The mechanism on the back of the card alone is enough to prove it, but we didn't expect that the two of them would tamper with the cards again during the dealing process.
Fu Gui looked at Fu Shan, Fu Bao, and Lao Jiang again. They were all foolishly handing out their money, only focusing on their own cards when the cards were dealt. They didn't notice at all whether the other players were cheating or making any dirty moves. No wonder they lost money!
Fu Gui gritted his teeth. He didn't need to think about Fu Shan and the others; he'd been the same way before, a complete fool. If it weren't for Zhou Xuan's guidance, he'd still be the same as before. Now that he had so much money, who knew how much more he might lose?
The thought sent a chill down Fu Gui's spine. Losing a little money when he was broke was no big deal, but the thought of losing it all when he had money was daunting.
In the first round of cards, Guan Lin did not cheat when dealing the cards. However, after everyone paid out and some threw their cards, Guan Lin looked at his own cards and then laughed and cursed, "A bunch of trash cards." He then threw them into the discard pile.
After Guan Lin threw away his cards, no one paid any attention to him. Guan Lin casually picked up the discarded cards and shuffled them.
In the card game, Fu Gui threw away his cards early and secretly kept an eye on Guan Lin, while Yu Qiang on the side did not look at his cards and was making secret bets with Fu Shan and the others.
This was something they had planned together: Yuqiang would attract their attention while Guanlin would shuffle the cards and set up the trap, because Guanlin was quicker to act.
If you don't pay attention, you won't know; once you do, you'll immediately realize it.
Fu Gui saw Guan Lin place several high-value cards on the deck and shuffle the remaining cards into the box. He didn't know how many people's cards Guan Lin had set up. Last time, Guan Lin had given him three tens. If it weren't for Hu Yun's secret help, Fu Gui would have lost everything last time.
Volume 1, Chapter 468: Reaping What One Sows
Because of Zhou Xuan's instructions, Fu Gui sat next to him after entering. While Guan Lin was shuffling the cards and cheating, Zhou Xuan secretly whispered to him, "Brother Fu Gui, I'm in front of you. In every round from now on, if I bet blindly, just bet blindly and go all in. Don't be afraid, you'll win. If I show my cards, don't call, just fold."
Since everyone had money, Guan Lin had already agreed before the game that the maximum bet was 500, the maximum bet for seeing cards was 1000, and the maximum blind bet was 200. If you had a blind 2 and a 5, you would need to bet 500 on the 200, which would be extremely cost-effective. This was also a plan that Guan Lin and Yu Qiang had devised.
Because of convenience, the pot base has been reduced to ten yuan. Sometimes, if you're fast, you can play thirty or forty times an hour, which is three hundred times in ten hours. If you're unlucky, you'll lose all the way and not even be able to pick up the pot base once. In this way, even if you don't lose money by playing cards with others, you can still lose three or four thousand yuan from the pot base.
In order to deal cards in the second round, Yu Qiang took a look at his hole cards on the third blind bet, then smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, I have a pair that's neither too big nor too small. Oh well, I'll put in five hundred yuan." After saying that, he counted out five hundred yuan and put it in.
At this point, only Fushan was still present. Fushan had already seen the hole cards; it was a pair of threes, with only one pair being slightly larger than a pair of twos. With such a pair, he had only bet about ten yuan, but if he were to bet again now, he would have to bet five hundred yuan. If he wanted to see Yuqiang's hole cards, he would have to bet a thousand yuan. It was too unprofitable, and there was no guarantee of winning.
Furthermore, Yuqiang just said that his trump card is a pair that is neither too big nor too small. No one would believe that. It must be a straight or better, most likely a flush. Otherwise, why would he throw out 500 yuan all at once?
Zhou Xuan remained expressionless. Yu Qiang's hand consisted of three worthless cards, with the highest single card not even a Jack. This was clearly a bluff against Fu Shan, but Fu Shan was certain not to play along.
Fu Shan didn't have the guts. Of course, not following was the best option, which also suited Zhou Xuan's wishes. If he followed, he would definitely win, and Guan Lin's prepared card box would be useless. Yu Qiang wouldn't get a chance to win, so he wouldn't have the opportunity to deal cards. Without dealing cards, the game he set up would naturally be useless.
Since everyone has money today, Guan Lin and Yu Qiang had already planned ahead. They decided not to take their time setting things up, but to drag them into the scheme from the start, so that the competition would be more intense.
Fushan eventually threw away his cards, and Fugui saw that he was facing three opponents. At this moment, he really wanted to see Yuqiang's cards.
Yu Qiang chuckled and said, "Fushan, I'm bluffing. Why don't you call? Hehe, I only have three loose cards, the highest one being the ten of clubs. Hehe, if you call, the five hundred yuan is yours."
When Fu Shan saw that Yu Qiang had turned over his three cards, which were three cards of different suits, with ten being the highest, he couldn't help but slap his thigh in annoyance and exclaimed, "Ouch..."
But as annoyed as he was, he had lost. He was annoyed that he hadn't won Yuqiang's five hundred yuan, but he hadn't lost much money, only twenty yuan.
Yuqiang deliberately provoked Fushan so that he would be more impulsive in the next round. If Yuqiang pretended to be a bluffer again, Fushan would fall for it.
However, in the next hand, Guan Lin himself will take the highest card from the box he set up. This was a plan between the two of them. In order not to attract attention, when he shuffled the cards to set up the game, he would deal the highest card to Yu Qiang. If Yu Qiang shuffled the cards to set up the game, he would deal the highest card to Guan Lin. This way, if others lost money, they would not suspect the person who shuffled and dealt the cards in the last round when they won money.
