Ace of the Dragon Division

Chapter 275: What a Clever Round (Part one)

The dealer distributed the first round of cards, and just like Xu Cheng had expected, he got the 8 of Clovers.

Stephen got the 7 of Diamonds, and Peel got the J of Spades.

Dealer: “J of Spades, speak.”

Peel looked at his face-down cards – J and 3. Right now, he already had a pair of Js, so the opening was quite smooth for him.

Every raise couldn’t be lower than 50 million, so there was nothing to say about that. Peel directly raised. “50 million.”

Stephen’s hand wasn’t bad either, because his opening hand already had the biggest cards – K and Ace. There was no reason for him to not raise. “Call.”

Xu Cheng didn’t say anything and directly threw in the chips.

The dealer dealt the second round of face-up cards.

Xu Cheng got 2 of Clovers. (A382)

Stephen got 2 of Hearts. (KA72)

Peel got Ace of Spades. (J3JA)

The dealer said, “Ace of Spades, speak.”

Peel looked at Xu Cheng’s face-up cards and saw an 8 and 2 of Clovers. Two cards of the same suit made him a bit worried, but that wasn’t enough to make him fold. After all, the chance of getting a flush was low, and as long as he received a card that was not Clovers, Peel’s pair of Js would have a great chance at beating him.

“50 million then.” Peel was cautious as he didn’t want to follow Jack’s footsteps.

Xu Cheng: “Tsk tsk, one more Clovers and I’m invincible! Haha, I call!”

Stephen sneered. Only a rookie’s acting would be this exaggerated. He didn’t believe at all that Xu Cheng already had 4 cards of the same suit.

“I raise.”

The dealer dealt the last card for everyone.

Xu Cheng got the Ace of Diamonds. (A382A)

Stephen got the K of Hearts. (KKA72)

Peel got the 4 of Hearts. (JJ34A)

Stephen and Peel both smiled when they saw Xu Cheng getting the Ace of Diamonds. Although it was a pretty big card, it meant Xu Cheng couldn’t get a flush anymore, so they joked with Xu Cheng, “It’s not that easy to get a flush. Your Ace isn’t even bigger than Peel’s Ace of Spades. Just fold.”

Peel threw in more money. “50 million.“

Xu Cheng puffed out some smoke and threw in more money. “1 billion.”

Stephen smiled, feeling that this time he had at least an 80% chance of winning. Why? Because by the look of Xu Cheng’s face-up cards: 8, 2, Ace, it was already impossible for him to have a straight because of the 8. Now, Xu Cheng’s biggest hand could only be either triple 2s, or triple 8s, since triple Aces was already impossible with two aces already face-up on the table with him and Peel. It was also very unlikely that Xu Cheng’s two face-down cards were both 2s, because there were already two face-up 2s on the table, meaning that it was pretty unlikely that the remaining 2 were both in Xu Cheng’s hand. That meant the biggest possibility for Xu Cheng was triple 8s! If not, then Xu Cheng’s biggest hand would be a double. And then, the only chance Xu Cheng could beat his pair of Ks was a pair of Aces, and with one with him as face-down and one with Peel as face-up, the chances of Xu Cheng getting the last Ace was very slim. So, considering this, he was quite confident.

“Peel has the Ace of Spades and that’s the highest in singles. You don’t have a flush nor a straight, and since you are not afraid of the Ace of Spades, that means you must have a pair. 100 million, I raise as well!” Stephen laughed and said.

Just as Stephen had analyzed, Peel also knew the situation. His pair of Js wasn’t too small so in this kind of messy situation, he also had a chance. Besides, no matter which one of them wins, it would be the same since it was all their boss’s money.

“1 billion.”

Chapter 275: What a Clever Round (Part two)

Bei Shan looked at Xu Cheng’s face-up cards and mumbled, “You hand really stinks, a pair of 2s or a pair of 8s, both aren’t that big.”

Lin Lei: “Maybe we should just fold. I feel like everyone can already guess each other’s hand.”

Stephen sneered.

Xu Cheng waved his hand. “We already won 800 million, and so we should just be generous this round. A hundred million!”

Stephen grinned. “Since Mr. Xu is this generous, I will raise another 200 million, are you going to as well?”

At the back, the analyst said, “In the current situation, the chances of Stephen and Peel beating Xu Cheng is over 80%. But, everything is still unsure. Now, we will just have to let Xu Cheng reveal a card. As long as it’s not an 8, we can basically fight to the end.”

On the table, Peel threw in a hundred million and said, “Mr. Xu, I want to see one of your cards, is that alright?”

“Of course.” Xu Cheng casually flipped over one of the face-down cards, which was a 3.

When Peel and Stephen saw the 3, they all laughed.

In the back, Beiye and the manager also laughed since they all knew how to play as well, and the analyst didn’t need to do any explanation. 

“Now, triple 2s or triple 8s is no longer possible, and the biggest chance that he could still win the game is a pair of Aces. But Stephen already has an Ace as a face-down, Peel has one as a face-up, and Xu Cheng also has one as a face-up. What are the chances of the last one ending up in Xu Cheng’s hand?” Beiye asked the analyst.

The analyst said, “Very small. It’s very rare that all four Aces are in one section of the deck after the dealer finishes washing, so it’s very rare that the 4 Aces will all appear in one round. All in all, the chance of Xu Cheng getting a pair of Aces is 2%!”

Beiye laughed. “Then, both Stephen and Peel can easily beat him with their hands, right?”

Analyst: “Yeah.”

The manager laughed, and he reached out and poured Beiye another glass of champagne.

At the table, Peel looked at Xu Cheng and laughed and said, “Mr. Xu, you really want to fight till the end with just a pair of 2s or 3s or 8s? I will accompany you then. 200 million!”

Xu Cheng didn’t say anything and pushed in 200 million in chips as well. 

Seeing that Peel didn’t have many chips on him anymore, Stephen signaled Peel.

“Mr. Xu, I don’t want to bully you, so you think carefully.”

He flipped over his face-down K, and plus the face-up K, that was already a pair.

Seeing this, Peel acted pretty frustrated and discontent as he threw his cards, folding his hand. He already put in 400 million, so it was going to be tough to follow with just 100 million left. So, when he saw Stephen’s hand was bigger than his, he just folded.

Xu Cheng saw Stephen’s pair of Ks and laughed. “But what if I have a pair of Aces though?”

Stephen said confidently, “That’s almost impossible.”

Xu Cheng pointed at the Aces on the table, “There are only 3 Aces being spotted, why do you think I don’t have a pair of Aces?”

Stephen: “Alright then, if you want to bluff, go ahead. You just put in your chips, and I will match whatever amount you put.”

“Oh really?” Xu Cheng faintly smiled. Seeing the 500 million on Stephen’s table, he laughed and said, “Alright then, 500 million!”

Seeing this, Stephen’s eyes narrowed as he felt really excited with all the money he could win, but he also didn’t lose his cool. He thought to himself, could Xu Cheng really have a pair of Aces?