BUY TICKETS TO MY SHOW: parlourofdeceptions.com ONLINE COURSE ON CARD MAGIC: cardmagic101.com PRIVATE EVENTS AND LESSONS: danielroymagic.com/booking SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER: danielroymagic.com/newsletter My third video on the "10 levels" format all about the fantasy and the reality of the classic con game: 3 card monte! CREDITS: The sequencing of Part 1 is based on the Three Card Monte in Dai Vernon's "Further Inner Secrets of Magic," Ricky Jay's performances, Richard Turner's performances, Darwin's Three Card Monte in "Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table" (with a contribution by Bob Kohler), and Three Card Monte in "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase (I prefer the “2nd method” he describes). The information in Part 2 comes from "Gambling Scams" by Darwin Ortiz and my own observations of 3 Card Monte hustlers on the streets. I got the idea of the "10 levels" plot from videos by WIRED magazine.
I just love the amount of effort you obviously put into these videos. Not only the routines, but the setup, the credits, and of course the consistent uploading. Keep it up👍🏼👌🏼
@@billborrowed3939 Thanks! My goal is that if people want to just appreciate the art and the craft, they can watch the videos and ignore the “CREDITS” section, but if people are truly interested and want to learn more, they know which roads to go down.
awesome video man from level 1 to 9 i know how it's done (that doesn't mean i could do them perfecty like you) but the level 10 it's 50/50 i know the start but not the finish
In Harry Anderson's book _Games You Can't Lose_ , he tells the story of someone that won at Three-Card Monte: after studying all the sleights and getting a clear read, he enforced his wager being accepted and prevented cards being manipulated after-the-fact by sticking his wager to the money card with a staple gun. The story ends in the hospital, using his wager and winnings to pay the bill for treating his hand after it was stapled to the game board.
Him explaining the con reminds me of how mobile game advertisements work. You see somebody failing miserably at a game that *you* would play much more effectively, which hurts just a little because the end condition would be so satisfying.
I'd be a-okay with it if I knew it wasnt always a completely different broken game tbh hahaha. Some of those games as they are shown are very much the type of satisfaction my stupid golden retriever brain craves at 3am while waiting for my melatonin to punch me in the face lol.
The most impressive thing, to me, in this performance is how simple it is. Just 3 cards. The moves here aren't that complex, but they are so well done, that the performance is simply mesmerizing. Bravo!
@@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE Well in the context of this video you know he's trying to trick you; which would be the case for a lot of people who walk up to a game of three card monte. A lot of people who play come into it thinking that it's a con game and that they can win if they just choose something that isn't obvious. Just choosing another card that isn't the obvious one isn't the point; in fact it just proves the point. They want to trick you into thinking you've figured it out. In reality you just chose a card that wasn't obviously (key word: obviously) forced on you. Unless you truly understand how it's done; you're still being manipulated. The real test would be to see if you can find out how he did it. Not to mention even if you understand each trick he does; you won't actually win.
5:30 you can still see the bend on the queen. He straightens it out a bit and bends an ace in order to do a switch earlier, but you can still see a slight bend in the queen. Also at 3:46 you can see his right hand pinky bend the ace.
@@Darkray16 do you know he exact move he used for bending the ace and subsequently unbend the queen? I’m trying to learn that but its so difficult. I could get the rest of the routine but that part is the one I can’t do
After watching the 10 levels of Sleight of Hand and knowing Daniel's power I was able to follow the queen for almost all of the levels up to 10, but the 2nd part of the video was very important and smart information. Very awesome video.
I got the correct one three times. I was happy though that level 9 was one of the ones I got. I could see a slight bend in the middle card but thought it was the middle before I saw that. I can guess how he folded the corner of the other card but not how he unbent the corner of the queen.
The only one I got was level 10. I knew the x and corner tear was a to draw your eyes and I noticed when he shows the 2 cards in his hand before putting them all down he shows the ace on the bottom but not the one above it.
I too was able to keep an eye on the move to drop the top card when holding 2 in his hand, I caught the Queen enough times that I could win, buy I'm sure when the dealer catches on that his rube is paying attention he would just fake the move to win back his money, I wouldn't be able to catch if dropped the top card or not
One of the most beautiful parts of sleight of hand is how you can appreciate a trick regardless of whether or not you know how it's being done. I know exactly how all these things actually happened and Dan's movement was so smooth I was second guessing myself and was so impressed by the control!
Met an exact scam and con you were talking about when I was holidaying in Paris. Didn't realize it at first, but when they egged me on to put down money, I knew something was up. Kinda scary to think it's actually the whole crowd against you. Thankfully walked away safely with my wallet. Great and instructional video!
My dad always tells the story of when his friend fell for the scam. Except he never even got to play, they just stole his wallet as soon as he took it out and everyone in the crowd scattered
Vincent Chandra are you sure it was your wallet you walked away with. Let me show you how we exchanged your wallet for a lovely counterfeit that used to be owned by that other guy with you.
It's something no one ever thinks about. They know the guy behind the box/table is the con artist. They know the big guy behind him is the guard/bouncer. But rarely does anyone else think that the perfect in front of the con artist, or people in the crowd, are also in on it. And it's that mentality that fucks people over, since humans are social creatures, and only someone anti social and not good around others, would pick up something is wrong with these people and what their saying.
A friend of mine also took out his wallet to play and somebody immediately snatched it and ran. But unlike your dad’s crowd, these people didn’t scattered. They all blocked him and prevented him from running after the guy while they were all saying things like “what happened? What happened?” :)
As a cardist and magician It's been a while since i found myself staring and laughing to a magic video knowing that i would have been fooled so bad by One of the greatest performer. Amazing work, congrats for the perfect routines that you put here on YT. Such a great inspiration for everyone! Have a great day Daniel!
I like your normal "10 levels" videos, but I LOVED this one. Showing people how scams are done and then explaining why you shouldn't fall for them. Double the advice. I love it.
First off, your technique and delivery are spectacular and you turn a "standard" gimmick into yet another entertaining romp! In addition, I sincerely appreciate your attempt to educate people to NOT be taken by this con on the streets. I'm shocked how many STILL fall for this.
@Flgbtq Flgbtqit's funny like a joke, but unfortunately no it actually happened. There was like a group of 8 of them, just looked like normal people, all of them were in on it. Not surprised that it would happen a lot. Snatch and run is a lot easier than slowly scamming someone. Luckily were Canadian so it wasn't too much of a hassle for them to get back from New York.
