Three Card Monte Scam in London | Steven Bridges

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  • @stevenbridges
    @stevenbridges  6 лет назад +3471

    If you ‘got it right every time’ that still won’t help. The scammer can still switch the card before turning it over, or another one of their team will bet on a different card and they ‘will have to take the larger bet’.
    These scammers do this every day and a smart team have planned for the worst case scenario.
    The best thing you can do is steer well clear.

    • @jarnosaarinen4583
      @jarnosaarinen4583 6 лет назад +7

      I don't get it!

    • @sbwyo1966
      @sbwyo1966 6 лет назад +6

      Jarno Saarinen what is it that you don't get?

    • @sbwyo1966
      @sbwyo1966 6 лет назад +40

      Exactly, Steve. Some of the comments are hilarious, with people saying that they can follow the card, or they know how the trick is done, so they're going to win some money. Delusional.

    • @norpriest521
      @norpriest521 6 лет назад +10

      And why police don't catch them knowing they're all scammers?

    • @tenzingngodub641
      @tenzingngodub641 6 лет назад +7

      My friend is doing this for over 11 years now...

  • @unwelcomemotivation
    @unwelcomemotivation 7 лет назад +7563

    hahahah omg I'm an idiot, when he kept saying paul I would have just kept saying my own name for an hour, he actually caught on quicker than me for sure lol

    • @Demasturbot
      @Demasturbot 7 лет назад +264

      Yeah, exactly. After the third time he asked, I would have started getting angry and calling him names. So stupid I am:(

    • @unwelcomemotivation
      @unwelcomemotivation 7 лет назад +175

      Demasturbot LOL "my names paul you idiot, f*cking PAUL!"

    • @Daniel00232
      @Daniel00232 5 лет назад +57

      Im way dumber than you. I just realize that after reading your comment.

    • @kalibanos
      @kalibanos 5 лет назад +218

      Paul is actually in on the scam to make this video work.

    • @TexasGTO
      @TexasGTO 5 лет назад +6

      Same.

  • @Rena152
    @Rena152 2 года назад +460

    It's actually scary when you realize that when you see those scams on the street there's a crowd, and most of them are with the dealer who try to reel some poor soul in, surrounded in scammers

    • @gordlawson11
      @gordlawson11 2 года назад +34

      and your pocket will get picked while you watch!

    • @heresjohnny602
      @heresjohnny602 2 года назад +9

      These are already known as obvious scams to anyone who's ever watched a movie from about 1978 to early 2005.

    • @heresjohnny602
      @heresjohnny602 2 года назад +4

      @Repent or you will likewise perish. how boring, accept what I say without proof or suffer forever while I smugly mock you. Move on

    • @gordlawson11
      @gordlawson11 2 года назад +4

      @Repent or you will likewise perish. 'rape is cool, as long as you pay the father' ~also in the bullshit bible.

    • @ZJS0113
      @ZJS0113 2 года назад

      Why is that scary? 🤣

  • @KitaFr
    @KitaFr 6 лет назад +3797

    What if he never caught on and just kept saying his name was Paul

    • @wazzobazzo
      @wazzobazzo 5 лет назад +83

      Then he'd be imPaulite

    • @kalibanos
      @kalibanos 5 лет назад +178

      Paul is actually in on the scam to make this video work.

    • @Seedyrom247
      @Seedyrom247 5 лет назад +9

      We are asking the important questions about this video.

    • @Despzero777
      @Despzero777 5 лет назад +8

      Obviously, that is dave, not Paul lol

    • @rustynasa9596
      @rustynasa9596 5 лет назад

      😂😂👌🏽

  • @Corzappy
    @Corzappy 2 года назад +114

    Here's the trick: Don't play any street gambling games, because they're all probably scams. In fact, don't gamble at all, because even regulated casinos are a scam.

    • @durich8081
      @durich8081 2 года назад +1

      how are them a scam if they're "regulated"?

    • @SizzlingSquiggle
      @SizzlingSquiggle 2 года назад +3

      @@durich8081 if the casino didn't make money, the casino wouldn't exist. Machines are required to pay out a % of the time and a % of the income. It is also common for casino's to break regulations and change the % wins even lower or % payout even less

    • @KatariaGujjar
      @KatariaGujjar 2 года назад

      Yeah, instead play mobile phone games from the play store that pay you in totally useless points.

