Thousand Tricks of the God of Gambling
Episode 21
The centipede was very angry.
He hit the table a few times with his fists.
But it seemed that he was still dissatisfied; ferociously he tore off those three worthless cards, throwing them away violently. He cursed with a wit:
"Fuck shit! Hey, where's the seller? Give me another set of cards!"
One of the staff immediately brought a new set of cards into the mahjong room.
I took out 3.2 million and gave it.
Here's the money for the previous round: 3 million rupiahs. The rest will count as poker tips and money.
I also gave 20 million to Johan; in the previous round, he invested 10 million rupiahs and ended up winning.
"I'll keep playing with you!"
The centipede threw a card in front of me while threatening.
While opening the card, I calmly replied,
"Sure, I can keep playing, but it looks like your money is running out..."
The centipede brought in a total of 100 million and lost 60 million in the previous round, leaving it with only 40 million.
As for me, after deducting the water money and the amount I gave Johan still had over 85 million.
"Take the money!"
The centipede reached out his hand and called out to the person behind him.
The man hesitated for a moment and whispered a few words in the centipede's ear.
It seemed like they had no more money and only brought 100 million.
It is true, the centipede swore softly.
Then, he slapped the remaining money on the table.
"This round, I put it all in!"
While saying so, he looked still unsatisfied and shouted to the people watching, he said,
"Come, you should also bet, bet big. Let's try to destroy this bastard!"
In gambling games, many people are swearing and complaining about bad cards.
My goal is to win money, so I don't care about those swears.
These people were forced to bet money because of the centipede's self-esteem, but their bets weren't big, mostly just 600 or 400 grand.
The one who was willing to bet big was Johan, he bet 4 million and deliberately provoked the centipede.
"This money was won from the previous round, no, it should be said, I took it. I bet 4 million rupiah..."
With a cold face, the centipede remained silent.
I shuffled the cards, and the centipede asked to cut the cards.
He cuts the cards six or seven times, not so different from re-shuffling.
I mocked in my heart.
Fight with professional gamblers like him.
Even if he really shuffled the cards neatly, it would be a waste.
After he finished cutting the card, I was about to hand out the card.
"Wait a minute!"
The centipede suddenly stopped me again.
He pointed to the table and said,
"Put the card there!"
I don't understand the point, but I still put the cards on the table.
"I'm afraid you'll cheat. You cannot hold a card in your hand. Share the cards on the table. Besides, you can only use one finger to share..."
The centipede frequented the casinos, and although not a first-class gambler, he had some knowledge about preventing cheating.
Unfortunately for him, the trick might work against the casual gambler.
But to me, it's useless!
I slightly tilted the cards on the table.
With one finger, I launched the first card.
The centipede stood up, staring intently at my hand along with his two men.
The three giant heads almost stuck to my hands.
Their eyes did not even dare to blink.
I coldly laughed in my heart.
Terror is just terror.
He thought his methods could prevent cheating.
But who would have thought that I'd solved the cheating.
During the shuffling process, I arranged the cards in a certain order.
Although Centipede cut the cards six or seven times, when the cards returned to my hands, I quickly returned the order.
Of course, even though I did not return the order of the cards.
Even though I followed his request and handed out the cards using one finger.
The centipede would still be unable to detect any tricks.
Thousand techniques.
It all depends on time and speed.
High class gambler.
When they act quickly, not even the human eye can see them.
The cards are already dealt, and I don't even wait for others to see their cards.
I firmly turned over my own cards.
The cards are very small, 9, J, and 2, worth one point.
After I open my cards.
The other three gamblers also opened their cards.
Their cards were all higher than mine, and they won against me.
I have to pay for all three.
Only the centipede and Johan did not show their cards.
Johan does not show his cards because he likes to play around with him.
When playing Poker, he always plays around with his cards bit by bit.
It seemed, he believed that this could change his values.
He was worried about me too.
Because my card value is so low, it's only one point.
The centipede can defeat me with whatever value he chooses.
As for the centipede who did not show his cards, it was purely out of nervousness.
He was still afraid of losing the previous round against me at zero.
Seeing Johan not opening his card, the centipede glanced at him and asked in annoyance,
"Why don't you show your cards?"
Johan raised his head and shouted,
"I don't care about you. You show me first!"
The centipede realizes that he cannot defeat Johan.
He then took the first card and opened it.
It is K, whose value is zero.
After seeing that it was a value of zero, the centipede could not hold back the frown on his forehead.
The zero value of the previous spin leaves a psychological shadow on him.
Rather than directly opening the second card, the centipede started bluffing.
He first opened his cards slightly, revealing a thin gap.
Then, he turned his card sideways.
Start a slow bluffing process.
And the two men behind him shouted,
"Three sides, three sides..."
Three sides refer to the numbers 6, 7, and 8 in the card set.
This is a common way for Baccarat gamblers to be uplifting.
After playing around with bluffing for a while,
The centipede dropped the card.
He got 6 spades.
Now, the centipede has a total of six points with his two cards, while I only have one point.
Based on probability, he has a very high chance of winning as long as the third card is not a 4 or 5.
The centipede rubs his hands on the gambling table.
Start the most crucial part, bluffing with a third card.
Johan, who was obviously also nervous, stood up and looked at the bully centipede.
Grumbled softly under his breath, "Two sides, two sides."
In a card set, two sides have only 4 and 5.
If any of these values were to appear, the centipede would have lost against me.
The centipede, along with his two men, kept shouting.
"No side, no side!"
No side refers to A, 2, and 3 in the set of cards.
The centipede had six points; if these three cards appeared, he would definitely win.
The three people shouted loudly, making the audience also become tense.
But slowly, the expressions of the three people turned ugly.
One of the men, guiltily, shouted,
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!"
The centipede's eyes widen.
Even his breathing became louder.
Suddenly, he violently dropped his card onto the table.
He turned around and scolded his men,
"You fool, all this because you're bluffing..."
The centipede went crazy, biting like a rabid dog, while his men wore innocent expressions.
The people around looked at the card that was destroyed by the centipede and could not help but be amazed.
But no one dared to speak. After all, everyone was a bit afraid of the centipede, the local thug.
The third card for the centipede turned out to be 4.
6 Plus 4, the centipede once again gets a zero in this round.
I won again!
And Johan also let out a sigh of relief, laughing out loud, too,
"It is now my turn to open my cards. Give a big round of applause. Kill me, Mr. Six, on the first day of the New Year!"
Killing me was just a joke from Johan.
He did not play with his cards this time.
He hit his cards to the table with a loud bang while talking.
The insolent!
Other than the centipede and his men, even the spectators could not help but scream in shock.
Even Johan himself stared wide-eyed, looking almost in disbelief.
Johan's cards turned out to be a triple 3, which was worth ten times the bet.
He bet 4 million, so I have to pay him 40 million rupiahs.
