Macau, home to casinos big and small
and countless gamblers from all over
I was one of them a mere ten years ago
but now,
I'm the CEO of a Gaming Conglomerate
Lfe has treated me well, I guess
Mr Cheuk
Mr Cheuk Mr Cheuk
Congratulations. Mr Cheuk
It's been a while. Mr Cheuk
Congratulations!
The casinos have to unite
We can't be fightng each other
Ms, Fong has arrived
Excuse me
Ms, Fong
I'm flattered by your presence in our new poker room
I'm just,,
a newcomer learning the ropes here
I thought this would be a great learning opportunity
There's nothing here you don't really know
You have just taken over your dad's business
and you fired his team in the next day
It was quite a feat
It's a shame you refused to come work for me
I never forget those who rejected me
Since you're here today, interested in a game maybe?
You've got poker experts in the house?
The game's been around a while. we all play it
Don't you know that I am world ranked?
Get me $880,000 00 in chips
Yes. Ms, Fong
This way, please
Sorry I took the dealer position
Doesn't matter all that much to me
Uno Cheuk doesn't care if he's banker or player
I thought it was just hearsay.
turns out it's true
what does that mean?
Deal
I Raise
So. what's this about my disregard for the banker-player roles?
Nothing, just a story I heard
They said your old boss had a son
and it was unclear why he never came back
when his father passed away
Since then, Mr, Cheuk seems to have forgotten
who's the real boss,
Are you matching?
Call
In this case, I fold
Consider these a gift for today's celebration
My thanks to you. Ms, Fong
If we shake hands it better means we're working together
Know your place the next time, will you?
Congratulations again
Goodbye, Ms Fong
As long as the game continues.
it doesn't matter who calls the shots
Find out where Jack is, get him back here
Canada
Check
Call
Raise
Fold
Check
Call
You win
Jack. sorry we had to break in
We're here to bring you back to Macau
Jack
I'm sorry my bladder couldn't contain the excitement
I'm Uno Cheuk
Your fly is down
Here
Your hands are dry. apparently you didn't wash them
Oops, sorry
This is Mr Chan
why did you bring me here?
Do you know,
that your father passed away?
when?
About 10 months ago
This hand is called a straight flush
that hand is a Straight, and that one's a flush
Do you believe that,
I have the ten of hearts here?
I do
That was a bluff.
never trust anyone in poker. not even your dad
If you leave, don't ever come back
I will come back one day, on my own terms
A year from now. in front of us we'll have
the biggest Resort in Macau
Imagine two tall towers
containing three 5 star hotels
Over 3,000 rooms, 270,000 sq ft of gaming area
This must-go tourist destination
will have the biggest man made beach in the world
The biggest artificial wave pool
If you can dream it. we can build it
Jack. this is,
where the future of our conglomerate will be
The government has opened up the gaming business
There are three casino master licenses
with a sub license available for each.
6 in all
Operations are pretty much all the same
There are 32 casinos now in operation
In terms of money and size.
our group is among the elite
Chinese people are born gamblers.
and Macau's its sole gambling capital
Before the handover. gaming proceeds hit 40 billion
In 2008. it exceeded 1 10 billion
We have overtaken Vegas,
to be the world's top gambling mecca
They say owning a casino is license to printing money
I say it's even better than that
Can you repeat everything you just said?
I'm hungry. gotta eat something
Chinese people are born gamblers
and Macau's its sole,,
Today
Jack's joining our meeting from the comfort of his bathtub
So we have to speak up a little bit
He'll be listening
Let's begin
Our Resort project
is 3 to 4 months behind schedule
We need to hire more manpower,
to beat the deadline
Let's host a tournament,,online
Online? An online tournament?
In our casino, invite online players over
and compete face to face
Regardless if any of us understand what Jack means
We will be supportive of Jack,
in hosting this tournament! Great
Great
Jack
Hello Players get set,
- opening rounds will start - Are you,
Let's play the game,,
Please assume your positions
That young girl kept waiving at me
I think she's Season
No worries. sir
We have located,,
everyone with Season in their names
and have them sitting with you
You should have told me earlier
Everyone of you is Season?
My web nickname is High Season
And you?
I am Low Season
I guess you must be Middle Season?
No, I'm Four Seasons
Hello, I'm Season
My full name,,
in Chinese sounds like Season,
Hi. I'm, I am Chang
My real name is Jack Chang
Nice meeting you,
Nice to meet you
Thank you for hosting this tournament and inviting me
This is my first time,
playing in a live poker tournament
Hello, I'm David. David Lin
David Lin?
THE David Lin,
who has just ruled in the Pacific Poker Game?
- That would be me - Hi
I'm Season
I know, my online lD is Love Season
Yeah?
The tournament is officially begun
Shuffle Up and Deal
Call
I,,Fold
Same here
I Fold too, you've such a great hand
How did you guys figure out?
How couldn't we?
I Raise
Call
Fold
You can't possibly have Straight or Flush
You're just bluffing
I'm going for it. All in!
May I lnterest you in a side bet?
Sure, what's the bet on?
