how to read juice work

In the next few lines you will be able to get a good understanding of how juice works. It should be noted, however, that viewing juice marks requires a great deal of training; some juice decks are made so well that even experts can not see the marks, not even when they are told the marks are in fact there.infrared marked cards

The illustration above represents an old gambler's marking code that has supposedly often been used on juice decks. Note that this deck is probably marked for Blackjack. All the picture cards are marked as tens and the suits are irrelevant. There is no rule to how the cards have to me marked. As with any other marking method many cheats prefer to have their own personal codes. As you can see the marks are large and easy to see, even from a distance ... if ... you know what to look for. How could you miss them? This is precisely the beauty of juice work. You have to train your eyes to be able to see the marks.

Juice patterns are not limited only to the dime-size dots and thick lines shown above. Below are two examples of other coding patterns.

The pattern on the top is called line juice. In this particular example, the positions of the lines are based on the old classic cheater's code previously described. The lines themselves are quite thin and are capable of blending into a Bee design far better than the large dots of the classic system.

The bottom row shows what I've named edge juice. To the best of my knowledge this code is my own invention that I've developed in the attempt to better hide the patterns. This juice is a lot more difficult to see than the classic code. Even if someone well-informed happens to be looking for juice, they may miss this because the edge work may appear more like shadows (which would not be the case if a savvy person manages to discover the classic code). In any event, if the cards are juiced correctly, nothing should be seen by anyone who doesn't know the proper viewing technique.

I had once had a client who wanted to have several juice deck made to order. He wanted to have all the cards marked for value, as well as for suit. At first I had told him it would be unwise to put additional lines (to represent suits) on the cards, because as a rule of thumb one should minimize the amount of marks - even if is very unlikely anyone would discover the work. However, his persistence led me to develop a system that would not require any additional lines for suits, but would still be able to distinguish the cards from being black-suited or red-suited, which is an added advantage in some games, such as poker.

The code shown above is called "Juice Code L-26" (my own terminology). The "L" stands for "Line" and the "26" means that the code consists of 26 symbols. This code reveals more information without adding any extra lines (with the exception of the red-suited 2s and 3s). As can be seen from the illustration, the red-suited cards can be distinguished from the black ones simply by the positions of the lines. It should be noted, however, that the code shown above is an old one. I have later developed a slightly different 13-way combination code, with a different 26-way combination code to match.luminosu contact lenses

Now that we've covered some marking codes, let's talk about the actual work.

To an untrained eye nothing seems to be out of order with the cards, but to a trained eye these marks are reputedly said to "stand out like neon signs". At least this is what the legend says. This statement is to be taken with a little bit of a poetic licensing, but the fact is that to the paper player these marks are visible from across the table, which is why some cheats have been known to also call juice cards distant readers.

The image at the right is a picture of an actual juice card. This is also how the card would appear to an untrained eye. I never expected juice marks to reproduce on screen and I didn't put it there to show the marks. I just wanted to be absolutely sure everybody understands what kind of cards must be used in order for juice to work. It is absolutely essential to use cards with an even, repeating pattern such as the Bee brand shown on the photo.

The fluid used to mark cards is applied to the backs so that it doesn't leave any apparent stains. However it does leave a residue. This residue effects the way light reflects from the backs of the marked card. When a cheat "turns on his X-ray vision" the areas marked with juice will jump out. A well-trained eye can read juice marks as if the cards were face-up.