    • @Corzappy
      @Corzappy 2 года назад +2

      @@durich8081 Because it’s always rigged in the casino’s favor. You will never make money from gambling in the long term.

    • @durich8081
      @durich8081 2 года назад

      @@Corzappy what about baccarat?

  • @SuperMisterKory
    @SuperMisterKory 7 лет назад +5167

    I was waiting for the reveal the whole time and it never came..

    • @darkspartan6964
      @darkspartan6964 6 лет назад +94

      Doctor Reality how do you explaing the 3 queens at the end? And the bent card switching from the queen being bent to the joker being bent?

    • @loicbruyneel9754
      @loicbruyneel9754 6 лет назад +141

      @@darkspartan6964 The 3 queens came from his wallet. It is simple but clever.

    • @zoaibakhtar532
      @zoaibakhtar532 5 лет назад +45

      Dark Spartan69 it’s called sleight of hand

    • @xdeekay
      @xdeekay 5 лет назад +7

      u got scammed

    • @FSenseii
      @FSenseii 5 лет назад +48

      Don't watch the cards. Watch his hands or gestures instead. They have a name and it's called a sleight of hand or misdirection.

  • @incognitohuman1959
    @incognitohuman1959 5 лет назад +388

    Steven: What's your name?
    Paul: Paul
    Steven: What's your name?
    Paul: Paul
    S: What's your name?
    P: I can do this all day

  • @MikeBoyd
    @MikeBoyd 7 лет назад +1969

    this was really interesting to watch. nice one Steven.

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +83

      Thanks Mike! :D

    • @rishitg.2448
      @rishitg.2448 4 года назад +2

      Hey, Mike.

    • @clipboard.
      @clipboard. 4 года назад +1

      Hello mike

    • @hudsonperls
      @hudsonperls 3 года назад

      Howdy mike

    • @satvikbalakrishnan2293
      @satvikbalakrishnan2293 3 года назад +6

      Hey Mike, you wont probably see this. But Learnign the monte scam isn't that hard. I recommend you try it for one of your videos, and try to disclose as little as the method as possible. Just an idea. ;)

  • @falvey77
    @falvey77 6 лет назад +570

    I feel scammed after watching this video because you didn't actually show how it works.🤔

    • @usaflinguist86
      @usaflinguist86 5 лет назад +11

      pause at 1:02

    • @jakubchomko172
      @jakubchomko172 5 лет назад +10

      Sleight of hand mostly, a bit of misdirection as well

    • @jonathandelgado2121
      @jonathandelgado2121 5 лет назад +4

      yes, the joker slides unto the queen card and falls onto the table

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid 2 года назад +19

      The main move is to release the top card instead of the bottom card being shown.
      When he has the queen visible, there's a joker on top of it. He then *appears* to slam the queen down, but is actually dropping a joker (the top card) and keeping the queen in his hand.
      If you take this information back into the video, you'll be able to see the basics of the scam at work.
      But don't go thinking you know how to beat the game now...there are MANY more moves that can be employed to ensure profit for the scammers. Just stay away - no exceptions!

    • @johnstack5008
      @johnstack5008 2 года назад +2

      You are not supposed to know because he is a professional magician, whose abilities are far above those 3-card monte scamsters. Pros never reveal the secret to their high-end tricks.
      Apparently, he felt confident enough to do this trick on camera knowing that the secret won't be revealed, even if the video is played back in slow motion.

  • @fintanbochra
    @fintanbochra 5 лет назад +213

    Plot twist: Paul is Dave, onlookers are currently being scammed into trusting Steven

  • @GeorgeYonge
    @GeorgeYonge 7 лет назад +1859

    The way you weave the stories into the magic is so engaging, this was such a lovely video

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +74

      Thanks so much! Did a lot of work on this one

    • @GeorgeYonge
      @GeorgeYonge 7 лет назад +10

      Definitely shows, the way you had the audience's attention and the timing of the humour landed really well

    • @trinidad17
      @trinidad17 4 года назад

      Yep it makes it much more interesting to be a story than to be "look how I can deceive you".

    • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 2 года назад

      @@stevenbridges Really do they still do it? are people so stupid they have never heard of magicians or card tricks?

  • @arya6085
    @arya6085 3 года назад +193

    AND depending on where the scam is happening, someone in the crowd could just grab your wallet and run. Remember these people are scammers, they don't care about winning the "right" way. Almost everyone in that crowd is in on the scam

  • @bartholomewsimpson6584
    @bartholomewsimpson6584 7 лет назад +1469

    I've seen this done in NY. Also, even though Steven talked about others being part of the team, you need to know that it's usually not just the people that win that are part of the team. There are also lookouts and pickpockets that can be part of the team. So even if you don't play, if you stop to watch, be VERY careful.

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +215

      Absolutely! It's really not a good place to be at all

    • @Maqsz
      @Maqsz 7 лет назад +38

      I'd love to sit on a bench and just watch this whole play unfold and making them uneasy by just looking at them all the time.

    • @bartholomewsimpson6584
      @bartholomewsimpson6584 7 лет назад +93

      If they think you know what is going on, they might approach you (I've had this happen). I didn't feel threatened (but I'm also a big guy), but probably should have. It was more of a, "Hey, you look like you know what's going on, don't ruin it for us and we won't have a problem with each other."

    • @gynandroidhead
      @gynandroidhead 7 лет назад +21

      What if you know how the scam works and you tell the guy moving the cards "you need to work on your top throw a bit?" :)

    • @novasarcos8294
      @novasarcos8294 6 лет назад +4

      gynandroidhead
      Actually even the ones who know how to do that get fooled. Of course the dealer should be really good, but I suppose that all of them are good enough, since they don't fear to perform outside.

  • @philltony9488
    @philltony9488 5 лет назад +25

    The kid at the end started recording when it ended😂

    • @jimzhang1148
      @jimzhang1148 4 года назад

      Phill Tony the moment when you realize you are watching a magic trick

    • @lareon12
      @lareon12 3 года назад

      haha i am that kid xD

  • @ZodinUK
    @ZodinUK 6 лет назад +605

    2:07 loving the queens in his pocket there

  • @Pumbear
    @Pumbear 5 лет назад +14

    Another big part of this scam is the pickpocket hanging round to see where you keep your money or if you have any other valuables on you.

  • @MarskiLark
    @MarskiLark 7 лет назад +1272

    The real scam is telling people they're watching a scam so that they're impressed and then give you money anyway...dun.dun.DUUUUNNN.

  • @VicInCommentSection
    @VicInCommentSection Год назад +6

    I've seen different people do this 3-card monte scam more than a dozen times in major cities. The one time that an actual player spotted the right card, when the scammer started reaching for his wallet to pay the player, a person in the crowd - who was working with the scammer, of course - loudly shouted, "Police. We gotta run!" The scammer ran off immediately, even leaving behind the cheap wooden table and the three cards. Of course, there wasn't actually any police officers around - that was just their way of literally running away so they don't have to pay out.

    • @iSwearToCod
      @iSwearToCod 8 месяцев назад

      you have a wild imagination

  • @stevenbridges
    @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +337

    Please hit that like button please please! Would LOVE to know, have you seen this scam before? Where? What happened?

    • @danteminutillo
      @danteminutillo 7 лет назад +8

      I've never seen the actual scam, only magic tricks about the scam. I understood what you were doing in the first half but after you bent the corner that was amazing and the ending was completely unexpected.

    • @KevinLudwig
      @KevinLudwig 7 лет назад +1

      Hey Steven, great video!!! I was wondering if you would check out another one of my videos. It would mean the world to me if you actually subscribed. Love you! Great monte routine!

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks dante! Yeah magicians love to do it as a performance piece!

    • @junjis4725
      @junjis4725 7 лет назад +1

      I've seen so many videos on 3 Card Monte But this was absolutely Brilliant!!! This was Next level!

    • @renelesch6244
      @renelesch6244 7 лет назад +3

      I did it a few times and scammed some money of my teacher because he thought he would be smarter than me ..... xD 💲💲💲

  • @SAsocal
    @SAsocal 2 года назад +6

    My dad told me about this game in Mexico, a guy played and when he didn't win he pulled out a gun and said show me all the cards, realized it was a scam and shot the guy in the head

  • @brysonszy6306
    @brysonszy6306 7 лет назад +206

    i actually learnt the scam and i can beat the scam. they take the card and put it below but they throw down the card at the top. won 3 times in a row and dealer hated me and asked me to leave.

