"Wow! I win again! Did you cheat?"
After Lin Chaoxi revealed his trump card, the students in Class 1 shouted out collectively.
The boys in front of her had changed from Zhang Liang to the other five. Two of the first four gave up in the previous round, and two of them were busted, leaving only the last one. But when she turned over her cards, a perfect 21 points, the boy was very reluctant to hand over the last two bottle caps and then withdrew.
Lin Chaoxi happily accepted the 10 bottle caps and said, "I'm not cheating. I'm just counting cards. You can count cards too. There are other ways to remember cards..."
"Because you are the banker, right?" a classmate questioned, "You are the only one who knows the hidden cards, so you have a natural advantage?"
"Old Ma, you are stupid. The dealer must draw 17 before he is eligible to stop. This makes up for the unfairness of only she knowing the hidden cards."
"I know, that's what I said! You're the fool!"
"But that's how it works in casinos, so the dealer still has the advantage?"
"You say it's an advantage, but can you calculate how much it is?"
"How can I calculate that?"
The boys started fighting, and the classroom became even more noisy, with an atmosphere similar to that of a casino.
But the casino is full of gamblers who are desperate to win, and in the classroom, everyone's focus is increasingly on issues such as "card counting", "fairness", and "probability".
"Then do you want to try to be the banker?" After watching the boys fighting for a long time, Lin Chaoxi interrupted them and asked with a smile.
The heated discussion of Class 1 of Grade 9 began to spread throughout the entire teaching building.
The first people to come and watch were the students from Class 2. By that time, Lin Chaoxi had already eliminated 12 students from Class 1.
Of course, there was a lot of luck involved, but it was also mainly because she had been playing and had accumulated many more chips than other students.
The students from Class 2 poked their heads out of the door and asked, "What are you doing? You've been arguing all afternoon."
"It's none of your business!" The students from Class 1 blocked the students from Class 2 outside the door.
"We lost, we lost. Give me the bottle caps." The two tables near the Class 1 podium cheered. "That's what I said. We need to stay calm and not chase after the advantage!"
"Gambling?" asked the sharp-eyed student from Class 2.
"Go away!" the students from Class 1 shouted.
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Grade 9, teacher’s office.
The head teacher of Class 3, Grade 9, just came back from class with books in hand.
"Hey~"
In the teaching building, there was another burst of sighs of frustration from students after they lost the game.
The head teacher of Class 3 passed by Teacher Ma's seat and looked at Teacher Ma's face, which was as cold as an iron plate. He suppressed his laughter and said, "Teacher Ma, look at these kids, they are addicted to playing cards, making such loud noises, and affecting our class. They will definitely not be in the mood for the next class."
When Ma Pingping heard this, she immediately shouted to the leader: "Teacher Zhang, look at the other teachers' reactions. They are really affecting the teaching discipline!"
"Why don't we let Class 3 participate as well?" The head teacher of Class 3 interrupted him with a smile, "What interesting kids! I'm their teacher, I will definitely give them a place in the competition."
The head teacher of Class 5 took over the conversation: "Yes, Teacher Ma! Your class monitor just came to report on the work. Didn't he say that Lin Chaoxi had already won more than ten? Otherwise, why don't we let our class 5 help you too? There is strength in numbers."
The head teachers of other classes all chimed in, and Ma Pingping suddenly realized how many people she had offended by prohibiting ordinary classes from participating in the mathematics league selection.
But you didn't say anything before, and now you all come out to oppose it. What can I do?
Ma Pingping thought bitterly.
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"The dealer is now holding x, 7, and 5. Calculate. Your three cards 4/6/3 add up to only 13. Calculate. Your chance of exploding is very low. Why don't you just give up?"
"This is a trap. You can't calculate it like this. Although it's not easy for me to explode, it's easy for the banker to explode. I shouldn't wait for the banker to explode now!"
After hearing this conversation, Lin Chaoxi was very sad. This also involved internal strategic discussions.
The slogan "Defeat Class 1" was proposed by her, and was originally intended to target Ma Pingping rather than the students in Class 1. However, the students in Class 1 did not think so. They thought she was arrogant and wanted to work together to kill her.
