How to Cheat at Cards: Stacking the Deck

[@DanielRoyMagic]

BUY TICKETS TO MY SHOW: parlourofdeceptions.com ONLINE COURSE ON CARD MAGIC: cardmagic101.com PRIVATE EVENTS AND LESSONS: danielroymagic.com/booking SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER: danielroymagic.com/newsletter CREDITS: For more information on stacking the deck, see "Gambling Scams" by Darwin Ortiz (some of the stories about stacking the deck come from this book) and “Poker Protection” Steve Forte. The overhand shuffle slug controls and five-handed run up come from The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase. I first encountered the presentational idea of reciting the formula for the stack out loud in Darwin Ortiz's routine "The Professional" published in "Scams and Fantasies with Cards." This idea has previously been used by Andrew Wimhurst in his routine “The Expert at the Bridge Table” and in Bruce Elliot’s routine “The Expert at the Card Table.” To the best of my knowledge, the initial idea comes from Jack Merlin, published in “And a Pack of Cards.” I learned to riffle stack from Jason England's Foundations Vol. 2 and Steve Forte's DVD set Gambling Protection Series. The modified method of stacking the two red aces was demonstrated on Steve Forte's "52" in his Gambling Protection Series. Further refinements on riffle stacking are explored in “Gambling Sleight of Hand Volumes 1 and 2” by Steve Forte - highly recommended for the serious student. If I’ve missed any references, the fault is entirely my own, so please let me know!

[@Hampan1]

I don’t get how you haven’t blown up yet like you’re slight is like lvl 💯

[@rexcamporedondo1519]

Hope you make tutorial for that shuffle you use Sir

[@Ka1hal]

The story of Richard Turner is the reason why you should never do these things in a real game. And let's be honest, he's one of those guys who could even fool himself

[@nicholasscorpion9900]

How did you "divide the responsibilities" for the thumbs. Please explain!

[@smartaleckduck4135]

Man says “I’ll recite the formula slower for you guys” and proceeds to put Eminem to shame

[@McFreezer85]

He did that in one of his acts to "describe" to a participant how to stack the deck. I tried to note the steps and found myself repeating, repeating, repeating.... repeating.... giving up... xD

[@kroepoek3764]

Lel

[@MillerSteveHD]

Amazing reply, hats off to you sir

[@srizki]

@Linsey Paczkowski Can any one hack your girlfriend's account using this?

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@srizki what

[@Minecraftloverist]

"I'm not a card cheat" That's exactly what a card cheat would say, Mr. Roy!

[@mattroxursoul]

Confirmed

[@Mster_J]

And that’s also what a person who genuinely isn’t a card cheat would also say lol 😂

[@RafaelG92]

A non card dont have to say that​@@Mster_J

[@billborrowed3939]

I still can‘t believe this amazing content is for free. Should be a lecturer at masterclass!

[@reimerjulian7772]

This is for free, because noone can copy that, because it is too hard haha

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

@@reimerjulian7772 After seeing the slowed down version, i must say, though it seems very hard to do, it seems a lot EASIER than what I imagined it was. I dont think it's a "no one can duplicate this" kind of thing. I actually think given the dedication and time to practice, anyone can do that.

[@reimerjulian7772]

@@DevilWearsAdidas Yeah of course its doable but its very very Hard to get that kind of controll over the cards

[@da_king_kong_0847]

A yo stop, or it will become

[@Carlos-dz5vq]

@@DevilWearsAdidas is there a slower version of this video?

[@magic_opi]

Thank you for these demonstrations. It strengthens the quote "Never play cards for money with strangers".

[@squelchedotter]

Or just, play anything for money with anyone

[@pie9568]

@@squelchedotter nahh man gambling with friends is the funniest thing u can do

[@shiroyt4185]

Gave himself 4 Kings, but unintentionally gives the lucky guy straight flush.

[@gatauapaajalah]

Other players: "You're cheating!" Daniel: "No I'm not" Other players: "Then how do you got pair of ace every single game?" Daniel: "umm..."

[@jeremiahellis8855]

Like the pfp

[@the_glories_orphanfucker]

@@jeremiahellis8855 yea his is pretty good

[@blabla-rg7ky]

Daniel: "pure coincidence" :))

[@njts6862]

' I just got lucky '

[@NStripleseven]

“Luck?”

