10 Levels of Sleight of Hand: 3 CARD MONTE

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A performance of the classic 3 Card Monte con game followed by a discussion of how and why this scam works so well.
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This is NOT meant to be an instructional video on how to cheat at cards or on how to protect yourself from cheating. Don't watch this video and then try this stuff in a game or think you can’t be cheated. I make these videos for entertainment so that people can more deeply appreciate the craft and the art of sleight-of-hand. If you find this stuff interesting, go check out the work of people like Steve Forte, Jason England, Richard Turner, and Darwin Ortiz. If you want to learn how to protect yourself at the card table, check out “Casino Game Protection,” “Poker Protection,” and “Gambling Protection Series” by Steve Forte, and “Gambling Scams” by Darwin Ortiz.
CREDITS:
The sequencing of Part 1 is based on the Three Card Monte in Dai Vernon's "Further Inner Secrets of Magic," Ricky Jay's performances, Richard Turner's performances, Darwin's Three Card Monte in "Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table" (with a contribution by Bob Kohler), and Three Card Monte in "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase (I prefer the “2nd method” he describes). The information in Part 2 comes from "Gambling Scams" by Darwin Ortiz and my own observations of 3 Card Monte hustlers on the streets. I got the idea of the "10 levels" plot from videos by WIRED magazine.

[@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 My third video on the "10 levels" format all about the fantasy and the reality of the classic con game: 3 card monte! CREDITS: The sequencing of Part 1 is based on the Three Card Monte in Dai Vernon's "Further Inner Secrets of Magic," Ricky Jay's performances, Richard Turner's performances, Darwin's Three Card Monte in "Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table" (with a contribution by Bob Kohler), and Three Card Monte in "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase (I prefer the “2nd method” he describes). The information in Part 2 comes from "Gambling Scams" by Darwin Ortiz and my own observations of 3 Card Monte hustlers on the streets. I got the idea of the "10 levels" plot from videos by WIRED magazine.

[@billborrowed3939]

I just love the amount of effort you obviously put into these videos. Not only the routines, but the setup, the credits, and of course the consistent uploading. Keep it up👍🏼👌🏼

[@DanielRoyMagic]

@@billborrowed3939 Thanks! My goal is that if people want to just appreciate the art and the craft, they can watch the videos and ignore the “CREDITS” section, but if people are truly interested and want to learn more, they know which roads to go down.

[@reignorshine.]

Dude thanks so much for citing those sources .

[@nivadsaid2153]

awesome video man from level 1 to 9 i know how it's done (that doesn't mean i could do them perfecty like you) but the level 10 it's 50/50 i know the start but not the finish

[@vdeng6752]

Love that you cite the sources, shows a true credibility to your art.

[@coolo73]

"The only way to win a con game is to simply not engage." That's a life lesson right there.

[@MrRezRising]

Hello Professor Falken. An interesting game. The only winning move is...not to play.

[@jonnymo1976]

Bravo good sir, very well put.

[@GattToDaChoppa]

@@MrRezRising ah yes, a fellow man of culture.

[@michaelcorcoran3942]

I heard a con man on TV once say you can never con an honest man. As you say

[@CodeBleu724]

I do the same thing with masks. I don't participate and I do what I want out of spite for them.

[@TSfish94]

Just when you feel smart for catching some moves, he drops the second portion of the video where you realize you would be prime hustle material

[@Thundermikeee]

1st rule of conning someone: make your mark feel like they are the smartest person in the room.

[@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE]

The second-to-last one where he bent the corner of the card, I correctly guessed the middle card instead of the obvious ploy

[@_nines8270]

@@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE congratulations you are very smart

[@JoseEnriqueMarforiIII]

yeaaaaaaah. He got me good.

[@readein]

@@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE Well in the context of this video you know he's trying to trick you; which would be the case for a lot of people who walk up to a game of three card monte. A lot of people who play come into it thinking that it's a con game and that they can win if they just choose something that isn't obvious. Just choosing another card that isn't the obvious one isn't the point; in fact it just proves the point. They want to trick you into thinking you've figured it out. In reality you just chose a card that wasn't obviously (key word: obviously) forced on you. Unless you truly understand how it's done; you're still being manipulated. The real test would be to see if you can find out how he did it. Not to mention even if you understand each trick he does; you won't actually win.