As someone who got really into 3 card monte one year, this was so refreshing to see it's so fun getting fooled especially when it's done so cleanly, level 9 still has me lost
@@Henlarious Just to expand on this explanation. He switches the cards at 3:53, when he is throwing it down. Notice how the bend on the "money card" is not as pronounced on it as it lays on the table as it was in his hand. Also notice the speed and force with which he "throws" the "money card" on the table. Its because the two cards in his hand are now bend twice and are "sticking" to each other, so in order to slide the "back card" (card closer to his palm) over the "front card" (which is the actual "money card"), he has to use a lot more force to separate them. After that he needs to straighten up the edge of the actual "money card", which he does at 3:55 when he changes his grip. He does it with his little and ring finger.
Beautifully executed 3 card monte. A nice touch that con artists often add is to make use of a confederate, who pretends to be another spectator. As part of the scam, the card operator is briefly "distracted" by something and the confederate uses that "opportunity" to put a crimp in the corner of the money card. The card operator's attention then returns to the cards, and he moves them about slowly and deliberately on the table, apparently "unaware" of the crimp. The confederate then bets on the crimped money card and apparently "wins." This little bit of drama makes it look like "easy" money to unsuspecting marks. So, when a mark bets on the crimped money card, he or she is stunned to find that the money card no longer has the crimp and the crimped card selected was the wrong card.
I am proud to say I have figured out all of the tricks used in this video, and can now confidently say that I am still incredibly impressed and will never be able to do that in a million years.
Okay, I DID play the 3 card monte in Italy once. And I dd took 110 euros. Ofc, he didnt know Im an amateur magician. He did it without "the drop" just mixing I won. Than he did it with the change I lost on purpouse. We played 10 euros. Than I, by accident, and there comes my love for acting, mentioned to a friend "how stupid I am, and if I got it right this time Im gonna bet big". Which was true actually. He, also by accdent, overheard me and did it without a drop and I won again. Than he did it with a drop and I took him 100 euros. Tanks sucker.
I'm glad it worked out for you that one time and it is tempting to step into it when you can actually catch the sleights, but the big, intimidating guy is there for a reason.
@@igorsvacic217 Not saying you cant take care of yourself, just saying that walking into a scam is a bad idea even if you are reasonably sure you can beat it.
Yeah, I'm gonna call bullshit on that. The first and last rule of 3 card monte is do not play. Ever. And I'm going to remind everyone reading this that remember, in 3 card monte the other spectators are part of the con. They go to that length on the street to trick you, going onto videos to leave comments 'about that one time they beat the game' so you are tempted to play if you see it is nothing.
The card he marked an X on was an ace. He double flipped the card to show the middle card not the top card. Also, the torn queen is in his hand hiding. You can see he changes it out with his other hand. The card he actually tore was the ace. The torn queen was a spare one he had hidden.
@@Henlarious I'm aware he double-lifted and marked the ace instead. I actually didn't notice the bit at 5:33 where he showed the ace's corner until I watched it again (just now), but now that I notice that, yes, what you said is definitely the case. Thank you for the correction.
@@a2zistoolong448 or unlesss you know their tricks, my friend is great at this, but he practiced alot of his moves on me, so i understand whats happening most of the time. its great to watch him do it to ppl who dont know tho.
I had the same idea but then i feared, what if the 50/50 actually isn't even a 50/50. What if the % is actually 0% until they show u which one would have been the "right" pick
I actually understand how he did some of them. He just used his pointer finger to slide the top card off instead of the money card, and he did a double lift for the one where all 3 were red. But for most of them, I was completely stumped. Props to you man.
As a magician myself, i caught you on some points, bc i know where to look, and when, to see what i want. But damn. Even the two first levels fooled me, even if i know how 3 card monte works, i still don't understand how you can switch the cards from Queens to Aces without flashing anything. I don't get it. Wonderful work as always Daniel !
I wanted to say the same thing. The false throws and double lifts I was expecting, even the torn corner. But I can't guess how he transformed three queens to three aces, and that wasn't even part of the lesson.
@@MGSchmahl starts with queen as bottom card, aces as second and third, shows bottom card, throws down top card, shows bottom, throws top. So, always showing queen. Then invert the stack. Queen top, 2 aces bottom. Next throws are bottom ace, then top queen, then left with ace in hand (that was middle card in the second stack), always showing an ace. This is then propped to the next throws, where the stack is now ace, queen, ace. He shows ace, throws down bottom, shows queen, throws down top, shows queen again.
@@meeehere98 no, 2 aces, 1 Queen, so 3 cards the whole time. For the first 3 reveals, the stacks are (first card is the one whose back you can see, third card, the face you can see if you turn around the cards, or bottom card): AAQ, then QAA, then AQA.
I know this is old and I'm late, but on the "bending one corner" trick i guessed right because the queen card even tho it was bent back into shape, the are where it bent was permanently damaged so it reflected light differently making it fairly obvious
Figuring out level 10 was for no reason pretty easy, super good double lift. Incredible, absolutely incredible. Still don’t know how you changed the corner tear, that’s actually magic
I think he had a spare corner ripped from a different queen that was hidden in his hand, which he showed to the camera. Idk how it all ties together, but it would make sense.
@@MarkStoddardWe are being asked to believe that the kind of sleight of hand he’s using is not dependent on camera work (like cutting to a different camera to obstruct our view, or splicing takes for a trick to work, or using camera cut to hide actions.) It’s possible that he does those things, but I think the point of the video is that he’s using exclusively slight of hand actions that would apply if you were standing right in front of him.
@@autumn4442 Yes, palmed queen at some point between Lv9 and Lv10. I'm inclined to guess during the cut, but who knows how far back it could've been for when that queen corner was loaded into his palm. He performs the switch when he "tosses" the queen into his other palm before he places it under the sharpie. Regardless, unbelievably clean deceptions and sleight of hand.
@@quan_violet yeah. double lift to show black card, tears the red corner, swaps with prepared black corner with mark to show, then swaps it back again, and places it under. the pen. the corner clearly left sight twice. no splice required.
What impressed me in the first half was when he did different moves that looked exactly the same as each other. When he threw a card down, I had no way of telling which card he threw. If I can’t tell in this nice studio shot while I sit at home, I will certainly never be able to tell out on the street in chaotic conditions.
I was 13 when I got my lesson. No bus fare or lunch money, my friends helped out so I could get home. Never ducked school or gambled again. How grateful for the early lesson...
Never bet on the card that your eyes believe to be the money card, take a other one. It leaves you at least with a 50/50 chance of picking the right card. Right?