[@roymizrachi7360]

This is absolutely insane. I've been doing magic for the last three years, and started learning gambling moves in the last year and a half. Thanks to you I started learning stacking last month, and it's still no where near being good enough, but you're really an inspiration of mine when it comes to sleight of hand. Ngl, a month ago I didn't know you, but today I'm comparing you to people like Daniel Madison. Forme the top two guys I've seen are Ben Earl and Richard Turner, but damn you're getting close, keep working hard!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Regarding Gambling Sleight of Hand, study anything and everything Steve Forte has done -- he's in a league of his own. Jason England's Foundations Series is fantastic. To learn more about cheating techniques broadly, check out Gambling Scams by Darwin Ortiz. There are a few other people out there who are close to as good as Forte (like my friend whose hands you see at the end of the video), but for the most part they aren't publicly known at all.

[@KingofGambling]

Very nice moves of card cheating idol thank you for sharing

[@roymizrachi7360]

@@DanielRoyMagic yeah I assume the best are unknown, there's a quote that Madison uses a lot and it's true, yet unethical. "He who learned to cheat but doesn't has wasted his time". So the best are out there, using it for real, and not demonstrating it. Two weeks ago I got to learn about Steve forte, as I started researching for card stacking research. The only reason I didn't include him in that lost is only because all I got to see is one minute material of him which was crazy good, but I didn't get to get my hands on one of his books or something to truly understand how good he is. Is there anywhere I can just watch Steve Forte? For me sleight of hand is more interesting than magic, and I just want to watch the best

[@DanielRoyMagic]

@@roymizrachi7360 his DVD set Gambling Protection Series is a must. If you’re really serious, go buy his two-volume book set “Gambling Sleight of Hand.” It’s only available from him, online.

[@roymizrachi7360]

@@DanielRoyMagic thank you, I will at some point for sure! Right now his material is way too expensive for me but I'm sure it has a good reason

[@tiggert4002]

I love how you demonstrated that it is possible to do this without looking. Whenever I see any clips from Richard Turner I forget that he is blind. The way he does things and his attitude make it seem like an insignificant thing.

[@Medietos]

Beethoven composed symphonies while deaf.Such skills come with practice, dedication, repitition, , giftedness, work...

[@duffman18]

Dude you're amazing. You're like Penn and Teller, where even when you are explaining exactly what you're doing and showing off the trick, it's actually _MORE_ impressive and _MORE_ mind blowing than when you're trying to hide it

[@therizz6664]

Honestly, I'm going to follow your career in magic for a long, long time. Ricky Jay, Dai Vernon, Richard Turner would all be proud of what you can do. That is literally years of your life practising. Big respect

[@user-ev7qw8oi7e]

Mental Note: Never play cards with anyone who looks like Harry Potter.

[@srizki]

Lol

[@8Fist]

yes, he does doesnt he

[@varunkhemka5478]

If Daniel raddiclif declines a role to any Harry Potter movie this guy would be perfect

[@NStripleseven]

well I mean yeah

[@ahsanmohammed1]

Good one!

[@Rjkelly96]

The precision and control that you have over your cards is just unreal. So impressive.

[@OliB150]

Such an interesting and impressive video. The only bit that confuses me though is if you were doing this at a game, how the hell would you pluck the kings out to get the on the top in the first place without everyone noticing?!

[@alexandrbatora9674]

A really good memory of where they ended in the stack after the cards are picked once the previous game ended. I think that he's good enough to take the pack of cards from the table and know the position of two kings after looking at the deck for a mere split second.

[@davidy22]

It doesn't have to be kings in your hand every time you shuffle, a pair in hand every time it's your turn to shuffle gets you found out anyways. It's really just enough to know what the cards you're about to give another player are, safer too.

[@davidy22]

@@cheetahpig1456 Why did you click on this video if you were going to be so offended by cheating?

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

This dude has basically taken the Penn and Teller approach to the next level. The fact that even when you know EXACTLY how it is done... it either holds up or makes the trick itself even better.

[@parva7152]

I watched a video, thought this channel would have like 10 mil subs, checked and... 14.6k. Underrated.

[@hasanmoudud8019]

I have been playing more than 10 card games for almost last 25 years. Still i felt like quitting card games after watching this amazing video. How come someone can be that good at cheating!!!

[@perebasix]

Upload more of these Daniel! Close up camera view is sick! Great job!

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

I love how at 3:57 he uses almost the exact patter Darwin Ortiz used for his Miracle Aces presentation - you can tell he's Ortiz's student!

[@j.p.7708]

For some reason you seem to explain slight of hand better than the 100’s of videos put out by most magicians. Double lift 👍 up

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Thanks!

[@Lucifer__Morningstar_]

Wow, just wow! Such perfection.

[@fahimfaisalayon5351]

Maestro of dealing cards. Watching u shuffling and handling is another level of pleasure.

[@charlie3449]

I love these demonstrations you do! Its doubly impressive because we know exactly how its done.

[@gomezthechimp1116]

Many years ago I was seriously obsessed by these techniques, and I particularly liked Darwin Ortiz and Martin Nash, but I eventually realised that they`re really only for showing off and have no practical value whatsoever. Also, they`re really easy to defeat: just make sure three different people are involved in the shuffle cut and deal, and use a cut card. Don`t ever allow anyone to perform multiple cuts either: cut the deck once then the dealer completes the cut.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

You make a good point about using more complex shuffling procedures. The rather sensational hands I end up with here are truly just for show, but some of the underlying techniques have real use. Why? Well, one thing I didn’t talk about in this video is this: most cheats don’t work alone, they work in a team. So let’s say you’re playing in a 6-handed game. You suspect one guy might be cheating. You might think, “well, there’s 5 us against just him,” but in reality, it’s all 5 of them against you. Furthermore, even just a team of two cheats is enough: one cheat culls the necessary cards after his deal, the other cheat riffle stacks them and sets a brief, and then the first cheat cuts at the brief. Maybe I’ll make a video about all this at some point.

[@ethanhoward7192]

@@DanielRoyMagic that would be a great video

[@avbh-d3i]

Outrageous. Out of this world my friend!

[@FriedlandM]

Your riffle stacking is incredible. Absolutely incredible.

[@ezequiel_reis]

Great video!!! Stacking really is a fun thing to practise, you're gonna bang your head in the wall alot of times 😅 but when you start getting it it's amazing. Keep it up and stay safe Best of regards

[@wrightjeffd]

This is the absolute best video I've ever seen on this. Thank you!

[@nick0703]

Wow that clip of staking was the best I've ever seen. Great video as always

[@schnauzerofdoom8819]

Amazing stuff, but there's one thing I don't understand. In every case you already knew where the cards were in the deck, usually right on top. How does an expert figure out where the cards are to begin with? Or can you only control cards mucked in the previous hand?

[@samhodson6470]

Who was your inspiration to get this good. At first I didn't like you (my bad), but I really liked this video and really like how hard you work and you're willing to share your talent(s). Keep up the great work. I think what bugged me was how young you are and so good...again, this was my short coming. I really enjoy watching you.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Darwin Ortiz, Ricky Jay, Steve Forte, Jason England, Richard Turner, etc. They're the pioneers of this stuff, I've learned everything from their resources or in some cases from them in person.

[@endurorider974]

Oh man that was so beautiful 😱🤩! I think the more I discover new sleight of hand techniques the more I love it! I'm actually learning some riffle shuffle techniques from Card College 🙌. Of course the one from Erdnase is the next one 😉. Cheers! ✌

[@killerofold]

Watched 3 of these videos now, lemme say you earned a new sub. This is amazing stuff!

[@fivetimesyo]

Man, you have really motivated me to keep practicing guitar.

[@alex_cjjf7287]

I've read card College 1&2 and royal road to card magic... But this is just easy peasy explained! Amazing! Thanks a lot Tobey Maguire of CardMagic !

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidhylton7528]

I love watching these tricks! So entertaining! Keep up the great work!

[@MeSauravSuman]

I have no idea why I watch the videos on your channel, but its always fun. 😍

[@allowishes06]

I just hate that I can't like this more. That is some high level craft. I love it.

[@spxctreofficial]

Mom be looking at me when I say "stacking the deck" out of context

[@whynot415]

Thanks!

[@sahalin12345]

There should be a channel where 5 chats/magicans play casualy poker and everyone tries to outplay the oher.

[@aphotosyntheticworld]

Wouldn't whoever is dealing just win each hand one after another?

[@JackPawlik-l7w]

potentially stupid idea but: they don’t have to cheat every hand. everyone has 2 or 3 opportunities to catch the current dealer and see if he’s cheating or not. if dealer is cheating, he’s out. if a person guessed wrong 2-3 times, they’re out!

[@MrThrib]

Doesn't matter how many times I watch, or how much you explain. I still have absolutely no idea how you do it. I find riffle shuffling impressive - let alone precisely controlling how many cards go in between other cards.

[@marcof8002]

Absolutely amazing video this is exactly what I come to your for please continue this line content

[@LemuriaGames]

Amazing. I've watched a bit of Richard Turner and was blown away, but he never shows how he actually does it. Now I need to stop myself from learning this stuff because I simply don't have the time for it, but man do I want to. Full on triggered the nerd in me. :-)

[@wayneyadams]

I think the best card mechanic I have ever seen is Richard Turner who is blind and yet can control the deck to deal any hand he wants to anybody he wants. He completely fooled Penn and Teller.