[@TheZotmeister]

In Harry Anderson's book _Games You Can't Lose_ , he tells the story of someone that won at Three-Card Monte: after studying all the sleights and getting a clear read, he enforced his wager being accepted and prevented cards being manipulated after-the-fact by sticking his wager to the money card with a staple gun. The story ends in the hospital, using his wager and winnings to pay the bill for treating his hand after it was stapled to the game board.

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

lmao

[@dragonmage372]

geez

[@zeablade9072]

Ive been trying magic for 3 years and I think I'm level -1.

[@Jpage68]

Not even 3 minutes in and I'm questioning life

[@mathiusguerrero9804]

same

[@2rquoised]

Im always questioning life

[@soumyasaxena3519]

Same

[@39zack]

42

[@Bandmann_rizz]

bro im dead ass in 31 seconds and confused

[@soysaucerb]

Him explaining the con reminds me of how mobile game advertisements work. You see somebody failing miserably at a game that *you* would play much more effectively, which hurts just a little because the end condition would be so satisfying.

[@ChavvyCommunist]

Now if only they'd learn to write captions that aren't in broken English and promise that you'll go to Disneyland, they'll be golden.

[@Arikayx13]

Some of those games are double cons in they don’t even exist, with the game on the store being different from the one in the ad.

[@titaniumdiveknife]

This guy gets it.

[@PoserDoser]

I'd be a-okay with it if I knew it wasnt always a completely different broken game tbh hahaha. Some of those games as they are shown are very much the type of satisfaction my stupid golden retriever brain craves at 3am while waiting for my melatonin to punch me in the face lol.

[@weslindsey5909]

@@Arikayx13 thats so fucking weird.

[@ZaVionn]

When he bent the card I felt so smart, only to realize how I’ve been bamboozled by the legend himself.

[@Darkray16]

5:30 you can still see the bend on the queen. He straightens it out a bit and bends an ace in order to do a switch earlier, but you can still see a slight bend in the queen. Also at 3:46 you can see his right hand pinky bend the ace.

[@pnoodl3s775]

@@Darkray16 do you know he exact move he used for bending the ace and subsequently unbend the queen? I’m trying to learn that but its so difficult. I could get the rest of the routine but that part is the one I can’t do

[@uno9915]

​@@pnoodl3s775 at 3:48 he bent the ace and at 3:53 he unbent the queen

[@elite4in1-legendsofruneterra]

As a retired magician I found this very entertaining. It’s all presentation. Keep up the great work.

[@bloodwolf2609]

After watching the 10 levels of Sleight of Hand and knowing Daniel's power I was able to follow the queen for almost all of the levels up to 10, but the 2nd part of the video was very important and smart information. Very awesome video.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Thanks!

[@GanonTEK]

I got the correct one three times. I was happy though that level 9 was one of the ones I got. I could see a slight bend in the middle card but thought it was the middle before I saw that. I can guess how he folded the corner of the other card but not how he unbent the corner of the queen.

[@squishy3815]

The only one I got was level 10. I knew the x and corner tear was a to draw your eyes and I noticed when he shows the 2 cards in his hand before putting them all down he shows the ace on the bottom but not the one above it.

[@AsianVideoGamer]

There's no right answer the winning card was in his hand at all times.

[@denmalski]

I too was able to keep an eye on the move to drop the top card when holding 2 in his hand, I caught the Queen enough times that I could win, buy I'm sure when the dealer catches on that his rube is paying attention he would just fake the move to win back his money, I wouldn't be able to catch if dropped the top card or not

[@vincentchandra6800]

Met an exact scam and con you were talking about when I was holidaying in Paris. Didn't realize it at first, but when they egged me on to put down money, I knew something was up. Kinda scary to think it's actually the whole crowd against you. Thankfully walked away safely with my wallet. Great and instructional video!