Let's bet on Season
whoever wins this hand, Season will,
, have dinner with him
Heads up
Think ofwhat you want to have for dinner
I have Pocket Aces, sorry
Jack Chang. I have Pocket 2's
this one gives me a third "2"
Trip 2's win
You're out
Get me $1 00,000 chips
Sir.
this isn't a re-buy tournament
Don't make fun of him,
it's his first live tournament
It's not his fault
Mr Cheuk, please review the new plans,
we formulated,,
- for the Casino - Mr Chang
what kind of Casino are you guys running here?
why bother hosting,,
a live tournament for online players?
Scoot over
why?
Jack. that idea was yours
I know it was,
But you could have stopped me
I just got back, I don't know what I'm doing
You guys are so-called gaming experts
And you, you call the shots around here
How can I count on you from now on?
That's not fair, Jack
As a boss you need to learn about losing gracefully
Use a few million to buy yourself a lesson,
- it's worthy - Who's the boss here?
You are
That much is clear in your father's Will
If you want. here it is for your review
Or you can just watch the DVD
Jack
If you're watching this, I'm already gone
I'm signing this document to effect
In case you're not up to it.
the Trust I've established will assume control ofthe Company
Uno Cheuk, as the Chairman ofthe Board for this Trust.
is going to take over the leadership ofthis group
The Trust will provide your expenses
Are you crying?
It's not due to sadness. I know, it's due to anger
why don't I give you one shot?
Just one game
If you win,
, I shall walk right out of the door
and you get to run this place
You and I on a Heads Up, $3 Million chips for each person
Blind bets at 1 0,000 and 20000's
First one to lose it all shall leave
Do you mind if Joan deals for us?
I don't, everyone around here works for you anyway
Hey
I got Pocket Jacks
Believe me?
I Call, $50,000
I,,l Fold then
You got played
Don't be so naive
Thanks. Jack
2 of Spades, 3 of Diamonds
Ifyou have 2 of Spades and 3 of Diamonds
Your chance of winning is at 72,93%
However I don't buy it, Call
You're weird
You choose to believe in the wrong things
I just can't get a good read on you
what the heck, a pair of Kings
whew. not a pair this time.
but a flush of Ace and Queen
Pocket Queens
Pocket Aces
Jack. you've got nearly no chips left
I will clean you out if you don't take risk
Raise. up to $40,000
Call
$20000
I'll Raise again. $40000
Jack
Mr high roller. you've got very little left
Look. I might have a Straight Hand. or a Flush
Straight and Flush?
Your chance of winning is at 29,5% only
Not exactly a high rate of success
Nearly 30% chance? I'll bet on that
I really have a Straight here.
you got your Maths right?
Check
The chance of you holding a Flush is down to 1 3,64%
I'm All in
Call
Jack. you're depressing the heck out of me
I'm very worried about how you're going to survive in this world
You're great at caculating
but you're not so good at one crucial thing
Luck
a Four. a Four
it's not some Category 4 porno,,
you pervert!
Sorry,
We still need to take good care of Jack
Chan Yes
what's the going rate in Macau
for a personal chauffeur's monthly salary?
Depends if the guy has a license in Hong Kong and China or not
If he doesn't, $8,000 tops
If he does. then another 2 to 3000
That money's good enough,,
to feed several mouths for some
Some might even afford a mistress with that cash
You're being disrespectful to Jack
Give him $10000 a month
whatever's left put it on a Savings account
He can always try his luck here
I'm not broke,
I won a lot of money online
I won't beg for your money
Jack,
what was that?
If he asked for 20 grand a month and I'd agree
Please,, Let go!
Take me, Let go!
I'm begging you
Just let go
You promised,
Let go of me! You promised me!
You're being rude, don't hit the lady
You ok?
Here's an extra slap for him being nosy
thank him for that!
You alright?
Don't cry
You can clean up a bit upstairs
Was that your boyfriend who hit you?
We are supposed to go to Las Vegas tomorrow
to participate in a poker tournament
but he just took all my money away
and then he broke up with me
I can't go anywhere now
I guess he met someone new
This is a world renowned tournament
The registration fee costs US$200,000
I should be joining this tournament
It's a world class tournament
and Nelson's a very skilled poker player
I'm pretty good at poker myself,
I won a lot of money online
I should probably go prove my worth there
The deadline for registration is 12 midnight tonight
If you can't make it online
the only way is to take hard cash to Vegas
I'm flush with cash
I withdrew most of my winnings,
before I came back
Here's US$537 000 in cash
I'm just a stranger to you,
why are you showing me this?
Because I think you and I are on the same boat
You're so naive. don't get conned
Well, the same applies to you
Let me buy the air tickets to Vegas.
I'll pay for you
OK
I'll teach Nelson a lesson
I'm calling the travel agency,,
to give them your name
Get your passport ready tomorrow morning
Meet me at the Kun lam Ecumenical Centre before we head to the airport
Sure
Jack
what a coincidence. waiting for someone?
Did somebody take the rain check or something?
Jack. I don't realize how heavy half a million in cash is
Give me back my money
How did you get my money?
Come on, Jack
This is a big present I've prepared for you
Are you for real?
