Kaljach Sonmi

Kaljach Sonmi was a Heptooinian male who at some point encountered the Lucky Three in Canto Bight.

Early Life
Sonmi grew up on a planet ruled by the Empire. When they were defeated, the Hutts took over the planet and it descended into widespread corruption. He left when he was 19 years old.

Professional Gambler
Sonmi developed a system for Zinbiddle where he kept a running count of the cards in the shoe so that he would have favorable odds at winning the progressive pot with an Ion Barrage. He arrived on Canto Bight and played at the Canto Casino. Sonmi was hired as a prop player and was staked by Mosep Binneed, who was the accountant for the local gangster Sturg Ganna. He used his starship as collateral for a loan that he hoped would allowed him to perfect his system. The gambler mostly played during the day, when the stakes were lower.

He was playing on a early afternoon with two other patrons, Tezzie and Rooth, when the pit boss Vestry assigned the new dealer Minn to the table. Vestry also expressed her dislike of the prop player, forbidding him from getting any comps. As the odds turned into Sonmi's favor, dinner was announced and the other two players left. Sonmi began to panic, fearing the table would be closed and the decks reshuffled. This would eliminate the mathematical advantage that the gambler was working on. Before this could happen, the Suerton Dodibin sat down at the table and started playing while conversing with Sonmi. Soon after, Dodibin's brothers Thodibin and Wodibin showed up at the table.

Sonmi was playing with Dodibin, Thodibin, and Wodibin when the cards turned into his favor. He got the necessary cards to get an Ion Barrage, but Dodi also drew an Ion Barrage, with a Vermillion Six as a wild card, which made his hand the winning hand since the zinbiddle game was governed by rules formalized on the Kuari Princess. Sonmi became upset at losing all his money. Wodibin attempted to calm him down by giving him a Cantocoin as a new stake. Sonmi, enraged, threw it across the casino floor and it landed in the drink of an important customer who complained and got Sonmi fired. He had to turn in his cape and jacket, which were provided to him by the casino, and was ordered to return the next morning to fill out the paperwork to finalize his firing.

He went to Ganzer's Grotto and talked to the bartender Ganzer. He commiserated with Sonmi about the loss of his job and money. Ganzer explained the nature of the Lucky Three, as the Suertons were known. After Ganzer left to attend to some customers, Sonmi was approached by Orisha Okum who was a professional card player. She explained that she was brought in to look at his system and see if it was worth investing in. She explained to Sonmi that his financial backer was really the gangster Sturg Ganna and that his total debt of 800,000 cantocoins was due in the morning. The gangster and his associates decided that Sonmi's system, while effective, was too slow and since the gambler had lost all of his money, they would no longer support him. Sonmi questioned Okum on why she was delivering the message, and she explained that she wouldn't draw suspicion from the owner of the Canto Casino and that she too received a stake from the gangster to start her career. After she left, Sonmi fled the casino to look for a way to escape the gangster.

Once outside, he attempted to get into a cab, but the Sullustan driver refused to let him in. Sonmi then noticed a large female Wookiee watching him. He realized she was part of Ganna's gang and was watching him to prevent him from fleeing. He re-entered the casino and decided he'd try to hide in the casino's hotel, which had less surveillance. Sonmi went to the turbolifts and ran into Wodi and Thodi who were betting on which turbolift would arrive first. When they finally arrived, Sonmi attempted to get on but was met by another female Wookiee who was also working for Ganna. Frightened, he went back to the casino floor in an attempt to lose the gangster's muscle.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi