As someone who didn't know how any of this worked even I can see plain as day what he's is doing after your amazing break down. Ty very much for for helping me to keep an eye out when something doesn't seem right
Being the guy you are I’m sure you’re also an AP. I’d love to see some blackjack content! I’m a poker player who’s became interested in AP blackjack the last 6-8 months. There’s not enough content out there for it! Thanks for what you’re doing! This is a valuable service to the poker community.
I was banned from the Nugget back in 2006 for “excessive winning” if you can believe it. Lol. Some of my friends are the greats AP BJ players in the world! Will definitely make some BJ content in the future!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I absolutely can believe it. I’ve been backed off at a couple casinos already and I’m still a novice counter. That being said I’d love to see some content from a pro like you!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp bad beat dealers. business model based on creating the biggest hands possible for clips. even worst happens at night for action. i wish i saw your videos sooner, but it's common knowledge around here. there's only one card house and it has anotherr location in killeen. stream online under Kard Klub. I just care about the game, but even on the business side of it has it running like an illegal restaruant game in georgia.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp absolutely. Tell some old school stories, answer questions, describe some of the methods of mechanic dealing setting cold decks. I spek for your ever growing audience and say we'd listen to it all.
This series is great! Keep em coming! Although for t h a t to occur there would need to be some additional cheating going on in some form and I'd hate to see that.
Thanks for your comment! Truth is, the more information I share about cheating, and more informed players become, I truly believe it will have a huge impact in decreasing cheating across the board! That is my hope!
You are greatly appreciated by all the poker players with integrity! I think I was cheated once at a charity game. Never went back bc i didn't know what to look for. Lol Ever since I felt I was cheated I started watching the dealers shuffle and deal like I know what to look for. Haven't come across any funky looking shuffling. I think it's bc I'm a big guy and look intimidating to people is what I'm told by numerous people 😂😂😂
There is definitely power in putting “heat” on the dealer. When dealers notice people are watching it truly stops them from attempting “shenanigans “. Thank you for you comment! Stay sharp!
Hey Houston, I heard there is more cheating going on than stacking the deck. I hear that a few players had those cards and a machine that can predict what seat is going to win the pot. Have you ever heard of that cheating device?
Hi Larry. Yes, there are a few different ways cheaters can accomplish this. One way is with a shuffle machine that has been compromised. Another is via a special RFID reader called an "analyzer" that works in conjunction with a deck that has been tampered with. I will be doing break downs on those and other cheating devices in the future!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp Would love to know more about it. This player claims they had the RFID cards that would send a signal to his phone to let him know when he would win the hand. Said he caught on when this player folded for 45 minutes Stright, then called a 3 bet pot with 359K and made a Nice high Stright to win a huge pot. (He folds for 45 minutes, the decides to play 359K??? It does look fishy)
@larrywhipit5204 sounds like an analyzer. One way to check… after deck is cut, dealer must leave it sitting on table for at least a full second before picking it up to deal. If you have any footage, that’s what you should look for.
I was colluded against at Champions and the staff was totally not equipped to deal with it They are out of towners, they had no idea who the players were, anglers and colluders from the smokey back rooms of restaurants down the street on Bellaire Games I went to once to get the idea what’s going on there There is some staff at TCH Houston who are veterans of the cheating/colluding underground world in Houston I do not trust them any further than I can throw them and the house management with a Caesars background seem oblivious to it. They really have no idea how corrupt Houston poker culture is They need to do their due diligence to know about it and to sort out staff with a local background A background working in Houston underground games means they are experienced in cheating and in supporting cheaters, not in stopping them
House players are players paid by the owners to play. Also known as "props". House players are often used to get a game started. Or to host a game. But when the amount of house players outweigh everyone else at the table, not could become a way to extract the patrons bankroll.
one thing to look for… make sure the dealer is keeping his right hand off the deck during play. By capping the deck it’s easy to manipulate the deck during play and also”peek” cards. You should also make sure when sitting in seat 1 or 9 not to expose your cards to the dealer. If he knows you are in a draw for instance…it makes it easy for him to “peek”‘the top card. (Which would normally be a burn card). If the dealer sees that card is good for his partner and/or bad for you… he can do a “second deal” and burn the card beneath it placing the “peeked” card in its place. A huge cheating method! Hope this info helps! More to come in my videos.
Also in Houston, A guy named jason ran a home game, he was an ex dealer got a list of players to show up he took the money from the buy in told them he was gonna run and get the food for the game and never came back. took K's.
Real casinos don’t make up for a guy running away with your chips either. They get it from the person who took it once he returns. It’s sucks, but it seems to work
@@ericbush1544if one person yells…. “Stop that guy he’s stealing my chips” in a casino security would stop and question the guy immediately don’t you agree?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp yes, but more often than not no one realizes until the person is gone. Then they go to the camera, tell the person who was robbed “we know who did it. We’ll get it back if he comes back.” That’s just how it is
That’s a bit reaching and unfair to say. I mentioned 3 clubs that by all accounts seem to be running clean operation the way clubs in Dallas and Austin do. TCH was one of them. How is that an ad for TCH? Do you just want every club who is raking, running pai gow games and hiring cheats to deal be left unchecked?
Great Video! Thanks for actually caring about this stuff and sharing your knowledge. I hope the city of Houston sorts out their problems. Would be a shame to see the largest city in Texas not be able to have "Texas Hold em" due to a bunch of inmates running the asylum!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp Callback reference to "CommunityChannel", one of the early viral RUclipsrs. Her nickname for iMovie "Fireside" at the end of every one of her videos.
