3 card monte program

import random, time

print('Three Card Monte')
print()
print()
print(' ___   ___   ___')
print('|Q  | |8  | |K  |')
print('| ♥ | | ♠ | | ♣ |')
print('|__Q| |__8| |__K|')
print()
print('Keep an eye on the Queen of Hearts: left-middle-right')
print('Press Enter to begin...')
input()

#         0    1    2
cards = ['Q', '8', 'K']

for i in range(1600):
    swap = random.choice(['LM', 'LR', 'MR', 'ML', 'RL', 'RM'])
    if swap == 'LM':
        cards[0], cards[1] = cards[1], cards[0]
        print('swapping left and middle...')
    elif swap == 'LR':
        cards[0], cards[2] = cards[2], cards[0]
        print('swapping left and right...')
    elif swap == 'MR':
        cards[1], cards[2] = cards[2], cards[1]
        print('swapping middle and right...')
    elif swap == 'ML':
        cards[1], cards[0] = cards[0], cards[1]
        print('swapping middle and left...')
    elif swap == 'RL':
        cards[2], cards[0] = cards[0], cards[2]
        print('swapping right and left...')
    elif swap == 'RM':
        cards[2], cards[1] = cards[1], cards[2]
        print('swapping right and middle...')
    time.sleep(0)

#print('DEBUG', cards)
print('Where is the Queen of Hearts?')
print('Enter L, M, or R for left, middle, or right:')
guess = input().upper()

if guess == 'L' and cards[0] == 'Q':
    print('You won!')
elif guess == 'M' and cards[1] == 'Q':
    print('You won!')
elif guess == 'R' and cards[2] == 'Q':
    print('You won!')
else:
    print('You lost. :(')
    print('Here are the cards:')
    if cards == ['Q', '8', 'K']:
        print(' ___   ___   ___')
        print('|Q  | |8  | |K  |')
        print('| ♥ | | ♠ | | ♣ |')
        print('|__Q| |__8| |__K|')
    elif cards == ['Q', 'K', '8']:
        print(' ___   ___   ___')
        print('|Q  | |K  | |8  |')
        print('| ♥ | | ♣ | | ♠ |')
        print('|__Q| |__K| |__8|')
    elif cards == ['K', 'Q', '8']:
        print(' ___   ___   ___')
        print('|K  | |Q  | |8  |')
        print('| ♣ | | ♥ | | ♠ |')
        print('|__K| |__Q| |__8|')
    elif cards == ['K', '8', 'Q']:
        print(' ___   ___   ___')
        print('|K  | |8  | |Q  |')
        print('| ♣ | | ♠ | | ♥ |')
        print('|__K| |__8| |__Q|')
    elif cards == ['8', 'K', 'Q']:
        print(' ___   ___   ___')
        print('|8  | |K  | |Q  |')
        print('| ♠ | | ♣ | | ♥ |')
        print('|__8| |__K| |__Q|')
    elif cards == ['8', 'Q', 'K']:
        print(' ___   ___   ___')
        print('|8  | |Q  | |K  |')
        print('| ♠ | | ♥ | | ♣ |')
        print('|__8| |__Q| |__K|')