Who is the "God of Gamblers" Buddha-figure played by Zhou Runfa? Super crazy life story

In the 1990s, the Hong Kong film "God of Gamblers" produced many series, which can be called the masterpiece of actor Chow Yun Fat, which has spawned a variety of topics. In "God of Gamblers", You Zhou Runfa himself played the "God of Gamblers Gao Jin", a handsome black suit, which has become a classic still. As for who is this god of gambling in the Chinese circle? Actually, there are people.

▲ "God of Gamblers" is a classic Hong Kong movie

When director Wang Jing conceived the script, he started with the character of "Chen Johnny". Spread out the life experience of Johnny Chen, who was born in Guangzhou, China, is a professional poker player, also known as the Orient Express. Before becoming famous, he found responsible for issuing cards and handling chips in the casino, and learned knowledge and experience in the field of gaming.

Perhaps because of talent and hard work, Johnny Chan swept the main casino in the United States at the age of 30. He won ten consecutive prizes in World Series Poker, won the WSOP World Series Poker Championship Main Tournament for two consecutive years in 1987 and 1988, and was the first Asian to be inducted into the World Poker Hall of Fame.

In the 89 version of "God of Gamblers", in addition to using Chen Johnny's story as a template, some of his small actions during the game are also ulterior motives. Actions such as touching the ring, holding a toothpick, and eating chocolate from time to time are all presented in "God of Gamblers", and became a very popular action at that time with the popularity of the movie.

In addition to "God of Gamblers", in 1999, Chan Made a cameo appearance in the movie "Rounders" (Chinese name: The King of Gamblers), playing himself in a duel with Matt Damon, and some of the screenwriters of this film are based on his personal experience. In the 2009 movie "The King of Poker", Chen Johnny made a cameo appearance as a poker master who starred Gu Tianle, which can be said to be quite active.