The Lazy Magician

Effect:
The spectator is given the cards. The magician turns his back and ask spectator to shuffle the cards.
Magician asks spectator to look at the top card and replace it back. Also he asks spectator to place the same amount cards as the top card's number (King is 13, Queen is 12 and so on..) from bottom of the pack to the top. The magician turns around and takes the deck and finds the card!


Card Trick:
This trick is very simple. What the you have to do is start with the second card from the
top, and count it as one, two, and so on, going down through the deck (obviously do it mentally). Every time observe the card value and check if it matches the count.
Once you know see the choosen card do not stop here at once, go for couple of cards and make an expression as you are confused. Then reavel the card in some surprizing way.
One such way can be, put the cards face up, side by side on the table while counting and after seeing the choosen card go on some couple of cards then suddenly announce the next card you are going to turn will be the chosen card and anyone can bet. People will lough and make them surprized by picking the choosen card laying face up on the table and put it back face down.

There are better methods of revealing the result, however.


Note: This is just one technique to find out a choosen card. Design it according to your audience and use your very own style.
If you know about false shuffle, use it after spectator returns the cards to you and it will make them more surprized.