Don't get conned
I think you and I are on the same boat
Give me back my money
Look at the hungry dog go after it
Any new tricks to show?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5, thought better of it. turn around
You lost your money again?
You're not getting it back this time
I'm sorry,
can I buy a bottle of water from you?
Idiot, nobody pays for bottled water in Macau
Get a free one at the casino floor
Thanks
Small,,Small
Another win
You win at anything you bet on
Hey pretty girl, what's it going to be now?
Big or small?
Big
Big, let's all go for Big!
Big Big,
whoa, another win!
I won ten straight games betting with you
But you always bet with so few chips
I don't want to spend it all in case my lucky streak ends
Big or small? We're going whichever way you choose
Pretty girl, where are you going?
Let's follow her
So. what's it going to be?
Just buy the opposite of your first instinct and lose for once
what's it this time?
Big or Small?
Big, go for Big!
Big
$100 on Small please
Big,,Big,,
Her luck ran out. Iet's follow someone else
You,
Just because you helped me,,
doesn't mean you can take advantage of me
I'm going to scream if you keep following me
Actually, I want to,,
what?
I want to ask,,
Ask what? I'm going to scream
And I can really scream. are you daring me?
No need, I'll walk away
He seriously stopped following?
Hey
I saw you peeking there
Hi, Hey. hey,
Hey
You stayed there for two days
and you never say anything, what do you want from me?
I'm not a bad person!
You stayed there for two days,
to tell me that?
I don't know how to tell you
I saw you win at every turn in the Casino
what's your secret?
Can you please teach me?
I don't know,
Sic Bo is all I ever play
Can I maybe use your luck,
on the floor once?
Please, I'm begging,,
I can help you under one condition
Sure, I'll agree to any conditions
I haven't thought of it yet, I'll let you know
Thank you
Excuse me. you need to have proper attire
Sorry
I can only play Sic Bo, I don't know this game
Just sit besides me
Hey,,
I'm not sure if my luck rubs off on you
Just don't blame me when you lose, ok?
And don't blame me either if you win. Iet's go
what are the rules ofthis game?
Each player starts with 2 cards of their own
if these two cards plus the 5 community cards
beat the other players you win,
get it?
OK
A pair, a pair!
I Fold
Obviously, you must have a good hand
why did they all Fold?
We're never going to win big this way
You pretty much gave our hand away
You have to keep calm and hide your emotions
That's how you keep a poker face
It was like you wanted to ensure everyone knew we had a pair
Even,
If you must. say "pair" in Chinese
You got pretty excited too,
would you have fooled them?
Hey, hey, hey
If you feel you are likely to lose, you Fold
If you want to match, you Call
You can also Raise the stakes of the game
And Check,
well Check is Check
Raise $2,000
Call
Heads up
I'm All ln
what's All ln?
I guess he's got Pocket Aces
Team up with the Ace in the community card he'd get three
Now he wants us to bet with all of our chips
It's not everyday we win this much
Let's just call it a day
I believe in your luck
I'm going All In as well
Heads up
Straight win
Did we win?
Yes we did
I've never been this lucky,
over a hundred folds return on a $100 start
Here's your half, $5,300
You don't have to, I didn't invest any money into your game
You did.
you lent me your luck
I'm a very fair person,
we don't owe each other
OK
You're not going to count the money?
You already did just now
why don't we form a partnership
We split our winnings in halves
I don't know how long this lucky streak's going to last
I've had the worst luck ever since birth
You don't trust me?
I do
Another day over, what a relief
what's so special with a day?
There's,,
so much sorrow in the world each day
so I'm always pleased to get through one with happiness
You agreed to a condition of mine before, I will invoke it now
I want you to think of me every night,,
when the clock strikes 12
That simple?
The simpler, the better for you. no?
I agree
OK, it's late. I have to go home
I head that way, bye,,
Bye,
How come you are still here?
Actually I don't have a place to stay now
Don't worry. I'll come fetch you tomorrow morning, bye
I live alone
why don't you stay in my place for now
You're not afraid I might be taking you for a ride?
I got nothing you can take advantage of
That bit is true
I was joking
But I am a little hungry now
You're hungry?
I'll take you to some place good
Tastes great and it's free, follow me
Over here
Sean
This is my friend Jack Chang
I know who he is
The heir to the Sun Casino, Jack Chang
I saw you on the "Net Me See" Poker Tournament
I admire capable people like you
Jack
Taste this. I made it
Can I have some more?
Not a problem, how about the entire tray
If you want you can get some more
Thanks
Want a drink?
Sure, soda would be nice, thanks
why do you have so much medicine at home
I need meds everyday for my poor health
Sorry. I ran out of soda
Water is just fine
The electric kettle is busted
Let me see
I have bad luck with appliances,
though they suddenly seem to get better sometimes
I told you I have the worst luck
If that were true, you wouldn't be winning every hand in the Casino
My luck turned only on the day we met
I normally have very bad luck
I'm not sure what came over me that day
The bus came right away as I arrived at the bus stop
then I went to the Casino to test my luck
and voila it really worked
what do you want to drink?
I'll have what you're having
what do you do for a living?
