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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 6:52am
What is your favourite 'street style' three card monte routine?
By street style, I'm referring to hype based, bent card, ungaffed routines that draw on the traditional scam. (i.e. not skinner, colour, ultimonte etc.)
The Three Disk Monte Documentary and Disks are available here.
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kannon
Special user
725 Posts
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 8:53am
Three Card Gold - Chef and Whit have put a great routine together here but generally I don't usee the 3 ace finish
or just jazz it!
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spcarlson
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Minneapolis MN
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 11:31am
I saw Darwin Ortiz perform his three-card monte about 25 years ago and felt it was about as perfect as it can get. Give or take a move I have been performing relatively the same routine ever since.
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chronica
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France 94 Vitry s/s
246 Posts
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 12:10pm
Here's what I find the best ending :
when only 2 cards are remaining face down on the 'table', for some (false) reason the performer seems to look behind his shoulder for a few seconds,
so it seems he doesn't look at the cards for a moment;
during this time a stooge quickly returns face up one of the 2 remaining face down cards to show the sucker that this is 'the good one' and quickly put it back face down;
then the stooge asks the sucker if he wants to put a high bet on it with him and they'd share the benefit.
Usually the poor man put all his money on the card and when the performer reveals THE card, it's not the winning one anymore (lol).
Then they quickly stop the game and go away with all the money.
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Whit Haydn
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Posted: Jun 10, 2009 2:56pm
Michael Vincent does a wonderful Three-Card Monte routine.
Vernon's is still a great one.
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topandball
Regular user
New England
132 Posts
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Posted: Jun 11, 2009 4:24pm
Listen to Whit about Vernon's routine. When I was first breaking in, I knew how to ready up and put in the lug because I had leaned that routine. I used almost the exact same moves in the same order to break my first mark. Vernon DEFINITELY got his info from real players, or else he took the routine from erdnase, figured out how to do a bent corner, and came up with something very close to what players use.
In fact that may be more likely, because while magicians bend the corner up, every player I've seen bends the corner DOWN. Good reasons for this, too. We also bridge the cards a little differently to facilitate putting in the lug, and taking it out again.
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spcarlson
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Minneapolis MN
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Posted: Jun 11, 2009 9:46pm
I guess I should add I just perform three-card monte as a demonstration for entertainment purposes. Darwin's routine doesn't require the audience to guess where the card is but the routine still creates great excitement and involvement.
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Ragman
Regular user
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Posted: Sep 22, 2009 12:28pm
Rene Levand has a nicely put together routine. He uses only one hand. If you toss the cards as you hold a pint at the local pub you could have fun with it. Truely there is no reason you can't do it with one hand.
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Nicholas J. Johnson
Inner circle
6360 Posts
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Posted: Sep 23, 2009 5:22am
I hung out with a crew in London last week who worked one handed. The tosser held cash in one hand and threw with the other.
The Three Disk Monte Documentary and Disks are available here.
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jakeg
Special user
751 Posts
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Posted: Sep 23, 2009 5:45am
Among my 'stuff' I found Stuart Judah's manuscript, published in 1964. Does anybody still do his routine?
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Howard Hamburg
New user
94 Posts
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Posted: Feb 21, 2010 3:09pm
Go on youtube put in brick tilley look out, cleveland to see a monte routine that has all the touches of the street version and a magic type entertainment presentation.the paper clip is the nailer.
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iamslow
Inner circle
Proffessional Slacker
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Posted: Feb 24, 2010 12:18am
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On 2010-02-21 15:09, Howard Hamburg wrote:
Go on youtube put in brick tilley look out, cleveland to see a monte routine that has all the touches of the street version and a magic type entertainment presentation.the paper clip is the nailer.
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That's magic and no hustling.... video looks like it was made to look old... the moves were pretty WEAK... And please stop promoting this video like its the best because it's not that good... thanks
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magicdano
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Danny Habel
134 Posts
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Posted: Apr 22, 2012 8:56pm
I recently saw a routine that used 3 Cards. Right-Wrong-Maybe.
Can anybody direct tme to this?
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Neznarf
Inner circle
NY then AZ now
1205 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2012 2:59pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btooKrijMKQ&feature=player_embedded
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Savels
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circa 1730
51 Posts
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Posted: Jun 9, 2012 12:18pm
Thanks Howard, the Brick Tilley clips is pretty cool!
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bishthemagish
Inner circle
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Posted: Jun 9, 2012 1:25pm
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On 2009-06-10 14:56, Whit Haydn wrote:
Vernon's is still a great one.
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I agree - the Vernon routine!
Just a few thoughts and opinion.
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mota
Inner circle
1640 Posts
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Posted: Jun 9, 2012 7:33pm
Look on youtube for "Quick $2000".
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padre rich
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Posted: Jun 23, 2012 5:49pm
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On 2010-02-24 00:18, iamslow wrote:
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On 2010-02-21 15:09, Howard Hamburg wrote:
Go on youtube put in brick tilley look out, cleveland to see a monte routine that has all the touches of the street version and a magic type entertainment presentation.the paper clip is the nailer.
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That's magic and no hustling.... video looks like it was made to look old... the moves were pretty WEAK... And please stop promoting this video like its the best because it's not that good... thanks
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It's ENTERTAINMENT.Where's your video?It IS from 1974.It's ez to knock.
God's grace rocks! It makes a good cups and balls routine look pretty boring in comparison.
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Pompey2L.A.
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Posted: Jul 10, 2012 3:46pm
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On 2012-06-23 17:49, padre rich wrote:
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On 2010-02-24 00:18, iamslow wrote:
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On 2010-02-21 15:09, Howard Hamburg wrote:
Go on youtube put in brick tilley look out, cleveland to see a monte routine that has all the touches of the street version and a magic type entertainment presentation.the paper clip is the nailer.
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That's magic and no hustling.... video looks like it was made to look old... the moves were pretty WEAK... And please stop promoting this video like its the best because it's not that good... thanks
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It's ENTERTAINMENT.Where's your video?It IS from 1974.It's ez to knock.
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Well I really enjoyed it. Real old school slights. I knew what was going on but still struggled to keep up at times.
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Whit Haydn
V.I.P.
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Posted: Jul 21, 2012 3:44pm
There are new school sleights for the street? I would like to see them.
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panlives
Inner circle
2088 Posts
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Posted: Jul 21, 2012 6:29pm
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On 2012-07-21 15:44, Whit Haydn wrote:
There are new school sleights for the street? I would like to see them.
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Did I just hear the sound of a Gauntlet being thrown down?
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ringmaster
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Posted: Aug 19, 2012 5:47pm
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On 2009-09-23 05:22, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote:
I hung out with a crew in London last week who worked one handed. The tosser held cash in one hand and threw with the other.
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Did he keep saying "I can not do it any slower" ?
I know it's spelled wrong.
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murrari
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Posted: Aug 24, 2012 2:22pm
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On 2012-08-19 17:47, ringmaster wrote:
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On 2009-09-23 05:22, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote:
I hung out with a crew in London last week who worked one handed. The tosser held cash in one hand and threw with the other.
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Did he keep saying "I can not do it any slower" ?
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This made me chuckle but.... Not if he held cash in the OTHER hand!
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