    • @hilaryclinton582
      @hilaryclinton582 7 лет назад +53

      brysonszy lol I'd scam them straight back lose a 100 dollars and then bet 1000 or 500 and win and fuck them over

    • @zeroday7878
      @zeroday7878 7 лет назад +21

      then it wasnt a scam if u won

    • @DragonTamerMemeMaster
      @DragonTamerMemeMaster 6 лет назад +25

      a smith and wesson beats four aces -Monty's Law

    • @bakounadamagiki5887
      @bakounadamagiki5887 6 лет назад +7

      same to me in greece m8 old guys doing but i can beat the scum same , they trow the top card tricking your aye that they throw the queen but they dont. i won 200 euros and they told me toleave multiple times they are 5 old guys lol

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 лет назад +28

      thinly sliced cabbage in a mayonnaise sauce - Cole's Law

  • @wynstonsmith7194
    @wynstonsmith7194 2 года назад +2

    I saw some scammers pulling this one near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. I stood there pointing and screaming "Scammers! This is a scam!" until they packed it in.

  • @wparo
    @wparo 7 лет назад +86

    Gypsies tried to con me with this trick in Paris. The only problem they had was that only gypsies were bidding. I immediately realised that they all working together. The guy doing the trick should have found some french people to work with him, it would have been more convencing then.

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +16

      Yeah that's a big issue with it. You need a culturally diverse group to make it look convincing.

    • @gypsyalex999
      @gypsyalex999 3 года назад +2

      Ahhhhhh

    • @joemiller95
      @joemiller95 2 года назад +1

      @@stevenbridges The people who are in on it are as evil as the guy at the front. What you're doing isn't evil because you aren't scamming people but I would be fine with a group of thirty people showing up, watching to see who is in on it, staying there until it breaks up, and five of them each following a scammer and cornering them and demanding the money back. These are evil people. I think scammers deserve extremely harsh punishment, trading on people's innocent trust as they do. In their mind that makes the mark deserve being scammed. In my mind their conduct makes them deserve treatment I won't write here but it wouldn't always be something that would allow a fresh start. Ever.

  • @vincenttavani6380
    @vincenttavani6380 5 лет назад +4

    I never thought I'd wish for a video to be vertical

  • @xzonia1
    @xzonia1 7 лет назад +69

    I've never seen this scam performed IRL before, but I've heard of it many times. People will always lose playing at it. I'm so glad you did this video Steven because it can help others avoid being taken! : )

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +2

      Thanks Jamie! Fun and educational ay

    • @xzonia1
      @xzonia1 7 лет назад +1

      Definitely! :)

  • @georgesealy4706
    @georgesealy4706 2 года назад +5

    I saw this exact same thing when I worked in New York City in the 1980s. They had the bent card and they had schills too. A guy who worked at my company lost three $20 bets in less than a minute. The cool thing was it was on a narrow street and they had guys stationed at each end of the block. When a policeman would come around that street, those guys would yell something in Spanish, and poof, the cardboard card stand was gone in an instant. If you didn't know better, your $20 was lost in a second. And lots of people didn't know better.

  • @makrostheblack4791
    @makrostheblack4791 7 лет назад +70

    Wow! The bending of the Q's corner was a fantastic touch!

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +8

      Glad you liked it!

    • @DaddyBeanDaddyBean
      @DaddyBeanDaddyBean 7 лет назад +1

      Bending the corner was described in Steven King's "The Dead Zone". Never saw it actually done that way, though.

    • @smirfbroil6934
      @smirfbroil6934 6 лет назад +1

      Michael Vincent actually did the same trick with the bent corner at Magic Castle.

  • @BradGreer
    @BradGreer 2 года назад +5

    Turning three card monte into a street performance is an interesting way to use the skill ethically. Great show!

    • @Later_Nerd
      @Later_Nerd Год назад +2

      The guy is seriously skilled and charismatic. I know this is an old comment. But this same guy has become a card counter and produces excellent hidden camera blackjack videos now about trying to beat the casino. Highly recommend checking it out.

  • @natkunin4185
    @natkunin4185 7 лет назад +290

    Are you now only performing on bridges?

  • @maartenarnou
    @maartenarnou 2 года назад

    Watching this 4years later. Still brilliant! 👍

  • @jeremyshaferorigami
    @jeremyshaferorigami 7 лет назад +98

    I distinctly remember my dad falling for 3-Card Monte in NYC over 30 years ago when I was about 9 years old. I still don't understand how it works, but at least I learned the valuable lesson not to fall for it!

