{"id":19750,"date":"2019-10-14T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=19750"},"modified":"2020-01-07T07:20:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T13:20:02","slug":"cheating-with-a-cold-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/cheating-with-a-cold-deck\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Paul Wilson On: Cheating With a Cold Deck"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/em><\/strong> In this article, R. Paul Wilson discusses using a cold deck, or rather a deck of cards that has been unfairly tampered with by a cheater to produce certain hands after being dealt. He explains how you can make this sneaky switch and includes some insight into the cheating world with real-life examples. If you dare to try this trick yourself, please let us know if you got caught!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Image: ‘Dealer’ by Flickr\/hareshd5000<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe closest thing to dropping a bomb on the table.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s nothing subtle about most cold decks, where an entire pack of cards is switched after the shuffle and dealt to a known order. It\u2019s the ultimate weapon of mass destruction and in most cases, when the smoke clears and the hand is over it \u201cwakes the dead\u201d.<\/p>\n

So, what is a cold deck and how does it work in a real game?<\/p>\n

Get your head around the basics<\/h2>\n

A cooler is a stacked deck.<\/p>\n

A deck switch is how two decks are exchanged in the course of play.<\/p>\n