I sell tickets at the box office
at the only theater in town,
without a computerized ticketing system
- Really? - Yup
This is our only choice by default
I boiled it this morning. you can have some too
But not tomorrow's or the one for the day after
what is this?
Good stuff, have some
what about your family?
My parents passed away when I was very young
Told you I have bad luck
You're not having any?
Let's toast to our partnership
Right, to our partnership
Bad boy, quit staring at my,,cards
These cards are so crappy,,
I Raise
I'll play with you
I'm All ln
Hey where are you going? I'm going to lose without you
Do you want to win the money back?
Of course
Oh,,you're so bad, quit staring at my,,cards
OK, I'll play with you for a while
Oh, these cards are so crappy
I'm All ln
Handsome boy
Check
I Raise
You Calling?
Tomorrow at the Gaming Association meetings
Fong will definitely try to make me look bad
No way
We need to anticipate her moves
Joan.
play Fong and try to humiliate me
Then I can think of counter moves on her
Here we go
Hit me, anything you can think of
You exaggerate things and have bad fashion taste
My taste is fine, you just have to learn to accept, Yes
Also,
my fashion is an extension of my self confidence
I only wear name brand clothes
I never put on anything cheap and I wear them well,
woohoo
Thank you everyone for supporting the Government's Charitable Foundations,
No problem,
I have some personal issues to take up with Ms Fong
Anything you want to say to me?
Yes. I like your outfit today
You wore it well
That's true. this shirt's a see through one
You made a lot of good points at the meeting today
what's it with you today with all the praises?
I'm not going to be predictable to you
A melon for you perhaps
for wearing a black bra today
Ms, Fong, everything alright?
He complimented my black bra, and fed me a melon
I prepared your Chinese medicine for today
Gee, thanks
No worries. it was just a push of button
So hot
It tastes good?
For some reasons, it does taste better today
Give it a try
It still tastes really bitter
I thought it tasted well
This is yours
That's a lot
It's just an extra pair of chopsticks
I'm embarrassed
No need to be
I am used to having pizza
It's good
Boss. I brought a good friend over
His name is Jack Chinese food?
Let's make friends,
come and join us
Come on over
I feel embarrassed
My boss is a good guy
My name is Fernado
Fernando?
I'm half Portugese. not obvious?
Not at all, you surprised me
There are two types of mixed race individuals
the obvious ones and the not so much
I belong to the latter
So you understand Chinese?
A little bit, I can speak more than I can understand
Just kidding
If you like. just come over more, I can teach you cake making too
I've been here for a long time. I know all there is to know
My monthly salary is only $6,500
Young man. don't piss your fortune away
Leave some for your savings, Okay
Fernado, I can't exactly be a high roller with this cash
and you honestly expect me to have leftover money?
I got my salary
You're here just for kicks,
I know you're an expert at gambling
why don't we leave the hobby,
for a sec and go gambling
Let's go Not me
Smiley's away, just go on your own
You just need cash to go to the Casino, why do you need Smiley?
One has to bring his smile anywhere he goes
Even us Cake sellers, a little smile goes a long way
That's true. go ahead, I'll stay
and you said you'd watch my back for me
Bye. boss
Gambling is a cover, he's there to see someone
Sir. this isn't a zoo, it's a Casino
Are you playing or not? You have been sitting here for a while
I do want to play, but there's no one else
Stop referring to me as Sir
You know quite well my name's Sean
I've surveyed all the tables here
this dealer has the best star quality
We'll settle here with the star dealer
Dude, you gambling or bird watching?
I'm a player.
I just haven't converted my cash into chips yet
Some chips please?
You always spend your entire monthly salary,
Ieave some forthe bus ride home
Thank you for your thoughtfulness
Thoughtfulness?
See what cards she deals you with before you conclude that
Pretty girl, hit us
Dude, your bets are so little,
it's not going to impress her
You need to be gutsy in love. man
Watch and learn
I like you,
Iet me shoo him away. so he stops stalking you
How much money do you have?
I'll match everything you have
And I'll give you an all or nothing proposition
Call?
Star. my hand's not too good
but I'm willing to lose for your sake
Call
Love needs the support money brings
Little friend. share Uncle's joy,
for the moment
Let's share this momentous occasion of joy
You've got a nice hand
Just nowhere near as nice as mine
Dude
You sacrificed for love. but it's the pointless kind
Texas Hold Em Poker's great.
thousands in winnings in the blink of an eye
That pastry shop up ahead?
he's resorted to learning cake making?
For the last week. Mr Cheuk
Get in
It's only 20 odd steps ahead
I'm wearing new shoes and you know they're expensive
It matches my suit
I dare not walk
Please understand. now get in
Jack
Someone's calling you where to?
Your friends? Take care of them please
How can I help you?
You've learned a new skill in a mere few weeks
Very impressive
Let's have a taste of Jack's work
Our almond cakes are the best in Macau
30 bucks for the small box, 40 for the big ones
Yummy
Macau's best known for two things.
gambling and almond cakes
You're not going to make it as a gambler
Are you trying to make a fortune with almond cakes
and come rub it in front of my face?
