Three Card Monte Scam (Tutorial)

[@DisturbReality]

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[@GrandmasterGib]

Cool! Now I can quit my day job.

[@prz88]

and go to jail

[@bo6838]

How did it go? Still on the street making money, in jail or still at work ?

[@leotheleader_]

Wow I love your positivity. Its refreshing

[@chiksis882]

Hahahaha this is good

[@brocongonigga3690]

Don't go to college this is the future🤔

[@phillymathguy8142]

At about 4:20, he should have said "You condition their brain to follow the first card". Not the"3" or the "diamond". When they're conditioned to follow the first card, that's when you deal from the top of your 2 cards. That's the key to the 3 card monte.

[@ArduinoTronic]

There is another version where the target card is given a slight dog ear (twist) at one corner. They think you dont know this and then you rapidly straighten that card and dog-ear another as you pick up and do the swap as well.... nasty that one!

[@highlylucid7621]

"Don't go scamming people!"*teaches a scamming trick* xD

[@Annymus-ed2hf]

shh, easy money, i need this m8, u think drinking bleach is easy? U gotta buy tht sht m8

[@highlylucid7621]

An0nym0us Damn... xD

[@josephdimatteo7947]

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[@xiayu9451]

i mean this isnt really scamming amirite

[@josaiahuelese8873]

He teaching the trick to everyone so noone gets scammed

[@ihikefar]

I always teach/ learn the “throw” with the cards bent the opposite way. That way you get to see the actual card faces during the game. Much easier to visualize routine development.

[@FusionDeveloper]

Might have been easier, to bend the cards the opposite way, so that you can watch what the cards are doing the whole time, to practice/learn.

[@paulhamj6175]

No! U just write the card on the back, like K◇, Q♧ etc...

[@ghuegel]

Even if your visual acuity is so high that you can follow the money-card every time, the people who run this sort of game will assault and rob you if you "win".

[@MrBigenstien]

I don't think generally they'd do that, there are ways to ensure you never win even if you "catch on" to what they are doing, and even if you understand it they can make your chances no better than 50% really though, if you get that one 50% chance win! you more than likely aren't going to be winning again.

[@ghuegel]

MrBigenstien I think they can make your odds 33% because they can do "the move" more than once. But if you had the ability (supernatural as it would be) to see through "the move", and you persisted in playing, I suspect that you're likely to be robbed. At least, that's what I've heard, and it seems plausible.

[@johnvillas13]

Dave Power #6 gdegdhejehhwvh

[@johnklugh4366]

Love the Piper reference " Just when you have all the answers I change the questions."

[@Gashnaw]

was with my family in the streets of new york and we saw someone doing this. i was 18 so i was legal and my dad is telling me don;t its a scam I cannot win. Had it not been for your tutorial i would not have been able to anti-scam them. I knew the trick and i knew which card to follow. After i won twice in a row the guy got up and walked away. (After he paid up.)

[@zaphod77]

They only let you win a few because they scammed enough other people. If they haven't a shill will override your bet with a higher one, and instead you will get your money back, and the shill will win if he bet on your card or lose if he bet on a different one. If this happens to you, don't bother trying again. It's very rare that you will get to win even once, even if you pick it. Also if you are allowed to win, then you are helping them scam other people, by proving they can be beaten by a non shill.

[@jeremypilot1015]

You're spot on. I am a NYer and they will have plants and gaffs all over. especially if they pull in huge money Best advice after scamming a scammer is to go hang out with NYPD and buy them a coffee. Scammers also know time is money and will let a couple hundred walk if it takes too long to attempt a mugging. They also wont risk jail for a scam they will make the money back on tomorrow. They'll be pissed but they understand losses and gains better than anyone. @Impromptu

[@shragikriger5979]

careful, people doing this scam are criminals and if you try to outsmart them they can follow you rob you and hurt you

[@jeremypilot1015]

@@shragikriger5979 True. So Rob them if you can and find a cop

[@rosskennedy1960]

He let you win. Even if you know the scam and pick the right card, then they will do a "mexican turnover" and you will lose anyway

[@pikanoob]

Interesting that his friend started a magic trick site but doesn't know any magic

[@YoungFEC]

Great tutorial. Really helps that you actually teach someone so they can make the same mistakes we would and ask the same questions. Do you know the velvet turnover and can you teach it the same way?? Good work fella

[@ArtStoneUS]

I rode the CTA in Chicago in the evening for about a year, and watched this and the shell game in amazement. At a specific station, a group of people would get on who were clearly working together, but pretending they didn't know each other. One of them would "win" then lure someone, usually an immigrant - to bet, take their money, the whole group would get off at the next stop, and catch the next train back towards downtown. Repeat and rinse. There is no way CTA security did not know this was going on. If they had a guard on the platform where they changed trains, the whole thing would unravel. There was absolutely no reason a person would make that train switch.

