0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is The Real Hustle, New Recruits.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07The Hustlers are back, and this time
0:00:07 > 0:00:11they've brought in two new faces to help them with their scams.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13New recruits Polly
0:00:13 > 0:00:15and Jazz
0:00:15 > 0:00:20join original Hustlers Paul, Jess and Alex.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Working together as a team they'll carry out scams
0:00:23 > 0:00:28that are more cunning and devious than ever before.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31On tonight's show, somebody isn't happy.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34SHOUTING AND BANGING
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- Alex surprises himself. - It does work!
0:00:36 > 0:00:40And Colin Murray gives this guy the game of his life.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I can't be that unlucky.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29The Hustlers have invited celebrity friends to help them with their scams.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35They'll be thrown in at the deep end, no training and no practise, just straight in.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Today's celebrity guest hustler is an award-winning radio and TV presenter
0:01:39 > 0:01:44and keen poker player, Colin Murray.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I've no idea what's coming my way, but I know it's going to be
0:01:49 > 0:01:52deliciously deceptive, a license to cheat.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56I don't think there's anyone who has ever been born in Ireland
0:01:56 > 0:01:59that didn't have a little modicum of hustle in them.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Colin's full of confidence, but he hasn't been briefed on the scam yet.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09All he's been told is to wait on a park bench
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and await further instructions.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Here comes a young lady to fill him in.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Hello.- Hello.- Colin?- Yes. - I'm Jessica.- Nice to meet you.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26- Excited?- Very.- Nervous? - I'd say buzzing.- Excellent!
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- How's your poker face?- Brilliant. - Let me tell you about what we are going to do.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- You're going to be the journalist of a poker magazine.- OK.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Your job today is to rope in the mark and persuade them to join you in a poker game.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42This game is theirs, and to really dig deep in their pockets and pay as much as they can.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- You up for it?- Yeah!- You ready? - Yeah!- Come on, then.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Colin's a keen poker player and will be right in his element,
0:02:50 > 0:02:55but he's never played a card game like the one he will today in...
0:02:55 > 0:02:56The Cross.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02Alex has arranged to meet some poker players at a trendy bar,
0:03:02 > 0:03:07inviting them to play in a private game he's organised for later this evening.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Paul is playing the role of another player invited to the game,
0:03:11 > 0:03:16and takes a seat inside whilst Alex keeps an eye out for the mark.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17And here he is, right on time.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Hello, how are you doing? You all right? One of the guys is here.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Alex brings the mark and his mate in to meet Paul,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27then leaves them alone to get to know each other.
0:03:27 > 0:03:33- How are you, Nick?- Sorting the stuff downstairs, table and everything, should be ready to go soon.- OK.
0:03:33 > 0:03:40Where do you boys play? In the Vic, yeah? Haven't been there in ages.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47You know the poker magazine guy is coming tonight? You know about this guy?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50This guy is coming from a new poker magazine who is doing an article on,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I guess, private games, stuff like that.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57It's a new magazine, it's called Poker something,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02I can't remember what. It's brand new, literally.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Paul is being a little vague, almost as if he's making it up on the spot.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09So when you play, do you play any side games, any side bets?
0:04:09 > 0:04:15Right, do you play Kalooki or backgammon or anything like that?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Really?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24That's music to Paul's ears.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28The guy's going to do an article about that kind of thing, games you can win.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I'm going to show him Nim before we play tonight, ever heard of Nim?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Do it with straws, matchsticks, doesn't matter, but you can only
0:04:35 > 0:04:39take one, two or three, and whoever's left with the last one's the loser.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42For the first part of the scam,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Paul needs to persuade the mark to do him a favour.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48He wants to play a trick on the poker journalist that's about
0:04:48 > 0:04:53to arrive by challenging him to a game he's guaranteed to loose.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Thing is, if you know the secret, you can always win.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01If I have him bet with you, would you bet against him?
