novelraw Chapter 176: Ten Gambling Losses, Not Gambling Is the Winner
Chapter 176: Ten Gambling Losses, Not Gambling Is the Winner
Su Zhan silently told himself in his heart.
Ten gambles, ten losses - the only way to win is not to gamble at all.
And this casino environment.
Everyone's smoking weed.
Fortunately, the casino's ventilation system is incredibly powerful, the air is very fresh, otherwise everyone would be suffocated to death by the smoke.
Suddenly.
A group of gamblers gathered around one gambling table.
Su Zhan also joined the crowd to see what was happening.
He saw it was a Three Card Brag table.
Three Card Brag has simple rules - each person gets three cards, compare sizes, no need to explain the specific gameplay in detail...There were 6 people at the table.
Four of them had already folded.
While the other two were locked in a deadlock.
The chips in the middle of the table kept increasing.
No wonder so many gamblers were gathering here.
Su Zhan thought to himself, it seems both sides have strong cards, they're preparing to fight to the end!
At the center of the table, chips were piled up like a small mountain.
Only the jeweler and the man in black remained facing off.
"Call five hundred thousand."
The jeweler had jade thumb rings covering almost all ten fingers, particularly eye-catching.
He pushed out chips: "Young man, I see you're not that young anymore, don't lose too much and end up with your family broken up and scattered."
The man in black sneered, casually throwing out chips: "Call six hundred thousand, I'll return those words to you. You're not young either, be careful not to lose your burial money."
"Hah!"
The jeweler loosened his tie: "Call one million! Let's see how long you can keep pretending!"
"Call."
The man in black's eyes were bloodshot, clearly gambling mad: "One million."
The crowd murmured among themselves.
"Who do you think will win?"
"Hard to say, but I think this old man with jade thumb rings seems more confident. The other one is already trapped, gambling mad."
"Heh, I think the one in black will win. He looks gambling mad, that must mean he got really strong cards. I think his chances are better."
"Don't you know about hiding emotions? The jeweler has victory in the bag!"
"But what if the man in black is deliberately pretending to be like that?"
...
Su Zhan crossed his arms, quietly observing.
Gotta say, this stuff looks pretty exciting.
But damn, it's so destructive!
So... never touch it!
He repeated in his heart: Ten gambles, ten losses - the only way to win is not to gamble at all!
"Call, three million!"
The jeweler smiled: "Let's see how long you can keep pretending, old man?"
The man in black slammed his car keys on the table: "Custom sports car, valued at five million!"
Su Zhan raised an eyebrow slightly.
This really was like that meme about someone putting their BMW keys on the gambling table.
The joke had become reality.
A quick glance showed the chips on the table totaled over 15 million!
The jeweler violently pulled off his jadeite thumb rings: "Family heirloom emeralds, ten pieces! Market value 10 million! Enough to crush you?"
The man in black froze: "Aren't you going to show?"
"Not showing."
The jeweler smiled, feigning surprise: "You're not out of chips, are you? If you don't have chips to call me, all these chips on the table become mine. Oh dear... that would be unfortunate."
He started to pull the chips from the center toward himself.
"Wait!"
Before the man in black could speak.
The dealer stopped this action, looking at the man in black: "Sir, do you have more chips? If not, then it's exactly as this gentleman said - all chips go to him."
Su Zhan understood clearly.
The dealer wasn't wrong.
That's exactly how Three Card Brag rules work.
Take turns betting chips, the next player's chips must equal or exceed the previous player's.
After betting chips, choose to show cards or not show.
Showing cards means comparing with one specific player, the smaller hand loses and exits the game.
Not showing means it's the next player's turn to bet chips, then choose to show or not show.
And so on.
So this game has a major flaw.
As long as you have enough chips, bet a sufficiently large amount at once.
Because your opponent must have at least equal chips to show against you.
If your opponent doesn't have that many chips.
You naturally win the game.
That's why this game usually sets a limit for single bets.
And here, ten million is the maximum single bet.
If you want to play bigger, you need to go to the VIP area.
The man in black had cold sweat on his forehead, hands gripping the table edge tightly: "Your thumb rings... you say they're worth ten million, so they're worth ten million? I only recognize chips!"
"Then your sports car is worth five million just because you say so?"
The jeweler retorted sharply.
The dealer pressed the call button: "Appraisers, please."
Moments later.
Three uniformed professionals entered with instruments.
After precise testing, the man in black's sports car was appraised at 5.3 million, converted to 5.04 million chips after 5% service fee deduction.
The jeweler's thumb rings were valued at 11 million, leaving 10.45 million chips after fees.
"Now..."
The dealer pushed chips to both men: "Please call ten million."
The man in black's face turned deathly pale.
He suddenly turned to the watching gamblers: "Everyone! I have triple Aces! Guaranteed win! Lend me five million, I'll pay back double!"
The gamblers stepped back, some even laughed.
Everyone knew lending money to strangers in casinos was like throwing it down the drain.
"The casino..."
The man in black grabbed the dealer's sleeve: "I'll borrow from the casino!"
The dealer pulled his sleeve back, tone cold: "We need to assess your repayment ability. Or... sign an organ mortgage agreement."
The next second.
The man in black suddenly erupted, his right hand swelling, the clothing on his entire right arm tearing apart.
That arm instantly mutated into sharp claws, terrifying aura sweeping through the entire VIP hall!
"Low-risk tenth stage Aberrant! Is this enough to prove repayment ability?"
Su Zhan's eyes narrowed.
Holy shit, an Aberrant exposing his form in public.
This idiot really is gambling mad.
Exposing your appearance, even in Black City you can't do this!
Mad, truly mad!
But...
Su Zhan noticed this Aberrant had a tattoo on his right shoulder, depicting a lion's head.
Zhang Qin said... that Transcendence Society Aberrant had a birthmark on his right shoulder.
This Aberrant has a tattoo on his right shoulder.
Could it be to hide the birthmark?
Very possible!
Su Zhan immediately became serious, closely watching this Aberrant.
The gamblers murmured among themselves.
"It's an Aberrant!?"
"Damn, no wonder he could come up with so much money, he definitely has the strength."
"Impressive, impressive, let's see what the casino says."
The dealer expressionlessly scanned his Aberrant features, consulted quietly with other staff, then nodded: "Black City Casino recognizes your strength assessment. Loan of ten million chips approved, interest rate ten percent daily. If not repaid within three days, forced recovery procedures will initiate."
Su Zhan really felt his worldview being overturned.
Wait, the guy exposed his Aberrant identity.
And your casino can still lend him chips?
What the hell?
Is Black City this friendly to Aberrants?
Fresh chips were pushed before the man in black.
Trembling, he pushed all chips forward: "Ten million! Show you! If I hadn't run out of chips, I'd definitely add more to drag this out! I have triple Aces! How can you beat me!?"
Saying this.
He flipped over his three cards.
Ace of Spades, Ace of Clubs, Ace of Hearts.
Triple Aces!
The man in black hadn't lied, he really had triple Aces!