A monthly salary of only about two thousand yuan is hard-earned money from manual labor. Losing it like this is certainly not pleasant.
The two workers looked at their cards one after the other. They didn't have any pairs, and they threw down their cards with disappointment, muttering curses under their breath.
Then it was Zhou Xuan's turn. Zhou Xuan probed with his icy aura and found that his hand was actually a nine of hearts. He had a decent flush. When you're confident, good cards come your way. When you don't have good cards, you bluff your way to victory.
With a smile, Zhou Xuan naturally didn't look at the cards and counted out a thousand yuan, putting it in.
Li Wei, that fool, still didn't look at his cards and threw in a thousand. Zhou Xuan didn't say anything to him. Anyway, he was confident that he could beat Wang Liang and his group, and he didn't care about Li Wei's messing around. In fact, this round was entirely due to his secret bet of a thousand in the first hand, which made it difficult for the others to pass easily and also prevented Wang Liang and his group from getting what they wanted. It was truly a lucky accident.
Zhu Yonghong scoffed inwardly. He shared Wang Liang's thoughts and gradually calmed down. In their territory, they had the manpower and resources. Given enough time, they could set a trap, and all the money Zhou Xuan and his group had would fall into their hands. There was nothing to worry about.
Without much expression, Zhu Yonghong counted out ten more hundred-yuan bills and threw them into the middle of the table.
Next, Wang Damao was dumbfounded because there's a rule in Texas Hold'em: if all the players in the game have passed two rounds and all the other players have blind bets except for himself, then he can't see their hole cards. This forces him to either fold or keep throwing in the two thousand yuan he already has.
Thinking back to the last time, this is only the second round, and everyone else is still holding their cards face down, so they might all have bad cards, especially Zhou Xuan, who just cheated!
Wang Damao gritted his teeth and threw in another two thousand, but after only two rounds, his forehead was...
It was Wang Liang's turn again. As the leader of his group, he couldn't afford to be weak. There were three other people present. He and Zhu Yonghong didn't know their hand yet, but at least Wang Damao's hand was decent. Zhou Xuan and Li Wei were playing with their hands hidden, and they only had two decks of cards, so their chances were naturally lower than theirs. What was there to be afraid of?
Without a second thought, Wang Liang threw in another thousand.
Zhou Xuan naturally wouldn't give Wang Damao a chance to turn things around. He figured that as soon as he showed his cards, Wang Damao would immediately take out his money to see his hole cards, so he immediately threw in another thousand to continue his blind bet.
After placing his bet, Zhou Xuan used his ice energy to probe everyone's cards. Li Wei, who was next in line, had a terrible hand. Zhu Yonghong also had a terrible hand, without any face cards, and his highest single card was only a ten. Wang Damao had a pair of sixes. When Zhou Xuan detected Wang Liang's hand, he chuckled to himself!
It's truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. This guy's hole card is a straight, which is quite a strong hand, second only to his own flush!
Having made up his mind, Zhou Xuan released his icy aura to keep an eye on Wang Liang and his group of four, lest they make any underhanded moves. Li Wei threw in another thousand yuan without even looking at his cards. Zhu Yonghong followed suit and continued to throw money in. Wang Damao had already lost several thousand yuan, so naturally he was unwilling to let go. Moreover, judging from his cards, he probably still had the best chance of winning. He gritted his teeth and threw in another two thousand yuan.
Wang Liang narrowed his eyes, thinking that continuing like this was a bit of a loss. If it were just him and Zhu Yonghong making a blind bet, it wouldn't be so bad, at least they wouldn't have to spend more money than Zhou Xuan's side. But now, on their side, Wang Damao had to pay an extra two thousand yuan every hand. If no one saw the hole cards, then Wang Damao would have to follow the bet blindly. If he lost later, he would be in deep trouble!
Wang Liang thought for a moment and decided not to bet secretly anymore. He picked up the bottom cards, stacked them neatly, and then looked at them. The top card was a spade, which was a good omen. Even if it was a single card, it was the highest one.
After taking a deep breath, Wang Liang slowly pried open the first spade card a tiny bit, revealing a sliver of black. He was delighted, thinking it might be a flush. Then a semicircle appeared. He pried it open a little more, and a small black dot appeared on the edge of the semicircle. Without a doubt, it was a flush!
The two cards are already quite good. It could be a straight flush, a flush, a straight, or a pair. If it's a high-ranking hand, this is a pretty good hand among high-ranking hands.
Wang Liang didn't look at the suit first, but continued to look at the last card. This time, after pulling open a crack, what was revealed first was a hint of red.
Wang Liang felt a jolt of disappointment, then thought that the best outcome would be a single card, which would be the highest possible hand he could get. Next would be a pair, or a straight, but the best result would be a straight, which would be the ideal hand.
Wang Liang took a breath, then slowly pulled the line open a little more, and saw a red vertical line. He was overjoyed and thought to himself: "Please don't let it be ten!"
After pulling the line open a little further, I saw a red diagonal line. My heart skipped a beat, but I tried to calm myself down. My hand was a straight!
As he wished, Wang Liang calmed down and pretended to be hesitant, as if considering whether to put his money in. This action indicated that his hand was not strong. In most people's minds, even if they had a pair of ten or more, they would throw the money in without hesitation. His expression was meant to make others think that his hand was not strong, and that the strongest he had was only a pair of small pairs.
This "other person" is, of course, Zhou Wang.
