Have you all seen "God of Gamblers" before?
At the beginning, Chen Xiaodao was provoked by Bangchui to gamble on Blackjack, where he dealt sixteen Aces using four decks of cards.
If nothing unexpected happened, the middle-aged man was likely preparing to use cash to pull off a similar stunt.
As expected, after choosing to split the cards, Ah Jian dealt two more Aces to his opponent.
Before the outcome was decided, the middle-aged man held four Aces in his hand!
At this point, before the middle-aged man could even finish speaking about splitting the cards, the surrounding onlookers began to stir.
"Holy crap! Is this Chen Daozi reincarnated? Could this guy be a disciple of the God of Gamblers, Gao Jin?"
"What kind of bullshit are you spouting?! Everything in movies is fake. I've been navigating the gambling world for over twenty years, and I've never heard of titles like 'Gambling Prince' or 'God of Gamblers' in the underworld!"
"Hey! Maybe today you'll get to witness a miracle!"
"If he keeps getting Aces, it'll get really interesting!"
"If it keeps going like this, this hand is definitely going to be a slaughter of the house!"
"Well said! This dealer is a disgrace!"
"Hahahaha~"
Hearing the vulgar curses from the surrounding gamblers, Ah Jian's face turned bright red.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man's lips curled into a slight smile, and he said, "Can't you hear the crowd cheering? What are you hesitating for? Deal the cards quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man grabbed two more stacks of cash and threw them directly into the betting area.
There was no way around it; even though Ah Jian was unwilling, the opponent's request to split the cards was reasonable.
So, he had no choice but to continue dealing.
When Ah Jian revealed the four cards one by one, the surrounding gamblers erupted in deafening shouts and cheers.
"Holy crap!!!"
Yes, the middle-aged man, without any surprise, received four more Aces.
From the initial split of a pair of Aces, to getting two more Aces in two hands, then splitting again and dealing into four hands, and then receiving four Aces...
At this point, the middle-aged man had already obtained a total of eight Aces!
If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely choose to split the cards again.
Indeed, after lighting a Heilongjiang cigarette and taking a puff, the middle-aged man, without a word, directly threw out four stacks of money.
Forty thousand, continue splitting!
As a professional dealer, seeing this, Ah Jian had already guessed that the middle-aged man must have secretly tampered with the cards during the cutting process!
If he could, Ah Jian would have chosen to step down and leave right now.
Knowing the outcome, yet standing there and watching himself be toyed with, anyone would find it unbearable.
But there was no way around it; people couldn't be changed until the game was over.
The eight Aces were split into eight separate hands. When Ah Jian dealt the cards to each hand in an orderly fashion and revealed them again...
The excited cheers from the surrounding gamblers instantly pushed the atmosphere of the game to its peak!
The final eight cards were all Aces!
A scene from the beginning of the movie "God of Gamblers" was being recreated!
Ignoring the shouts and cheers from the surrounding gamblers, the middle-aged man smiled calmly and said, "Very good! Continue splitting!"
With that, he threw eight stacks of cash onto the table.
According to the rules of Blackjack, after splitting the cards, even if all sixteen of the middle-aged man's hands hit Blackjack, they would only count as 21 points, with payouts at one-to-one odds.
Furthermore, after splitting, no more cards could be drawn; each hand could only have two cards to compete against the dealer's two or three cards.
Considering the initial bet of 10,000 and the subsequent split bet of 150,000 cash, even if he won all sixteen hands, the casino wouldn't lose money... but...
As the dealer, Ah Jian knew very well that this person was here to cause trouble!
If he couldn't suppress the opponent, and instead allowed the opponent's momentum to build, it would be a huge embarrassment for the casino and for himself!
Especially with so many people watching and egging him on!
Thinking of this, Ah Jian's expression became unusually grim and serious.
He secretly glanced at me, and seeing me hidden in the crowd, Ah Jian's heart felt a little more settled.
After splitting the cards, the sixteen Aces became sixteen separate hands, and Ah Jian began to deal again.
After dealing the cards, this time the surrounding gamblers did not cheer, but instead let out sighs.
The middle-aged man's sixteen hands were all dealt low cards like 3, 3, 4, 4.
The highest hand among them only had 16 points.
Seeing this, Ah Jian's expression finally changed from grim to relieved.
Then, he revealed his own cards.
A 2 and a K, totaling 12 points.
According to the rules of Blackjack, the dealer must hit if their hand is 16 points or less.
12 points was not a "bust" hand.
As long as he didn't draw a 10, any card from 5 to 9 would allow him to win all sixteen of the middle-aged man's hands.
Thinking of this, Ah Jian reached for the deck, drew a card, and without even looking, flipped it over.
Before Ah Jian could even lower his head to look at the card, the surrounding gamblers burst into uproarious laughter.
A conspicuous red 10 of Hearts.
The 12-point hand had been hit again, and he had busted!
Ah Jian not only failed to win all sixteen hands in front of the middle-aged man, but was instead completely beaten by him!
Seeing this, after a moment of thought, I immediately understood.
While the middle-aged man was here to cause trouble, he also managed to show off his skills.
Although the bet itself was a wash, in terms of momentum, he had won a complete victory!
He was a master! And his move was also a psychological blow.
Most dealers, even if they weren't actively playing, could still see something with their eyes...
I knew that Ah Jian was close to his breaking point, on the verge of collapse.
With this in mind, I stepped out of the crowd, walked quickly to Ah Jian's side, and said, "Sir, it looks like your luck is quite good!"
"If you still plan to continue gambling, then from now on, I will take my colleague's place."
"Do you mind?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man didn't even look up, casually waved his hand, and replied, "No matter who comes, tonight I will crush the house!"
From this scene alone, I concluded that the middle-aged man had come with the intention of smashing the place publicly.
His previous hand was not only a provocation but also a display of his immense confidence.
Before facing him directly, I couldn't and wouldn't underestimate him based on his confidence!
After all, that trick of "star-picking" that obscured the truth had left me somewhat bewildered.