Zheng Yubai was the banker in the first round. He looked at Du Bisheng from a distance. The old man was also looking over, with a helpless look on his face. Zheng Yubai knew that Du Bisheng could not help him, so he could only think about the rules of Sic Bo silently in his mind and shake the dice cup in his hand.
“Clatter... clatter...” Zheng Yubai shook the dice cup for a long time and put it down.
The other three gamblers had been listening attentively. When the dice cup was stable, they each took out their chips. Two bet on ten thousand and one bet on five thousand.
After the bet was placed, Zheng Yubai opened the dice cup and it said "four, six, six", a big number. He lost 20,000 yuan and earned 5,000 yuan, but still lost money.
After Zheng Yubai, another gambler became the banker. He moved the dice up and down, left and right, and the dice made a crisp sound in the dice cup. Zheng Yubai had a good foundation in Xingyiquan. He could not say that he had the ability of a super-ear like Jiang Jie, but his hearing was at least much sharper than that of ordinary people. The sound of the dice sounded particularly clear to him. When the dice cup was stable, he hesitated and bet on the small bet of 5,000 yuan.
When he took the dice, it turned out to be a full dice with three fives. The dealer won both big and small, making a net profit of 25,000 yuan. Zheng Yubai saw his smug face and realized that the other party was actually an expert who knew how to roll full dice.
This went on for five or six rounds. When Zheng Yubai was the banker, he always lost more than he won. When he placed bets, he often made more mistakes than wins. As time went by, he only had 200,000 chips left. On the other hand, Du Bisheng, who was a famous gambling king, won all three opponents like a whirlwind and entered the next round first.
Du Bisheng won the match, but did not go back to rest. Instead, he walked around the hall in a serious manner. He seemed to be observing many opponents, but in fact he was only paying attention to Zheng Yubai.
Although Zheng Yubai lost badly and had the least chips among the four people, he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and continued to place bets and shake the dice slowly. Du Bisheng took a look, suddenly smiled, and then walked away without paying any attention to Zheng Yubai.
It was Zheng Yubai's turn to shake the dice again. The other three gamblers had already seen that Zheng Yubai was the weakest. When they saw him finish shaking the dice, they all smiled. One of them pushed the 200,000 yuan chips and said to Zheng Yubai, "Sorry, brother, you can go home now."
The other two were not willing to lag behind, and with the idea of hitting the downed dog, they also placed heavy bets. All three of them bet on big. If the big number really came out, Zheng Yubai would lose all his chips, and his journey as a gambling god would end here.
Zheng Yubai smiled and said, "Thank you all for coming." He opened the dice cup, and the dice were indeed very high, with three sixes. To the astonishment of the three gamblers, Zheng Yubai gathered his chips and rushed from the last place to the first place in an instant, occupying an absolutely advantageous position.
"How is this possible? He must have been lucky..." The gambler who bet two hundred thousand was furious. It was his turn to shake the dice. He shook it loudly and then released it with all his strength, staring at Zheng Yubai, obviously challenging him.
Zheng Yubai said leisurely, "You wanted to send me home just now, but it's rude not to return the favor. I'll also bet 200,000 yuan to see if I can send you home." He pushed the chips down and added, "Seconds, first."
The gambler counted his chips and immediately began to sweat. What Zheng Yubai meant was that if two "twos" were drawn, the payout would be 1:2; if only one "two" was drawn, the payout would be 1:1; if two twos and one one were drawn, the payout would be three times the total.
The other two gamblers were also a little surprised. In fact, after a certain number of trials, many people in the gambling world can hear the size of the dice, such as the North and South Gambling King, the Macau Gambling King and Du Bisheng. However, if you want to accurately hear the number of points on the dice, you need a more advanced skill. There are no more than 20 such people in the gambling world, and they need years of experience to have an 80 to 90 percent success rate.
Zheng Yubai looks to be in his early twenties, yet he dares to bet on the points. I don't know if he is really confident or if he has gone crazy after shaking a full dice.
"Let's roll the dice." After the other two gamblers placed small bets, Zheng Yubai said to the dealer.
The dealer opened the dice cup with trembling hands. When he saw the number, his whole body suddenly went limp and he fell to the ground.
The dice cup showed two twos and one one. Zheng Yubai bet all the money and won all the money from the dealer.
The dealer left the gambling game dejectedly. The remaining two looked at the pile of chips in front of Zheng Yubai and had already lost confidence. Zheng Yubai took advantage of the victory and eliminated them in no time. This round was easy to pass.
Back in the room, Du Bisheng was dozing off. When he opened his eyes and saw Zheng Yubai coming in, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "I knew you had a conspiracy."
Zheng Yubai scratched his head: "It's not a conspiracy, I just need to listen to it a few more times to be safe."
In fact, he had been losing money since the beginning, not because he couldn't hear the sound of the dice, but because he had been analyzing the most accurate sound. The six sides of the dice had different numbers, so the sound of them hitting the dice cup was slightly different. Zheng Yubai not only wanted to hear the size, but also to distinguish the specific number of points, so he spent seven or eight rounds listening carefully.
"Your talent is really enviable. I spent a year practicing hard just to be able to hear the number of the dice." Du Bisheng said unhappily.
Zheng Yubai said unconvincedly: "I have been practicing Xingyiquan since I was five years old, which is why I have such good hearing ability today."
"That's true." Du Bisheng laughed, "So if you count it this way, I'm still the greatest genius in the history of the gambling world."
Seeing the old man being so shameless, Zheng Yubai was too lazy to pay attention to him. Tang Qing happened to knock on the door to congratulate him, so he started chatting with Tang Qing. When talking about the situation of winning the game just now, Tang Qing was very excited, which made Zheng Yubai feel that the relationship between the brother and sister was greatly warmed, and his mood suddenly became very bright.
After this day's competition, only eight contestants remained in each zone. Although the losers could continue their journey and even gamble in the casino on the ship, they could only watch the remaining 32 contestants vying for the right to challenge the God of Gamblers.
In the next elimination round, Zheng Yubai's opponent turned out to be someone he knew before - the Macau wolf Shen Huaiyu who won big in the stud poker game. (To be continued)