In all gambling games, for those that divide players into a banker and a player, there is no conflict of interest among the gamblers.
For other participants in the game, without a direct conflict of interest, the impact is negligible.
But for me, the impact is enormous!
Without a direct conflict of interest, what is the point of me being invited by Jin Yan to assist? Who should I demonstrate my skills on?
You must know that Hong Ye is currently in high spirits. If he were to say that he wants to be the banker all the time, I couldn't possibly go all out and take him down, could I?
After a brief exchange of glances with Jin Yan, we both decided to wait and see if there would be an opportunity once the game started.
There was no other way, we could only play it by ear…
When Jin Yan and I sat down, hand in hand, the oval gambling table was already full.
Those who could not get a seat, like the usual onlookers in a casino, surrounded us.
Just as I had analyzed and predicted, Hong Ye, fueled by alcohol, immediately announced his intention to be the long-term banker, while also half-jokingly, half-seriously stating that we were not allowed to compete with him.
This old man (bastard) is truly a complete troublemaker!
He completely ruined a perfectly good poker game with one blow!
I won't go into the rules of Sic Bo here (to avoid accusations of padding the word count); those who understand, understand.
Let me talk about the stakes.
The minimum bet is ten thousand, with no upper limit!
This was stated by Hong Ye, with his alcohol-laced voice, word by word, very much in line with the characteristic behavior of drunk people trying to show off.
Since Hong Ye had already declared himself the banker, I didn't bet on behalf of Jin Yan, but let her take the lead and play as she pleased.
As for myself, I accompanied her as family, ready to act at any moment.
Without further ado, let's get to the point!
After all six seated players, including the two big shots, had placed their bets, Hong Ye, with a cigarette in one hand and his arm raised, began to shake the dice.
Among the surrounding crowd, many were also drunk. In some mysterious way, these drunken individuals seemed to have found a common resonance.
With red faces and thick necks, they excitedly started shouting loudly.
"Trips! Trips! Trips! Hong Ye, shake a winning streak!"
"Trips! Trips! Trips!"
"A winning streak!!!"
Although the game had just begun, the atmosphere had already been pushed to its peak by the hysterical shouts of these drunken people!
In the large living room on the first floor of the manor, more and more guests subconsciously started walking towards the gambling table, focusing their attention on the booming Sic Bo game.
This is the atmosphere created by the resonance of ritual.
At this moment, I have no doubt that if anyone dared to cheat at this table… they would likely be torn to shreds instantly!
In the first round, except for Jin Yan, the bets placed by the other five people were not small, all starting from six figures.
This was something Jin Yan and I had agreed on beforehand: during the period when Hong Ye was in high spirits and playing as the banker, we would participate with small bets to preserve as much of my chips as possible.
The purpose of this was to allow me to make a strong comeback in the latter half of the game.
He's over seventy years old. I don't believe that after drinking, his excitement and energy can sustain him for the entire night!
It's like going to a bar when you're old. It's fine to let a seventy-year-old man have some fun, but can he keep it up continuously?
The answer is undoubtedly no.
After shaking the dice, Hong Ye, wearing a bright red traditional jacket and with a face full of wrinkles, looked at everyone with an excited expression and mumbled, "Come, come! Bet big, win big; bet small, win small!"
"Bets are placed, lock them in~ Let me reveal…"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Ye lifted the dice cup.
Due to the overwhelming noise and chaos around me, I couldn't concentrate on listening to the dice, so I had to let Jin Yan bet based on her intuition.
In this round, Jin Yan bet on small.
The moment the dice cup was opened, seeing the numbers 3-4-6 inside, I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
This is a losing start!
Ten thousand chips were immediately lost, and the first round was lost.
As the 13 points appeared, those who bet on big and the onlookers shouting for big let out a cheer.
After paying out the chips, Hong Ye began to shake the dice for the second round.
As Hong Ye vigorously shook the dice, Jin Yan kept nudging me with her elbow.
I knew what she meant by nudging me with her elbow; she wanted to ask if I thought it was big or small this time.
Jin Yan couldn't help but seek my advice so quickly because her arch-rival, Wu Qiming, had immediately bet heavily on big, fifty thousand.
Seeing her enemy bet so heavily, Jin Yan would surely feel a strong sense of disparity.
Unfortunately, not only could I not hear the numbers clearly in the noisy environment, but even if I could, I couldn't tell her.
In gambling, it is most important to avoid impatience. If one cannot remain calm from the beginning and shows their wins and losses on their face, revealing their emotions…
With a 100% probability, this person has already lost at least 60%.
In front of everyone, I couldn't tell Jin Yan this directly.
I could only give her a look, signaling her to be patient.
Receiving my glance, Jin Yan briefly calmed herself down and then re-engaged in the game…
I don't know if Jin Yan had never gambled before, or if she had been unlucky recently.
It's a simple Sic Bo game of guessing big or small, odd or even. Excluding specific combinations and special dice rolls, with a 25% chance of hitting one of the four options, Jin Yan managed to miss every single bet.
She bet big and it was small, she bet small and it was big.
She guessed odd and it was even, she guessed even and it was odd.
As ten thousand chips after ten thousand chips were placed, the win-loss difference quickly accumulated to four to five hundred thousand.
Looking at the chips in front of Jin Yan, which had dwindled to around six hundred thousand, and her frequent pleading glances, I finally understood the real reason why she had asked me to keep the principal for her after the game.
It turns out all her money was used to buy birthday gifts, and these over one million chips were her last remaining principal!
In other words, from the moment she agreed to cooperate with me, Jin Yan had already bet most of her chips for this post-birthday banquet gambling session!
She exchanged an old-pit glass-type jade for the opportunity to sit at the same table and gamble closely with Xu Er Ye and Wen San Ye.
If the remaining six hundred thousand chips were all lost, I wouldn't even need to make a move. Once Hong Ye's birthday banquet concluded, the biggest loser of the night would be determined!
When Jin Yan lost another round of Sic Bo and turned to look at me…
I knew I had to find an opportunity to join the game and make my move!