Chapter 26

Because the main artery was directly cut, the casino staff went up and lifted the person from the ground without saying a word.

No one knew whether they would send him to the medical cabin for free treatment or wait for the B-level to use 055 survival points to save his life. After all, the B-level had already fainted due to excessive blood loss and lost the chance to make a decision.

But no matter what, this move really shocked everyone in the central gambling pool.

[My god, how did he do it!! That's too cool!]

[My god, did this newbie get some special item, uh, poker cards?]

[Replying to the commenter above, the main system has never set up such an offensive item. Most of the time, there are more functional items. Even the famous S-Grade item, the Crimson Dagger, is only effective against supernatural beings. Such a ferocious thing can't possibly be an item.]

[No, then how do you explain that this deck of cards can cut a person's neck? Can your poker cards do the same?]

[Uh … Actually, I'm guessing that it's just a normal poker card. Because look at the back, the pattern is exactly the same as the poker cards on the Las Vegas gambling table.]

The bullet screen was silent.

If it was any other weapon, it would be fine. At least it was a lethal weapon.

But this was not a weapon. It was not even classified as a weapon. At most, it could only be called a toy.

It was just an ordinary poker card.

Who would use a poker card as a weapon?

But just now, under the watchful eyes of everyone, this thin poker card pierced through the air and directly cut through the neck of the B-level trainee. It cut open the main artery and blood gushed out. The scene could be said to be extremely shocking.

And the young man sat peacefully in front of the gambling table. His light pink eyes were floating with a faint light, and his expression was lazy.

Everyone's eyes could not help but fall on his slender, well-defined, beautiful hands that were like white jade porcelain.

Who would have thought that the poker card thrown out with these hands could kill in a split second?

People who realized this felt a chill down their spine. Finally, there was some fear in their eyes.

Because of the premise of bringing a newbie, and because of the huge gap between the two ratings, the Zong Jiu who was in the limelight attracted a lot of inexplicable hostility and malice. Countless people wanted to see him fall.

But Infinite Loop always respected the strong. Only the strong deserved respect.

At the central gambling table not far away, the exorcist clicked his tongue twice. "This newcomer must have strengthened his hand. Look at his strength. Not only has he strengthened his hand, but he's also a martial artist."

With their eyes, it was impossible for them not to see that the scene just now had little to do with poker cards. Instead, it required a lot of skill.

In theory, as long as one found the right angle and strength, even a thin piece of paper could be turned into a deadly weapon that could take a person's life in an instant. In the Infinite Loop, there were trainees who took the path of hand strengthening. Furthermore, he was a Grade A. He was one of the core members of the Cursed Team, and his special ability was to prick voodoo dolls to detect resentment or additional attacks.

"He must have strengthened his hand to the advanced level, but it's still a bit away from the peak level. But then again, where did he get so many survival points? Is this on credit with the main system? "

"Huh? What kind of joke was this? If the main system could open up this service, would I still be stuck here? His enhancement was most likely a time-limited one. But I'm more curious about the extra twenty thousand chips. As we all know, only an S-grade item can add twenty thousand chips out of thin air. "

After saying all this, No. 1 threw the cards in his hand on the table. "Bye bye. Boring, I'm not playing anymore. I can't beat you guys. "

There was no suspense in the gambling at the central gambling table. Once Zhuge An got serious, none of the seven Grade S players present could beat him. Unfortunately, he seemed to be in a good mood today.

They had just played a few rounds to test the waters. Except for two times when Zhuge An really had bad luck and folded early, they hadn't been able to get a single chip out of this miser.

Not all of the ten Grade S players were present.

The No.6 Master had always appeared and disappeared mysteriously. During the second rating, he showed his face and disappeared again. No. 7 Fan Zhuo and No. 8 Zhuge An were present. There were also two other Grade S players. They clearly knew that they were giving Zhuge An a free meal by coming to gamble, so they left early in the morning. They probably went to the A-grade area to try their luck.

But to be able to get a Grade S rating from the main system, they weren't simple characters.