[@HavokBWR]

My dad always tells the story of when his friend fell for the scam. Except he never even got to play, they just stole his wallet as soon as he took it out and everyone in the crowd scattered

[@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239]

Vincent Chandra are you sure it was your wallet you walked away with. Let me show you how we exchanged your wallet for a lovely counterfeit that used to be owned by that other guy with you.

[@Jirodyne]

It's something no one ever thinks about. They know the guy behind the box/table is the con artist. They know the big guy behind him is the guard/bouncer. But rarely does anyone else think that the perfect in front of the con artist, or people in the crowd, are also in on it. And it's that mentality that fucks people over, since humans are social creatures, and only someone anti social and not good around others, would pick up something is wrong with these people and what their saying.

[@OmicronX-1999]

@@Jirodyne These days mistrusting everybody is a survival skill. Sure I may be antisocial, but at least I'll never get conned.

[@EyupSkydiver]

A friend of mine also took out his wallet to play and somebody immediately snatched it and ran. But unlike your dad’s crowd, these people didn’t scattered. They all blocked him and prevented him from running after the guy while they were all saying things like “what happened? What happened?” :)

[@joshbudziak2701]

One of the most beautiful parts of sleight of hand is how you can appreciate a trick regardless of whether or not you know how it's being done. I know exactly how all these things actually happened and Dan's movement was so smooth I was second guessing myself and was so impressed by the control!

[@briansmith8898]

The most impressive thing, to me, in this performance is how simple it is. Just 3 cards. The moves here aren't that complex, but they are so well done, that the performance is simply mesmerizing. Bravo!

[@Milk-lw9ve]

"All these cards are red, this one is red, and this one is red- except for this, a black card" Me: Heh?

[@utopiapro007]

Dealing seconds.

[@hypeflexington7081]

Seconds dealing and showing the bottoms

[@samuelegecchele9286]

As a cardist and magician It's been a while since i found myself staring and laughing to a magic video knowing that i would have been fooled so bad by One of the greatest performer. Amazing work, congrats for the perfect routines that you put here on YT. Such a great inspiration for everyone! Have a great day Daniel!

[@noname-xo5mp]

When he started talking about scam and con-artist it took me back to my Runescape days. Can't trust no one.

[@chrismanuel9768]

First half: Cool trick Second half: Good lesson

[@mohamedloai1210]

love the amount of effort you put into these

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Glad you like them!

[@mohamedloai1210]

@@DanielRoyMagic how can i not

[@kayfarah]

​@Red Dwarf yep, no effort, he just wakes up in the morning and does his usual ritual to gain his black magic

[@badassmofocker97]

Keep posting but there are a lot of dumb people.

[@R34L1TY]

@@HeavenCanWait7-333 what an incredibly weird thing to have said.....

[@Not_Ciel]

I like your normal "10 levels" videos, but I LOVED this one. Showing people how scams are done and then explaining why you shouldn't fall for them. Double the advice. I love it.

[@MrMarcost2]

I know this is old and I'm late, but on the "bending one corner" trick i guessed right because the queen card even tho it was bent back into shape, the are where it bent was permanently damaged so it reflected light differently making it fairly obvious

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

I used to know a guy who would go looking for these games - he was an expert pickpocket. He would watch for a few minutes, acting like a sucker, and then play once, lose, and walk away sheepishly. Within that space of time, however, he would clean out the whole crowd. 😈 He said in big cities that his pickpocketing score would often be 20+ times more than his loss in the game. There's always a bigger fish!

[@HavokBWR]

My dad and his friend fell for a Monte scam once. His friend went to bet and they just grabbed his wallet and every single one of them scattered 😆

[@galdvir7190]

It was actually a good investment - they taught him a valuable life lesson

[@HavokBWR]

@Flgbtq Flgbtqit's funny like a joke, but unfortunately no it actually happened. There was like a group of 8 of them, just looked like normal people, all of them were in on it. Not surprised that it would happen a lot. Snatch and run is a lot easier than slowly scamming someone. Luckily were Canadian so it wasn't too much of a hassle for them to get back from New York.