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +22

      Ah that's a shame! It's been going on for hundreds of years.
      The dealer is basically in control the entire time. No matter which card you choose, even if you get it right, they can change the outcome.

    • @AdioAurel
      @AdioAurel 2 года назад +3

      @@stevenbridges How are the chances if a 3-Card Monte dealer/magician plays (undercover) against a 3-Card Monte scammer?

    • @indicakid4866
      @indicakid4866 2 года назад +6

      @@AdioAurel sick movie plot bruh, and then There's a gang war between underground dark magicians

    • @father3dollarbill
      @father3dollarbill 2 года назад +2

      @@stevenbridges huh?
      Why didn't you show that on the video 😂 I still wanna know how the scam is done. You just said it was one.

    • @yeahyeah2899
      @yeahyeah2899 2 года назад +2

      @Creatotron How do they change the card as they flip it over?

  • @williamstdog9
    @williamstdog9 2 года назад

    SO PERFECTLY PERFORMED!! Great banter as well! 👏👏👏♥️🇨🇦

  • @maurosgarage
    @maurosgarage 7 лет назад +61

    i remember this happened to me once. I knew what the guy was doing, but I acted like I Had no idea. I was up $40 and i suddenly acted like I had a phone call and acted distracted and attempted to walk away. I was like thanks for the game see you next time.
    I attempted to walk away but he had 2 other male individuals step in front of me. He then was like "hey man what the fuck the game is not over yet".
    I thought since I knew the scam I could beat him and take HIS money. Long story short I almost got in a fight over $40 and realized my odds were 3:1 so I gave the scammer back his money and walked off.

  • @itsOrba
    @itsOrba 2 года назад +1

    I still dont get it

  • @josephlynch8162
    @josephlynch8162 7 лет назад +44

    I seen this performed In Benidorm and returned there 5 years later and the " plant " who won was there again , gread vid mate !!

  • @JoeAriminvm
    @JoeAriminvm 2 года назад +1

    "Any of you recognized this yet?"
    "Yes, I'm Italian"

  • @freestylegreek
    @freestylegreek 7 лет назад +244

    I actually won this game and took the guy for $200 so i doubled my money. He was pissed off and people were screaming at him to give me the money.
    His "accomplices" actually left pissed off and I walked over to a hotel I wasn't staying at and walked around to different hotels till I got to mine and never saw the guys again.

    • @CarlosHernandez-pk4be
      @CarlosHernandez-pk4be 7 лет назад +2

      freestylegreek do you know how the trick is done?

    • @freestylegreek
      @freestylegreek 7 лет назад +48

      Yes its done by slight of hand.

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 7 лет назад +152

      freestylegreek
      Yes. Happened to me in Germany. I won five hands and finally a buddy tapped me on the shoulder said "Let's go". Being Military I knew the tone. What he told me later was there were guys totally NOT Interested in the game but ME. We walked back on bright open sidewalks all the way home. He told me later that if I won any more I'd not have collected it. He was street smart while I was from a small town kid just happy to win free money. Unfortunately for the dealer I had very good hand eye coordination. Fortunately for me I had a buddy who knew what time it was and possibly saved my butt.

    • @martinwest4980
      @martinwest4980 7 лет назад +21

      Rxonmymind that's exactly it....you win big , your gonna get robbed.

    • @Martinezanthony144
      @Martinezanthony144 7 лет назад +1

      Carlos Hernandez yes i do

  • @MrHighRaw
    @MrHighRaw 2 года назад

    I came here from your newer card counting content and I have to say, this is awesome!

  • @UnderMyHatAdventures
    @UnderMyHatAdventures 7 лет назад +9

    Great video! I love the way you interact with the audience. I've seen the scam in New York City. Thankfully my dad taught me at a young age to never bet on another man's game.

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks very much! I've seen it in London and Paris a LOT

    • @slake9727
      @slake9727 2 года назад

      Vegas too.

  • @noamratner9525
    @noamratner9525 2 года назад +2

    Can you please do a video showing how it's done??

  • @BlackPipe8
    @BlackPipe8 7 лет назад +140

    So what if the police came in and saw you "hustling"? That would've been a great video...

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 7 лет назад +26

      he hasn't taken any money off anyone so please explain to me what exactly they would arrest him for?

    • @BlackPipe8
      @BlackPipe8 7 лет назад +16

      I mean It would've been ironic since he was playing three card monte on the streets and held 20 pound in his hand... I'm just saying it would have been difficult to explain!