Like Frank Abagnale, the real 'Catch Me If You Can' guy, Houston has used the skills that allowed him to cheat to fuel a mission of exposing dishonesty and promoting integrity. In recent years, Houston has clearly come clean on his misdeeds and now appears to be dedicated to revealing the truth and protecting the integrity of the game. This is essential for growth; it's a non-negotiable if we want poker to continue to grow. Houston has gone to the effort and expense of starting this RUclips channel, and seems he is unlikely to profit from it in any meaningful way. This dedication is worth contrasting with those who seem intent on discrediting his findings. Are his intentions entirely altruistic? Who knows. But we should also question his detractors: what are their intentions and motivations? It's easy to criticize, but Houston's work pushes us to confront uncomfortable truths and aim for higher standards.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I was wondering how you got so good at this. I always had to defend the rules of shuffling and dealing to our home game players but none of us ever really knew what the cheating we were defending against looked like. Thanks for exposing it to the casuals.
You really are doing the lord’s work here Houston. Every legitimate player owes you a debt of gratitude. Thank you very much for exposing the cheats and teaching us what to look for. Top notch editing in this video as well. I am a huge fan of S4Y as well. Guapo definitely deserves some shit for that take. I may have just missed it, but I never saw you comment on the Robbi cheating scandal. I still 100000% believe that hand was cheated, although quite poorly(and probably more hands after that 1). Would you care to give us your take on it?
Thank you my friend! Your words mean a lot! And yes… I’ll be doing a full assessment of the Robbie hand in the near future! I just launched a blog too! Be sure to subscribe to that… it is designed to compliment the videos!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I will most definitely be checking out the blog and I’m excited to see your take on the RJL hand!! Edit/ Also read and subscribed to the blog. I can’t wait for more content!!
@@ACougarHunterI think in the J4 hand, she played it so poorly it ended up being good. You might actually be able to call down Garrett on most runout when he bet bet jams, I am pretty sure he is significantly over bluffing that line.
Now I know why I’m always getting felted when this one dealer is at the table. I’ve been suspicious for a few months after loosing the craziest ways,bad beats and high carded by the same 2 people. I folded pocket QQ to a flop 882 when the player bet $60. I already knew I was beat with a bigger pair. It’s been happening for several weeks and I smelled it coming. I folded and flashed my cards at the dealer and he wasn’t happy. He rolled his eyes at me, and wanted to say something but he stopped. The other player showed KK. I just laughed inside and said to myself,I need to quit coming to this casino. Thanks for your help. I’ll be watching like a hawk now. Lips sealed.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp it’s hard for me to get the middle seats. The players put are allowed to reserve a seat with their players card early in the morning. The casino doesn’t open the poker room until 5pm. I usually have to get the 9 seat or the 1 seat. I will try and get there early one day and if the middle seats are available, I’ll grab one and I’ll record the action. Thanks for the response!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp maybe that’s why I loose so much in the 9 seat. I get 2nd best so many times against these other 2 players,it’s nauseating to go through. I always flop strong and they always get there with running cards or a 2 outer. I’ll be tuned in with the knowledge you’ve given me. I’ll be videoing every chance I get. Thanks for showing the poker community the snakes in the grass!
This video, and parts 1 and 2 are really good videos. They scare the shit out of me to be honest because I play in multiple private games with professional dealers. Luckily I’m friends with most of those dealers so I’m not as worried but there is one game that I’m not absolutely 100% sure about. I’ve never really paid any great attention in the past but I will be moving forward.
That’s a great way to look at it. I don’t want players to become “paranoid” about getting cheated. But … just like we learn to watch the faces of our opponents as they check their hole cards, one should make it common practice to keep your eyes in the dealer as he or she is shuffling the cards. Demand proper procedure and scrutinize if they refuse to comply!
I've played at both poker rooms regularly and have not run into any problems myself. Also, security is tight there, however, I will be more aware. I always look to see if anybody is following me after I have a good session. If there is and they try to rob me, they are in for a negative outcome.
I would love to hear your opinion on the Robbi J4 hand. Also, its old, but would love your input on Mike Postle, even though that wasn't about stacked decks or cheating in that way.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp no. i found it organically in youtube feed. i notice that others have timestamps in their comments, but the button to add one is disabled for me.
I dont play in houston anymore, played all over the us as a part of income and never had issues being profitable playing bigger games. The times i spent in houston playing, nothing but bad beats after bad beats with me on the loaing end. Always felt like there was something going on and havent been back for awhile dont plan to.
Thanks for your comment Steve. It's too bad...because there are a few clubs in Houston running a clean operation. But with so many "bad actors" they're gonna go broke unless the feds step in and put a stop to the criminal element.
Your video is interesting and led me to your consultinh website to read more. You tied David La and Vinh as former partners. Was this verified by actual corporate documents? Did you ever contact Normandie Casino to confirm your information? How did you come to the conclusion that Vinh is the owner of Elite Social? Did you confirm on the Texas Secretary of State of the actual owner? I went as far as researching this info on Secretary of State and Vinh is not an owner of Elite Social. I also contacted managers of Normandie Casino and confirmed that Vinh quit Normandie when David La started at Normandie. If you are posting information without doing your homework perhaps this could defined as slander.
@@jeffshackleford3152 ahhhh good looking out! Yea I checked and I still don't see his name. Just saying that facts should be verified before dragging individual names through the mud if in fact Vinh is not an owner. Can u share the image of what doc you are looking at? This will shed a lot of light and substantiate a lot of these allegations against Vinh personally. If these allegations are just thrown out there without any hard facts supporting it then this channel should put a Disclaimer that it's for entertainment purposes.
My source claims they were partners prior to Texas but not specifically at Normandie. Like I posted at the top of the video, there are some things shared in the video that should be verified independently. Any info you learn, I would love to see it for updates in the future. What we do know, these clubs are employing cheats. The other revelations, why not surprising, can certainly be held to scrutiny. I can’t reveal my source, but it’s someone with deep ties to Houston’s political elite. Someone who believes a storm is coming.
