Chapter 270 Poker
We took a tour of the commercial area, sea park and museum of the sea ship. We saw many waitresses in Christmas costumes holding signs. We even saw Hollywood Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire.
Upon questioning, I learned that he was a frequent customer here. He had gone bankrupt and divorced once because of gambling. His career had never recovered until he made some money by reprising his role as Spider-Man, but he lost it all again.
Many Hollywood stars are senior members of the VIP box. They used to be very popular, but now they can only play in the lobby. Zhang Ailun watched for a while and then stopped paying attention.
Led by the two female stars, they returned to the Brilliant Casino and sat in the VIP box.
The waitress came over with drinks and champagne. Zhang Ailun only chose sparkling water and sat at the table waiting for a while. Then the manager of the Brilliant Casino came over with someone.
Zhang Ailun took a look and saw several short black men in suits, dreadlocks and short stature happily coming into the VIP box. They had ten rings on their fingers and a gold necklace around their necks. From a distance, one could sense the aura of nouveau riche. There were also several white bodyguards around them.
Zhang Ailun was a little surprised. You know what, this outfit is quite intimidating.
It's so novel that a few black people hired white people as bodyguards. This is simply going against the grain!
When trade was popular, it was probably because they didn't catch the other party's ancestors on board the ship. What a pity.
Coulson first introduced the other distinguished guests to the Central African tycoon, and then came up to introduce each other: "This is Mr. Juan Kim, an investor of the Hamberg Foundation. Mr. Kim, these are royal tycoons from Central African countries. Mr. Nicaraf, Mr. Oliven, Mr. Mani, Mr. Zankou Vakati, Henri-Martir Lakutuarimanana Rajaonarima Mampianina..."
"Hello, gentlemen." What was he saying? Zhang Ailun listened to their long list of names but couldn't remember them, so he could only extend his hand to say hello.
"Hello, Mr. Jin." The Central African wealthy group smiled and shook hands. Then, at the invitation of the supervisor, they came into the box, sat down on the sofa, ate fruits, drank champagne, and chatted and laughed.
When talking, his body language was also very exaggerated, giving people the impression that he was very rich and had plenty of money. His face was full of confidence. No wonder Coulson was intimidated by the other party.
When a distinguished guest half-jokingly asked him, "As a royal family in Central Africa, you should not have encountered anything regrettable in your life, right?"
The other party immediately looked surprised, "Regret?"
The Chinese and African tycoons shook their heads and said speechlessly: "Guys, regrets are for the poor. As rich people, we have never felt any regrets! I am a royal family in Africa. From the day I was born, I could get everything I wanted as long as I gave my family a smile. Do you know what I find the most meaningful thing in life?"
The rich man laughed and stretched out five fingers. "People's five fingers are of different lengths, but as long as I bend the other four fingers and only stretch out the middle finger, people will feel angry. But it can't speak, it doesn't say anything, but it can manipulate other people's emotions. Do you find this discovery interesting?"
"It's really interesting." Zhang Ailun also smiled and crossed his legs. The two female stars snuggled up to him and handed the peeled grapes to their mouths.
I took a sip and it was juicy and sweet.
"Jin, are those bodyguards outside the door your people? I see that each of them is very energetic. Hey, are you interested in coming to work with me? How much salary do you pay them every month?"
The black man in the Central African rich group whose name was very long and whom Zhang Ailun could not quite remember, let's call him Henry for now. He turned his head and shouted to Sig and others who were standing guard at the door, as if he wanted to poach some of their people.
"They are my right-hand men, but I never pay them a salary."
Zhang Ailun smiled and said calmly, "Because every time I go out to do business, I like to take them with me to make money. Sometimes it's tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even millions. They are all small amounts of money and not worth mentioning. I treat them as my family and friends, and they probably won't want to leave me."
“……”After these words were spoken, the wealthy groups in China and Africa were no longer able to deal with them.
No, your bodyguard is so rich? You treat him so well? He has hundreds of millions of dollars in his pocket? If he is your relative, you must praise him to the sky.
The two female stars next to him seemed even more passionate. There was not a single extra emotion in their eyes. They were full of yearning and desire to live the life of a rich man's wife. They wished they could just drag the leader into the box and make it a fait accompli.
A group of people were chatting here. Whenever the leader talked about shareholders' collections and some things he had come into contact with, and touched upon profound knowledge, several wealthy Central and African people would shut up and start to change the subject, because it seemed to involve their blind spots in knowledge.
Zhang Ailun was also certain that these guys really didn't have much knowledge and didn't have any professional knowledge at all.
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that we got to the point.
The casino manager ran over to remind them whether they wanted to exchange chips.
The leader of the Central African tycoon group nodded and smiled: "Anyway, we are here today to have fun, so we can just take out 10 or 20 million. Mr. Jin, what do you think?"
