Chapter 136: A Wonderful Gamble
There are very few people who play roulette, and they don't find any of them losing with straight eyes, and a declining "bright light" guide.
Shen Chen observed for a while, and then took the three of them to play with a pure entertainment mentality.
The odds of roulette are relatively stable, and Shen Chen uses the simplest single and double method, first with a small chip, with 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32、...... As long as you bet right once, you can earn a dollar.
The specific betting method is: first bet on each knife in the single and even, as long as it is not zero, there is no profit or loss. In the future, only bet on the reverse side of the previous number, that is, the previous time out of the double, the previous time out of the single, the previous time out but this time the bet on the double.
Bet from $1 each time, double next time if you don't win, and bet again from $1 chips if you win.
He Xiaoyan is a little disdainful of gambling * Bo, but in this public place, she is not good at shaking her face and saying strange things, embarrassing her companions, so she is patient and only watches and does not gamble.
"Gambling * gambling can't make a fortune, the more people who want to win big money, the more they lose; If you are calm and have fun, you may win money. While playing, Shen Chen taught the three of them experience, "It's like this kind of playing singles and doubles, winning or losing, there is no big difference, it's pure entertainment." ”
Chu Tian's calculation ability is very strong, and he also has five or six hundred yuan on him. It is estimated that playing with a dollar of chips, doubling and doubling again, you can also bet more than ten in a row. And the probability of more than a dozen consecutive large or small openings is too small.
Therefore, after figuring out the way a little, Chu Tian and Dani also bought some chips, learned Shen Chen's method, and laughed and chatted while playing.
There wasn't much time, and Chu Tian and Dani even won some. Although it is not much, everyone has the psychology of getting something for nothing, Dani smiled, and Chutian was also happy.
Shen Chen felt that it was not interesting to play for a while, so he looked around and saw Alcott and Cao Yixin coming out of a small hall.
Alcott's face was not very good, and he muttered as he walked, "Damn it, I'm not going to play cards with him anymore!" ”
And Cao Yixin looked helpless and comforted him in a low voice. She also saw Shen Chen, stretched out her hand to say hello, and reminded Alcott.
"What's wrong? It's not good to scold people when you lose money, you have to be graceful! Shen Chen teased: "Especially in front of beautiful ladies." ”
Alcot greeted Shen Chen, and said with some anger: "It doesn't matter if you lose money, it's just that you have to be humiliated by words, which is really frustrating × his mother's ×." ”
People who don't have gambling products don't just refer to those who lose money and break their temper, and they are arrogant when they win money, and those who ridicule and ridicule others are also included.
"That's right, there's really no gambling money." Shen Chen comforted: "We Chinese call this kind of person: villain dezhi." Villain, hehe, why get angry with such a guy and punish yourself for other people's mistakes, isn't it stupid? ”
Alcot tilted his head and thought for a moment, grinned, and said, "That's right, you can't be angry with that bastard guy." By the way, do you know how to play cards? Let's change the room and come together! ”
"Not very skilled, you go play!" Shen Chen shirked.
"If you don't know it, just sit and watch, I have the bottom in my heart with you." Alcotra stopped Shen Chen, and dragged him into a small hall without saying anything, "I'll introduce you to a few more friends, they are all good guys." Your social circle is too small and needs to be expanded. ”
Cao Yixin also grabbed He Xiaoyan with great eyesight, and said with a smile: "Let's go take a rest together, drink coffee, and chat." ”
Shen Chen had no choice but to enter the small hall with Alcott.
The gambling game inside continued, and Alcott was in a good mood to greet a few acquaintances and introduce Shen Chen.
Several gamblers nodded very calmly, but cast a few concerned glances at Cao Yixin and He Xiaoyan, and then indulged in the gambling table again, without any enthusiasm.
Alcote spread his hands, sat down with Shen Chen, beckoned the waiter to bring coffee, and turned his eyes to the gambling game, looking a little impatient to go up.
Shen Chen beckoned, and He Xiaoyan sat next to him, drinking coffee silently.
This small hall is more of a small club than a casino, and everyone who plays cards seems to be relaxed.
Moreover, these people are somewhat silly in playing cards. Well, Shen Chen only looked at it for a while, and then came to such a conclusion. But the stakes are not small, and it seems that they are all rich people with a lot of money.
