{"id":36055,"date":"2023-02-10T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T04:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/?post_type=product&p=36055"},"modified":"2024-01-07T14:43:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T07:43:27","slug":"school-for-scoundrels-three-card-monte-2-vol","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/?product=school-for-scoundrels-three-card-monte-2-vol","title":{"rendered":"School for Scoundrels – Three Card Monte ( 2 video & PDF )."},"content":{"rendered":"

Whit “Pop” Haydn<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Chef Anton Riniti<\/strong>\u00a0have taught a course at the\u00a0Magic Castle<\/strong>\u00a0every year since 1996 as part of the\u00a0Magic University<\/strong>.\u00a02015<\/strong>\u00a0will be our 20th year of\u00a0School for Scoundrels\u00a0<\/strong>at the\u00a0Magic Castle<\/strong>.\u00a0This eight hour course covers the history, moves, ruses, psychology and application to magic of the three classic street swindles:\u00a0Three-Card Monte, Fast and Loose,\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Shell Game.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the complete\u00a0School for Scoundrels downloadable video on Three-Card Monte\u00a0<\/strong>in downloadable mp4 format PLUS our booklet on Three Card Monte in PDF format.<\/p>\n

This download contains close to three hours of video in mp4 format, including fine-point instruction in all the major moves, psychology, and misdirection used in the monte, plus a three-camera shoot on the street of a reenactment of\u00a0Cracker Parker<\/strong>\u2019s London mob scam, an interview with\u00a0Gazzo\u00a0<\/strong>discussing the methods of the London Mob, and actual footage of three-card monte being played on the streets in\u00a0Khiva, Uzbekistan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Includes\u00a0Chef Anton\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0complete presentation and explanation of Three-Card Gold, an excellent, unique exhibition routine created by\u00a0Chef<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Whit Haydn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This download also\u00a0includes<\/strong>\u00a0the 160 page book\u00a0School for Scoundrels Notes on Three-Card Monte\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>in pdf form.<\/p>\n

Over 160 pages with authentic photographs and illustrations! This is by far the most comprehensive book ever written on the history, psychology, and moves of this classic swindle.<\/p>\n

We explore its application to magic and include the\u00a0School for Scoundrels<\/strong>\u00a0complete three-card monte routine called\u00a0Three-Card Gold<\/em>. We also feature some of the most clever endings ever devised and are proud to introduce\u00a0Bob Kohler<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0Knifed<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Gazzo\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Creased Lightning<\/em>, and many other ruses which have never previously appeared in print.<\/p>\n

FROM MAGIC MAGAZINE:<\/h2>\n
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\u201cThe School for Scoundrels Notes on Three-Card Monte is the second of three manuscripts based on courses taught by the School for Scoundrels (namely Whit Haydn and Chef Anton) at the Magic Castle. While the overt focus of these courses was an examination of three famous short-con swindles, fast and loose, three-card monte, and the shell game, the underlying purpose was to study the psychology of the con artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe importance of this study is explained in the preface to the Notes: \u201cThe street-swindler offers us a much better model for the performance of magic than the card mechanic. The operator of these scams has to know how to reel a crowd in and hold its attention. He must disarm the natural defenses of its members. He uses hooks and come-ons to keep them interested. He baits them psychologically\u2026.in short, the con artist of the streets is a performer, and actor, and an entertainer who hides the sword of his purpose behind a cape of geniality, humor, and character.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll make this review short and sweet. The Notes on Three-Card Monte is the best resource for information on this con that I have ever read. You\u2019ll find fascinating historical information (including Gazzo\u2019s descriptions of the London monte mobs, discussions of monte and the law, and Ronald Wohl\u2019s photographs of monte mobs in action), a complete description of the various sleights involved, various tosses and patterns, and some brilliant hooks and come-ons, including Gazzo\u2019s \u201cCreased Lightning\u201d and Bob Kohler\u2019s \u201cKnifed!\u201d (Bob must be getting generous in his old age. I have no idea why he gave this away).<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is much, much more here. The book is well-written, and clear photographs accompany the text. Whit and Chef Anton have produced something amazing\u2013a technical manual that is enormously entertaining to read.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor lovers of gambling routines and close-up magic, The School for Scoundrels Notes on Three-Card Monte is a must-buy, I highly recommend it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Michael Close, The Marketplace, MAGIC Magazine, December 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

