The Cardsharp continued...

If you haven't already, read the previous post first. Then watch this video (Pay no attention to the first guy):



I chose this video because the guy is pretty sloppy, probably just learning, and it's easier to spot the move than the video in the previous post. These are fairly basic and can explain how the really good cardsharp (last post) did most of his tricks. Once you go back and watch the first video, you should be able to spot several of these.

Trick #1: Starting with the blue deck, all he does is palm the card. Somewhere around 0:35, you can see the hand movements when he slides the card into his palm. He deals and just drops the card back on top after.

Trick #2: The next thing he does is called dealing "seconds". To do that, you just use your thumb to slide the top card to the side and pull out the second card. When you do it quick enough and with a lot of motion, it's hard to notice. Obviously, the top card will be face down.

Trick #3: This is bottom dealing. The Kings are on bottom of the deck. When he gets ready to deal one, he'll just pull it from the bottom. If you look closely, you can see the difference when he deals each King.

Trick #4: He's just palming again. He handles the deck alot so it's hard to tell, but I'm pretty sure he palms it at 1:29. He drops the card out of his palm at 1:34. You can count all 3 cards right there while there are only 2 cards in the other stacks. Granted, he's on a bed, but this can be pretty much unnoticable in the right hands (and as you'll see, all these tricks can be).

Trick #5: I bet you guessed it by now, it's just more palming. People can get very good at switching cards out this way.

Trick #5: Yep, he just switched the card in his palm with the one on the table. With a lot of practice, it's not hard to do.

The last couple were easy to figure out because the cards were face up, but do you think they would be nearly as noticeable face down? Of course not, you'd have no they had even been switched. It's much easier when you see the two cards change face up.

This is a neat trick that shows some decent sleight of hand:



Bet you didn't see what was going on until he showed the Ace. He just slid the Ace out from the bottom when he put the deck back together after the cut, and then he palmed it. You can see the point that he slides the it out, but you can't actually see the card.

These basic tricks can add up to hundreds of variations. They are hard enough to spot when you know what's happening and you're staring at their hands. Would you notice this during a card game from someone you didn't suspect? No, you wouldn't. You'd probably only figure out something was going on if they screwed up. A really good one would do it right under your nose all night. Dickie, and others as good as he, would even swap the entire deck out right at the table. You don't make six figures a year cheating without being that good.

This next video shows what a combination of tricks can do. He actually changes decks at the end and it's hard to spot even though you're looking right at him:



He swaps the two decks out at 0:56. A cheat can take the used deck and bring in his stacked deck that way. From that point on, he can keep the deck where he wants it all night. Shuffling will not undo it completely and they can just work it in time to get it back where they need it.

When these simple moves are used in combination, the deck and cards can be manipulated any way the cheat wants and controlled throughout the session. That's just the tip, though, because there are many, many more cheats not mentioned here. These are just a few basics.