Blackjack Card Switching Technique!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2023
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Reminder that you should NEVER, try any of these techniques in a casino! This video is purely a fun challenge - I would never, ever attempt any of this for real.
hi Steven
Hi
That's what a Blackjack cheat would say!
Too late
Right! Wink, wink nudge nudge. Right, never ever try these maneuvers.
There's always gonna be that one security guy who is just crazy good at spotting a cheat. 🤣
That’s what they get paid for and it’s a good thing they do. While I don’t think card counting is cheating these techniques are and imagine being at a casino and going on a run to have them hold paying you out because someone else cheated
Must be nice making a video where you don’t have to be worried about being kicked out!
Hahaha yes it is a nice feeling. In the final ep it’s a lot more tense though. I was worried for it
Ha, but his producer gave him a light back-off to keep him on his toes.
This is exactly the problem with the video though because there's no jeopardy.
This would never work in a real casino because of the 'eye in the sky' and there's no risk.
Sorry but this is poor.
@@MrSamrchds I guess he could approach casinos and offer his services to "test" their security people by trying the switch in a live setting (and get paid to do it), which means he could get "caught", but otherwise that's really as far as he should take this. I wouldn't want to see him jailed for doing illegal stuff.
@@xzonia1pentesting is definitely a real job and I'd be surprised if casinos didn't do this
Uhhh, I'm so excited for this one!
EDIT: Im both scared and impressed by the security folks and by how good you managed to pull this off. But there's no way this is getting done in a real casino anymore, shit is just waaaaaaaay too risky.
There are definitely people doing this to this day in casinos. Mostly at less scrupulous casinos on busy days.
Way too risky! Glad everyone seems to get that this is definitely not something they should ever try
"C'mon, you're a magician bro" hahahahahahahahahaha so gooood!
Wow, the "that's the worst card switch I have seen in my life" goes direct to heart. I think you were great. Have fun :)
Love it!! Was so wild being a part of the filming, literally had no idea if Steven had pulled it off until after!
Thanks Bean x
You manage to make every video so entertaining from start to finish!
Glad you like them!
I just tried this at my local casino and now im in prison, thanks Steven!
No problem 😂
I'd be shocked if the card shufflers at casinos didn't check that the cards going in are the same cards going out and activate an alert to security the moment a wrong card is detected, including the extra card so that people who've had that in their hand could have their hands rewound
Yeah! That would happen now. Back in the 80’s, different story
@@stevenbridges There's really RFID in each individual cards for blackjacks now? I know it's standard for televised poker... but for table blackjack?? And detector for them in the shuffller? Seriously?
@@lolipedofin You don't need to RFID each card to check them. Where I work there is something (don't know the exact technical details) reading the top left corner of the card when they leave the shoe. And then you read the again when shuffling them back in and check if it matches
@@stevenbridgesYeah but it isn't the 80's mate. I like your channel but this series is a bit... lame honestly.
Go back to counting cards in real life, with real money and real jeopardy because this is beneath your skillset mate.
@@MrSamrchds The point of the series is to test the cheating techniques of the '80s against the technology of the '80s. Also, Steven's channel was focused on magic and sleight of hand years before he started card counting, so this is only a natural extension of his skills and previous videos. I'm just saying that there is an audience for this content and I'm glad Steven is expanding!
Every time I watch this series, I’m picturing the movie _Casino_ where Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci is gonna back room Steven and whack his hand with a hammer.
Hahahah yeah none of us would be surprised if this eventually happens to me
I'm pretty surprised you couldn't get this quickly as a magician. This is very close to how I learned the 3 card monte scam
Really enjoying this mini series. Think you done a great job there and its crazy that surveillance could see this sort of thing happening especially with so many tables at casinos
Wanted to learn counting from you and found it fun.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Enjoy it! Make sure your game is perfect 🙂
If you’re not already I’d recommend bja: blackjackapprenticeship.com/?steven (affiliate link - costs you nothing extra but supports me. Remove the ?steven if you’d prefer to not use an affiliate link)
Love your videos please keep going and don't let the security slow you down!
Loads more counting on the way 🙂
@@stevenbridgeslooking forward to it I get hyped when you upload
I think if I were in a situation where I were trying this, and the dealer was in on it, it wonder if it would be beneficial or riskier to do something like signal the dealer you're gonna switch, and have them make some minor-but-obvious procedural error right before/after.
One one hand, it could possibly distract the security folks, and they not notice your switch. Or it could also be something that would make them pay more attention to that moment at the table as a whole and be MORE likely to spot you.
Sidenote, I think it'd be funny to catch someone doing this because they switched cards from different decks. Like say they palmed an Ace from a red deck shoe, but play it out on a blue deck shoe if the casino swapped them for whatever reason.