@KardSharp your video has a lot of information jumbled together, so it's hard to decipher which is real news and which is hearsay. If a storm is coming for poker in Houston/Texas then all card rooms are in trouble not just these 2 that you alleging are cheating by card shuffling possible mistake/laziness of dealer.
Kinda weird that you bring up that in some rooms dealers are treated like exotic dancers and have to pay a fee to deal, but dont bring up that Texas Card House charges their dealers 11% of their tips to deal. And then still lump TCH as one of the good guys.
Thanks for telling me. I’ve spoken to a dealer from there when I was asking about the place and she seemed thrilled to be working there. Never mentioned it.
editting while explaining how false dealing and false cuts work... kinda reduces the "wow" factor just a bit. I GET IT.... but golden rule for showing off these techniques is "NO FILM EDITTING" or at the very least no cuts right? "notice how those 4 aces are still on top, how did that happen?" well... the video CUT dramatically, so anything could've happened.
Yeah…. I feel you. And if I was demonstrating sleight of hand solely for entertainment sake, I would make it with zero edits. I debated about it actually. I had an entire riffle stacking segment I did to show even further detail. But I wondered if a “poker audience” would lose interest? Which is also why I tightened up some stuff. For instance when I brought those aces to the top… I actually did a spread beforehand, showing them being inserted randomly into the deck and then controlled them… but I cut that out for time. Do you think a “poker” audience would want to see the full unaltered sleights? Or do they just care about how someone cheated or how not to get cheated?? You may very well be right. Thanks for sharing!
Im a poker player in Houston. Ive only played at TCH and Champions. Its known around town these other rooms are no good and dangerous. Hopefully we dont lose the legit rooms because of the bad actors. Thank you for these videos
As far as home games, it sounds safest to pass the deal. Yep, you're going to get less hands in. Use a bottom card and mandatory offer cut to the right.
What’s interesting about home games and private games where a “pass the deal” option is in play… it does increase the odds at the table that one or two players are working together and at least one could be a mechanic. But if you enforce the standard dealing procedures I teach in the videos and use a cut card, it makes it very difficult! Private games can often have paper down as well. “Marked cards”. I’ll provide tips on how to spot those in future videos as well! Thanks for your comment! And GL
I have some experience being cheated in Austin Texas a few years back and the same people are still on the scene every one of them is still involved in Texas poker.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp it was at madhouse in Austin the guy cheating was Tony Nguyen from Austin. He still run ahome game with a dealer named Cong. There is one more person that hosted a game with Cong as a dealer but he fired him at some point and the Game seemed pretty straightforward
How do we do this for Portland Oregon it's crazy. The dealers have their own decks of cards which they bring and use, they're not paid so you have to tip them in order for them to make anything dealing cards. And if you have two working brain cells it doesn't take a genius to realize that you could have a hay day in Portland Oregon Under the rules that they currently use and I can't tell you how many times I see the dealer do a bad Shuffle what time the dealer literally laughed at me and I realized that those pocket aces I just got was a setup because I had seen that run multiple times before and believe me it's not easy folding pocket aces but it was 100% the reason I've never been back after I saw the look of the Dealer's face when I folded the aces
Good on you for folding AA. Most people won't. If the place feels shady, don't go there. Your instincts know a shady place before your brain realizes it. If it feels off leave. That listening has saved me several times, from arrests to robberies.
@@menacingly3297 who's the only one I caught for sure was one called Portland Medows. Many of the dealers though rotate around to different clubs. But the biggest issue is there is no card security due to the dealers bring their own decks I tried to do a RUclips channel early on during covid. The owner was very open to the idea because they ran an online stream game I was shut down later because some people complain they didn't feel comfortable about being recorded. And the only people I noticed being uncomfortable about being recorded were a few of the dealers that was a red flag and I started paying attention having been in the military I've seen a few crazy things when it came to gambling. One of these dealers didn't like it when I would cut the deck it's an option that is given and a lot of people just let the dealer cut the deck even though you have the right as the button to cut. When I cut the deck he took the deck and then shuffled it and then dealt it which I found very odd but because these are technically volunteer dealers and your tipping them voluntarily to sit there and possibly make no money you feel like you're trying to explain to somebody at a fast food restaurant how to deal cards without being rude
@ziggybender9125. Thanks for asking. I became enthralled with poker and card manipulation at a very young age. The same night I learned how to play poker I also learned my first card trick. Thats when the obsession started. The rest is far too long of a story for this chat. But feel free to grab a signed copy of my book at KardSharp.com. It’s the “true story” behind the film Mollys Game. In the book I give more insight into my past and how I became proficient in handling a deck of playing cards.
It’s scary to see how sophisticated the shady dealers can get… reminds me of Rounders! HCL definitely has some fishy dealing going on with guys like Mars wearing those contact lenses and Luda! Please interview GT and Garrett and review the dealing! Why these poker rooms aren’t using tables with automatic shufflers?
Shufflers usually only lease to licensed casinos. a couple clubs in Texas listened to players early on and tried buying a few or renting used ones... but one of them got compromised (from a cheating team) and they had to be taken out.
Mental Outlaw did a video on how the Deckmate 2 (i think it was) can be hacked to stack the deck: ruclips.net/video/FNByrpoaGmQ/видео.htmlsi=gaxYoGLZRDtmuoie
What ever happened to our Slander laws? This crap about anonymous sources is exactly that crap. Show us some proof buddy. The riffling video could have been shot anywhere, how do we know it was the dealer shuffling those cards in the video not or you or your buddy.
There are documents I showed confirming La’s license was revoked. I clearly state at the top that some of the information provided by my sources should be independently checked and verified. And to be frank, with the video evidence of the clubs hiring cheaters, the video evidence of the other club spreading pai gow, the video of the attempted robbery, the video from players talking about legends new “happy ending” spa… the complaints about being robbed in the club at elite and several more that keep coming in… combined with the grey area and low accountability held to these clubs in Houston, I think “slander” is very reaching to say the least. If you work for one of the clubs I’ve discussed and want to provide me some evidence that is worthy of publishing, I’ll be more than happy to do so. I don’t want to see bad actors in poker anymore than you do.
