In single-deck casino blackjack, when a player catches a natural (Ace and 10-card) the player is suppose to show the cards to the dealer, so that the dealer can settle the bet before other players start playing their hands. At a busy table a cheat may have a small window of opportunity to increase his bet, after his hand has already won. This maneuver is called “pressing” or “capping” a bet. Pressing a natural is a tempting situation because all naturals pay 3 to 2. In this video the player places three black chips (0) in the betting area. The dealer is unaware of the fact the player has another black chip palmed in his right hand. The cheat intends to use this chip only if he catches a natural, which he does (AS, JC). At this point the player should show the cards to the dealer and collect 3 to 2. Most players do so by casually tossing the cards face-up over the insurance area. On this video, however, the player first squares up the two cards and then places them neatly in front of the bet. The player then “suddenly realizes” that the cards are not spread apart and the dealer may not be able to see the Ace under the Jack. He then reaches over to spread the cards, but in doing so his hand momentarily covers the wager, which gives him a split-second opportunity to drop the palmed chip on top of the existing bet.
@tik38ind Please read the old comments and description before making a new comment that addresses a (non) issue that’s already been discussed and answered before. But thanks for taking the time to comment, anyway.
you do like this,you lose your finger,maybe you go to jail,i working in casino for 14 year,1 table about 20 camera any angle:):):)
@swatz25 The most common problem nowadays is the fact that people watch videos and don’t read descriptions. This is a demo of an old move. That’s it. OLD cheater’s move. You have to put it in historic context. That was done in the old days when casinos didn’t even have CCTV surveillance. The rules then were also different than they are now. And finally, most successful casino cheats work with inside help, either with the dealer, or even with more people involved, ripping off the casino…
@swatz25 and also, i over see table games operations at my casino. yeah, ive been thru extensive training. so i sorta kinda do know what i’m watching for….just a little. nothing too great i guess, uh?
@swatz25 first of all, letting a player obviously cover there bets isn’t allowed in casinos, and 2nd only one hand is allowed on the cards, and that obvious palm….cmon now.
some people are too picky. I just appreciate the slight of hand…
@Cassius10761 With all due respect, if you think the video is ridiculous, don’t watch it. The video is simply a demo of an old cheating move. I never said if the move was good or bad. I didn’t invent the damn move.
As for the new (and revised) single deck games luring tourist into casinos, you’re right. But ANY game in ANY casino is designed to do that.
As for single deck games opening up opportunities to cheat, you’re right again.
You could have expressed all that without the antagonism.
@CardsharkOnline
…What I do know is that there was a very plausible explanation for the shift from traditional single deck blackjack to multiple deck shoes and subsequent rules against players handling the cards….Its because ITS STUPID.
Whatever the apparent motivation for trying to lure tourists in with single deck games, you can’t get around the fact that it affords the players huge opportunities to cheat, as is the point behind your ridiculous video….
@CardsharkOnline
OK…Well first of all I don’t proclaim to know the specific Blackjack variations used in Las Vegas, since I don’t live in the US, nor have I ever been there. Assuming you’re not talking crap and actually have been a patron of these casinos, I will submit that you have more experience in these places….
@Cassius10761 @Cassius10761 …also, next time you make a comment about something you know almost nothing about, you might try to use a more humble tone. That’s likely to get you a more friendly reply.
@Cassius10761 With all due respect, you know very little about casinos. This is traditional single-deck blackjack, dealt face down, from the hand, and players take their own cards in their own hands. That’s basically the first form of BJ, before they introduced multi-deck dealing shoes. Single-deck BJ is a staple game of Downtown Las Vegas. SDBJ was reintroduced in many casinos, about 10 years ago, but the payout on naturals is 6 to 5, so the new single-deck game is a tourist trap.
I don’t know what back-alley casino you bet in pal, but the places I go NEVER let you touch the cards.
@swatz25 You should definitely work as a consultant for casinos, in that case. Or at least in their surveillance department.
Also, let’s see some of your moves. Please provide a link so we can all see how great you are.
talk about a weak move. id spot that from anywhere within the casino.
yea this move can still be used an even if he didnt use two hands it would still be effective cus some hotels or corporate events let ppl touch the cards and its hard of the dealer to keep track of everybody at the table
@TeshiaKL There must be a million ways to phrase your comment without the antagonism. However, you chose to show some class and phrase it your way. Whatever…
First of all, this is just a demo of an old “standard” cheating move. No claims are made if the move is good, or bad, or mediocre. But I do make the claim that this move has been used in casinos, in the old days, under the right circumstances. The move is old and obsolete. But it used to be used when you were still in diapers.