DMTsleeper I've seen Mr. Jay's live show (from the front row, as a matter of fact) in Manhattan and I can assure you that he does no editing (nor does he need any) to "make it look like he is better than he really is". He IS that good.
I got to see him perform in 2002 in NYC, and got to shake his hand and he autographed one of his books for me. Still have. It was one of the finest magic acts I have ever seen, and I also saw In and Of Itself. Which drew a lot of inspiration from Ricky J. Miss the old man.
Thank you for everything you have done for me Mr. Jay i never really did magic but you taught to be eloquent, a gentleman, a scholar, never sell myself short, and always be the light in the room! You will truly be missed, I’m glad you get to be with all your mentors again. They would all be so proud of how you carried on their legacies. R.I.P Mr. Jay ❤️❤️❤️
That made me tear up instantly. Just heard of his death today. Seeing the pure joy he brought to all those grown men was astonishing. Just look at John C Reilly's face at the egg trick in slow motion at the end.
Ricky Jay is one of my Favorites. I Love honesty with Magicians. He's not necessarily trying to WOW you with "Magic" or the Trick. He's simply showing you what Years of Practice in Manipulation can do.
Before I even knew he did this stuff, I saw him on The Heist in 2002. It was just a small role, but he had a certain something about him that was just cool that I liked. The way he spoke, the way he said things....just a good vibe.
I’d seen him in Nolan’s The Prestige in a small role, and had also seen him in PTA’s Boogie Nights and Magnolia, the aforementioned Nolan film I had also read he was the magical consultant and found out he was a stage magician. Brilliant sleight-of-hand and great oral speaking skills to tell a story with the manipulations and tricks and some of the urban legends of the magic world!
"The Guarantee"--believe it or not--is a self-working illusion, not of Mr. Jays's invention...but the presentation is pure Ricky. The outcome might vary, but the dealer always ends up with the winning hand. Nifty.
I can think of an extremely easy way of pulling this off, but is there a source you could point me to such as a particular book or author, in case there's another way? I'm an amateur magician/mentalist if that helps, I even have Mnemonica and Aronson down cold! Thanks in advance for any help.
@@valmarsiglia Thanks to some smart editing, the deck switch is unseen by us, but you will need one (and good false shuffles) to pull this off. The trick? "Pokericulum" by Stewart James.
Absolutely brilliant. To see John C. in the circle makes it that much better. This is an art-form that goes far beyond simple 'card-magic'.The magician knows where a chosen card is, the mechanic knows where they all are.
The effect you describe was recorded in Mark Singer's 1993 profile of Ricky Jay in "The New Yorker". Here it is, extracted from the entire article: "I'm always saying there's no correlation between gambling and magic," Jay said as he shuffle-cut the cards. "But this is a routine of actual gamblers' tech- niques within the context of a theatrical magic presentation." He noticed me watching him shuffling, and asked softly, with deadpan sin- cerity, "Does that look fair?" When I said it looked fair, he dealt two hands of five-card draw and told me to lay down my cards. Two pair. Then he laid down his. A straight. "Was that fair?" he said. "I don't think so. Let's discuss the reason why that wasn't fair. Even though I shuffled openly and honestly, I didn't let you cut the cards. So let's do it again, and this time I'll let you cut the cards." He shuffled again, I cut the cards, he dealt, and this time I had three tens. "Ready to turn them over?" My three-of-a-kind compared unfavorably with his diamond flush. "Is that fair?" he said again. "I don't think so. Let's talk about why that might not be fair. Even though I shuffled the cards"-he was now reshuffling the deck-"and you cut the cards, you saw me pick up the cards after you cut them, and maybe you think there was some way for me to nullify the cut by sleight of hand. So this time I'll shuffle the cards and you shuffle the cards." Jay shuffled the deck, I riffle-shuffled the deck and handed it back to him, and he said, "And I'll deal six hands of poker-one for myself and five for you. I'll let you choose any one of the five. And I'll beat you." He dealt six hands. Instead of revealing only one of my five hands, I turned them all face up. "Oh, oh," he said. "I see you want to turn them all over. I only intended for you to pick one-but, well, no, that's all right." The best of my five hands was two pair. Jay said, "Now, did that seem fair?" I said yes. Jay said, "I don't think so," and showed me his cards-four kings. I rested my elbows on the table and massaged my forehead. "Now, why might that be unfair?" he continued. "I'll tell you why. Because, even though you shuffled, I dealt the cards. That time, I also shuffled the cards. Now, this time you shuffle the cards and you deal the cards. And you pick the number of players. And you designate any hand for me and any hand for you." After shuffling, I dealt four hands, arranged as the points of a square. I chose a hand for myself and selected one for him. My cards added up to nothing- king-high nothing. "Is that fair?" Jay said, picking up his cards, waiting a beat, and returning them to the table, one by one-the coup de gr?ce. "I. Don't. Think. So." One, two, three, four aces.