[@angeleskimwelf.5678]

Bro you’re the reason I searched this up and your the one teaching it to me *utter defeat*

[@themisdirection9661]

Nice video! I'd highly recommend this for magicians wanting to learn how to stack the deck.

[@kenzini]

Very nice moves, Daniel! So smooth!

[@LearnMusclescom]

Incredible!!! And thanks so much for the slow motion!

[@christalchannel979]

This is too good to be true. What an amazing skill that can't be done in one time. Thank you sir for your video. Gbu

[@sureshchandrajena9134]

Congratulation brother.Really you are expert in card deal. We are extremely astonished to watch your alright of hand technique. You are master in the card trick. Thank you so much for your presentation and tutorials. May God bless you and grant you a very good healthy long life to entertain us. Let us help in teaching magic miracle.

[@vitaliysavchyshynatvitaliy9877]

Where can I buy a table like yours? Please 🙏

[@floriandasilfa3044]

We now know what Harry Potter does in 2021

[@chilidog73]

That last stack was amazing. Do you have any videos. On how to get the cards you want into position from a fully shuffled deck?

[@Michael_Dangelo]

top 3 is a VERY bold statement

[@jkrjhn8]

Great video! I wish I had access to Mr. Z or Arnold, you are incredibly lucky to be able to learn from one of the best!

[@tonyt71]

Love the dealer cam with slow mo, way to step it up.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

thanks! this one was fun to make :)

[@JugglerLou]

For extra help (and extra laughs) go to 1:40 and set the speed to .5. It's hilarious to hear Daniel Roy set cards while he's drunk. HAHAHA!

[@capillarysystem]

What can we do if someone at the table insists to cut, if we are expecting it can we still give ourselves the upper hand

[@jorgeherrera1074]

How about don’t cheat? If you don’t allow the cut you are suspect.

[@ICEMAN-Z8]

That true expert in the end really blew my mind

[@spexticular5533]

I love how I am gonna use things like this for cards tricks, but he is teaching us how to gamble against our uncle's and always win.

[@mindovermatter56]

Art of the deal. Excellent video!

[@kurtchartrand723]

Awesome video, can you do more tutorial with the pov behind your hands

[@KJ-bs2it]

Wow practice does make perfect, thats just astonishing

[@elazarwitchel3008]

Great video and explanation!

[@SciFiSciFi]

its really cool that jan is teaching cardistry :-)

[@P-Train]

This is another beautiful video. Well done. Do you have any drills you would recommend for those trying to learn riffle stacking?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Check out Jason England's Foundations Vol. 2 for this kind of thing!

[@ramanabalachandhran]

Unbelievable hands and fingers

[@Tispaccoilculo92]

Daniel is absolutely too good

[@Dimebag4510]

Do you have a video about how to stack the deck after the wash?

[@SugarShane13]

How am I just now seeing your channel. Dude your a Wizard! Such cool stuff!

[@woah5663]

But when playing cards, there's a part where another player is required to cut the deck after you shuffle. How do you keep track of the card's position?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

You need a way of beating the cut. Shifts and hops are one option, but you're better off working with a partner or playing in a context where the deck isn't cut.

[@chicken-bone]

Phenomenal card handling. Period.

[@YeolKanemaki]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! I have a quick question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (behave today finger ski upon boy assault summer exhaust beauty stereo over). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?

[@Sleightly_Magical]

Hey Daniel just out of curiosity what brand of close up pads do you use? I have been looking for ones that have great deal of working space.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Take a look in the description :)

[@erroreliminator2.076]

So is that why you always get a second person to cut the deck at the end of a shuffle right?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

yup! but there are ways of getting around that, too

[@tawilk]

so, how do you deal with the inevitable random cut from another player or person you're trying to fool?

[@Shawn-on6wm]

That's amazing. But how do you control cards in live games? For example, how do you get the cards you want to the top of the deck?

[@LokiKeanu]

Hi noticed your comment went un answered theres a few answers here, first, probably the biggest one, you dont, this is presented as a demonstration of skill for the most part the techniques in this video wont actually work at an actual game HOWEVER there are 2 other options that can find the cards so that you can use these techniques, card counting, you remember what the other players had, make a winning hand out of the previous game hands you know what they are and indeed where they are so a few cuts and tadah yer good to go the other which is more hit and miss is to start off doing genuine shuffles but slightly more exadurated, this gives you oppertunity to look at the cards and estimate a rough location of what you need, people experienced with cards can quite reliably cut to whatever number they want by feel.

[@duckmeister5385]

I recognize those hands!

