punch fixes that without cutting a single corner.

Mark Southworth took the core principles behind the best coin gaffs in magic and built them into a custom set of poker chips at a fraction of the usual cost. The result is a fourteen-piece set that lets you perform vanishes, productions, color changes, transpositions, and penetrations with all the visual punch of a high-end coin set, and a built-in advantage that coins simply cannot match.

That advantage is contrast. Red and blue poker chips against any surface are dramatically more visible than silver coins, which means the magic reads further, hits harder, and lands more clearly for larger audiences than traditional copper and silver routines ever could. What was already great close-up magic becomes genuinely powerful stand-up and parlour material when the props this size and this color are in your hands.

The gimmick construction is exceptional for the price point. Because the sides of the chips are black, the split gimmick sits nearly invisible against the edge, making the handling far more forgiving and far less angle-sensitive than comparable coin gaffs. Eric Jones, who performed Sucker Punch on America's Got Talent, called it a real-world answer for those who want gaffed coin magic for a fraction of the cost of traditional sets. David Penn called it a bargain because of how much you get for your money and how much more visual poker chips are in actual performance.

To get you performing immediately, Eric Jones teaches six complete, visual, and practical routines in a full hour of detailed online instruction, covering everything from nuances in handling to full performance tips. Whether you are brand new to gaffed work or already comfortable with coin magic and looking to expand your repertoire, there is material here at every level.

Six routines taught by Eric Jones:

3 Fly: The classic three fly routine, adapted for the Sucker Punch set. Three chips travel one at a time from hand to hand in a sequence that audiences consistently describe as impossible.

Sun and Moon: A copper and silver coin routine reimagined for the contrasting red and blue chips. The color separation and visual clarity of this version make it one of the most striking takes on this classic plot available to working performers.

Circular Change: A simple, beautiful color change that happens right in front of the spectator with no cover and no suspicious handling. One of those effects that looks harder than it is and plays bigger than it has any right to.

In the Hands Change: A transposition that happens directly in the spectator's own hands. They are holding the chips. They feel it happen. And when they open their hands, everything has changed.

Trinity: A clean, visual production and vanish of three poker chips that builds naturally from beginning to end. The kind of sequence that earns applause at the finish without needing a single word of patter to motivate it.

Through: A poker chip through glass penetration. Akira Fuji, one of the sharpest eyes in close-up magic, said it simply: this is real magic. See it performed and you will understand immediately why that description fits.

What's included:

Fourteen-piece custom poker chip set including all gimmicked chips required for the six routines

Over one hour of detailed online instruction taught by Eric Jones

Six complete, performance-ready routines

Difficulty: Intermediate
Best for: Close-up, street magic, stand-up, gambling demonstrations, and any performer looking for a powerful, visual alternative to traditional coin sets