@@surfingonmars8979 Amen, a genius, verily. I, too, was fortunate to be the onstage witness to a performance of this routine. Shortly after his death I wrote up my personal experience with him in a FB post: Ricky on my mind, and not just the auction. In 2002 I was an audience assistant for “Ricky Jay: On The Stem”. As I sat next to his card table I shifted my seat slightly for a better view of any unseen “work” that might go on. For this I received-deservedly-a brief, but hard glare from the artist, but the performance continued. Jay launched into his "Was That Fair?" poker demonstration. (Mark Singer described this multi-stage performance piece in his 4/5/93 New Yorker article: "Secrets Of the Magus.") At one point Jay pushed the pasteboards my way and requested that I shuffle. After a couple of riffle shuffles-nothing excessive-he leaned toward me and snapped his fingers in front of my face stating broadly and facetiously, “Come on, this is DEAD TIME”. The audience chuckled; I just ignored him and carried on. Now there is a way to riffle shuffle a tabled pack with a light touch that looks very tidy. This I did and, keeping the deck on the table, I pushed the cards into register using only my thumbs and second fingers and then towards Ricky. Silence. He pronounced: “Well, you HAVE played cards before…”. Here followed laughter from the audience that subsided into an awkward silence. I could only stare down at my hands for a moment and then return-impassively-his gaze. More silence, you know, the loud kind. What to do? Nothing but turn to the audience with a crooked grin and give my shoulders a slight shrug. They liked that.> ------ One of his teachers was a Canadian/American, Dai Vernon. Vernon once said that, "genius is the ability to take infinite pains." This seems to chime well with Mr. Jay's work. Be well.
It’s wonderful to see when a person, any person, who finds their perfect niche. The profession or hobby or whatever that they just seem so fitted for its as if that person was created just for that job or that job was created just for that person. And here’s one!
I work with noise-canceling headphones at work. They work much better than normal earplugs, and most of the day I have only one ear covered. This sounds about right.
It's a form of "double bind" , an ericksonian hypnotic language pattern, two options which really are just one. "Would you like to sign contract now or prefer lunch first?"
I once met a master card magician (not Ricky). I asked him if he could cut the cards and then tell me how many cards were in the piles. He was within 1 card. I bet Ricky Jay had the same dexterity.
Sometimes you wish some people were immortal. Then as you get old, you realize you are glad you are not immortal. RIP Ricky. He lived the best of his times in best of his ways.
Ace 3 suited or even ace 3 offsuit is an easy call for a 3x raise. Aces are also probably just a flat depending on stack sizes. I would probably fold the kings on the turn depending on the sizing. Rip Mr Jay. One of the greatest to ever handle a deck.
@@edwardbronston1099 He's still active. I remember him from Stargate SG-1, where he played Martin Lloyd in 3 episodes, including the comedy ep "200". I've watched SG-1 far too often. :)
Tried it four different ways on two browsers, both mobile and desktop; the audio does not work. I can click on any of the suggestions to the right and get audio right away. The controls on the video don't change anything.