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Knowing that I'm going to win. In other words, I'm playing for you.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12All right. I need you to sneak a bottle cap onto the table when he's not looking.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16You'll get the idea when he comes in, it's just easier if someone else does it.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19The mark agrees to help Paul play a trick on the journalist.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23And here he is, it's Colin.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- You Rob?- I'm Rob.- Sorry. Nice to see you.- Colin?- Yeah.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- I'm Nick.- Nick, how you doing?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Alex, who's posing as a member of staff for the bar,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37brings a box full of bottle caps for their game of Nim.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42That's fine. Yeah. I brought this thing to show you.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46All you have to do is take one, two or three caps.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Whoever ends up with the last cap is the loser. Here's the idea.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I'll play against you, you can bet against one of these guys.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- I'll bet with you.- OK.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01It's a simple game, each player takes a turn removing
0:06:01 > 0:06:04one, two or three caps.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08The player to take the last caps loses and sure enough, Paul wins.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- That's yours, that means you owe him a tenner!- OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18The exact number of caps mean Paul will always be able to leave one behind IF Colin goes first.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- You go first.- I go first?- Aye.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27But this time, Paul goes first. Now he'll lose unless the mark adds that extra bottle top.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Pick your jacket up, though.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Colin pretends to be distracted,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34giving the mark the perfect opportunity.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I'll take over here. First one.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39LAUGHTER
0:06:39 > 0:06:42And Colin loses again.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Paul comes clean about the little scam.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- When you were looking away... - You dirty dog!
0:06:50 > 0:06:54He snuck in an extra one, right? When he puts an extra one in,
0:06:54 > 0:07:00- I just take that one away, so you're still going first.- That's brilliant.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03This whole scenario has been carefully crafted to suck the mark in.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08He's demonstrated he's willing to play a prank by cheating.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10And he's been rewarded by making money on the bets.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Colin's now going to ask him to cheat in a slightly bigger way.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20This is an interesting one, because the article after the game is meant
0:07:20 > 0:07:25to be written from the point of how the game could have been cheated.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30We're doing a whole issue on what you need to watch out for when you're playing.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Yeah, stuff like that, dealing off the bottom.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I've a proposition for you.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48Let's cheat the game properly and I'll cover the boys who loose.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54If I could actually interview people
0:07:54 > 0:07:58who were in on cheating the people out of money but I guarantee
0:07:58 > 0:08:05the people who lose money, I give them all their money back tomorrow?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08And you two keep what you win. I think that's awesome
0:08:08 > 0:08:12to be involved in, and you can be talking about being in on it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15So long as they get their money back.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20What do you mean, get money back, they get to star in a new magazine! It's perfect!
0:08:20 > 0:08:24So the game will be rigged in the mark's favour for the article.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28He can keep the winnings, and Colin will reimburse the losers.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Who's going to win, one, two, three, four or five?- Three.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Paul demonstrates how he can control the cards whenever it's his deal.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Hand three, right?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Holy BEEP! - I should usually win.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49It's one of those things that looks easy and if I did it I'd hit you in the face with the cards.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Must have taken some practise.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55It's easier to give you the ace if it never moves from the top, look.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It's easy to keep dealing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02But will the mark go for it?
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Thing is, I'm only cheating when I'm dealing.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11I'm not going to cheat on anyone else's deal, that's important.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15The Hustlers lead the mark downstairs to a private room for the game.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18This guy is already an experienced poker player,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and with Paul's card manipulation guaranteeing him good hands,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23he's in for a great game.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25What could possibly go wrong?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- No way!- Dude.
0:09:41 > 0:09:47When hustlers go out, they don't bring money, they bring prop bets.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53The proposition bet only has one rule and that's
0:09:53 > 0:09:57that the hustler always wins.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I've got a bet for you guys, OK?
0:10:01 > 0:10:06I'm going to use a few things, this shot glass, this peanut,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09which I'm going to put in the shot glass, and a ten pence piece.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12This is the bet.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15You have to get the peanut on top of the ten pence piece
0:10:15 > 0:10:20but you're not allowed to touch the ten pence piece or the peanut.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23You can touch the shot glass. Move that around,
0:10:23 > 0:10:24do whatever you want with it,
0:10:24 > 0:10:29but you can't turn it over and both the 10p and the peanut
0:10:29 > 0:10:33has to stay in the shot glass. Rachel, you go first.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38LAUGHTER
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- That was good.- That was very good! You did have me worried a little bit.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Don't want to sound cheap like I don't want to buy you drinks, but, you know!
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I'm going to try that again!
0:10:49 > 0:10:54OK, you have a go. There we go.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58That is a good idea, but I did say you can't turn it over. OK?
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- I don't know.- No? All right, so you give up, shall I show you?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11For a round of drinks, to me, if I can get the peanut on top
0:11:11 > 0:11:15of the ten pence piece without touching the ten pence or the peanut.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I am going to use my straw.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Ready? OK, here we go.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30It does work!
