No, but then neither are you.
Face Desk
"If you feel this is exposure, I will giggle at you, even though I think I know what is going on doesn't mean it is the actual method. However, what I described is the most plausible explanation onto how the demonstration worked." Quote from my original post.
I do not need to be Steve Forte or as good as Steve Forte to pitch the most plausible explanantion to how something is done. However, you said this:
"Having some idea of the kind of work Steve seeks out and practices, the most plausible explanation is most definitely not stooging. "
You can't be this confident in your statements without having verified intel from either Steve Forte or being Forte himself. This provoked my question because no where do I state I know without a shadow of a doubt how Forte does the first part of the gambling demonstration.
I wouldn't assume that because cheats sometimes have partners that Steve Forte would necessarily use a stooge in a magic routine. It's comparing apples to oranges.
I'll assume whatever the hell I want. I'm not even really assuming but pitching a theory! I just replicated what I saw Forte doing, right here, in front of my computer. Though not as fast, I still ended up with a control of two four of a kinds and an end with one four of a kind on the bottom and one four of a kind on the top. Steve Forte is a casino cheat catcher, I forget the technical term for it. He knows the methods that vegas cheaters who basically stole from the mob back in the day. If you are going to stone face tell me that Steve Forte is too high and mighty to not use a confederate in a GAMBLING DEMONSTRATION, then I will flat out call you a liar and possibly even a fan boy.
Even if I am wrong with what I proposed, it was an excelllent excorcise for me. It stimulates my curiosity, makes me use critical thinking and use my creativity to develop a plausible method. If more people would think outside of the box more often I truly feel they will be the next creative genius.
Dare to question reality I suppose.