DP LeetCode 375. Guess Number Higher or Lower II

**We are playing the Guess Game. The game is as follows:

I pick a number from 1 to n. You have to guess which number I picked.

Every time you guess wrong, I’ll tell you whether the number I picked is higher or lower.

However, when you guess a particular number x, and you guess wrong, you pay $x. You win the game when you guess the number I picked.

Example:

n = 10, I pick 8.

First round: You guess 5, I tell you that it’s higher. You pay $5.
Second round: You guess 7, I tell you that it’s higher. You pay $7.
Third round: You guess 9, I tell you that it’s lower. You pay $9.

Game over. 8 is the number I picked.

You end up paying $5 + $7 + $9 = $21.
Given a particular n ≥ 1, find out how much money you need to have to guarantee a win.**

public int getMoneyAmount(int n) {
        int[][] dp = new int[n+1][n+1];
        return helper(dp, 1, n);
}

public int helper(int[][] dp, int left, int right) {
    if(dp[left][right] != 0) {
        return dp[left][right];
    }
    
    if(left >= right) {
        return 0;
    } 
    
    int mid = left + (right-left) / 2, min = Integer.MAX_VALUE, i;
    
    for(i=mid;i<right;i++) {
        min = Math.min(min, i + Math.max(helper(dp, i + 1, right) , helper(dp,left,i-1)));
    }
    
    dp[left][right] = min;
    
    return min;
}