A new round of knockout competition begins under the call of the host. There is no suspense in the gambling game, everything is a knockout system.
Half an hour later, a new round of eliminations has taken place. The remaining 30 players were once again divided into groups by computer drawing.
After two hours of knockout rounds, only Zhang Zijie from China and Dick from France were left. The host said with a smile on his face: "After a series of knockout rounds, it was Zhang Zijie from China and Dick from France who entered the finals!
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"Considering that the two contestants have been gambling for three hours, I now announce that the competition will take a two-hour break. It will be held at three o'clock in the afternoon. Let us wait and see the birth of the new gambling king!"
The competition announced a break, and the visitors began to leave one after another. It was already 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone was hungry, so they all moved to the restaurant to eat.
Zhang Zijie came to Li Hao's side and smiled, "Why don't you participate?"
"Li Hao!" Zhang Ziyi looked surprised, "Why are you here?"
Li Hao smiled and did not answer Zhang Ziyi's words. He looked at Zhang Zijie and said, "I hope to see you at the World Gambling God Competition!"
"You will definitely see me!" Zhang Zijie looked confident. Then he said: "It's been such a long time since we last met. Come on, I'll treat you to dinner!" [
A group of people left the casino, came to the restaurant, found a private room and sat down. They were all familiar with each other, and there was no barrier between them, so they sat down one by one.
Everyone was also hungry, so they ordered food directly. Since Zhang Zijie had to compete in the afternoon, he didn't order drinks, and all he drank were drinks.
Zhang Ziyi asked hurriedly: "Li Hao, I heard that you defeated many gambling kings in Las Vegas and will compete with the British gambling god tomorrow. Is this true?"
"Yes!" Li Hao smiled faintly, "I have made an appointment with him through Xiao Yi, and we will bet here tomorrow night!"
"I heard that the British god of gambling, Bill Lewis, has unpredictable gambling skills. Li Hao, are you sure you can beat him?" Zhang Ziyi was a little worried.
Li Hao put down his knife and fork and smiled, "What? Are you not sure about me?"
"No, I am...!"
Before Zhang Ziyi finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zhang Zijie, "Sister, don't worry. Li Hao has his own plan!"
"Ziyi, don't worry about me!" Li Hao said with a smile on his face. In fact, he had no idea about the gambling game tomorrow night and was not sure at all.
Then he changed the subject, "Zijie, that Dick is not simple. You have to be careful!"
"I know!" Zhang Zijie put down the steak he was about to put in his mouth and continued: "I paid attention to every round of his gambling. He is very strong. He is my strong enemy!"
"Before coming to participate in the competition, I have done research on every opponent. Dick is 30 years old this year and debuted at the age of 16. In 14 years, he has never lost!"
"Then how confident are you that you can beat him?" Li Hao looked serious, after one round of knockout rounds. Among the 120 contestants, except Zhang Zijie, even Dick was the most powerful person.
"Honestly, I'm only 40% sure. Whether I can beat him in the end depends on my luck today!" Zhang Zijie was a little downcast.
Li Hao glanced at the gold Rolex watch on his wrist. The final was about to start in half an hour. He stood up and said, "Zijie, will you come with me?" [
"Where to go?" Zhang Zijie looked puzzled, but stood up.
"Let's go!" Li Hao looked mysterious. He walked to the door and turned back and said, "If we don't come back in half an hour, you can go directly to the casino!"
The two people left the box, and Li Hao took Zhang Zijie to the stairs. Zhang Zijie looked confused, "Li Hao, why did you bring me here?"
Li Hao took out a cigarette and gave it to him, then lit one himself, "Zijie, that Dick's gambling skills are far superior to yours, you are no match for him!"
"You only have half an hour. I'm going to teach you gambling now. It's up to you how much you can learn!"
Zhang Zijie was stunned for a moment, "You teach me gambling skills?"
"Yes!" Li Hao said with a serious look on his face, "Do you think I am not capable of teaching you?" He took a puff of cigarette with a faint smile on his lips, "Zijie, with your current strength, you can train for another 10 years.
They are no match for me!"
"To tell you the truth, my master is Nie Zifeng. In the whole world, except for the British gambling god Bill, no one is my opponent!"
"Are you Nie Zifeng's apprentice?" Zhang Zijie looked surprised, "Didn't he disappear? Did he lose to Bill in gambling evil back then?"
"Uncle Feng is not missing, he is just living in seclusion. Okay, we don't have much time, let's get started!" Li Hao threw away the cigarette butt and took out a deck of playing cards from his arms.
"Wait!" Zhang Zijie interrupted Li Hao, "I don't understand, why do you want to help me?"
Li Hao smiled and said nothing. He took out a cigarette and lit it, his thoughts were very messy. As time passed, the two men just stood in the corridor smoking, and neither of them spoke anymore.
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Monte Carlo Casino was already full of spectators watching the gambling game. Seeing that Li Hao and Zhang Zijie hadn't come yet, He Qing, Gu Jiu, and Zhang Ziyi were very anxious.
"It's already three o'clock, why haven't they come back yet?" Zhang Ziyi's forehead was sweating. This is the most important event in Zhang Zijie's life. If he misses it, he won't be able to feel proud in the future.