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

Things haven't changed much because I saw the same thing about twenty five years ago. I didn't even know about the scam but I was able to sniff them out. I looked at the lady and shook my head but she still got scammed.

[@johnf817]

Funny that you actually think police or security would do anything about criminals on the trains. That's racist don't you know that??

[@bggarza00]

Thank you jarek 1:20. Because of you me and my friend signed up for the talent show at my school

[@monzamusic9565]

A long time ago I got scammed out of $60 in NY while on a date. Strangely it makes me remember the date vividly all these years later lol

[@F3xEr]

10yo video with better quality content of almost any video this days

[@brba1510]

The best 3 card-monte I have seen was a street guy in Seattle. He would bend the corner of the card you were looking for and was kind of obvious about it. You would be thinking how can I lose with the corner bent, only one of the cards have a corner bent. But of course, somehow when he mixed the cards up the bent corner would "jump" to the wrong card. genius

[@MrGroovyman86]

Rowdy Roddy Piper! I love the little references Jarek makes

[@dracarysssx]

is that kid from 1990?

[@canefan17]

thenikkhazami Lol that old school Michigan sweatshirt is nice though.

[@moehoward01]

Really needs a better haircut.

[@goldsmithstudent]

no hes a jew!!! listen to him its all about the money lol

[@Noname-uk9mu]

Right?

[@martinpecheur8506]

The hair helmet..thought that went out w the 90 s

[@CALLBAD]

It's not a scam !! you have 33.3% to win !! even if you did not follow the right card, for example you were watching the sky. the scam is when they put 3 queen cards and telling you to find the king card.

[@GavTatu]

so, i'm thinking...... what if you chose the card you DON'T think is the one ? wouldn't you stand a one in two chance of being right ?

[@BonerTim3]

They usually have partners in the crowd, when you bet on the right card, the partner goes in and bets higher on the wrong card... The scammer then says "sorry, i have to go with the higher bet" and gives you your money back. All wins they payout are to partners in the crowd. Never ever play any game on the streets.

[@sanfranciscobay]

That is cheating.

[@saelfaer]

why the make it this hard, turn them around, fold them (bend) the other way around and perform the trick cards open, so you see how you scam by throwing the different one over

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

Agreed. There are three elements here - I'll call them the grip (picking up two cards in one hand), the throw (dropping the first or second card, seamlessly), and the shuffle (obvious) - and all three can be practiced independently, with the cards face up (bent the wrong way) so you can see what you're doing. You don't have to learn and practice the entire trick as a unit - learn each element, practice each element, start putting the elements together, and THEN turn the cards face-down. I practice false cuts & shuffles with the top card face up so I know immediately if I missed and can stop & correct it.

[@capeofstormz5974]

And THAT is the trick to 3 card Monty.Throwing the top card down instead of the bottom card thereby making the audience think they know where the card is placed on the table.

[@MrCoderification]

Feeling privileged to learn this with David.. Virtually.

[@KevinDerFlamer]

so basicly, if you know that theyre doing this trick, you can fool them, by watching their fingers, so you know which card they actually throw, thats even better to know, than the trick itself, so you can scam them while they scam

[@niveshproag8660]

Kevin derpxD Remember if they're doing this in the streets, all the people losing beforehand are in on the trick and you're the target. It's a gang. If you win, they will probably gang up on you, beat you up and take your money anyway. If you see this game on the streets, walk away.

[@SomeSayApple]

Nivesh Proag thanks for reminding me... got a little excited there :S

[@ptf69]

@@niveshproag8660 also if they notice you got the right one, someone from the crowd whos in on the trick would top your bet and theyll say something like "highest bet counts" and yea

[@my_key]

No because after the "hype" (top card trow) they teach the scammer to switch fingers on the card. So you can't determine if it's a bottom card trow or a hype.

[@sbwyo1966]

NO--they won't pay. Ever. You can't scam them, "fool them," nothing. You point to right card, their shill will top your bet. It's not a trick, it's a staged production. Anyone saying they beat the game is pulling your leg.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

I'd like to see you do this in NYC, and try to scam back the three/four street cons - by telling them to watch the spade.