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Easy when you know how. Alex blows down into the shot glass.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38This flips the coin over and makes the peanut jump on top. Job done.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I'll have a gin and tonic, please.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52A CD of call centre sound effects.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And a cold call to someone who's about to receive
0:11:55 > 0:11:57the offer of a lifetime.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- 'Hello?- Hi there.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07'My name's Suzi, I'm calling from the Ultimate Gadgets magazine.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- 'How are you today?- Fine, thanks.' - I'm not trying to sell you anything,
0:12:11 > 0:12:16your name's been selected by our system to take part in a new feature we're running giving ordinary people
0:12:16 > 0:12:23a chance to try out all of our latest TVs, blu rays, iPads, PCs, any technology you can imagine.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27If you're willing to take part, we can deliver a brand new state-of-the-art 3D television
0:12:27 > 0:12:34to your home, install it for you, and you can keep it if you want to.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38If you don't like the TV, then we'll return it and reinstall your old one.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- OK.- Is that something you'd be interested in doing? - Yes.- Fabulous.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47A new TV for free? It's an offer too good to refuse.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53We'll probably be able to deliver the TV to you sometime after 11:30, is that OK with you?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- Lovely, thank you.- You're welcome, be with you soon.- Bye.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Buckle up!
0:12:58 > 0:13:00This is old for new.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Later that morning, a delivery van turns up.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10It's got lots of authentic-looking branding so it must be genuine.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12The mark is outside,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16and gets a good look at the van and the delivery men.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- Hello, mate, all right? - How did you hear about me? Did my wife fill in something?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24We just get sent to where we get sent to.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Cos I don't want you taking my telly and ripping me off.- Ha-ha.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Some people are just too suspicious.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- You're going to get a nice brand new one.- 3D.- State of the art
0:13:33 > 0:13:37and if you don't like it, you get your old telly back
0:13:37 > 0:13:41and you've had a nice new telly to play with. They're very good TVs.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Can we have a look at your one? - Yeah.- Thank you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48The workmen go inside to look at the mark's existing TV.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It'll be swapped for the new one.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54They also place some hidden cameras to capture the action.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- There's a bracket here. All right. - Let's just grab the other one.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Having scoped out the living room,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Alex and Jazz head outside to the van to bring in their delivery.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Here it is, a state-of-the-art 3D high definition TV.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I wouldn't mind having a watch of one of these.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Before the new one can go up, the existing TV comes down.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Though it doesn't do 3D, it's still an expensive, high-end television.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- Take care of that!- Oh, yeah. - This is my baby, I mean it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39The mark's TV goes in the back of the van.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Jane, get the duster out!
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Ready?- Yep.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Jazz goes back inside to ask the mark how he'd like the new one to be installed.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Do you get glasses, do you have to have glasses? - Yeah, glasses are in there.- Right.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Would you like it put up on the same bracket?- If you can.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59That's cool, so best thing is if we take it off your telly...
0:14:59 > 0:15:01And put it back on that one.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06Is it possible just to move this stuff out of the way so we don't kick anything?
0:15:07 > 0:15:12That should keep the mark busy for a minute.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I'll move my very sharp sword, that I can use.- Ha-ha.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21Jazz isn't hanging about. He heads straight into the drivers cab,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25where Alex and Jess are already waiting with the engine running,
0:15:25 > 0:15:30and before the mark has a chance to react, Alex hits the accelerator, and they're off.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Taking with them the mark's pride and joy.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36BEEP
0:15:36 > 0:15:41But his guy doesn't take it lying down, he's straight into his car to give chase.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Fortunately, his samurai sword is still in the house and
0:15:45 > 0:15:48the Hustlers have too much of a head start.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56When the mark returns empty-handed, he isn't happy.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03SHOUTING AND CRASHING
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Still, at least he's got a brand new TV boxed up in the house.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Doesn't he?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Oh, look.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Books! It's just full of stupid books.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25What a great con.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I fell hook, line and sinker.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33Something that's free is not a good offer, there's something there.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36If you're ever unsure about a company
0:16:36 > 0:16:38that you're dealing with, then look them up.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Look on the internet, make some phone calls.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44If they don't check out, then keep them out of your home.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Earlier today, Colin Murray posed as a magazine journalist
0:16:57 > 0:17:00and asked this poker player to help him write an article
0:17:00 > 0:17:02about cheating at cards.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I'm only cheating when I'm dealing.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I'm not going to cheat on anyone else's dealing.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They've agreed that whenever Paul's dealing
0:17:11 > 0:17:13he will make sure the mark gets a winning hand.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15So long as they get their money back.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17What do you mean they get their money back?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20They get to star in the new magazine.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22He can keep any money he wins,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27and Colin will reimburse any other players that lose during Paul's deal.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30In The Cross, part two.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Alex has arranged a private room in the basement for the game.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39He has even got a barmaid on standby to serve the drinks.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Suzy, you'll be serving some drinks. - It's actually Jess.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46The mark meets the other players, whose money,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49with a little help from Paul, he plans to win.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55First, the players buy into the game. The mark gets out £1,000 in cash.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56How much you got there?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02The cards are in the air, and the game begins.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07Each player in turn acts as dealer, shuffling the cards,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09handing the deck to his neighbour to cut,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13then dealing out the hands.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Oh, yeah!
