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* InactionSequence: As the gamble goes on, entire chapters will be spent with one character debating whether or not they're going to raise or fold.
** Taken to the extreme with the final round, where it takes three chapters for the machine to flip over the cards to reveal the winner.
** Taken to the extreme with the final round, where it takes three chapters for the machine to flip over the cards to reveal the winner.
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* {{Padding}}: As the gamble goes on, entire chapters will be spent with one character debating whether or not they're going to raise or fold. Taken to the extreme with the final round, where it takes three chapters for the machine to flip over the cards to reveal the winner.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: One of Kaiji's fake money bags is filled with bestiality magazines. This later causes a serious misunderstanding when someone opens it and assumes he's actually into that.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Oh yes. If a gambling game [[FateWorseThanDeath doesn't end up with you becoming a slave if you lose,]] then there's a good chance that you might die in particularly gruesome ways. [[spoiler:For example, Brave Men Road sends you falling to your death if you slip on the thin steel line, losing the Rescue Game results in the hostage's head being crushed by steel helmets, and Kaiji outright risks getting his head drilled in with a drill near his eardrum in the E-Card game (complete with disturbing ImagineSpot of what happens if it does come to pass).]]
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The safe that Sakazaki stole some money from earlier in the arc]] ends up saving Kaiji's skin at the last second when [[spoiler:Sakazaki steals another pile of his boss's money and gives it to Kaiji to allow him one final go at the Bog.]]
* CrazyEnoughToWork: One of the ways that the Bog is rigged is by [[spoiler: being slightly tilted to the front, so the ball won't be able to reach the jackpot hole in the back of the third plate.]] How does Kaiji beat this? [[spoiler:By renting a room in the back of the same building and filling it up with 20 tons of water so ''the entire casino'' will tilt in the opposite direction]]. Sakazaki points out that the plan is completely insane, but still goes with it [[spoiler:and it pays off]].
* CrazyEnoughToWork: One of the ways that the Bog is rigged is by [[spoiler: being slightly tilted to the front, so the ball won't be able to reach the jackpot hole in the back of the third plate.]] How does Kaiji beat this? [[spoiler:By renting a room in the back of the same building and filling it up with 20 tons of water so ''the entire casino'' will tilt in the opposite direction]]. Sakazaki points out that the plan is completely insane, but still goes with it [[spoiler:and it pays off]].
* DidntSeeThatComing: Ootsuki didn't expect someone to expose his cheating by [[spoiler:grabbing the dice bowl ''before the dice finished rolling'']]. Or that [[spoiler:Kaiji would make his own handmade dice (which, unlike Ootsuki's trick dice, don't have to look convincing, since Kaiji's plan was to get him to authorize the use of modified dice) that have 1 on every face.]]
* ExactWords: Ootsuki falls victim to this twice:
** The first time, he tries to tempt Kaiji with a free glass of beer, hoping that the temptation will make him abandon his plan to save up all his money to escape his debt, and tells him to do whatever he wants with the beer and to empty the glass. Kaiji fulfills both requests by splashing Oostuki with the beer.
** After [[spoiler:his trick dice are exposed]], he agrees to Kaiji's request to compensate the other players by giving himself the worst possible roll he could have gotten (a 4) and letting them roll their turn while allowing [[spoiler:the use of modified dice]], under the assumption that this means [[spoiler:they'd use his 4-5-6 dice]] that, worst case, would lose him 1 million perica. Since Kaiji's demand didn't specify ''what'' kind of [[spoiler:modified dice]] was allowed, Kaiji [[spoiler:pulls out his own set of handmade dice with 1 on every face, guaranteeing that everyone will roll Snake Eyes and win a 5x payout, increased to 25x since Ootsuki has to deal twice in a row.]]
** The first time, he tries to tempt Kaiji with a free glass of beer, hoping that the temptation will make him abandon his plan to save up all his money to escape his debt, and tells him to do whatever he wants with the beer and to empty the glass. Kaiji fulfills both requests by splashing Oostuki with the beer.
