NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

And behind him,

The middle-aged card dealer elegantly turned over the last card belonging to the number one position.

To the astonishment of Andy, Carbon, Blair, and dozens of others, the playing card was respectfully slid to the end of the four spades.

—5 of spades, a suit of spades.

……

……

【Done. Based on the surveillance data given to me by the ghost sisters, I have already compiled and rendered the behavioral data model of that table of people.】

Lamo Hague's gambling skills were mediocre; he lied a total of thirty-seven times, during which he lowered his gaze thirty-two times and changed his sitting posture five times.

When nervous, he likes to move his elbow; when excited, he likes to look at his cards. Whenever he wants to raise, his sentences tend to be longer, usually more than 27 words, and generally between 30 and 56 words.

Furthermore, the total chips held by the eight people at his table amounted to only 12.15 million. If you're willing to bring in 22 million, they have no reason to refuse.

Yes, thank you for your hard work.

The man cheerfully pulled out the wooden chair from the gambling table, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, sat down in seat number five, nodding gently to the gamblers present.

"Want to play a couple of rounds?"

Chapter 134 Why Don't You Cry

【?3、?7、?3、?Q、?J】

【?Q、?K、?K、?8、?2】

【?9、?6、?4、?4、?6】

【5、A……】

The warm, classic lighting concealed the darkness and ugliness of the gambling table. Every shuffling motion by the dealer would change the final hand that appeared above the heads of all the players in Phoenix Vision.

Thanks to the fact that the Gold Coin Battle is the most upscale casino in Ark, whenever a new player joins the table, the dealer must dismantle a new deck of cards to prove that the table has no problems with the gambling equipment.

Since the new cards are in complete order and each card is of roughly the same thickness, Anick only needs to deduce the final hand of each player based on the complete card order and the thickness of the cut card during shuffling.

No matter how dazzling the dealer's shuffling techniques may be, in the face of artificial intelligence, this pitiful amount of computation is less than one hundred millionth of the chip's computing power.

That's why Phoenix didn't even blink when Andy bet up to $64 million.

From his perspective, the winner and loser were already known before the cards were even dealt.

All that's left to do is act.

Phoenix's antics—from feigning frustration at losing to composure after a successful win, and his deceptive actions while contemplating his hand—were all designed to stir up the gambling frenzy and competitive spirit of the other players at the table.

"Add another bet, 50,000."

Considering that the players at this table were not wealthy, with an average chip stack of only around one million, someone considerately asked Blair to exchange several stacks of "small change" for him, and generously scattered these metal chips onto the gambling table.

"You've got guts, buddy."

Having won 120,000 in half an hour, Lamo Haig slapped his shiny scalp and laughed heartily, holding his straight in his hand:

"How about this, I'll add 50,000 to play a round with you guys. Anyway, we're all working in command, so if I lose, I'll treat you to dinner."

[With 40 characters, a slight elbow movement, and two glances at his cards within twelve seconds, his subconscious likely still wanted to raise.]

With Anick's help and reminder, Phoenix first glanced at the straight [10, 9, 8, 7, 6] above Hague's head, then raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to flick his own hole cards up and down with his thumb.

【?3、?3、?3、?5、*?5】

A three-of-a-kind with two full houses is a higher-ranking hand than a straight.

and so……

Should we win? Or should we lose?

It's important to know that the rules for limit betting and no-limit betting are slightly different.

Because limited betting involves smaller stakes, half of the bet chips must be thrown into the chip pool when the cards are dealt.

Compared to the losses of 80,000, 160,000, or 320,000 when betting on unlimited numbers, the losses when betting on limited numbers without intentionally chasing bets are usually between 10,000 and 60,000, and rarely exceed 80,000.

Phoenix pondered this with a heavy heart, fearing that if he won too big at once, he would scare the bald man away, and also worried that if he deliberately lost too much to him, the other man might suddenly lose his temper and quit while he was ahead.

After all, his goal wasn't simply to win all the money from this thing.

