genius divination

Chapter 238 No. A VIP
Manager Zhang walked up to Fan Jiannan, and said in a very respectful manner, "Sir, your luck is indeed very good. I have already counted the money you won as the cost of drinks for everyone here tonight. In other words, Drinks are free for all guests tonight."

"Oh, is that enough?" Fan Jiannan said with a smile.

Manager Zhang nodded, "It's enough. But..."

Taking the bait, Fan Jiannan smiled inwardly, but his face remained calm, "But what?"

Manager Zhang smiled slightly, "However, with such a lot of gambling luck, sir, it's a bit boring to play here. Are you interested in playing something more exciting in our VIP box?"

"Oh, is there anything more exciting here?" Fan Jiannan said with a smile.

Manager Zhang nodded, "Yes, there will be excitement beyond your imagination. I would like to ask sir, what do you think is the most attractive thing about gambling?"

"Win money?" Fan Jiannan frowned slightly.

"Winning is certainly one aspect, but it is not the essence of gambling. The most attractive part of gambling is its uncertainty. That is to say, the kind of situation where one second seems to be in heaven, but the next second is in hell. Exciting." Manager Zhang smiled. "Especially a desperate gamble. This feeling is even more obvious."

"It sounds like that, but can you guarantee to make me feel this way?" Fan Jiannan smiled.

"Number A VIP Room, the two of us will bet against each other without any interference from other people. Of course, you can bring your beautiful female companion with you." Manager Zhang smiled slightly.

"Sounds good, what are we betting on?" Fan Jiannan smiled slightly.

"The simplest and most exciting game, and it tests courage and self-confidence. Blackjack." Manager Zhang smiled and said, "I wonder if you are interested, sir?"

"Of course I'm interested." Fan Jiannan beamed with joy, but his next sentence left Manager Zhang dumbfounded.

"Then, what is blackjack?" Fan Jiannan said a little shyly, "I play roulette just because it is simple, and I may not be familiar with others. But it sounds quite fun."

Blackjack is a card game.

When playing blackjack, the croupier standing behind the arc table will deal cards to the players one after another, and each player needs to calculate how many points the cards in his hand add up to. The points of J, Q, and K are 21 points; A has two algorithms, 10 or 1, if the sum of A is 11 and the sum is greater than 11, then A is counted as 21, and if the points exceed 1, it will be a bust, whoever busts first will win just lose.

The dealer will participate in the game as the banker, and the points of other players are compared with the banker's points. If they are greater than the banker, they can win, and if they are less than the banker, they will lose.After getting two cards, the player has the right to decide whether to continue to draw cards.The player's goal is to make the sum of the cards in his hand as close to 21 points as possible, but not more than 21 points.

Blackjack has many additional rules. For example, the first two cards are just an A and a 21-point card which add up to exactly 10, which is called Blackjack; if others also reach 21 points, Blackjack can also be changed. outperformed.If the first two cards have the same points, the player can also separate the cards, which is equivalent to one player playing the role of two players. This method is called "splitting cards".

After Fan Jiannan clarified the rules, he readily agreed to Manager Zhang's request for a bet.

Manager Zhang looked at the young man with a complicated expression. For some reason, facing Fan Jiannan, he, a casino veteran, suddenly felt uncertain.

In the No. A VIP room, which symbolizes the highest level of crimson diamonds, in front of the blackjack game table.Fan Jiannan didn't see the trick of shuffling the cards like a spring in the movie, which made him a little disappointed.Because in the current poker gambling games, the shuffling is done in the shuffling machine, but it is not shuffled once every game. Often a set of cards consists of four to six decks, and they will be changed after about half of them are used up. A freshly shuffled deck of cards.This rule makes it possible to "count cards" in the blackjack game. Players can remember which cards have been played in previous rounds and which cards are left in the remaining cards.

No wonder the manager Zhang asked to gamble in such a way, because this kind of card requires certain skills. In the game of blackjack, players are not just resigned to fate, but also need to take the initiative to make many decisions.For example, if you have a 21 and a 10 in your hand, should you continue to ask for cards?What is the probability of winning in the end?This is subject to many variables.In addition to the card counting just mentioned (which cards are played and which cards are left in the set of poker cards being used), it is also necessary to consider what cards other players currently have in their hands, and how other players respond after making this choice ...

The calculation of this probability is very complicated, not as straightforward and easy as dice and roulette.

If you do not perform mathematical calculations or computer simulations, and players are playing cards at will, blackjack is the same as other games in casinos. The casino side has 21%, 51% advantage, and the players only have 52%, 48% advantage.The legendary "Mathematician God of Gamblers" who runs around the world's major casinos expects to adopt the best strategy at every step when counting and playing cards, so as to increase his winning probability by 49% to 1%. Can have a slight advantage, and have a chance to win money in the "long-term betting will lose" casino.