[@vortexoku5570]

I have not watched it before but I realised that if it is a a scam, I have to know all the time where it is... I knew everytime where it was and then I learned the trick for myself in the way I think it's done... I have only watched till 2:07

[@TheToribash99]

So this dude owns a magic shop on the internet, but doesn't know how 3 card monty works? Really dude.

[@nathandevine5790]

TheYummyBurrito also doesnt know what a hair cut is

[@liamshirley942]

Nathan Devine oh shit

[@jaycal1920]

He is slow because these cards dont say "Credit" on them.

[@yousefnashwan3366]

lololololololololololololololololol lol

[@iu2]

This student sucks; he can't even hold the cards correctly.

[@patthedog]

Guy doesn't even know what a swing cut is, but has a magic website?!

[@patthedog]

I wasn't talking about Evan, i was talking about David

[@patthedog]

Ok lol

[@k27ism]

I'm wearing the exact blue shirt as this guy...you just earned a sub!

[@jimstheguy]

Thank you! Heading to my kitchen table now to practice this trick.

[@z3r0Projects]

This tutorial is overly complicated in my opinion, I learned this track when I was 12 and never practiced 'picking up 2 cards with one hand'. Just pick up the 2 black cards using thumb and index finger with each hand and practice picking up the red card using your thumb and middle finger with each hand ( while holding the black cards ) . Show the red card , throw it to the other side , pick it up with the other hand , show it , and throw it back to the other hand , show it again. >>>

[@JaSon-ex3zu]

I have been doing this one for 20+ years. It is impossible to detect when done properly - even for those who know the secret. In the very beginning, I quickly swing the hand holding the 2 cards under the other hand, concealing the release of the top (or bottom) card.

[@psycho2954]

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[@lukesymmons]

Ja Son what if someone guesses? It's hard to switch the cards without the spectator getting very suspicious

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

its 0.333 for him to guess right, not so much...@@lukesymmons

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

perfect!

[@Grom301]

That kid's hair tho!!! And the hairline!!!

[@Its3am]

That's the real magic!

[@ericshoff6326]

Haha this is one of disturb reality best videos, funny and good

[@dudelolxp]

this was uploaded on my birthday, and i love this scam :D

[@YogeshRaj1994]

so we got heart BLACK and diamond ..XD LOL 08:23

[@raglanheuser1162]

i think i just learned the trick 3 times over.

[@ZharSTFU]

scary how easy this scam is, much less practice than a typical magic trick

[@TheGreatRetardo1]

Dear Dave, using your scam I paid for my University fees! You're awesome, and I love your friends buffoon, it reminds me a lot of Amy Winehouse, may she rest in peace.

[@the_rover1]

nice, did you scam your tutors for free lectures or what? 😅

[@PsyMongazoid]

TL;DR Throw down the bottom card in your left hand first until you want to trick them. Then throw down the top card in your left hand first so the order is different. 15 minutes of your life saved.

[@magichands295]

Love that ending line. Rise Above

[@masterbondofox8982]

I have always wondered how this was done! Thanks, im gonna practice this

[@LearnCardTricksNow]

Awesome Thanks so much for the tutorial!!!!!! So excited that you uploaded!!!!! Best teacher and performer ever( btw congrats on mismags contest!) :)

[@tuschman168]

I told you what happens if you pick the right card by chance. The scammer will not let you win unless it's about peanuts and he figures a small win will make you or others bet more. They don't play fair! And if you think you can outwit a professional scammer... well, let me know how that works out for you. If it weren't for people who think they could win, these guys wouldn't have an income.

[@kiragrandad]

What's happened to David Castle? I used to watch his magic videos but there's been nothing from him in about 8 years. Why? 🤔

[@abramporras7877]

2:21 just here in my garage but what i like is these bookshelves but whats better than that is knowledge the more you learn the more you earn

[@williamcooper8599]

+Abram Porras hahaha

[@Albani310]

Lmao good one

[@zameerkhan1028]

I have followed u for Soo many years from when u started urban channel

[@RikelWirkkunen]

I have never lost at Monte, it’s really easy to follow the card even when they do the sleight of hand.

[@paulhamj6175]

No it isn't, not if they're good at it, even you could be fooled. Guaranteed.

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

its not! if they do it well you cant!!

