Open Prediction (Pigcake X Pete Turner): Pigcake is ACTUALLY "ahead"

Completely Off-Topic: We quickly received a couple of DMs requesting to know where Rusty got this Weber video. I've asked him and he doesn't know. Sorry.

Wondering if Open Prediction is worth $35? 

Yes. Pigcake is finally "Ahead", and yeah, it hits the spot in a few ways.

No one’s gonna speak up because they’re too scared of the community’s hive mind coming after them. So, I’ll say what many of you are thinking: the "Ahead" project was... fine, but it didn’t exactly blow anyone’s mind. A few of us walked away from it with our tails firmly tucked between our legs for the same reasons Warren spells out below.

Ah, two gentlemen having a civil conversation—clearly, Warren and Pigcake must be extraterrestrials. Magicians don’t do “civil” online anymore. Hell, we don't even support each other.

The day magicians start regularly supporting each other online, I’m applying to be a porn star, because that’s how I’ll know we’ve slipped into some fucked-up alternate universe where reality has left the chat. Haven’t exactly run this plan by my wife yet—can’t imagine she’ll be thrilled about the idea of other women riding my face.

So, uh, let’s keep that between us for now.

That said, Open Predictions is solid.

The project has 13 separate videos, and the whole thing clocks in at 2:02:27.

Here’s the breakdown with lengths:

• Intro (:57)
• Basic Open Prediction (15:38)
• Stop Sign (10:15)
• Psychological Open Prediction (31:15)
• Psycho Mechanical Predictions (10:50)
• Sleight of Hand Predictions (8:30)
• Double Predictions (4:37)
• Double Predictions BONUS (1:08)
• Chinese Prediction (12:35)
• Predicktion {yeah, that’s really what it’s called} (7:58)
• Peanut Butter & Jam (15:25)
• Open Prediction {Peter Performance} (1:54)
• Open Prediction Party Performance (1:20)

I started performing my own Open Prediction routine a few months back, so I came into this knowing exactly the kind of value I was hoping to find. My version leans heavy on spectator participation and open displacement subtleties—stuff inspired by Dani DaOrtiz and Ramon Rioboo. It’s a fluid approach, with each performance adapting to the spectator’s choices.

Here’s the thing about Dani, though: he can pull off nuances so naturally that most native English speakers just... can’t.

It’s like his rhythm, his timing—it’s built into the way he communicates with English as a second language. Some of Dani’s stuff isn’t always practical for native English speakers. Pete, though, has a knack for taking the crazy shit Dani could probably pull off effortlessly and making it more digestible for the rest of us.

This 2-hour project strikes a good balance between psychological techniques and foolproof mechanical methods. I didn’t take notes or anything—it felt more like a big-ass 2-hour jam session than a structured lesson. You've gotta pay attention, though, because it’s easy to get lost when a random idea gets thrown out of nowhere without a full performance.

If you’ve seen the Basic Open Prediction presentation in the trailer (not the video in this post, but this one), you may have reversed engineered the method. But the constant stream of sneaky, sometimes ballsy-as-hell throwoffs—mostly from Pete—are what make this video worth every penny. {The 30-minute Psychological Open Prediction video carried the weight I was hoping to find}.

I didn't think everything was a hit.

Peanut Butter & Jam? Nah, more like Peanut Butter & Jello—loose and all over the place. Maybe that's the vibe I needed to get ready for if my career in the adult industry takes off.

The Uno playing cards idea? I support the idea of using organic props, but not like that. People associate Uno cards with many duplicates, and I think it would need a different presentation. I'd have needed a fluffer to get pumped up about it.

Predicktion was partially underwhelming, though the 2-way out billet explanation is a good tool that can be used for many effects. [I prefer to end clean, so if I were to use this method, I would have one person secretly read the billet. Then, on the count of three, they would announce the name of the card they read on the billet, at the same time someone else turned the card over.]

And Chinese Prediction? Almost a letdown—until Pete completely saves it by teaching something I think is better, using a one-ahead and a miscall to create a clean, powerful effect. It has merit, I just don't think it deserved its own video.

Pete Turner was the usual saving grace, popping up like the damn sexy beast we all wanted to see.

It’s easy to tune out when mentalists start blabbing about card tricks. But Pete regularly threw in some nice touches that should carry you beyond just an open prediction trick. Like, the way he controls a spectator's tempo during a psychological stop force, the manner in which he casually takes a drink while dirty work is happening (as seen in the video at the top), and a lot more.

Pete carried it, no doubt.

Without him, this project would’ve been half as good [sorry, Pigcake!]. Two people, double the trouble. It's not always mandatory, but you’ll want a marked deck while watching this project.

Final Thoughts

DaOrtiz might not have anything to do with this project, but for all the risk takers out there, the best parts of this project will feel like distant cousins to the gems found within Dani’s Freedom of Expression book. Meanwhile, the worst parts will feel like learning very good card tricks you'd find in most decent magic books—nothing groundbreaking, but stuff that's passable.

Nothing struck me as Earth-shatteringly new per se, but it was worth my money and I enjoyed Open Predictions waaay more than the poor guy behind the camera while the trailer was being filmed –

Also—important side note:

Maybe I’m just an idiot, but I could only manage to stream the 13 videos online. And this generative AI BS led me down the same line of thinking (since I picked it up over on Pigcake's Gumroad here ) -

Maybe I'm just missing something, but Gumroad might not let you download the videos. Streaming-only is a hassle (for some people), so it’s worth getting clarification before purchasing. Well, technically, there’s a stupidly easy way to still download them (cough, cough). Who knows, maybe Rusty will pop in and share his thoughts soon.

~A.