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The following shots are authentic. People filmed are not stooges or actors.
Some people connect the playing cards with a game.
Others connect them with magic tricks
or with gambling...
I've always been passionate about the cards
and I challenged myself to make people believe
something I want them to believe...
So they'll be willing to bet their own money on!
"Janja, when I give you this card what value do you believe it is?"
"It's the QUEEN OF CLUBS."
"Correct! Are you 100% sure? Would you bet 100 EUR on it?"
"If you win, you get 200 EUR. Would you bet?"
-"Yes!"
-"So you're a gambler! Let's have a look!"
"You're correct! And here I have a QUEEN OF HEARTS!"
"Let's turn them both around."
"Now I give you my QUEEN and you give me yours."
"So if I ask you: Which QUEEN is in your hand?"
-"QUEEN OF HEARTS!"
-"I give you your QUEEN back. Which QUEEN is which?"
-"This is the QUEEN OF HEARTS and this is the QUEEN OF CLUBS!"
-"Of, course, and would you bet 100 EUR on each of them?" - "Yes."
-"Ok, look. I'm not going even to touch them!"
"Did you feel anything?" -"No!"
"Look at the upper card!"
"What about the second card?" - "But.... HOW?"
"You are truly a magician!"
-"For this? Yes, I would bet!" -"100 EUR?"
-"I would bet more!"
-"Can you turn them around?"
-"You gave me two ACES! How is this possible?"
OK, so far I'm successful with the people who don't know about these techniques...
What about somebody who is a specialist?
I went to a prestigeous CASINO, where I got a chance to play this game
with a proffessional croupier.
I admit I was not sure if I can succeed!
Could I succeed to play for high stakes and win a LOT of money???
"You have shuffled the deck, right?" -"Yes, the cards are shuffled and checked!"
"So I give you the QUEEN of HEARTS... What card I just gave you?"
-"The QUEEN of HEARTS!"
-"Would you bet 20.000 EUR on it? If you win you get 40.000 EUR!"
-"Absolutely!"
"So you ARE a gambling person!" - "A little bit, I guess."
"Please check! You just won 40.000 EUR! -"That's perfect!"
-"Now I give you the QUEEN of CLUBS and I take your QUEEN of HEARTS!"
"I ask you one more time: which QUEEN is in your hands?"
-"The QUEEN of CLUBS!"
-"And I have the QUEEN OF HEARTS?" -"Correct!"
"Would you put ALL IN?" -"Sure."
Look closely: the croupier has just bet 100.000 EUR!
-"This is the QUEEN of CLUBS and this is the QUEEN of HEARTS!"
-"Can you turn them around?" -"Oooops!"
Can I take something back?"
-"What about the second card?"
-"Well...that's interesting!?" -"We can check the deck for the QUEENS!"
-"Next time I would take you with me to the poker tournament!"
"This is very interesting! I think our guests wouldn't like it!"
-"Would I be banned from the Casino? -"Most probably yes!"
-"So I don't have a chance...? -"Definately not!"
-"Do you tell anybody about your techniques?" -"Sure not!"
-"Dude, that's amazing! Respect!" -"Thank you! Just a friendly advice...:"
"Don't gamble on the streets, you will loose everything!"