At the beginning, the students always wanted to win, so as long as the number on the cards looked small, they would continue to bet. Even Zhang Liang was greedy, so she won well.
But there are still many smart children in Class 1. They gathered together to make a table, listing the conditional probabilities of winning and losing results corresponding to different card faces, and memorized them in their hearts. Not only that, they even started discussing basic winning strategies.
So much so that Lin Chaoxi is a little passive now.
But for 21 points, this is still not enough, because the cards change all the time. More accurate calculations also need to consider the real-time probability of the remaining numbers appearing, calculate when to double the bet, and so on...
And she was really tortured by Lao Lin for a long time. Although she was addicted to the second-year version of herself, she still liked this cool gambling game very much, so she almost developed a natural reaction ability.
therefore……
"Wow, she's so shameless!"
"Did you write down everything you did when you shuffled the cards?"
Another banker was completely defeated. This was the 12th person. Lin Chaoxi was forced to sit in the banker's seat again, holding a handful of bottle caps.
The 13th person to be substituted was Hanamaki.
Huajuan directly pushed out 10 bottle caps and said proudly: "I like it faster."
"I will always remember your friendship for me." Lin Zhaoxi dealt the cards happily.
but……
The first card was an ace, the second was a ten, and Huajuan got the black jack directly. Lin Chaoxi didn't even look at the hidden cards, and he lost 10 bottle caps together with everyone else.
In the second round, she lost despite having a great chance of winning.
In the third round, there were already three aces on the card. Huajuan could only avoid going bankrupt if she got the last ace. When she got the last ace, she... lost everything.
"A monster, right?" Lin Zhaoxi looked at Huajuan in disbelief.
Huajuan raised her legs proudly and said, "I really have had good luck since I was a child."
All the students in the class were still confused, thinking that the game was clearly won by ability, but in the end it turned out to be luck? But this was completely an illusion created by Lin Chaoxi...
"Is this the end?"
"We beat Class 13?"
The students in Class 1 asked in surprise.
Without them, Lin Zhaoxi was very reluctant to stand up from her seat. At the end of the classroom, the boy who had been sleeping on his stomach also raised his head and stood up.
There were footsteps. Huajuan turned around and saw the boy coming. He turned around and shouted at her, "Don't leave. I just gave you all the chips I won. I don't want to play with him!"
"It's too late." Lin Chaoxi smiled, threw the cards away, and left.
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The news of the "21-point Challenge" of Class 1 of Grade 9 continued to spread from Class 2, and during the break after lunch, it spread throughout the entire Grade 9 at lightning speed.
"Class 13 is toxic! Two people actually went to Class 1 to play blackjack?"
"But it is said that Class 1 suffered a terrible defeat."
"Is their Zhongming class okay?"
The students were chatting, and taking advantage of the break, the brave kids rushed to the door of Class 1 to watch.
For a while, the door of Class 1 was crowded with people. Children who had friends in Class 1 could go in and watch, while those who didn't know anyone could just pry through the window at the door.
They stood on tiptoe and looked at the large table of people sitting in front of the podium.
Another round ended, and the players from Class 1 were very upset to check their scores, while the boy from Class 13, who was sitting at the dealer's seat, began to collect the bottle caps. The bottle caps in front of him were already as high as a hill, and with the addition of the ones collected in this round, the mountain of bottle caps was about to fall.
“Is this a win?”
"Are you really not the descendant of the gambling god?"
"Isn't Class 1 too bad?"
Students from other classes who were watching the game at the door couldn't help but whisper to each other.
But only the students in Class 1 who participated in the game knew how scary the boy at the card table was.
He remained calm from beginning to end, but whether he was calling or not, betting or doubling down, he always chose the right time. Of course, he would lose, and sometimes he would surrender after only touching two cards, but facts proved that his giving up was correct.
Hua Juan slammed the table and said, "Damn, is this how you treat your old friend after not seeing him for so many years?"
"Was I nice to you before?" the boy asked back.
Huajuan was choked for a long time, and it seemed that it was really...