** After [[spoiler:his trick dice are exposed]], he agrees to Kaiji's request to compensate the other players by giving himself the worst possible roll he could have gotten (a 4) and letting them roll their turn while allowing [[spoiler:the use of modified dice]], under the assumption that this means [[spoiler:they'd use his 4-5-6 dice]] that, worst case, would lose him 1 million perica. Since Kaiji's demand didn't specify ''what'' kind of [[spoiler:modified dice]] was allowed, Kaiji [[spoiler:pulls out his own set of handmade dice with 1 on every face, guaranteeing that everyone will roll Snake Eyes and win a 5x payout, increased to 25x since Ootsuki has to deal twice in a row.]]
* OffTheTable: When Kaiji's convinced he's going to lose his battle against the Bog, he begs Ichijou to declare a draw: Ichijou buys all of Kaiji's remaining balls for 4 million each, enough to win Kaiji's freedom back, but not the rest of the 45'ers, while Ichijou doesn't have to deal with [[YouHaveFailedMe the consequences for losing a massive amount of money.]] He rejects the offer. [[spoiler:When Kaiji manages a comeback and is about the hit the jackpot, he changes his mind, but by then, Kaiji's no longer willing to declare a draw.]]
* RefugeInAudacity: Part of Kaiji's ''sneaky'' plan to beat the Bog involves having Sakazaki dress up as a Buddhist monk, use his Buddha statue to smash up the Bog (in plain sight of everyone), and then threaten to blow up everyone with a stick of (fake) dynamite. [[spoiler:This lets Kaiji tamper with the replacement parts, find out where the Bog's maintenance tools are kept so he can tamper with those too, while tricking Ichijou into thinking the plan was to steal money directly from the safe instead of winning it through the Bog]].
* ThisIsReality: Kaiji calls out Sakazaki for thinking he could win big just by betting all of his remaining money on a horse whose name sounds similar to his daughter's and expecting the name alone to give him the luck to win. This turns out to be the right call, as the horse in question comes in last.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: The start of this arc begins when Endou, now [[ReassignedToAntarctica reassigned as a debt collector]] finds Kaiji and takes him to an underground city that Hyoudou is creating with slave labour from those in debt to Teiai. Unfortunately, since Kaiji owes Teiai about ten million yen he's forced to work back breaking labour for 15 years. Finding away out of working in that city becomes the plot for the rest of the arc.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: The start of this arc begins when Endou, now [[ReassignedToAntarctica reassigned as a debt collector]] finds Kaiji and takes him to an underground city that Hyoudou is creating with slave labour from those in debt to Teiai. Unfortunately, since Kaiji owes Teiai about ten million yen he's forced to work back breaking labour for 15 years. Finding away a way out of working in that city becomes the plot for the rest of the arc.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Kaiji goes up against a pimped-out pachinko machine in the second series.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: MundaneMadeAwesome:
** The [[spoiler:tissue-box lottery]] at the end of series one. Complete with Kaiji screaming as he [[spoiler:pulls out a tiny piece of paper out of the tissue box]] as if he was unleashing a special attack.
** Kaiji goes up against a pimped-out pachinko machine in the second series.
** The [[spoiler:tissue-box lottery]] at the end of series one. Complete with Kaiji screaming as he [[spoiler:pulls out a tiny piece of paper out of the tissue box]] as if he was unleashing a special attack.
** Kaiji goes up against a pimped-out pachinko machine in the second series.
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* OhCrap: This anime IS THIS TROPE.
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* OhCrap: This anime IS THIS TROPE.Unsurprisingly, there are plenty of close-ups of characters reacting when they realize things have gone wrong for them.
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* AssholeVictim: Viciously subverted. [[spoiler: Tonegawa is forced to kneel on a burning plate for ten seconds after losing to Kaiji. Despite him being responsible for the deaths of nine people, and the majority of the events of the series up until this point, his torture is so cruel that it isn't satisfying in the slightest. Rather, it comes off as horrifying. Even Kaiji, who despised him, starts crying at the sight of it.]]
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* AssholeVictim: AssholeVictim:
** Viciously subverted. [[spoiler: Tonegawa is forced to kneel on a burning plate for ten seconds after losing to Kaiji. Despite him being responsible for the deaths of nine people, and the majority of the events of the series up until this point, his torture is so cruel that it isn't satisfying in the slightest. Rather, it comes off as horrifying. Even Kaiji, who despised him, starts crying at the sight of it.]]