Then the Trust shouldn't give you any money
If you're not buying please shut up
I'm buying
Joan. give them $1 0,000
Now that I'm buying. I guess I'm allowed to talk?
Boss!
Yes?
Do you make over $1 0,000 a day?
Sometimes when we run into weird clients, we do
I just want to live a good life
Can you please leave me alone?
This is your idea of a good life?
I'm mortified, Jack
So what kind of life I'm having?
We don't want your business. please leave
why not? It's $1 0,000
I want every cake that Jack made
I don't want cakes from anyone else
the hand made ones from Jack won't be a lot
It's alright
I want every cake he makes from now on
Remember.
a good smile brings good business
Smile
Sure, I am smiling
That's possibly the worst smile I've ever laid eyes on
Sir. we have delivery service
We can deliver to any place
Home delivery or office delivery
Thank you, as long as there's an address. we deliver
Thanks so much
Still fuming over Uno Cheuk?
He had kicked me out.
why humiliate me further?
Just consider it a run of bad luck
I had worse luck than you though
what happened?
Look
That's all I left of my salary
You lost everything else?
Losing was ok. but being humiliated by that jerk was unbearable
That fat jerk,,
was a lot worse than Uno and his gang
Do you want to,,
Sure I do!
I haven't said anything
We're friends and we can communicate with our minds
Dude, you have more money to lose?
And this time you brought your big brother?
No such thing as sure losers in gambling
Jack. these three are tough to beat
We need to be extra careful
Get my me $200 in chips please
It's rude to laugh out loud. $200's not too bad
Respect our new rivals
Come on, let's do the ritual
They've got a lot of swagger
C'mon. Iet's show them what we've got
Go for it
$200 in chips. please
That's barely worth a game
I'm passing this round
We'll play by ourselves
This table's pretty soft, great for slamming
I'm skipping this round as well
Did you understand what I said?
I did, you're skipping again
This time I'm playing this time
Lost again, I'm bailing
what a show, Jack
Two grand? So what?
We've got almost $20 000 over here
Don't worry. we're a team
$500
Call
Come on
I'm All ln
what? All ln?
Trying to smoke my cards out?
I've got more cigarettes here, pal
Call
Stop slamming. man, I'm folding
Star Dealer. you need to control this guy
Sir. it's not illegal to table slam in this Casino
what the hell was that about?
why did you go with All ln?
I thought you guys were brothers
You guys have no teamwork
Shut up
I'm out of here
Come on Pocket Kings
Pocket Aces
So what I have all four Aces
Ace my ass You All ln?
Fine, All ln
Stop arguing. I haven't even dealt any cards
Yeah. shall we wait till cards are dealt out first?
Sir. please lower your leg from the table
Star Dealer. deal cards
Wow. Jack!
what do you call this maneuver?
It's called the Big Bark, best use for controlling his frog
- Fantastic - Stop talking, you two.
I'm sleepy I need to sleep
All ln!
Sir. you don't have any cards. how can you put it All ln?
- I'm tense - just deal
Let's not waste time anymore, one game and winner takes all
All In for me this time
Jack. I count on you
If you don't Call, I'm leaving with all the money
and head back to China tonight
which means no payback for you two
All ln
Four 9's
Straight Flush beats four 9's
Jack. we really won
We won
what the hell?
I had all four 9's
I told you to watch my back,,
not watching her
I'm leaving you here!
I'm furious. so what?
Jack. I knew you could do it. Iook,,
You more than doubled my salary money
and you did it without Smiley
I got lucky even if I didn't have Smiley with me
Exactly
Getting offwork?
We're thrilled about the win today
So?
So why don't we go have something to and eat something?
why don't you guys go ahead,,I'm not hungry
So what should I do?
Let's talk Come here
what do you propose?
Is that okay?
But please don't tell Sean
why didn't don't you say so earlier, just snacks, ok?
Let's go get something to and eat
You finally agreed?
and you like it Yes. I got hungry
where should we go?
what did you tell her?
You're nosy And you like it
what's your favorite fooddo you like to eat?
Thanks
The BBQ.. here is quite famous
Here. have some. these are yummy
Looks great, thanks
See. I told you
what?
Nobody ever has brought me anywhere fun when I was little
I've never been on a Carousel
Don't bother,
it has been inoperable for a while
Too bad
If you believe the horses will move, they will
Look
They're Are they moving?
Hi!
Faster. faster
Lucky!
We meet again!
- Lucky, - Fast enough?
- Faster! - lsn't it interesting?
Speed up, slow poke
Your watch alarm is on
Right, it's time to think of you again
You alright?
Time's up, I'm leaving
- Hey where are you going? - Goodbye
We had fun. Iet's do this again some other time
what's your mobile phone number?
Forget about it,
you make $6,500 a month.
don't lose it all on gambling
You think I'd fall for you watching you lose?
That's not what I meant
I make over $15000 a month as a dealer
We're not in the same league, don't be an idiot
I'm not the kind of girl who will share your dreams
I wouldn't come here,,
if I didn't get a $3,000 tip
Can I go now?
