Chapter 332 [Test Your Skills]
Gambling is also a psychological warfare, and if a person doesn't want to gamble like this, he loses, unless it's a Ding Crab. (See "The Great Era" for details)
Psychological warfare is a kind of psychological warfare through contact with the opponent, observing behavioral habits, and through multi-faceted understanding, summing up the opponent's personality characteristics, aiming at psychological weaknesses, and gradually breaking through the opponent's psychological defense line in order to achieve one's own goals. Therefore, Zhou Xuan's gambling is self-taught, and even better than some veterans.
Zhou Xuan watched it for one day, and the next day he took action, he didn't play slot machines, didn't play 21 points or roulette, threw a sieve, only played stud. This is also to prepare for meeting Peyton.
When a guest left, Zhou Xuan asked from behind, "Can you let me try it?" ”
"Stephen Chow? Come first, please be seated. An old gambler saw the celebrity come forward and step aside with his female companion. Las Vegas has a thriving industry, and many people bring female companions.
The dealer also felt very rare when he saw him, the first time he saw a Chinese star to gamble, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and others would not touch this. He looked at Zhou Xuan and asked, "I'll deal the cards when I'm ready, do you need me to explain the rules?" ”
"No, please deal the cards." Zhou Xuan played the simplest four-person stud.
Each house has a hole card, and the hole card can not be turned over until the winner is decided. Starting with the second card dealt, bets are placed on the higher card for each deal. Someone bets, want to continue to play the player, choose "with", after the call will bet to the same chips as the previous house, or you can choose to "raise", if you feel that your cards are not good, do not want to continue, you can choose to give up, admit the loss and wait for the end of the game, the chips that have been followed before, can not be retrieved.
The final round of betting is the key to the game, in which players can play a "stud", which is the maximum bet on all players who have not given up. After everyone who bets has expressed their stance on the bet, they will open their hole cards to fight the winner. At this point, the player with the highest hand wins all the chips on the table.
The rules for comparing sizes are simple, the numbers are clear to all, and the cards are straight flush> four-of-a-kind> Fullhouse (three of a kind + one pair), > flush > straight> three of a kind> two pairs> single pair > high cards. In terms of style, spades> hearts> grass flowers> square pieces.
Zhou Xuan through observation, think that playing this is nothing more than three kinds of people, one is the cautious type, unless the card is particularly large, otherwise will not follow, this kind of person looks very stable, in fact, the probability of winning is very small, because of lack of confidence, it is easy to give up a fraud. The second is the active offensive type, this kind of person is a veteran, knows how to play psychological warfare, and can put pressure on the other party. There is also a third type of calm type, which is the type in the God of Gamblers movie, quiet, calm and relaxed, no matter whether the cards are good or bad, people can't see their ideas, and at the same time figure out the psychology of the other party and find the weaknesses of the other party's character.
Zhou Xuan has already seen that he now has three opponents, two offensive types, and one cautious type, so he is willing to give it a try. The hole card and the second card were sent to his hand, Zhou Xuan looked at the cards in the way in the movie, and both of them were 3. It's small, but at least it's a pair, and it's lucky.
The biggest card was a fat man, who took an ace, he looked squinting, and said, "The star has just arrived, let's play a little bit, 100 yuan." ”
The two of them all chose to follow, Zhou Xuan's plan was to pretend to be cautious, rubbed his nose with his hand, and held his chin, as if he was hesitating, and there were a lot of small movements.
The dealer smiled: "Please make a decision quickly." ”
"Can't you think about it more? Well, I'll follow one. After Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he put 100 chips.
These actions make people feel that he is an out-and-out rookie, saying that he is with one, that is, if the next one is not good, will he give up? The first time I came to Las Vegas, I saw the world. There has never been news of Zhou Xuan's gambling on the news before.
The third one was issued, Zhou Xuan came to Zhang A, it was very big, but he didn't need it, the person sitting next to him took Zhang J, and the fat man took Zhang 3, which was exactly what he needed. Zhou Xuan immediately began to calculate, the best luck is three 3 plus one pair, not too big, but the other four people can't make up a pair. There is only one person who is still a straight 8 or 9, not a flush, and he quickly analyzes the winning rate, and the probability of a straight appearing is very small.
The dealer said, "A speaks." ”
Zhou Xuan directly threw five chips out of the box. "500 pieces."
The novice is so confident, this kid's hole card is eighty percent A, and there is a pair so arrogant. Everyone thinks so.
Two people chose to follow, one gave up, his cards were too scattered, it was difficult to be bigger than a pair of aces. Zhou Xuan analyzed again, the person of the straight must be betting on the straight, the fat man has an A on the card, and the hole card may also be an A, it cannot be a pair of 3, a bit risky.
The fourth card was issued, Zhou Xuan got another 3, his luck was so good, he doubted that the dealer deliberately gave him a good card, and the fat man came with a 5.
The straight came a 6 of spades, which could be smooth, but it could also be a pair of sixes.
It was Zhou Xuan's pair again.
This time he was silent for a while, and then came out with another 500. The glasses man who took the straight gave up, and only the fat man was left. He laughed and said, "We can't pass all the first passes, I'll follow." ”
The fat man had a hunch that Zhou Xuan was two pairs, not three, otherwise there would be no need to hesitate, the novice would directly place a high bet, so the fat man was willing to bet on the last one.
The fifth card Zhou Xuan is Q, and the fat man actually came to a 5 again, just made up a pair of 5s, which is bigger than Zhou Xuan, and the fat man spoke.
