528: Chapter 528: The Bet 528: Chapter 528: The Bet Tangyu didn’t mind at all.
His main purpose tonight was to accompany Huangfu Jing and let her decide what she wanted to do.
So, naturally, Tangyu looked at Huangfu Jing to make the decisions.
“Okay, let’s go have some fun then.
If we don’t play now, we’ll be done touring soon.
It’s still early, so let’s just play casually,” Huangfu Jing said.
“Alright, playing is the way to go.
Our casino here is the second-largest in Asia.
With your skills, it’s not impossible to win several billion in one night.
The biggest win here once netted the winner over twenty billion, making them rich overnight.
Our place basically offers people a chance to ascend from Hell to heaven.
With the right skills and luck, you could make a fortune overnight,” Xiao Guizi said, his tone suggesting he was quite tempted to gamble big himself.
“Only a few ascend from Hell to heaven; most people fall from heaven to Hell,” Tangyu said.
Xiao Guizi laughed and responded, “You can’t say that.
Since it’s gambling, there are naturally winners and losers; otherwise, it wouldn’t be gambling, right?
We just play big here.
Indeed, the losses can be huge, but so can the wins.
At least, this is much more reliable than buying a lottery ticket.”
The casino was indeed huge, much bigger than any Tangyu had seen before, and there were indeed a lot of people gambling here, easily four to five hundred people making the scene quite lively.
Of course, the games available were very diverse, not only big-stake gambling but also places for smaller bets.
However, relatively speaking, bets were generally larger here.
The real high-stakes area was in the Texas Hold’em section.
“That direction is the exchange counter,” Xiao Guizi said.
After looking around for a while, Huangfu Jing said, “Let’s go exchange some chips and play casually.
Now that we’re here, let’s play.”
“Are you really going to play?” Tangyu asked.
“Yes, let’s play together.
Honestly, I’ve never played before,” Huangfu Jing said.
“Then, okay.
I will get the chips,” Tangyu said.
“No need.
Today you are accompanying me, and since I didn’t pay for dinner just now, consider this my treat,” Huangfu Jing said firmly.
Knowing her personality, Tangyu didn’t refuse further.
Xiao Guizi led them to the exchange counter and smiled, “How much shall we change?”
Huangfu Jing looked at Tangyu and asked, “How much?”
“How would I know?
I’ve never played before,” Tangyu replied.
Seeing this, Xiao Guizi quickly suggested, “The amount depends on what you want to play.
If you’re playing small, a few tens of thousands are enough.
If you want to go big, like playing Texas Hold’em, then at least a hundred thousand is needed to play for a while.
Too little isn’t much fun.”
“Let’s play Texas Hold’em.
Just a few hundred thousand is too little.
I’ve seen people on TV playing with tens of millions.
Why don’t we start with ten million?” Huangfu Jing said.
She didn’t have much concept of money; she could easily earn a few million from a single event, and her annual income was in the hundreds of millions or even over a billion.
This amount of money was nothing to her.
Moreover, she hardly spent money.
On the rare occasion that she played, it was natural for her to go big.
Hearing ten million, Xiao Guizi’s mouth dropped open.
He had thought these two were just ordinary, probably not having much money.
However, the moment this woman spoke, she mentioned ten million — definitely a high roller.
Xiao Guizi’s gaze then quickly and curiously sized up Tangyu, a hint of peculiarity flashing in his eyes.
These days, it wasn’t rare to see wealthy women supporting handsome young men.
Seeing Xiao Guizi’s fleeting expression, Tangyu felt somewhat annoyed, but he didn’t want to argue at that moment.
“Ten million is too much, we are just playing casually, let’s just change a million,” Tangyu said.
Huangfu Jing nodded, “Okay, then one million it is.
I’ll listen to you.”
They quickly exchanged their chips, and Xiao Guizi’s attitude obviously improved somewhat.
He led Tangyu and Huangfu Jing to a table that just had one seat free.
It was a table that seated six people for Texas Hold’em.
Tangyu and Huangfu Jing’s joining attracted many glances, which carried a mix of ridicule and disdain.
The other five people, judging by their looks, were big shots, definitely high rollers, each accompanied by beautiful women ensuring their comfort.
Among them, two didn’t look like decent fellows, appearing to be underworld types.
The other three seemed like businessmen in their suits and ties.
Looking at the chips on their table, which were counted in tens of millions, it was clear that the stakes were not small.
“Little sister, with only one million in chips, you can’t even play a single hand.
Why come here to make a scene?
Both of you are too inexperienced; go play elsewhere,” a man with a playful tone at the corner of his mouth said.
Xiao Guizi also looked uncomfortable and ingratiating as he said, “Gentlemen, I’m really sorry, but there were no other spots available, so—”
“Shut up, where do you get the nerve to talk here?” one of the man’s followers immediately shouted angrily, scaring Xiao Guizi into shutting up quietly.
Tangyu said, “What, you think it’s too little?
Win against us first, then talk.
If one million isn’t enough, we can add another ten million.
Can you please not look down on people?”
“Kid, are you looking for trouble?
How dare you talk to our boss like that?” the man who had just scolded Xiao Guizi pointed angrily at Tangyu and shouted.
“There are no bosses at the gambling table.
What, is this place owned by your family, not allowing others to play?” Tangyu said.
“You—”
“Alright then, let’s play.” The boss grinned weirdly, waving his hand as he spoke.
