Dai Vernon talks about the Center Deal and other cheats

Part of a video with Dai Vernon a.k.a The Professor talking about Allen Kennedy and the Center Deal, and other card cheaters

[@aaronjohnson8159]

Vernon is the classic old man story teller

[@roberttinsley8960]

Give this man a podcast

[@redblack8414]

I remember reading that interesting story and many others in David Ben's great biography of Dai Vernon. There is, in the book, a rare photograph of Allen Kennedy taken on Christmas Day,1954. What a pleasure it is to hear The Professor talk about the extraordinary individuals that he met in his life.

[@Latigo]

Still waiting for the second part of that book to come out!

[@redblack8414]

@@Latigo So, am I.

[@cristobaldellacqua1095]

I can listen to this man all day, absolutely captivating, I saw everything he was talking about and the stories was hilarious. Where can I get 4 hrs of Dai Vernon stories?

[@jimjim6159]

C'mon kid. Take my money and walk up to my car, quoting Dai Vernon

[@iamBlackGambit]

Cant do that now days 😬🤦‍♂️

[@aztiff]

If you're here because of Ricky Jay, thumbs up.

[@maxmalini8778]

And a heart from the uploader xoxoxo

[@oldschoolwarrior]

This is an absolute gem!

[@beatz04]

The Professor. He sounds like Norm Macdonald in 20 years.

[@Tyrantus4]

This comment aged poorly

[@jayd.o.t]

R.I.P norm

[@wasserperson]

@@Tyrantus4 Let's not bush around the beat. Norm is the thing that aged poorly. Because he's the one that died, right. The comment would be fine, if Norm wasn't dead! Norm - He died!

[@jasonspades1265]

@@wasserperson what are you trying to say?

[@benkata]

Would love to see this on Drunken History

[@Lastmanonearth]

so Ricky Jay wasnt just telling tall tales...huh. Thats an amazing story.

[@benjaminbenson3399]

Did you notice the difference between the way they tell it?I thought it interesting .

[@benjaminbenson3399]

@Dougal Graham hello, friend. At the 2 By 3 millimeter size that my phone shows your profile pic it looks like, it's either, a photo of Ricky Jay, or you look like Jay. So, whether for; your great taste or your astonishing good looks, you deserve congratulations. So, kudos, to you!

[@roninkegawa1804]

My ultimate favorite magician.

[@LMLR187]

Ricky Jay told this story in one of his performances.

[@jadezee6316]

everyone seeks acknowledgement......its just a rare few who want to remain anonymous....unless they are total criminals.....that is why Vernon enjoys talking

[@billgreen4003]

Cool dia Vernon the professor

[@cmcgloughlin]

Watch ! As Dai Vernon makes 14 minutes disappear

[@dankcharnley]

This guy spins a good yarn "well anyway"

[@NathanPark3r]

Looking like Coronel Sanders

[@redblack8414]

Very funny.

[@billgreen4003]

He taught Douglas James Henning illusionist magician

[@redblack8414]

You are right. Vernon and Henning were born in Canada.

[@billgreen4003]

@@redblack8414 cool thanks

[@dmm3124]

...the make a long story even longer...

[@DavidHernandez-kd2rh]

Friend Rene Lavand.

[@christianmigg]

i feel like vernon at this time had the worst breath

[@bwest8372]

Ahhh the Kansas city deal lol

[@TO-vw3sy]

Did Ed Marlo invent the center deal?

[@richardichard4237]

My great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather was actually the inventor of the first wheel....He never made a fuking penny from it.....!!!!!!!!!! Utter waste of time, ripped off virtually immediately.....

[@KardSharp]

Marlo was great....but he did not invent the center deal. If you asked Dai Vernon he would tell you it was invented by Allen Kennedy. The man he speaks of in this story.

[@iamBlackGambit]

My goodness did you not hear the story??? He said nothing of ed marloe!!!

[@BarryAllenMagic]

If Marlo had invented the Centre Deal, he would have published hundreds of utterly pointless ways to do it; sourced from his notebooks and dated 30th February 1742.

[@superchef78]

@@BarryAllenMagic He obviously did not invent it. Dozens of variations can be found in Seconds, Centers, and Bottoms. They’re great. People criticizing Marlo for his variety miss it. Marlo was great.

[@euggiemonad2523]

I love how, at 7:25 he says, "I don't want to go into...it'd take too much time to go into detail" Wait, what? We got nothing BUT time to listen to you go into detail! Prof just didn't want to explain how the guy did it. If anyone could center-deal though, the Professor could. But we'll never know cuz the gutless and dimwitted interviewer wouldn't ask appropriate follow up questions.

[@maxmalini8778]

Actually, the Kennedy center deal is published. If you watch the one on one teaching of Jason England on the center deal he discusses the deal(he mentions it to be exact, he does not teach it, but I believe there are references for that type of deal at the end of the video.)

[@jacobkeats6804]

"dim witted interviewer" i have you know that man made a time machine

[@benjaminbenson3399]

@@maxmalini8778how would we see that ?thanks so much for putting this up

[@benjaminbenson3399]

@@maxmalini8778 and I would be indebted I you could tell us how to see the rest of this interview, thanks

[@maxmalini8778]

ben benson I figure you want the rest of the video to be uploaded?

[@childrenscollege9872]

Im with Scarny "just show me the move forget the story "

[@horsecockexpress7612]

it's a long story