Just the number of Special Items in this group was enough to fill their backpacks. Apart from Special Items, they also had a lot of rare materials that could be exchanged at the front desk. Not to mention, there were a few leaders among them. A hundred thousand chips was just a blink of an eye for them. Even if they lost fifty thousand on the spot, their expressions wouldn't change.

Compared to the bottom trainees who had to sell their lives in exchange for five thousand chips, it could be said that they were dying of drought or drowning.

The people around the gambling table left one after another. Zhuge An spread out the cards in his hand, picked up the cards on the table and stood up.

"Oh, old devil, he finally left."

The exorcist nudged Azan beside him. "Why don't we start a round?"

Azan frowned and looked at Zhuge An's back as he left.

"Okay, then let's find an A-grade table for a solo. It's boring to have so many people."

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On the other side, Zong Jiu calmly sat down.

After the Dealer froze the chips in everyone's cards, he shuffled the cards as usual.

The game at this table was Texas Hold 'em.

Texas Hold 'em games usually had two to ten players.

After the blind bets, the Dealer would give each player two cards and then start the first round of raising.

After raising, five community cards would be revealed. There would be two more rounds of raising. After the five rounds of community cards were revealed, the two cards in each player's hand and any three community cards would form a deck of five cards to form the largest deck. Then, the deck would be compared with the other players.

Although this casino was called Las Vegas, it wasn't a real Las Vegas casino in the real world. Many of the rules here were different from the poker games Zong Jiu played in the real world in his previous life. For example, the Dealer was responsible for supervision, or the betting method was changed due to the limit of chips on the table.

But overall, the way of playing cards didn't change, and players could still play with their own skills. That was fine.

The highest bet at the table was Anthony, the white guy. He raised the original 65,555 chips to 75,555. That was 65,555 base and 65,555 raise.

Zong Jiu looked at his appearance and knew that he was probably the same race as Vincent in the first dungeon in the original novel.

Vincent only existed in people's mouths in the mental hospital dungeon. They had only heard of his name and never seen his face.

Zong Jiu guessed that Vincent was too arrogant at the beginning and went directly to the second floor of the basement. He was thrown into a different dimension because he acted alone. Later, he was used as a sacrifice by the mysterious existence that wandered in the other dimension. That was why there was no news about him.

In the original novel, Vincent was one of the right-hand men of No.7 Fan Zhuo. He was also a half-blood member of the Night people.

The higher the level of the vampire NPC in the horror dungeon, the purer the half-blood bloodline that was converted. The vampire's characteristics would also be more prominent. It was said that Fan Zhuo, who was personally converted by the Vampire Prince, had eyes that were as red as blood.

Anthony, who was sitting opposite him, had green eyes that were mixed with red. His skin was so pale that it looked like a lifeless wax. He looked very sick. He looked like a typical half-blood.

If Zong Jiu wasn't wrong, Anthony was the one who told the Level B to provoke him.

That was strange. He didn't have any conflicts of interest with the Half-Blood Clan, so his sudden probing was a little suspicious.

Just as Zong Jiu was deep in thought, the Dealer finally dealt the cards clockwise to him.

The white-haired youth curled his lips. He placed his fingers on the table and gently covered a corner of the cards. He pretended to lift them up to look at them.

This action was very common. Almost every player's first action after being dealt two cards was to cover their cards with their hands and lift a corner of the cards toward themselves. It was easy to see the cards, and it was also convenient to prevent other people at the crowded table from seeing their cards.

Among the many casino games, Texas Hold 'em was a very formal game. It was easy to learn and could be mastered in ten minutes. Not only was it very famous in the world, but it was also a very formal game. It was the main character in many movies about the gambling king.

In many cases, Texas Hold 'em didn't rely entirely on luck.

In fact, as long as you understood the rules and practiced diligently, you could get more information by looking at the trend of your opponent's bets and even the changes in your opponent's expression. Finally, you could calculate the probability of your opponent's cards and choose whether to call or give up. It was because of this that the players in the international Texas Hold 'em all had a poker face before the cards were revealed. They would never let their expressions reveal more emotions.

However, this was useless to Zong Jiu.

Just as the Dealer continued to deal the cards for the person below him, he changed his starting hand to a pair.

