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[ 37 ] To detect invisible cheating, a player must be involved in at least one hand and perhaps several
hands in which cheating occurs in order to observe the illogical poker patterns and variables. For that
reason, every player must be cautious about high-stake or no-limit games in which he could be lured into
a single cheating setup and financially wiped out before detecting any cheating. A player must never
relax his vigilance against being set up for a one-shot, big-hand play designed to wipe him out. Indeed,
the wise player views with suspicion and is prepared to throw away without a bet any super-powerful
hand (e.g., four of a kind or a straight flush) that he receives in high-stake games with strangers.
The alert and adroit player, nevertheless, can beat the one-shot, big-hand cheating setup by scalping the
bait but not swallowing the hook when the setup hand finally appears. Being aware of a cheating setup,
the shrewd player can sometimes extract sizable bait (e.g., $5000) by staging an illusory huge payoff (e.
g., $100,000). After plucking the bait, he must fold without a bet on the first super-powerful hand dealt
to him. Or better yet, he should leave the game before the big hand is sprung--in which case, he may
even be able to return for more bait.... But the good player is also smart--he never tries conning unsavory
players who might rob, assault, or even kill him for his counter-intrigue.
[ 38 ] Normally even the lowest-level management in major casinos is unaware and innocent of
professional cheating in their cardrooms.
[ 39 ] Rapid memorization of large groups of cards can be difficult. But, with practice, most players can
learn to rapidly memorize fourteen or more cards (even the entire deck) by association, mnemonic, and
grouping techniques. (Reference: Perfecting Your Card Memory by Charles Edwards, Gambler's Book
Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1974.)
[ 40 ] Six-card stud with no final down card has nearly replaced seven-card stud in Reno and is
beginning to appear in Las Vegas. Without an unknown final hole card, five-card and six-card stud give
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