Jack just wanted you to be happy
The $3,000 midnight snack was worthy worth it
It was worth way more than that
Let him go
I'm taking you and Sean,
to Ms, Fong's joint tomorrow
Sure
Jack. what a game
Ms, Fong,
that kid from Sun Casino is in our Poker Room
and he has won a lot of money
Really?
Play with him. find out what's going on
Yes. ma'am
Jack. allow me to play a few hands with you
You guys allow employees to place bets at work?
I work for Ms, Fong, not under Casino management
I don't know if you work for Ms Fong or the Casino
I'm Japanese, so my Cantonese isn't perfect
No need to make fun of me
Deal
You're covering your face so you can hide your emotions
Gutsy enough to play with me without your hood and your shades?
Sorry.
it's been a long night and I've gone cross eyed, deal
All ln
Sorry. ma'am. I lost half a million
Not a big sum, get him up here
Yes
Jack. Ms, Fong would like to meet you
Sure
Sorry. only Mr Chang
Please wait over there
Have a seat
Jack. very proud to have you in our Poker room today
You have been making a name for yourself lately
Cleaning out one Casino after one another like a video game
As you know, Uno Cheuk is now my mortal enemy
My father once said that an enemy's enemy is my friend
I guess we should collaborate
Yeah? What do you have in mind?
I want to use your Casino to humiliate Uno
what do you mean?
I will participate in the Asian Poker King Tournament
I want your Casino to sponsor my bid
Imagine seeing the Sun Casino scion,,
being sponsored by their rival group
That's what exactly I will do You believe I'll do that?
I am going to do That's what exactly I'm going to do just that
You will be our representative
Our conglomerate will support your bid at the tournament
Nothing's more humiliating than having the guy he kicked out
to represent us at the tournament,
right?
That's what I wanted to say
I'm quite pleased with this idea of mine
Dial 0462 on the phone
Flora. get Season over here. hang up
I'm sorry about last time
But a promise is a promise, and you did lose
We,,knew each other before
Season runs our Marketing operations
She will take care of everything
and she'll get poker experts to train you up
Thanks Ms, Fong, your meeting appointment
I'm really busy, good luck
I'm imagining Uno's complete humiliation at your hands
I get high just thinking about it, thanks again
Do I need to press the elevator button for you?
You're too hilarious
Jack. come with me
Jack!
who are they?
They're with me
This is our Presidential Suite
It's huge and so beautiful
Ms, Fong wants you to live here for now
How many persons will there be?
Just one
No,, two sometimes
which one? I need personal information for our record
I have a home, I'm not staying here
Understood, So what is your relationship to Jack?
I'm Sean, Jack's personal assistant
Yes. he's my assistant
How much do I get,,
for assisting him?
I used to charge over $20,000 a month
For your record. a Poker Room Assistant Manager fetches,,
If you refuse.
tell Ms, Fong I'm out
, thirty grand a month, $30,000 alright?
It's not perfect but I'll live with it
Two key cards for the room
I'm staying here tonight
Is that my baggage?
Your bags Yours are at Smiley's. you haven't packed yet
I'll go home and pack for you
I live on this floor too
just a few rooms down the hall from here
That's very convenient
Anything you said
It is Sure
Guys, this is our new Assistant Manager.
Mr Sean Ho
Mr Ho Mr, Ho
Stand up and greet Mr, Ho
Mr Ho
I want to ask you. what's the monthly salary
of a dealer here?
Starting at $1 0,000. and $1 5,000 on the average
$15 000 is a bit high, isn't it?
You might not know one thing though
Guess how much,,
it costto treat a $15,000/month dealer
a midnight snack?
I honestly do not know, how much?
$3000
That expensive?
Not really. it's not the same for everyone every person
That's the price tag,
only for poor kids who make a few thousand a month
She's leaving Let's go. Mr Ho Sean,
I think I went overboard, Lucky
Please don't go. Lucky
Don't go, Lucky
I know I was too harsh last time
so you can insult me anyway you want. go on
I didn't mean that
whatever
I know I was am greedy and materialistic
I formally apologize to you, Mr, Assistant Manager
and I'll resign tomorrow
No, this is not what I want
If you quit. I'll quit too
I used to make almond cakes for a living
Losing my meager salary on watching you,,
was my highlight every month
Look. I got promoted but I made you cry
There's no turning back in this world
why not? Of course there is
Remember that night?
Go don't please "sorry I'm", Lucky
This shirt does not fit you,
dump it
Wow. this looks good on you
To win this tournament, you have to observe
things that people easily missed,,
Iet me show you frame by frame
and you'll see some minute mannerisms
True, he does that every time he bluffs
Yes,
- You alright - I'm ok
what exactly,,
she's doing here?
Smiley? She's been my lucky charm
I see. Iike an Olympics mascot, you mean?
Didn't take you for the superstitious type
I thought you guys are together or something
Mascot. scoot over, don't interrupt us
Please
Look at this
Winfred's an international poker coach,
two of his students have won,
the Las Vegas lnternational Poker Tournament
Many top poker players hire him to coach them
He's an asset to you for sure
I don't care if you were a genius at online poker
Playing it life is entirely different
In the online world.
players can play over a hundred games simultaneously
In live poker games.
you'd be lucky to top 20 games in an hour
It's normal to lose your patience in the beginning
You may feel bored and look for distraction
you may end up Calling,,
for the sake of playing
why the heck did you Call with that hand?
