The Stake

KO CHING shows sign of his astuteness during the King of Gambling competition. The people then praise him with the nickname ‘the Gambling God'. After that, he feels very lonely. He has no interest in managing his casino business. In order to pursue the supreme level of gambling skills, he secretly disappears. In order to pursue a breakthrough in gambling skills, CHING challenges a monk who was very famous in the gambling world in the old days. However, the monk, SIK HUNG, refuses to accept CHING's challenge. HUNG recalls the past. He had brought up KO CHING and LOK KING SUM and had taught them the garbling skill. One day, the enemies had come,' HUNG had t~ flee ~way. He then asked SHUN HING to take care CHING and SUM. Then he left no message for them for many years. Twenty years later, he has become a monk. CHING has left the casino business for SUM to manage while he has disappeared……

CHING appears again in the gambling world. He witnesses that their casino is at stake, therefore, he arranges to challenge HUNG, He wins HUNG with his outstanding gambling skill and could eventually win back their casino. WAH and KEUNG pretends to be the air-conditioning maintenance workers so that they could mingle into the casino. They witness how CHING defeats HUNG and admires CHING a lot. Both of them want to be CHING’s apprentice. After CHING has backed to the casino and manages its business, his position becomes' more important and outstanding. . On the contrast, SUM becomes the second man and loses his importance, He begins to jealous CHING. WAH tries to approach CHING and begs CHING to accept him as one of his apprentice. CHING refuses WAH. Later, CHING is affected with his sincerity and allows him to work in the casino so that CHING could observe his performance. CHING originally has had a wife, FONG YUEN YING……

CHING is the focus in the gambling world. Many people challenge CHING. However, CHING could defeat all of them with his unusual gambling skill. His ‘Gambling God' position is thus greatly strengthened. SUM is reluctant to loss his importance. HING always teases SUM. SUM feels very intolerable and decides to leave. CHING tries his best to ask him stay, SUM then agrees to stay. WAH bothers CHING a lot and devises to make CHING accept him as his apprentice" Unexpectedly, he hurts YING. WAH feels very sorry and apologizes for his mistake. YING appreciates his pleasant character. At the beginning, CHING does not notice WAH. Later, he discovers that WAH has great talent for gambling, He also feels touched with his sincerity and unwearied effort. CHING eventually accepts WAR as his apprentice. WAH is interviewed by KI in the street. WAR treats her perfunctorily and they start a squabble……

KUNG XIA LAI LOT's father is the leader of the t Black Wood Triad'. CHING has' had defeated the ‘Black Wood Triad' in Osaka. The leader kills- himself in regret. The members take the opportunity to seize power and kill each other. Later, the Black Wood Triad was seized by the Shan Hao Section'. LOI is determined to take revenge. She changes her name and is keen on practising gambling skills. She decides to take revenge on CHING. LOI appears in the casino with a sexy look. Many people pay special attention to her. HING admires her beauty. He even joins with LOI to plot against CHING. SUM has secretly loved YING all along. Therefore, he always fears that CHING will take his career and woman away from him. Moreover, with LEE LEE's instigation, SUM is more determined to trap CHING. CHING teaches WAH all his gambling skill. Though WAH is clever and smart, he lacks patience……

KI is dissatisfied with WAH who is very arrogant. Later, WAH saves KI and a group of children bravely in a traffic accident. KI could then see WAH's positive side and begins to have a good impression on him. HUNG sees through SUM who is very upset. He thus persuades SUM to establish his own casino. SUM does not affect at all. LOI understands man a lot. She makes HING crazy for her. Then she uses HING to wing CHING's favour and gradually starts her plan for revenge. LOI disturbs the casino's procedure and deliberately cheats on the betting table. WAH is being framed and is forced to dismiss temporarily. WAH by chance discovers that SUM is KI's father. He knows that misunderstandings do exist between them. WAH tries to mediate. KI respects his father all along. She has never suspected his character and behaviour. However, his father's good image is destroyed. Once KI has known the truth……

LOI threatens CHING to gamble with her by capturing YING. She takes this opportunity for revenge. However, she loses. She is . so angry that she wants to sacrifice herself for killing CHING with an explosive. Fortunately, CHING is very shrewd. He escapes from danger with the two girls. LOI is hurt. CHING saves her. LOI is so ashamed that she wants to kill herself. CHING saves her again. She feels very touched and forgives CHING. She reforms herself and lives a new life. In fact, LOI is controlled by YAT LONG of the Pun Lung Triad. He utilizes LOI to seize CHING' s casino. When LONG has known that CHING has harboured LOJ, he forces CHING to hand over LOI to him. CHING does not want to be ungrateful to L01 who is so determined to reform herself, therefore, he goes to Japan by himself. He tries to persuade the elder member of the Pun Lung Triad forgiving LOI……