At around 12:29, before showing the river card (the 4th 3), Ricky says that the man should know that Ricky doesn’t have 4th 3 card because Ricky would not have called the bets up until then if he had a 3. Will someone please explain that statement. I would think that if Ricky was holding (J,3), that he would not either call or raise.
ari1234a - He’s already played with allowing poker player across from him making every single decision; shuffling, dealing & cutting. Ricky doesn’t even touch them. Ricky wins every time. Many different top poker players one after the next. It’s insane.
I have to assume I see the main move based on the very well timed camera cuts. But that isn't to say he didn't wax all of these guys, which he did, and probably would got me too in person.
The video quality is poor so it's hard to tell, but the backs seem to be little bitty diamonds. If that's the case, that would make them Bee Club Specials, pretty standard in Nevada casinos (the ones I am familiar with).
Unbelievable. Like Penn and Teller he tells you what he's going to do, does it, and you still are amazed. That is magic.
Yeah very similar set up. Just as legendary.
Ricky Jay (1946 - 2018), RIP to the legend. Indeed, his card tricks were just unbelievable. I sure wouldn't play cards with him!
Brilliant comment and so true. You're right, pure magic.
How do we know the players are not in on it?
He dares you to understand how good he is. It's Inception like magic.
RIP RIcky Jay - you were a master entertainer, and a master magician. You will be missed.
Ricky's best trick is self control. Every motion and word he makes is deliberate and with purpose. He controls what you see him do.
There's video of him manipulating cards in front of 3 or more mirrors, just to see what you see.
Ricky is a great magician. Evidently he even made the right audio channel disappear.
DMTsleeper I've seen Mr. Jay's live show (from the front row, as a matter of fact) in Manhattan and I can assure you that he does no editing (nor does he need any) to "make it look like he is better than he really is". He IS that good.
Michael Shaffer your lucky to have seen a master in person. He's amazing
He's a legend.
I got to see him perform in 2002 in NYC, and got to shake his hand and he autographed one of his books for me. Still have. It was one of the finest magic acts I have ever seen, and I also saw In and Of Itself. Which drew a lot of inspiration from Ricky J. Miss the old man.
Thank you for everything you have done for me Mr. Jay i never really did magic but you taught to be eloquent, a gentleman, a scholar, never sell myself short, and always be the light in the room!
You will truly be missed, I’m glad you get to be with all your mentors again. They would all be so proud of how you carried on their legacies. R.I.P Mr. Jay ❤️❤️❤️
"Ain't life grand?" - RIP Ricky
Simply the Best love the way he talked and the way he carried himself
Yes, he died just this past week. Not a joke...you can verify it on the internet.
That made me tear up instantly. Just heard of his death today. Seeing the pure joy he brought to all those grown men was astonishing. Just look at John C Reilly's face at the egg trick in slow motion at the end.
The world is less magical without Jay. A real master.
Ricky Jay is one of my Favorites. I Love honesty with Magicians.
He's not necessarily trying to WOW you with "Magic" or the Trick. He's simply showing you what Years of Practice in Manipulation can do.
Before I even knew he did this stuff, I saw him on The Heist in 2002. It was just a small role, but he had a certain something about him that was just cool that I liked. The way he spoke, the way he said things....just a good vibe.
Just finished watching the Heist for the 2nd or maybe the 3rd time. That's what drew me to this video.
I’d seen him in Nolan’s The Prestige in a small role, and had also seen him in PTA’s Boogie Nights and Magnolia, the aforementioned Nolan film I had also read he was the magical consultant and found out he was a stage magician.
Brilliant sleight-of-hand and great oral speaking skills to tell a story with the manipulations and tricks and some of the urban legends of the magic world!
He and David Mamet had a long friendship. Ricky is in several of his films, Heist included.
He's also in Spanish Prisoner and House of Games, among other films. He was also a great character actor.
"The Guarantee"--believe it or not--is a self-working illusion, not of Mr. Jays's invention...but the presentation is pure Ricky. The outcome might vary, but the dealer always ends up with the winning hand. Nifty.
I can think of an extremely easy way of pulling this off, but is there a source you could point me to such as a particular book or author, in case there's another way? I'm an amateur magician/mentalist if that helps, I even have Mnemonica and Aronson down cold! Thanks in advance for any help.