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +63

      Yeah it was quite possible given that everything about it looked just like the legitimate scam. That's why I was careful to make my opening line 'this is a scam! not for money!'

    • @arandombard1197
      @arandombard1197 7 лет назад +2

      I don't think you know what the word 'ironic' means.

    • @ryukaganzeroful
      @ryukaganzeroful 6 лет назад +6

      not really since he had about a dozen witnesses. pretty easy to explain.

  • @spadesofhearts7714
    @spadesofhearts7714 2 года назад +1

    Very well done and very quick!

  • @gudolph
    @gudolph 6 лет назад +77

    The camera work is infuriating.

  • @Mechaniclyfe
    @Mechaniclyfe 5 лет назад +8

    I wasn’t even there and I feel like I got scammed. Worst part is I’m friends with the dealer!

  • @maxrizzuto1491
    @maxrizzuto1491 7 лет назад +12

    You make it look so effortless like you're just having fun. Great video Steven keep up the great work!

  • @simonfeldthaus
    @simonfeldthaus 6 лет назад +8

    “What’s *YOU’RE* name??”
    “Paul.”
    “What’s your name??”
    “Paul.”
    “What’s your name??”
    *“Boyinaband!”*

  • @ringingecho8114
    @ringingecho8114 7 лет назад +15

    What an awesome trick! The audience participation was so humorous! Thank you for creating another video that made me smile =)

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +2

      Thanks so much!

    • @Baillie.
      @Baillie. Год назад

      @@stevenbridgeshi Steve, I was hoping you’d show us how it actually worked? Like where does the queen go if it’s not the one everyone thinks it it

  • @ttimetotroll
    @ttimetotroll 2 года назад +1

    I learned absolutely nothing, but I was entertained

  • @mikehunt7810
    @mikehunt7810 5 лет назад +7

    ''There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.''
    Hunter S. Thompson

  • @RajbirSingh-rd7qg
    @RajbirSingh-rd7qg 4 года назад

    Amazing bruh! Massive respect✊

  • @bradhoulden2329
    @bradhoulden2329 5 лет назад +6

    Why’s my man holding a fork in the green bomber jacket 😳😂

    • @bradhoulden2329
      @bradhoulden2329 5 лет назад

      Watercooled Performance couldn’t of but it better myself babi

    • @Sniperx102
      @Sniperx102 5 лет назад

      @random they need to ban racists like you!

  • @delsabir2398
    @delsabir2398 7 месяцев назад

    You are abseloutly gem 💎. Thanks you for exposing scamers.

  • @eddyram4932
    @eddyram4932 5 лет назад +12

    They do this right by my job here in Las Vegas, except the dealer had a stack of thousands of dollars. And well foolish tourists fall for it every day😂

  • @yoelelias1910
    @yoelelias1910 5 лет назад

    Such an amazing video make sure u di another videos 💯⛓🕊

  • @Karmakatt6
    @Karmakatt6 6 лет назад +30

    You sir are a magician.. You're slight of hand is impressive.. Even after being completely honest some people think they're so clever. If someone won, it just means the dealer needs more practice. I'm always impressed at the dexterity needed to palm objects. Great job!

  • @jonsnow1973
    @jonsnow1973 5 лет назад +2

    Man your sleights are so clean it's frustrating, lol. I know what you're doing but I still can't see it, amazing skill

  • @shawnjarman9860
    @shawnjarman9860 6 лет назад +3

    How this scam is still around is beyond me!

    • @johnghilduta3016
      @johnghilduta3016 2 года назад

      Every second one at least one idiot is born that’s the real reason why the game is still around.From the time I start writing at least 20 curious guys was born.What’s your name?

  • @morganfunnygm5440
    @morganfunnygm5440 6 лет назад +1

    Really Smooth slight of hand with the cards when you brought your wallet it! Caught me the first time off guard!

  • @louis84100
    @louis84100 5 лет назад +7

    I remember seeing the Romanians doing this on the exact bridge in 2010. It was obvious fellow Romanians were in on the scam but my gf at the time who's a lawyer wanted to play. Funny how one can be so smart but not see a scam in front of them.

    • @alexmad69
      @alexmad69 2 года назад +1

      And I bet you are not that vocal about the Romanian doctors and nurses taking care of your people, or the Romanian engineers and construction workers building your infrastructure.

