"What is the bookmaker's right?"

"Banker's right, as a sideline gambler to hand over a sum of money to the casino in exchange for the opportunity to be a banker at the Baccarat table," Beelzebub glanced at Sasha, making sure he didn't want to answer the question, before he said the answer amicably: "You know, the game of baccarat is very similar to blackjack, so to speak, it is a simple way of gambling, where the casino dealer and the gambler as a sideline judge the size of the cards - you should have seen some of it yesterday, Every bet of Baccarat is determined by the banker, when the banker announces the bet, the gamblers can choose to bet or not to bet, and then, the bet gambler and the dealer can get two cards, face down, that is, the so-called face card, you can ask for a card, or not to make up, the dealer in all the side to determine whether to make a card and then determine whether they need to make a card, here to note, the third card is an open card, the dealer can generally estimate the size of your card; When he finishes making up the cards, he will compare the size with the side house, if there are more than ten people in the side family, he will take turns betting with the left five or the right five, if there are less than ten people, he will compare the size with all the side houses at once, the winner can get double the amount of money bet, and the person who loses will take away the previous bet - in baccarat, nine is the largest number, the face card and the ten card will be counted as zero, two cards, or three cards add up to the number of ten, it will also be counted as zero, If the number adds up to more than ten, then the single digit will prevail, understand? Fifteen is five, nineteen is nine; The best hand is a natural nine, or a natural eight, and some people call it a natural big card, that is, as soon as you get two cards, you can make a nine or an eight, if it is a nine, you can directly flop. If you look at the search ,.. If it's eight, the chances of winning are also very big. Of course, if the dealer's cards are the same size as yours, it is a tie. ”

"You seem to be very proficient in that." Catherine said stiffly.

"Because Baccarat first appeared on Poseidon Island." Sasha said, taking a bottle of water from the storage compartment in the middle of his seat, and Beelzebub took it, and immediately took a large sip—he had just said a lot in one breath, and then his face wrinkled. "What the hell is this?" He shook the bottle, almost horrified to find that there was still a white sediment inside.

"Thatch bitter water, dad loves this, Sean. Mr. Battier said directly from "Sasha": "If you add lemon and ice cubes to it, it will not be so bitter." ”

"Then add some points." Beelzebub said. Sasha kindly added a little lemon juice and ice cubes to him, and Beelzebub stuck her tongue out into the rim of the cup like a vigilant cat, and "licked" it. Then he took a sip, a few sips: "It's not bad right now. ”

"Bitter things can calm the mind and go to the fire," said Sasha, "and you can't always drink sweet, Beelzebub." I'm worried, you see. I don't want to wake up one morning and see a second Chegalle. Bissandi, even if it's small – do you really want to roll on the pitch? ”

Beelzebub imagined the scene for a moment, and he shook his head slightly in fear.

Catherine looked at them, the conversation between the two older boys was intimate and uninhabited, Sasha even skimped on giving her a look, she knew that Sasha was warning her, little Hopkins was closer and cared for this friend than she thought, this was normal, he had only one peer by his side in the past few years, and Catherine knew that she had to change the situation. But she also knew that this matter must not be rushed, she and Sasha had spent so little time together, that the relationship between them was unusually shallow and fragile, no stronger than a spider's web, and she had to be careful and take every step of the way. It doesn't matter, she said to herself, Catherine, it's okay. You and he are not strangers without any relationship, he is your sister's child, and you have the same blood in your veins, one day. He will know that only relatives who are related by blood are the most amiable and reliable.

It may take a lot of time and effort. But it's worth it.

Catherine knew she had to do it: "Thank you, Beelzebub," she said, as if the cold spot against her did not exist, "can you still talk to me?" I think I'll have to be prepared – does Ivan's taking the house right make any difference to us? ”

Beelzebub made a hidden grimace behind the cup, "If it is an ordinary situation, the gambler as the dealer does not have a great impact on the gambling game, because you also have to compare the size with the people, especially in the case of less than ten people in the side, he does not win much, because even the dealer may not be able to get the big card often, his only advantage is to be able to control the size of the bet, in the baccarat card, the bet is generally doubled by the number of times, but if the dealer wants, he can also float up and down, As long as it's not lower than the minimum at the table, he can bet big when he's in a good mood and down when he's feeling bad. ”