@@valmarsiglia Thanks to some smart editing, the deck switch is unseen by us, but you will need one (and good false shuffles) to pull this off.
The trick? "Pokericulum" by Stewart James.
@@luckyman1071 Thanks so much, I really appreciate the info! I figured a switch was involved.
Absolutely brilliant. To see John C. in the circle makes it that much better. This is an art-form that goes far beyond simple 'card-magic'.The magician knows where a chosen card is, the mechanic knows where they all are.
I've just recently found Ricky and wow what an interesting man! This conversation and his skills and magic are just beautiful!
Ricky Jay (1946 - 2018), was an absolute legend. Especially with cards. This vid is one of my favorites.
My left ear enjoyed this video very much.
I saw him in LA. He did a variety of this, but I was the only person on the stage with him. He dealt me four unbelievable hands…and he won.
The effect you describe was recorded in Mark Singer's 1993 profile of Ricky Jay in "The New Yorker". Here it is, extracted from the entire article:
"I'm always saying there's no correlation between gambling and magic," Jay said as he shuffle-cut the cards. "But this is a routine of actual gamblers' tech- niques within the context of a theatrical magic presentation." He noticed me watching him shuffling, and asked softly, with deadpan sin- cerity, "Does that look fair?"
When I said it looked fair, he dealt two hands of five-card draw and told me to lay down my cards. Two pair. Then he laid down his. A straight. "Was that fair?" he said. "I don't think so. Let's discuss the reason why that wasn't fair. Even though I shuffled openly and honestly, I didn't let you cut the cards. So let's do it again, and this time I'll let you cut the cards."
He shuffled again, I cut the cards, he dealt, and this time I had three tens. "Ready to turn them over?"
My three-of-a-kind compared unfavorably with his diamond flush. "Is that fair?" he said again. "I don't think so. Let's talk about why that might not be fair. Even though I shuffled the cards"-he was now reshuffling the deck-"and you cut the cards, you saw me pick up the cards after you cut them, and maybe you think there was some way for me to nullify the cut by sleight of hand. So this time I'll shuffle the cards and you shuffle the cards." Jay shuffled the deck, I riffle-shuffled the deck and handed it back to him, and he said, "And I'll deal six hands of poker-one for myself and five for you. I'll let you choose any one of the five. And I'll beat you."
He dealt six hands. Instead of revealing only one of my five hands, I turned them all face up.
"Oh, oh," he said. "I see you want to turn them all over. I only intended for you to pick one-but, well, no, that's all right."
The best of my five hands was two pair.
Jay said, "Now, did that seem fair?"
I said yes.
Jay said, "I don't think so," and showed me his cards-four kings. I rested my elbows on the table and massaged my forehead.
"Now, why might that be unfair?" he continued. "I'll tell you why. Because, even though you shuffled, I dealt the cards. That time, I also shuffled the cards. Now, this time you shuffle the cards and you deal the cards. And you pick the number of players. And you designate any hand for me and any hand for you." After shuffling, I dealt four hands, arranged as the points of a square. I chose a hand for myself and selected one for him. My cards added up to nothing- king-high nothing.
"Is that fair?" Jay said, picking up his cards, waiting a beat, and returning them to the table, one by one-the coup de gr?ce. "I. Don't. Think. So." One, two, three, four aces.
@@luckyman1071 It was an amazing display, and, mind you, he was sick with asthma and some other bronchial condition. RIP indeed. A genius.
@@surfingonmars8979
Amen, a genius, verily.
I, too, was fortunate to be the onstage witness to a performance of this routine.
Shortly after his death I wrote up my personal experience with him in a FB post:
Ricky on my mind, and not just the auction.