"Their pockets are very bulging!" Shen Chen whispered to Alcott.
Alcott nodded and whispered, "Well, that bald guy is even more unfathomable. How's it going, are you interested in playing a few rounds? ”
"No, I'll just take a look." Shen Chen rejected Alcott's proposal.
At this time, a foreigner who had lost a lot stood up, said a few words, and withdrew from the game.
Alcot immediately got up and sat down in the seat that had been vacated after the guy left, and he was not at all afraid of the seat that had just lost money.
"Alcott always claims to be a poker guru from London, and he has won quite a few times." Cao Yixin said with a low smile: "That bald guy is also a master. ”
Shen Chen smiled politely and occasionally glanced at the game.
Cao Yixin spoke to He Xiaoyan affectionately, so that Shen Chen could observe these people carefully and not have to be distracted to take care of He Xiaoyan.
Alcott's hand skills were still good, but after a few wins, he got carried away with his excitement.
The two hands subconsciously tapped lightly on the edge of the table, smiling and looking at his card friends one by one, with a look of confidence in victory.
Agents are generally trained in memory, and their minds have a much stronger memory function than ordinary people. In addition, Shen Chen's current mind is better than that of later generations, and he is almost unforgettable.
So, after looking at it for a while, he could tell the skill level of the few people sitting at the table.
Bald Man is playing steadily, softly and hard, his skills are also very high, and the card counting is also accurate, and he is now the big winner at the table.
There are many ways to play cards, and the table is played with a style of play called "leaving a dark card", which is very similar to stud, each holding a face card, with four cards in hand, round by round.
Alcott got a good hand, and it was the bald man who sat on the bank. He began to raise the ante in an attempt to get the bald man himself out of power.
But the bald man was not bothered by this, and put down his cards very happily, which made Alcott a little depressed.
Shen Chen smiled faintly, if you want to win, you can't think about how much you can win, but how much you can save.
He admired the composure of this bald man, but Alcott was a little impatient because he didn't win much in this big hand.
Alcott didn't bid, but gave up this one, and Shen Chen thought that he could fight it.
Because, although the bald card is large, if you bid again, according to Shen Chen's calculation, it is only a pair of aces, but it is very likely that Alcott will make up two pairs.
Sure enough, when the bald man threw away the cards, he deliberately let Alcourt see them, but they were just miscellaneous cards, not even a pair. Someone next to him laughed, which annoyed Alcot even more, and his nose and wings furled, and he gasped for a few breaths violently.
Psychological warfare, deliberately irritating Alcott, this old bald man is really a cunning fox.
Shen Chen pursed his lips, hoping that Alcot would remain unmoved, calm down, and make careful judgments and calculations.
But Alcot was clearly spurred on by these two hands, and it wasn't a question of money anymore.
Who said that only the Chinese want face, the British also care about this. He was a little impatient, the stakes increased imperceptibly, and defeating the bald man became his goal.
When it was time for the fight to be fierce again, the hand was Alcott's big, and he seemed confident and raised the ante to two hundred dollars.
The bald man hesitated for a while before he called a little timidly, but Shen Chen felt that he was like an actor, pretending to be like this, and luring Alcott to make a bigger bet.
Shen Chen shook his head slightly, it's one thing to watch, but it's extremely annoying to interject. Although he didn't want Alcott to lose money, it didn't seem like a good way to do it now.
His position was behind Alcott's side, this small movement was not noticed by others, but the bald man seemed to see it, his eyes fixed on Shen Chen for a few seconds, and then left as if nothing happened.
Alcott didn't think anything else would happen, and by the time the fifth card was drawn, the stakes had increased to a thousand. All the players withdrew, staring at the battle of the pair.
"Follow!" The bald man replied softly and firmly.
There were more than 3,000 dollars piled up on the card table like a hill, and Alcott's face turned red, opened the cards, and said loudly: "Don't try to lie to me again, I'm a pair of two." ”
The bald man smiled meaningfully and lifted the hidden cards.
