Marked cards are known among gamblers as "Paper," and are considered
an article of utility in draw poker. The dealer, should he be a second
dealer, will deal second to himself instead of reading the hand of his
opponent's, thus giving himself a pair, two pair, threes or whatever
he wishes. Marked cards are used by those who are not second dealers,
as they are often able to fill a hand by holding a card in the hand
to correspond to the card on the top of the pack, and in any case
enabled to read opponent's hands and play accordingly. They are
perhaps the greatest advantage to a professional second dealer, as by
drawing a bob-tail card of any kind he can spoil the chances of an
honest player, however, skillful. People at large are becoming aware
of many of the schemes used in swindling, but so fast as the public
becomes acquainted with a scheme, the shark invents something to take
its place or practices the old one until he has it so fine under his
manipulation it is hardly recognizable. A professional gambler is soon
known. Even if he is never detected cheating, he is given credit for
it.
[Illustration: Caught Working the Sleeve Hold-out.]
[Illustration: FIG. 31. Hold-outs.]