[@Ace-theCat]

As someone who got really into 3 card monte one year, this was so refreshing to see it's so fun getting fooled especially when it's done so cleanly, level 9 still has me lost

[@joseandlorettamendoza6113]

same lmao

[@Henlarious]

At 3:55 he swaps the card with this right hand, notice you can’t see his hand and he angles it away from the camera? That’s the hand with the queen.

[@Crispy1961]

@@Henlarious Just to expand on this explanation. He switches the cards at 3:53, when he is throwing it down. Notice how the bend on the "money card" is not as pronounced on it as it lays on the table as it was in his hand. Also notice the speed and force with which he "throws" the "money card" on the table. Its because the two cards in his hand are now bend twice and are "sticking" to each other, so in order to slide the "back card" (card closer to his palm) over the "front card" (which is the actual "money card"), he has to use a lot more force to separate them. After that he needs to straighten up the edge of the actual "money card", which he does at 3:55 when he changes his grip. He does it with his little and ring finger.

[@MrJackWorse]

no video i watched had me smiling the whole way through like this one did! pretty proud to say that i totally caught step 9. step 10 got me screaming at my screen! this is great stuff, good sir!

[@nijin5441]

Im just following the card then not picking that card so i have a 50% chance instead of 33

[@nyleo04]

But just when you think you got it, they actually put it where you think it was

[@a2zistoolong448]

Yeah no, these people are pros at what they do. You can't outsmart then unless you are them...

[@MilkT0ast]

@@a2zistoolong448 or unlesss you know their tricks, my friend is great at this, but he practiced alot of his moves on me, so i understand whats happening most of the time. its great to watch him do it to ppl who dont know tho.

[@fakeexperte]

@@MilkT0ast no matter, what card you say, it wont be that one. they switch it as soon, as you say which card it is.

[@Alex9tenGaming]

I had the same idea but then i feared, what if the 50/50 actually isn't even a 50/50. What if the % is actually 0% until they show u which one would have been the "right" pick

[@shinfaux7717]

Oh my goodness, thank you for this video! I love that you spend a good amount of time warning people of the dangers behind it. Thank you!

[@infokubarcade]

As a magician myself, i caught you on some points, bc i know where to look, and when, to see what i want. But damn. Even the two first levels fooled me, even if i know how 3 card monte works, i still don't understand how you can switch the cards from Queens to Aces without flashing anything. I don't get it. Wonderful work as always Daniel !

[@MGSchmahl]

I wanted to say the same thing. The false throws and double lifts I was expecting, even the torn corner. But I can't guess how he transformed three queens to three aces, and that wasn't even part of the lesson.

[@joseandrade256]

@@MGSchmahl starts with queen as bottom card, aces as second and third, shows bottom card, throws down top card, shows bottom, throws top. So, always showing queen. Then invert the stack. Queen top, 2 aces bottom. Next throws are bottom ace, then top queen, then left with ace in hand (that was middle card in the second stack), always showing an ace. This is then propped to the next throws, where the stack is now ace, queen, ace. He shows ace, throws down bottom, shows queen, throws down top, shows queen again.

[@meeehere98]

@@joseandrade256 so throughout the video, he had six cards all the way?

[@joseandrade256]

@@meeehere98 no, 2 aces, 1 Queen, so 3 cards the whole time. For the first 3 reveals, the stacks are (first card is the one whose back you can see, third card, the face you can see if you turn around the cards, or bottom card): AAQ, then QAA, then AQA.

[@1stmatesquanchy406]

It's called a flushtration count, it's actually really simple once you know how it's done. But it's never failed me

[@digbyrushton5784]

I’ve been done by a three card monte game before in london and hearing you explain it all out at the end made so much sense

[@richihtet7885]

The world need people like you who educate people through magic.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Beautifully executed 3 card monte. A nice touch that con artists often add is to make use of a confederate, who pretends to be another spectator. As part of the scam, the card operator is briefly "distracted" by something and the confederate uses that "opportunity" to put a crimp in the corner of the money card. The card operator's attention then returns to the cards, and he moves them about slowly and deliberately on the table, apparently "unaware" of the crimp. The confederate then bets on the crimped money card and apparently "wins." This little bit of drama makes it look like "easy" money to unsuspecting marks. So, when a mark bets on the crimped money card, he or she is stunned to find that the money card no longer has the crimp and the crimped card selected was the wrong card.

