The performer mentions that magicians never play cards for money because they can always win as a result of their magical powers. He tells of a friend who scoffed at this, who claimed to have thought up a card game that no magician could possibly win.
 
"My friend called his game, ‘Find The King’" explains the performer as he brings out two cards with which to demonstrate the game. "He used only two cards" the performer continues, showing the faces and backs of the two cards he holds. One is a red-backed King of Hearts — the other, a blue-backed Two of Spades.
 
"My friend said he would let me mix the cards face down and would then bet me that he could pick out the king. It was a silly bet because, obviously, all he had to do was pick out the red-backed card. I tried to avoid the bet because we magicians know how to change the colors of cards, but my friend wouldn’t hear of it. He put money on the table and insisted and insisted that I cover the bet. Finally, I gave in. After all, I had to teach him to have more respect for the power of magic. As soon as I covered the bet, my friend laughed and said that he had finally tricked a magician. His fingers had been covering the center of the cards and when he moved them aside, I could see that he had cut a hole in the king."
 
The performer, playing the role of the friend, again shows both sides of the cards — this time without his fingers covering the centers. The spectator sees a hole through the center of the king.
 
"My friend said that I might have been able to do something about changing the colors of the backs, but that all the magicians in the world couldn’t alter the fact that the king had a hole in it. He insisted that I mix the cards face down on the table..." The performer demonstrates by sliding the two face-down cards around on the table, "...then he took away the blue-backed Two of Spades..." The performer removes the blue card and slips it into his pocket, "...and said, ‘Alright, the bet is that the red card with the hole in it is the king.’" He started to reach for the money, but I stopped him. I suggested that he first take a look at the blue-backed card. He did as I suggested. Here the performer brings out the blue-backed card. "You can imagine his surprise when he discovered that the blue card was the king" The performer turns the blue-backed card face-up. It is the King of Hearts!
 
"Of course, he grabbed for the red card on the table" the performer says, and motions to the spectator to turn over the red card. The spectator does so to reveal that the red card — the card with the hole — is the Two of Spades!!
 
"The moral of the story" says the performer, "is never, never try to fool a magician." The cards are left on the table for examination.
 
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