[@paulyong5818]

Brilliant!! Thanks 4 da video

[@edwardalexander8904]

Thanks for explaining! Subscribed!!

[@ajacinth]

There is stacking the deck, then there is setting the deck. Stacking you have the cards you want in a groip prior to the shuffle, setting is where you pull the cards to the front where you want them during the shuffle. That is from a random deck as most decks are gathered. Setting the deck is more impressive beacuse it harder and looks more genuine if its done correctly.

[@brianfuller757]

It's amazing how many English colloquial expressions came from card games or wagering. "Stacking the deck " is one of the best known expressions as is "shill"

[@kennethwong7243]

But how do you control for the required cut by your opponent to the dealer's right? I guess the dealer has a way to appear to combine the 2 stacks of cut cards back in the same order

[@Duje3009]

You Are Crazy man can you tell me how much do you needed to learn stack the cards with Eiffel shuffle

[@infokubarcade]

What just happened ? I mean, i know alot about card magic. But damn how can you consistantly deal cards like that ? Not sure this is humanly possible so congratulations : you are the first alien card guy i know. This is insane.

[@infokubarcade]

Oh and i met you on your "ten level" video that also lost me completely so ofc you won a sub for that.

[@修万年]

Hi Daniel! I really like your demonstration of riffle stacking. May I ask if you think the traditional cut or modern cut of cards can influence the riffle stacking? Because I always see comments like "traditional cut is better for shuffling", and yet I was told by T11 that the bee cards they carry are all modern cut......

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Ok, so “traditionally cut” means they Faro from the bottom up when face down. “Non-traditionally cut” means they Faro from the top down when face down. Most bee, tally ho, and bicycle cards made within the last 10 years are traditionally cut. This cut only influences Faro shuffles. Riffle shuffles are not affected by the cut of the cards. Most table Faro shuffles used in stacking are done bottom up. The in the hands Faro can be done top down or bottom up. I would recommend learning it bottom up. Long story short: bicycle cards you get at Costco, Amazon, etc. are great and totally adequate for all magic purposes. If you need borderless cards, use bee cards. There are minor differences present in the Richard Turner Gold Seal cards and the Penguin Elite cards that some find helpful, but neither is necessary for intricate card work.

[@bharatsn]

since the cards you need you want them to be at the top, how do you do that with a random card deck without like pulling out all the cards from the deck first or not make it look suspicious even if you do?

[@Telepriester]

thanks for the nice video! do you have some tutorial on the false cut at ~2:51 / 3:30? :)

[@trident5523]

The thing is how does one get the cards from a shuffled deck onto the spot to false shuffle them to where they want them? Looking at cards is a sure way to raise suspension.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Will have to make a video about this at some point...

[@trident5523]

@@DanielRoyMagic Love your vids, just found your channel after a magician blew my mind and have been binge watching it since. Looking forward to that video.

[@pedmands]

My question is how a cheat would first be able to quickly pull out the card(s) they want to stack without raising suspicion. It's not exactly smooth to flip the deck over at all, even for a glimpse.

[@exploringspace5640]

Upload a detail video on double lift dude🤘🏻 even biggest magician flashes at double lift so please upload dude

[@joshuaschwartz7840]

does anyone know a tutorial for the alternative stacking method he shows at 10:15 that divides the stacking between the 2 thumbs more easily

[@ivansuraatmaja9097]

I dont want to play any card games with this man. ANY CARD GAMES.

[@rop1352]

Mr. Roy can I ask where I can learn the variation of riffle stacking where I could make less hesitation when stacking the deck?

[@Fabias1993]

See the description laste sentence.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Check out Steve Forte's Gambling Protection Series. He doesn't "teach" the move per se, but he does demonstrate it.

[@recordinginsanity3234]

Can you do the same slight of hand tricks with one of those water proof plastic playing card decks?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

You can do this stuff with plastic cards, but you have to make some modifications to the handling.

[@Staff936]

How would you suggest building up and practicing this skill of riffle stacking? should I start with lacing in 2 card gaps and go up to 3 then 4 ?

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Yup! Check out Jason England's Foundations Vol. 2 for his explanation of Riffle Stacking. It's fantastic.

[@MADEnAMERICA78]

This is pure insanity. Wow!

[@shadowfox87]

I'd be interested to know what Daniel thinks about applying these techniques for a trading card game like Yu-Gi-Oh. In this game, you you shuffle your deck. Then, you give your deck to your opponent who also can shuffle (rifle, pile, hindu, etc.). Lastly, you can choose to cut your deck and then you must give your deck to opponent also for their cut. Is stacking or cheating in any way possible?

[@fxdgshovelhead]

Thanks for such great explanations and demonstrations.