Thousand Tricks of the God of Gambling

Episode 5's

No one hates money.

And I'm no exception.

But I didn't understand what Meyra meant, so I asked her, "How can you get the money?"

Meyra looked around the casino and pointed at the two people behind the blackjack table. He said, "Look at them? The one wearing the white shirt and the black vest was the dealer. And the one standing next to him was a chip bank. I know the owner of this place. I can introduce you to work as a chip bank here. Your monthly salary at our place is 2 million, but as a chip bank, you can earn 7 million per month, plus tips from winning customers. Your monthly income will reach at least 10 million. If you do well and can become a skilled, you can become a dealer later, your income doubles to more than 20 million per month!"

Meyra explains the work of chip banks involves quick calculations and raising money based on customer wins and losses. This work relies on mental calculation and reaction speed.

For me it's not hard at all.

But I shook my head and said, "Thank you, Mei. I don't want to do it!"

My refusal obviously took Meyra by surprise. His eyes were full of disbelief.

"You don't want to? Do you know how many people dream of getting this job? If I do not see that you are reliable and quick in handling things, and feel that you can cope with this job, I will not call you here. And now you're saying you don't want to do it?" Meyra asked.

"Yes, I don't want to. Compared to here, I'd rather work in the bathhouse!"

"Why?" Meyra asked tenaciously.

"Because at the bath, I can see you every day!"

My answer made Meyra somewhat amused and annoyed.

His eyes shifted from curiosity to seeing me like a fool.

Of course, I was kidding.

I've been learning magic tricks for thirteen years, but I'm here working as a chip bank in a casino.

If Mr. Seis finds out about this, he will definitely break my leg.

Unlike in the bathhouse, where I can be a lowly servant who knows nothing.

But once inside the casino, I felt like this place should be under my control.

In the casino, I can only have one identity.

It was a master!

Six!

When Meyra looked unhelpful, suddenly my phone rang.

I bought this phone from a colleague, his used Nokia 3310.

When I picked her up, I heard Andi's voice from across the phone.

"Six, the usual place, AprilMart, come soon, the game will start!"

Andi was the team leader in the men's area of our bath.

She was white and articulate, which made Meyra really like her.

As for the "ordinary place" he mentioned, it was a small minimarket belonging to one of his friends.

After work, he often gathered some colleagues there to play poker card games.

And I often join them.

After greeting Meyra, I left.

AprilMart mentioned Andi is a small minimarket on the side of the road.

When we play, we usually go to a small room in the back.

By the time I arrived, there were already five or six people in the room.

I know everybody.

In addition to some fellows from the bathhouse, there is also Andi's childhood friend Johan, known as Si Keling.

The Rivet has a high, strong posture, and has a ferocious appearance.

And his muscular body.

Anyone who saw it must have felt somewhat scared.

According to Andi, Si Keling used to be a member of the provincial Sanda martial team and almost joined the national team.

But for some reason, he slept with the wife of a leader in Dyspora.

When the leader found out, he was furious and fired him immediately.

After returning to our town, Habe, he has nothing and keeps hanging out.

When he had nothing, he would come to the bathhouse to look for Andi.

We also played poker with him occasionally.

Usually Andi comes alone, but this time he brings his girlfriend, Susan.

Susan is a massage therapist in our bathhouse, and she looks beautiful.

He didn't even give us a scrap of sight as a lowly servant.

Once in a while, when a service staff greeted him, he pretended not to hear it.

After greeting enough people, Andi asks the boss to take out a card and start the game.

This game is small. The minimum bet is 10 thousand, and the maximum bet is twenty thousand.

In other words, the maximum bet is twenty thousand.

However, if someone bets twenty thousand without looking at their cards, anyone who has already seen their own cards must take out 40 thousand.

It may sound like a small game, but after one round, there will often be a million or two million wins or losses.

Please note, our monthly salary is only two million.

We often lose one month's pay after playing one round.

I have never cheated in this game.

Not because I am honest or reluctant to cheat.

That's because I don't have to cheat to win.

I was able to contract a house rather than stay in the mess that the company provided.

And it's all because of the money I won in this game.

Actually, it's not that I'm lucky or of exceptional ability.

This was because there was someone here who knew the opponent's cards, and coincidentally, I knew too.

The one who knows the cards is Andi.

Whenever he asks the boss to bring cards, they are cards that have a mark, also known as magic cards.

These cards look the same as regular playing cards.

But behind each card, there is a subtle mark.

With these signs, one can recognize the types and numbers of such cards.

This cheating method, which could be called advanced, certainly could not fool me.

So I don't have to cheat, but I can still earn money.

However, in order not to arouse suspicion, I will deliberately lose a few rounds.

This way, I can make sure that no one doubts me and smoothly make pocket money in this game.

As the game begins, everyone is focused on the game, as always.

Although Andi knows the cards in hand, he has one drawback - his eyesight can be better.

Sometimes, after seeing the cards of one or two players, he cannot see the cards of others anymore.

Basically, players tend to combine the cards, and it is impossible to separate the three cards. Andi can only see the top card.

And today, Andi's luck was a little less than good. Even though he knows his own cards, he needs to know what the other players have. After a few rounds of careless play, he completely lost all.

Usually, he would win most of the games.

After losing a few hundred thousand today, he was a little frustrated and started swearing nonstop.

In this round, a fellow from the bathhouse is the one handing out the cards. He began to distribute the cards.

I got lucky and got a flush with Ace, Jack, and 10 Spades.

Andi's luck seemed a little worse. He gets a flush with the King, 9, and 7 of Spades.

Because I'm sitting opposite Andi, my chair is next to the Keling.

With the sturdy posture of the Keling blocking my view and the distance that stretched between us, Andi had no way of seeing the cards clearly when the cards were dealt to me.

I immediately put the Ace of Spades at the bottom and the 10 of Spades at the top.

That way, even if Andi sees my 10 Spades, it doesn't matter.

Seeing that he was getting a flush with the King of Spades, Andi started moving.

"Damn, I've lost in a row. I can't believe I'm going to lose this time! I'll bet 20 grand..."

As he said that, he threw in 20 grand.

Two players give up.

Since the player next to me had also lost money and wanted to get his money back immediately, he took a bet of 20 grand.

I know the card; he has Pair 7.

When it was my turn, I also took a bet of 20 grand.