Gu Yuan had the lowest hand. According to the rules, the person with the lowest hand speaks first. Without thinking, Gu Yuan threw down a 10,000 yuan chip to call. In a typical game, the second card doesn't reveal the direction, and the choice to call or fold usually starts from the third card.
Gu Yuan spoke, and it was Zhou Xuan's turn next. Zhou Xuan naturally followed, but he raised the stakes, pushing in 100,000 chips. After all, it was his first time playing this game. It wasn't because he didn't understand the rules, but because there were four people playing. Although Zhou Xuan could predict everyone's hole cards and what the next card would be, with four people, he couldn't immediately figure out which card would be dealt and what the other three people's hands would be.
Of course, Zhou Xuan could predict everyone's cards, but he couldn't process it all at once. He needed an extremely high level of memory and arithmetic skills to know what cards each person would have after the fifth card. There were also uncertainties, as some players might discard their cards because they were bad, which made it even more difficult. He didn't have such good memory and arithmetic skills; he only had ice energy.
Zeng Guoyu and Hua Jianxing followed suit, each paying 100,000, but they didn't raise the price further.
Then Hua Jianxing dealt a card to each person. Zhou Xuan got the six of diamonds, Gu Yuan got the ten of clubs, Zeng Guoyu got the two of spades, and Hua Jianxing got the king of spades.
Starting from the third card, the highest card wins. In this round, Hua Jianxing's King of Spades is the highest, and considering the previous card, he also has the highest card, as he has a pair of Kings.
Hua Jianxing finally smiled, his face beaming with joy. He thought to himself that his luck had finally returned. Fortunately, they had changed the game format. If they had continued with the Three Kingdoms style, with Zhou Xuan's all-or-nothing approach in every round, they would have lost over 60 million if they had won just two more rounds!
"I call, and add another million!" With a pair of Kings in hand, Hua Jianxing naturally had to call and add, otherwise when would he ever get back that 15 million? Although he had already said that he would give the experts brought by Wei Haihong a taste of victory if they could win, he didn't want to lose his head and hand over 15 million.
Gu Yuan had a ten of clubs, and the previous card was a five of clubs, so there was a possibility of a flush. At this point, he naturally wouldn't fold, so he pushed out a million chips and called.
Zhou Xuan didn't need to think too much. He was going to follow suit before. When it came to using ice energy to decide the outcome, that was to wait until the very end. Besides, he had the six of diamonds in his hand, the previous card was the seven of diamonds, and the hidden card was the ten of diamonds, giving him a chance to get a flush and a straight flush.
Seeing that Zhou Xuan had also placed a million, Zeng Guoyu chose to fold. He had two weak cards and a low chance of losing. If he forced his way in, he would only be giving money to the final winner. If Zhou Xuan also died, they would be greatly wronged!
Hua Jianxing dealt the cards again, and now there were only three players left, with Zeng Guoyu missing.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan also used his ice energy to probe the cards in Hua Jianxing's hand. He was about to give Hua Jianxing a King, Gu Yuan a Four of Clubs, and Hua Jianxing a Five of Hearts!
Zhou Xuan frowned, then saw that the next card was the nine of diamonds. Without thinking, he quickly converted and devoured the five of hearts. Then Hua Jianxing dealt the cards.
As Zhou Xuan predicted, Hua Jianxing had the King, Gu Yuan had the Four of Clubs, and Zhou Xuan had the Nine of Diamonds.
Zhou Xuan also deduced that Hua Jianxing's hidden card was a three of diamonds, not a king, but Gu Yuan's hidden card was a king of clubs. Gu Yuan's four cards were all of clubs, so there was a possibility of a flush. However, Hua Jianxing had no chance of getting four kings because Gu Yuan had a king in his hidden card!
At this point, based on the face-up cards, Hua Jianxing's three Kings is the highest, followed by Gu Yuan's flush, and then Zhou Xuan's flush.
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Volume 1, Chapter 275: The Last Trump Card
At this point, Hua Jianxing's hand is the strongest. His face-up hand is three Kings, Gu Yuan has four, five, and nine of clubs, and his face-down hand is a King of clubs. Zhou Xuan has six, seven, and nine of diamonds, and his face-down hand is a ten of diamonds. Based on the current hand, Hua Jianxing's three Kings is the strongest, but Zhou Xuan has the face-down hand.
If we add the hidden cards, Gu Yuan's flush is the highest, followed by Zhou Xuan's flush, and finally Hua Jianxing's three of a kind.
Zhou Xuan checked the cards in the center of the table again. If they were to deal, Hua Jianxing would deal to Gu Yuan first, then to Zhou Xuan, and finally to himself. The bottom cards in the center of the table were: the 2 of hearts, the 10 of clubs, the 2 of diamonds, the 8 of diamonds, the 3 of spades, and the 5 of clubs.
Zhou Xuan's mind raced. He immediately realized that if Gu Yuan got the first two of hearts, his hand wouldn't be a flush, but rather the lowest-ranking card. However, if he got the second queen of clubs, his hand would be a flush with the king, which was quite strong.
Zhou Xuan's third card was the two of diamonds, which was a flush. However, it was a low-ranking flush. If he had taken the fourth card, the eight of diamonds, it would have been a straight flush, which is the highest-ranking flush according to the rules.
Hua Jianxing is the last one. If he takes the fifth card, it will be the three of spades. His face card is the five of hearts. If he adds three kings, it will be three of a kind. The hand is smaller than a flush, but it is still a decent hand. However, if he takes the five of clubs, his hand will be three kings and a pair of fives. This will be Fulhouse, which is a very strong hand, second only to a straight flush and four of a kind.
