The long-haired man's previous actions of giving away cards, to outsiders who didn't understand, might have seemed like a common affliction among gamblers: getting carried away.
But he couldn't fool me!
If you ask me why I was so confident and certain, I would answer: nine out of ten bets involve deception.
The only ones who can achieve this nine-out-of-ten deception, besides casinos, are cheaters.
And, generally, people can't see it.
However, now, I intend to reveal the method of identification.
To all my brothers still struggling in the sea of gambling, I hope these words can help you open your eyes, awaken sooner, and find your way back from the wrong path…
In most cases, once a gambler wins a lot or loses a lot, and doesn't stop in time, their bets tend to increase or double, betting bigger and bigger.
They keep betting until they lose everything, leaving them with nothing!
In summary, it can be put into one sentence.
A gambler's wins and losses are characterized by extreme fluctuations.
This behavior is attributed to the so-called "hope of luck" and "fortune."
Little do they know, there's no such thing as "hope of luck" or "fortune."
Cheaters, who understand the underlying principles, do the exact opposite of gamblers.
Although cheaters also have their ups and downs in wins and losses, the fluctuations are generally balanced within a very subtle range.
This is because cheaters know the principle of "nine out of ten bets involve deception," and they also know that casinos, like them, use this principle to fleece people.
Therefore, cheaters meticulously allocate their chips in advance.
Regardless of whether they are cheating or not, winning or losing, they strictly adhere to their predetermined plan.
For example, in the same hand of cards, if a gambler loses ten thousand, as long as they have enough chips, they are likely to double their bet in the next round.
But a cheater is different.
As long as they have pre-determined their chip allocation, even if they lose ten thousand, they will bet the same amount in the next hand, and there will absolutely be no doubling of bets.
Even if there is a change, at most it will fluctuate within a pre-set range.
If the fluctuation is significant, there is only one possibility.
This round… the cheater is going to cheat!
Therefore, all my brothers must remember, if someone at your table suddenly places a large bet and wins, you can judge based on their previous hands.
If this person has always been like this, liking to increase or double their bets, then they are most likely a genuine gambler.
If not, then this person is very likely problematic.
Even if they are not a proper cheater, they are probably carrying some high-tech equipment.
If you encounter such a situation, don't worry about winning or losing, just quit as soon as possible!
Because not gambling is winning.
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Having finished explaining the identification method, let's get back to the main topic.
Just as I was secretly wondering if the long-haired man was planning to quit for the day, unexpectedly, in this round, he bet twenty thousand directly!
Seeing this, my heart pounded violently.
The table I was at was playing Baccarat, and to get a good card, one had to bet big.
It was clear that the long-haired man intended to go for a good card this round.
And for a cheater to cheat, they must have the cards in hand.
Therefore, I concluded that the long-haired man was most likely preparing to cheat.
Of course, the most skilled cheaters don't need that. Even with a simple touch of the card, they can complete the cheating silently and imperceptibly…
At this moment, there was no time to take out the pinhole camera from my pocket to record, so I could only place all my hopes on my eyes.
Seeing the long-haired man place his twenty-thousand chip, I quickly followed suit and bet five thousand.
Under the guise of lighting a cigarette, I shifted my gaze to the long-haired man, preparing to observe up close how he was going to cheat.
Ding!
After pressing the bell on the table, the dealer used the card shovel to shovel the cards in front of the long-haired man.
Seeing this, the long-haired man calmly revealed the first card, a Jack of Spades, which is 0 points.
As everyone knows, in Baccarat, 10, J, Q, and K are all counted as 0 points.
At this moment, the onlookers around the gambling table all showed expressions of regret.
Purely based on the rules of Baccarat, if the player's first card is a 0, then the second card must be 6 or higher to be considered safe.
However, cards higher than 6 are only 6, 7, 8, and 9. Compared to cards lower than 6, which are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, there is one less type of card.
And since each type of card has four different suits, for Baccarat with 8 decks, one less type of card means a reduction of 32 different suits.
Therefore, with the first card already revealed, the probability of getting a card lower than 6 is slightly higher than getting a card 6 or higher.
Because the probability of low cards appearing increases, the chance of winning decreases.
With the first card already revealed, if the long-haired man wanted to ensure a win, he would definitely tamper with the second card!
Thinking of this, I immediately calmed my mind and focused all my attention and thoughts on the long-haired man's hands…
Taking the second card and placing it between his hands, the long-haired man began to slowly reveal the edge of the card.
At this moment, the long-haired man's action of revealing the edge of the card was very similar to the scenes often shown in gambling movies.
One person revealing the edge of the card, with a large crowd of onlookers and gamblers behind him, intensely focused, cheering him on.
"Give us a four-edge! F*** the dealer!"
"Four-edge is too much, three-edge is fine."
"Four-edge!"
"Three-edge!"
The so-called three-edge and four-edge refer to the pips on the side of the card.
Three-edge means asking for 6, 7, 8 (the pips on the side of the card are 3 points), and four-edge means asking for 9, 10 (the pips on the side of the card are 4 points).
Seeing Han Jinlun behind me join the ranks of cheering for the long-haired man for his "happy" life tonight, I could only go with the flow and shout along from the side.
Seeing this, the long-haired man smiled calmly. After rubbing the card, he did not continue to reveal the side facing him.
He readjusted the orientation of the playing card and began to gently, slowly reveal the edge of the card.
Not only that, but he also blew on it as he revealed it.
Why do they say art comes from life?
Take gambling movies as an example.
Except for the unscientific actions of using ordinary playing cards to fly cards and cut hands, or fly cards to seal throats, most other actions, and some fancy techniques for looking at and revealing cards… cheaters can basically do them.
To see the value of the second card clearly, I also joined Han Jinlun and leaned closer to the long-haired man, pretending to blow on the card four or five times.
Soon, I saw four pips revealed on the edge of the card.
And on the upper left corner of the card, which was tightly held by the long-haired man's thumb, a faint trace of a single pip was also visible.
I knew without guessing that it was a 10-point card.
Because a 9 has no pips to reveal.
Outsiders watch the excitement, insiders see the skill!
I knew very well that the long-haired man definitely knew the point value of the card in his hand.
However, he still seemed somewhat unwilling, still immersed in the act of revealing and blowing.
Seeing this, after a slight frown, I instantly became extremely alert, focusing my attention on the long-haired man's hands.
I refused to believe that besides Yu Shuang, any random cheater I met on the street could swap the card right under my nose!
At this moment, my intensely focused eyes had silently transformed into a high-definition, all-angle, dead-zone-free human camera, fixated on every movement of the long-haired man's hands…