Beat a Cheat: Secrets of a Card Shark

Beat a cheat reveals and exposes the techniques used by card sharps to take your money. The cards, the shuffle, the cut, and the deal are all opportunities for the cheat to ply his trade. Mike Joseph is America's leading authority on card cheating schemes and scams. Raised on the South side of Chicago, he organized and worked in underground casinos and has exposed hundreds of cheats in private, club, and church card games. Contents include: Shiners, Peeks, Stacking the Deck, Dealing Seconds, Marked Cards, The Faro Shuffle, Mucks, Partner Schemes, Wax Decks, Daubs, Shaders, Stripper Decks and In-Jogging.