>I'm not ready for the smooth talking however that the con artist employees afterwards. It's a humbling experience but one that I'm happy to have lost real $$$

>I'm not ready for the smooth talking however that the con artist employees afterwards. It's a humbling experience but one that I'm happy to have lost real $$$ so that I can remember the lesson for the rest of my life. 3 card monte on the street? from what I understand, you learn the real lesson if you find the Q and win the $$$: they'll follow you and beat your ass, you're not allowed to win that game, and you're not walking away with their money. the point of that "game" is to take money from suckers/tourists. they have no tolerance for people who "know how it works". it's not a game, it's a con. Unless it's a big crowd, most of the people standing there are in on it, that's who follows you. They also play the game for show.