Chapter 163 Gambling King Contest
The battle between Johnny Maus and Nicholas Dantraus was the beginning of the prosperity of Las Vegas and the origin of the World Series of Poker. Shen Long had heard many legendary stories about them when he participated in the Texas Hold'em Poker Competition in Macau. times, so he had already thought of a plan to use their match of the century to hype up the Flamingo Club.
To this end, he also specially purchased shares of several television and radio stations to facilitate publicity. "Of course, I have paid so much, so I naturally have my own requirements. I will arrange the layout around the gambling table when your gambling begins." We will use a camera to record the entire gambling game and make it into a program to be sent to TV stations and radio stations for publicity."
For top gamblers like Jonny Maus and Nicolas Dantraus, money is no longer an issue. They want to gain the recognition and admiration of others, so they completely agree with this point.
"I have heard of Mr. Dantraus's name a long time ago. If I have the opportunity to fight with him, I would be very willing." Zhang Ni Maus was the first to agree.
"To me, there is nothing more rare than a respectable opponent!" A top opponent of equal caliber, a million-dollar prize, the title of America's Gambling King and half a wall of the casino's best hotel. Advertisements that Dantraus couldn't refuse.
"It's just that we need to adapt to this kind of gambling table in advance. After all, the gambling games we participated in before did not have cameras. I don't know if these will interfere with us!" After agreeing, the two made their own requests.
"This is what it should be. I will immediately contact the TV station and the radio station to renovate a few gambling tables. You can live here during this period. All the expenses will be borne by me. Then we will discuss projects and rules that are acceptable to both of us!" At this time, various gambling rules were still relatively primitive and were far from as complete as they would be in the future.
For the next period of time, Jonny Maus and Nicolas Dantraus lived in the best room of the Flamingo Hotel. After getting up every day, they went to the casino to play a round, and then discussed the game with Shen Long. The project also had rules, and in the end they agreed to play all the popular poker games on the market until all bets were lost.
This is really a bet on the family fortune. Now each of them can spend more than one million US dollars. The total bet is about 2.5 million US dollars, plus the US$1 million championship bonus provided by Shen Long. The winner can get To 3 million and a half million US dollars, this would have been worth hundreds of millions of US dollars in Shen Longlai's time. It was definitely considered the gamble of the century.
The TV and radio stations were also keenly aware that this was a great gimmick, and immediately arranged for people to come over and modify the gaming table, dig holes in the gaming table, install glass, and arrange cameras underneath so that the audience could see clearly The trump cards of both sides of the battle.
After the modification was completed, Jonny Maus and Nicolas Dantraus tried to play for a few days and gradually adapted to the new environment, so the gamble of the century was about to begin.
Before the start, Shen Long was not idle. He placed a large number of advertisements on TV stations, radio stations, newspapers and magazines, portraying Jonny Maus and Nicholas Dantraus as casino heroes, and focused on exaggerating the meaning of this gambling game. The stakes were so high and the prize money so huge that it attracted the attention of almost all of the United States.
Many people even made a special trip from all over the country to stay at the Flamingo Club, wanting to watch the game between these two gambling gods up close. Before the game even started, the performance of the Flamingo Club began to rise.
In the original history, the bet between the two men lasted for five months. Now, Shen Long is certainly not willing to waste so much time. He knows that people's interest in hot news will gradually decrease. If the bet lasts for too long, After a long time, people will gradually start to get tired of it.
So he asked the two people to raise the bet amount to a very high level from the beginning. He planned to end the gambling of the century within ten days, and directly converted the 3.5 million U.S. dollars into cash and piled it on the gambling table. The impact that cash brings to people cannot be compared with chips. When viewers across the country saw mountains of cash on TV, they were dumbfounded and said, "Oh my god, so much cash, these two guys can earn more than robbing a bank." It’s so fast!”
No wonder the director always adds a lot of colorful shots of stacks of cash during the final battle in the gambling movie. This kind of visual stimulation is really powerful! Shen Long was also a little dizzy when he saw so much cash.
Jonny Maus and Nicolas Dantraus sit in a transparent room covered by soundproof glass. The audience nervously watches the gambling game outside. Once the two people start a direct confrontation, the audience will quickly get excited. , adrenaline is secreted sharply, and whenever the outcome of the battle is revealed, they either sigh or cheer for the winner they support, as if they are the ones who win.
At the end of each day's gambling game, the TV station quickly transported the video back to the headquarters for editing and made a highlight collection for broadcast. The radio station also arranged for commentators who are proficient in poker gambling to provide real-time commentary on the game.
For a time, the entire United States was crazy about this gamble. Although many conservatives were very dissatisfied with it, in the face of ratings and listening ratings, their opposition could not stop the enthusiasm of radio and television stations.
On the eighth day of the battle, while playing Texas Hold'em, Nicholas Dantraus finally lost his last chip. He stood up politely and bowed slightly to Johnny Maus, "Mr. Maus, I have to let you go."
After losing more than a million dollars and still maintaining such a gentlemanly demeanor, Nicolas Dantraus quickly won the favor of the audience at the scene and across the United States, and the audience gave him thunderous applause.
And after Jonny Maus hugged Dantraus tightly, he screamed, threw himself on the card table, and buried his whole body in the pile of cash. This photo is the same as the photo of Dantraus bowing. They have also become classics in casinos around the world, and people regard them as idols.
Johnny Maus won a huge sum of 3.5 million U.S. dollars and also won a gold bracelet engraved with the word King of Gamblers. The next day, his huge photo was hung on the exterior wall of the Flamingo Hotel.
The Flamingo Hotel also took advantage of this craze and became a holy place in the hearts of all American gamblers. Countless gamblers came from all over the country, hoping to become the next Johnnie Maus.
Chapter completed!