After the last round, the remaining thirty-two players were all masters. The other thirty-one players were almost all well-known figures in the gambling world, and only Zheng Yubai was an unknown rookie. However, the strength he showed in the dice listening game the day before made many people interested in him. For example, his opponent today, Shen Huaiyu.
"Your name is Zheng Yubai?" Shen Huaiyu sat across from Zheng Yubai and asked knowingly. Judging from her aggressive style, she doesn't look like a woman at all.
Zheng Yubai knew that this was a psychological tactic, she hoped to create psychological pressure on herself before the game started. In fact, Shen Huaiyu's use of this method was equivalent to telling Zheng Yubai that she lacked confidence.
He nodded slightly, with a smile as eternal as that of the God of Gamblers. Real gambling often begins outside the game. Especially in this kind of master duel, when the technical gap between the two sides is not big, only by defeating the opponent psychologically can you win.
The other two opponents also sat down, and they exchanged gentlemanly smiles. At the gambling table next door, Du Bisheng gave Zheng Yubai a thumbs up, expressing his optimism for him. Zheng Yubai scratched his head, looking forward to meeting Du Bisheng in the North Zone finals and advancing to the final eight together.
The game is a four-person scramble, with two winners from each group advancing to the regional semifinals, and the losers being eliminated directly. The game is blackjack, with each player having one million chips, and winning or losing is determined by losing all the chips or the remaining chips after three hours.
The hour hand pointed to ten o'clock, and with the ringing of a bell, the competition began.
The rules of blackjack are relatively simple. The winning or losing is determined by the points of the cards. The one between the dealer and the gambler whose points reach or are closer to blackjack is the winner. J, Q, and K are all ten points, and A can be used as one or eleven points. The dealer must draw cards when the points are less than seventeen points, and the gambler can stop drawing cards at any time, and can also draw cards at any time until the hand is busted (over blackjack).
There are many variations under simple rules. However, in the eyes of gamblers, blackjack is a gambling project that "makes money with brains". This is because, unlike other gambling, if gamblers have good card memory and card counting skills, they can win money without any cheating. Among the many projects in the casino, blackjack is recognized as a project that really requires "gambling skills".
Apart from cheating methods, the so-called "gambling skills" are actually computing power. In recent years, computer technology has become more and more mature, and many people use computer technology to calculate the probability of winning and crack the dealer's playing methods. This has forced the original six-deck blackjack to be changed to eight-deck cards because more and more people understand the mystery, which increases the difficulty of calculation.
Even so, the probability of winning at blackjack is much higher than that of slot machines, KENZO, baccarat and other games, which is why the blackjack tables in almost every casino are always crowded. Because everyone hopes to make a fortune from the dealer by their own skills.
Unlike gambling in a casino, Zheng Yubai's opponent now is not just the dealer, but also three other players. The four of them have to compare the number of chips to decide the winner, which means that the dealer acts as an intermediary between the gamblers. Not only do they have to consider the relationship between winning and losing with the dealer, but they also have to exert psychological pressure on each other. This is equivalent to multiplying the difficulty of calculation. It can be said that this arrangement fully takes into account the various qualities that a master gambler should have, and it is very challenging.
Zheng Yubai's understanding of blackjack came entirely from Du Bisheng's simple explanation. Due to time constraints, Du Bisheng only taught him the simplest "one-point method" to remember cards. If the other three people at the gambling table knew about this, they would probably laugh their heads off.
The so-called "one-point method" is to record 10, 4, 5, and 6 as +1, 10, J, Q, and K as -1, and 7, 8, 9, and A as 0. In other words, when the dealer is dealing cards, the total card points accumulate positive points that exceed zero points, and the more they exceed, the more favorable the card situation is for the gambler, which means that there are relatively more big cards like 10, J, Q, and K in the remaining cards in the dealer's card box. When the dealer deals cards again, the gambler should try not to play cards. In this way, the dealer has a higher probability of making a big card, which means that the gambler has an advantage during this period of time.
No matter what card counting method is used, one must observe the dealing and movement of cards, and this requires a certain number of times and time. Therefore, when the game just starts, everyone is very cautious and basically bets 510,000 yuan.
The cards were dealt out quickly, and Zheng Yubai silently counted them in his mind. For two consecutive rounds, after the dealer dealt out all the cards, the result of the card counting was negative. In this situation, no one would take risks. But Shen Huaiyu didn't follow the rules. She kept asking for cards, and she actually won a round of the bet, taking the lead from the beginning.
The other two players are both experienced players, their faces don't change color and their hearts don't beat. There is a saying on the gambling table: "Winning first is paper, winning later is money." No matter how glorious the beginning is, the one who can return with a full load in the end is the winner. If a gambler does not have a stable mentality to face the temporary victory or defeat, it is better to go home early and hug his children.
Zheng Yubai was still a little confused. He didn't know much about blackjack, which was like using the knowledge of a junior high school student to fight against a few college students. Although he was a little nervous, he couldn't help but snickering when he saw Shen Huaiyu's wolfish nature, rolling up her sleeves after just two rounds of gambling, and he immediately relaxed.
In the third round, the dealer began to deal cards, and the cards began to rise. The six decks of cards needed to be deducted from the big and small jokers, so there were actually a total of 312 cards. The dealer had already dealt 150 cards, and the game was halfway through, and everyone was ready to make a move.
Zheng Yubai had been keeping count, and after this round, the card count had exceeded +0. In fact, there was no need to count the cards anymore, just looking at Shen Huaiyu's hungry tiger pounce on his food, Zheng Yubai knew that now was the best time to kill the banker.
Two Kings, Zheng Yubai, who was sitting in the last position among the four players, got a good hand. But the first card the dealer got was just a small 4. Seeing this, even Shen Huaiyu, who only had 15 points, gave up his usual strategy of chasing and attacking. Everyone stopped playing and waited to see the dealer's good show.
According to the score of the card record, there are more big cards than small cards in the remaining cards. The dealer must ask for cards at least twice. After asking for cards, there is a high probability of busting. Maybe the eyes can deceive people, maybe the ears can deceive people, but mathematical probability will not deceive people. The dealer asked for two cards in a row, the first one was 10, and the second one was Q, and it really busted.
Although the dealer busted, Zheng Yubai didn't feel proud at all. Now Shen Huaiyu and the other man were ahead in chips, and it would be difficult to catch up unless he increased his bets or adopted unconventional tactics.
When the next round of poker began, Zheng Yubai did not participate, but pushed his 200,000 chips forward, indicating that he was betting on Shen Huaiyu next to him. (To be continued)