chapter 13
13 episodes. I was waiting. for a very long time.
lyucine.
He was a professional gambler who worked in Macau for over 10 years.
He graduated from Peking University, a leading university in China, and was particularly strong at blackjack based on his outstanding brain.
However, it could be said that he began to attract attention in the last one or two years.
The change came as Liao Xin went to and from a private casino.
That’s where I learned to gamble.
He was able to significantly increase his win rate by intensively learning one of the techniques of changing cards in an instant, like card magic.
It was difficult to use against other pro gamblers or opponents with good eyesight, but it was because he did not have enough skills against a dealer or player who was arrogant.
For that reason, he did not participate in tournaments where pro gamblers fought with each other, but mainly made a name for himself in cash games.
Then, at the suggestion of a junket operator, he came to Australia on an expedition.
His name was quite famous among the Chinese living in Australia.
But by chance, I met Korean.
At first, the junket operators were just trying to warm up before the arrival of another group.
But the young boys got their nerves in baccarat.
Although it wasn’t the main event of blackjack, and moreover, he lost to a management that was close to luck rather than skill, but he was very annoyed by the Korean people’s support.
So I entice them to blackjack.
After stepping on the little ones like that, there was another Korean who appeared like a hero and suggested a game.
Haha, Korean is definitely ‘Bangz’.
Calm down when you’re right
Unsurprisingly, operating the game was also very clumsy.
But strangely, it was a continuous losing streak.
It makes me wonder if even an excellent pro gambler can win and win so perfectly.
So what I took out was the trump card.
It was because he thought that he would not be able to notice the trick because his clumsy skills were so visible.
In such an important situation, the counter was blown, and in order to cut off the flow of the opponent, the cards were swapped in the middle of the game to gain the upper hand.
Then, now, I was faced with this absurd situation.
‘Double down with an ace of spades and 8 diamonds? Desperate?’
A hand that can be 9 or 19.
If the third card has a high number, you can expect a maximum of 20, and if the number is low, you can expect the best blackjack.
But the probability is extremely low.
Moreover, he had one more piece of information.
This was because counting until now, it was confirmed that all the ace cards had come out.
In other words, if the number of the third card is high, 19 or more cannot be drawn.
Since your hand is 20, you can win unconditionally without a draw.
The problem is when the number is low.
Aces are all exhausted, so only the number 2 can be the only hand.
Only 4 out of 52 cards.
I can’t remember exactly if there was 2 before, but it’s not even 0.1% probability by simple calculation.
‘Your mentality is gone, sweetheart!’
it’s bound to be
If the amount of money going out without winning a game that should be won increases exponentially, anyone would.
Sweat was dripping from his forehead, and he looked impatient.
If I recall and combine the cards from the previous two or three rounds, there is also a strong feeling that the next player will receive a higher card.
‘Bance.’
Stupid Korean, don’t make me sober.
***
Raise, Raise, Raise.
The amount of bets on both sides rises sharply.
I pushed all the chips in front of me when I had about a hundred thousand dollars left.
“All in!”
The total bet amount is 300 million won.
I won up to 800 million won, but since I lost to make bullets, the principal came down.
Still, how much money do you have if you win, huh?
“Are you sure?”
As if for sure, the Chinese asked.
What do you ask, kid? A scammer pretending to be polite.
“Go ahead!”
make a bet
If you’re scared, you can’t… No, you can’t.
Absolutely must follow
“Don’t regret it. I warned you in advance. All in!”
The Chinese squeaked and pushed the chip forward.
And then he puts his own tile.
“Player number one, the king of spades and the queen of hearts. Hand 20.”
A hand is called a hand.
When the dealer finished speaking, I also opened my last, hidden third hand.
“……?”
“……!”
At that moment, everyone in the space stopped breathing.
It felt like a speech bubble from a comic book was floating in the silence where no sound could be heard.
How did this happen? From the question, Is this possible?
Nonsense! Can’t be! Even the exclamation that this is a scam!
“Dealer, what are you doing?”
“Yes? Oh, yes. Player 2… Heart 2. Hand 21, Blackjack Win.”
The dealer declared victory and defeat with a look of disbelief.
“Wow! Brother! Daebaak!”
“Damn! Oppa!”
Jinho and Hyeonjeong grabbed my arm and ran all over the place.
He didn’t know how to close his open mouth.
By the way, how much is all this?
Double down, blackjack, and double down.
If you bet 300 million, you won 12 billion.
‘Wow, 1.5 billion … Do you mean that you got this in just one day?’
There were piles of chips in front of me, but I couldn’t feel it.
I suddenly calculated how much 1.5 billion is based on my own standards.
If the annual salary was 30 million won, it would be 300 million won in 10 years and 1.5 billion won in 50 years.
I am twenty-eight years old, so 50 years plus seventy-eight.
Even if my salary was roughly increased according to my rank, would I have been able to earn 1.5 billion won by working until retirement age?
It’s just what you earn purely, minus the amount you spend.
Oh, my head hurts. After earning money differently from before, my head is not spinning again.
