Chapter 610 - Gambling in Fury
Chapter 610 of "Super Soldier in the City" opens showing suspense: Chapter 610: Chapter 629 Gambling in FurySun Dongran may seem very arrogant, like a typical... Continue the adventure!
Chapter 610: Chapter 629 Gambling in FurySun Dongran may seem very arrogant, like a typical profligate, a complete idiot, but actually, heâs quite sharp-witted in some aspects, especially in the casino. Right now, heâs setting a trap for Li Yifei, and itâs quite an elaborate setup indeed.
At first, he didnât gamble big, just betting around a thousand, but as he started to lose, he began raising his stakes, targeting Li Yifei, as if he wanted to compete with him. Soon, he was betting ten thousand each time.
In the beginning, when Li Yifei saw him betting that much, he wouldnât dare to follow even with a small pair. However, after watching Sun Dongran and Cao Bin compete a couple of times, he seemed to notice their tactics. Sun Dongran always seemed like a fool, fond of bluffing, daring to bet tens of thousands even with just a small pairâclearly, he was just aching to give his money away.
For now, Li Yifei let the other party think he was just a rookie, while Sun Dongran also wanted Li Yifei to believe that he was a big fool. The two of them were playing dumb, each waiting for the moment to play the fool and eat the tiger.
Next, Li Yifei tried his luck against Sun Dongran a couple of times, winning each time. Li Yifei expressed immense joy, making Sun Dongran secretly thrilled; Li Yifei was falling right into his trap. Once he got used to such high stakes, the rest would be easy.
By this time, Song Tianwei and Wang Shiying were pretty much just filling seats, seldom following, and only doing so when they actually had good cards. Being cautious like that naturally meant they wouldnât lose. But in such a setting, they couldnât win much either, so they basically maintained a break-even position, while Li Yifei became the big winner. Sun Dongranâs five hundred thousand was almost gone, and now he exchanged another million in chips.
The opportunity seemed to arrive quickly when Li Yifei was the bookmaker, and Sun Dongran caught a great handâa straight flush with five, six, and seven. They mightâve been of low rank, but because it was a straight flush, it was a powerful hand, second only to a trio of the same rank.
Those who have played Golden Flower Poker would know how rare it is to catch a trio or straight flush. Itâs so rare that hours can pass without a single such hand, and even if you do get such a good hand, itâs no use if the other players have nothing; without competition, thereâs no money to be won.
What Sun Dongran was most worried about now was that Li Yifei wouldnât have a good hand. That would be such a waste. But then, Li Yifeiâs eyebrows lifted, a clear sign of a good hand. Judging by the extent of his raised eyebrows, his hand was most likely a large straight or, at most, a flush.
This made Sun Dongran extremely happy; it was a great opportunity to take Li Yifei for all he was worth this round.
"Ten thousand!" Sun Dongranâs bets remained consistent as he grabbed a ten-thousand chip and tossed it into the middle of the table.
Cao Bin also looked at his cards, followed with ten thousand, and now, regardless of your hand, if you had even a small pair, you had to follow with ten thousand. Li Yifei naturally did the same.
Wang Shiying and Song Tianwei promptly folded.
In the second round, Sun Dongran spoke first again and immediately tossed in another ten thousand. Cao Bin followed suit, and Li Yifei looked at the two, a trace of excitement on his face, and threw in his ten thousand as well.
Sun Dongran glared at Li Yifei and snorted, "I donât believe that you can beat me every time, kid. If youâve got the guts, keep up," he said, tossing in another ten thousand. Whenever he spoke like that, it was usually a bluff.
Cao Bin gave a slight smile and said, "Well, I might as well join in the fun, Iâve got a hand this round." Golden Flower Poker was a mix of truths and lies; claiming to have a good hand often meant the opposite, betraying a lack of confidence.
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Seems like my hand isnât too bad either, Iâll follow this round."
Whatever Li Yifei said, Sun Dongran and Cao Bin didnât care much, they were both watching his expressions, as well as those of Xu Shanshan and Su Mengxin. The facial expressions of those two often betrayed Li Yifeiâs hand. In this game, it was risky to have others watch your hand, as onlookers could easily give it away with their reactions.
"Damn it, come on, bring it on. I donât believe you guys will keep following," Sun Dongran threw in another ten thousand.
Cao Bin hesitated for a moment and then also threw in ten thousand. "Brother-in-law, if your hand isnât great, just fold. Give me a chance to see Sun Dongranâs cards."
Li Yifei rubbed his nose and said, "Iâll follow one more time. If one of you folds, I can at least compare hands."
Sun Dongran rolled his eyes and said, "Thereâs no way Iâm folding. Even if it kills me, I wonât be scared to death."
Cao Bin chuckled and said, "Since you put it that way, it would be disrespectful for me to fold now. I will follow for another couple of rounds to see what happens."
Li Yifei glared and said, "Am I supposed to be scared of you guys? Iâm following too."
