Show three cards; two with a red diamond and one with a blue diamond. Explain that these cards are used in a game for gambling, and if you find the blue spot you win a dollar, but if you miss you lose a dollar. Then explain that you were once taken by this game, and show how you were scammed, losing three dollars because every time you thought you picked the blue card, it was red. So, you accused the hustler of not even having a blue card at all. The hustler then showed the bottom card as blue, so you lost another dollar! You then proceeded to lose two more dollars because you said that if it was the card on the bottom, it couldn’t be the one on top, but the hustler showed the blue was indeed on top! You then said that since the blue card is now on top it couldn’t possibly be in the center position. It is then shown as the center card as well, and by then, there have been six dollars lost. Having seen all the cards as red diamonds and then seeing all the cards as blue diamonds, you said that you thought the hustler was using more than three cards but were proven wrong, three cards were counted on the table…and that caused you to lose yet another dollar. So, the hustler gave you another chance, double or nothing. He showed you that one card was red, another as blue, and all you had to do was name the color of the third card. You lose again as he turns up the card and printed on the card is $ 14. In green. So you lost $14. Great funny finish.
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Show three cards; two with a red diamond and one with a blue diamond. Explain that these cards are used in a game for gambling, and if you find the blue spot you win a dollar, but if you miss you lose a dollar. Then explain that you were once taken by this game, and show how you were scammed, losing three dollars because every time you thought you picked the blue card, it was red. So, you accused the hustler of not even having a blue card at all. The hustler then showed the bottom card as blue, so you lost another dollar! You then proceeded to lose two more dollars because you said that if it was the card on the bottom, it couldn’t be the one on top, but the hustler showed the blue was indeed on top! You then said that since the blue card is now on top it couldn’t possibly be in the center position. It is then shown as the center card as well, and by then, there have been six dollars lost. Having seen all the cards as red diamonds and then seeing all the cards as blue diamonds, you said that you thought the hustler was using more than three cards but were proven wrong, three cards were counted on the table…and that caused you to lose yet another dollar. So, the hustler gave you another chance, double or nothing. He showed you that one card was red, another was blue, and all you had to do was name the color of the third card. You lose again as he turns up the card and printed on the card is $ 14. In green. So you lost $14. Great funny finish.
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