[@isacubes]

Until I watched it again, I didn't even notice that corner on the ace was a queen the whole time! That's crazy. Keep it up Daniel.

[@Henlarious]

The card he marked an X on was an ace. He double flipped the card to show the middle card not the top card. Also, the torn queen is in his hand hiding. You can see he changes it out with his other hand. The card he actually tore was the ace. The torn queen was a spare one he had hidden.

[@isacubes]

@@Henlarious I'm aware he double-lifted and marked the ace instead. I actually didn't notice the bit at 5:33 where he showed the ace's corner until I watched it again (just now), but now that I notice that, yes, what you said is definitely the case. Thank you for the correction.

[@thomasfevre9515]

Man, you're so good. Saw your other 10 levels video and your P&T performance. What a great card mechanic! I've started magic a year ago during lockdown and 3 card Monte is my go-to trick to get drinks at the bar. I use a very basic version but yours is epic! I was hooked when you produced the first red Ace.

[@boogerwood]

First off, your technique and delivery are spectacular and you turn a "standard" gimmick into yet another entertaining romp! In addition, I sincerely appreciate your attempt to educate people to NOT be taken by this con on the streets. I'm shocked how many STILL fall for this.

[@TheBierp]

Thanks for the advice about the crowds. I had a pretty good read by the end, including the bent corner and the torn card. Knowing about the 'highest bet only' shenanigan (and the pick pocketers) probably saved me from a future horrible decision.

[@igorsvacic217]

Okay, I DID play the 3 card monte in Italy once. And I dd took 110 euros. Ofc, he didnt know Im an amateur magician. He did it without "the drop" just mixing I won. Than he did it with the change I lost on purpouse. We played 10 euros. Than I, by accident, and there comes my love for acting, mentioned to a friend "how stupid I am, and if I got it right this time Im gonna bet big". Which was true actually. He, also by accdent, overheard me and did it without a drop and I won again. Than he did it with a drop and I took him 100 euros. Tanks sucker.

[@morzathoth919]

I'm glad it worked out for you that one time and it is tempting to step into it when you can actually catch the sleights, but the big, intimidating guy is there for a reason.

[@igorsvacic217]

@@morzathoth919 yea, Im 6 f 5 if I translated it correctly so...

[@morzathoth919]

@@igorsvacic217 Not saying you cant take care of yourself, just saying that walking into a scam is a bad idea even if you are reasonably sure you can beat it.

[@badlandskid]

This thread is a scam... 😁

[@RandomCarrot2806]

Yeah, I'm gonna call bullshit on that. The first and last rule of 3 card monte is do not play. Ever. And I'm going to remind everyone reading this that remember, in 3 card monte the other spectators are part of the con. They go to that length on the street to trick you, going onto videos to leave comments 'about that one time they beat the game' so you are tempted to play if you see it is nothing.

[@DickJohnson3434]

Fantastic video, I've explained this exact concept to many, many people but NEVER this well and this complete!

[@nomenestomen3452]

Never bet on the card that your eyes believe to be the money card, take a other one. It leaves you at least with a 50/50 chance of picking the right card. Right?

[@nyleo04]

You think so, but no, they could actually put it there for the shills, or to outsmart you trying to outsmart them. Or like Daniel showed, they could all not be the money card

[@skymaxslippers3118]

Captain holt had an entire meltdown over this

[@OmicronX-1999]

Right. But if you pick the right card the hustler will switch the cards when he turns them over so you'll lose anyway even if you know it's a trick.

[@fahadmakhafh5442]

@@skymaxslippers3118 😂😂😂😂

[@jonahdassaklis9954]

I'm seeing a few comments here trying to game the system. In particular I had had the same thought as someone else about always picking a card that looks like it couldn't possibly be right, making it into a fifty fifty. But what ive realised and what the second half of your video pretty much states which some commenters are missing is it's not a game so you can't game the system. There aren't actually any rules here as they are literally just trying to take your money. You can't try and use clever logic to bend the rules for a favourable outcome as there are no favourable outcomes.

