Ricky Jay - Alaskan Poker

Ricky Jay beautifully performing a seemingly odd 'Alaskan' poker demonstration.

To all people pondering about method: this can be done with "an ordinary pack of playing cards"; no editing, swaps, hidden drawers, strippers, smoke, mirrors, or monkeys coming out of sleeves. Jay's style is a purist's one - know your classics.

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• ricky
• jay
• card
• trick
• alaskan
• poker
• demonstration
• sleight
• of
• hand

[1Drummer88]

I VE NOW WATCHED A COUPLE OF VIDEOS !

AND THIS GUY IS A MAGICAN FOR INTELLIGENT PEOPLE.

Because he has skills and his skills are real and hes a fucking devil to practice that much !

Stupid people like "magicans" like Chris Angel or David Blaine

And even the late great David Copperfield wasnt a real magican in my opinion, though a great showmaster !

[bigbruthaman]

Ricky Jay is incredible.

[Darkeydance]

@1Drummer88 Mostly cus he admits that what he does, is NOT magic, but lots of very good sleight of hand..

[tedwilli9]

I would kill to read his extensive collection of odd and rare books about magic. 

[superchef78]

@Brucy6666 Much of Ricky Jay's work is often erroneously considered to be genuine card cheating. He does employ methods of card cheaters (and does them exceptionally well), but his routines themselves don't possess much merit as far as cheating at poker goes, though they are modeled in a way that might lead someone to surmise that if they've been around for long enough just to see the routine once.

[Brucy6666]

Nice trick... But if you're the mechanic, you're gunna want to have a partner you can deal to to win the money then split the winning. Else people get too suspicious that every time you deal.... you win with a stonking hand.

[CreepX]

@1Drummer88 late great? hes not dead...

[brend0GG]

id be stunned if anyone actually tries to vs him in a game of poker. at the very least you wouldnt let him shuffle the cards or your may as well just give him your wallet lol.a true genius

[johnsmith7490]

us players can play on pokerview

[TotalComposure]

Andy Serkis should play him in the Biopic

[soldierr656]

45-48 something sneaky there