"I'll give Li Hao a call!" He Qing quickly took out her cell phone and made a call.
The host glanced at the watch on his wrist and said, "It's already three o'clock, and the contestants from China didn't come for some reason. According to the rules of the competition, once you fail to participate, you will be deemed to have given up!"
"I now announce that the winner of Europe's new gambling king competition is...!"
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Ziyi quickly stood up and interrupted the host, "Host, the Chinese contestant is temporarily busy, can you be five minutes late?"
Just when the host was about to speak, Dick, who was sitting at the gambling table and chatting, said: "I am willing to wait for another five minutes. It would be boring to win the championship just like this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud voice came from the entrance of the casino, "I'm very sorry, I'm late!"
Suddenly, everyone looked towards the entrance. The visitors were none other than Zhang Zijie and Li Hao.
The two of them walked into the casino with smiles on their faces under the attention of thousands of people. Seeing them coming back, Zhang Ziyi's smile was so excited that she could see it.
"Since you're here, take your seats quickly!" The host smiled faintly, "The European New Gambling King Competition begins now!"
Li Hao winked at Zhang Zijie, walked to Gu Jiu and sat down together. Zhang Zijie walked to the table and sat down, and Dick said: "Chinese, you have a very poor sense of time!"
"I didn't realize it!" Zhang Zijie said calmly, "This is not China, so the time is naturally out of sync. My watch is in Chinese time. I'm sorry to keep you waiting!"
Dick smiled and changed the topic, "Let's get started!" Then he picked up the card dealt by the dealer and took a look at it, "500,000!"
Zhang Zijie's card was the 10 of hearts. He glanced at the hole card and said, "I'll follow!" While speaking, he passed the chips and said, "I'll stud!"
"You!" Dick stared at Zhang Zijie with surprise on his face, "You stud in the first round!"
"You don't have to follow!" Zhang Zijie looked calm.
"What is Zijie doing? Stud in the first round!" Zhang Ziyi looked at Li Hao with surprise on her face.
"What's the rush? Take your time and watch!" Li Hao said with a serious look on his face.
Dick's card showed spades, and his hole card was 9. After hesitating for a moment, he closed the card and said, "No!"
The dealer destroyed the cards, took another deck of cards and tore them open. He shuffled them quickly and dealt the cards to two people. Just as Dick was about to look at the cards, Zhang Zijie said: "No need to look at it, stud!"
"Wow!" The whole audience was in an uproar.
"What are you doing!" Zhang Ziyi was confused. This was not his brother's usual style at all.
"Don't be impatient, take your time and appreciate it!" Li Hao still had a smile on his face.
"What the hell are you doing?" Dick was a little excited and took a look at the hole card. The card was K. of Spades. The card was 9. But Zhang Zijie's card was.
"If you don't do anything, I'll do it!" Zhang Zijie smiled faintly, "What? Are you going to follow or not?"
"Okay! I'll tolerate you one more time!" Dick covered the cards again and loosened his tie.
The dealer destroyed the cards again and took out a new deck of playing cards. He took away the two kings, shuffled them quickly a few times, spread them out on the table, and dealt the cards to two people.
Dick picked up the cards and said: "Spades, I won't give you a chance to stud this time. Don't look at the cards, I'll stud!"
Zhang Zijie did not answer, but glanced at Li Hao. He saw him nodding to him, "Okay, I'll play with you!"
With a crash, all the chips passed.
"Deal!" Dick said to the dealer.
They were all studded, and the dealer could only deal the cards all the way to the end. When the cards were dealt out, Zhang Zijie's card was, 10, 2, 3, k. And Dick's card was, , 3, 9, q.
Both of them were bad cards, and the only card that could win against the other was the hole card. Looking at the cards in front of him, Zhang Zijie was completely dumbfounded.
These are all bad cards. The cards alone are not as big as Dick's. If his hole card is correct, he will definitely lose. In an instant, Zhang Zijie's heartbeat was beating at a speed of 200 beats per minute, and he felt that his breathing was a little short.
Dick wasn't much better, looking at the cards he was dealt, his eyes were as wide as a bell. After 14 years of gambling, he had never received such a bad card.
Glancing at Zhang Zijie's cards, he saw that he was not much better. He simply had a number of cards on his face, and he was already thinking about swallowing these cards.
Wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, he smiled and said, "It seems we can only win by relying on our trump cards!"
Zhang Zijie smiled bitterly, "It depends on which of us is lucky!" He said this, but he hated Li Hao in his heart.
He even suspected that Li Hao did this on purpose. Maybe those words he said to him at the stairs were all deceiving him.
How could such a card win against Dick Nima? This was a big joke. Zhang Zijie picked up the trump card uneasily and slowly rubbed it away.
At this moment, the mood was not as tense as usual. When the cards were rolled out, it was a king. Including the cards on the card, there was only a pair of kings. If Dick had a pair, he would definitely lose.
At the same time, Dick was also rubbing the cards and looking at them. His mood was no worse than that of Zhang Zijie. Beads of sweat kept coming out on his forehead. Seeing the hole cards appearing in half a circle, his heart skipped a beat.