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Do that all night. Keep showing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22The mark is playing the game as he normally would, but he's really waiting for Paul's turn to deal.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Jack five, but every time I get it, I always go...
0:18:25 > 0:18:29It's never over until...
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Finally, it's time.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42Paul carefully manipulates the cards during a shuffle, arranging them
0:18:42 > 0:18:44so the mark will get a very strong hand.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49But it will only work if Colin does his job properly.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53He has to cut the deck at exactly the same point Paul cut it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57That way they'll be back in the order Paul intended them to be in.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59That is perfect.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Colin had just minutes to practice this move before the scam began.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Good. That is it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09This is Colin's big moment.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Just one card out either way,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and Paul will deal the wrong hand to the mark.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Oh dear.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21The mark is unaware of the move,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24but knows things are going to plan
0:19:24 > 0:19:27when he sees the hand Paul has dealt him.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30A pair of Kings.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34His job now is to get as many chips into the pot as possible,
0:19:34 > 0:19:39and draw in his opponents with weaker cards.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Let's give the blind some value.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49But everyone else folds.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The mark only wins three pounds.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Not exactly what he had had in mind.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58The game continues,
0:19:58 > 0:20:03and it's another 20 minutes before it's Paul's turn to deal again.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Once more, Paul shuffles,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08and Colin makes the rigged cut.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15This time Paul deals the mark Ace-King. Another huge poker hand.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20I'll make it 20 then. 15 is no good.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23All right.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- But once again, everyone folds. - Is that it?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36This cheating thing is not as easy as it seems,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39and the mark is getting very frustrated.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Shall we have a little three-minute break?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Is everyone all right with that? - That's fine. Let's have a break.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49The game breaks are a few minutes, and the cheaters confer.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- It's all well and good cheating... - Paul suggests a new tactic.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57That's a grand of my money,
0:20:57 > 0:21:02You put in whatever you've got, buy in more chips,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06so he's covered, then I'm going to hit him with a hand as well, it's called a double duke.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08He will not only give the mark a big hand,
0:21:08 > 0:21:13he'll make sure someone else at the table also has a big hand.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17The mark should then bet as much money on that one hand as he possibly can.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21So before we play, buy in for more chips.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Okay.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Paul gives him an additional thousand,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and the mark borrows £500 from his mate,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30to make sure he wins as much as possible.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Anyone wanting to top up, or anything like that?
0:21:36 > 0:21:37- How much?- £1,500.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39Another 15?
0:21:39 > 0:21:44- The mark buys in for the extra money. - Is this someone's coat?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Oh, that's mine, I left it upstairs.- All right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Did you get much out of it?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Excuse me, love, did I bring you down your drink?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- You did, yes. - Sorry, sorry to interrupt.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02The game restarts, and it is the mark's deal.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06As luck would have it, he's dealt himself two aces.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08The best starting hand in poker.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- And that was without Paul's help. - I'll raise.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16This time he's getting some action from the other players.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Do that all night. Keep showing.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23The first shared cards come down in the middle of the table,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25there are the other two aces.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29The mark is now sitting with an almost unbeatable hand
0:22:29 > 0:22:35of four of a kind, and around £2,500 to play with.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36I'll just raise it.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37- 50 is the bet.- Wow.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Really?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Though this is not one of Paul's rigged hands,
0:22:42 > 0:22:43he's firing out the bets.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45100.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Re-raise, 100's the bet. - He can't believe his luck.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Other players are also putting their chips in the middle.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Opportunities like this don't come along very often.
