People at the gambling table can be divided into two categories, one is "fish" and the other is "fish eater". If you can't find "fish" within 5 minutes, then you are the fish.
One end of the scale is 5 million US dollars and freedom, which will give you a brighter future; the other end is a huge fine and prison life. From now on, you will wear shackles. Which one would you choose?
Jasmine chose the latter. Is she a fool?
Jasmine Bloom, the Political Department of Croda University, has a grade point average of 3.9 and an average score of 169 on the Harvard Law School entrance exam. She scored 173 on the exam.
He was trained in skiing since he was a child. At the age of 12, he underwent corrective surgery for acute scoliosis. The steel nails on the spine failed to prevent Jasmine from pursuing skiing. He returned to the competition a year after the operation. Entering the national team at the age of 20, she ranks third in North American women's special skiing.
At this time in the Olympics arena, one step away from the Olympic medals.
This is the destiny line of a goddess .
Molly missed the medal in the Olympic skiing competition and chose to take a year off before going to law school. According to the normal trajectory, Jasmine will work, earn money, travel, and meet more people within one year of suspension, and return to Harvard a year later and get back on track.
The wonder of life is that there are a million possibilities in an instant, and every combination of choices becomes life.
By coincidence, Jasmine works as the owner of the Cobra Lounge. There is a secret card game here every week. Jasmine acts as an assistant to inform the game and score points. The celebrities that can only be seen on the screen and on the Avenue of Stars are all Cobras resting. Guests in the room.
After learning that her boss might cut her salary, Jasmine did not give up. Instead, she spent all her savings and rented a suite at the Four Seasons Hotel for $5,200 for a night , hired a high-paying master shuffler for $17,000 , and carefully prepared for the 88-year draw. Fei and Gosba’s cigars desperately won the customers of the Cobra Lounge. From then on, the Cobra game became the Jasmine game.
With her ingenuity and talent, Jasmine has been able to deal with these pivotal figures in Hollywood. The card game not only gave Jasmine a generous tip and financial source, but more importantly, it brought an unattainable identity and respect in the social circle.
The good times didn't last long. When the Jasmine card game was flourishing, Jasmine found that the core players used the card game to lend money, turning the card game into an unfair game, and the two went their separate ways. The core player perfectly copied the hand that Jasmine took away the customers of the Cobra Lounge, and Jasmine lost the game.
This time, Jasmine faced the usual path of returning to law school to continue her studies, and chose to go to the East Coast, make a comeback in New York, and set up a card game.
Jasmine started with Playboy's female companions. These beautiful girls have the daughters of diplomats, speak 9 languages, have programming hackers, and have masters of cards. This is the beginning of a new era of Jasmine's poker game.
In one year, Jasmine's annual revenue reached US$4.77 million, and its brilliance reached its peak.
Every day in and out of the most luxurious five-star hotels, dressed in costumes and jewels, there are well-dressed celebrities, where there are the strongest wine, the most beautiful women, and the most depraved sensual dogs and horses.
There are two gamblers who impressed me in the movie, one is Brad and the other is Harlan.
Brad -the owner of a US$700 million oil fund. He plays very honest cards and has poor card skills, but he has great enthusiasm for gambling. He likes to call and increase his bets.
Harlan -the top poker player, cautious and old-fashioned, does not reveal flaws, he will only make heavy bets when he sees a big win rate, and often fold when he is uncertain.
The people at the gambling table can be divided into two categories, one is "fish", the other is "fish-eating", Brad is a fish, and Harlan is a fish-eater.
In the duel between Harlan and Brad, Brad held a bad hand, but launched a heavy bet. Harlan was always cautious and decided to fold. As a result, Brad did not even have a pair, although In this sentence, Harlan only lost $40,000, and Harlan’s $50,000 principal in the first half of the night has tripled. This round completely disrupted Harlan’s mood, and Harlan changed from a player to a gambler. In the last game, his opponent made a heavy bet with a bad hand. Harlan learned his lesson and called. As a result, the opponent got the "impossible card" and Harlan lost. It was a complete failure.
Harlan has practiced this old saying, don't fight against idiots, because he will lower your IQ to the same level, and then use his rich experience to defeat you.
Of course, at the end of the film, we will find that Brad is not stupid at all, let alone honest. The US$700 million hedge fund he manages is actually a Ponzi scheme. He didn’t come to participate in gambling because of love, but because he wanted to get involved in the gambling and get to know celebrities by participating in the gambling. There is only $700 in the account.
In the Jasmine card game, people of all colors gathered together, and the complexity of the interests intertwined can be seen.
The more the cards are played, the more and more players borrow and the higher the leverage. As the center of the game, Jasmine is no longer able to get away, walking on the border of black and white, stepping on the edge of the law.
No family, no friends, no lovers around.
Every day, she danced tightly on the tip of the knife. With the help of amphetamine, cocaine, tranquilizers, vicodin, and paracetamol, Jasmine stayed awake and became addicted to drugs.
The situation becomes more uncontrollable. A woman has no power and no influence, but she has an enviable huge wealth and celebrity circle. Many people, including the Russian Mafia, spotted this fat sheep and were betrayed by her driver. Robbed, beaten, and strangled, Jasmine finally decided to withdraw, but was arrested by the FBI and frozen all her wealth.
How lucky the first half of my life is, how weak at this time, as if the world suddenly stood on its opposite side. No savings, no job, or even money to hire a good lawyer.
Have you ever experienced such a "darkest moment" of life.
Everyone called Jasmine the poker princess. The media circled Jasmine like a blood-sucking mosquito, hoping to learn about the news and gossip of Uranus superstars, celebrities and nobles from her, and make a good hype.
Jasmine’s mobile hard drive is like a Pandora’s Box, recording all the information about poker players, including Wall Street rich men asking for cheating in gambling games, as well as lace news about tycoons raising mistresses. The secrets of scandals in the hard disk can ruin the rich and famous.
The FBI said that by surrendering the hard drive, it can be free. Even if you do not hand it in, you will still be forced to turn it in if you continue to appeal. It is just the difference between active and passive surrender.
One end of the scale is 5 million US dollars and freedom, which will give you a brighter future; the other end is a huge fine and prison life. From now on, you will wear shackles. Which one would you choose?
Jasmine made the choice again, firmly choosing the latter.
It seems to be a very stupid choice, but Jasmine has never been associated with stupid. During the day and night when the gambling game started, Jasmine learned about flops, river cards, turn cards, weightlessness, enemy cards, and boats through Google and self-study. The card, the nut card; knowing the taste of the center of the galaxy, I even got a degree in astronomy 12 minutes short of it.
Q: What is the taste of the center of our galaxy?
Answer: The center of the Milky Way is ethyl formate, which resembles the scent of rum and the taste of raspberries.
I have seen the most prosperous scenery in time, wore beautiful clothes and enjoyed the most delicious taste of the world. I have seen the group of people at the top of the pyramid and mastered huge wealth. All of this disappeared in an instant.
I only have fame.
That's my name, and I'll never have another.
I won't reveal the final outcome, but I will leave you with some suspense.
Thanks to the progressive youth who have followed Amira (WeChat public account: Amira_talk), it’s the weekend, might as well prepare a favorite drink, lie on the sofa and watch a game of Jasmine cards.
You will find that life is created by countless choices. Wealth and wealth are all frothy. All the burdens are related to desire. It is better to let go of desires, reduce burdens, and move forward lightly. From today onwards, care more about food and vegetables, and hold hands with your family. Take a walk, from day to night.
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