When things are abnormal, there must be something fishy!
Given a high win rate, it is the normal psychology of a gambler to occasionally chase a long streak of Banker or Player.
The mechanical and fixed betting style of the middle-aged man, on the other hand, made me feel a bit clumsy.
After integrating all the information and carefully analyzing it, I came up with a bold inference.
The middle-aged man was waiting for a long streak to appear by following the "dragon," and then using the chips he had accumulated... to directly play a "dragon-slaying" move!
Slay and run!
The more I thought about it, the more likely this possibility seemed.
When gambling Baccarat in the hall, if Banker and Player consecutively appear three or more times, there will definitely be a group of people who will follow to chase the dragon.
Once the commotion gets too big, the person leading the dragon chase will definitely not be able to escape!
Otherwise, how could the middle-aged man's attitude of not caring whether he won or lost be explained?
And precisely under this attitude, he actually won a lot of money!
The most crucial point is that the person doesn't intend to leave!
Whether the dealer can guess the middle-aged man's intentions, I cannot be sure, but...
What I can be sure of is that since the dealer dared to send a distress signal, it means he probably also realized that the middle-aged man was problematic.
It's just that he probably wasn't clear about where the problem lay.
Therefore, after the current Baccarat hand ended, I immediately walked to the gambling table and looked at the ordinary-looking middle-aged man, saying, "Good evening, honored guest! I will be providing you with full service from now on!"
Concise and to the point.
The reason I didn't elaborate was that before I could figure out what was wrong with the middle-aged man, I wanted to use the change of dealer to test his reaction.
See if he resists or is indifferent.
Clearly, this guy was indifferent to my sudden arrival.
Because he couldn't even be bothered to speak, after nodding slightly to acknowledge, he placed another twenty thousand chips on Player.
To be honest, this was the first time I had been ignored since I started.
But I didn't take it to heart.
So, I started dealing the cards directly...
Before the game started, I specifically looked at the shoe history. The Player bet by the middle-aged man was exactly on the new "Player dragon" that started after the previous "Banker dragon" broke.
And, it was precisely the crucial sixth hand.
As I said before, long streaks are not that easy to come by.
The trend tonight, whether Banker or Player, the consecutive streak has not exceeded 5 hands at most.
So this hand is crucial!
Of course, before I catch the middle-aged man red-handed, I would never cheat first.
After all, I represent the image of Tiandu Casino.
Moreover, I suspected that this middle-aged man was a cheat found by Dafei and his group. If I cheated first, I might fall right into their trap!
There would be no need for a complicated public reveal like catching a cheat. A simple call of "inspect the card" would be enough to expose the extra card.
At that point, it wouldn't be the middle-aged man losing money to the casino, but us compensating him instead!
Therefore, after realizing the pitfall, I didn't act rashly and dealt the cards normally.
The middle-aged man received a natural, which is 8 points.
According to Baccarat rules, when the Player gets 8 or 9 points, they do not need to draw a card, and the outcome is decided immediately.
Seeing this, I immediately started to draw a card.
The first card was a killer, a face card representing 0 points.
If I didn't get an 8 or 9, I would definitely lose.
As expected...
The second card was a Heart 7.
7 + 0 points, still 7 points.
According to Baccarat Banker and Player rules, the Banker cannot draw a card when they get 7 points.
So in this round, the middle-aged man won.
And his bet on Player... also won!
The small streak, which had never exceeded 5 hands, was already showing signs of becoming a long streak!
Based on the current situation, the middle-aged man definitely has a problem, otherwise how would he know the upcoming card sequence so clearly?
As for whether the dealer has a problem, it's hard to say.
But most likely, he doesn't.
Because if the dealer really had a problem, then sending a distress signal would be equivalent to seeking death.
So, with the trend of a long streak subtly emerging, I had to focus all my attention, without reservation, on the middle-aged man...
For the next three hands, the middle-aged man's bet remained twenty thousand per hand.
And even more bizarrely, the long streak... was actually starting to appear!
After the middle-aged man won three consecutive hands, Player had already opened 9 times in a row.
Looking at this trend, if the tenth hand also opens Player, the probability of a long streak appearing will be over 70%.
As for the remaining 30%, it depends on whether I have the resolve to cut off the dragon prematurely.
When dealing the tenth hand, I was secretly observing the middle-aged man's every move.
This person spoke very little, so little that he could almost be described as "mute."
During the three consecutive Player wins since I took over, he hadn't said a single word, nor had he made any suspicious or unusual movements.
Honestly, if I were not a cheat but a regular dealer, I might have thought this guy had supernatural powers!
However, there was one slightly superfluous action that I noticed.
That was when he was betting, the middle-aged man couldn't help but fiddle with the chips in front of him.
The specific action was like the most common way of flipping coins on the back of one's fingers in gambling movies.
But precisely because the middle-aged man was clumsy, his actions and posture in fiddling with the chips were not at all agile.
This was somewhat strange.
Although I hadn't studied psychology, I had heard Uncle Tuo mention it briefly.
He said that if a person repeatedly performs actions unfamiliar to them in a strange environment, there are only two possibilities.
First, they are very nervous.
Second, they are transmitting signals.
Of course, Uncle Tuo also said that these two possibilities are not absolute, because it's not impossible that the person is acting on impulse.
After all, most of the gamblers sitting in VIP rooms in casinos are people with rich experience and knowledge.
They are not like casino novices who do not conceal their unintentional expressions and actions at all.
To figure out the true purpose of the middle-aged man's chip flipping, it depends on whether this hand opens Banker to slay the dragon, or Player to chase the dragon...
Immediately after the cards were dealt, the middle-aged man, without any hesitation to draw a card, casually flipped his cards over.
A 2, a 4, totaling 6 points.
By regulation, Player with 6 points cannot draw a card.
Next, it was my turn.
Taking a deep breath, I slowly flipped over the cards in front of me.
A face card, a Spade 6.
What a coincidence! As the Banker, I also got a 6-point card!