It’s the Wild West because it’s unregulated and illegal lol. There’s no loop holes truth is Harris County doesn’t care but if any idiot truly feels poker is legal open a room north of Houston in Montgomery County. Also lookup Texas poker laws and tax laws, they don’t exist because it’s not legal in anyway.
Agreed! However.... seems anyone can operate in Houston. Not the same in Dallas, Austin or San Antonio. If they shut down the bad actors...Houston could be a great city for poker!
@KardSharp it's an interesting name I haven't heard much. Thanks for the videos you seem to know what you're talking about. I have played in this seedy underground poker room on Tokyo before and I still feel like they were doing some funny business. now I have the tools to know.
That recently happened to me, (video 15:05) Approx 50 house players (colluders) against me, but they weren't house players, they were a poker collusion team working for the same guy and the same bankroll. They had every seat filled at every table, so no matter where I sat, I could not win. They played every single hand with somebody elses money just to build the pot and chisel at my money. They were told that they can keep the high hand jackpot paid out every 30 minutes if they win, so they could care less about nobody but themselves while playing every hand and going all in with nothing forcing me to fold my winning hand. I lost thousands of dollars and I'm sick over it and I will never forget it.
24:26 The million dollar game hustler casino live. Player named Peter 80% win rate. He was able to fold when he should have been stacked or lost a lot of money. He also came in with marginal hands and stayed to the river for coolers
@@mhaughton4428That happens sometimes. Tom was being a little greedy there if I am being honest. I would have played his hand as a jam on the turn, personally even in position. Though river check raise from the fish is usually nutted, so Tom should have probably known to fold.
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As someone who didn't know how any of this worked even I can see plain as day what he's is doing after your amazing break down. Ty very much for for helping me to keep an eye out when something doesn't seem right
@@mitchdigiantomasso1450 you are quite welcome my friend!
I have played at all the clubs mentioned except Champions but i plan on visiting tomorrow.
good stuff, much appreciated
Thank you red!
Get ready to rumble
When shuffle machines are being used is it still possible for you to get cheated?
Yes. Shufflers can be compromised. I’ll be making a video about it in the future!
waiting to hear about that! @KardSharp
Being the guy you are I’m sure you’re also an AP. I’d love to see some blackjack content!
I’m a poker player who’s became interested in AP blackjack the last 6-8 months. There’s not enough content out there for it!
Thanks for what you’re doing! This is a valuable service to the poker community.
I was banned from the Nugget back in 2006 for “excessive winning” if you can believe it. Lol. Some of my friends are the greats AP BJ players in the world! Will definitely make some BJ content in the future!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I absolutely can believe it. I’ve been backed off at a couple casinos already and I’m still a novice counter.
That being said I’d love to see some content from a pro like you!
I’m definitely going to paying attention to the one hand cut
Good man Alonzo! I’ll be sharing more in depth cut card cheating tactics in future videos!
Come to Waco
the stream ended b/c of mechanics and you have lots of guys who stop playing there bc of late night cheating. the regular game is 50% dealers.
What will we see in Waco Jeff?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp bad beat dealers. business model based on creating the biggest hands possible for clips. even worst happens at night for action. i wish i saw your videos sooner, but it's common knowledge around here. there's only one card house and it has anotherr location in killeen. stream online under Kard Klub. I just care about the game, but even on the business side of it has it running like an illegal restaruant game in georgia.
If you made a 15 hour video of this stuff I'd watch it.
Would you like a livestream?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp absolutely. Tell some old school stories, answer questions, describe some of the methods of mechanic dealing setting cold decks. I spek for your ever growing audience and say we'd listen to it all.
Love it! Sounds like a good time.
Thanks Houston!
You are welcome Ryan! Thanks for watching.
Wow, you deserve at least a half million subscribers for the quality of info you provide!
Thank you! Would be happy to hit 100k. Appreciate you!
This series is great! Keep em coming! Although for t h a t to occur there would need to be some additional cheating going on in some form and I'd hate to see that.
Thanks for your comment! Truth is, the more information I share about cheating, and more informed players become, I truly believe it will have a huge impact in decreasing cheating across the board! That is my hope!
I really like what you're doing.
Wow! Thanks so much my friend! Very much appreciated!
You are greatly appreciated by all the poker players with integrity! I think I was cheated once at a charity game. Never went back bc i didn't know what to look for. Lol
Ever since I felt I was cheated I started watching the dealers shuffle and deal like I know what to look for. Haven't come across any funky looking shuffling. I think it's bc I'm a big guy and look intimidating to people is what I'm told by numerous people 😂😂😂
There is definitely power in putting “heat” on the dealer. When dealers notice people are watching it truly stops them from attempting “shenanigans “. Thank you for you comment! Stay sharp!
Thx sharp, from Mr. G, Saratoga springs NY ❤
This is kind of a dangerous video to make. I hope this dude stays safe. But the poker community definitely appreciates the information 💯
Give that security guard a raise!
He actually got fired because he was later boasting about it on social media. Crazy.
@connieholmes2 wow! The guy risked his life. I would think a “warning” would suffice instead of firing the guy.
Hey Houston, I heard there is more cheating going on than stacking the deck. I hear that a few players had those cards and a machine that can predict what seat is going to win the pot. Have you ever heard of that cheating device?