You know funnily enough they DID sometimes use a card from a different deck and the dealer be in on it!
So the dealer would scoop the cards, covering the back and then add them to the discard. It would take a few minutes before the card was ‘discovered’ and by then the cheat would be long gone
It would be impossible to do this as you'd need a hand shuffled pitch game which is pretty rare these days except in high limit even then it's rare and surveillance watches those games like a hawk any non hand shuffle game would realize a card is missing or there is too many of a card as soon as it hits the shuffler and the dealer would get in big shit for that.
@@Zak-jt6nk Well yeah it'd be tough "these days" sure, but remember this is supposed to be simulating surveillance/integrity technology in the 80s. A lot of the stuff they use "these days" didn't exist 40 years ago.
You’ll have to be incredibly careful in casinos after this. It’s one thing to be backed off from counting cards, but if you’re recognized by a corrupt enough floor, they may try planting cards on you when confronting you for a “back off”, then try and bring cheating charges against you. Some of the casinos you’ve dealt with in the past, I could see them pulling some shady bullocks like that. Great content though, friend.
Hey! You changed your content and its still bloody good. Great work, love this series 👍😁
Thank you! 🙂
More counting on the way, I just got back from a trip!
It would be cool to see you try out some poker cheating techniques in a friendly/unofficial poker game and see if they notice. It might be more exciting in the moment as opposed to having someone review the footage afterwards and having the people at the table in on it.
Just a thought though! Been loving the content
For sure, love this idea
@@stevenbridges magician poker game where cheating is allowed unless you get caught? kinda like those party games where you try and catch people bluffing
I did this with friends on a caravan holiday once.
I smashed them! It was fun. My mate ended up with three cards stashed in his sleeve like you'd think cheating was done when you were in school. He got away with it! Cheeky rascal... But we were very drunk.
@@WishuponapancakeRicky Jay style.
It would be fine if they didn't bring their own stake but were sponsored for the video. That way no money is actually being stolen.
21:41 not just caught but also absolutely roasted lmao
this is a brilliant series btw, so well produced
Love the content💯💪Always count on top tier quality videos from, Steve! Appreciate you, Sir. Hope that you and yours have a blessed one🙏.....along with everyone else watching.
What a god damn ninja. So so so so glad Steve has returned to uploading consistently for the past 6-10 months
Thanks dude! 🙂
Don't use Gods name in vain
I’ve never been to a casino where you can touch the cards with both hands.
You usually get warned a couple of times then get tossed.
Hooked on your videos. Agree counting is ‘just’ excelling. SO interested to get your insights into actual cheating. Fascinating!
I will comment 100 times for the algorithm to boost this video... For the work that you've put in.. And for showing the conversation with ben...
Brought a big smile to my face! 🤘🏻
Thanks dude! You a fan of Ben?
@@stevenbridges big fan dude... Seen most of his stuff.. Read a lot of his books!
Ramjollock, less is more, past midnight, trade secrets, this is not a box....
@@stevenbridges I was into magic for a long time... I've read so many books, I know a lot of the guys in and out... Dani daortiz, Peter, llyod, ollie, Christian, fraser, you... 😅 to name a few...
Basically I come from a very poor background... I love magic, I learnt it all, sleight of hand, mentalism, hypnotism, card cheating techniques, did it for over 15 years, performed street magic and all, but I also love playing the piano...
I have a band and I decided to put all my energy on only one of the two....I chose my band... It's been 6 years now we are on grinding and doing shows locally, in our country people don't support rock music that much, we aren't allowed to busk, so financially it's tiring. We also have a UA-cam and in our country companies like tseries have corrupted the scene with buying views and suppressing independent bands and creators like us by organizing huge marketing campaigns, bribing the media n all.. So now I only watch magic... For memories, I watch Ollie's videos, I was there from his times like his chat issues, even there in ollie hour.. But couldn't pay for his subscription fee and hence couldn't continue for the one's he did after that.... For my birthday a few years back my mom gifted me a little money I spent it to get the subscription of Christian grace's magic monthly... So I learnt a lot there.... You were there in one of the videos too 😅.... But now I'm only focussing all my life saving and time into my band... ausomapto...
@@stevenbridges I have watched your videos since your magic pen video.. It's was like "keep your eyes on the pen" or something... I used to watch your videos regularly... But then after that I decided I wouldn't do magic.. I stopped watching it all but then these days on my off time sometimes I watch... Like I said I watch ollie's stuff.. What he's been doing tricks with comment ideas.... But this video of yours brought back so many memories dude....!
I wish the very best to you! I hope I can fly to England one day to perform at a fest with my band (cause I feel music has no boundaries) and there I hope to meet you in person and thank you by telling you how your journey has inspired a thousand people like me to keep chasing our dreams even when the whole world is against us!