The players let out an exclamation, three of a kind, and Alcott's eyes widened in disbelief. Instead, he leaned back in his chair, panting, suppressing his anger, and muttered in a low voice, "Damn it, you old fox." ”
The bald man laughed at Alcott's words, he had already won people's money, why should he object to the anger of others? Reaching out, he smiled and stacked the winnings one by one for carrying.
Alcote touched his pocket, he lost, but he was not reconciled, the psychology of gambling is like this.
But he didn't have much money left, so he stood up, walked to Shen Chen's side, and set his eyes on Shen Chen.
Shen Chen smiled bitterly, not caring about the money in his pocket, but feeling that Alcott's mentality was probably a loss.
He motioned for Alcot to drink his coffee, also trying to calm him down a bit. Then, he changed the topic and said, "It's not early, the ladies may be tired, why don't we come back later?" ”
Alcott was silent, and Shen Chen continued: "You know, it's not that I'm stingy with the money in my pocket, but I feel that your emotions are a little excited, and you also deviate from the true purpose of gambling, if you are fighting with others, I think it's better to drink." ”
"Understood." Alcott nodded quickly, he hadn't lost his mind yet, and felt that Shen Chen's words were very reasonable.
But he suggested instead: "Shen, my friend, I can see that your poker skills are also good, go up and play two, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it doesn't hurt you to know a few more people." ”
Shen Chen smiled faintly and was noncommittal about this.
"Alcott, have a few more plays!" The bald man shouted at the table, "Or let Inspector Shen, the most heroic in the concession, show off his card skills and see if he can be as good as killing a thug." ”
Alcote looked at Shen Chen, Shen Chen frowned, a little surprised. He groaned, got up, walked to the table, sat down, and pulled the money out of his pocket.
The bald man smiled and nodded, as if sorry for the provocative words just now, and politely asked Shen Chen if he wanted to smoke his cigar.
Shen Chen didn't understand what the bald man was going to do, he smiled and thanked him, signaling that the game could start.
It seems that the cards played in this small gambling hall are not simply for gambling, and there is no dealer to deal the cards, but the dealer shuffles and deals the cards.
After sitting in a circle, they will change to a new deck of poker, and everyone's gambling is also good, basically following Western etiquette and customs.
This is no stranger to Shen Chen, and he quickly adapted, and this gave him a lot of room to play.
Shuffle the cards, as long as Shen Chen touches the cards, he doesn't have to steal the cards or make marks, that's too bullying.
He can remember the order of the cards by simply shuffling a few handfuls, and there is no flaw in the shuffling technique.
This was taught to him by a famous old man invited by the organization in later generations.
The old man had only eight fingers, and it is said that he was cut off by the casino after he missed. Therefore, no matter how clever you are, there will always be times when you cheat.
Shen Chen kept in mind the words of emotion of that old man. So, he just played in this vague way.
If you have good eyesight, excellent memory, and can remember the order of cards like Shen Chen, then Shen Chen has nothing to say.
Gradually, there was more money in front of Shen Chen. Several poker players looked at this Oriental with interest from time to time, and they really did not expect that an Oriental would play cards so freely.
Moreover, Shen Chen's style of play is very interesting, there is no law at all, false and real, true and false, quite the style of a poker master.
"The Stratagem of the East, the Ideas of the East." The bald man looked at the cards in his hand repeatedly, and this time he was really a little indecided.
However, he didn't seem to care about losing, but he was quite happy to meet a good opponent, and he thought for a moment before placing his bet higher.
Then, the bald man looked at Shen Chen with a smile and said, "A wonderful game, I bet they haven't seen a way of playing like yours before." Still, I believe God will give me good luck. ”
Shen Chen always had a faint smile on his face, whether it was a good card or a bad card, it was like that, which made people feel like they couldn't figure it out.
He reached out and touched the fifth card, sure enough, it was a 5, the outcome was also decided in this last card, he gently turned the card over, the open card is a pair of Q plus a pair of 5, and the face card is also 5. Fulhouse, also called gourd, also called full house.
The bald man also turned over the cards, a pair of aces and a pair of fours, and the surrounding players made a low noise, so to speak, except for the fourth, his cards have always pressed Shen Chen.
"God forbid." The bald man laughed like a child, tapped his fingers on the table, and said, "I almost lost the gift that God gave me, and I raised it, how are you?" He confidently raised the ante.