Hi Larry. Yes, there are a few different ways cheaters can accomplish this. One way is with a shuffle machine that has been compromised. Another is via a special RFID reader called an "analyzer" that works in conjunction with a deck that has been tampered with. I will be doing break downs on those and other cheating devices in the future!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp Would love to know more about it. This player claims they had the RFID cards that would send a signal to his phone to let him know when he would win the hand. Said he caught on when this player folded for 45 minutes Stright, then called a 3 bet pot with 359K and made a Nice high Stright to win a huge pot. (He folds for 45 minutes, the decides to play 359K??? It does look fishy)
@larrywhipit5204 sounds like an analyzer. One way to check… after deck is cut, dealer must leave it sitting on table for at least a full second before picking it up to deal. If you have any footage, that’s what you should look for.
I was colluded against at Champions and the staff was totally not equipped to deal with it
They are out of towners, they had no idea who the players were, anglers and colluders from the smokey back rooms of restaurants down the street on Bellaire
Games I went to once to get the idea what’s going on there
There is some staff at TCH Houston who are veterans of the cheating/colluding underground world in Houston
I do not trust them any further than I can throw them and the house management with a Caesars background seem oblivious to it. They really have no idea how corrupt Houston poker culture is
They need to do their due diligence to know about it and to sort out staff with a local background
A background working in Houston underground games means they are experienced in cheating and in supporting cheaters, not in stopping them
Thanks for your comment. If you ever catch anything on video I would be happy to analyze it.
This sound attack is too much!!
Can you explain?
How about the Louisiana casinos? I've experienced some horrible beats there!
If you ever get anything on tape, send it to me and I’ll analyze it for you!
What do you mean when you say "house players" ?
House players are players paid by the owners to play. Also known as "props". House players are often used to get a game started. Or to host a game. But when the amount of house players outweigh everyone else at the table, not could become a way to extract the patrons bankroll.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I'm assuming paying people to play is illegal ?
Ita crazy,
@@JDRED_Wallis its not illegal some casinos do it.
@@fj32chris that's insane.
@@JDRED_Wallis called Prop Players, Normally They get up once enough players show up.
one thing to look for… make sure the dealer is keeping his right hand off the deck during play. By capping the deck it’s easy to manipulate the deck during play and also”peek” cards. You should also make sure when sitting in seat 1 or 9 not to expose your cards to the dealer. If he knows you are in a draw for instance…it makes it easy for him to “peek”‘the top card. (Which would normally be a burn card). If the dealer sees that card is good for his partner and/or bad for you… he can do a “second deal” and burn the card beneath it placing the “peeked” card in its place. A huge cheating method! Hope this info helps! More to come in my videos.
Uhhh....did you mean 'motherlode"?
I know. Misspelled it. . I’m lucky that was the only misspelling. Maybe. lol
Has to be one asshole who will nitpick you! Sure have enjoyed the videos though. Lots of wild stories and good editing. Keep it up.
This editing is wild 😂 nice video
Thanks my friend!
awesome video! Enjoyed seeing my question get answered! Really appreciate this advice!
Thank YOU for a great question!
Also in Houston, A guy named jason ran a home game, he was an ex dealer got a list of players to show up he took the money from the buy in told them he was gonna run and get the food for the game and never came back. took K's.
I was taking a drink of orange juice while reading your comment and did a full blown spit take!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp yep, hes a winner for sure also many stories about that fellow banned in almost all runs and on the run now. lol
Real casinos don’t make up for a guy running away with your chips either. They get it from the person who took it once he returns. It’s sucks, but it seems to work
Maybe so, but in a “real” casino the odds of a guy even getting out the door with stolen chips is slim to none!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp not true. Just pick up the guys chips and walk out…. What are you talking about ?
@@ericbush1544if one person yells…. “Stop that guy he’s stealing my chips” in a casino security would stop and question the guy immediately don’t you agree?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp yes, but more often than not no one realizes until the person is gone. Then they go to the camera, tell the person who was robbed “we know who did it. We’ll get it back if he comes back.”
That’s just how it is
Seems like one big ad for Texas card house
That’s a bit reaching and unfair to say. I mentioned 3 clubs that by all accounts seem to be running clean operation the way clubs in Dallas and Austin do. TCH was one of them. How is that an ad for TCH? Do you just want every club who is raking, running pai gow games and hiring cheats to deal be left unchecked?
Great Video! Thanks for actually caring about this stuff and sharing your knowledge. I hope the city of Houston sorts out their problems. Would be a shame to see the largest city in Texas not be able to have "Texas Hold em" due to a bunch of inmates running the asylum!
My pleasure!
Good stuff boss...here in Houston Tx subscribed...
Thanks Jose! Send your action to the good guys! Champions, Prime, TCH....they all need your patronage before the criminal clubs put them out of biz!
Caught a guy doing this in 2013 at bellogio. Reported him. He must have moved to Houston.
When games in Houston first started, dealers were even showing up with their own decks of cards!
Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Thank you for watching. I’m glad you got something out of it!
Great channel, thank you from a new sub.. Best of luck with your channel!!
Thanks so much Gerald! I'll keep trying to bring you good stuff!
Love to know what your breakdown of J4 is. Plz do a video breaking down how roobie and rip et al did it 🙏
it's coming!
Didn’t cheat obviously. Garrett just suuuucks
18:17 Porno music / comment time !
lol. I didn’t know jazz oiano was considered porno music!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp Callback reference to "CommunityChannel", one of the early viral RUclipsrs. Her nickname for iMovie "Fireside" at the end of every one of her videos.
Like Frank Abagnale, the real 'Catch Me If You Can' guy, Houston has used the skills that allowed him to cheat to fuel a mission of exposing dishonesty and promoting integrity. In recent years, Houston has clearly come clean on his misdeeds and now appears to be dedicated to revealing the truth and protecting the integrity of the game. This is essential for growth; it's a non-negotiable if we want poker to continue to grow.
Houston has gone to the effort and expense of starting this RUclips channel, and seems he is unlikely to profit from it in any meaningful way. This dedication is worth contrasting with those who seem intent on discrediting his findings. Are his intentions entirely altruistic? Who knows. But we should also question his detractors: what are their intentions and motivations?
