Chapter 30: Adversity

Lin Ao picked up the five cards on the table and couldn't help but feel ecstasy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info three "3" plus one "King of diamonds" and one "10 of spades". Now it's at least three of a kind, and if you add a pair, you can make a "FULLHOUSE".

THE "FULLHOUSE" IS ALSO A RELATIVELY LARGE POKER COMBINATION IN THE POKER GAME, AND THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE BIGGER THAN HIM ARE THE "FOURWIHTONE" AND "FLUSH".

Even though Lin Ao's gourd was relatively small, he remembered that the three cards in the old fish of Gambo were "4 of spades", "7 of spades" and "6 of spades", and they could not make any combination bigger than "gourd". In other words, as long as Lin Ao forms a "gourd", then his chance of winning is close to 100%.

Luckily, he was able to make it up.

"I'll fold first, and I'll choose to fold a 'King of diamonds.'" Lin Ao threw the useless card onto the table, and then reached for the playing card pile. Lin Ao knew that another "Plum 10" was lying quietly on the second card directly above the deck.

But Lin Ao only discarded one card, and according to the rules, all he could touch was the first card above the pile. So, he decided to cheat......

"SECONDCARD", WHICH IS A BASIC METHOD OF POKER CHEATING. When the second card on the pile is the card he wants, the cheater uses the most meticulous action to hold down the first card on the pile at the same time, and then draws the second card in the same order as fast as possible.

This creates the illusion that the opponent has drawn the first card on the pile according to the rules.

Lin Ao actually wanted to do the same, but when his right hand touched the deck, he felt a strong pressure rush over his face.

Stare......

It was the gaze of the old man Gambo, the puffer fish was no longer embarrassed to fall into the water, the corners of his mouth hooked up an inconspicuous smile, and his eyes were staring at Lin Ao's right hand that touched the cards. Gan Bo was not that kind of normal look, but a look that seemed to have seen through Lin Ao's mind and kept staring at the second card.

Dangerous!

If the old man Gampo really saw through everything, and Lin Ao drew the second card like this, the old man Gambo would be able to directly report Lin Ao's cheating to the gods and directly sentence Lin Ao to failure.

Do you want to take a gamble? No! It is absolutely not cost-effective to lose the entire duel for the sake of one set.

"Tsk......" Lin Ao gritted his teeth and drew the first poker card according to the rules. It is "Club 4", a useless card, and at this moment Lin Ao's hand has been completely fixed. Three "3", one "4 of clubs", and one "10 of spades". All he had in his hand was the "Three of a Kind" poker combination.

When it was Gambo Old Fish's turn, he was not as nervous as Lin Ao. But the gills on either side of his cheeks suddenly stirred and stirred, like a fish breathing underwater. It's just that it's not underwater now, so the inexplicable action looks quite funny.

"Then I'll 'fold' too." The old man discarded the three cards in his hand, leaving only the "7 of spades" and "6 of hearts" known to Lin Ao, and then reached for the top three cards on the board.

Engrossed, Lin Ao looked at the old man Ganbo, he was also afraid that Ganbo would use cheating skills. However, Gampo had no intention of cheating, and he easily picked up three playing cards. Including the "Plum Blossom 10" that Lin Ao hoped to get.

The "7 of spades", "6 of hearts" and "10 of clubs" are the most promising combinations of straights. The chances of not having two cards left to be "8" and "9" at the same time are too small. Lin Ao's three "3s" in this game should be able to win.

So, Lin Ao shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be a little unwilling to say to Gambo Laoyu: "Old man, you are staring so closely that I don't have a chance to draw a good card." What about you? Did you get any good cards? ”

"No, it's all a bad hand, and I 'abstained'."

As Lin Ao expected, the old man raised a hand and used the power to abstain. An interface was instantly presented in front of Lin Ao: Do you agree to "abstain"? "Yes" and "No".

Psychological warfare, the third rule set by Lin Ao, was originally for this.

Rule 3: There is the right to place a "waiver" before both sides decide the winner of a set. If both players "abstain" at the same time, then the game will be replayed. If one side "abstains" and the other team does not allow the other to "abstain", then the hand will continue until the "win" or "lose" or "surrender".

At first glance, this rule is useless, as there are only three types of cards on both sides of the poker hand. First: one side is bad, the other is good, the good side is definitely not allowed to "abstain", the game continues. Second: both players have good cards, so that it is impossible for both sides to "abstain". Then only the last third type will remain, and both hands are bad, so that it is possible to "abstain" at the same time and give up the game.

The problem is that even if both hands are bad, they will win the winning side, and holding bad cards does not mean losing 100%.

This brings us back to the point of "psychological warfare". Regardless of the cards Lin Ao was holding, as long as Ganbo Laoyu was the first to abstain, then it was almost certain that his hand was very bad. How can you "abstain" with a winning straight flush? Rule 3 is nothing more than a fishing hook, waiting for the old fish to bite on its own.

Well, very good......

"Tut-tut." Lin Ao was overjoyed in his heart, and then shook his finger and said to the old man Ganbo: "I reject your 'abstention', let's open the cards." ”

"Hahaha." Instead of being disappointed, Old Man Gampo laughed and turned over his cards. "Poor boy, I have given you a chance, and you don't cherish it. In the first game, I won it first. ”

The old man spread out the cards, and there was a neat row of numbers "6", "7", "8", "9", and "10". Is it a straight......