Anyway, 1.5 billion is close to the amount I can receive if I put my whole life into a small salary.
crazy shit
this is really crazy
“Can I send money here? Is it okay? Haha.”
Out of curiosity, I asked the dealer.
Even if I exchanged it for banknotes, I couldn’t afford to carry it.
What if you get hit by a knife while walking down the street with 1.5 billion won on this ambitious night?
***
“George, free a Force Floor room.”
Henry spoke as if commanding, with a face full of joy.
“Henry, are you going to put that Korean in the VVIP room?”
“Yeah. Me and my friend. I wish we could just talk to each other.”
“…Is this the person he’s looking for?”
“I think it might be. You’ll know for sure when you face it.”
“But what kind of person are you looking for?”
It was a well-known fact that Henry was looking for people in the casino industry.
However, it is not known exactly who they are looking for.
On the surface, it seemed that he was looking for someone with the talent of an outstanding gambler.
But even after finding such a talented person, he soon turned his back on him, so it didn’t seem like that was the case.
ten years to do that.
Now, nobody in the casino industry was paying attention to who Henry was looking for.
He simply decided that it would be impossible to meet the standards of a picky old man.
“Well. Now I don’t know either. I don’t know if it’s right for me to find someone like that.”
“…… groan.”
George had no idea what the hell he was talking about.
Why are you asking for the right thing to do when you’re looking for a person?
His eyes are clear and his memory is excellent, so he seems to be in good spirits, but Henry used to say these absurd words from time to time.
“Just tell Floor Pulson to do that.”
Henry patted George on the back and walked out.
George scratched his chin and instructed the staff.
“Force floor, connect.”
***
Oh, that’s annoying.
Suddenly, a man named Floor Pulson from the VVIP room of the casino came and started to persuade him.
I want to invite a gambler who showed excellent gamble to the VVIP room, even if I have money, the VVIP room is an honorable place that cannot be entered if the conditions are not met, and the casino side wants to make a good relationship with someone like Mr.
As on the second floor, it seemed like a ploy to move up to the next stage after winning money.
“Thank you for your words, but it’s no longer a gamble. I’m tired and want to stop.”
I got up from my seat and said.
“Wait a minute, sir.”
“Stop it. If you catch someone you don’t like like that, you have no choice but to view it as having impure intentions.”
I said with a slightly annoyed expression on my face.
“It’s impure intent. Absolutely not. I’m just saying this because someone wants to see you.”
“……”
What the fuck, you’re the kind of person I want to meet.
A scene from the movie 21 came to mind again.
That scene where he beat the main character who won a lot of money at the casino like a dog…
Sasak.
He quickly looked at the outside situation with clairvoyance.
Unsurprisingly, two guards who were not there before were guarding the entrance from the outside.
‘It’s fucked up. I should have left earlier, but I was just excited…’
It was because of the word bangs.
Those words I heard a few times when dealing with Chinese customers in the early days of joining the company.
I didn’t know it at first, but later I realized how angry I was to find out that it was an insult to me.
Putting it in front of someone you don’t know and spitting on a smiling face is that.
“Ha, then I’ll be the only one going, so please stop sending those friends.”
I tried to remain calm and mentioned Jinho and Hyeonjeong.
Those kids are witnesses.
Witness that I was in this casino.
If you get hit and get kicked out, you’re lucky, but you might end up getting your life in danger, so you’re getting insurance.
“That’s it. I’ll see you then.”
I nodded as I passed Jinho and Hyunjeong.
They just looked at me with anxious faces, probably feeling the atmosphere was unusual.
‘Go fast, you guys.’
get out safely
And if I can’t go back to the backpack, please report it.
Report it to the police and notify the embassy.
I paid you back a hundred million, but if you pretend you don’t know, you die!
Crackle, wink.
Arrived at 10 VVIP rooms on the Force Floor.
The third floor had 20 rooms.
It’s only half that here.
According to Floor Pulson, this is a place that can only be visited by invitations from people who have signed up for VVIP membership.
No matter how rich you are, no matter how big a company you run, or how famous you are, if you don’t meet those standards, the third floor VIP room is the best space you can use.
But those words only sounded to me as saying that someone who enters the number ten of The Stars here wants to secretly kill me.
If you think about it, isn’t that too much?
Of the 1.5 billion I won, 1.2 billion came from that Chinese guy’s pocket, and I only won 300 million at the casino.
Of course, 300 million is not a small amount of money.
Still, this isn’t it.
But even if I knew it wasn’t, I couldn’t get angry because I didn’t have the strength.
I entered the room feeling like a cow being led to the slaughterhouse.
There, an old gentleman who looked like something out of a movie was sitting at the table.
He doesn’t look like the Hoho grandfather from American chicken brands.
The first image that came to mind was a British gentleman.
A gentle-looking suit, a nicely trimmed beard, and neatly combed silver hair.
It was very different from the Western rice cakes I had imagined before coming here.
“Welcome, clairvoyant. (Welcome, clairvoyant.)”
Unknowingly, one eyebrow twitched.
what? Clairvoyant? what is that word?
“I’ve been waiting, a long time.”