[clarification needed] That's when he met Gerard Majax and David Copperfield in the famous store Mayette Magie Moderne.

Some say that the "French man" came to the competition without his playing cards and borrowed a pack from another competitor before going on stage to pocket the bronze cup.

Internal tensions grew, so Pradier left the club in late 2003 but was reinstated the following year and given the Gold Star card.

At the end of the decade, the reputation of Pradier rose, he launched his own brand of specialized products for magicians,[3] and his own entertainment company: the Butterfly Trix Agency.

In 2007, Etienne Pradier founded the events company Butterfly Trix Agency, featuring a catalog of entertainment artists from all genres.