Zhou Xuan thought about it. Getting a straight flush wouldn't be difficult for him. But if he did get a straight flush, and Hua Jianxing and Gu Yuan didn't have strong hands, they wouldn't be able to follow. In that case, getting a straight flush would be pointless; no matter how good your hand is, it's useless if no one else has it!
At this point, it was the three Kings, the highest card upfront, that spoke up. Hua Jianxing chuckled. His hand wasn't small. This wasn't like in the movies where you just get the highest card. This was playing the game properly. He was dealt the cards; there were no tricks involved. Getting anything was all about luck. It was unlikely he could get a really good hand like this. As things stood, his hand was still the most likely to be the highest, but he didn't expect to get Fulhouse. Having three Kings was good enough. Getting three Kings plus a pair would be too difficult.
Hua Jianxing smiled. He counted out five million chips and pushed them in. Zhou Xuan probably wouldn't follow this round anymore, but he had already put in one million, which was considered a loss. He had just won fifteen million in just a few rounds of Three Kingdoms. If he didn't find a way to get it back, he would have to actually pay out cash.
Next, Gu Yuan spoke. After thinking for a moment, he guessed that Hua Jianxing might have a good hand, otherwise he wouldn't have raised the bet to five million. However, his own hand might have a flush, but he didn't know what his hidden card was. He still had one last card to play. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and pushed in five million chips.
If Hua Jianxing ultimately wins, this won't count as a loss for him. Initially, the three of them hadn't considered the possibility of Zhou Xuan winning a lot of money, so they hadn't discussed how to calculate their wins and losses. They only agreed that if Zhou Xuan won money, the three of them would split the winnings equally. So, after thinking about it, Gu Yuan still placed a bet of five million. If his hidden card was clubs and his last card was also clubs, then it would be a flush, which was a pretty good hand and worth the gamble!
Zhou Xuan smiled; he would naturally follow suit. However, before doing so, he first used his icy energy to transform and devour the first, third, and fifth cards in the hand that was about to be dealt. This would result in Hua Jianxing having Fulhouse, three Kings plus a pair of fives, Gu Yuan having a flush with the King of Clubs, and Zhou Xuan receiving the highest hand among the three: a straight flush, and a six and seven of diamonds!
After secretly tampering with the chips, Zhou Xuan pushed all the chips in front of him out without even counting them, smiled slightly, and said, "I'm betting everything. Hehe, is this called all-in? Let's go all in then!"
When Zhou Xuan pushed out all the bets, Hua Jianxing, Gu Yuan, and Zeng Guoyu were once again taken aback. Zhou Xuan was too fierce!
Zhou Xuan was the last player to raise the bet, and now the last card was being dealt. It was time to decide the outcome; whether to call or not depended on this final card!
Hua Jianxing knew that the real outcome of this round would depend on the result of the last card being dealt, because Zhou Xuan had already gone all in. This meant that whether they called or not, Zhou Xuan's win or loss would depend on the result after the cards were revealed.
Without saying anything more, Hua Jianxing picked up the cards from the table and dealt them. The first card was Gu Yuan, then Zhou Xuan, and finally himself.
The last card is also face down.
Hua Jianxing and Gu Yuan each took their cards and slowly moved them aside to examine them. The three middle cards were already known; they only needed to see the first and last cards.
It took them both at least twenty seconds to see the cards. Although they tried to appear calm, a hint of joy still showed on their faces.
Zhou Xuan naturally knew, but he didn't look at the cards, didn't even move his hand, and didn't touch the cards in front of him. Hua Jianxing sent them out in the same way he had been!
Now it was Hua Jianxing's turn to speak. Zhou Xuan went all in, and his trump card was Fulhouse, which was a very high-profile card. There was no need to pretend anymore. Whether he pretended or not, Zhou Xuan had already gone all in, so there was no need to entice him anymore.
"Hehe, Mr. Zhou, you're all in? Then I'll join you in and go all in too!"
Hua Jianxing smiled and pushed out all the chips in front of him; this was a call, no question about it.
Gu Yuan's hand is a big flush, and he has to call it no matter what. It makes a difference whether he calls or not. If he doesn't call, he won't be able to compare the hand with Zhou Xuan. If he calls, even if he loses, as long as Hua Jianxing wins, he won't lose. Only if Zhou Xuan wins in the end will the three of them truly lose. This hand will probably give Zhou Xuan nearly 40 million in cash. Adding to the 15 million that Zhou Xuan won at the beginning, that's more than 50 million!
If the total loss is only a little over ten million, the three of them can each contribute a little over five million. This amount is manageable, but if each person has to contribute nearly twenty million in cash, that would be a bit too much for them!
Before, they had lost nearly 200 million yuan to Ma Shu. Gu Yuan lost 150 million yuan, Hua Jianxing lost 100 million yuan, and Zeng Guoyu lost 20 million yuan. They had already lost a lot and were devastated. Their families did not know. They had also borrowed a lot of money and were heavily in debt. They were already struggling to make ends meet. If they lost tens of millions more, they would not be able to bear it!
If we're talking about Gu Yuan and Hua Jianxing's family, they certainly wouldn't care about this small amount of money, but they spend their time eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring outside, so how could they dare to say it when they get home?
Gu Yuan naturally pushed out all the chips in front of him, then looked at Zhou Xuan, then at Hua Jianxing, and said to Hua Jianxing, "Young Master Hua, hehe, time to show your cards?"
Hua Jianxing smiled and said, "It's open, Young Master Gu. Your hand must be quite strong. Tell me, what is it?"
“Mine isn’t big, it’s a flush!” Gu Yuan said, turning his hole cards over. He then smiled at Hua Jianxing, trying to estimate the strength of his hole cards. He was a little unsure, but he was an old friend of Hua Jianxing’s, and he knew the guy’s background well. Judging from his appearance, he must have some strength in his hole cards.