For centuries man has looked for ways to beat lady luck and make his own luck. They devised schemes, machines, and skills to this purpose. We all know about those who tried and failed. The successful ones are a secret no one hears of.

At the card table, Shade is unassuming, friendly, and funny. His hands are nimble and lithe and the miracles he can perform with a pack of cards are truly out of this world. Having been a student of the art of manipulation, magic, and mystery for nearly twenty years, Shade has mesmerized audiences big and small with just those nimble fingers and a pack of cards.

From large charity shows to private audiences of esteemed clientele, no one can truly comprehend the mastery he displays with such ease and geniality. Like them, you will swear that he must have some machine or contraption up his sleeve. There are none... Shade entertains with just pure skill.

Master “card mechanic”, teacher, guide, and regular miracle worker, Shade makes his own luck with courtly ease.

"There is a vast difference between the methods employed by the card conjurer in mystifying or amusing his audience; and those practiced at the card table by the professional, as in this case the entire conduct must be in perfrect harmony with the usual procedure of the game. The slightest action that appears irregular, the least effort to distract attention, or the first unnatural movement, will create suspicion; and mere suspicion will deplete the company, as no one but a simon-pure fool will knowingly play against more than ordinary chances. There is a way by which absolute protection against unknown advantages may be assured, that is by never playing for money."
- The Expert at the Card Table, S.W. Erdnase