** Viciously subverted. [[spoiler: Tonegawa is forced to kneel on a burning plate for ten seconds after losing to Kaiji. Despite him being responsible for the deaths of nine people, and the majority of the events of the series up until this point, his torture is so cruel that it isn't satisfying in the slightest. Rather, it comes off as horrifying. Even Kaiji, who despised him, starts crying at the sight of it.]]
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* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: The Human Derby and ''especially'' Steel Beam Crossing events work on this principal. At the least, the Human Derby has a ''chance'' of surviving since the fall isn't that far. But the Beam Crossing is up 22 freaking stories between a major gap of two buildings which is bluntly pointed out that failure is pretty much instant death. Not helped at all that the beam is mildly electrified to prevent just trying to crawl across.
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* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: The Human Derby and ''especially'' Steel Beam Crossing events work on this principal.principle. At the least, the Human Derby has a ''chance'' of surviving since the fall isn't that far. But the Beam Crossing is up 22 freaking stories between a major gap of two buildings which is bluntly pointed out that failure is pretty much instant death. Not helped at all that the beam is mildly electrified to prevent just trying to crawl across.
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* RockPaperScissors: They play RockPaperScissors in this story. With cards. You'll end up wondering "did I just spend a few hours seeing grown men play RockPaperScissors?". Yes you did. And you liked it.
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* RockPaperScissors: RockPaperScissors:
** They play RockPaperScissors in this story. With cards. You'll end up wondering "did I just spend a few hours seeing grown men play RockPaperScissors?". Yes you did. And you liked it.
** E-card is a similar game, with Citizens beating the Slave, the Slave beating the Emperor, and the Emperor beating Citizens. The twist is that each player has four Citizen cards, but only one of either a Slave or an Emperor, with the extra card being switched around after each match.
* TheTell: {{Invoked}} by Tonegawa during the E-card game. Each player ''has'' to look at and acknowledge the card they're about to play so the opponent can try to deduce their move based on body language.
** They play RockPaperScissors in this story. With cards. You'll end up wondering "did I just spend a few hours seeing grown men play RockPaperScissors?". Yes you did. And you liked it.
** E-card is a similar game, with Citizens beating the Slave, the Slave beating the Emperor, and the Emperor beating Citizens. The twist is that each player has four Citizen cards, but only one of either a Slave or an Emperor, with the extra card being switched around after each match.
* TheTell: {{Invoked}} by Tonegawa during the E-card game. Each player ''has'' to look at and acknowledge the card they're about to play so the opponent can try to deduce their move based on body language.
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And that's just how the first series begins. ''Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji'' is probably the most famous work of Nobuyuki Fukumoto, a {{seinen}} {{mangaka}}. Starting in 1996, it has since then received critical acclaim for its ridiculous yet brilliant gambles as well as the complex psychological analyses of the characters. There are currently six series, the first two of which have gotten anime adaptations by Creator/{{Madhouse}} (much like ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' before it), and eventually [[Film/KaijiSeries three live-action films]] and pachinko games. Kaiji also makes an appearance in ''Girls RPG Cinderellife'', a dating sim by Creator/Level5, for UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. As of 2019, the sixth series is ongoing, with a total of 69 volumes released throughout the entire run.
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And that's just how the first series begins. ''Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji'' is probably the most famous work of Nobuyuki Fukumoto, a {{seinen}} {{mangaka}}. Starting in 1996, it has since then received critical acclaim for its ridiculous yet brilliant gambles as well as the complex psychological analyses of the characters. There are currently six series, the first two of which have gotten anime adaptations by Creator/{{Madhouse}} (much like ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' before it), and eventually [[Film/KaijiSeries three live-action films]] and pachinko games. Kaiji also makes an appearance in ''Girls RPG Cinderellife'', a dating sim by Creator/Level5, for UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. As of 2019, the sixth series is ongoing, with a total of 69 volumes released throughout the entire run.
UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: It’s one thing to lose ten million yen (close to $100,000). Losing that much hurts a bit but can be easily made back, especially by a company as big as Teiai. [[spoiler:Losing 2.4 billion yen (around 24 million dollars) is something else entirely. When Kaiji wins that much from his One Poker match with Kazuya, the whole next part is focused on Kaiji and his new TrueCompanions Mario and Chang trying to escape Teiai’s attempts at getting that money back.]]