In 2002 I was an audience assistant for “Ricky Jay: On The Stem”. As I sat next to his card table I shifted my seat slightly for a better view of any unseen “work” that might go on. For this I received-deservedly-a brief, but hard glare from the artist, but the performance continued. Jay launched into his "Was That Fair?" poker demonstration. (Mark Singer described this multi-stage performance piece in his 4/5/93 New Yorker article: "Secrets Of the Magus.") At one point Jay pushed the pasteboards my way and requested that I shuffle. After a couple of riffle shuffles-nothing excessive-he leaned toward me and snapped his fingers in front of my face stating broadly and facetiously, “Come on, this is DEAD TIME”. The audience chuckled; I just ignored him and carried on. Now there is a way to riffle shuffle a tabled pack with a light touch that looks very tidy. This I did and, keeping the deck on the table, I pushed the cards into register using only my thumbs and second fingers and then towards Ricky. Silence. He pronounced: “Well, you HAVE played cards before…”. Here followed laughter from the audience that subsided into an awkward silence. I could only stare down at my hands for a moment and then return-impassively-his gaze. More silence, you know, the loud kind. What to do? Nothing but turn to the audience with a crooked grin and give my shoulders a slight shrug.
They liked that.>
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One of his teachers was a Canadian/American, Dai Vernon. Vernon once said that, "genius is the ability to take infinite pains." This seems to chime well with Mr. Jay's work.
Be well.
RIP Ricky Jay
"Trying to win at pokers? Then learn how to shuffle so you get all 5 aces ya dingus.
For your health."
RIP to one of the all-time masters of the craft.
It’s wonderful to see when a person, any person, who finds their perfect niche. The profession or hobby or whatever that they just seem so fitted for its as if that person was created just for that job or that job was created just for that person.
And here’s one!
I agree. Ricky had many magic tricks, but he really liked the card tricks the best. RIP to the legend.
my right ear is lonely. :P
I work with noise-canceling headphones at work. They work much better than normal earplugs, and most of the day I have only one ear covered. This sounds about right.
@@homerco213 That can't be good for your ears.
Not too many 29-minute youtubes I can sit through, but this one . . . no problem!
Seen Ricky Jay in a movie with Gene Hackman 2 nights ago called the heist. Not just magic tricks
Master of sleight of hand and presentation!
I miss the master. Thank you for posting
R.I.P. magic man
3:08 "Eddie, would you like to switch, or would you like to play mine?"
Heads I win, tails you lose.
Amazing psychology
chilling understanding of conditioning and puppetry on display with that line
Oh my god, I didn't hear that. Wow, bold.
It's a form of "double bind" , an ericksonian hypnotic language pattern, two options which really are just one. "Would you like to sign contract now or prefer lunch first?"
Sublime skill , charisma and control
That second dealing pretty much makes you win every card game ever.
combine it with bottom deal
Capable with a deck of cards. That's quite the understatement
this is by far my favorite Ricky Jay video , I would love to know where it's published and how its done
I feel like he has more control over the cards than he puts out. That's a master magician if I have ever seen one.
I once met a master card magician (not Ricky). I asked him if he could cut the cards and then tell me how many cards were in the piles. He was within 1 card. I bet Ricky Jay had the same dexterity.
The greatest. Smart, funny, genius
Sometimes you wish some people were immortal.
Then as you get old, you realize you are glad you are not immortal.
RIP Ricky. He lived the best of his times in best of his ways.
Mozzie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Two X-Files guest stars at the table.
He was an extremely interesting man.
Ricky Jay is the GOAT
"There won't be too much in the way of explanation..."
He was an amazing guy
One of a kind! The Master!
Ace 3 suited or even ace 3 offsuit is an easy call for a 3x raise. Aces are also probably just a flat depending on stack sizes. I would probably fold the kings on the turn depending on the sizing. Rip Mr Jay. One of the greatest to ever handle a deck.
3:08 "would you like to switch, or play mine?"
He was a master. RIP.
A True miracle...one more and he is eligible for sainthood.
is that john c reilly?
I believe so, and the chap to his right appears to be another actor, Willie Garson.
I remember Garson from NYPD Blue...he played a nebbishey creep that lived in the building that Bobby Simone inherited.
@@edwardbronston1099 He's still active. I remember him from Stargate SG-1, where he played Martin Lloyd in 3 episodes, including the comedy ep "200". I've watched SG-1 far too often. :)
Willie Garson good actor plays a con artist on white color and of course he was on Sex in the City
You're god damn right
I love it - Ricky says he's going to guarantee he'll win, and everybody just believes him :)
any one sitting at a card table with mr jay is the sucker!! lol!!