But in the real world, the "Mathematician God of Gamblers" must not be so beautiful.Casinos do not allow players to bring computers to help them make decisions. Therefore, when counting and playing cards, these professional gamblers have to memorize a lot of numbers and strategies in their brains in a short period of time. Choose the right moment to make a move at the gambling table.When making a move, you can only bet on smaller chips each time, because these "professional gamblers" have a slightly higher average winning rate than "ordinary players", and there is still a high possibility of losing all of them in each round .

In the end, after several days and nights and thousands of difficult battles, the money in hand may have only doubled or tripled, or unfortunately, it may still be lost.If the casino finds a "calculating" gambler, it will also put him on the blacklist that is not welcome.At the same time, the rules of the casino game are not static, and will minimize the chances of players increasing their winning rate through calculations.Due to various restrictions, those who can make a fortune in games such as blackjack relying solely on mathematical knowledge must be a minority of the minority.

In the movie "God of Gamblers", the God of Gamblers played by Chow Yun-fat can predict in advance the number of cards facing up on the back, and said with a smile, "3000 million US dollars, I will follow".However, such a scenario would never happen in the real world.No matter what kind of gambling game it is, the outcome of every game is uncertain and no one can predict it.Mathematical knowledge can only prove that some gambling games do not have skills, at most it can help players slightly increase the number of wins and reduce the number of losses in thousands of repeated games.

If there really is a God of Gamblers who wins every game, the only explanation is that he is cheating.In addition to relying on some mathematical calculations, the various cheats used are also the key to success.It has been reported that the Macau police have seized many cases of cheating in casinos, such as using pinhole cameras to secretly take pictures of poker cards, colluding with croupiers in casinos, and so on.While cheating is very dangerous, it does happen from time to time, because a few sheets of paper filled with mathematical formulas may not be as strong as peeking at a single card.

Manager Zhang stretched out his hand and said, "Please sit down."

Fan Jiannan sat down generously, and Feng Yuan sat down beside him.Manager Zhang said, "One bet is 50, and the rules of private room A do not set a limit on the amount of gambling. I don't know if Mr. Fan has any objections."

Fan Jiannan put on the look of an ignorant and fearless idiot local tyrant, nodded and said, "Of course not."

After the two sat down, after the croupier inspected and shuffled the cards, Manager Zhang signaled the croupier to start dealing the cards with his eyes.After the first card was dealt, Fan Jiannan didn't even have the interest to take a look at it, so he just gave up.Manager Zhang glanced at him in surprise, but he didn't speak.Because of Fan Jiannan's voluntary abandonment of this round, Manager Zhang naturally won the game.

The croupier continued to deal the cards, but Fan Jiannan didn't move in the second game, and just said, "Give up." Manager Zhang looked at Fan Jiannan suspiciously, and then glanced at the card in his hand. It was a K, because Fan Jiannan once again If you give up, Manager Zhang will still win this game.

Of course, for Fan Jiannan, giving up twice is only a loss of 100 million.Manager Zhang's purpose is not just this bet. He looked at Fan Jiannan and smiled, "It seems that Mr. Fan's good luck is gone, which makes me a little regretful. I'm still looking forward to meeting Mr. Fan." It's a showdown."

Fan Jiannan smiled and said, "Although I don't gamble much, I also know a saying that whoever laughs last laughs the best. It's the same with gambling. As long as I still have a chip, I'm not the last loser."

Manager Zhang laughed, "That's right, until the end, it's hard to tell who is the loser."

In the third game when the cards were dealt, Fan Jiannan still didn't take the initiative to check the cards, but raised with a smile. Twenty chips were put up, but he didn't look at the hole cards on the table.

Manager Zhang frowned. The cards in his hand were a K of Spades and an 8 of Hearts, adding up to eighteen points.This is a result of not achieving high and not achieving low.If you ask for another card, it is likely to directly exceed 21 points. If you don't, it is hard to say that you will win.Especially Fan Jiannan's calm and composed look made him a little embarrassed.

Manager Zhang shrugged, "I give up this round."

Fan Jiannan said with a smile. "You see, luck is not always in one's hands. I happen to only have seven points. However, it is me who wins." He smiled.

Manager Zhang looked at the cards he turned over, his face turned blue.He never thought that Fan Jiannan would play such a hand.This made him extremely depressed.He decided not to procrastinate anymore, he wanted to fight Fan Jiannan to decide the winner.

(End of this chapter)