You think so, but no, they could actually put it there for the shills, or to outsmart you trying to outsmart them. Or like Daniel showed, they could all not be the money card
I'm seeing a few comments here trying to game the system. In particular I had had the same thought as someone else about always picking a card that looks like it couldn't possibly be right, making it into a fifty fifty. But what ive realised and what the second half of your video pretty much states which some commenters are missing is it's not a game so you can't game the system. There aren't actually any rules here as they are literally just trying to take your money. You can't try and use clever logic to bend the rules for a favourable outcome as there are no favourable outcomes.
no video i watched had me smiling the whole way through like this one did! pretty proud to say that i totally caught step 9. step 10 got me screaming at my screen! this is great stuff, good sir!
This is one of the best video on the subject. Exelent explanation of each aspect. They are all out of work so time spent fooling you is always a good investment. Now they have a job, to fool you. Is that your job? No you like to fool people for the pleasure, sometimes. So the level of expertise is not the same. Like you wanting to fight a boxer. The less interaction the better.
Solid advice :) I learned my lesson the hard way when I was younger.. I played possibly the worst version of the "game", with 3 bottle caps and a sponge ball. One trick move is turning the whole mat around 180 degrees (the game being played on a small mat) when the victim is looking at their wallet for a split second. What really did me in was when the "performer" whispered to me that he will help me get back my money, mixed the caps around, pressed down the middle one (which was supposed to have the ball) with his finger and turned his back for a couple of seconds, then two "assistants" lifted the other caps to show that they're empty and quickly put them back. Of course, the middle cap turned out to be empty too >_
I think i figured it out. Won’t spoil it for anyone, but I’ve been able to consistently spot something that allows him to make you think he does one thing, but in reality does another. If you want to figure it out, don’t assume a single thing other than that there are 2 aces and a queen.
That’s just the basic three card monte move, there’s a million tutorials for it if you care. He actually builds on it with a few other sleights though.
Thanks for the advice about the crowds. I had a pretty good read by the end, including the bent corner and the torn card. Knowing about the 'highest bet only' shenanigan (and the pick pocketers) probably saved me from a future horrible decision.
I think I know how the corner/marked card thing works. He picks up two card instead of one when showing the money card so that the back of the card he marks is actually the red ace. He has a corner from a queen of clubs that he tore off earlier and kept hidden in his hand which shows it while hiding the real corner he just tore off. When placing it under the pen he pretends to take the queen corner but instead keeps it in his hand and puts down the real corner
I am actually impressed with myself for being able to correctly guess the positions of the money card in each of the levels. I used to study card magic for a little while and your channel is getting me into it again, so I know a few of the sleights already. I still definitely am not gonna play on the street though lol.
Even if you guys correctly they'll get you. I watched one guy in New York catch the right card, but before the reveal everyone who was in on it shouted "the police are here!" and ran off with the guys money.
The bend was visible after you straightened it on the queen which made it easy to spot. Love the idea of the corner bend (too angle-ish with your lighting setup) and your doubles were flawless. Please don’t take my comment as criticism, you are exceptionally gifted and I wouldn’t ever criticize you kind Sir.
so proud of myself that i was able to follow from level 7 through 10! Once i remembered some techniques i saw in random youtube videos at some random point of my life, it all made sense hahah
Thank god for this video, it is a great example for how wrong it is to assume and not ask for facts. Without ACTUALLY explaining the trick, once you watched the whole thing, you realize how the throw and pickup of two cards is the key and that you always assume the 3 cards are what they are in the first place, when REALLY the artist makes you believe what he wants you to believe. Note that you never saw all 3 cards flipped over in the beginning. Nuff said. The palming for the marked card is also VERY WELL done!
I just wanna say in level 9, the camera gave it away. I could see the reflection from the card that was folded back, because it wasnt a seamless crease
Level 9 I actually guessed the right card (the middle) bc I saw the slight bend in the corner - you straightened it while bending the red ace to throw us off. I still have no idea how you did it and had you not shown us all the other stuff I woulda fell for it. Dude you're unbelievably good at slight of hand.
The only part I figured out was the torn corner. Minimal tricks kill me. Three cards (supposedly) and sleeves rolled up. Simple slow moves and I don't see through it. His smoothness is the best I've seen.
Dave Chappelle tells a story about him trying to outsmart someone in NY and losing all his money in a 3 card Monte thinking he knows the bent card is the Queen.
The interesting thing about this video is that there were a couple of times where I was able to follow the right card based on the assumption that there was something faulty, and looking for context clues, like the subtle crease that was hastily folded back on the real card that is visible in the light a few times, and even then I couldn't figure out HOW he was swapping them, just that they were swapped...
most of it is in the throw, he always has two cards in his hand when he throws the money card down, but he shows the money card on the bottom but throws the top card
@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 I figured it was something along those lines, he kinda gives the game away right at the start when he shows 3 queens, then 3 aces, meaning all 6 are there in his hands, but it's easy to just not think about since he never shows them all again after a certain point.
level 9 and ten I managed to pick up on how you did it very sneaky but as someone who watches magic a lot I can tell you no magician will ever make a mistake and let you win they want you to think you've won but most people dont know what to look for
Excellent video, and nice job with your double-lifts 😉 I also liked how you gave a small lecture about why this game is a scam, and even though some people could follow it, it won't be helpful anyway, haha.
I got literally pulled into a 3 card monte game in Charlotte NC. Thinking I could outsmart the conman I lost some money. Like you said, the woman who pulled me in was definitely in on it and I was a sucker that day. I wish I saw this video earlier but I’m glad to know I’m not the only one lol
I once walked up to a three card monte stand when I was young and was told by the scammer that he didn't want to take my money and that I should please just move on haha
I used to know a guy who would go looking for these games - he was an expert pickpocket. He would watch for a few minutes, acting like a sucker, and then play once, lose, and walk away sheepishly. Within that space of time, however, he would clean out the whole crowd. 😈 He said in big cities that his pickpocketing score would often be 20+ times more than his loss in the game. There's always a bigger fish!
on my 21st birthday I remember seeing this game on the streets of Las Vegas....me as a baby-faced, slightly inebriated young man I was a prime target for them. Thankful my dad talked me out of it. They used every trick in the book to get me to play....im glad people like you are exposing the scam!
To make a long story short, he controls which card is laid down when he flicks the card down. Naturally we think it is the bottom card that is laid down but he has the ability to make the middle or the top card be the one that is tossed down. Flawless execution.
