In the martial world, no matter what line of work you're in, the most important thing is to follow the rules.
Only by following the rules can you keep your job secure!
When dealing with those who don't follow the rules, never try to reason with them nicely, because they simply won't listen!
There's no other way, just get straight to it!
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In a new round, Xue Chuang was dealing, and suddenly, I saw the man with glasses glance at me and inexplicably reach up to adjust his glasses.
Seeing this, my heart suddenly jolted, and I belatedly understood.
No wonder! How could this guy know clearly that my hole card wasn't the 2 of spades? It wasn't by observing Xue Chuang's shuffling technique and gradually figuring out the card order, but by using high-tech products!
This also explained why the man with glasses didn't dare to cheat to ensure his victory in that gamble earlier.
Because he was a half-baked player who had only learned the trade recently, he hadn't yet reached the stage where he could handle things independently, hence carrying high-tech products with him.
I heard that the Americans had already developed advanced high-tech glasses that could see through playing cards. The lenses could penetrate the cut lines on the back of the cards and reach the front.
However, these things were very expensive, and the channels for acquiring them were very limited. Ordinary people definitely couldn't afford or obtain them.
Of course, expensive things also have their drawbacks, just like the high-tech glasses worn by the man with glasses.
Its drawback is that it consumes power very quickly!
As soon as I sat down at the table, I had been secretly observing all the players at the table.
It was certain that at the beginning, the man with glasses was not using his high-tech glasses; he was just playing cards casually and normally.
But now, he was using them.
And his target was very clear: it was me!
It was likely that for a while to come, as long as these see-through glasses could function normally, the man with glasses would use them to deal with me.
At that time, no matter what cards Xue Chuang dealt me, he would be able to see through them at a glance.
Moreover, this was a stud poker game. If he could catch a good hand, the man with glasses only needed one opportunity to go all-in to easily eliminate me from the game.
In an instant, the situation became somewhat unfavorable...
In this round, the man with glasses made the first bet.
After activating the see-through playing card glasses, the man with glasses said with full confidence, "Fifty thousand!"
This was a "little cat fishing" situation!
I glanced at my hole card and found that it didn't match the face-up cards on the table at all. I decisively chose to fold.
Seeing this, the man with glasses immediately let out a heavy snort and then gave me a slightly contemptuous glance.
I ignored him and just smiled dismissively.
Heh heh – this petty man with glasses actually dared to provoke me. I... remember this!
I'll make you pay later!
After the foreign woman with large breasts was eliminated, the person who posed the greatest threat to me at the table was undoubtedly this man with glasses who had no sportsmanship.
Therefore, both for public and private reasons, I had to take him down! And I had to do it with all my might...
After about ten minutes.
A new round began.
After shuffling and dealing the cards, and once we had placed our antes, Xue Chuang started dealing.
In this round, the man with glasses was dealt his cards first, and then it would be my turn.
I knew very well that the man with glasses would definitely try to peek at my cards while Xue Chuang was dealing, to see through my hole card.
The only quick and effective way to counter see-through glasses was: distraction!
Only by diverting the attention of the person involved as much as possible could the high-tech glasses be rendered ineffective.
With this thought in mind, I immediately had an idea.
Just as Xue Chuang finished dealing the card to the player before me and was about to deal mine...
"Huh!?" Pointing towards the entrance of the Grand Lisboa, I exclaimed, "Isn't that Mr. Ho? Why is he here in person?"
I suddenly shouted with feigned surprise, drawing the attention of everyone except Xue Chuang.
The moment the man with glasses instinctively turned his head, Xue Chuang had already dealt my hole card to me.
Taking this opportunity, I directly covered and concealed the hole card firmly with my left hand. By the time the man with glasses turned back, he had perfectly missed my hole card.
Seeing my hand resting naturally on the table, the man with glasses immediately frowned and muttered a few words under his breath through gritted teeth.
From his subconscious expression, I knew he definitely hadn't noticed my hole card.
As expected, after all the hole cards were dealt and the player with the highest face-up card made their bet, when it was the man with glasses' turn, he immediately pretended to pick up his hole card and looked at it in a showy manner.
In reality, his gaze was unfocused, and he kept one hand on his glasses, as if trying to find the right angle to peek at my hole card.
Unfortunately, I didn't give him that chance.
It wasn't until Xue Chuang prompted him and it was the man with glasses' turn to bet that he grudgingly withdrew his gaze.
Seeing that no one had raised the bet before him, the man with glasses chose to make a small raise of fifty thousand to test my reaction.
Without any extra movement, I directly picked up a chip worth fifty thousand and threw it onto the table.
Seeing this, the man with glasses' brow furrowed instantly.
Clearly, he was worried about being outsmarted by me.
After collecting the chips from all the players who had called, Xue Chuang began to deal the second face-up card.
Ignoring the others for now, let's focus on the man with glasses and myself.
His second face-up card was a face card, a Q.
Mine was a 9, neither big nor small.
However, when combined with the first face-up card, the man with glasses' hand was much stronger than mine.
Getting a pair of Queens, the man with glasses, without a word, raised the bet to two hundred thousand.
This raise instantly scared away the other three players.
Only I chose to call.
Seeing me dare to call with a 7 and a 9 as face-up cards, a hint of suspicion flashed in the man with glasses' eyes.
I guessed he must be thinking if my hole card was either a 7 or a 9.
As the game turned into a heads-up match, Xue Chuang, after collecting the chips, immediately began to deal the cards.
Although the man with glasses' good luck didn't continue, he still got a higher single card than me. After combining them, he spoke first.
"It's all or nothing this hand, continue! Two hundred thousand!"
Hearing this, I still didn't hesitate at all and directly threw two hundred thousand chips onto the table.
Seeing my decisiveness, the man with glasses' lips twitched uncontrollably.
At this moment, Xue Chuang began to deal the last card.
After flipping it over, the man with glasses immediately frowned because he received a useless scrap card.
Of course, so did I.