Fu Gui understood completely at this moment. He watched as Yu Qiang picked up the cards that Guan Lin had prepared and shuffled them. However, after the cards were separated from each other, only the right hand was being shuffled, and then the cards were put back together. This action was extremely fast. To an outsider, unless they were as perceptive as Fu Gui, they would not notice it at all and would only see Yu Qiang shuffling the cards very quickly.
Then, when the cards were dealt, Fu Gui could clearly see that Yu Qiang had slightly shifted the top stack of cards from the bottom stack. When Guan Lin, the player to his left, cut the cards, he simply lifted the top stack from that spot.
While Fu Gui was watching Yu Qiang play cards, he didn't let Yu Qiang and Guan Lin notice it very obviously. He just paid attention to it casually and secretly, trying his best not to arouse their suspicion.
Zhou Xuan naturally used his special ability to detect that in the trap set by Guan Lin, the three cards Yu Qiang dealt from below were three Aces, which were given to Guan Lin. In the shuffled card box, Fu Shan had three 8s, Fu Bao had three 6s, Fu Gui had three Kings, Lao Jiang had a flush, Zhou Xuan had a straight flush of three, four, and five, and Yu Qiang himself had a bad hand.
Zhou Xuan sneered inwardly. Yu Qiang and Guan Linxin were truly ruthless; they wanted to kill Fugui and his gang with just one hand of cards.
Getting such a hand, and it's only the second hand of the game, it's impossible not to go crazy! A three-of-a-kind, even with my wife present, I'd still throw it into the game and bet it.
Zhou Xuan activated his supernatural ability, transforming and absorbing one of the Aces on Yu Qiang's cards. Then he slightly messed up the hidden mark on the back of the third card, making it look like the hidden mark of an Ace.
Zhou Xuan didn't touch the other players' cards. After the cards were dealt, Fu Bao, the player to his left, spoke up. The first player had to make a blind bet. Fu Bao chuckled and threw in fifty yuan, saying, "I'm going to make a fortune! Let's gamble big! Whoever wins in the end is lucky. I'm raising my bet now."
In that case, if you continue to bet blindly, it will be fifty dollars, but if you see the cards and call with open cards, it will be one hundred dollars.
Next up was Zhou Xuan. Without a second thought, Zhou Xuan pulled out two hundred yuan and put it in, laughing, "Alright, let's raise the stakes. I'll put in two hundred. That's the maximum. You all follow suit, let's make it exciting!"
Zhou Xuan's actions left Fushan, Fubao, and Lao Jiang stunned, while Yuqiang and Guanlin found it amusing. Zhou Xuan had unwittingly helped them by starting with such a high stakes, and when they saw the cards later, they realized they all had strong hands. How could they not call?
Of everyone present, only Fugui understood. This was the secret signal he and Zhou Xuan had agreed upon. If Zhou Xuan bet blindly, he would confidently call. He had also seen his own hand from the back of his hole cards—three Kings. The backs of Yuqiang and Guanlin's cards were too far away to see clearly, but he figured one of them must have three Aces. Damn it, they were targeting him!
Seeing that Zhou Xuan remained calm, Fu Gui had no choice but to place two hundred yuan as well, saying, "Let's add to the fun, I'll place two hundred." Although he placed the money, Fu Gui was still a little suspicious. From beginning to end, when Guan Lin was shuffling the cards and making the box, he did not see Zhou Xuan touch the cards. How did he manage to tamper with them?
Despite his suspicions, Zhou Xuan didn't give him any further signals or glances, so he must have been confident. Therefore, Fu Gui could only grit his teeth and follow along.
Fu Gui's next opponent was Fu Bao. Because Fu Bao's cards were next to Fu Gui's, Fu Gui could see them clearly. The cards were marked with three sixes. Fu Gui thought to himself, "Guan Lin and Yu Qiang are too vicious. They want to trap all of us in one game. They might lose all their money in one game and then borrow our debts to gamble again. That's how they've always done it."
Fu Bao originally intended to call with a blind bet, but the starting price was already two hundred, and more than ninety percent of the hole cards were junk cards, so he sighed and picked up the hole cards to look at them. However, when his eyes fell on the hole cards, his hand trembled slightly, and then he quickly calmed down and looked at them carefully again.
His hands trembled. The bottom card in his hand was three sixes. After confirming that the bottom card was three sixes, Fu Bao's face changed. His face turned red, and he couldn't help but pant. He counted out five hundred yuan and put it in, asking, "Is...is...five hundred?"
Guan Lin chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, that's right. A concealed two and a five, with a concealed bet of two hundred, the revealed hand is five hundred, that's correct."
Fu Gui sighed inwardly. Fu Bao's actions showed that he had lost his mind. Even if Guan Lin and Yu Qiang had set up a trap, he wouldn't win any money. Judging from his expression, everyone knew that he had a winning hand.
If someone has a slightly worse hand, no one will follow suit.
Seeing Fu Bao's actions, Lao Jiang naturally wouldn't place any more hidden bets behind him. Besides, that's not his personality; no matter how many people followed, he would always check his cards.
When Old Jiang looked at the cards, he was stunned. He never expected to get a hand of AQ and 10 of hearts, a real flush.
Having such a strong hand, and it's only the second round, the game has only just begun, so naturally I have to call. But that call costs five hundred yuan!
Old Jiang's hands were also trembling a bit; he had to count the five hundred yuan several times before he could count it correctly.