Also, you bluffed,,
with your online playmates in the past
it was ok even if you failed.
but when you play face-to-face
Even if you have a pretty good hand
you may think twice,,
in case you end up losing
Lastly. the weakest link for online players when they play live
is how easy their body language betray them
For example. when you get a good hand
you might start reaching for your chips
and sit up,
Iike you want people to know you're going in for the kill
In truth, all these are just theories
The most critical component in poker is actual gaming experience
Jack Chang's been looking at the Penthouse for a long time
Roger that
He's downstairs. and he's looking up at us
I want to test your observational skills
So guess,,
, what I have in mind showing up like this?
I don't know
Liar!
Cheers
what?
There's something I need to do
You're seriously not going to ask me to leave
I,,really need to do something else
I cannot concentrate with you here
I just can't seem to read you
You're going to regret this
Sir. I need you to leave now
Leave?
Roughness isn't necessary
Damn it, I'm Fei
Your boss Uno Cheuk used to,,
be my lackey
You don't even deserve to lick my shoes
Get Uno Cheuk out here.
I'll show him who's the boss
Fei Here I am,
are't you going to beat me?
Mr Cheuk, of course not.
excuse me for all this
Were they bothering you?
So. you were going to show me who's boss. right?
Com'on. big boss
This is between me and him
Go help if you want to lose your job
who's the boss now?
It's broken!
I remember when you just started
You were so determined to be my protege
I was at the Lisboa and you have five minutes to fetch me
Macau's famous congee at Ching Kee,
you were 20 seconds late
Yet, I ended up did letting you work for me
I got more angry as you got more successful in the business
You're now at the top ofthe heap. and I ran out of places to go
I'm blacklisted in every damn Casino
Bottoms up. Big brother Fei
Remind me,,
to remove Fei's name,
from our Casino's blacklist tomorrow
Yes. Mr Cheuk
Get me Miss,,
Miss Fong
Your ride will be here any minute
I'm walking. I'm not waiting
Walking?
I want to see Ms, Fong Sir,,
Come over here
Tell the Fong woman that,,
Uno Cheuk wants to see her
It's late
I advise you to notity her now
Nothing to drink here?
Ms, Fong, Mr, Cheuk is here to see you
I've already told him that it's an inappropriate time
Did he push you aside and make his own way up here?
Not really
I'm coming,
Ms, Fong
Uno Cheuk, what he heck do you want at this hour?
Two things
Firstly. the security sucks
I got here easily
Secondly,,
why did you open your door?
Because you wanted to come in
I feel so alone, do you?
I'm not alone.
just lonely
Yeah?
Can't really tell
I hide it well. that's why
Do you see it now?
You sense my loneliness now
Now will you show me how alone you are?
Right away
Smiley,, Smiley,,
Smiley
She's never been gone for so long
what did you do to her?
I didn't do anything
Perhaps it's exactly what you didn't do to her
she left all her winnings here
She once told me she was afraid
that her lucky streak may work against her eventually
So she never used a penny of her winnings
whatever happened to your observational skills
you couldn't even read those right beside you
The only reason,
she went gambling with you
is because she likes you
I see that saw you win at every turn in the Casino all the time
Do you have any What's your secret?
Can you please teach me? I'm begging,,
I can help you under one condition
Promise I want you to think of me every night when the clock strikes twelve
That simple?
Nothing wrong with simplicity The simpler, the better for you, no?
Sure, I agree promise you
Jack. you've undergone a radical image transformation
I would like you,
, to join the Asian Poker King Tournament
Sure
If I win, I want back what's rightfully mine
And what would that be?
You've never contributed anything
May the best man win
You're so crap I'm worried you won't survive to the finals
You should worry about yourselves
I will be waiting for you at the final table
OK, I'll see you there
See you there
You need three things in gambling
Luck. Power. Swagger Be in it to win it
You have Swagger now as I'm fully supporting you
If all goes well. you can ride it to consecutive wins
this winning streak gives you Power, don't ever lose it
As for luck, it's all up to fate
Uno Cheuk started as a small time crook
He has got probably the worst hand of cards
But he finds a way to ride that bad hand
all the way to the top where he is today
Welcome to the Asian Poker King Tournament
Will the top 8 players join us at the final table
Uno Cheuk
Jack Chang
God of Gamblers?
Nope I am not the God of Gamblers
My inspiration is,,the SAlNT of Gamblers
Don't cry for mama when you lose
Let the game begins
Shuffle up and Deal!
why does Uno win every time,,
he goes All ln?
They're on the same team,
it's their strategy to get Uno all the chips he needs,
for the final push
You're kidding!
Raise
All in
Call,
Straight win,
Good hand
All In for me
All ln
Jack. I shall teach you one poker principle
Raise your sails while the wind is blowing
So ride your luck
as long as it allows you to,
Oh, I feel Lady Luck is on my side,
I'm not even going to see this
I will Call even if it means suicide
I need a spade
Come on, give me a spades!