After five or six rounds like this, each of them had thrown in more than a hundred thousand. Sun Dongran pretended to play mind games, glaring as he said, "Youâre really not folding, huh? Alright, letâs raise the stakes, highest bet at fifty thousand. Who dares to join in?"
Cao Bin spoke up immediately, "Isnât that a bit much? Weâre just playing for fun; we donât need to go that high, do we?"
Sun Dongran, eyes ablaze with gambling fever, retorted, "Nonsense, if youâre scared, then donât follow. Iâm going with fifty thousand."
Cao Bin seemed unable to back down after what Sun Dongran said and shook his head, "Alright, alright, Iâll join you for one more hand, weâll see after this next hand."
The two seemed to have completely ignored Li Yifei.
At this point, Li Yifei hesitated and said to Xu Shanshan, "Honey, the stakes have suddenly gotten so high, do we continue or not?"
Xu Shanshan hesitated before replying, "If we look at it from a business perspective, youâre now following with fifty thousand to win over four hundred thousand below, thatâs an eightfold profit, and it seems to be the appropriate move." This girl never liked doing business, but to say such words at this moment was pretty impressive.
Li Yifei then turned his head towards Su Mengxin and asked, "What do you think?"
Su Mengxin gently shook Li Yifeiâs arm and said, "Yingying already said so, so letâs just listen to Yingying. After all, itâs all money weâve won, and thereâs no big deal in losing. Besides, they probably donât have cards as good as yours, right?"
Li Yifei gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, Iâll follow one more hand then." He also threw down fifty thousand in chips.
Sun Dongran was overjoyed inside but stared and said, "Kid, are you really following? Youâre making it so I canât see Cao Binâs cards." Then he too threw fifty thousand in chips.
Cao Bin frowned slightly and threw in fifty thousand chips, "Dongran, brother-in-law, canât one of you two back down?"
Seeing that both of them had followed, Li Yifei hesitated again and said, "Neither of them is backing down, and it seems like they donât have great cards, so what do I do?"
Xu Shanshan eyed the chips below and said, "Youâve already thrown in over a hundred thousand, it seems inappropriate not to follow now, right?"
Su Mengxin then whispered something in Li Yifeiâs ear and glanced at Sun Dongran. Li Yifei immediately brightened up and cheerfully threw in fifty thousand, "Iâm saying retreating is an option now, trying to scare people at this point is useless."
"Who said Iâm trying to scare you? I really have cards, do you two dare to keep up with me? Iâm telling you, Iâm definitely not backing down." Sun Dongran threw down more chips and nudged Cao Binâs foot from underneath.
Cao Bin chuckled and said, "If weâre not backing down, then Iâm in too." Then he glanced subtly at Sun Dongran, a look of gratitude in his eyes.
The two understood each otherâs intentions. Sun Dongran thought Cao Bin kept following to deny Li Yifei the chance to see the cards, forcing Li Yifei to keep following if he didnât want to drop his hand, or else heâd have to fold. With a straight flush, who could bear to fold?
But at this point, Sun Dongran misunderstood Cao Binâs intention because Cao Bin had caught a great hand this round, and it was even bigger than Sun Dongranâs cards. His three cards were actually three eights, which was practically a guaranteed winning hand. He thought Sun Dongran was deliberately cooperating with him.
At this moment, both felt that their partner was in perfect sync, putting verbal pressure on Li Yifei together. Li Yifei kept following hand after hand until he had followed with five or six hundred thousand. Not only had he put in all of his winnings, but he was also about to use up all his exchanged chips.
"What should I do?" Li Yifei was sweating now, wiped his sweat, and looked at Xu Shanshan, then at Su Mengxin.
Xu Shanshan also appeared very nervous and said, "Ah, the gambling has gotten too high. It would be wise to pull out now, but if their cards are not as good as yours, your loss would be too great. However, if their cards are better, continuing to follow could lead to even greater losses."
Su Mengxin also seemed a bit guilty as she said, "Honey, maybe we should just stop, consider the fifty thousand as just for fun."
Sun Dongran immediately said, "If youâre going to fold, hurry up. Donât dawdle there. Are you playing, or is your woman playing? For a grown man, can you not make up your own mind?" seaĘá´h thŃ NovŃlĆire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Li Yifeiâs eyes widened as if he couldnât tolerate Sun Dongranâs taunting, and he blurted, "Iâll gamble then, and Iâm not afraid of you. Waitress, exchange another million for me."
Xu Shanshan immediately said, "Honey, maybe not. A million is too much."
Li Yifei snorted and said, "Donât we still have a million at home? What, you wonât get it for me?"
Xu Shanshan frowned and said, "If we lose all of that, weâll be out of money."
"So weâll be out of money, then weâll just earn it back. Besides, we might still win." At this point, Li Yifei was acting exactly like a gambler consumed by addiction, as if he was even willing to sell his wife.