"Old Lu, come here!" He handed his last bottle cap to Lu Zhihao, "Let's see how cruel this guy can be!"
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"Teacher Ma, they are still playing." In the third grade office, Chen Chu came to report again: "Class is about to start, and many students want to read. There is no quiet study environment."
Ma Pingping was silent for a while, but then she heard the head teacher of Class 3 interrupt her: "Chen Chu, did your class win or lose?"
Chen Chu's face also froze.
"What a loss." The class representative of Class 2 was handing in his lunch dictation homework and answered for Chen Chu.
"They probably cheated." Chen Chu said, "We all learn on the spot in our class, but the two people in their class seem to have been in society and are very familiar with the game of cards, so many students lost..."
"Ah, not enough time to study?" The pre-scheduled bell rang. The head teacher of Class 3 and the history teacher of Class 1 laughed when he heard this. "I also want your class to watch the documentary in the next history class. How about I give them more time to study?"
"Teacher Wang!" Ma Pingping shouted.
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"How many are left?" When the bell rang, another round of the game ended, and the boy looked up and asked.
Next to him, the girl who had been writing down names in a notebook answered, "There are 26 more."
"Pei Zhi, you are too arrogant!" After losing the game, Lu Zhihao mustered up the courage to slam the table.
"Not bad." Pei Zhi put away the poker and continued to shuffle. "Actually, you can use a few more decks. If you use more than 6 decks, the calculation and memorization will be more difficult. But in fact, 21 points is still a relatively fair game. The main thing is to keep a calm mind..."
"Are you saying that we have a bad mentality?" Lu Zhihao was shocked. "Who would have a good mentality when playing cards with you?"
"That's right." Pei Zhi pressed on the cut poker and asked, "Then will the next class continue?"
——
After all, it was time for the high school entrance exam, so Teacher Wang finally gave Class 1 a good history lesson.
At that time, Ma Pingping was studying mathematics in Class 2.
The moment the bell rang for the end of class, she heard the rustling sound of desks and chairs being dragged in her class.
"They are coming, the calculator is ready."
"Big Liu is going to buy cards!"
Then the sound of Hanamaki conducting in an orderly manner was heard.
Ma Pingping wanted to walk through the wall to teach people a lesson.
But in the blink of an eye, a running figure flashed past the window and rushed downstairs.
Soon, a large group of people walked past the window.
In the front were Lin Chaoxi and Pei Zhi, and behind them was a large group of children who had come to watch the excitement.
The students in Class 2 saw the boys and girls outside the window and started whispering to each other.
"Are they them? Are they very powerful?"
"Very impressive! Class 1 always loses."
Ma Pingping: "Did I say class is over?"
The brave child in Class 2 raised his hand: "Teacher, do you have any tips for blackjack?"
Ma Pingping: "Focus on studying. Do you want to take 21 points in the high school entrance exam?"
"But...your class...teacher, why don't you teach your class? Half of the students lost. It's so tragic."
Ma Pingping was so angry that she had to assign two more papers as homework.
She walked out of the classroom and heard the regretful noises of failure from their class again.
"There are only 24 left, hold on, brothers!"
Huajuan was encouraging other students again.
Ma Pingping took two steps and came to the door of their class.
The class is like a vegetable market, with calculators clacking here and people giving random ideas there, all kinds of noise coming one after another.
The head teacher of Class 3, who had not left after class, was standing at the door. When he saw her, he walked out of the classroom with a smile and greeted her.
"Half of the students have been eliminated." The head teacher of Class 3 said, "This boy from Class 13 is really amazing and has a really good brain. Teacher Ma, please give him a chance."
Ma Pingping didn't answer.
"Hey~"
At this moment, the girls in their class handed in all their chips and lost the battle.
"twenty three!"
The children in other classes were counting in a hurry to make the world chaotic.
“Teacher Ma, think about it, even if we give them a chance, they still won’t be able to pass the exam if they don’t have the ability,” said the head teacher of Class 3 with a smile.
Seeing this, Ma Pingping pondered for a moment, then raised her head as if she had made up her mind.
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