When I rode the city bus, there were two guys who would set up a portable shell game in the back of the bus. One operator and one shill, and the operator would get on the bus a few stops after the shill. The operator would setup in the back, and just start some easy moves, no money, just showing off. Then the shill would buy in and win fifty bucks. That got the crowd excited. They would play for a bit, taking money from the crowd, offering double or nothing, the shill losing some cash as well to keep everyone invested. After a bit, the operator would leave, and the shill a few stops later. Much more fun watching that than a mugging!
So, I just got to part 2, and I am not a magician, so I do not know all of the techniques, but I know some of them, and that makes me dangerous to any roadside scammer. Out of the last 5 levels, I got 4 right, including level 10. Honestly, it's very impressive sleight of hand tricks that take ages to practice, and you do them so flawlessly that if I weren't a huge Fool Us fan, I'd have not been able to keep up.
For the sleight of hand stuff, there's two things going on. 1: There are at least 4 cards, one is just stacked on another. You can see it a couple of times, even, when the cards get misaligned. 2: The bends and the way he holds the cards lets him easily decide which card to put down, since he always has at least 2 cards in his hand when he places the cards. If you encounter three card monte in the wild, it's tempting to try and ask stuff like "can I touch the cards?" or something and try to outwit the guy. You will lose that angle. He could be palming the extra card, and that would only apply if he was using cards. All he has to do is always have the money card stacked on top of or below a different card, and you basically only win if he says you do, which is never. And, of course, you could just get pickpocketed or mugged. Best to just ignore them unless you really want to give them your money and have nothing else to lose on your person.
Interesting theories...however, there really are just 3 cards in play. There are magicians tricks that use extra cards, but authentic demonstrations of the con game (like this one) use just 3. But you are on to something with point #2... :)
The last few levels were fairly easy to pick. At that point you’re expecting to be conned so while you might not see the sleight of hand, you can predict when it likely happened and find the money card that way.
Last one I thought I knew what was going on, then he tore the corner and showed it, and I'm like, oh...it's a modded card? Then he showed it was an ace of diamonds, and I'm like, fucking....what
At level 9 the lightning gives away the card that had be bent and straightened again.. there is a reflection glow! but ofc you had already explained how it works and it was possible for me to see! You are amazing!!!!
Knowing the tricks from the 3 card monte rogue-like game is the only reason why I was able to track and understand all of the levels. The only one I got wrong was seven, which I might've saw incorrectly, or he did a fake switch which threw me off. I have absolutely no idea how he can be so meticulous with his hands so quickly and accurately. He is beyond impressive because I didn't actually see him do anything, I just guessed from what I arleady knew. The most astounded I was is when he made it look so belivable when he shows the card on top, but I know it was the one in the middle which he showed. Ive tried this once to just see how hard it is, and the fact that I couldn't even do it slowly, much less believably, shows just how indescribably hard it is to do this in a way that doesnt draw suspicion. It's crazy how people can actually be this smooth with their hands in real life.
A magician here. Thank you for this video! That little trick at the start was done quite well. I had to rewatch a second time to understand the sleight of hand. I'll be sure to mess with my brother using this.
to my untrained eye you are soooo extremely good that i hate you...i've watched this in slow mo, I have paused, rewind and I can't figure it out. right now I'm coming back from another youtube video to see if I'm able to catch your moves.....you are so talented
I feel so proud of myself for catching the tricks and picking correctly on levels 9 and 10 All these years of idly browsing magic RUclips weren't for nothing xD
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My third video on the "10 levels" format all about the fantasy and the reality of the classic con game: 3 card monte!
CREDITS:
The sequencing of Part 1 is based on the Three Card Monte in Dai Vernon's "Further Inner Secrets of Magic," Ricky Jay's performances, Richard Turner's performances, Darwin's Three Card Monte in "Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table" (with a contribution by Bob Kohler), and Three Card Monte in "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase (I prefer the “2nd method” he describes). The information in Part 2 comes from "Gambling Scams" by Darwin Ortiz and my own observations of 3 Card Monte hustlers on the streets. I got the idea of the "10 levels" plot from videos by WIRED magazine.
I just love the amount of effort you obviously put into these videos. Not only the routines, but the setup, the credits, and of course the consistent uploading.
Keep it up👍🏼👌🏼
@@billborrowed3939 Thanks! My goal is that if people want to just appreciate the art and the craft, they can watch the videos and ignore the “CREDITS” section, but if people are truly interested and want to learn more, they know which roads to go down.
Dude thanks so much for citing those sources .
awesome video man from level 1 to 9 i know how it's done (that doesn't mean i could do them perfecty like you) but the level 10 it's 50/50 i know the start but not the finish
Love that you cite the sources, shows a true credibility to your art.
"The only way to win a con game is to simply not engage." That's a life lesson right there.
Hello Professor Falken. An interesting game. The only winning move is...not to play.
Bravo good sir, very well put.
@@MrRezRising ah yes, a fellow man of culture.
I heard a con man on TV once say you can never con an honest man. As you say
I do the same thing with masks. I don't participate and I do what I want out of spite for them.
In Harry Anderson's book _Games You Can't Lose_ , he tells the story of someone that won at Three-Card Monte: after studying all the sleights and getting a clear read, he enforced his wager being accepted and prevented cards being manipulated after-the-fact by sticking his wager to the money card with a staple gun. The story ends in the hospital, using his wager and winnings to pay the bill for treating his hand after it was stapled to the game board.
lmao
geez
Not even 3 minutes in and I'm questioning life
same
Im always questioning life
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bro im dead ass in 31 seconds and confused
Ive been trying magic for 3 years and I think I'm level -1.
Him explaining the con reminds me of how mobile game advertisements work. You see somebody failing miserably at a game that *you* would play much more effectively, which hurts just a little because the end condition would be so satisfying.
Now if only they'd learn to write captions that aren't in broken English and promise that you'll go to Disneyland, they'll be golden.
Some of those games are double cons in they don’t even exist, with the game on the store being different from the one in the ad.
This guy gets it.
I'd be a-okay with it if I knew it wasnt always a completely different broken game tbh hahaha. Some of those games as they are shown are very much the type of satisfaction my stupid golden retriever brain craves at 3am while waiting for my melatonin to punch me in the face lol.
@@Arikayx13 thats so fucking weird.
The most impressive thing, to me, in this performance is how simple it is. Just 3 cards. The moves here aren't that complex, but they are so well done, that the performance is simply mesmerizing. Bravo!
Just when you feel smart for catching some moves, he drops the second portion of the video where you realize you would be prime hustle material
1st rule of conning someone: make your mark feel like they are the smartest person in the room.
