The world of casino games is filled with fascinating stories and enigmatic characters, one of whom is Cheung Yin Sun, a Chinese gambler who has been in the spotlight for a series of disputed wins. Keep your finger on the pulse of the casino industry and learn everything you need to know about this mysterious player.

Cheung Yin Sun, who also goes by the name of Kelly Sun, dabbled in card games and magic tricks when she performed in Chinese theatres – this is where the controversy began, as Yin Sun gained a shadowy reputation for reportedly skipping bill payments and attempting some scams on customers. Among her many nicknames, Yin Sun is known as ‘the Queen of Edge Sorting’.

Interesting rare interview from Phil ivey. Cheung Yin Sun, who goes by the name Kelly, has walk-in closets overflowing with heels, flats, pumps and wedges. Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik are all represented. There are enough sneakers to outfit an NBA team and loads of boots reside in the garage—right alongside her new BMW. The famed gambler enlisted the help of Cheung Yin Sun, an edge-sorting expert who helped him beat Crockfords. All five UK Supreme Court justices ruled that Ivey and Sun went beyond normal advantage play to win the fortune. In the original appeal last year.

What Is Edge Sorting?

‘Edge sorting’ is a gambling technique for tricking the system involving predicting the value of a face-down card based on subtle differences on the back of the card. The trick exploits tiny imperfections in a deck of cards and is particularly useful for identifying cards that have the same value – such as in Blackjack, when all face cards are valued at 10.

Successful Edge Sorting relies on having a keen eye for detail – it may be something as subtle as asymmetrical margins on certain cards that helps the player identify the high value cards and bet accordingly. In professional casinos, the cards tend to be mixed in the same direction, and with a well-trained eye, the mechanism can give the player a real edge over the house.

Cheung Yin Sun & Phil Ivey

The highly publicised story about Yin Sun and Phil Ivey’s meeting has brought her under further scrutiny. In 2012, world-famous Phil Ivey met Yin Sun after she approached him with a money-making strategy: to create a team of pro card players with the aim of banking millions from gambling establishments all over the world.

The plan was a simple one: the pair would enter a casino and select a certain room where a specific kind of card to be used – one with asymmetrical margins around the edge. Ivey’s status as a high rolling poker player preceded him, and he was convincingly able to blame superstition for his next request, which was to see each card of a particular value, to have them turned 180 degrees and for an auto-shuffler to be used.

All these requests were to create the correct conditions for being able to identify the highest value cards, pretty much guaranteeing a win every time. The duo raked in incredible winnings of 10 million in London and 12 million in the States, but their winning streak didn’t go unnoticed for long. The manager of Crockfords Club in London noticed something was awry and refused to pay their winnings. Ivey and Yin Sun took him to court and won, although they were forced to return the money they won at the Borgata Casino in New Jersey.

The Cheung Yin Sun Movie

The tale of these two supposed tricksters has caught the imagination of many besides the tabloid journalists: there is a feature film in the works about Ivey and Sun’s exploits, with the script currently in progress. This certainly won’t be the first movie about card sharps, but there is a significant amount of interest in this particular title as the two main characters are currently still big names in the casino world.

The film is being tentatively named ‘The Baccarat Machine’. So far, casting details are limited but Awkwafina, a Chinese-American actor, is currently touted to play the lead as Yin Sun herself.

Casino Tricks & Strategies

Cheung Yin Sun is certainly not the first to attempt to outwit the house in gambling establishments, and she won’t be the last; other ways in which people try to beat the system is by trying to understand patterns in slot machines, read cards or use probability to predict hands. While these strategies can be profitable, there is no guaranteed success rate and they are nearly always illegal.

If you’re thinking of learning a few casino tricks, be prepared to spend many, many hours learning how to do it, and be careful to study the rules of your chosen casino so you don’t risk breaking them.

Want to Be a Professional Gambler?

Fancy yourself a gambling pro? It takes time and dedication to build your skills in any casino game, and this involves both practice and theoretical study. Understanding the rules isn’t enough: you must also be able to grasp the intricacies and complexities of your chosen game, whether it’s poker, Baccarat or Blackjack, to stand a chance at making any real money.

Keep in mind that a big element of all gambling success is luck, an intangible factor that you can never predict or control. You can be the slickest card sharp in the world and still face the chance of a loss round every corner. Our advice, therefore, is to build up your skills gradually and seek out great online casinos to practise on. Ensure that any UK online casino you visit is fully licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission, as this will ensure your money is safe and that you don’t run the risk of being exploited by rigged games.

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Cheung Yin Sun

Cheung Yin-tung (Chinese: 張賢登; born 1 May 1964) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the former secretary and treasurer of the Democratic Party and former member of the Yuen Long District Council.

Biography[edit]

He was a New Territories indigenous resident born in Yuen Long in 1964. He participated in student activism when he was younger and was chairman of the 32nd standing committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) and led protests in support of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 in Beijing.

After he graduated, he became a teacher. He was invited by Meeting Point and United Democrats of Hong Kong legislator Ng Ming-yam to join the United Democrats, which later transformed into the Democratic Party. He was elected to the Yuen Long District Board in 1991 but was defeated by conservative Leung Che-cheung in Yiu Yau with a large margin in the 1994 re-election. He participated in the 1995 Regional Council election, running against Leung Che-cheung again but lost to Leung in a margin of 70 votes.

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In the 2003 District Council election, he won a seat in the Wang Yat constituency, taking the first seat for the Democrats in Tin Shui Wai. In the 2004 Legislative Council election, he ran in the New Territories West with Albert Ho's ticket. Ho eventually won a seat but Cheung was unelected. He ran again in 2008 Legislative Council election, leading the third ticket for the Democratic Party along with Albert Ho and Lee Wing-tat. His ticket received 10,069 votes and was not elected.

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He had been the Democratic Party secretary two terms, from 1998 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2014 and also the party treasurer from 2006 to 2008. Most of the Democratic Party leaders were denied access to the Mainland China due to its strained relationship with the Beijing government. As a Democratic Party secretary, Cheung was granted a 10-year Home Entry Permit to attend a course for District Councillors in 2005. He said he would hope there would be more formal liaison with mainland authorities.^[1]

He was responsible for the intra-party investigation over the allegation of some senior members were involved in spying activities of China in 2006, being the convenor of the five-member committee.

On 23 January 2015 after the party leadership election, Cheung Yin-tung resigned as secretary and his position on the Central Committee with his disciple Kwong Chun-yu. Some speculated their disaffections towards the dominance of the Mainstreamer faction led by the 'triumvirate', Yeung Sum, Cheung Man-kwong and Lee Wing-tat.^[2]

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References[edit]

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1. ^'Words that cause confusion'. South China Morning Post. 21 September 2005.
2. ^'張賢登鄺俊宇辭民主黨中委 被指不滿大佬暗中操控 正副主席不認同'. Standnews. 28 January 2015.