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* AssholeVictim: Viciously subverted. [[spoiler: Tonegawa is forced to kneel on a burning plate for ten seconds after losing to Kaiji. Despite him being responsible for the deaths of nine people, and the majority of the events of the series up until this point, his torture is so cruel that it isn't satisfying in the slightest. Rather, it comes off as horrifying. Even Kaiji, who despised him, starts crying at the sight of it.]]
** A far more satisfying one comes [[spoiler: at the end of the Restricted Rock Paper Scissors arc, where after Kaiji manages to get back three stars and win his freedom after Ando and Furuhata's betrayal, he roughs the two up a bit before grabbing their extra stars and all their cash and buying Ishida's freedom with it. Kaiji may not have paid off his debt, and is now in even ''more'' debt, but so are Ando and Furuhata.]]
** A far more satisfying one comes [[spoiler: at the end of the Restricted Rock Paper Scissors arc, where after Kaiji manages to get back three stars and win his freedom after Ando and Furuhata's betrayal, he roughs the two up a bit before grabbing their extra stars and all their cash and buying Ishida's freedom with it. Kaiji may not have paid off his debt, and is now in even ''more'' debt, but so are Ando and Furuhata.]]
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Viciously subverted. [[spoiler: Tonegawa is forced to kneel on a burning plate for ten seconds after losing to Kaiji. Despite him being responsible for the deaths of nine people, and the majority of the events of the series up until this point, his torture is so cruel that it isn't satisfying in the slightest. Rather, it comes off as horrifying. Even Kaiji, who despised him, starts crying at the sight of it.]]
** A far more satisfying one comes [[spoiler: at the end of the Restricted Rock Paper Scissors arc, where after Kaiji manages to get back three stars and win his freedom after Ando and Furuhata's betrayal, he roughs the two up a bit before grabbing their extra stars and all their cash and buying Ishida's freedom with it. Kaiji may not have paid off his debt, and is now in even ''more'' debt, but so are Ando and Furuhata.]]
** A far more satisfying one comes [[spoiler: at the end of the Restricted Rock Paper Scissors arc, where after Kaiji manages to get back three stars and win his freedom after Ando and Furuhata's betrayal, he roughs the two up a bit before grabbing their extra stars and all their cash and buying Ishida's freedom with it. Kaiji may not have paid off his debt, and is now in even ''more'' debt, but so are Ando and Furuhata.]]
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* LighterAndSofter: While the excitement and intense moments the series is known for are still there, Part 6 has a much more lighthearted tone compared to the previous arcs, even feeling like a SliceOfLife sometimes.
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* NearVillainVictory: Yuuji nearly captured Kaiji during his visit to his mom to retrieve his papers, with several of his men covering every exit point of the apartment building, informed of Kaiji's disguise and every person who entered and exited in the past day, and prepared to break in Itou's house the moment she leaves to apprend Kaiji. The only thing Yuuji couldn't anticipate was Kaiji getting help from a old childhood friend with somebody in the building.
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* NearVillainVictory: Yuuji nearly captured Kaiji during his visit to his mom to retrieve his papers, with several of his men covering every exit point of the apartment building, informed of Kaiji's disguise and every person who entered and exited in the past day, and prepared to break in Itou's house the moment she leaves to apprend apprehend Kaiji. The only thing Yuuji couldn't anticipate was Kaiji getting help from a old childhood friend with somebody in the building.building.
* PowerTrio: [[TheLeader Kaiji]], [[OnlySaneMan Chang]] and Mario.
* PowerTrio: [[TheLeader Kaiji]], [[OnlySaneMan Chang]] and Mario.
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Cry Cute now dewicked
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* InelegantBlubbering: Occasionally, as opposed to the more frequent CryCute.
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* InelegantBlubbering: Occasionally, as opposed to the more frequent CryCute.Occasionally.
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* OhCrap: This anime [[UpToEleven IS THIS TROPE.]]
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* OhCrap: This anime [[UpToEleven IS THIS TROPE.]]