Till then wish you all the best for your life man!
Take care! 🤘🏻
Nicely done overall even if you're not counting it as a full success! Episode 3 sounds like it's going to be intense
Steven is one of the most interesting folks to watch, man. i really think whatever he does would be entertaining. Next month, we're gonna see his mma debut, and the following month will be chess.
Hahaha watch me getting the ever living crap beaten out of me 😂
Agreed, I'd watch anything from Steven. Always so engaging and enjoyable to watch.
This is brilliant, i like the change up in content.
Love the shoutout to Brewdog though in that background! Love your videos Steven
Haha yeah it’s a nice place to work
Yaaaaaaaaas a new video! Glad I'm up at 5am now
This is incredible! I’m learning so many new ideas 🤣🤣🤣
The biggest mistake is to have your hand under the table for a long time and then bring up the hand, it always causes suspicion. Even when you are not cheating. It's super unnatural. I'd rather have it palmed on the table anyways or just your hands natural and "grab down" from time to time as if you are pulling your pants. Just ideas, not fully thought through, but probably much more natural than going under the table once for no reason.
Yeah this is a very good point
@@stevenbridges I think this rule applies all the time, even for card counting. Be as natural as possible, otherwise it will raise suspicion, unless you are a great actor of course :D
@@stevenbridges How about just casually scratching your leg when you want to go under the table? Have few more options that looks natural and bam, you good
Did Agent #4 notice the SECOND muck?
He noticed the first one. After that I showed him the second
Man i love your videos keep up the good job
Glad you like them!
Love the vids they also put me in a good mood keep up the posts steven
Love these videos !!
Nice to see you do something you will never do for real, in that setting it must be totally chill compared to counting
The woman sitting next to you looks so familiar. Great video as always.
Love your videos mate, please keep it up! Would love to see you counting at crown in Melbourne! Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Woah. Your friends mucking technique was so dam smooth.
The guy that said it was the worse switch he's seen gives my the vibe that he was only watching Steven, like a hawk.
Hope no real casino security see these videos and accuse you of proper cheating while you're only counting!
They should no better. If they back room me I’ll sue them
Casinos won’t let you use two hands at pitch. You could maybe pull it off once but if you keep using two hands you’ll get booted from pitch
This one was fun Steven!
Thanks for the tips! I'll go give this a shot now!
Please dont 😂
Very interesting video. Looking forward to more.
Thanks mate! One more in this series
Round 2 … Fight 🥊🥊 😂
What an awesome idea for a series
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it 🙂
One more ep then back to our not-so-regularly scheduled programming
It would be cool if the surveillance people would have an eye tracking program so we can see exactly what they are looking each hand
Man that would be game changing!
Now this mean there will be a next time... right? It could be like a series where you try and catch the cheater or card counter as surveillance and you can compare how you did to actual surveillance people
@@G_Wizz Love that idea!
I love you content steven!!
Thank you!
Thanks I can’t wait to try this at the casino!
Nooooo 😂
I'm gonna keep my hands under the table for now on, just to throw surveillance. lol
steven teaching security guards new tricks to watch out for that would be a cool job
Takes a crook to catch a crook sometimes! Like hiring a hacker to run your network security.
Most casinos don’t allow you to touch the cards at a BJ table anymore
Oh boy I would have loved it that there would have been a big twist at the end like Steven had planted a real cheat at the table and revealed at the end that everybody missed his actions 😂
“You either get the money and the hammer or you get to walk out of here but you can’t have both!” 😏
Two weeks ago I literally got this line, "You can either give ID and walk out with your money or you can not give ID and those chips will be a souvenir, because you're never coming back to this property. " (paraphrase)
@@stevenbridges Wow! That seems that it might have been a Native American casino and/or foreign casino. Any US commercial casino, I’m sure you would be contacting the gaming authority and a lawyer (I watched an hour long interview between BJ Apprenticeship and a lawyer who fights against casinos who do shady and illegal things).
Loved this one! Watched it on Nebula when you uploaded the last.
I just checked, is there no Nebula release for the next one?
It’s on in a couple days 🙂
I really wanted to hear some more of the interview with agent 4 lol
lets gooo episode 2!!
Agent #4 is good. Wow. But that was a low blow insulting Stevens superior skills.
hahah I think he was just having fun with me. He actually gave me some awesome tips afterwards about how to not get caught as a counter.
When you palm like this, loosen the forefinger and the middle finger slightly apart, like you're almost pointing a little, and relax the thumb. Your whole hand looks a lot more relaxed and natural and you'll focus your grip towards your pinky, meaning it's a lot less likely to flash there. No one ever catches a flash between the fingers.
Eyes just don't see things that way. You could loosen it so much that the card is visible between your fingers and no one would ever see it.