The second-to-last one where he bent the corner of the card, I correctly guessed the middle card instead of the obvious ploy
@@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE congratulations you are very smart
yeaaaaaaah. He got me good.
@@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE Well in the context of this video you know he's trying to trick you; which would be the case for a lot of people who walk up to a game of three card monte. A lot of people who play come into it thinking that it's a con game and that they can win if they just choose something that isn't obvious. Just choosing another card that isn't the obvious one isn't the point; in fact it just proves the point. They want to trick you into thinking you've figured it out. In reality you just chose a card that wasn't obviously (key word: obviously) forced on you. Unless you truly understand how it's done; you're still being manipulated. The real test would be to see if you can find out how he did it. Not to mention even if you understand each trick he does; you won't actually win.
When he bent the card I felt so smart, only to realize how I’ve been bamboozled by the legend himself.
5:30 you can still see the bend on the queen. He straightens it out a bit and bends an ace in order to do a switch earlier, but you can still see a slight bend in the queen. Also at 3:46 you can see his right hand pinky bend the ace.
@@Darkray16 do you know he exact move he used for bending the ace and subsequently unbend the queen? I’m trying to learn that but its so difficult. I could get the rest of the routine but that part is the one I can’t do
@@pnoodl3s775 at 3:48 he bent the ace and at 3:53 he unbent the queen
After watching the 10 levels of Sleight of Hand and knowing Daniel's power I was able to follow the queen for almost all of the levels up to 10, but the 2nd part of the video was very important and smart information. Very awesome video.
Thanks!
I got the correct one three times. I was happy though that level 9 was one of the ones I got. I could see a slight bend in the middle card but thought it was the middle before I saw that. I can guess how he folded the corner of the other card but not how he unbent the corner of the queen.
The only one I got was level 10. I knew the x and corner tear was a to draw your eyes and I noticed when he shows the 2 cards in his hand before putting them all down he shows the ace on the bottom but not the one above it.
There's no right answer the winning card was in his hand at all times.
I too was able to keep an eye on the move to drop the top card when holding 2 in his hand, I caught the Queen enough times that I could win, buy I'm sure when the dealer catches on that his rube is paying attention he would just fake the move to win back his money, I wouldn't be able to catch if dropped the top card or not
One of the most beautiful parts of sleight of hand is how you can appreciate a trick regardless of whether or not you know how it's being done. I know exactly how all these things actually happened and Dan's movement was so smooth I was second guessing myself and was so impressed by the control!
Met an exact scam and con you were talking about when I was holidaying in Paris. Didn't realize it at first, but when they egged me on to put down money, I knew something was up. Kinda scary to think it's actually the whole crowd against you. Thankfully walked away safely with my wallet. Great and instructional video!
My dad always tells the story of when his friend fell for the scam. Except he never even got to play, they just stole his wallet as soon as he took it out and everyone in the crowd scattered
Vincent Chandra are you sure it was your wallet you walked away with. Let me show you how we exchanged your wallet for a lovely counterfeit that used to be owned by that other guy with you.
It's something no one ever thinks about. They know the guy behind the box/table is the con artist. They know the big guy behind him is the guard/bouncer. But rarely does anyone else think that the perfect in front of the con artist, or people in the crowd, are also in on it. And it's that mentality that fucks people over, since humans are social creatures, and only someone anti social and not good around others, would pick up something is wrong with these people and what their saying.
@@Jirodyne These days mistrusting everybody is a survival skill. Sure I may be antisocial, but at least I'll never get conned.
A friend of mine also took out his wallet to play and somebody immediately snatched it and ran. But unlike your dad’s crowd, these people didn’t scattered. They all blocked him and prevented him from running after the guy while they were all saying things like “what happened? What happened?” :)
As a retired magician I found this very entertaining. It’s all presentation. Keep up the great work.
As a cardist and magician It's been a while since i found myself staring and laughing to a magic video knowing that i would have been fooled so bad by One of the greatest performer. Amazing work, congrats for the perfect routines that you put here on YT.
Such a great inspiration for everyone!
Have a great day Daniel!
The world need people like you who educate people through magic.
"All these cards are red, this one is red, and this one is red- except for this, a black card"
Me: Heh?
Dealing seconds.
Seconds dealing and showing the bottoms
When he started talking about scam and con-artist it took me back to my Runescape days.
Can't trust no one.
I like your normal "10 levels" videos, but I LOVED this one. Showing people how scams are done and then explaining why you shouldn't fall for them. Double the advice. I love it.
First off, your technique and delivery are spectacular and you turn a "standard" gimmick into yet another entertaining romp! In addition, I sincerely appreciate your attempt to educate people to NOT be taken by this con on the streets. I'm shocked how many STILL fall for this.
love the amount of effort you put into these
Glad you like them!
@@DanielRoyMagic how can i not
@Red Dwarf yep, no effort, he just wakes up in the morning and does his usual ritual to gain his black magic
Keep posting but there are a lot of dumb people.
@@HeavenCanWait7-333 what an incredibly weird thing to have said.....
First half: Cool trick
Second half: Good lesson
My dad and his friend fell for a Monte scam once. His friend went to bet and they just grabbed his wallet and every single one of them scattered 😆
It was actually a good investment - they taught him a valuable life lesson
@Flgbtq Flgbtqit's funny like a joke, but unfortunately no it actually happened. There was like a group of 8 of them, just looked like normal people, all of them were in on it. Not surprised that it would happen a lot. Snatch and run is a lot easier than slowly scamming someone. Luckily were Canadian so it wasn't too much of a hassle for them to get back from New York.
As someone who got really into 3 card monte one year, this was so refreshing to see it's so fun getting fooled especially when it's done so cleanly, level 9 still has me lost
same lmao
At 3:55 he swaps the card with this right hand, notice you can’t see his hand and he angles it away from the camera? That’s the hand with the queen.
@@Henlarious Just to expand on this explanation. He switches the cards at 3:53, when he is throwing it down. Notice how the bend on the "money card" is not as pronounced on it as it lays on the table as it was in his hand. Also notice the speed and force with which he "throws" the "money card" on the table. Its because the two cards in his hand are now bend twice and are "sticking" to each other, so in order to slide the "back card" (card closer to his palm) over the "front card" (which is the actual "money card"), he has to use a lot more force to separate them.
After that he needs to straighten up the edge of the actual "money card", which he does at 3:55 when he changes his grip. He does it with his little and ring finger.