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* WhamLine: Taro Otsuki has just lost a significant amount of Perica to Kaiji and his team, due to Kaiji demolishing his cheating schemes. As he's about to leave, Kaiji points out that as the dealer for this hand, ''he has to play again''. (Dealers in Underground Chinchinrorin have to deal twice - a rule Otsuki put in place [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard to let him cheat easier]].)
-->"Sit the fuck down. You're dealing again."
-->"Sit the fuck down. You're dealing again."
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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: This arc is a big departure from the previous so far, with no gambling involved and the main focus being managing to escape with the money won.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This arc is a big departure from the previous so far, with no gambling involved and the main focus being managing to escape with the money won.
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->''"The Future is in Our Hands!"''
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->''"The Future future is in Our Hands!"''
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* BigBad: Yuuji Endou, who returns since his last appearance in Part 2 leading a task force to track down Kaiji, Chang, and Mario and retrieve the 2.4 billion he's won.
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* ImmediateSequel: This part starts off immediately where the last part ended, with Kaiji, Chang, and Mario having just saved Kazuya from a large fall.
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* NearVillainVictory: Yuuji nearly captured Kaiji during his visit to his mom to retrieve his papers, with several of his men covering every exit point of the apartment building, informed of Kaiji's disguise and every person who entered and exited in the past day, and prepared to break in Itou's house the moment she leaves to apprend Kaiji. The only thing Yuuji couldn't anticipate was Kaiji getting help from a old childhood friend with somebody in the building.
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* RealityEnsues: It’s one thing to lose ten million yen (close to $100,000). Losing that much hurts a bit but can be easily made back, especially by a company as big as Teiai. [[spoiler:Losing 2.4 billion yen (around 24 million dollars) is something else entirely. When Kaiji wins that much from his One Poker match with Kazuya, the whole next part is focused on Kaiji and his new TrueCompanions Mario and Chang trying to escape Teiai’s attempts at getting that money back.]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: It’s one thing to lose ten million yen (close to $100,000). Losing that much hurts a bit but can be easily made back, especially by a company as big as Teiai. [[spoiler:Losing 2.4 billion yen (around 24 million dollars) is something else entirely. When Kaiji wins that much from his One Poker match with Kazuya, the whole next part is focused on Kaiji and his new TrueCompanions Mario and Chang trying to escape Teiai’s attempts at getting that money back.]]
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* MoodWhiplash: In episode 10, when Sakazaki is talking about his daughter, Mikoko, the initially serious atmosphere prevalent throughout the series suddenly (and briefly) shifts to a comedic one. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
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* MoodWhiplash: In episode 10, when Sakazaki is talking about his daughter, Mikoko, the initially serious atmosphere prevalent throughout the series suddenly (and briefly) shifts to a comedic one. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
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* RealityEnsues: It’s one thing to lose ten million yen (close to $100,000). Losing that much hurts a bit but can be easily made back, especially by a company as big as Teiai. [[spoiler:Losing 2.4 billion yen (around 24 million dollars) is something else entirely. When Kaiji wins that much from his One Poker match with Kazuya, the whole next part is focused on Kaiji and crew’s trying to escape Teiai’s attempts at getting that money back.]]
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* RealityEnsues: It’s one thing to lose ten million yen (close to $100,000). Losing that much hurts a bit but can be easily made back, especially by a company as big as Teiai. [[spoiler:Losing 2.4 billion yen (around 24 million dollars) is something else entirely. When Kaiji wins that much from his One Poker match with Kazuya, the whole next part is focused on Kaiji and crew’s his new TrueCompanions Mario and Chang trying to escape Teiai’s attempts at getting that money back.]]
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* RealityEnsues: It’s one thing to lose ten million yen (close to $100,000). Losing that much hurts a bit but can be easily made back, especially by a company as big as Teiai. [[spoiler:Losing 2.4 billion yen (around 24 million dollars) is something else entirely. When Kaiji wins that much from his One Poker match with Kazuya, the whole next part is focused on Kaiji and crew’s trying to escape Teiai’s attempts at getting that money back.]]
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* OneHundredAndEight: When Kaiji repays Sakazaki for the 3 million yen he got for the 17 Steps gamble, he repays him 108 million yen specifically. As a bonus, he believes this action will have a positive karmic effect on his luck.
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