"I don't know much about this kind of thing, but if you are interested in it, I would be happy to play a few games with you." Zhang Ailun smiled, turned his head and saw Coulson waving at him, so he excused himself and stood up and walked over.
When they arrived at the corridor outside, Coulson mysteriously took out the bone conduction headset and handed it to Zhang Ailun, saying, "This is a headset connected to the casino's backstage monitoring. When the time comes, you can follow the instructions of the backstage staff to place bets. I guarantee that you will win money. We plan to let them win a few million first, and then when they place big bets, they will lose directly. This method is also commonly used in casinos. No one can control their emotions."
Zhang Ailun nodded and put on the bone conduction headphones, which were just electronic components the size of a fingernail and had simulated skin that was barely noticeable behind the ear.
"Mr. Jin, how much chips do you want to exchange? I can help you advance some money." Coulson said eagerly: "After all, I invited you here, it's not nice to ask you to take the money."
You are a very nice person.
Zhang Ailun was also a little surprised, but since someone was willing to give him the capital, he was of course willing to give nothing, and nodded immediately, "Then just exchange it for 500 million US dollars in chips. Otherwise, if you play so big, the capital won't be enough to cover the losses."
Coulson hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Five million dollars, right? Okay, I'll go all out! In order to get this big deal, I mortgaged my villa in Clark County and other store assets, and cashed in $500 million, which I plan to use to acquire the other party's assets."
"You're playing so big?"
Zhang Ailun was a little surprised. He didn't expect this bald LSP to be so ruthless. He just went all in? Did you go to acquire other people's assets, or wait for the casino to acquire your assets? Are you trying to make a quick buck?
"This is a rare opportunity. I can earn more money including the principal, at least 100 million dollars!" Coulson grinned.
"Good luck to you!" Zhang Ailun could only wish the old gambler well. He usually made so much money from other gamblers, and this time he couldn't hold back.
However, considering that the other party is willing to advance 500 million yuan to him, if he really makes money here, it is not impossible for the leader to share some with the other party, at least it will not destroy his family.
Coulson was responsible for exchanging the chips, while Zhang Allen returned to the VIP room of the casino. The casino manager also came with the chips and placed them on a tray. The lowest value of the chips was $1 each.
Soon Coulson came over with 500 million chips and placed them under the table to Zhang Allen's right.
Eight people sat at the gambling table. The dealer was responsible for dealing cards to them. They were playing the classic Texas Hold'em.
Texas Hold'em has a total of 52 cards, no jokers, and each player has two cards as hole cards and five community cards dealt upwards by the dealer.
At the beginning, each player will have two face-down cards. After all the betting rounds, if there is still no winner, the game will enter the showdown stage. The remaining players will show their cards to compare, and the one with the higher card will win. The cards from high to low are Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House Three with Two, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, Pair.
The VIP box poker table is of course unlimited betting rules, that is, if the former bets 100, you must call 200, the latter 400, the latter 800, and so on or choose to fold. Until a round is still undecided, it will directly enter the showdown stage.
Zhang Ailun was familiar with the rules and placed a blind bet of $1.
The wealthy Central African man next to him, Ha, just smiled and placed a blind bet of 3, which made the other guests present jump their eyelids.
Damn it, don’t you want to have fun?
The dealer immediately distributed two hole cards to everyone and looked at the VIP clockwise behind the Central African tycoon. The other party looked at his hole cards and calmly chose to call the bet of 6 US dollars. The latter continued to look at the bottom of the cards and chose to call the bet of 12 US dollars. The latter directly chose to fold.
When it was the chief leader's turn, the chips had been raised to 96.
If you want to call, you have to bet $192 million.
Damn, is this such a big deal?
Zhang Ailun looked at his hole cards, a 2 and a 9.
He didn't hear any sound or prompt from the headset, so he immediately chose to fold his cards. The wealthy Chinese and African man next to him laughed and said, "You're folding now? The public cards haven't come out yet."
As the big blind, he simply called $192 million.
The dealer dealt three public cards, which were 5, 2, and K. The small blind started the round, and one of the wealthy Chinese and Africans took a look at his own cards and the public cards on the field and chose to fold.
Seeing this, others also expressed their intention to fold.
The Central African tycoon laughed when he saw this and directly showed his hole cards, a 4 and a K. "Hey guys, I only have a pair right now. Your cards can't be worse than mine, right? Hahahaha."
Start collecting money immediately.
Zhang Ailun laughed, not caring at all about winning or losing. When the dealer announced the bets again, he casually threw in a blind bet of $1.
In the next few rounds, he basically just padded around, not caring about winning or losing. He just put his hands on Natasha's long legs in black stockings, and the other party was also very sensible and opened her legs wide.