    • @Alex-xf8pl
      @Alex-xf8pl 2 года назад

      you thought to yourself why don't i work on destroying the reputation of millions of hard working people to soothe my broken ego

    • @criztu
      @criztu 2 года назад +1

      wait, you think lawyers are smart?

  • @stephenwhite3832
    @stephenwhite3832 6 лет назад

    Haha what’s your name “Paul”, sorry what’s your name “Paul”, sorry what’s your name “ow it’s Dave”...absolutely split me up 😂

  • @ThatGirlOnYoutube
    @ThatGirlOnYoutube 7 лет назад +17

    tis is actually so good, even though you explained it all I still had no clue how it was done. love it and thanks for deterring me from being scammed!

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +8

      Well the thing you need to know is to not play it hehe

  • @nedornitram
    @nedornitram Месяц назад

    "This could be your luckyday" ... takes up his phone from the backpocket and could drop it into the river haha

  • @Quadtheory
    @Quadtheory 6 лет назад +12

    Saw this scam in New York. These 2 girls wanted to play but I told them not to since it's obviously a scam. And they didn't want $20. Minimum bet was like $100! Absolutely disgusting. There were 2 other people participating in the scam. They were the only ones who won so it was more than obvious.

    • @Jinks1447
      @Jinks1447 6 лет назад

      Those 2 "winners" were the "shills," working with the dealer.

  • @highlineR32
    @highlineR32 2 года назад +1

    The trick is always choose the one you actually think it is the wrong card so you have at least a 50:50 chance to win 😅

  • @maurianobaruso5859
    @maurianobaruso5859 7 лет назад +10

    I Lost $300 on Las Vegas corner to this scam !

  • @Than_31
    @Than_31 Год назад +1

    ok but how does it actually work? how do they manage to change the actual queen card to a joker? is there a double card in one??

  • @hu5531n
    @hu5531n 5 лет назад +3

    The guy in the end just casually holding a fork

  • @SamBrickell
    @SamBrickell 2 года назад +2

    As an American, *"I think these .45s beat that joker and queen."* :)

  • @musllm
    @musllm 6 лет назад +19

    At 3:50 the dude is fixing to fork you if you don't pay him his winnings.

  • @SwampGas703
    @SwampGas703 5 лет назад

    This is EXACTLY how i lost $60 in the Bronx . . . there was a person there in the crowd who was allowed to win when i came up, and as soon as the cops came, they both disappeared.

  • @Xsyzz_
    @Xsyzz_ 7 лет назад +7

    So you can never win because no matter what you pick it will be a joker or is there still always a 1/3 chance in picking a queen? Someone please explain I'm a little confused because while watching it I guessed the card 2 times in a row.

    • @stevenbridges
      @stevenbridges  7 лет назад +17

      +x SyZz even if you pick at random the dealer can switch the card last second

    • @MrCutMeLoose
      @MrCutMeLoose 7 лет назад

      Yeah right

  • @tonelloable
    @tonelloable 2 года назад

    Thank you for showing this to the world

  • @themagicrat8803
    @themagicrat8803 5 лет назад +4

    Plot twist, Dave's real name is Rodney... lovely jubbly!

  • @TheTMNTurtle
    @TheTMNTurtle 2 года назад

    Steven: I'm sorry, what's your name?
    Paul: 😒 ... Dave

  • @Lakeboii70
    @Lakeboii70 5 лет назад +3

    This was great I wish more people would out these people for their scams

  • @zzgordoxzzgaming4718
    @zzgordoxzzgaming4718 3 года назад

    Thank you! now I know what to expect 🙏🏼

  • @lowkeysalty
    @lowkeysalty 5 лет назад +10

    I went on the london bridge and counted how many stands there were for betting and stuff like this...
    There was 11 ^^

  • @twopie2
    @twopie2 2 года назад

    Another angle on this scam is not people losing money playing, it's crowds gathering around in a tight fashion watching and having pick pockets clean out the onlookers.

  • @jasonwatson1412
    @jasonwatson1412 4 года назад +3

    It plays on the human fallacy that one can pay enough attention and make the right choice. The problem, as displayed here is that the game is rigged and there is no possible right choice to make. Gullibility. The sad thing, or maddening thing is that now everyone standing around these scams has a smartphone in the pocket that could have told them in seconds that it was a scam. People, stop believing what you are shown and told. Always verify everything involving your money. The saying “most people are good” is wrong. It should more accurately be “most people are deeply flawed, with complex behavior dictated in part by life stressors, unfortunate decisions and losses”

  • @deanayer3822
    @deanayer3822 2 года назад

    that was SOOOO well done !! Kudos, you are a master of your craft. I completely enjoyed watching that.