[@AnthonyMute]

After watching you do it, I'm convinced I don't stand a chance on someone dealing that game faster than you're doing 🙌

[@jeffreylee4665]

10 levels of card productions next? :D

[@ooohla9872]

It's an amazing idea ! I hope he'll see this comment !

[@nikvierfuenf]

YEEEEEEEAH YEPPA !

[@jaketv5348]

PLZ!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Hm, I’ll think of something... I like the idea!

[@jeffreylee4665]

@@DanielRoyMagic Thanks man! I love your stuff btw :)

[@nisanavraham591]

The thing I love about this performance is that the moves are so simple, but when you do them so many times in succession it becomes magical.

[@keatoncole4791]

Very good job at the sleights. Great patter. I love this routine. Well done.

[@bushibayushi]

I was absolutely fooled by the bent corner at lvl 9, GREAT JOB :D

[@rubensepulveda2967]

Dude I seriously love your videos so much. So much knowledge being taught through this video and advice! Thank you for this!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

My pleasure!

[@blakegirouxphotography]

Thankfully I do this to my friends many times. I was able to follow it and I even learned a few new things. Thank you!

[@rob9086]

You're a wizard Harry!

[@NerdGlassGamingPA]

I am a WHAT ?!

[@rob9086]

A wizard harry and a thumping good one I'd say!

[@alaouiamine3835]

finally where were you

[@rafaeru_]

so proud of myself that i was able to follow from level 7 through 10! Once i remembered some techniques i saw in random youtube videos at some random point of my life, it all made sense hahah

[@MrTele53]

Many Thanks for publishing this!

[@darkin1484]

That was great. Keep up the good vids Daniel!

[@yekevin]

Excellent video, and nice job with your double-lifts 😉 I also liked how you gave a small lecture about why this game is a scam, and even though some people could follow it, it won't be helpful anyway, haha.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Thanks! 😃

[@r.e.m8872]

Come on.. Now everyone gonna search double lift.. Arghh..

[@aditsu]

Solid advice :) I learned my lesson the hard way when I was younger.. I played possibly the worst version of the "game", with 3 bottle caps and a sponge ball. One trick move is turning the whole mat around 180 degrees (the game being played on a small mat) when the victim is looking at their wallet for a split second. What really did me in was when the "performer" whispered to me that he will help me get back my money, mixed the caps around, pressed down the middle one (which was supposed to have the ball) with his finger and turned his back for a couple of seconds, then two "assistants" lifted the other caps to show that they're empty and quickly put them back. Of course, the middle cap turned out to be empty too >_

[@barneyhayes4625]

Just awesome. Beyond impressed - blown away. And all in one take, too. Wow.

[@allencab9274]

I actually understand how he did some of them. He just used his pointer finger to slide the top card off instead of the money card, and he did a double lift for the one where all 3 were red. But for most of them, I was completely stumped. Props to you man.

[@f.v4470]

3:16 That was awesome dude, you completly fool me. Good job.

[@CanyonsandCrests]

After watching the first half of the video: "I bet his name isn't even Daniel Roy."

[@jamesanderson6812]

Very informative!! Never knew all of this !

[@soresdinar913]

After watching this video 7-8 times I finally got how all the 10 levels work. I appreciate the presentation though it is so smooth

[@agarnes100]

I am actually impressed with myself for being able to correctly guess the positions of the money card in each of the levels. I used to study card magic for a little while and your channel is getting me into it again, so I know a few of the sleights already. I still definitely am not gonna play on the street though lol.

[@IbadassI]

Even if you guys correctly they'll get you. I watched one guy in New York catch the right card, but before the reveal everyone who was in on it shouted "the police are here!" and ran off with the guys money.