Catherine didn't speak, her eyebrows furrowed, and after a while she said, "What if he could see the cards?" She paused: "I mean, every single one." ”

"In the case of the bookkeeper and the bookkeeper are in a concerted manner, it is possible, but not all, it can only be said that most of it, because the cards are shuffled by the bookkeeper, and he can use cards with dark spots, but this is rare, because the casino is also to be reputable, and once this kind of thing is discovered, as the gambler and bookkeeper of the bookmaker, the supervision and management of the table will be unlucky," Beelzebub strengthened his tone: "Bad luck." ”

"It doesn't have to be in collusion with the bookkeeper," said Catherine, "you know what I do, and so do you, Beelzebub," she said, looking at Sasha, "we all are, that fellow...... I mean, there's someone like that around that guy. That's why we're here. ”

"A ...... who can see all the cards Strangers? Beelzebub said, "Oh, he has won." ”

***

Ivan? Sergeyevich had been waiting for a long time, as if he had made an agreement with Hopkins, and he was dressed more carefully and carefully today than in previous days, with every button buttoned well, and wearing a bow tie, and people could only see a black tattoo ring on the finger of his left hand.

He hugged Hopkins very hard and enthusiastically, as if he had seen an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, and he personally brought Hopkins to his seat – right across from the dealer seat, where there were eight sidekicks at the table No. 3 today. Catherine noticed a casino guard, who was disguised by Abel, so that he could walk around the table in the open - Ivan had brought two women, one brown and one blonde, to sit behind Ivan today.

The dealer used by Ivan was cherry wood, and the bookkeeper shuffled the cards, and then a siderator next to Hopkins cut the cards, and the bookkeeper then announced the bet, the minimum bet, 100,000 yuan.

Hopkins noticed that today they had a few old friends, the son of the fleet owner and the pair.

Ivan's first turn over card was not very good, two queens, and the card he made up later was a three, which was too small, seven out of eight people beat him, and the one who lost was worse than Ivan, his natural card and the outs added up to exactly ten points, Ivan bit his cigar and "revealed" a look of dissatisfaction - he lost 700,000 at once, and the bookkeeper took the corresponding chips from under Ivan's elbow.

Hopkins didn't use his chips today, he threw money at the table.

The second game was soon underway, the stakes doubled, and this time Ivan was still unlucky, six points, but five people beat him, including Hopkins.

Ivan? Sergeyevich lost three games in a row, he has already exported 1.5 million, and the onlookers began to move, everyone knows that in Baccarari, the third game is crucial, some people will win the first two games, but lose in the third game, and those who have lost three games in a row have almost no chance to turn over.

A gambler couldn't help but join in, he took out all the chips around him, and then added cash - Ivan raised the bet to a million at once this time, the bookkeeper distributed the cards to each gambler, and Ivan turned over the cards almost without a pause - born with big cards, a four, a five, a nine!

He won everyone, and at once he received nine million.

The new gambler's face suddenly became very bad, Ivan didn't give anyone a chance to breathe, the bookkeeper announced the bet for a new game, two million, the new gambler withdrew, unexpectedly, this time Ivan lost to four people, although on the whole, he was a draw this time (excluding the commission for delivery to the casino), but it also gave hope that the new gambler joined in.

The stakes for the new game were three million, and the new gambler had no chips and no cash, so he made a move to the casino in exchange for three million dollars in chips, and the pair also raised their hands to signal that they wanted to check, they were unlucky, they failed to win the previous game, Ivan.

This time Ivan won again, Hopkins and the other seven men lost, only the son of the owner of the fleet won Ivan, and he was red-faced and excited.

Ivan raised the bet to five million, and this time three people withdrew, and now there are six people in the side.

Hopkins won this game, the others lost, and two more people withdrew, and now only the son of the owner of the fleet and Hopkins remained.

Ivan smiled at them, he had two fairly well-developed canine teeth.

"Ten million." He said.

The son of the owner of the flotilla withdrew.

When Hopkins unleashed his cards and the bookkeeper shouted "Born to be big", Ivan? Sergeyevich looked surprised, he grabbed the edge of the table and stared at the two cards as if a devil could come out of them at any moment, "This can't be." He muttered softly, "It can't be." ”

(To be continued)

Well, miscalculated, it looks like it will take another chapter or two to solve Ivan......

n (one second to remember the world)