Over here, the man was pondering how to control the heat.

Over there, Blair and a few other spectators were also very focused.

In their eyes, Hager was holding four face-up cards: 10, 9, 8, and 7. The other seven players had only three Jacks and one 6 among their face-up cards. Therefore, it was highly likely that Hager's face-up card was a 6, and it was not impossible that it was a Jack.

It's probably a straight flush, so the chances of it being a bluff are slim.

As they thought this, they turned their attention to the four notice boards in Phoenix: [?3, ?3, ?3, ?5].

Three of a kind with one extra card is an excellent hand. At the very least, it's a three of a kind, then a full house, and the best hand can be a four of a kind. Moreover, the three of a kind is a face-up card, which usually forces many players to give up their chips and leave the game early.

The problem is that the last two cards, the 3 and 5 of spades and the 5 of hearts, have already appeared on other players' face cards. This means Phoenix's chances of having four of a kind are immediately reduced to zero, and his chances of having three of a kind are further diminished by a straight...

The only two ways to beat Hagg are a three-of-a-kind with two extra full houses, or simply betting that Hagg has no straights.

Raise? Or collect?

Pat-pat, pat-pat-pat—

Phoenix flipped the cards faster and faster, and his usually expressionless face now showed a hint of anxiety. He said slowly, "Raise, 150,000."

Are you trying to force me to leave?

When Haig heard his notoriously crazy colleague across from him shout out a high raise of "150,000," the bald man's first reaction was that this madman wanted to force him to fold and leave the game by raising the stakes.

If he continues to play, his own chips will increase from 80,000 to 230,000. If he stops playing now, his loss will be reduced to 40,000.

To add or not to add?

Watching Phoenix's card-drawing motions, Hague's breathing unconsciously became heavy and rapid, as the adrenaline secreted due to tension stimulated his heart rate and rationality.

If he wins, he will receive a total of 430,000 chips from the opponent's 250,000 bets plus the 180,000 bets in the pot.

If we can win, it's 430,000.

As long as we can win...

“I’ll call, I’ll also bet 250,000.”

He tossed five chips of different denominations from his body toward the dealer's position. A vein bulged on Ramo Hager's forehead as he asked in a deep voice, "Raise, or showdown?"

He took the gamble.

Betting on the opponent bluffing, betting on the opponent not having a trump card, betting on the opponent...

"Collect the cards."

Without giving Hague much time to think, someone deliberately adopted a frustrated and disgruntled demeanor, flipped over all his open cards, and then slid all his hole cards toward the dealer.

"continue."

……

……

"Sis, you came, why did you drag me along!"

Upon receiving Andy's message, Decker Lawrence, with a bitter face, followed his sister like a lackey into the VIP entrance of the Gold Coin Battle, muttering to himself:

"What kind of woman brings her brother-in-law along when she dates a man?"

"Hey~ It's only been a few days, and you've gotten quite bold."

Hearing Decker's slightly teasing complaint, Cornyn Lawrence glanced at her underling without batting an eye and said frankly:

"If I came alone, my purpose would be too obvious."

"Uh……"

When the younger brother noticed his older sister's rather cold glance at him, he immediately nodded obediently like a son.

Ah...right!

"Yes, yes, actually I wanted to come to the casino, but I was afraid of getting scolded if I came alone, so I asked you to come with me."

"Hmm, aren't you going to thank your older sister? Where's your manners?"

"Thank you, elder sister!"

Seeing Comien's satisfied smile, Decker, who had just entered the elevator, cautiously continued to probe the woman's intentions.

"Sis, you don't actually like him, do you?"

"Hey, don't tell me it's love at first sight. With his face, how could any woman fall in love at first sight?"

"You've taken a fancy to him?"

The woman, arms crossed below her chest, seemingly unconcerned that her cleavage might appear even more prominent, snorted coldly and replied irritably:

"I'll pick the tallest among the short ones~ Marriage is an investment anyway, so I might as well invest in a promising stock that I find pleasing to the eye."