Tangyu was naturally not afraid of them, regardless of who they were, and Huangfu Jing was even less likely to show weakness.
The more they were forbidden to play, the more it incensed them, and the more they wanted to play.
It was rare for them to come out and have fun only to be bullied and treated poorly by others?
That obviously was not going to happen.
“The two guys opposite you are bosses from the North District with very significant power.
Play for a while, but leave after you lose, don’t invite trouble,” Xiaogui whispered into Tangyu’s ear.
Tangyu, however, appeared indifferent as he sized up the two men opposite him.
The one who had spoken to him was in his early forties, emanating a strong presence, clearly an old hand in this, and from his demeanor, one could tell his power was not insubstantial, certainly not less than Brother Hu’s.
Probably, he was on the level of Little Fish.
The one beside him, slightly younger, about thirty, held a comparable power, and even more piercing, with a daunting air between his brows.
“This gentleman is a famous Gambling King of Donglin City, also a very influential boss,” Xiaogui continued softly.
Tangyu examined the younger boss once more, who turned out to be a Gambling King, although being called the Gambling King didn’t mean he possessed any special transcendent abilities as seen on TV.
At this absolutely fair gambling table, no underhanded tricks would work.
A Gambling King’s true ability lies in his gambling luck.
Texas Hold’em is a game that challenges one’s wit and boldness; firstly, you need good luck, and secondly, you need sufficient daring—only then can you form your gambling skills.
It’s not that he would win every gamble just because he is the Gambling King, just that he wins more and loses less.
If one could win every gamble, he wouldn’t be a Gambling King but an Immortal.
In the first round of dealing, Tangyu and his partner were dealt a Three of Spades, and the biggest one sitting to the left of Tangyu was a clean-looking, wealthy businessman wearing gold-rimmed glasses, who got a King of Hearts.
The gold-rimmed glasses businessman looked at them and said, “You two only have a million, bet less, start with one hundred thousand.”
Tangyu looked at Huangfu Jing, to which Huangfu Jing said, “Don’t look at me, you decide, I’m just here to watch you play.”
“Alright, let’s follow then,” Tangyu said.
Clearly, everyone followed in the first round.
For the second card, Tangyu received a Five of Hearts, another low card, while the Gambling King got an Ace of Spades.
The Gambling King smiled lightly, glanced at Tangyu, and said, “This hand is too boring, holding a KING, but can’t bet on it.
Let’s say five hundred thousand.
I suggest, young friends, that you fold to save our spirits.”
Initially, Huangfu Jing wanted to give up on this hand, since the first two cards they got were too low, not wanting to lose a million in just one round.
Losing money was minor, but it would be very annoying.
However, provoked by the Gambling King’s words, Huangfu Jing couldn’t help but briskly throw down five hundred thousand chips.
“Hmm, interesting,” the Gambling King grinned.
In the third round, Tangyu’s luck was still off, landing him a Five of Clubs, making his hand 356.
The best hand was the Gambling King’s, which held a pair of nines and an Ace of Spades.
The other players also had decent cards, the gold-rimmed glasses businessman also had a low pair, and someone else had three cards of the same suit.
In the third round, the Gambling King, holding the best hand, bet one hundred thousand.
For the fourth card, Tangyu received a Seven of Diamonds, giving him one card of each suit, all low cards, without even a pair—his hand was quite unappealing.
The Gambling King, showing divine prowess, got another Ace.
However, the gold-rimmed glasses businessman was no slouch, securing three sixes.
Another businessman got four diamonds of different suits, and the other two players’ hands were not good, choosing to fold.
The remaining four people naturally took their turns, starting with the gold-rimmed glasses businessman.
“You have three hundred thousand left, let’s just bet two hundred thousand for now, to save you from running out of money for the fifth round, which wouldn’t be fun,” the gold-rimmed glasses businessman said with a insincerely smiling face, looking utterly harmless.
The Gambling King smirked again, “Not bad, there’s a chance for a straight, we could take a gamble.”
“Since the Gambling King says we can gamble, let’s do it, I’ll follow,” Tangyu said with a light smile.
In the blink of an eye, only one hundred thousand was left from one million.
On this gambling table, money was won and lost too quickly, even faster than burning money.
Such is the feel in a casino.
If the last card wasn’t a four, then Tangyu would have lost terribly this round, one million spent in just moments.
The final card was a hole card, and until it was revealed, no one knew what others held.
Without rushing to see his card, Tangyu and the other three, who had already checked theirs, all had smiles on their faces.
The biggest taboo in the casino is to let your emotions show on your face.
Doing so makes it easy for opponents to discern whether you have a good or bad hand, which is also a gambling skill.
Hence, just from these three people’s expressions, it was absolutely impossible to tell what cards they held, making everyone believe they had good hands.
The most successful strategy in gambling is to hold a bad hand but convince your opponent that it’s a good one.
If you can do that, you have succeeded.
“It’s a shame to draw a great hand, but have only ten thousand left, which is too dull.
I think we should raise the stakes.
What do you say, gentlemen, can you afford to play?
If not, I think you should just fold now to avoid claiming that we are bullying you.
I really don’t want to waste a good hand on just one hundred thousand.
How about it, keep your ten thousand, and go play somewhere else, this place isn’t for you.
I’m in a good mood today, patient enough to advise you,” the Gambling King said.