novelraw Chapter 1184: Nonsense
Chapter 1184: Nonsense
The so-called cut is when a gambler, to prevent cheating, personally reshuffles the deck of cards, which is very common in gambling circles.
With such high stakes today, Han Chang’s cautiousness is understandable.
Ling Feng watched him shuffle with a smile, his actions deft, clearly the result of thousands of repetitions.
Han Chang finished shuffling, glanced at Ling Feng, "Mr. Ling, do you want to shuffle as well?"
"No need, I trust Mr. Han wouldn’t cheat," Ling Feng said mildly.
Who knows how many high-definition cameras and high-speed cameras were installed in this casino; if Han Chang dared to manipulate the shuffling, there was no way he could escape the watchful eye of modern precision equipment.
So Ling Feng felt at ease, knowing Han Chang wouldn’t dare to cheat.
The first round began, the dealer knocked on the table with his knuckle, dealing hole cards to each of them.
Han Chang glanced down; his two cards were a J and a Q.
This was already a substantial hand in a heads-up match, so he looked up at Ling Feng, only to find that he hadn’t even looked at his cards!
"Is it my turn to bet?"
Ling Feng glanced at the pile of chips in front of him, the smallest denomination being one hundred thousand.
The blind bet started at one hundred thousand today, and there were already three hundred thousand dollars worth of chips on the table.
But this amount was insignificant to Ling Feng; before even seeing the flop, he wanted to inflate the pot.
So, picking up a stack of chips, he counted and tossed them into the pot, "I raise by a hundred million!"
"What!"
Han Chang froze.
The onlookers glanced at each other; betting so heavily without even looking at his hole cards?
What kind of gameplay was this?
Everyone present was very knowledgeable about Texas Hold’em, and Ling Feng’s betting method was completely irrational, almost absurd!
A five-billion-dollar game with reckless betting, it was too childish!
People whispered amongst themselves; Han Chang squinted at Ling Feng, "Kid, trying to scare me off? Dream on!"
His own hole cards were good; there was no reason to be scared off by a hundred million before the flop, so Han Chang snorted coldly and pushed ten ten-million-worth chips into the pot too.
He merely called, not raised, so now the dealer would reveal the flop.
A moment later, the dealer flicked his hand, and the three community cards appeared on the table in a flash.
J, Q, K!
Upon seeing the flop, Han Chang’s face remained expressionless, no twitch of muscle.
But in his mind, he was grinning ear to ear; these three community cards were extremely advantageous to him, he now had two pairs in his hand!
Yet Ling Feng still hadn’t looked at his cards.
"I bet... two hundred million!"
Han Chang pondered briefly, then pushed two stacks of chips forward.
Ling Feng had to look at his hole cards now; otherwise, this wasn’t just reckless, it was suicidal!
Han Chang’s face remained impassive, but his bet was meant to convey that he had a big hand!
Not wanting to lose a large sum on the first hand, Ling Feng must check his hole cards and make some calculations.
However, unexpectedly, upon seeing Han Chang’s two hundred million bet, Ling Feng chuckled and said, "Are you kidding? Time is limited, can we cut out the dawdling? I raise to five hundred million!"
"You!"
Han Chang was stunned and nearly jumped to his feet!
He’d seen outrageous players before, but nothing like this!
Without even checking his hole cards, he simply threw out six hundred million like it was nothing; was his money blown in by the wind?
Feeling insulted, Han Chang angrily said to Ling Feng, "You’re making a mockery of this!"
"It’s my money, I’ll bet as I please. You don’t like it, you don’t have to call!" Ling Feng shrugged, answering indifferently.
If Han Chang got scared and decided not to call, the three hundred million he just put in would essentially be a gift to Ling Feng, who hadn’t even checked his cards yet.
He definitely couldn’t accept this happening, so Han Chang squinted, gritting his teeth, "I call!"
With that, he pushed three hundred million-worth chips into the pot!
Now there were twelve billion on the table, an amount that had already exceeded a tenth of the total combined chips of both players.
The crowd was wide-eyed with disbelief!
For such a pot, only in the first round, a record was already set!
No previous game in history could rival the size of this pot, twelve billion US dollars, equivalent to over eighty billion in Huaxia Currency!
Some people were already unable to stay seated, the opening so thrilling, no one expected this.
At this point, the dealer burned a card and dealt the turn.
It was another J!
Han Chang’s hand had transformed from two pairs to a full house consisting of three Jacks and two Kings!
"Let’s see you beat this!"
Han Chang inwardly chuckled, with such a hand he had a winning edge, even if Ling Feng held a pair of Aces, his winning chances weren’t high!
But Han Chang remained cautious; this time, he didn’t bet, merely glanced at Ling Feng, saying lightly, "Check!"
He didn’t want to be trapped by Ling Feng as before, throwing the ball back into his court to see what he would do.
And still, Ling Feng refused to look at his cards, smiling as he said, "You check, I don’t want to check, I bet one billion!"
With that, he pushed a massive stack of chips forward.
"...."
The room fell silent, everyone was dumbstruck.
What strategy was this, burning the bridges?
But without checking the hole cards, why did Ling Feng trust his hand to be better than Han Chang’s?
Experienced gamblers knew that with three flops and a turn card, Han Chang could already have a very strong hand combination, Ling Feng was playing with fire!
"Kid, you’re betting like this without checking your hole cards, do you plan on ending the game as quickly as possible?" Han Chang asked expressionlessly.
"Sort of, mainly because you’re not an attractive woman, so looking at you is annoying and I want to end this soon!" Ling Feng chuckled.
"Good, I’ll see what you’ve got!"
Han Chang gritted his teeth, the fire of anger thoroughly ignited within him.
He knew it wasn’t good, getting his emotions led by someone else, had made him irritable, losing the upper hand in demeanor.
But with Ling Feng not checking the hole cards, it gave Han Chang a glimmer of hope, his full house should definitely beat the opponent!
Although now at a morale disadvantage, winning this round would immediately put Ling Feng in his place!
With this thought, Han Chang nodded, "Very well, I call!"
Saying this, he pushed in a billion worth of chips too.
The pot grew to thirty-two billion US dollars.
Even the dealer was nervous; the final river card, once dealt, would determine who this astronomical sum belonged to, his hand was trembling slightly.
Noticing this, Ling Feng smiled, "No need to be so tense, just deal casually!"
The dealer nodded, tapped on the table, and dealt the final card.
A king of diamonds!
The table now displayed five community cards, JJQKK.
Han Chang held JQ, making his best hand a full house of JJJKK.
Seeing this river card, Han Chang sneered, "Ling Feng, now only a pair of kings on your side can beat me. I don’t believe that coincidentally your hole cards could be that. Now, it’s my turn to bet!"