It's easy to criticize, but Houston's work pushes us to confront uncomfortable truths and aim for higher standards.
Thanks Kmart! Just trying to use these “skills of a misspent youth”!to help educate players and hopefully protect the integrity of a game we all love.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I was wondering how you got so good at this. I always had to defend the rules of shuffling and dealing to our home game players but none of us ever really knew what the cheating we were defending against looked like. Thanks for exposing it to the casuals.
I feel like I’m watching a yt video from 08’ ….
Classic.
lol. Why 08?
You really are doing the lord’s work here Houston. Every legitimate player owes you a debt of gratitude. Thank you very much for exposing the cheats and teaching us what to look for.
Top notch editing in this video as well. I am a huge fan of S4Y as well. Guapo definitely deserves some shit for that take.
I may have just missed it, but I never saw you comment on the Robbi cheating scandal. I still 100000% believe that hand was cheated, although quite poorly(and probably more hands after that 1). Would you care to give us your take on it?
Thank you my friend! Your words mean a lot! And yes… I’ll be doing a full assessment of the Robbie hand in the near future! I just launched a blog too! Be sure to subscribe to that… it is designed to compliment the videos!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I will most definitely be checking out the blog and I’m excited to see your take on the RJL hand!!
Edit/ Also read and subscribed to the blog. I can’t wait for more content!!
@@ACougarHunterI think in the J4 hand, she played it so poorly it ended up being good.
You might actually be able to call down Garrett on most runout when he bet bet jams, I am pretty sure he is significantly over bluffing that line.
Now I know why I’m always getting felted when this one dealer is at the table.
I’ve been suspicious for a few months after loosing the craziest ways,bad beats and high carded by the same 2 people. I folded pocket QQ to a flop 882 when the player bet $60. I already knew I was beat with a bigger pair. It’s been happening for several weeks and I smelled it coming. I folded and flashed my cards at the dealer and he wasn’t happy. He rolled his eyes at me, and wanted to say something but he stopped.
The other player showed KK.
I just laughed inside and said to myself,I need to quit coming to this casino.
Thanks for your help. I’ll be watching like a hawk now.
Lips sealed.
Video him next time and send it to me! I will analyze!
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp it’s hard for me to get the middle seats. The players put are allowed to reserve a seat with their players card early in the morning. The casino doesn’t open the poker room until 5pm. I usually have to get the 9 seat or the 1 seat.
I will try and get there early one day and if the middle seats are available, I’ll grab one and I’ll record the action.
Thanks for the response!
@@michaelwillis4532i feel like the end seats might be pretty good too
Seat 9 is typically a strong seat for a “card mechanic” partner play. But a strong mechanic can shoot cards to any seat he or she wants.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp maybe that’s why I loose so much in the 9 seat. I get 2nd best so many times against these other 2 players,it’s nauseating to go through. I always flop strong and they always get there with running cards or a 2 outer.
I’ll be tuned in with the knowledge you’ve given me.
I’ll be videoing every chance I get.
Thanks for showing the poker community the snakes in the grass!
Prime literally came under fire for allegedly rigging a card shuffler in a 5/10 game
So did another club in Texas. I just know prime got rid of the machines as soon as there was a suspicion of foul play.
This video, and parts 1 and 2 are really good videos. They scare the shit out of me to be honest because I play in multiple private games with professional dealers. Luckily I’m friends with most of those dealers so I’m not as worried but there is one game that I’m not absolutely 100% sure about. I’ve never really paid any great attention in the past but I will be moving forward.
That’s a great way to look at it. I don’t want players to become “paranoid” about getting cheated. But … just like we learn to watch the faces of our opponents as they check their hole cards, one should make it common practice to keep your eyes in the dealer as he or she is shuffling the cards. Demand proper procedure and scrutinize if they refuse to comply!
Prime? You don’t don’t how they run the business, they don’t care if poker can make money, they have other income why better than poker.
Got an example?
I've played at both poker rooms regularly and have not run into any problems myself. Also, security is tight there, however, I will be more aware. I always look to see if anybody is following me after I have a good session. If there is and they try to rob me, they are in for a negative outcome.
Another good video idea is Ivey crushing 2 casinos for millions in baccarat. (Even though he never collected)
Agreed! It’s on the list!
You can't make the J4 video quick enough! So interested in your opinion.
You are probably the 5th request I've read today! lol. You got it bro! I will make that my next "big one"
Yeah, there needs to be some level of regulation in Texas card rooms
I would love to hear your opinion on the Robbi J4 hand. Also, its old, but would love your input on Mike Postle, even though that wasn't about stacked decks or cheating in that way.
It's coming!
content starts at 4m. timestamps are disabled in comments for some reason.
That’s weird! I’ll look into it.
Did you by chance go to the video from my blog? If so, I may have had certain clicks tagged to different times in the video?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp no. i found it organically in youtube feed. i notice that others have timestamps in their comments, but the button to add one is disabled for me.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp I just tried again and it was enabled. perhaps it's just a youtube glitch.
@@denjunki Hmmm. That's strange. Not sure why! But thanks for watching!
Maybe in the middle of making these big videos, make shorter videos of Jason-like card control/tricks...if you can :))))
I totally plan on it! ns thanks for making the suggestion!
I dont play in houston anymore, played all over the us as a part of income and never had issues being profitable playing bigger games. The times i spent in houston playing, nothing but bad beats after bad beats with me on the loaing end. Always felt like there was something going on and havent been back for awhile dont plan to.
Thanks for your comment Steve. It's too bad...because there are a few clubs in Houston running a clean operation. But with so many "bad actors" they're gonna go broke unless the feds step in and put a stop to the criminal element.
Your video is interesting and led me to your consultinh website to read more. You tied David La and Vinh as former partners. Was this verified by actual corporate documents? Did you ever contact Normandie Casino to confirm your information?
