A play-by-play exposé of the tricks of the card sharp’s trade.

Moss gives general advice on how to avoid becoming a sucker or losing more money than luck alone would explain. The most interesting part is where he describes several sleights and strategies cardsharps use to cheat at the card table. Many of the sleights are illustrated with photos.

• Introduction 5
• Meet the Enemy 7
  • Who Are the Victims?
  • Suckers
  • Addicts
  • Defeating the Enemy
  • Luck
  • Greed
  • Amateurs
  • Advice
• Modern Cheating
  • False Cut Number One
  • False Cut Number Two
  • False Cut Number Three
  • False Cut Number Four
  • A Reverse Cut
  • False Shuffle
  • A Riffle Stack for Poker
  • A Double Hand Riffle Stack for Poker
  • A Shuffle Stack for Poker and Bridge
  • An Arrangement Stack for Bridge
  • A Shuffle Stack for Poker, 1
  • A Shuffle Stack for Poker, 2
  • A Riffle Stack for Draw Poker
  • A Double-Hand Shuffle Stack for Poker
  • An Interlace Rifle Stack for Poker and Gin Rummy
  • An Arrangement Stack for Cribbage and Poker
  • A Combination Riffle and Shuffle Stack for Euchre, 1
  • A Combination Riffle and Shuffle Stack for Euchre, 2
  • A Riffle Stack for Euchre
  • A Shuffle Stack for Euchre
  • Second Dealing, 1
  • Second Dealing, 2
  • Finding Value of Top Card for Second Dealing
  • Marked Cards
  • Bottom Dealing
  • Palming
  • Cheating the Banker in Blind Hookey with a Stripper Deck
  • Bending Cards for False Cuts
  • Proper Way to Deal
  • Memorizing Cards
  • Cold-Deck