At this moment, Gu Lingfeng and I both saw a hint of hesitation in each other's eyes.
No one wanted to go first.
Because Wang Mingxuan had truly scrambled the card order.
To gain the initiative by going first, one could only look for opportunities within the half-deck they had just shuffled.
Once that was done, the situation of the opponent's half-deck would be a complete blind guess.
I don't know how long it took...
Seeing that I remained silent, Gu Lingfeng suddenly spoke, "Since you're unwilling to go first, then I will!"
The moment his voice fell, Gu Lingfeng reached out towards the table, towards the piles of cards laid out by Wang Mingxuan.
I knew very well that Gu Lingfeng, representing the casino, saying he wanted to draw cards first was definitely not to ease the awkward situation.
If he dared to go first, he must have another purpose!
After a moment of thought, I arrived at a bold conclusion.
As for what that conclusion was, I'll keep it a secret for now.
After drawing the first round of cards, Gu Lingfeng immediately flipped them over.
Ten of Hearts.
When the cards were first dealt, Gu Lingfeng, representing the casino, in order to show his magnanimity, gave me all the Spade and Diamond cards from A to K, while he took Hearts and Clubs.
Me drawing Heart cards was something I had mentally prepared for.
As for this Ten, it was a thought that suddenly popped into my mind when he spoke about drawing cards first.
Although the Ten of Hearts wasn't a high card, it was a card that could create a gap.
A straight flush from Ace down to Six.
As I mentioned earlier, the premise of winning this hand was to clearly grasp the card order of the opponent's half-deck.
Therefore, from the moment the cards were dealt, Gu Lingfeng had been plotting against me!
By drawing the Ten of Hearts in advance, he was essentially telling me, "Don't even think about it! I won't go for a straight flush! And neither should you!"
Since Gu Lingfeng had drawn his sword, I naturally had to respond.
When it was my turn to draw, I aimed for one of the cards, directly drew it out, and flipped it over.
Ten of Spades.
The same gap card.
With these two cards out, the possibilities of a Royal Flush and a straight flush could be directly ruled out.
Now, we could only consider hands from Four of a Kind downwards, including Four of a Kind.
However, after the first Ten was revealed, Gu Lingfeng and I were likely on the same page.
Four of a Kind was also impossible!
Gu Lingfeng wasn't too surprised that I could see through his intentions. He merely frowned slightly and chose to ignore it.
Seeing this, my heart tightened slightly.
A worthy opponent!
According to the rules of Spades, Hearts, Clubs, and Diamonds, my Ten of Spades was higher than Gu Lingfeng's Ten of Hearts.
In the first round, I drew first.
I carefully scanned the face-down piles of cards, hesitated and weighed them, and then drew one out.
After I drew, it was Gu Lingfeng's turn.
He drew a card without hesitation, his target extremely clear.
And while drawing, Gu Lingfeng spread his fingers, using them to block my view.
This meant that in the first round, he saw which position I drew from, but I didn't clearly see his.
Therefore, before the cards were revealed, I had lost a small advantage.
After his hand moved away from the card pile, I saw a card in the center of the pile that seemed to be slightly tilted.
Although I wasn't sure if this was Gu Lingfeng's deliberate misdirection or an accidental slip, I didn't dwell on it.
Because in a confrontation, the most crucial thing is to have a clear mind!
Next, the order of drawing for the second round.
His Ten of Hearts, my Ten of Spades.
A very synchronized card sequence.
In the second round, I still went first, and he went second.
After drawing cards from the piles, we began the third round's turn order.
Gu Lingfeng's Jack of Hearts, my Jack of Spades.
I still drew first, he drew second...
Fourth round turn order, Gu Lingfeng's King of Hearts, my King of Spades, he goes second, I go first.
The fifth round turn order was the same.
From start to finish, in the five cards of the showdown, I always drew first, and Gu Lingfeng drew second.
Moreover, both the Royal Flush and the second-highest straight flush from Ten to King of Hearts were also gone!
At the same time, regardless of Spades or Hearts, the cards from Ten to Ace could no longer form Four of a Kind or Three of a Kind plus a Pair.
In other words, the outcome of this hand would either be picking the lesser of two evils from the remaining small cards of Two to Nine to aim for a straight flush or other high hands.
Or, it would be to pick the highest cards from the remaining Clubs and Diamonds from Ten to Ace to compare their values, but...
Regardless of which possibility, there was an absolute prerequisite: the ability to clearly remember the sequence of key cards.
The question is: is that possible?
With the card order disrupted, the most crucial high cards had already been drawn by Gu Lingfeng and me as part of the turn order.
As for the remaining cards, besides relying on memory, one could only depend on luck...
...
The drawing of cards concluded, meaning this one-round showdown had reached the most critical stage of revealing the cards.
Since Gu Lingfeng had decided the turn order for drawing first, it was my turn to reveal the cards.
I flipped over the first card in front of me, Ace of Diamonds.
There was no other way; remembering the sequence of some of the most crucial cards on my side was already the limit of what I could do.
The ability to have a photographic memory still required first seeing the items.
A complete deck of cards, face down, with its order repeatedly shuffled, where one could draw a Royal Flush with one hand, only happens in movies.
After I revealed my card, it was Gu Lingfeng's turn.
He casually flipped over his card, Ace of Clubs.
In the first hand, Gu Lingfeng was higher.
Next, I started to reveal the second card.
King of Diamonds.
As for Gu Lingfeng, it was a King of Clubs.
Third card, mine was Queen of Diamonds, Gu Lingfeng's was Queen of Clubs.
Judging by the first three cards alone, Gu Lingfeng's thinking was exactly the same as mine. He didn't bother to remember the sequence of other small cards, but rather focused on remembering the sequence of high cards from Ten to Ace, and their suits.
However, limited by the rules of Spades, Hearts, Clubs, and Diamonds, even if our cards were of the same rank, due to the natural disadvantage of the suit, I was in the inferior position.
If, and I mean if, the next cards revealed were Ten and Jack, then undoubtedly... I would lose!
After the first three cards, it was time for the crucial fourth card.
I still revealed first.
Not Jack of Diamonds, but Ten of Diamonds.
Upon seeing this, Gu Lingfeng immediately laughed, and it was an extremely smug and unrestrained laugh.
"Kid, you've even messed up the card order! You're doomed now! Hahahaha..."