Chapter 447: Old Lu Won Money

Then Old Lu began to let loose and play boldly.

I watched from the side,

Formal casinos have dedicated dealers who deal cards.

And there are card-dealing machines.

It's not a single deck; this prevents some people from relying on memory to count cards.

Actually, if a person goes astray even a little, all their intelligence and talent will be used for evil.

At this moment Old Lu already had three cards in his hand,

Old Lu's way of looking at his cards was no longer the same as in the hotel room.

He clenched the three cards in his hand and slowly unfolded them.

Behind him I also wanted to see what cards Old Lu was holding.

But Old Lu unfolded them very slowly,

Bit by bit, I could see from one corner that Old Lu's cards were not good; they were probably a mixed hand.

According to normal play,

With such cards, one would simply not play.

But Old Lu continued to play, and even raised the stakes, jumping straight to 500,000.

The other three players also kept calling.

After calling two rounds in a row, Old Lu had no chips left.

At this moment Old Lu called me over,

"Mr. Zhao, do you think we should keep calling or not?"

I understood Old Lu's meaning.

I said to Old Lu: "Just boldly call; I said if I lose, it's on me,

"Are we out of chips?"

Old Lu nodded.

If you have no chips in a casino, even the best cards are useless; they won't give you a chance to turn things around.

I called Ding Li over,

and told him to hurry back to the room to get money and exchange for chips.

This time Ding Li exchanged for 10 million chips.

And he placed all the chips in front of Old Lu.

Old Lu now had confidence.

Then he directly raised the stakes to one million.

At this point the total chips on the table had already exceeded five million.

Seeing Old Lu raise to one million, the other three players saw one of them drop out.

The remaining two continued to call.

I felt a bit nervous,

After all, I had seen Old Lu's cards; they were a mixed hand—how could he be so confident?

He had only looked at his cards once, hadn't looked again, and wasn't even holding them.

This shows he wasn't cheating.

If we lost, we wouldn't have much money left; Wen Han had lent me a total of fifty million.

We've already used a little less than half; if we run out of money, it will be hard for us to get into the VIP room.

I saw Old Lu's expression, very confident,

He took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking.

Old Lu's confidence also infected me.

Anyway, let's gamble; I already said if I lose it's on me—so let's lose openly and honorably.

I called Ding Li again, telling him to go back to the room to get more money and exchange for another ten million chips to support Old Lu.

Soon a pile of chips appeared in front of Old Lu again.

A smile appeared on Old Lu's face,

Then Old Lu spoke,

Old Lu directly raised to two million chips; in this casino, two million is the cap—no more can be added.

He added two million at once,

Moreover, the other two players also saw us continuously supplying Old Lu with chips, so they lost confidence.

One of the fat men broke into a sweat, gripping his cards nervously.

What casinos fear most is tension,

because when tense, mistakes are easily made.

Actually, sometimes gambling is a test of psychological endurance.

Why is Old Lu so relaxed? I said if I lose it's on me, so he naturally has no pressure; if he loses, at most he'll blame himself a little.

These few million are his money to try out.

He would also get nervous.

That fat man picked up his cards again and looked at them repeatedly.

He didn't know whether to call or not,

He watched Old Lu and the other player,

The sweat on his head grew more, and he no longer had the chance to wipe it.

He had a few million chips in his hand; if he puts in this two million...

Nobody is showing their cards—what should we do, call?

But if he doesn't call, the money already invested is just wasted.

The more anxious he became, the less he knew what to do.

The dealer then asked, "Sir, are you still calling? Please speak quickly."

"I, I, call, not call." Pangzi's mouth was already mumbling indistinctly

"Sir, please say whether to call or not. Reply." The dealer asked again.

Pangzi picked up the cards again; he had already clenched the three cards out of shape

Finally, Pangzi gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, I'm not calling. Too ruthless."

Pangzi was also cowed by Lao Lu's aura

Only Lao Lu and another young man with a small braid remained at the table.

He gave Lao Lu a cold look,

Then he tossed his 2 million chips straight onto the table.

The chips on the table had nearly reached ten million.

Seeing someone call, the dealer told Lao Lu, "Please, sir, speak; the chips you raised make you the banker."

Lao Lu took a drag on his cigarette,

Then he asked the dealer, "How many chips are needed to see the cards in this place?"

"Here we add 50%, so 3 million chips will let the opponent show their cards. Sir, are you continuing to bet or show?" The dealer said.

"Keep calling," Lao Lu said, then tossed another 2 million chips onto the table.

If the braided man also doesn't intend to show his cards, then Lao Lu and this young man will keep comparing chip counts until the opponent runs out of chips to call, which counts as a loss.

Some venues have different rules; some allow a cap, and upon reaching a certain amount the dealer can force a show.

Lao Lu had already tossed in another 2 million.

I saw that Lao Lu still had over ten million chips in his hand.

After Lao Lu tossed in 2 million, the young man also couldn't resist picking up his cards to check.

He also felt uncertain.

After all, it's his own money at stake—no one's money comes for free.

Two million is no small sum.

After checking his cards,

He nodded, then added another 2 million chips.

Soon it was Lao Lu's turn to speak,

Lao Lu then picked up 3 million chips,

"Young man, what cards do you have to be so confident?"

"Keep calling; let's show our cards."

Lao Lu tossed in 3 million chips; having called for a show, the opponent must now reveal his cards, and the outcome is decided instantly.

The braided young man exclaimed proudly, "Hah, today I'll let you see something—Three Kings."

He then quickly revealed his cards.

Three Kings are rarely seen in casinos, drawing a crowd.

It was indeed Three Kings.

Everyone burst into applause.

The young man, delighted, told Lao Lu, "Senior, I concede. You don't need to show your cards—you've already lost."

He then prepared to sweep all the chips toward himself.

Lao Lu replied, "Young man, who says I'm sure to lose? I haven't shown my cards yet."

Let me show you my three cards—have a look, and remember this next time.

He then turned over his three cards,

They were Three Aces.

The entire hall fell silent.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" the braided young man shouted.

"How could it be impossible? The cards on the table can't lie." Lao Lu said with a smile.

"You cheated!" the braided young man accused, pointing at Lao Lu.

"Hah, that's not a good accusation—cheating gets your hand cut off. How can you blame me without proof? There are cameras, hidden lights, the dealer, everyone's watching. If you say I cheated, you need evidence." Lao Lu said confidently.