Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 773 The mud-legged game from Li Jiankun’s hometown

"Nickname, nickname, the gambling king Wynn and the mysterious Chinese rich man have a gamble of the century..."

At a certain intersection on the Las Vegas Strip, Dini, a little boy selling newspapers, had a particularly good business today. He didn't have to look for customers along the street as usual, and he even begged kindhearted people to buy a copy of his newspaper.

He only needs to stand at this crossroads where people come and go, shout a few times at the top of his lungs, and he will immediately attract a group of customers.

The two bundles of newspapers that I bought in the morning were about to bottom out, which made Dini think about how to buy more as quickly as possible after they were sold out, hoping that there would still be...

Betting is not uncommon in Las Vegas. It may have become a culture of this gambling city. In the era of gangsters, people relied on fighting and killing to resolve disputes. In the more civilized modern era, , if people have disputes, they usually resolve them at the gambling table.

But if the bet costs as much as $500 million, that would be huge news.

Even in this gambling city, it has never happened.

The news media all sensed the commercial value, reported it, and gave it free publicity.

The news came with lightning speed and caused an uproar in Las Vegas.

Wynn has become the biggest darling of the media. From the first ray of morning light illuminating the Baroque-style door of the Melody Casino Hotel, reporters have been knocking on the door to request interviews.

He ordered the general manager of Melaleuca to entertain these uncrowned kings well, gathered them in a conference hall of the hotel at ten o'clock in the morning, and held a press conference.

Think about it, if one-third of the people here gathered in his casino, what would it be like? No casino hotel in Las Vegas has ever enjoyed such glory.

On the other hand, the other participant in this bet, Li Jiankun, had a completely opposite scene.

"Mr. Wynn, is the bet really worth $500 million?"

Wynn attended the event dressed up and answered various questions from reporters on the scene in a gentlemanly manner, proving the authenticity of the news.

"Brother Kun, you... you agree to bet 500 million with him if you have no chance of winning?" Wu Yingxiong almost cried, "500 million US dollars!"

The floor where Li Jiankun was located was deserted, and the air in his guest room seemed to be stagnant, so dull that it was breathless.

"Yes, both parties enter the game with at least 500 million U.S. dollars. The rule is that the bet will not end until one party loses at least 500 million U.S. dollars."

"Mr. Wynn, what do you think you have a chance of winning? As far as I know, this Chinese Mr. Li once won two nights in a row at Melody Casino and won at least 150 million. He is regarded by gamblers as God of Gamblers.”

The press conference ended in a lively atmosphere. Wynn was in high spirits. He enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight and hoped that the status of "he is the number one person in Las Vegas" could last forever...

On a smaller scale, this would give his casino a layer of gold.

Wynn is a shrewd businessman. If he spends money to buy such a huge advertising resource, it will be an astronomical amount. Now that it is delivered to his door, of course he will not miss it or waste it.

"Oh, dear lady, I may disappoint you. I don't care. I welcome your visit, but there are two reasons why this cannot happen: First, as you know, despicable people are always afraid of seeing the light of day. , the other party strongly requested that there be no reporters present. The first point has been written into the bet; secondly, you can imagine that Melaleuca will definitely be full that night, and we have to find a way to free up some seats..."

On a larger scale, his appeal and reputation of Wynn will rise to an unprecedented level.

"Mr. Wynn, can we report this gambling game in real time that day?"

There were also reporters at the Sands Casino Hotel who came to interview him, but without exception, they were all dismissed by him sending Liu Jingyan and Ran Zi.

He didn't expect all these people to come, but there would always be people interested in such a grand event.

Wynn sent out more than ten invitations at once. The people whose names were mentioned were all top bosses in charge of power or wealth in this gambling city. Even he usually had a hard time making friends.

Wynn paused for a moment after speaking. Facing the guns and cannons below, he placed his right hand on the silver suit jacket on his abdomen, bowed slightly, and continued:
“With the platform behind you, I hereby solemnly and warmly invite President Johnson and his colleagues from the Gaming Industry Management Association, Manager Stephen and his colleagues from the Real Estate Development Management Company, and Executive Officer Panier and his colleagues from UBS... "

"Please forgive my vulgar words below, bullshit! Bullshit god of gambling! He is just a despicable fraudster who stole the wealth I worked hard to accumulate through loopholes in the casino's rules. But I am here to tell you clearly, He will pay the price! You ask me what my chances of winning are? The answer is one hundred percent!"

Before that, he had exhausted his imagination and could not imagine that Brother Kun could come up with 500 million US dollars.

Well, now it seems that Brother Kun can indeed take it, but that is probably all his wealth.

The conversation the two had just had was:

"Brother Kun, how confident are you?"

"No."

"What do you mean no?!"

"Just not sure at all."

You're not sure at all and you're going to gamble with someone else with all your money? Isn't this crazy? ! Wu Yingxiong's internal organs were all twisted together.

"Brother Kun, why don't you run away! You're not living in the United States anyway, so it's okay to lose a little face. It's better than losing 500 million."

Li Jiankun: "..."

Seeing the little hero stomping his feet in anxiety, Li Jiankun felt a warm feeling in his heart. After all, the pain was not in vain. He smiled and patted the back of the little hero's hand, comforting him: "Things are not as bad as you think. He is somewhat sure." ?”

"His interviews were all published in the newspapers, and he said it was 100% true."

"That's bullshit. Two people are betting against each other. Even if he is a master card counter like Ji Jingya and the others, what will happen? The cards are very difficult to calculate, and the probability is extremely small."

