I was in London, 1969, and 3-card monte was being played. When the cards were on the 'table', cardboard boxes stack waist high, the dealer was asked a question by some one behind him, one of the gang. While pretending to be busy, a fellow next to the player reached over and put a small crimp on a corner of the Ace, the find card. It looked to obvious but when the dealer turned back to the game and the bet was placed, he moved the cards not noticing the crimp. The player did not really follow the placement knowing the Ave couldn't be missed. When the dealer finished the shuffling and the cards were aligned in a row, all 3 cards had a crimp in the same corner as the Ace. A deft, masterful move. I was impressed. The poor player, 'sucker' was dumfounded and lost. Within seconds, another gang member just, no doubt, on the outside of the crowd, yelled "Copper" and the dealer and his henchmen disappeared into the crowd.
In the early 80's I saw a 3-card monte game on Fifth Avenue while I was on my lunch break. I put $20 down. He did the shuffle, but instead of pointing to the card, I reached in and quickly lifted it myself. I won. I grabbed the $40 and slipped away fast. At least one guy was following me, so I just dove into a taxi and was gone. That was the last time I was ever stupid enough to play that game.
@@YOU_CREATE_YOUR_OWN_KARMA_369 You are correct. It's completely a scam. I was lucky to get away without getting knifed. I was just stupid enough, and fast enough, to get away.
@Johng Longa Because, more often than not, most of the people who are gathered around the table watching the game being played, are actually working with the dealer; somebody might have a weapon, another may be a pick pocket, etc. Your best bet (pun intended) would be to stay away from it
@@johnglonga1627 And another reason it is a scam is because the trick is not a "card trick." It is a trick of Legerdemain and that takes hundreds of hours of practice. Sleight of hand. A synonym for the word "sleight" is "deceive." And so, the using of the hands to deceive. The cards are the medium. Anything could be used. I can personally with my eyes slow a persons hands down and always know where the card is but that would not protect me from all the other criminals hanging around that are part of the "trick."
Guy came in the store today doing this asking for bets and he let me try about 5 times while betting $100 each time i picked it right but then he said “im even doin this slow for you” in my brain i went “ahhhh” hadnt ever encountered that game before but i was taught “if something is too good to be true then it is” his friend came in and bet with him and won an easy $200 to sell it. Still wasnt buying it. Have a good day sir.
If you're doing the version where you shift them around on top of a table, it makes it much easier to quickly grab and throw them. Give it a try without bent cards; you'll never get them off the table. Just make sure not to crease the cards or you'll never get the bend out.
What IRRITATES me at the very least AS MUCH as all the street card Con Artists still out there swindling people are the empty Airheads who keep walking right InTo them (and not around).
He had 4 cards. The way he touches and lifts the cards. Look closely in the fingers sometimes he does a two card lift and sometimes one card lift. He does it so perfectly that you don’t notice the difference
Jmagic1987 Don’t take him literally I know this, is a year old but you fooled me greatly I still have no clue how you did all that shit Ima look it up though
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The first thing to KNOW is the cards are not the trick. Anything could be used as the medium. The trick is never seen because that happens in the bedroom or some area away from others and the trick is: The constant practice of hundreds of hours of LEGERDEMAIN.