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

@@IbadassI yikes

[@tylerwindham9610]

Figuring out level 10 was for no reason pretty easy, super good double lift. Incredible, absolutely incredible. Still don’t know how you changed the corner tear, that’s actually magic

[@MarkStoddard]

Seems like he just throws the Q corner away as camera changes

[@autumn4442]

I think he had a spare corner ripped from a different queen that was hidden in his hand, which he showed to the camera. Idk how it all ties together, but it would make sense.

[@Chris.4345]

@@MarkStoddardWe are being asked to believe that the kind of sleight of hand he’s using is not dependent on camera work (like cutting to a different camera to obstruct our view, or splicing takes for a trick to work, or using camera cut to hide actions.) It’s possible that he does those things, but I think the point of the video is that he’s using exclusively slight of hand actions that would apply if you were standing right in front of him.

[@quan_violet]

@@autumn4442 Yes, palmed queen at some point between Lv9 and Lv10. I'm inclined to guess during the cut, but who knows how far back it could've been for when that queen corner was loaded into his palm. He performs the switch when he "tosses" the queen into his other palm before he places it under the sharpie. Regardless, unbelievably clean deceptions and sleight of hand.

[@zaphod77]

@@quan_violet yeah. double lift to show black card, tears the red corner, swaps with prepared black corner with mark to show, then swaps it back again, and places it under. the pen. the corner clearly left sight twice. no splice required.

[@rodoherty1]

That was a brilliant video! Really enjoyed it!

[@pcteee]

you are so good... flawless and thank you for the tips. i will def keep this in mind while traveling. have a good one!

[@idontgetit6593]

I like these types of videos please make more👍

[@Curious_george_3x1]

daniel: never play three card monte me: im gonna pretend i didnt hear that

[@maddie_1122]

i love your presentation and style! excellent work

[@aurelienyonrac]

This is one of the best video on the subject. Exelent explanation of each aspect. They are all out of work so time spent fooling you is always a good investment. Now they have a job, to fool you. Is that your job? No you like to fool people for the pleasure, sometimes. So the level of expertise is not the same. Like you wanting to fight a boxer. The less interaction the better.

[@edspetka5694]

I thought I was going to learn cards instead I got my mind blown

[@abhijiththampi7960]

I kept saying "What? No! Cmon man!" like twenty times throughout this video.

[@mrgamemaster2195]

Managed to follow 7/10 of these correct, god this is the best, love this channel actually brings me so much joy. Amazing job Daniel!

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Wow, thanks!

[@blueclownman312]

At level 3 I had an idea of what was going on, level 7 is when I figured it out, level 10 was fun to follow and got it right. Amazing video.

[@louisjagger2177]

Erudition, wit and technique - if, as I plan to, I start attending magic shows, this is precisely the combination I'd like to see. And to think this is the stuff he gives away for free!

[@danieldarko6495]

Wish i knew this about 12 years ago, I got scammed with this game. I felt so smart whilst standing afar and watching the game.

[@mrotislima6336]

I'm so crazy blown away, you make me feel like a little kid discovering magic for the first time.

[@bradjunes1610]

Incredible sir-----what a video---many thanks and smiles given to you.

[@ozoneplayer7451]

How did I know the second half of this video would be an intervention XD

[@pianotubeleonbricht9635]

Loving the content Daniel! Could you do a tutorial on the red hot mama? I personally think it's a great trick

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Might do that in a future online course!

[@pianotubeleonbricht9635]

@@DanielRoyMagic Thanks Daniel!

[@SoSickSry]

This is so beautiful it had me cry out of joy

[@BlightBreedOfficial]

I found most of them just because I understand the tricks and what slight of hand techniques you were using. However, I still missed one, it was all so damn smooth, that I couldn’t help getting lost in the trick!

[@lucaspiris194]

Dave Chappelle tells a story about him trying to outsmart someone in NY and losing all his money in a 3 card Monte thinking he knows the bent card is the Queen.

[@asadulhaque3071]

Next could be 10 levels of colour changes ? BTW Love your videos :)

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Hmm might do something like that

[@Clownin]

This is awesome and your slights are very well done. You've earned a sub.

