From Wayne Kawamoto,
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This is a good and easy “find a card” trick that works great in situations where you’re standing and performing for others. There are no complicated moves; you use an ungimmicked, real deck; the conditions seem fair (the spectator examines and shuffles the deck) and your ability to find a card is baffling. All you have to do is add the build-up and presentation.

Effect:
The spectator is handed a deck of cards and asked to look them over and mix-up the cards. The spectator can freely examine the cards because there is nothing to find. You are using a real deck. You can even borrow and use a spectator’s deck.

The spectator hands back the cards and you place them behind your back. While holding the cards in your hands, you turn-around and ask the spectator to cut the deck and view the bottom card that he cut to. The spectator returns the top half to the deck in your hands.

When you turnaround, you bring back out the deck and quickly look through it. You immediately find the spectator’s card.

Materials:
A deck of cards. You can borrow a spectator’s deck if you wish.