0:29 just the casual unexplained switch of the queen to the ace… ohhh, he’s GOOD and he knows it
3:00 in, and im already cussinn' you, bro! 🤣
Beautifully executed 3 card monte. A nice touch that con artists often add is to make use of a confederate, who pretends to be another spectator. As part of the scam, the card operator is briefly "distracted" by something and the confederate uses that "opportunity" to put a crimp in the corner of the money card. The card operator's attention then returns to the cards, and he moves them about slowly and deliberately on the table, apparently "unaware" of the crimp. The confederate then bets on the crimped money card and apparently "wins." This little bit of drama makes it look like "easy" money to unsuspecting marks. So, when a mark bets on the crimped money card, he or she is stunned to find that the money card no longer has the crimp and the crimped card selected was the wrong card.
I am proud to say I have figured out all of the tricks used in this video, and can now confidently say that I am still incredibly impressed and will never be able to do that in a million years.
Okay, I DID play the 3 card monte in Italy once. And I dd took 110 euros.
Ofc, he didnt know Im an amateur magician.
He did it without "the drop" just mixing I won. Than he did it with the change I lost on purpouse. We played 10 euros. Than I, by accident, and there comes my love for acting, mentioned to a friend "how stupid I am, and if I got it right this time Im gonna bet big". Which was true actually.
He, also by accdent, overheard me and did it without a drop and I won again. Than he did it with a drop and I took him 100 euros.
Tanks sucker.
I'm glad it worked out for you that one time and it is tempting to step into it when you can actually catch the sleights, but the big, intimidating guy is there for a reason.
@@morzathoth919 yea, Im 6 f 5 if I translated it correctly so...
@@igorsvacic217 Not saying you cant take care of yourself, just saying that walking into a scam is a bad idea even if you are reasonably sure you can beat it.
This thread is a scam... 😁
Yeah, I'm gonna call bullshit on that. The first and last rule of 3 card monte is do not play. Ever.
And I'm going to remind everyone reading this that remember, in 3 card monte the other spectators are part of the con. They go to that length on the street to trick you, going onto videos to leave comments 'about that one time they beat the game' so you are tempted to play if you see it is nothing.
The thing I love about this performance is that the moves are so simple, but when you do them so many times in succession it becomes magical.
Until I watched it again, I didn't even notice that corner on the ace was a queen the whole time! That's crazy. Keep it up Daniel.
The card he marked an X on was an ace. He double flipped the card to show the middle card not the top card. Also, the torn queen is in his hand hiding. You can see he changes it out with his other hand. The card he actually tore was the ace. The torn queen was a spare one he had hidden.
@@Henlarious I'm aware he double-lifted and marked the ace instead. I actually didn't notice the bit at 5:33 where he showed the ace's corner until I watched it again (just now), but now that I notice that, yes, what you said is definitely the case. Thank you for the correction.
Im just following the card then not picking that card so i have a 50% chance instead of 33
But just when you think you got it, they actually put it where you think it was
Yeah no, these people are pros at what they do. You can't outsmart then unless you are them...
@@a2zistoolong448 or unlesss you know their tricks, my friend is great at this, but he practiced alot of his moves on me, so i understand whats happening most of the time.
its great to watch him do it to ppl who dont know tho.
@@MilkT0ast no matter, what card you say, it wont be that one. they switch it as soon, as you say which card it is.
I had the same idea but then i feared, what if the 50/50 actually isn't even a 50/50. What if the % is actually 0% until they show u which one would have been the "right" pick
Oh my goodness, thank you for this video! I love that you spend a good amount of time warning people of the dangers behind it. Thank you!
I actually understand how he did some of them. He just used his pointer finger to slide the top card off instead of the money card, and he did a double lift for the one where all 3 were red. But for most of them, I was completely stumped. Props to you man.
As a magician myself, i caught you on some points, bc i know where to look, and when, to see what i want.
But damn. Even the two first levels fooled me, even if i know how 3 card monte works, i still don't understand how you can switch the cards from Queens to Aces without flashing anything. I don't get it.
Wonderful work as always Daniel !
I wanted to say the same thing. The false throws and double lifts I was expecting, even the torn corner. But I can't guess how he transformed three queens to three aces, and that wasn't even part of the lesson.
@@MGSchmahl starts with queen as bottom card, aces as second and third, shows bottom card, throws down top card, shows bottom, throws top. So, always showing queen. Then invert the stack. Queen top, 2 aces bottom. Next throws are bottom ace, then top queen, then left with ace in hand (that was middle card in the second stack), always showing an ace. This is then propped to the next throws, where the stack is now ace, queen, ace. He shows ace, throws down bottom, shows queen, throws down top, shows queen again.
@@joseandrade256 so throughout the video, he had six cards all the way?
@@meeehere98 no, 2 aces, 1 Queen, so 3 cards the whole time. For the first 3 reveals, the stacks are (first card is the one whose back you can see, third card, the face you can see if you turn around the cards, or bottom card): AAQ, then QAA, then AQA.
It's called a flushtration count, it's actually really simple once you know how it's done. But it's never failed me
I know this is old and I'm late, but on the "bending one corner" trick i guessed right because the queen card even tho it was bent back into shape, the are where it bent was permanently damaged so it reflected light differently making it fairly obvious
Figuring out level 10 was for no reason pretty easy, super good double lift. Incredible, absolutely incredible. Still don’t know how you changed the corner tear, that’s actually magic
I think he had a spare corner ripped from a different queen that was hidden in his hand, which he showed to the camera. Idk how it all ties together, but it would make sense.
@@MarkStoddardWe are being asked to believe that the kind of sleight of hand he’s using is not dependent on camera work (like cutting to a different camera to obstruct our view, or splicing takes for a trick to work, or using camera cut to hide actions.) It’s possible that he does those things, but I think the point of the video is that he’s using exclusively slight of hand actions that would apply if you were standing right in front of him.
@@autumn4442 Yes, palmed queen at some point between Lv9 and Lv10. I'm inclined to guess during the cut, but who knows how far back it could've been for when that queen corner was loaded into his palm.
He performs the switch when he "tosses" the queen into his other palm before he places it under the sharpie.
Regardless, unbelievably clean deceptions and sleight of hand.
@@quan_violet yeah. double lift to show black card, tears the red corner, swaps with prepared black corner with mark to show, then swaps it back again, and places it under. the pen. the corner clearly left sight twice. no splice required.
What impressed me in the first half was when he did different moves that looked exactly the same as each other. When he threw a card down, I had no way of telling which card he threw. If I can’t tell in this nice studio shot while I sit at home, I will certainly never be able to tell out on the street in chaotic conditions.
I was 13 when I got my lesson. No bus fare or lunch money, my friends helped out so I could get home.