When you have that down and natural feeling, then close any gap so that a camera won't pick it up if they're really looking for it.
The fake butterfly neck tattoo 😂😂
You mean the dragon fly?
another BANGER
support from Finland!
It’s one of these situations where you have to beat the casino every single time, no exception, but the casino only has to beat you once. You try this in a casino and you will eventually get caught.
You’ve hit the nail on the head
great video. I'm binging these, but I gotta ask: WHY is there a latex glove over the fire detector?? 😂
he said "I can do it on the 21st" and you didn't make blackjack joke? :D
😂
Surveillance number 4 must have been doing it along time he caught it fast
He was very sharp!
So the real secret to cheating at cards turns out to be surrounding yourself with people who look even more suspicious than you
Only 1 or the agents immediately caught it. That is wild
Yeah I found that super interesting
@@stevenbridges me as well. Kind of shocking that I believe you could actually get away with this in a real setting. The more impossible part is getting the cards. Of course doing it repeatedly you’re bound to be caught
Most casinos discard into card shufflers these days. They'd notice the extra card/mismatch immediately and stop play. It wouldn't take more than a few seconds to check the footage and see whose hand had that card.
@@chrismanning5232 ya that’s what I meant. The hardest part would be getting the extra identical cards they’re using.
Perhaps even more interesting is the stark difference of opinions. The one agent that saw it was absolutely sure that it was completely obvious, whereas the other ones didn't notice at all and were impressed.
Steven I still haven't missed one the s streak will not stop
🔥 🔥 🔥
Keep it up and you’ll be the next Brian Tudor
On my way to Vegas tomorrow I totally won't try these awesome techniques 😉😅
Idk if it's the same trick, but a trick to pull all the aces out of a deck was one of the very first tricks I learned. It really can be mind-blowing when done by a pro.
Dude that guy Ben Earl is a beast!
Better luck next time!
Right after the first switch, you moved back quite a bit. Big and rapid motion catches the eyes attention. :)
And maybe wearing longer sleeves would help too, as brightness also pulls more focus.
I bet if you watch this in fast forward, you would move a lot more than the others.
From above the face is not visible, but if they saw the cameras from the front, I'd say you had quite the serious face compared to other players :)
Making it seem casual is probably the toughest part.
Fun series. Hope you can convince a casino to try this for real - to test their security.. ;D
Just curious,are you doing another counting series?
Very entertaining. Yes, I wouldn't risk cheating like that in a casino. One little slip and POW...straight to jail.
100000%.
10:33 Interesting 😅 Was wondering if there were 3 Cards 🃏 for a moment
I also thought that your hands under the table looked extremely unnatural. Maybe you could pretend that you're cold to explain it somehow, haha
Yeah it looks so ovbious watching it back
3:10 @CardMagicByJason Prank ‘em John.
🐐 videos these
Just watched the first one and you’ve uploaded unreallllllll luck 🍀
I was waiting for you
I watch crise ramsay so much back in the day I can always see the flash
I struggle to smoothly palm in and out with just normal card tricks.... there's noway I could pull it off
One word "Interesting"
1. Never wear a black shirt because it contrasts the color of the cards making it more difficult to conceal the cards.
2. After placing the ace and when retracting your hand with the non-ace card, do not immediately go to your lap. Try placing the card-holding hand under your armpit or on the opposing side's elbow.
Good point!
Bro doing this now cause all the casinos got auto shufflers now 😂
Never had a casino let me touch the cards at all.
In the US they commonly have a version of blackjack that is dealt face down where players touch the cards
At every casino I've ever been to, you aren't allowed to touch the cards
In the US there’s double deck and you can there
Notice ppl are always talking about what the dealer is doing, because the dealers are usually the ones facilitating
Imagine using the switch and the chip ones from last video together💰
Hello Beven Stridges
In my casino we were only allowed to hold the cards with one hand
Yeah, cheating like this is why that’s a rule
Great info!
Off to the Casino now to try this stuff out 😂
😂 this comment will be used in a legal case against.
Plz don’t
All AP’s know that you can’t use any of these techniques in the casino. For mucking, the dealer will yell at you to only handle the cards with one hand.
Exactly. This is no longer doable. Back in the 80’s things were less strict
@@stevenbridges is a one hand muck theoretically possible - palmed card, check cards, then pickup cards sliding your palmed card between them as you get them, and put down the two good cards keeping a new one palmed? I'm assuming it's near enough impossible even without camera surveillance :)
@@edwardlane1255 yeah that'd be hard as balls
I've been loving this series! What's the most realistic blackjack cheating movie?
Definitely past posting. It's still done regularly - but usually just as a bold 'let me sneak this chip on' way.
It'd be easy to counter or detect if they just say your hands must remain on the table at all times and cannot wear long sleeves.
Fire 🔥