Bruce "Superstroke" Christopher

Icon of Sin said:
Whenever you hear something like that, you need to go find 25k to play this person... because if his cue doesn't come out for anything less then he obviously doesnt play much.:D
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I had a legendary player say something like that to me before. I asked Wade Crane to play some $20 one pocket even, at a time when I had no chance to win. I just wanted to dump off a hundred or two for the experience. He said “I won’t play for less than $200 a rack”. I just found someone else to play while Wade just sat there and watched. Two hours later I was packing up to leave (up $100), and Wade comes over and says “ok, I’ll play you for $50 a game”. Sorry buddy, you lost the easy money.
 
easy-e said:
I had a legendary player say something like that to me before. I asked Wade Crane to play some $20 one pocket even, at a time when I had no chance to win. I just wanted to dump off a hundred or two for the experience. He said “I won’t play for less than $200 a rack”. I just found someone else to play while Wade just sat there and watched. Two hours later I was packing up to leave (up $100), and Wade comes over and says “ok, I’ll play you for $50 a game”. Sorry buddy, you lost the easy money.
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Think about it. Your situation really has ZERO similarity to the other:p
It was a nice little story Thanks for sharing;)
 
I stopped to look at this thread because I remember hearing about this guy back then. I never saw him play and I dont know of any multitude of players that Ive known to have ever seen him play either. He was like an old wives tales... lol
 
billy bones said:
...He was like an old wives tales... lol
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And like that.... Hes gone... :thumbup:

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alphadog said:
Think about it. Your situation really has ZERO similarity to the other:p
It was a nice little story Thanks for sharing;)
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There was some similarity and even if there wasn't, i was glad to hear it and learned a bit about Wade that i didnt know.
 
jay helfert said:
A world class scam artist who made his living "laying the note." This is a popular scam that hucksters use in convenience stores while making a small purchase with a twenty dollar bill. They confuse the cashier (usually someone young and not so bright) until they end up with an extra nineteen dollars plus change after it's all over. Christopher was supposed to one of the world's best at this particular scam.
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Never heard that term- We just called them 'quick change' artists.
 
Nostroke said:
Never heard that term- We just called them 'quick change' artists.
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There is no "quick change" stuff involved and no sleight of hand either.
They're really called "Change Raisers". Until they can raise the balance on the counter, and get the clerk to physically count the money.. nothing happens.
There are magicians who contract with police to teach this to shop keepers so they can be aware of what is happening.
A pack of pool players (who usually think they're just about the smartest people around) are the easiest to take out. Any con artist knows that the smarter someone thinks they are...the bigger the mark they are.
I've seen this accomplished under controlled conditions as a learning experience for those who pounded on their chest and proclaimed "nobody gonna' short change me'.
If you're an outright thief, this is one of the best ruses around. Very, very, old but still works...especially in places like New York City or Chicago where most people think they know everything about everything.
(A thief plays on the over inflated ego of his/her mark)
The tipoff: If the player asks you to count the money and you're short....watch out, you're about to be taken out as he makes it good. And you'll count it yourself and be happy.............until later.
 
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Low500 said:
There is no "quick change" stuff involved and no sleight of hand either.
They're really called "Change Raisers". Until they can raise the balance on the counter, and get the clerk to physically count the money.. nothing happens.
There are magicians who contract with police to teach this to shop keepers so they can be aware of what is happening.
A pack of pool players (who usually think they're just about the smartest people around) are the easiest to take out. Any con artist knows that the smarter someone thinks they are...the bigger the mark they are.
I've seen this accomplished under controlled conditions as a learning experience for those who pounded on their chest and proclaimed "nobody gonna' short change me'.
If you're an outright thief, this is one of the best ruses around. Very, very, old but still works...especially in places like New York City or Chicago where most people think they know everything about everything.
(A thief plays on the over inflated ego of his/her mark)
The tipoff: If the player asks you to count the money and you're short....watch out, you're about to be taken out as he makes it good. And you'll count it yourself and be happy.............until later.
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We had a case near me-the girl got taken for $58 making change for a twenty-ahaha-That's what was in the newspaper anyway. See scene from Paper Moon' below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ePD3hg73g
 
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