The probability of a pair opening was only 5.90%. Zong Jiu didn't even need to change his cards to win, unless there was a lucky person at the gambling table with off the charts.

It was worth mentioning that when he changed his cards, the Dealer seemed to glance at him.

The veteran Dealer was obviously not at the same level as the Dealer at the low level table. The probability of seeing through a Thousand Arts increased in a straight line.

Since the Dealer looked over, Zong Jiu didn't avoid it. Instead, he stretched his limbs and allowed the Dealer to look at him.

The bullet screen saw this scene and began to discuss.

[Speaking of which, there shouldn't be anyone cheating at this table right?]

[I don't know. Anyway, if you're caught by the dealer, the frozen gold will be deducted by three times. This cost is not something that ordinary people can afford. I just saw that the B-level table caught a cheater and deducted 4,555 yuan of chips. If this table is cheating, it will be deducted 15,555 yuan.]

[Wow, 15,555. No one would be stupid enough to challenge a Thousand Arts.]

Just as Zong Jiu thought, the Dealer at the Level A table didn't have the eyesight to see the traces of a magic master changing his cards.

She looked at the white-haired young man for a while before she politely looked away.

That being said, the Dealer was still quite perceptive.

Presumably, it would be even more difficult to cheat in front of the only red dealer in Las Vegas at the higher level of the no-limit table.

Zong Jiu tapped the table out of boredom and waited for others to raise their bets.

He liked challenging things. The more difficult it was, the more he liked it.

How boring would it be if he could easily take down the entire casino? Only with pressure would there be motivation.

At this moment, the first round of raising bets ended. The Dealer opened three community cards.

Five of Hearts, Seven of Diamonds, Five of Clubs.

"Raise."

Anthony coldly threw out a stack of chips.

It seemed like this half-vampire had a good trump card. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to raise his chips so quickly.

Zong Jiu looked at the community cards. His hand trembled as he pretended to pick up the cards beside him. In fact, he changed his cards to Five of Spades and Five of Hearts at a speed that was hard to catch with the naked eye.

Five of Spades, Five of Hearts, Five of Clubs. These four cards could form four bars, which meant four cards of different suits with the same number.

Unless there was a straight flush on the table, Zong Jiu was guaranteed to win.

Of course, a straight flush depended on the conditions. There weren't three community cards that could form a straight flush. Even if a player had two cards, it was useless because two cards couldn't form a straight flush. In other words, it was almost impossible to form a straight flush. Even if there was a chance, Zong Jiu only had to move his fingers and change his cards again.

Right now, he only had one goal.

There was a rule in Texas Hold 'em. At any time, as long as a player felt that their cards were bad, they could fold.

If they folded, they could stop their losses and leave as long as they put down their bets. At the A-level table, the bets were set at three thousand.

In other words, if the other five people at the table all folded, Zong Jiu would only get back his twenty thousand, plus fifteen thousand in chips. It was equivalent to neither winning nor losing.

So now, in order to ensure that he would win, Zong Jiu needed to deceive these people and give them enough confidence so that they would continue to raise their bets and throw in more chips.

Then, he could happily harvest leeks!

More and more trainees gathered around to watch. Since the central table hadn't started gambling yet, everyone's attention was on the table.

"This C-level newbie is really arrogant. I heard that he just injured a B-level player …"

"Isn't it forbidden to intentionally injure people in casinos?"

"Yeah, so the main system deducted ten thousand in chips, but he got another twenty thousand out of nowhere. After the deduction, he could play one more round. "

"Twenty thousand in chips? That's weird. Could it be an S-level special item? "

"How is that possible? He's just a newbie. How could he have an S-level item? We can also exchange precious materials for a lot of them from the main system. Who knows what good stuff we might get. "

The discussion of the audience outside couldn't reach the inside, and the inside of the table was silent.

The other people at the table were all quietly observing each other's expressions, trying to find clues.

Then, Zong Jiu suddenly waved his hand behind him. The waiter in a tuxedo immediately stepped forward and bowed his head respectfully.

Everyone's attention was focused on him.

The white-haired young man whispered something to the waiter, and the waiter looked surprised.