Fortunately, Zhou Xuan knew all about his trump card, so even if he wanted to deceive him, he couldn't. Wang Liang's...
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Liang picked up the cards as if to throw them into the discard pile on the table, then gritted his teeth, withdrew his hand, and still counted out two thousand yuan and put it in.
Without hesitation, Zhou Xuan threw in another thousand yuan and continued his bet.
Li Wei stopped betting secretly because Wang Liang had seen the cards and followed. Two people had their cards revealed. Putting aside Wang Liang, Wang Damao was obviously a lackey, a follower, or a thug. He didn't have the guts or the money to follow. He had bet 20 yuan on two hands, so he must have some cards in his hand.
If the remaining players continued to bet blindly, Li Wei would continue, dragging it out until Wang Damao was finished. But Wang Liang realized this and knew that dragging it out would cost them a lot of money. So when he looked at his cards, Li Wei picked them up and looked at them without regret or regret. He simply threw the cards into the discard pile.
It was Zhu Yonghong's turn. Now it was three of them against Zhou Xuan. Moreover, Zhou Xuan was betting blindly, while Wang Damao and Wang Liang were playing openly. No matter how hard they tried, their hand was no weaker than Zhou Xuan's. They felt at ease. In order to continue to provoke Zhou Xuan's gambling instincts, Zhu Yonghong also did not look at his cards and bet 1,000 blindly.
Wang Damao couldn't keep up any longer and decided to see Wang Liang's hand. He counted out four thousand yuan and put it in the center of the table, then said he wanted to see Wang Liang's hand.
Wang Liang let him look. Wang Damao first took a look at Wang Liang's cards and, upon seeing that Wang Liang had a straight, breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't been very confident with his hand, and losing would have been disastrous, but now that Wang Liang had such a strong hand, he figured he would be the ultimate winner. With nearly ten thousand yuan in Wang Liang's hands, he hadn't really lost; it was still manageable.
With his mind at ease, Wang Damao started acting again. First, he looked at Wang Liang's cards, then at his own, as if he was willing to believe it. Then he looked at Wang Liang again, and then at himself, as if he was looking specifically at a single card.
Zhou Xuan understood perfectly well that Wang Damao's action was a common coordinated move by his group. They were deliberately making an expression that suggested they had very little to play.
Wang Damao finally threw down his cards; he was defeated.
Wang Liang smiled faintly. At this moment, he stopped pretending and simply counted out two thousand yuan and put it in the middle of the table.
At this moment, a large pile of hundred-yuan bills had accumulated in the middle of the table. It amounted to at least 20,000 yuan, making most of the people around it extremely envious!
Zhou Xuan chuckled and continued counting out another thousand yuan, placing it on the table. Up to now, he had thrown less than five thousand yuan. Because it was a blind bet, he had gained a huge advantage. Wang Damao and Wang Liang, on the other hand, had thrown out quite a lot of money. These two guys were betting openly, which meant they would double their bets.
Volume 1, Chapter 217: Unveiling the Skin
After Erda Mao saw Wang Liang's hidden card and died, only Wang Liang, Zhu Yongli, and Xun Zhan remained on the table, and only Wang Liang had his cards revealed.
From their own psychological perspectives, Zhou Xuan was fully aware of the situation and everyone was under his control, which goes without saying. Wang Liang, on the other hand, believed himself to be the most powerful person in the room because his hand was indeed extremely strong. Neither Zhu Yonghong nor Zhou Xuan had seen their cards, and his men had been keeping a close eye on Zhou Xuan from beginning to end, making it impossible for him to pull any tricks.
Thinking this way, Wang Liang was full of confidence. He didn't believe that Zhou Xuan could get a better hand by making a blind bet. Zhu Yonghong's bet was all about psychology and luck. Anyway, neither he nor Zhou Xuan had seen their cards. Who had the better hand was just a matter of luck. More importantly, he had Wang Liang as a backup. Wang Liang had seen his cards and followed suit, and he had even beaten Wang Damao's hand. He understood what Wang Damao had just done. Wang Liang definitely had a good hand!
With both courage and skill, he was able to keep up. Zhu Yonghong kept adding to his hand, and Wang Liang naturally refused to give up. On the field, he thought he had the best hand and was sure to win, so why would he look at his cards first?
Zhou Xuan was most happy to see this happen. With Zhu Yonghong and Wang Liang included, he basically dragged them down with 3,000 yuan for every 1,000 yuan he put in. After throwing in another 10,000 yuan, Wang Liang and Zhu Yonghong had put in as much as 30,000 yuan.
As more and more hundred-yuan bills appeared in the middle of the table, the people around the table were both envious and excited. No matter how fiercely they gambled in the past, they had never seen such a fierce scene.
For a game to be successful, you need good players. Without good players, no matter how much money you have, if no one dares to gamble heavily with you, the game won't be exciting. However, no matter how many bets were placed, Zhou Xuan never asked to see Wang Liang and Zhu Yonghong's cards, as if he wanted to wait until Wang Liang and Zhu Yonghong had put all their money in.
Wang Liang had a total of over 90,000, Zhu Yonghong had over 70,000, while Wu Yong and Wang Damao each had around 20,000. Wang Damao lost more than half of his winnings in just two rounds.
Zhou Xuan had 90,000 in money, and won over 10,000 in the previous round. His total was over 100,000, of which he originally had 100,000. He initially gave 10,000 to Zhang Sinian.