  • @rnosibZ57
    @rnosibZ57 5 лет назад +5

    This scam is old, The Real Hustle did a similar thing

  • @gordlawson11
    @gordlawson11 2 года назад +1

    ok but, how did he do it? i get that he throws the upper card here and there, but the three queen part at the end?

    • @heresjohnny602
      @heresjohnny602 2 года назад

      Doesn't matter how he did it, here in London if you're stupid enough to bet your money with some charlatan playing cards on a cardboard box then you deserve to lose everything you have.

    • @gordlawson11
      @gordlawson11 2 года назад

      @@heresjohnny602 awwww, did the little bitch get up on the wrong side of the couch? seriously, it's a simple question and if you're not going to answer it you're just a mindless troll.

  • @James-zq7md
    @James-zq7md 7 лет назад +16

    It would be nice if the camera man didn't have adhd. Couldn't even focus on the cards to make the video relevant.

    • @abdurrahmanjilani6629
      @abdurrahmanjilani6629 6 лет назад +2

      James 😂Laughed so frickin hard ... man u made my day with ur comment caught me off guard

  • @davidburton9690
    @davidburton9690 2 года назад

    So smooth. I used to ride the city bus, and there was a guy who would set up three plastic soft drink bottle caps, and a piece of paper crumpled into a pea. Shell game, and he had his plant in the audience. The dealer must have cleared two hundred dollars in fifteen minutes, and whenever people started to get angry, he and his buddy would just hit the next bus stop and leave.

  • @lemonke5341
    @lemonke5341 6 лет назад +3

    893 scammers disliked this video

  • @kanifuker721
    @kanifuker721 2 года назад +1

    Nobody going to mention that guy standing with a bent fork in his hand throughout the whole video?.

  • @postfencingltd
    @postfencingltd 5 лет назад +3

    Playback Speed 0.25 @ 1:30 and you can see the slight of hand real good, props dude

  • @jeffoffej
    @jeffoffej 6 лет назад

    Nicely done dude!

  • @strollas
    @strollas 7 лет назад +6

    Lol, I at first thought he was commenting over the video and repeating what the black shirt guy said probably because of some audio issues. It wasnt until 1:50 until I realized that the guy was actually him.

  • @uthoshantm
    @uthoshantm 2 года назад

    The question I have is this: If you chose a card completely randomly, ignoring the false cues that the dealer may be emitting while mixing up the cards.

    • @sanfranciscobay
      @sanfranciscobay Год назад

      Randomly choosing a winning card of 3 choices would be a 33% of winning and a 66% loss. If the Dealer narrows it down to 2 cards, it's a 50% of a win and loss.

  • @badrhajji1552
    @badrhajji1552 5 лет назад +12

    U can bet on the obviously wrong card it's gonna be a winner

  • @dinomaulucci9116
    @dinomaulucci9116 Год назад

    Even when you slow playback down to 0.25, it's still hard to see the switch. Very impressive!

  • @eiffel0108
    @eiffel0108 5 лет назад +3

    Sooooooooooooooooooo no actual explanation then?

  • @MJGiftFromGod
    @MJGiftFromGod 2 года назад

    Saw this scam when I was child, some things never gets old.

  • @Doubleaye
    @Doubleaye 5 лет назад +3

    what kind of mental damage are you required to have to bet money on a street gig

  • @johnmeye
    @johnmeye 5 лет назад

    Brilliantly done!

  • @nathanhenry9199
    @nathanhenry9199 6 лет назад +3

    Everybody hates Chris taught me this lol

  • @pradeepgownipuram
    @pradeepgownipuram 6 лет назад

    Where you been all this time...I'm subscribing you

  • @-1f
    @-1f 5 лет назад +4

    Nobody:
    This guy: *The jokers do not pay*

  • @roachtoasties
    @roachtoasties 2 года назад +1

    I keep walking when I see stuff like that. If it's trick cards that stick to each other, or something else, you're going to get scammed.

    • @npcimknot958
      @npcimknot958 2 года назад +1

      its slight of hand. always follow the cards they don’t show you:) i managed to follow it until his final everything was a queen :).