Yo,

So I can't play poker anymore but hopefully I still can still challenge you guys in other ways. This actually happened to me last Friday and I found it kind of interesting.

I play basketball every week with some friends, it costs $90 per person. My friend owed $90 so he gave it to me to pass on to the guy I work with.

The next day I go to pay him and all I have is 100s in my wallet (obv ). I give him 100 and he looks for a 10 or anything to make change... he doesn't have it, he only has about $200 in 20s. He asks the 5 other people on his trading desk if they can break a $20. Everyone looks and no one has change for a $20 (duh, it's a trading desk). This was true, no one actually did. The guy who collects goes "Let's just figure this out later"... I said "wait... no we can do this". After about 15 seconds my wallet had 90 less dollars in it, and my friend had 90 more dollars in it, nothing other than money was exchanged and no one owed anyone else money due to the transaction. No one purchased anything to break a bill and no one outside of the trading desk mentioned previously was involved.


How did we do it?


Recap:
- I only have 100s
- My friend only has 20s
- No one on the desk could break a 20, only people on the desk were involved
- no objects or anything like that were traded.
- no bills were broken via purchasing or debt agreements, etc.
- I end up with 90 less dollars in wallet and he has 90 more dollars in wallet, no one owes anyone money.
- No one lost money doing this outside of $90 from me, what I owed him. There was no gambling among members, etc.


Think about your answer before you other people's posts.

Flip for a 20

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Changed OP to show there was no money lost from anyone on the desk.

use 50s?

You trade $100 for 5 20's and $100 for 2 50's?

but they can change hundo's to 50s. And that is the key to the riddle.

u trade $100 for 2x$50, give him $50, he gives u $60 !

prob wudnt have got it if no-one else mentioned changing for $50s lol

OP's wallet is full of Sklansky bucks, obviously.

well that was fast

yeah He traded 5 20s for 2 50s, I gave him 200 and he gave me 110.

You can do it without 50s. Your friend gave you $90 to fwd to the guy. You have to pay $90 yourself too. So total the guy should get 180 from you. Give him 200, get 20 change, done. Unless I'm misunderstanding OP, it was a bit vague who exactly was paying who. Also you can just give the $90 first which should include at least a 50 or a 10. If 10, you can pay $100. If 50, pay $200 and get the 50 and 3 20s as change.

I had already paid. I was clear the transaction ended with me -$90 and him +$90 and no change for anyone else.

riddle is a trick because no self-respecting person would use $50s in any transaction

you're a riddle

he offered you a blowjob and you suddenly found $90 you didn't have?

where the **** do u play basketball that costs 90 dollars/person. jesus