Never ducked school or gambled again.
How grateful for the early lesson...
Never bet on the card that your eyes believe to be the money card, take a other one. It leaves you at least with a 50/50 chance of picking the right card. Right?
You think so, but no, they could actually put it there for the shills, or to outsmart you trying to outsmart them. Or like Daniel showed, they could all not be the money card
Captain holt had an entire meltdown over this
Right. But if you pick the right card the hustler will switch the cards when he turns them over so you'll lose anyway even if you know it's a trick.
@@skymaxslippers3118 😂😂😂😂
I'm seeing a few comments here trying to game the system. In particular I had had the same thought as someone else about always picking a card that looks like it couldn't possibly be right, making it into a fifty fifty. But what ive realised and what the second half of your video pretty much states which some commenters are missing is it's not a game so you can't game the system. There aren't actually any rules here as they are literally just trying to take your money. You can't try and use clever logic to bend the rules for a favourable outcome as there are no favourable outcomes.
no video i watched had me smiling the whole way through like this one did! pretty proud to say that i totally caught step 9.
step 10 got me screaming at my screen!
this is great stuff, good sir!
10 levels of card productions next? :D
It's an amazing idea ! I hope he'll see this comment !
YEEEEEEEAH YEPPA !
PLZ!
Hm, I’ll think of something... I like the idea!
@@DanielRoyMagic Thanks man! I love your stuff btw :)
This is one of the best video on the subject. Exelent explanation of each aspect.
They are all out of work so time spent fooling you is always a good investment. Now they have a job, to fool you. Is that your job? No you like to fool people for the pleasure, sometimes. So the level of expertise is not the same.
Like you wanting to fight a boxer.
The less interaction the better.
Solid advice :) I learned my lesson the hard way when I was younger..
I played possibly the worst version of the "game", with 3 bottle caps and a sponge ball. One trick move is turning the whole mat around 180 degrees (the game being played on a small mat) when the victim is looking at their wallet for a split second. What really did me in was when the "performer" whispered to me that he will help me get back my money, mixed the caps around, pressed down the middle one (which was supposed to have the ball) with his finger and turned his back for a couple of seconds, then two "assistants" lifted the other caps to show that they're empty and quickly put them back. Of course, the middle cap turned out to be empty too >_
I think i figured it out. Won’t spoil it for anyone, but I’ve been able to consistently spot something that allows him to make you think he does one thing, but in reality does another. If you want to figure it out, don’t assume a single thing other than that there are 2 aces and a queen.
That’s just the basic three card monte move, there’s a million tutorials for it if you care. He actually builds on it with a few other sleights though.
Thanks for the advice about the crowds. I had a pretty good read by the end, including the bent corner and the torn card. Knowing about the 'highest bet only' shenanigan (and the pick pocketers) probably saved me from a future horrible decision.
I think I know how the corner/marked card thing works. He picks up two card instead of one when showing the money card so that the back of the card he marks is actually the red ace. He has a corner from a queen of clubs that he tore off earlier and kept hidden in his hand which shows it while hiding the real corner he just tore off. When placing it under the pen he pretends to take the queen corner but instead keeps it in his hand and puts down the real corner
I am actually impressed with myself for being able to correctly guess the positions of the money card in each of the levels. I used to study card magic for a little while and your channel is getting me into it again, so I know a few of the sleights already.
I still definitely am not gonna play on the street though lol.
Even if you guys correctly they'll get you. I watched one guy in New York catch the right card, but before the reveal everyone who was in on it shouted "the police are here!" and ran off with the guys money.
@@IbadassI yikes
The bend was visible after you straightened it on the queen which made it easy to spot. Love the idea of the corner bend (too angle-ish with your lighting setup) and your doubles were flawless. Please don’t take my comment as criticism, you are exceptionally gifted and I wouldn’t ever criticize you kind Sir.
so proud of myself that i was able to follow from level 7 through 10! Once i remembered some techniques i saw in random youtube videos at some random point of my life, it all made sense hahah
Thank god for this video, it is a great example for how wrong it is to assume and not ask for facts. Without ACTUALLY explaining the trick, once you watched the whole thing, you realize how the throw and pickup of two cards is the key and that you always assume the 3 cards are what they are in the first place, when REALLY the artist makes you believe what he wants you to believe. Note that you never saw all 3 cards flipped over in the beginning. Nuff said. The palming for the marked card is also VERY WELL done!
After watching the first half of the video: "I bet his name isn't even Daniel Roy."
I just wanna say in level 9, the camera gave it away. I could see the reflection from the card that was folded back, because it wasnt a seamless crease
You're a wizard Harry!
I am a WHAT ?!
A wizard harry and a thumping good one I'd say!
finally where were you
Nailed the "Oh... lucky... me." I was totally transported.
I was absolutely fooled by the bent corner at lvl 9, GREAT JOB :D
Level 9 I actually guessed the right card (the middle) bc I saw the slight bend in the corner - you straightened it while bending the red ace to throw us off.
I still have no idea how you did it and had you not shown us all the other stuff I woulda fell for it.
Dude you're unbelievably good at slight of hand.
Very good job at the sleights. Great patter. I love this routine. Well done.
I’ve been done by a three card monte game before in london and hearing you explain it all out at the end made so much sense
I kept saying "What? No! Cmon man!" like twenty times throughout this video.
The only part I figured out was the torn corner. Minimal tricks kill me. Three cards (supposedly) and sleeves rolled up. Simple slow moves and I don't see through it. His smoothness is the best I've seen.
Dave Chappelle tells a story about him trying to outsmart someone in NY and losing all his money in a 3 card Monte thinking he knows the bent card is the Queen.
The interesting thing about this video is that there were a couple of times where I was able to follow the right card based on the assumption that there was something faulty, and looking for context clues, like the subtle crease that was hastily folded back on the real card that is visible in the light a few times, and even then I couldn't figure out HOW he was swapping them, just that they were swapped...
most of it is in the throw, he always has two cards in his hand when he throws the money card down, but he shows the money card on the bottom but throws the top card
@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 I figured it was something along those lines, he kinda gives the game away right at the start when he shows 3 queens, then 3 aces, meaning all 6 are there in his hands, but it's easy to just not think about since he never shows them all again after a certain point.
Loving the content Daniel!
Could you do a tutorial on the red hot mama?
I personally think it's a great trick
Might do that in a future online course!
