Sxf Well said ! My recommendations usually include offerings like “Andes Goat Herding”, “Crafts For Preschoolers”, and “Trumpet and Tuba Repair For Novices”. As fascinating as those may be, this was much more to my taste.
As a magician I can tell you it's really impractical you have to be able to read as fast as you deal and that's extremely hard I would rather just stack the cards and false shuffle to know whats where.
@@imperator2107 As a card mechanic I can tell you it wouldn't be used for dealing the top card, it would be used for peaking the bottom card before bottom dealing. That way you don't have to read the card fast
@@pmcccar I guess I should have added... "for serious money"... $5, $10, $25 sure have fun go nuts. But a $500 buy-in... nah, I will only go to a casino...
well it aint that hard to understand, but to do it as smooth as him, basically he doesnt even push the right half of the deck completely in to the other half, and then pulls the right half out again to make it look like hes just performing a cut after the shuffle, but hes just seperating them again and put the right/top half back on top. he is also protecting the view for the camera above, that the cards arent really pushed completely into each other, by shifting the top card of the left pile a little to the right, so it looks like all cards are squared, but basically the right pile and the top card of the left pile are squared, but the rest isnt. hope that makes some kind of sense to you :D
Lots of comments about garbage. This is a concise, informative video about a lot of techniques I wouldn't have thought of playing in "friendly" games. How many times are there a few people who are "friends of friends" playing? Thank you for your time and effort!
Great video ! - My recommendations usually include offerings like “Andes Goat Herding”, “Fun Crafts For Preschoolers”, and “Trumpet and Tuba Repair For Novices”. As fascinating as those may be, this was much more to my taste.
Now I know why I never gamble or play cards for money, thanks for this wise and cautionary post. My grandma once taught me two life lessons, 'Never a gambler or borrower be' and, 'Lucky in cards, unlucky in love'.
For those who don't know, this is the GREAT Steve Forte. I know a few people who make their living with cards, and they all have the highest praise for this man.
+BrutalMind1984 lol that's what I was thinking. He dealt the burn card so fast, who's to say that wasn't a second-deal too? If I was playing against shady opponents, I'd make a rule that you can't hold the deck in your hand while you deal. Set it down and lift cards off the top with one hand, so tricky moves are impossible. It'd thwart that shiner ring too.
+Kragatar You're right, one-handed deals are actually commonplace (you hold and deal with the same hand). Unfortunately, truly skilled dealers can still second-deal with one hand, so cheating isn't impossible, just more difficult. It'd definitely thwart shiners and similar accessories though.
@@Kragatar The cards must first be shuffled...a good card mechanic can get all the "info" he requires before the shuffle. That's the reason for false shuffles.
@DeckDudes I agree but you can tell forte and vernon have the same thought process and obsession with naturalness, look at the way he squares the cards in two pushes instead of 3 or 4 after the table riffle, thats all lbuilt in, those minor details, his handling of everything looks like butter, its beautiful.
For anyone else interested in 'card mechanics' (people who can card cheat, not magicians), check out Jason England, or the absolute master, Richard 'The Cheat' Turner.
for those truly interested, there are books and tutorials out there that will teach you the second deal, bottom deal, false shuffle, etc. Of course, the main thing is to practice, but no amount of practicing BAD moves is going to make you better.
The most remarkable thing about this video: how many of the comments mentioning that a shuffle sounds like farting. Real classy, high-brow crowd on here...
What I love about this is the creativity of cheating. It's a clear evolution of millions of people over hundreds of years coming up with ways to cheat at what is effectively the same game.