"But after all, he is a real gambling king. He has been immersed in the gambling industry for many years. How can you compare with him in terms of experience and skills?"

The gambling method agreed upon by Li Jiankun and Wynn is a player-to-player method of playing blackjack, that is, everyone has a hidden card, and then they try to collect 21 points by adding up the exposed cards and hidden cards to match the number of points.

This kind of gameplay is quite a test of experience and skills.

Li Jiankun patted the back of his hand again and said, "Go out first and let me think about it." "You really don't want to run?"

"Brother Kun, you will never do such a thing." When faced with similar major events in his previous life, he was scared a few times. Now he is still scared after being reborn? If he cowards Li Jiankun, he will not accept the challenge and ask for an increase in gambling costs.

Isn't life on horseback a huge gamble?

Who is afraid of who?

Wu Yingxiong sighed and left. Since Brother Kun really didn't intend to give up, he didn't dare to disturb him now. But after walking out of the room, Wu Yingxiong shook his head violently and shook off the depression all over his body.

He ran quickly and rushed to find Ji Jingya and others. He knocked on the doors of several guest rooms one by one and found that no one seemed to be inside.

He returned to his guest room and even his roommate was gone.

After Wu Yingxiong was stunned, he went straight to the ninth floor of the hotel. When I arrived at the conference room rented by Brother Kun, I opened the door and saw that everyone was really gathered here.

A dozen Chinese international students sat around the oval conference table, all with pens and paper at hand.

Ji Jingya held a deck of cards, stood at the head of the conference table, and dealt out two decks of cards to the left and right like a dealer.

"You?" Wu Yingxiong asked.

"Research." Ji Jingya replied, "Although the probability of two people betting against fifty-two cards and being able to calculate the cards is extremely small, at least there is a probability. We will definitely not be able to enter the venue by then. We want to calculate It will be somewhat helpful to come up with a mathematical formula and let Brother Li calculate it himself."

She paused, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Hero, how is Brother Li's cultural level?"

"He is very smart and has a master's degree in economics!"

"That's no problem."

Ji Jingya and other international students thought together with Wu Yingxiong: Since we can't persuade Brother Kun, let's go to the abyss of hell together!

"You guys study, study hard, and I'll buy you coffee and food!" Wu Yingxiong was delighted. He specializes in the field, and there are so many math masters here. It doesn't make much sense for him to get involved. It's better to do a good job in logistics.

Let's talk about Li Jiankun's guest room. He was sitting on a soft chair behind a small solid wood table. He opened a brand new pair of playing cards with both hands and dealt out two copies according to the blackjack betting method.

Then he held his chin in deep thought, staring at the two decks of cards, his whole body seemed to be petrified.

He was not sure whether Wynn could count cards, but given that it took Wynn so long to see that Ji Jingya and others were counting cards, even if they could count, their level would be very limited.

If the two of them bet against each other, only a few of the fifty-two cards would be dealt out, and he didn't think Wynn could figure it out.

So the other advantages of Wynn, as the little hero said, are just the experience and skills immersed in gambling for many years.

What techniques can be used to play like this? And what experiences can come into play?
Li Jiankun believes that there are only two main things:

One is to catch the wind and guard the wind.

The word "wind" must be enclosed in quotation marks. To be precise, it is a change in expression. When you look at your hole cards and add them up with the open cards, and you find that they are a good hand, it is often difficult for newbies to control their mentality, and their faces inevitably show joy.

This emotion is directly proportional to the calmness of mind.

Gambling masters are good at capturing their opponents' emotions, even micro-expressions, to judge the size of their opponents' cards.

At the same time, gambling masters themselves can make expressions spotless, and even use reverse expressions to mislead their opponents.

This is a kind of psychological warfare.

The second is courage.

Used in conjunction with the first point, gambling masters will not let their opponents take advantage of them. You can't analyze the size of their cards from their expressions. They can often win money even when their cards are very poor. By using their courage, In the form of fraud.

Li Jiankun stared at the two decks of cards, his eyes gradually glowing with sparkle.

The player-versus-player gambling method of blackjack is, in fact, very similar to a popular card game in our country!

This is Li Jiankun’s personal favorite way to play.

Because it contains both excitement and skill factors - compared with other folk card games, it is more exciting and requires more skill.

In his previous life, he played from a young age to old age. Although he didn't play every day, the total time spent in a dozen years was not longer than the time he spent playing at Wynn?
That's right, this kind of gameplay is called "fried golden flower".

Isn’t the key to winning in the Golden Flower game lies in catching the wind and being courageous?
If he were to play this gambling game in the way of fried gold, Li Jiankun thought that his experience and skills would not be inferior to Wynn.

So, card counting is of little use, and his experience and skills are no worse than Wynn's, so what can't he gamble on?
After all, it's all about luck.

The corners of Li Jiankun's mouth curved, and his mood suddenly brightened. Based on his two lifetime experiences, luck, at least at the gambling table, can actually be shaped -

Those who are blustering, those guys who are imposing, tend to get more and more angry and win more and more.

Those who frown and sigh, no matter how much they want to stand up, they will always lose everything.

There is no scientific basis for this. It is purely based on Li Jiankun's two lifetime experiences as a verification.

"Wynn, come on, I'll use the golden-bucket method that's not popular in my hometown to compete with you, the king of gambling.

"Let's see if the mud-legged man can unseat the king."

(End of this chapter)