@@DanielRoyMagic Thanks Daniel!
level 9 and ten I managed to pick up on how you did it very sneaky but as someone who watches magic a lot I can tell you no magician will ever make a mistake and let you win they want you to think you've won but most people dont know what to look for
I thought I was going to learn cards instead I got my mind blown
Got to level 9...then thought that I learned enough to understand level 1...I thought wrong 😂
daniel: never play three card monte
me: im gonna pretend i didnt hear that
4:43 double card flip haha but how did the crumpled queen become an ace? that one fooled me badly.
Excellent video, and nice job with your double-lifts 😉
I also liked how you gave a small lecture about why this game is a scam, and even though some people could follow it, it won't be helpful anyway, haha.
Thanks! 😃
Come on.. Now everyone gonna search double lift.. Arghh..
I got literally pulled into a 3 card monte game in Charlotte NC. Thinking I could outsmart the conman I lost some money. Like you said, the woman who pulled me in was definitely in on it and I was a sucker that day. I wish I saw this video earlier but I’m glad to know I’m not the only one lol
How did I know the second half of this video would be an intervention XD
I once walked up to a three card monte stand when I was young and was told by the scammer that he didn't want to take my money and that I should please just move on haha
Good advice haha
I just want to say “have a great day”
thanks but its night for me
I used to know a guy who would go looking for these games - he was an expert pickpocket.
He would watch for a few minutes, acting like a sucker, and then play once, lose, and walk away sheepishly. Within that space of time, however, he would clean out the whole crowd. 😈
He said in big cities that his pickpocketing score would often be 20+ times more than his loss in the game.
There's always a bigger fish!
on my 21st birthday I remember seeing this game on the streets of Las Vegas....me as a baby-faced, slightly inebriated young man I was a prime target for them. Thankful my dad talked me out of it. They used every trick in the book to get me to play....im glad people like you are exposing the scam!
I like these types of videos please make more👍
To make a long story short, he controls which card is laid down when he flicks the card down. Naturally we think it is the bottom card that is laid down but he has the ability to make the middle or the top card be the one that is tossed down. Flawless execution.
plot twist: he was actually Laplace demon himself
When I rode the city bus, there were two guys who would set up a portable shell game in the back of the bus. One operator and one shill, and the operator would get on the bus a few stops after the shill. The operator would setup in the back, and just start some easy moves, no money, just showing off. Then the shill would buy in and win fifty bucks. That got the crowd excited. They would play for a bit, taking money from the crowd, offering double or nothing, the shill losing some cash as well to keep everyone invested. After a bit, the operator would leave, and the shill a few stops later. Much more fun watching that than a mugging!
10 levels of reffing mma fights
Level 1: let the fighters fight to death
Level 10: let the fighters fight to death
"Woah, I just totally won again"
"Way to go bro"
Next could be 10 levels of colour changes ? BTW Love your videos :)
Hmm might do something like that
So, I just got to part 2, and I am not a magician, so I do not know all of the techniques, but I know some of them, and that makes me dangerous to any roadside scammer.
Out of the last 5 levels, I got 4 right, including level 10. Honestly, it's very impressive sleight of hand tricks that take ages to practice, and you do them so flawlessly that if I weren't a huge Fool Us fan, I'd have not been able to keep up.
For the sleight of hand stuff, there's two things going on.
1: There are at least 4 cards, one is just stacked on another. You can see it a couple of times, even, when the cards get misaligned.
2: The bends and the way he holds the cards lets him easily decide which card to put down, since he always has at least 2 cards in his hand when he places the cards.
If you encounter three card monte in the wild, it's tempting to try and ask stuff like "can I touch the cards?" or something and try to outwit the guy. You will lose that angle. He could be palming the extra card, and that would only apply if he was using cards. All he has to do is always have the money card stacked on top of or below a different card, and you basically only win if he says you do, which is never. And, of course, you could just get pickpocketed or mugged. Best to just ignore them unless you really want to give them your money and have nothing else to lose on your person.
Interesting theories...however, there really are just 3 cards in play. There are magicians tricks that use extra cards, but authentic demonstrations of the con game (like this one) use just 3. But you are on to something with point #2... :)
I was around 10 yrs old and my dad told me to never bet on another man's game...I'm now 42 yrs old and that piece of advice has served me well.
The last few levels were fairly easy to pick. At that point you’re expecting to be conned so while you might not see the sleight of hand, you can predict when it likely happened and find the money card that way.
I know how the thre card monte is done. Like I KNOW and I perform it, but hot damn Roy is so damn smooth. I cant stop watching all of his monte vids.
Last one I thought I knew what was going on, then he tore the corner and showed it, and I'm like, oh...it's a modded card? Then he showed it was an ace of diamonds, and I'm like, fucking....what
My dad got me with this 😅. He didn't scam me of course but i thought I caught onto his trick and then every time after that I always got it wrong.
RIP to the innocent black queen that got its corner tore off
At level 9 the lightning gives away the card that had be bent and straightened again.. there is a reflection glow! but ofc you had already explained how it works and it was possible for me to see!
You are amazing!!!!
Knowing the tricks from the 3 card monte rogue-like game is the only reason why I was able to track and understand all of the levels. The only one I got wrong was seven, which I might've saw incorrectly, or he did a fake switch which threw me off. I have absolutely no idea how he can be so meticulous with his hands so quickly and accurately. He is beyond impressive because I didn't actually see him do anything, I just guessed from what I arleady knew. The most astounded I was is when he made it look so belivable when he shows the card on top, but I know it was the one in the middle which he showed. Ive tried this once to just see how hard it is, and the fact that I couldn't even do it slowly, much less believably, shows just how indescribably hard it is to do this in a way that doesnt draw suspicion. It's crazy how people can actually be this smooth with their hands in real life.
Very informative!! Never knew all of this !
editing is everything
its not editing😂
Very well done. Masterly woven bits of information that just hint at the possibilities.
After watching this video 7-8 times I finally got how all the 10 levels work. I appreciate the presentation though it is so smooth
A magician here.
Thank you for this video!
That little trick at the start was done quite well.
I had to rewatch a second time to understand the sleight of hand.
I'll be sure to mess with my brother using this.
to my untrained eye you are soooo extremely good that i hate you...i've watched this in slow mo, I have paused, rewind and I can't figure it out. right now I'm coming back from another youtube video to see if I'm able to catch your moves.....you are so talented
The great thing about 3-card monte is, if you watch the money card, you always have a 50/50 chance of finding it.
I feel so proud of myself for catching the tricks and picking correctly on levels 9 and 10
All these years of idly browsing magic RUclips weren't for nothing xD
The fact that this is pure sleight of hand is absolutely amazing 💎❤️👍☀️