Pair Jack's win
Uno Cheuk strikes as he eliminates two players in one go
We're down to three players,
and the tension is rising
Jack. I just taught you how to ride your luck to the hilt
Now I'll show you how to intimidate others,,
with swagger
With a good hand and plenty of chips in hand
you can dominate your opponents
I'm going to Fold for now
I've got a good hand!
How did you know I have a good hand figure out?
It's quite obvious,
Do you believe me?
Do you?
All In for me
Call
Pair King's win,
what a game?
Jack Chang's on a roll and has caught up,
David Lin slides down to 3rd place
It's now down to a duel between the top 2 players
who will be crowned the Poker King?
Jack's got over $1 0 Million now,
so what if doesn't win?
One can't get too greedy, no?
Someone please explain the rules to him
Those chips aren't real money. they're just game points
Applause
The moment has finally arrived
Jack. you did what you set out to do
Fold,
Jack. watch out
The Blinds keep getting higher, you'll lose all your chips in time
You're waiting for Lady Luck?
8, 1 0,,
A,
My luck is back. I need to go help Jack
Check,
All ln
Finally some guts, Jack,
Call
Four Queens with J kicker wins
Uno's Pair of 1 0 doesn't do it
Though his luck didn't switch to Jack
it doesn't seem as powerful as itwas a while ago
I'm so hurt losing to you like this
It's not due to sadness. I know, It's due to anger
You need to learn about losing gracefully
Use a few million bucks to buy yourself a lesson.
it's worthy
I have Pocket Kings
Do you believe me?
Fold
I have 4 of Diamonds and 8 of Clovers, trust me?
Call
You choose to believe in the wrong things
I just can't get a good read on you
I didn't realize that Jack is this,,interesting
I wish I had a Straight Flush but,, I really have a Straight Hand
I Fold
Good on you, Q.uite a win streak you've cobbled together
I should thank you
It looked like you banished me. but you were just training me
You've been watching my every move
Just in case I went astray?
This is your idea of a good life?
I'm motified, then what kind of a life I'm having is this?
why humiliate me further
when I was making Almond Cakes?
Of course I can figure out your intention
Uno you're extremely conflicted
You want me to be capable enough to rule.
but you don't want to relinquish
No one can get a read on you
Not even yourself
You have been bluffing me all along
Now you know
The best bluffs are those that start from the beginning
I just got back, I don't know what I'm doing,
Can you repeat everything you just said?
I'm hungry. gotta eat something
You never should have underestimated me
$3 Million
Fine
I'm not even going to look at my cards
Let luck decide, Call
Check,
$6 Million
Call
Check,
If Jack isn't up for it
I want you to run the business
I don't want the Empire you and I built
to crumble at the hands of an idiot
what if I can train him up?
You took me in when I was just a gambling addict
and you taught me everything
I'm All ln
Uno Cheuk, you finally went All ln
I'm with you no matter what. All ln
what was it?
It's a deadlock
It now depends on the River card
Uno wins if a Diamond turns up
Jack nails it if it's a Spade
Spade, Spade,,
Diamond,,Diamond,,
Jack Chang is this year's Poker King
Sorry. Miss
I have a question
You had this seemingly lucky girl beside you
How much luck did she bring to your game?
I won poker games by myself
Then you may want to explain that
She's right behind you
Uno
You're always welcome at my joint
Thank you,
Smiley,,
The good fortune you brought me wasn't in gambling
Meeting you has been the luckiest thing that ever happened to me
This isn't a con and I'm not a bad person
Can you please stay with me
I don't want to be alone by myself,
at 12 midnight
thinking of someone I'm not with
Quit following me
I lost everything
Just leave, will you?
You like me?
I think I have seen your pocket cards
I know you have
and I want you to see them clearly
Am I a Casanova or what?
Uno Cheuk
How about you start with working for us at a low position?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5,
Thought better of it Pause,,turn around
How low you're offering?
Well,,
, perhaps as an Almond Cake maker?
Chairman of the Company, good enough?
That's a promotion, why the heck not?
But only under one condition
OK
I want you to think of me every night
every night when the clock strikes 12
That simple? I will promise you that
It's to him actually
Here. this watch is set to an alarm
every midnight. when it beeps, think of me
Man, I am so used to the weight of diamond watches
This is much lighter. feels good
Just because you're great at poker, doesn't mean you'll be a great manager
I wanted to see for myself how good you can be
Obviously you passed the test
what now? A wedding?
We just want to date first
I promised my Master,,
we'd play in tournaments around the world
You have a Master?
Master
Allow me to introduce you
to the real Master of Poker. Mr Johnny Chan
THE Johnny Chan who was crowned World Champ 10 times?
That would be me, Uno Cheuk. you're pretty good at the game
No wonder I lost,, bear in mind I'm world ranked, too. though
You guys can talk about rankings. Iet's go, Master
Bye. take your time before you come back
Jack. the tournament is still waiting for you to get the trophy
You and Lucky can have it as a souvenir.
see you soon!