"Of course, we will definitely fulfill your request, sir."

Then, they watched as the waiter jogged to the front desk and ran back, panting. He handed the booklet in his hand to the young man.

"What's that?"

Someone at the table immediately yelled. "Cheating in public?"

[Huh? That's so blatant.]

[Even if it's cheating, it's not possible to work with the AI waiter.]

[In front of everyone, that's too stupid. Does he think everyone else is stupid?]

Not only the people at the table, but also the audience in the live stream and outside of the venue.

They all stared at the small book with a dark green cover in Zong Jiu's hand, their eyes full of suspicion.

"Ah, are you guys talking about this?"

Zong Jiu pretended to notice everyone's stares. He held the book with one hand and waved it in the air.

"Oh, this …"

The white-haired young man pursed his lips and smiled embarrassedly. He was a completely different person from the fiend who almost cut someone's neck in half.

"This is my first time playing Texas Hold 'em. I'm not sure about the rules, so I had to make a last-minute effort."

As he spoke, he waved the "Beginner's Guide to Texas Hold 'em" in his hand.

The audience: "???"

The question marks on their faces broke through the sky.

[Fake! Keep pretending!]

Anthony's face darkened. "Are you messing with us? If you don't know how to play, why don't you go back to playing in the mud?"

Zong Jiu had an innocent look on his face. "I accidentally saw the wrong sign and thought you guys were playing blackjack. I'm an expert at blackjack. "

The trainees at the table each had their own thoughts. No one believed him.

They were not idiots. Why would they believe Zong Jiu's nonsense about not seeing the sign clearly?

This was twenty thousand chips! Twenty thousand! Losing was equivalent to losing their lives.

Someone sneered. "The cards are already revealed. The hole cards and the community cards are fixed. You can't run away. Since we're already playing, why don't we go all in? "

All in, all in. It meant adding all of one's chips to the table.

"Sure."

Zong Jiu agreed readily. He pushed the purple card in front of him forward. "I only have a little over a thousand left. Let's hurry up and finish this round. I'm going to open the blackjack next door. Don't waste my time."

Could it be that this guy had a good hole card? Was that why he was so confident?

Although the people at the table did not believe him, they had to admit that the white-haired young man's behavior was very confusing. It greatly affected their judgment and stirred up the situation.

At that moment, the Dealer revealed another hole card.

Nine of Clubs.

Anthony squinted his eyes.

He recalled that he had a Seven of Spades and a Nine of Hearts. He was almost certain that he would win.

Out of the four cards that were revealed, two of his cards were just enough to form a pair with the community card.

With this card, unless someone revealed a more unique card type, he would win without a doubt. To be honest, the probability of someone coming up with a higher card type than his was less than one percent.

Since the newbie chose all in, it gave Anthony a chance. He might as well take advantage of the situation and provoke the others.

"Heh, playing dumb." Anthony sneered and changed the topic.

"Since the newbie is all in, we seniors can't lose face."

He stared at the white-haired young man across from him like a hawk and threw the card in his hand.

Another all in!

The onlookers were all dumbfounded.

With Anthony taking the lead, the other A-level players at the table felt that they could not lose face. For a moment, the cries of "all in" rose one after another. Only the two seniors frowned and looked at their cards for a long time. In the end, they waved at the Dealer to fold and withdraw from the game.

The remaining four people at the table all chose all in.

Anthony said in a low voice, "Reveal your cards."

Since it was a foregone conclusion, he slowly revealed a confident smile.

Out of the four people, other than his twenty thousand, the other three had bet sixty thousand in the prize pool. Including the two who folded, they had a total of six thousand.

If he won, he would get at least ninety thousand in chips. That would be a dream come true.

The Dealer heard him and gestured for the players to reveal their hole cards.

The smile on Zong Jiu's face grew wider and wider as he slowly revealed his hole cards.

Gasps could be heard from the crowd.

Four of a kind! Four of a kind, second only to a straight flush!

He looked at Anthony's ashen face and curled his lips.

"Thank you, thank you. It would be impolite for me to refuse your kindness. I'll accept it."