It would have been great to travel with Ricky Jay.
It took me until halfway through the video to realize god damn John C Reilly is in this
Also Willie Garson from White Collar
fantastic!
And that's why he was the master! RIP RJ
RIP, Ricky
Tried it four different ways on two browsers, both mobile and desktop; the audio does not work. I can click on any of the suggestions to the right and get audio right away. The controls on the video don't change anything.
Ricky Jay....a Legend!
Legendary.
Amazing
Flawless! ♠️♥️♣️♦️ Ricky Jay will be missed. :O/
Katalyzt
28:29 Great shot of John C Reilly
Damn, those fucking mind games...
This dude is awesome.
a genius RIP RICKY JAY
'Do you want to switch or do you want to play mine?'. Flew right past them.
You have to give me 5 chances... too funny.
Godspeed from Ring 102.
The right player (guy with the hat) always switch.. so giving the Straight Flush to RJ.
RIP, Ricky Jay
13:00 there's godlike magic, then there's whatever this is.
He was amazing, one of the very best magicians ever. This is one of my favorite vids. He was at a peak and enjoying it as well.
Seeing Ricky playing with Willie Garson. Ah.
RIP Ricky.
At the end: the Ace of Spades!
JJ Cale? Willie and john c Reilly. Cool
RIP RIcky and WIllie
Need a higher resolution video. Can't make heads or tails of the cards.
Can you imagine how much money this guy has won over the years using this stuff?
Probably got banned from every casino he was that good! 😂
None. He does not do that.
At around 12:29, before showing the river card (the 4th 3), Ricky says that the man should know that Ricky doesn’t have 4th 3 card because Ricky would not have called the bets up until then if he had a 3.
Will someone please explain that statement. I would think that if Ricky was holding (J,3), that he would not either call or raise.
Mike Douglas, Totie Fields. Was That the Same Episode with Gene Simmons?
He was a great man.
If you close yoyr eyes he sounds a bit like Terrence Mkenna
RIP
@DMTsleeper please explain what you mean. in what way does he edit his films to make himself look better?
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Wizard got in my brain
WOW!
John: SHAAAAKE and BAKE RICKY!!! Shake and Bake!
Ricky: Just pick a card John.
Willie Garson and Clancy Brown?
Might right ear feels lonely :(
Not being a magician, I'll.say Riki always had the cards. Even if you traded cards.
Who's at the table?
That's Willie Garson?
How did he get a royal flush ?
If i were to play with Ricky Jay i would insist that He cant deal them cards.
+ari1234a He's banned from playing at many casinos so I'm pretty sure even if he's not dealing you're not safe
He is not. Why? Because he doesn't cheat he could but he doesn't
Like that would make a difference.
ari1234a - He’s already played with allowing poker player across from him making every single decision; shuffling, dealing & cutting. Ricky doesn’t even touch them. Ricky wins every time. Many different top poker players one after the next. It’s insane.
Eddie Sawyer!
what the fuck, John c Riley shuffled... how did he do that after he shuffled??
Sebastian Balocca im pretty sure that he palmed the cards e need. but this is just a hypothesis.
Bonnie and Clyde
What deck is he using? info please..
+Aulia Rizky Bee Playing Cards
3:07 OMG wyd step bro!?
they were talking about a movie and i think all of them were in it what movie are they all talking about
Will Thompson -
The movie is “Chicago”. (Based on the Broadway musical of same name)
Holy Sh!t Yo...28:02
R.I.P. Sir
I have to assume I see the main move based on the very well timed camera cuts. But that isn't to say he didn't wax all of these guys, which he did, and probably would got me too in person.
Dose anyone know what brand/type of cards he's using?
The video quality is poor so it's hard to tell, but the backs seem to be little bitty diamonds. If that's the case, that would make them Bee Club Specials, pretty standard in Nevada casinos (the ones I am familiar with).
Bee
28:07 ain't life grant?
He said grand