[@TheMrbasebll]

Even knowing how the trick is done and how u r doing all of this u r just so slick bruv. It's a pleassure watching someone this good with such a perfect routine

[@ShaneT5S]

I’m so glad I learned about how this game works, because both the “accidental” fold and the X never got me. Still always fun to learn though, good video!

[@juanhamzah9147]

plot twist: he was actually Laplace demon himself

[@ynousernamep4544]

I just want to say “have a great day”

[@kayfarah]

thanks but its night for me

[@felixcidade4724]

thank you, this could help us a lot a hug from Brazil

[@tanapatsuengphaisankul9078]

Its like a replay of the first video you’ve made. Appreciated the effort! Really cool

[@double_w6512]

The last few levels were fairly easy to pick. At that point you’re expecting to be conned so while you might not see the sleight of hand, you can predict when it likely happened and find the money card that way.

[@mariodeathtoallyamasaki7195]

10 levels of reffing mma fights Level 1: let the fighters fight to death Level 10: let the fighters fight to death

[@StupidButCunning]

I'm just happy I knew which card it was a handful of times by not focusing on what I was expected to look at, but paying close attention to what I was specifically unable to see.

[@collinclaus]

Great video! I love all the psychology explanation at the end. I’m a big fan of the 3 shell game and all the techniques. I think it’s are more sure-fire than the cards, but as you say, using the psychology, you haven’t got a chance anyway.

[@thingamobbaber]

I can proudly say I was able to keep up with this one the whole time! Though I definitely would not be able to perform it. Not only was the sleight of hand amazing, the presentation is also fantastic.

[@TreyShawn42]

Last one I thought I knew what was going on, then he tore the corner and showed it, and I'm like, oh...it's a modded card? Then he showed it was an ace of diamonds, and I'm like, fucking....what

[@sehkmetnyahbinghi366]

The fact that this is pure sleight of hand is absolutely amazing 💎❤️👍☀️

[@kcscustom9759]

Great advice my friend, truly great advice.

[@chaincat33]

For the sleight of hand stuff, there's two things going on. 1: There are at least 4 cards, one is just stacked on another. You can see it a couple of times, even, when the cards get misaligned. 2: The bends and the way he holds the cards lets him easily decide which card to put down, since he always has at least 2 cards in his hand when he places the cards. If you encounter three card monte in the wild, it's tempting to try and ask stuff like "can I touch the cards?" or something and try to outwit the guy. You will lose that angle. He could be palming the extra card, and that would only apply if he was using cards. All he has to do is always have the money card stacked on top of or below a different card, and you basically only win if he says you do, which is never. And, of course, you could just get pickpocketed or mugged. Best to just ignore them unless you really want to give them your money and have nothing else to lose on your person.

[@DanielRoyMagic]

Interesting theories...however, there really are just 3 cards in play. There are magicians tricks that use extra cards, but authentic demonstrations of the con game (like this one) use just 3. But you are on to something with point #2... :)

[@SynchroFPS]

RIP to the innocent black queen that got its corner tore off

[@MaDHatTerIzza]

This is a class act my dude, well done!

[@rileyxsko]

Level 9 I actually guessed the right card (the middle) bc I saw the slight bend in the corner - you straightened it while bending the red ace to throw us off. I still have no idea how you did it and had you not shown us all the other stuff I woulda fell for it. Dude you're unbelievably good at slight of hand.

[@3thern]

I followed you until level 10, then I was completely lost you.

[@jaypasco8178]

He did a double life to mark the ace instead of the queen but I have no clue how he tore off the corner and it was the queen

[@Allegedlies-YTP]

@@jaypasco8178 He had a torn piece of a queen from a different deck palmed, then swapped it with the ace corner before putting it under the marker.

[@badlandskid]

“A well designed con game” So, like Vegas?

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Vegas itself is no con game. It's just a huge collection of casinos. There are plenty of con men in Vegas, but they sure as shit don't work for the casinos!

[@knownas2017]

A magician here. Thank you for this video! That little trick at the start was done quite well. I had to rewatch a second time to understand the sleight of hand. I'll be sure to mess with my brother using this.