How did you come to the conclusion that Vinh is the owner of Elite Social? Did you confirm on the Texas Secretary of State of the actual owner? I went as far as researching this info on Secretary of State and Vinh is not an owner of Elite Social.
I also contacted managers of Normandie Casino and confirmed that Vinh quit Normandie when David La started at Normandie.
If you are posting information without doing your homework perhaps this could defined as slander.
You would also have to check agents as well.
Vinh could also be holding in a trust w/ no name attached or through several pass thru entities.
@@jeffshackleford3152 ahhhh good looking out! Yea I checked and I still don't see his name. Just saying that facts should be verified before dragging individual names through the mud if in fact Vinh is not an owner.
Can u share the image of what doc you are looking at? This will shed a lot of light and substantiate a lot of these allegations against Vinh personally.
If these allegations are just thrown out there without any hard facts supporting it then this channel should put a Disclaimer that it's for entertainment purposes.
He did have a disclaimer at the beginning stating that this is all hearsay. Except for the physical evidence provided. That is not hearsay.
My source claims they were partners prior to Texas but not specifically at Normandie. Like I posted at the top of the video, there are some things shared in the video that should be verified independently. Any info you learn, I would love to see it for updates in the future. What we do know, these clubs are employing cheats. The other revelations, why not surprising, can certainly be held to scrutiny. I can’t reveal my source, but it’s someone with deep ties to Houston’s political elite. Someone who believes a storm is coming.
@KardSharp your video has a lot of information jumbled together, so it's hard to decipher which is real news and which is hearsay. If a storm is coming for poker in Houston/Texas then all card rooms are in trouble not just these 2 that you alleging are cheating by card shuffling possible mistake/laziness of dealer.
Kinda weird that you bring up that in some rooms dealers are treated like exotic dancers and have to pay a fee to deal, but dont bring up that Texas Card House charges their dealers 11% of their tips to deal. And then still lump TCH as one of the good guys.
Thanks for telling me. I’ve spoken to a dealer from there when I was asking about the place and she seemed thrilled to be working there. Never mentioned it.
editting while explaining how false dealing and false cuts work... kinda reduces the "wow" factor just a bit. I GET IT.... but golden rule for showing off these techniques is "NO FILM EDITTING" or at the very least no cuts right?
"notice how those 4 aces are still on top, how did that happen?" well... the video CUT dramatically, so anything could've happened.
Yeah…. I feel you. And if I was demonstrating sleight of hand solely for entertainment sake, I would make it with zero edits. I debated about it actually. I had an entire riffle stacking segment I did to show even further detail. But I wondered if a “poker audience” would lose interest? Which is also why I tightened up some stuff. For instance when I brought those aces to the top… I actually did a spread beforehand, showing them being inserted randomly into the deck and then controlled them… but I cut that out for time. Do you think a “poker” audience would want to see the full unaltered sleights? Or do they just care about how someone cheated or how not to get cheated?? You may very well be right. Thanks for sharing!
Your channel would be doing a lot better if your videos weren't full of all the promo.
Thanks for watching anyway! Appreciate your feedback.
What are your thoughts on J4, Houston?
I’m going to dedicate a video to it!
Elite definitely be cheating
Im a poker player in Houston. Ive only played at TCH and Champions. Its known around town these other rooms are no good and dangerous. Hopefully we dont lose the legit rooms because of the bad actors. Thank you for these videos
Thanks @bluffedinwaco. Keep supporting “the good guys”. I feel bad for these dudes. I know they’re all struggling due to this horseshit!
Is that the Vanessa Selbst owned room?
As far as home games, it sounds safest to pass the deal. Yep, you're going to get less hands in. Use a bottom card and mandatory offer cut to the right.
What’s interesting about home games and private games where a “pass the deal” option is in play… it does increase the odds at the table that one or two players are working together and at least one could be a mechanic. But if you enforce the standard dealing procedures I teach in the videos and use a cut card, it makes it very difficult! Private games can often have paper down as well. “Marked cards”. I’ll provide tips on how to spot those in future videos as well! Thanks for your comment! And GL
I have some experience being cheated in Austin Texas a few years back and the same people are still on the scene every one of them is still involved in Texas poker.
What club were you cheated at? What do you suspect the method was?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp it was at madhouse in Austin the guy cheating was Tony Nguyen from Austin. He still run ahome game with a dealer named Cong. There is one more person that hosted a game with Cong as a dealer but he fired him at some point and the Game seemed pretty straightforward
@@DrDabb47thanks for sharing. I think a dealer training program would help these clubs enforce policy and procedure.
If I was a "Deepthroat whistle blower" I would want to remain anonymous as well...
lol. You may be too young to remember that “deepthroat”’was the reporters name to the whistleblower during the Nixon Watergate scandal.
Info starts at 4:00
Did you click thru from my blog? Because incidents done links to go to specific time codes. ?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp No I was just helping ppl get past all the filler to the real info.
@@nitemareman1 oh. lol.
over 6minutes and just random B.S.
Sorry you didn’t like the video my friend. Appreciate you giving it a shot regardless.
How do we do this for Portland Oregon it's crazy. The dealers have their own decks of cards which they bring and use, they're not paid so you have to tip them in order for them to make anything dealing cards. And if you have two working brain cells it doesn't take a genius to realize that you could have a hay day in Portland Oregon Under the rules that they currently use and I can't tell you how many times I see the dealer do a bad Shuffle what time the dealer literally laughed at me and I realized that those pocket aces I just got was a setup because I had seen that run multiple times before and believe me it's not easy folding pocket aces but it was 100% the reason I've never been back after I saw the look of the Dealer's face when I folded the aces
wow! That's how it began in Texas. I got a call day one, when dealers were showing up with their own decks. Send me some video!
Final table poker club?
Good on you for folding AA.