"Cut ......" Lin Ao gritted his teeth, and had no choice but to slowly turn over his playing cards, and there were only three "3s", which were not completely combined.

"Junzi" defeated "Sanjo", and in the first game, Lin Ao lost, losing inexplicably......

"Why would you know you can win me! Why would you know that I would not agree to 'abstain'! Why! Lin Ao's mood couldn't help but fluctuate, he clenched his fists and asked. Magic? Did you use any magic to cheat? ”

"Nope." "It's just pure reasoning. ”

"Reasoning?"

"You memorized some of the cards from the beginning, right? Use your shuffling gesture. Old man Ganbo imitated Lin Ao's shuffling posture. He slowed down, and seeing that Lin Ao didn't respond, just looked at him simply, angrily, he continued. "You have a FULLHOUSE in your hand that you haven't made up yet. What you want is this 'Plum 10' in my hand, which is your last puzzle. That's why you're going to cheat and use tricks like 'SECONDCARD'. After I found out that you were trying to cheat, didn't the whole situation become clear? Your cards don't combine at all, I just need to beat you with the simplest straight. ”

"Then why did you choose to abstain!"

"It's nothing, it's just a lesson for the young people. Do you think I can't see through this kind of meaningless rule? As long as you have some confidence in your hand, you won't allow me to 'abstain' and you want to beat me. ”

No! Wrong! Not at all!

Lin Ao didn't believe in Gan Bo Laoyu's statement at all, and there were countless loopholes in it. Even if Ganbo Laoyu knew that Lin Ao's cards were one card away from forming a combination, he couldn't be sure what cards Lin Ao had in his hand. It was Ganbo Laoyu who first proposed the "abstention", if Lin Ao also chose the same decision, then Ganbo Laoyu would not have given up a low-hanging victory?

What is the old fish hiding......

Report to God the lines of Gambo Old Fish's cheating. In the silence, Lin Ao had already meditated in his heart several times, but nothing happened in front of him. This proves that Ganbo did not use magic, nor was it one of the few poker cheats that Lin Ao had guessed. So, why does Gampo keep wearing such a confident smile......

"Young man, don't sit silly, keep dealing the cards, now you can write down a few more cards." The old man pushed his hand in front of Lin Ao, and the gills still opened and closed comically. "Two out of three sets, and if I win one more set, I'll win the game."

"Hmm." Lin Ao pretended to be calm and nodded, and put away the playing cards on the table.

"Remembering cards" is still a necessary action, but Lin Ao no longer has the confidence he had before the game began. He dealt five cards to the two of them again.

Without any cheating, he turned over his hand. "Two pairs", a pair of "10s", a pair of "Ks", and a "4". It's not a good hand, and it's not that bad.

"Fold the card." Lin Ao said calmly, not wanting to say a single superfluous word. Now he can memorize nearly half of the cards in the pile, but the ones near the top don't work for him. He swapped the single "4" for an "8" and ended his turn.

This time, he carefully watched the old fish's every move, trying to find any clues. "Fold cards" and "draw cards" without any superfluous actions, Gambo Lao Yu does not seem to have cheated. But as soon as he picked up the card in his hand, he immediately said to Lin Ao: "This time, I also 'abstained' just like in that game." ”

Here it is again, that enigmatic confidence......

Lin Ao looked at the unsafe combination in his hand and nodded: "I also choose to fold." This time, you shouldn't be yin with me, right? ”

"Why, you see." Gambo Lao Yu turned over his cards, and there were five cards in a mess, not even a pair. "Hahaha, this time you've given up a chance to win again."

"Cut ......" Lin Ao didn't say much, and re-dealt five cards. This time, he finally felt at ease. He has a pair of "J" and a "9" in his hand, and the top two cards of the pile are also "J" and "9". This makes for an incredibly easy choice......

"Fold the card." Lin Ao said, throwing away the two, and without any cheating, he formed a "gourd J". This becomes a fully insured deck. And what about the old man Gambo? Lin Ao vaguely remembered that there was a "K" and a "3" in his hand.

"It's my turn, fold." Gambo threw away a card, then touched one back, and then looked at Lin Ao with four eyes. "What's the matter, young man, it looks like you've got a good hand, is it a straight flush?"

"Who knows." Lin Ao replied casually.

"THAT'S 'FOURWITHONE'?"

"I said, why are you talking so much this time? If you don't abstain, old man, we'll flop. ”

"Abandoned. How can you not give up? Hahaha. I 'abstained'. Old man Gambo happily gave up the game.

But how could Lin Ao let him go, and directly refused: "Flop!" Geezer! I'm not going to let you tease you this time! FULLHOUSE! ”

Lin Ao flipped over his "Hulu J".

"Young man...... The young man ...... "The old fish shook his head, and when the gills opened and closed, he also turned over his cards.

"Hulu K" ...... Lin Ao lost to Old Man Gambo again, and the magic chips that originally belonged to Old Man Gambo returned to Old Man Gambo's throne.