0:22:56 > 0:23:03- 200.- Okay that was 50, the call was 50, the full bet is 200.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05That's another call, 300 today, gentleman.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08What the hell is going on?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10The final card goes down.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13The mark has one of the strongest possible hands in poker,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16and only one other hand can beat him,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19but it's so unlikely, he has no choice
0:23:19 > 0:23:21but to get all his chips in.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Paul and Colin look a little worried.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32This isn't the plan they agreed.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35The mark was only meant to bet big on Paul's deal,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39And he's betting, not just with his money, but theirs too.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45What's going on? I've never seen anything like this. Holy moly.
0:23:45 > 0:23:52There is now more than £8,000 on the table, the cards are turned over.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- You had the king, I had the flush. - I got the jacks. What have you got?
0:23:57 > 0:24:03- The mark turns over his aces.- Wow! Game over.- What have you got?
0:24:03 > 0:24:08And then he sees the one hand he was dreading.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Another player turns over...
0:24:11 > 0:24:12- ..a straight flush.- No way!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17He's got a straight flush.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23It's a disaster, not only has he lost his money,
0:24:23 > 0:24:28he's also managed to lose the money Paul gave him as well.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30That's an expensive hand.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Didn't see that one coming, boys.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- Jesus.- I'm going, thanks very much. - Cheers.- Take it easy, mate.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- The game breaks.- Well done.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Dude...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Well done, well done.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54The mark leaves with empty pockets.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57And he owes Paul another thousand pounds.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Paul is left in silence. - It's unbelievable.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Colin tries to work out what just happened.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08He assumed he was going to take the mark's money, not some random stranger.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I've never ever seen that.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13What the hell just happened?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16That cannot happen, I'm sorry, it can't happen.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18I thought the guy was waiting on your cue?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Here's the thing, in a normal game in someone's house,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26the odds of that are six million to one, or something like that.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30The odds of that happening with you two shysters at the table, are more like evens.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35- What are you trying to say, Colin? - And it was brilliant!
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- There he is.- Ha-ha-ha!
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Sure enough, here's the winning player.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Not some random stranger, but working for the hustlers all along.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Just beautiful, it was beautiful.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52And I am never playing poker again with people I don't know.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56So how did the mark lose all his money on his own deal?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58That's not bad!
0:25:58 > 0:26:04During the game, Jess arranged a duplicate deck of cards into a prearranged order.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07She then slipped it into Alex's coat pocket.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10She hung the jacket over the back of Alex's chair,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14whilst the game was in mid-flow,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And when the mark had the maximum amount of chips in front of him,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19she waited until he shuffled the cards,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21and then asked him about his drinks order.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Excuse me, love, did I bring you down your drink?
0:26:24 > 0:26:28The tiny moment of distraction was all Alex needed to switch
0:26:28 > 0:26:31the shuffled deck for the rigged one.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Sorry, sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35The mark then passed out the cards,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38not knowing he was dealing himself a hand
0:26:38 > 0:26:40that no poker player would be able to pass.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47From this point on he was guaranteed to lose every penny in his pocket.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- He's got a straight flush.- No way!
0:26:51 > 0:26:55The hand, there was so many pairs, everyone had a full house,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59I had quad aces and he got a straight flush, so I lost about...
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- ..two and a half grand.- Yeah.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Adding it all up, that's just the way it goes sometimes.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Luck comes in many guises, as they say.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11And it weren't my lucky night.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It was wrong...
0:27:14 > 0:27:16..but I can't help but admire the workmanship,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18and the craftsmanship,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and the genius of what they pulled off at that table.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24I would never do it, morally wrong, in all honesty,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I feel it is a moral game.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31He'd have actually rang Rob tomorrow and given him
0:27:31 > 0:27:34another thousand pounds on top of the scam.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Unbelievable.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37It's an eye-opener.
0:27:37 > 0:27:3920 quid is my max from here on in.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Sitting at a poker table with a couple of hustlers
0:27:46 > 0:27:49is a very bad place to find yourself.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51If they're touching the cards it means someone
0:27:51 > 0:27:53is going to be losing all of their money,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and it's almost certainly going to be you.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Poker is an increasingly popular game.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Thousands of people enjoy playing it.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05But if you want to protect yourself, make sure that you play
0:28:05 > 0:28:08with people you know, or you play in a properly-regulated club.
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