Zhou Xuan saw that the smile on his opponent's face was even stronger, and the priority bettor could choose to bet, not add or give up. Since the fat man does not give up, it proves that his hole cards are likely to be A, both of which are two pairs, and Zhou Xuan's is smaller.
The fat man said: "NBA stars are definitely not short of money, I press 50,000, I don't know if you have enough chips?" ”
After saying that, he launched 50,000 yuan in chips.
Zhou Xuan exchanged 200,000 before, he calculated very clearly, he didn't believe that the other party could have three 5s, that was too unreasonable, unless he could calculate what his last two cards were before he dared to hold a hole card 5 arrogantly. So even though no one else has 5, Zhou Xuan is not polite.
"I do make a lot of money, 50,000 is a small meaning. I'm with, another stud, a total of 200,000. With that, he pushed all his chips out.
Stud is the increase in bets to the maximum stack value allowed. The winner gets all the chips on the table, and if the loser has less than the minimum number of chips left to sit down, he will be removed from the table, and it will be the fat man's turn to hesitate. He is the owner of an IT company and can get 200,000, but he can't figure out what card Zhou Xuan is, if the hole card is 3, it will be a bad thing. But the odds are very low, and there has been a 3 before.
At this time, the fat man noticed that Zhou Xuan's right hand was trembling, and he lightly clicked on the desktop. Is this tension? Bet, how can Lao Tzu be a boss, and he can't be scared by an athlete with a simple mind and developed limbs, let alone a 20-year-old child.
"I'll follow." The fat man also threw his chips and then showed his hole card ace. "Open the cards, I'm a two-pair, I don't believe your hole card is a 3."
The onlookers were excited, but they didn't expect the first bet to be so big. Zhou Xuan turned out to be a person with the gambling spirit of Jordan and Barkley.
"I still want you to retreat, as soon as I'm excited, I like to point the table with my hands." Zhou Xuan sighed, as if he was very reluctant to win, showed his 3, and gently put it on the table. Three of a kind VS two pairs, the first one doubled his bet.
He laughed in his heart, no wonder so many people like to come to Las Vegas, it's really exciting.
"So you're not a rookie, come again!" The fat man didn't leave, but the smile on his face was gone.
Zhou Xuan didn't follow several times in a row, won 200,000, he had no pressure to lose one hundred and one hundred, but the pressure on the fat man was a little too big, he was eager to save face, but he didn't have a chance.
"It's not good for a star to be like this, what's the point of not following it?" The fat man asked.
"The cards are not good, have you ever seen me play? I rarely force shots. Zhou Xuan frowned, still a little unable to let go, looked at the cards and said, "Okay, I'll follow this time." ”
It's like saying, "I'm a good hand, give me money."
Zhou Xuan is Zhang Fangpian Q, and all three suspect that his hole card is also Q.
The third card, Zhou Xuan, took a square 7 and immediately sighed. The fat man is unpredictable, is this guy pretending to be too "rookie"? The body movements are so rich. Before, Zhou Xuan's hands were shaking, and the fat man thought that he was excited.
He had a pair of 8s on his cards, and his hole cards were also 8s, so he was afraid that Zhou Xuan would run away, so he didn't dare to ask for more. threw 200 very low-key, and Zhou Xuan followed.
The fourth Zhou Xuan square film J, this time Zhou Xuan was more thorough, and directly covered his mouth and bared his teeth, but it was because of the flush that he came to speak. Zhou Xuan took out the smallest chip, looked at the dealer and asked, "Is it okay to press 10 yuan on this card?" ”
"Yes." The female dealer was secretly happy.
The fat man's female companion sneered, Zhou Xuan didn't look like such a picky person.
The fat man sneered: "Stephen Zhou, you have money, and you won me 200,000 just now, so you can't be happy, at least 100, make up a whole number." ”
"10 is also an integer......" The person next to him listened quickly, and Zhou Xuan continued: "Then 100." ”
The fifth card, Zhou Xuan, came again with a square piece A.
Another 8 came out of the table, but in the hand of another gambler, the cards were a pair of 5s, a king, and an 8, which was very scattered. The fat man came to Zhang 9, and Zhou Xuan knew that the fat man only had a pair of 8s on his face, at most three of them.
Flush spoke. Zhou Xuan hesitated again, looked at the fat man, and said, "You have lost a lot just now, why don't you follow this, I will press 100,000." ”
Too arrogant, right? But gambling doesn't rule anyone to talk. Because Zhou Xuan was there, he attracted several audiences, and they all held their breath, Zhou Xuan's gambling method is relatively rare in casinos.
The fat man restrained his smile. "I'll follow, add another 100,000 to see your hole cards."
Look at this fat man, there are either two pairs or three. Zhou Xuan's side is uncertain, and the other person has two pairs in his hand, and he suspects that one of the two is trying to scare the opponent away, or maybe both of them. The fat man has little chance of getting three, and Zhou Xuan is more likely to be a pair of Qs, so he also followed, which is a big bet.
The fat man showed three 8s, the man with glasses was immediately deflated, his two pairs lost, and Zhou Xuan sighed, and after the most Lu opened the card, showing the smallest square 2. "I implied that it was a flush, why don't you believe it?"
"Aren't you bad at playing cards? How can you dare to get on a 2 and a Q? "The fat man has an output of 400,000, which is a bit urgent.
"You said I always don't follow badly, I'll follow a hand to make you happy, I didn't expect the cards to be so good, I'm really sorry." Zhou Xuan smiled.
The fat man couldn't laugh anymore, got up and left, ignoring even his female companion.
The audience didn't know whether to take a seat for a while, and Zhou Xuan won hundreds of thousands of dollars in less than an hour, and they didn't have the confidence to win money from him.