[@monster762]

Read John Scarne's book about the three card monte, nothing like what is shown here. Perhaps there is no right or wrong way but I'm gonna go with the guy who was known as THE expert on the subject.

[@kiragrandad]

What happend to David Castle? I used to follow him and then a few years ago he stopped posting videos

[@DisturbReality]

@MRDYSE13 Yup, be in the Santa Monica/LA area from Jan 4-18 with plans to move out there soon after that.

[@Santana5676]

you should have included the more complex version, where a "random" person makes a small bend at the edge of the card and you can STILL scam the person("the mark")

[@AcabJef]

you can change the "question" otherwise, i accedently did it while i was trying this. when you have 2 cards in one hand and trew one on the table you can trow it to the left(or right) side in stead of the middle, if you do this fast you wont notice this. you make good video's ill try to watch them all :)

[@quentinsummers2531]

But how do I do 3 card monte like steven bridges?

[@Jhawks4LIFE]

When hes throwing down the top card, he's doing it too forcefully and picking up the pace of his 'shuffling.' That's a dead give away; throwing down the top card should be exactly like throwing the 3 card down. You have to believe yourself that you are throwing the correct card down to prevent inconsistencies in your movements giving away that you changed your pattern.

[@liamh2001]

thank u so much it is such a awesome trick didnt think id get it but its so simple.

[@MissDaisyTheRacoon]

I don't think this give you an advantage over the 3 card monty hustlers... So basically now you have to guess whether he's throwing the top of bottom card.

[@scottwebb3379]

Thank you I actually amazed my kid like six times👍your awesome

[@jackwu3785]

Wait wait was the first part of the video supposed to trick you though? Because I just followed the card normally without knowing the trick, and didn't get it wrong

[@michaelhammond7115]

That's why I always say "don't hold two cards in one hand" because as you think the bottom card is being dropped, he is actually opening his fingers around the card over and slinging it down as if it's the bottom card being dropped. After he drops the first card the card left in that hand is always the odd card.....or better yet....good Palmer's actually switch out the card and there is no odd card...I beat New Orleans street hustlers by grabbing both outside cards and flipping them over and saying "middle card". Money taken, game over😎

[@stewyfresh1552]

Wait, his real name is Evan, not Jarek? Awkward...

[@itzodicapgaming7460]

That's what I thought

[@KinnereyB]

Jarek 1:20 is his pro wrestling name (he's actually just as good a pro wrestler)

[@commenter24]

His Instagram is Jared in the description

[@dustysweaters]

I see that IU shirt in the background, you Indiana too?

[@brianbeaurate3300]

This was great! Thanks guys!

[@mygodswifeao5468]

much appreciated for this vid...so now my next question would be, can you "win" now that you know the trick and take all their money or is it still to hard to "win" on the street? (yes i never played this in vegas/NY/cali)

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

its depend on how much the scammer do it well, also if he recognize that you knew the trick he can throw the bottum card and stuff like that.

[@z3r0Projects]

Love your channel btw! :P

[@zhatar4214]

I knew where the spade was when he performed the monte scam.

[@Ryan157711]

That dude looks like he just walked out of the 90's

[@RusselHarding]

Why dont you do it with the cards face up a couple times- so its easier to follow.

[@dragosmicu8567]

What about the placement of the fingers? I saw an article on the internet about this and says you can fast grab the bottom card fast with your middle finger AFTER you dropped the top one(which the middle finger was holding). So this way you make people believe that you dropped the bottom one instead of the top one. BUT. I can't do it properly and I fuck up every time when I try to do it. I need more practice and this video was just the basic tutorial(not counting the people who are in on this game on the streets). Hope I explained this in such a manner that you can understand. Thanks for hearing me out and I would really like someone to explain it to me. Have a great day.

[@gimmechocs]

dude, great tutorial, thanks!

[@heavenpad-]

2:00 that was so easy to track wtf is that guys problem

[@iMaDeMoN2012]

The trick is easy. In the beginning he tosses the spade (the bottom card). In the switch up, he starts by tossing the King (the top card). Neat trick. I didn't even watch the tutorial, it was obvious because that is the only way to trick the eye into following the wrong card in a slow game.