FROM GENII MAGAZINE:<\/h2>\n
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\u201cWhit Haydn is a full-time professional out of Los Angeles, well known to most working pros (at very least) for his comedy Linking Ring routine, which has become a contemporary standard. Along with colleague Chef Anton, a trade-show performer who specializes in trick billiard shot demonstrations along with some magic, the two have created a School for Scoundrels which offers classes through the Magic Castle in the famous short cons of the Shell Game, Three-Card Monte, and Fast and Loose (a.k.a. the Endless Chain).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026I\u2019ve been interested in Three-Card Monte for a long time. Living in New York City, I have seen the game played on the street hundreds of times. I\u2019ve seen big money go on the bent corner. I\u2019ve seen dealers busted; I\u2019ve even taken an operator for twenty bucks (which I do not recommend). I\u2019ve also performed the Monte for many, many television appearances, both national and overseas, not to mention of course in countless live appearances. I\u2019ve read everything on the Monte I could ever get my hands on. And I can tell you: This (The School for Scoundrels Notes on Three-Card Monte) is the best single reference on the Monte to date.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis doesn\u2019t mean that this one manuscript contains everything extant of interest or merit, nor that you should not read other material that is not included here. There are wonderful routines for the Monte in the literature, including those by Dai Vernon, Darwin Ortiz, and Roy Walton. There is definitive material by John Scarne, and the timeless descriptions in Erdnase. There is street work that still remains to be published. But it can now be safely said that if you haven\u2019t read Notes on Three-Card Monte, then you haven\u2019t read enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe book opens with a provocative preface in which the publishers put forth the theory that magic, to its detriment, has been overly influenced by the mentality of the card cheat, while it has paid too little attention to the psychology of the short con scam artist, because the street swindler is concerned about the psychology of the mark and the multiple requirements of creating and holding interest and attention, disarming defenses, and engaging both intellect and emotion. And all these requirements are shared by magicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn excellent historical segment begins the book, drawn from many classic sources that the student will find of much use and interest, and which are quoted from at length elsewhere in the book. This is followed by some definitions, clarifying the difference between open monte (which anyone can gain access to, typically on the street) and closed monte (typically created specially for an intended target who is singled out and isolated for the purpose), and then descriptions of boxes and other working street setups. This material comprises about thirty pages; the next segment, of approximately equal length, launches into detailed technical descriptions of sleight-of-hand techniques, including street moves as well as conjuring techniques. The next 20 pages addresses \u201cHooks and Come-Ons,\u201d strategies designed to get players interested; along with street techniques like the bent corner (which can be used both as a hook or as a final score), various outlandish dodges like paper clips and torn corners are covered, and a remarkable bent corner variation from longtime street veteran Gazzo, that many will be eager to try out. Also, included in this section is work on pencil marks and other daubs, and Bob Kohler\u2019s Knifed! a commercial and mystifying performance piece.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe book continues with chapters on Psychology and Shills; Monte Patter; Three-Card Monte in Film; Monte and the Law (including interesting interviews with law enforcement officials around the U.S.); and a complete routine by the author (which is hampered by the paucity of illustrations). Appendices include a variety of colorful anecdotal material drawn from famous historical sources as well as contemporary encounters. Gambling expert and cardician Ron Wohl contributes a piece on \u201cHow to Photograph Three-Card Monte and the Shell Game\u201d on the street, and a number of his photographs are used throughout the book. There is really little more to add. On the subject of the Monte, this book is now a must. The publishers write that eventually they plan to produce a complete volume incorporating all three of their short-con manuscripts, and that will certainly be a must-have achievement when the time comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Jamy Ian Swiss, Books, Genii Magazine, November 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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