Gambling Emperor Legend Zero (賭博覇王伝零, Tobaku Haōden Zero) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, who is renowned for his works Kaiji and Akagi. Similar to Fukumoto's other works, the story revolves around gambling with high stakes, this time with a greater focus on competition and rivalry.

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Ukai Zero saves three troubled teens from a Suicide Website, and together chooses to work as 'Robin Hoods' of society. However, one of Zero's friends are caught by an organization he got in trouble with, and Zero is forced to enter a gambling competition hosted by a rich, rotten old man who is looking for talented gamblers to be his rep player.
Tobaku Haouden Zero (賭博覇王伝零 Gambling Emperor Legend Zero) is a manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto focusing on the art of gambling. It was published by Kodansha in Weekly Shounen Magazine, starting September 19th, 2007, and ending March 11th, 2009, with a total of 8 volumes, and 70 chapters. While planning to commit suicide, three teens are suddenly saved by Ukai Rei, who asks them to.
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Tobaku Haouden Zero Legend

Gambling Emperor Legend Zero Film

賭博覇王伝零

Story & Art : Nobuyuki Fukumoto
福本伸行

Publisher : Fukumoto Production/highstone, Inc.
フクモトプロ/ハイストーン

Gambling Emperor Legend Zero Gravity

An unparalleled genius whose quick wit and intricate schemes have gotten him out of some very sticky situations. Gambles out of the goodness of his heart.

Zero’s fellow Robin Hoods, suicidal kids who had no will to keep on living before being saved by Zero.

Gambling Emperor Legend Zero Turn

The octogenarian multi-trillionaire president of the Zaizen Group. Concocts a one-of-a-kind, brutal gambling tournament in the search for the best gambler to serve him.

Gambling genius Zero saves three teenagers from their group suicide attempt and convinces them to work with him, acting as “Robin Hood” and returning swindled money back to their original owners. But when the swindlers themselves catch their ragtag team, one thing leads into another, and suddenly they’re all being invited to Muryo Zaizen’s big tournament – a gambling free-for-all where the stakes are high, and the mortality rate is higher! With nothing but his quick wit, can Zero get out of the competition alive?

...so the relative lack of danger to life and limb and the characters' somewhat kinder behaviour towards each other is understandable, imo. And while it is a bit disappointing that the main story isn't continued here and only a passing mention is made of Zero's adventures a couple of years ago, this part does do a decent job acting as an interlude that bridges the gap between part 1 and the future part 3, and Fukumoto Nobuyuki's puzzles are as clever as they come.
Another plus is that unlike the glacially-paced Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, Tobaku Haouden Rei moves at a steady clip that's compatible with the plot -- which is certainly a big deal when the mangaka's notorious for stretching out the suspense 'til it can stretch no more.
And I don't see why the protagonist's life has to be in danger for a story focused on mind games to be interesting, so unlike MondSemmel, below, I do not recommend skipping this part if you're capable of appreciating Fukumoto's manga for what they are and not for what you think a shounen/seinen manga should be.
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