[@paulhamj6175]

Um, no you are so wrong my little smart arse. That is certainly not the only way at all. Also, there are loads of moves to trick you and switch the cards at any point in the procedure, without ever even using that well known move, (the hype). I would love to perform this to you because people like yourself with a little bit of knowledge are actually easier to fool because I can turn that bit of knowledge right around and it be ones your weakness instead of any kind of advantage. All I need to do is passively convince you I have executed a move that you know about, when I haven't. Job done! And it is easy to know which moves you think you know about just by watching your eyes and what card you follow, especially after the hype, or false hyoe(that switch move in this video)

[@mudassirhassan274]

i lost 800 dirhams at 3 turns in this bullshit and its a trick today am watching this ... thanks guys for breaking the secret ...

[@ericarthurblair1287]

don't understand why people play. Like there's somebody who sits in the street and gives away money....

[@MegaSweeney123]

It forever amuses me when people say things like "this is supposed to trick people?" on videos revealing how something is done... But, anyways, Disturb Reality can you provide any tips on the release of the top card? I constantly clip the bottom card as it falls, or have it fall on it meaning I have to slide it out from beneath, or it all goes well, but the card spins slowly and lands at a telling angle >.

[@kennylc2193]

For demonstration purposes wouldn’t it be easier to do this with the cards face up?

[@abhi44890]

Has a card trick website and doesn't know how to do 3 card Monte

[@Ben-fr6py]

Has a card website and doesn't know how to do a swing cut

[@op-cq7hw]

+Benjamin Yusupov lolololol

[@rafaelfernandes3900]

business is business

[@milrob2010]

rafael fernandes

[@milrob2010]

rafael fernandes ..

[@NotShadyCanuck]

for the performance the first one he got wrong i still got i noticed a really quick switch!

If you actually find the right card, one of the stooges is going to bet more money on another card and the dealer will tell you that he only accepts the highest bid. You literally can't win.

[@til159]

Can you make a video scamming the scammers ? Would be great !

[@dccandmlc]

For the demo, turn the cards face up, and bend the cards the opposite way. Easier to see...

[@abramporras7877]

is the guy that made the magician website that guy that fifty cent goes into his room and there singing put it down on me

[@YourAverageScaper]

Actually, this is not how the really good guys do it. Some do it like this, but if you watch you will see some where long sleeves. They use a method that cannot fail like this one. They play with two black jacks and a red one, and also show the cards and mix more along the way. When they want you to lose, they show both the red and a black jack to distract you, then they slide another black jack down in place of the red and pull it in after palming it.

[@z3r0Projects]

David cut you off while you were saying something very important... If you do the switching too fast and they loose track of what they think is the black card , and they make a guess , you INCREASE their chance of getting the right card...!

[@MrOphachew]

is that David Castle from Michigan?

[@z3r0Projects]

No! Its just the throw , the way you hold em doesn't change!

[@DP-hy4vh]

So in a nutshell; get the mark used to seeing the 3 drop first then pull the ol' switcheroo by dropping the king first. Now I know how 3 Card Monte works.

[@paulhamj6175]

No, you know how one very old and known method of monte works. There are lots of sleights that are used in three card Monte and I could even fool you into thinKing I did that switch move when I actually hadn't, thus making your little bit of knowledge your weakness instead of an advantage to you!

[@robertfirkins5334]

Is this a full length feature film?

[@rockygiles8688]

great video...love it...awsome!

[@RisingAssassin]

David looks creepy AF.

[@jms15]

06:21 - "A little butter?" "A little butter" :P

[@acetelvanni884]

the disturbed reality dude makes glasses look good.

[@gustavlp]

As the person playing, you can easily make it a 50/50 game, by simply choosing one of the cards your brain *does not* think is correct. So, at worst you're playing a 50/50 game, but at best - you can keep track of the second card thrown, and make it a ~95/5 game (until the scammer picks up on what you're doing, of course).

[@0terrors1]

from what I heard, even if you guess correctly you'll be outbet by their partner on the wrong one (I know I"m 4 years late)

[@עידואברהם-ע5ס]

right!

[@randyguthrie]

So how do they do the trick of bending and unbending the corner?

[@willcairns4927]

Hi there . There is another end to this trick have you seen it

[@Ksywaa]

I have watched this video once and I already tricked my mom ! You rock! ;)

[@KillSecuredOfficial]

I cant believe i didnt see this on scam school yet :D

[@degen83]

+KillSecured its because everyone knows about this scam so nobody is going to be you for real if you try to pull this off.

[@edwardmccoveryjr1899]

KillSecured

[@jchi9161]

Wow, that guy sure is slow. You sure are patient. He has a website????

[@vathican887]

what if i just play like twice and then stop