Most people won't.
If the place feels shady, don't go there. Your instincts know a shady place before your brain realizes it. If it feels off leave.
That listening has saved me several times, from arrests to robberies.
@@menacingly3297 who's the only one I caught for sure was one called Portland Medows. Many of the dealers though rotate around to different clubs. But the biggest issue is there is no card security due to the dealers bring their own decks I tried to do a RUclips channel early on during covid. The owner was very open to the idea because they ran an online stream game I was shut down later because some people complain they didn't feel comfortable about being recorded. And the only people I noticed being uncomfortable about being recorded were a few of the dealers that was a red flag and I started paying attention having been in the military I've seen a few crazy things when it came to gambling. One of these dealers didn't like it when I would cut the deck it's an option that is given and a lot of people just let the dealer cut the deck even though you have the right as the button to cut. When I cut the deck he took the deck and then shuffled it and then dealt it which I found very odd but because these are technically volunteer dealers and your tipping them voluntarily to sit there and possibly make no money you feel like you're trying to explain to somebody at a fast food restaurant how to deal cards without being rude
@ziggybender9125. Thanks for asking. I became enthralled with poker and card manipulation at a very young age. The same night I learned how to play poker I also learned my first card trick. Thats when the obsession started. The rest is far too long of a story for this chat. But feel free to grab a signed copy of my book at KardSharp.com. It’s the “true story” behind the film Mollys Game. In the book I give more insight into my past and how I became proficient in handling a deck of playing cards.
It’s scary to see how sophisticated the shady dealers can get… reminds me of Rounders! HCL definitely has some fishy dealing going on with guys like Mars wearing those contact lenses and Luda! Please interview GT and Garrett and review the dealing! Why these poker rooms aren’t using tables with automatic shufflers?
Shufflers usually only lease to licensed casinos. a couple clubs in Texas listened to players early on and tried buying a few or renting used ones... but one of them got compromised (from a cheating team) and they had to be taken out.
Mental Outlaw did a video on how the Deckmate 2 (i think it was) can be hacked to stack the deck: ruclips.net/video/FNByrpoaGmQ/видео.htmlsi=gaxYoGLZRDtmuoie
Omg! Not prostitution 😱
lol. Maybe “prostitution” is debatable in this day and age. But ”humans trafficking”… is more likely what the legends spa is doing.
What ever happened to our Slander laws? This crap about anonymous sources is exactly that crap. Show us some proof buddy. The riffling video could have been shot anywhere, how do we know it was the dealer shuffling those cards in the video not or you or your buddy.
There are documents I showed confirming La’s license was revoked. I clearly state at the top that some of the information provided by my sources should be independently checked and verified. And to be frank, with the video evidence of the clubs hiring cheaters, the video evidence of the other club spreading pai gow, the video of the attempted robbery, the video from players talking about legends new “happy ending” spa… the complaints about being robbed in the club at elite and several more that keep coming in… combined with the grey area and low accountability held to these clubs in Houston, I think “slander” is very reaching to say the least. If you work for one of the clubs I’ve discussed and want to provide me some evidence that is worthy of publishing, I’ll be more than happy to do so. I don’t want to see bad actors in poker anymore than you do.
It’s the Wild West because it’s unregulated and illegal lol. There’s no loop holes truth is Harris County doesn’t care but if any idiot truly feels poker is legal open a room north of Houston in Montgomery County. Also lookup Texas poker laws and tax laws, they don’t exist because it’s not legal in anyway.
Agreed! However.... seems anyone can operate in Houston. Not the same in Dallas, Austin or San Antonio. If they shut down the bad actors...Houston could be a great city for poker!
Just a suggestion sir, but maybe get the video started before 3 minutes in? I clicked thru all that bullshit
Other people enjoy it my friend. But the good thing is... it's easy to click ahead! :). thanks for watching.
houston texas houston curtis? hmmm
Yeah…. Funny thing is I was named after my grandfather. And he wasn’t from Houston. He was from Louisiana. lol
@KardSharp it's an interesting name I haven't heard much. Thanks for the videos you seem to know what you're talking about. I have played in this seedy underground poker room on Tokyo before and I still feel like they were doing some funny business. now I have the tools to know.
@14:00 ROTFLMAO!!! (-:
Ha ha! Lol. That was a fun bit… glad you enjoyed it.
That recently happened to me, (video 15:05) Approx 50 house players (colluders) against me, but they weren't house players, they were a poker collusion team working for the same guy and the same bankroll. They had every seat filled at every table, so no matter where I sat, I could not win. They played every single hand with somebody elses money just to build the pot and chisel at my money. They were told that they can keep the high hand jackpot paid out every 30 minutes if they win, so they could care less about nobody but themselves while playing every hand and going all in with nothing forcing me to fold my winning hand. I lost thousands of dollars and I'm sick over it and I will never forget it.
I feel for you brother! Where were you playing when this happened?
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp In Las Vegas, NV at a local casino. Santa Fe Station casino.
@@doodlecrayon222how do you know that they were working together?
Yeehah
24:26 The million dollar game hustler casino live. Player named Peter 80% win rate. He was able to fold when he should have been stacked or lost a lot of money. He also came in with marginal hands and stayed to the river for coolers
hmmm. Send me the timecode. I'll take a look. I know those guys made a lot of security improvements after the Robbie Garret Debacle.
HCL 1:33 Peter vs Tom Dawn Q 10 vs Flopped straight
HCL live may 29th episode also He folded A 3 in an limped pot would have flopped trip 3's but would have lost to 7's over on the turn
@@mhaughton4428 taking a look today! Saw your time stamp! Ty
@@mhaughton4428That happens sometimes.
Tom was being a little greedy there if I am being honest.
I would have played his hand as a jam on the turn, personally even in position.
Though river check raise from the fish is usually nutted, so Tom should have probably known to fold.