I’ve read many books written by John Scarne in my time, and heard how accomplished he was as a card sharp, but I was very pleased to stumble upon this video footage of him warning us all about those dreadful poker cheats.
Considering he was hired by the US army to teach soldiers how to avoid card and dice cheats he’s well placed to do so, and his card handling is superb.
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This marvellous treasury of card magic presents the exact details of 150 professional card tricks - none of them requiring sleight-of-hand dexterity - assembled by the world's number-one card wizard, John Scarne. An authority on gambling and card tricks, Scarne won renown for teaching professional gamblers how to sharpen their skills and avoid being fleeced. For this collection of mystifying and effective manoeuvres, he reworked some classic card tricks to eliminate the need for sleight-of-hand.... [more...]