Betana picked up the fruit plate and fed the fruits on it to the chief.
The chief leader had no interest in playing cards, and his hands under the table were never idle.
It was another round of blind bets. The wealthy Central African man next to him directly placed a blind bet of 5. The others felt their scalps tingling when they saw this.
Damn it, I think you really don’t want to play anymore!
If all eight players keep their cards in the hand, your winnings will double to $1280 million when it's your turn.
Are you so rich? Then what can others do?
The next buyer, full of resentment, chose not to follow.
When it was Zhang Ailun's turn, he took a look at his cards and still chose to fold.
Very good, I have lost $9 in blinds in a row. I have been running with them all the way. I am so full of fruit that my fingers are foaming under the table.
I'll see when I can win!
The next rich man from China and Africa was not surprised by this either, as he knew that the leader was a steady player. “Man, you won’t win much money if you are so cautious!”
"I only have 500 million in capital now, how can I follow?" Zhang Ailun laughed: "Maybe you will only bet next time, and I will choose to follow the previous one."
The rich man from China and Africa really thought about it and won the game in a simple way, because most of the others chose to fold. He bet 1 directly at the beginning.
The chief was chewing a cantaloupe and was about to paddle when a voice from the backstage suddenly came through his headset, "Your hole cards are a pair of A's, you can place a big blind bet."
Zhang Ailun thought for a moment, then picked up a stack of chips and threw them out without even looking at them.
The wealthy Chinese and African man who was next to him had a dark red face and looked at him doubtfully, "Mr. Jin, what do you mean by this?"
I didn't post the big blind, and you bet one, two, three, four... 6 US dollars?
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. He hesitated for a moment and decisively chose to follow the bet!
When the others saw the leader was making an effort, they thought there might be something fishy and immediately chose to fold. When it was the leader's turn to finish, the previous player turned out to be his next player. The Central African tycoon called with 12, and of course the leader also chose to call with 24.
The dealer dealt three public cards, namely A, 7, and K.
Zhang Ailun's expression became inexplicable.
This way, the cards in his hand would be three blackjacks. Judging from the previous games, if three of a kind didn't go wrong, he would basically win the game.
Is this the power of technology?
Natasha next to her also took the time to stand up and ran to the bathroom to straighten her skirt. On her way back, she glanced at the rich man's cards and gave a private reminder to the leader that the other party's hole card was a 2, and the other one was not clearly seen.
Zhang Ailun remained calm.
It was the turn of the Central African tycoon's small blind to speak, and the other party bet $10.
Zhang Ailun directly chose to call 20.
The dealer dealt the fourth card, a 5.
The Central African tycoon was a little conflicted and had no choice but to add another $5.
Zhang Ailun decisively called the bet with $10.
The dealer dealt the fifth card, a K.
Three belts and a pair, a gourd.
Stable.
Zhang Ailun looked at the contemplative Chinese-African tycoon with a smile, "Do you want to play again?"
The Central African tycoon hesitated for a moment, then said generously: "Dude, what's there to be afraid of? I'll bet 20!"
"40 with you."
Zhang Ailun nodded and generously put out his chips, "Show your cards. I'm the gourd."
The plain AAAKK card was revealed.
The rich man immediately put on a mask of pain, "WTF?"
I took a look at the cards and found that I only had a pair of 2s and a pair of Ks in my hand including the community cards.
No, you dare to follow me?
Zhang Ailun happily collected all the chips and casually handed two $10,000 chips to the female star next to him.
"Mr. Jin, you are so lucky this time!"
"Mr. Jin, keep up the good work!"
The two men dribbled the ball and hit the opponent with their throats.
Natasha wrapped herself tighter.
Zhang Ailun didn't care about the two people's flattery. After all, he didn't win by his real ability. It was entirely the power of technology and cheating.
But then again, who doesn't cheat if they want to win money? Aren't all the cheaters cheating? Casinos also rely on cheating to win money, the only difference is that one is manual and the other is high-tech.
But in the end, high technology is more reliable.
In the new round, the leader continued to bet the usual $1. The wealthy man from Central Africa next to him suffered a loss and chose to be honest for once.
But another wealthy man from Central Africa started to show off again and directly bet 5 blinds.
Seeing this, others folded their cards.
Zhang Ailun also chose to fold in the second round.
After more than ten rounds of games, he lost about 200,000 chips.
But the chief leader performed relatively stably, with wins and losses. When he lost, he basically did not lose too much, and when he won, he could make back hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The guests next to them were not doing so well. They didn't know where they were invited from. Their operations were terrible and their luck was bad. After dozens of rounds, they lost all their chips. They chose to withdraw and leave, and go to the spa upstairs to cool down with the waitress.
(End of this chapter)
