Chapter 176: Chapter 159: Nearly 400 Million Bet!

Lu Li didn’t rush to answer, instead, he looked at Zhang Jianmin with great interest, “Mr. Zhang, judging by your expression, you must have a good hand. Although I haven’t looked at my cards yet, I have faith in my luck.”

Zhang Jianmin was taken aback, “What do you mean?”

The others also looked at Lu Li a bit confused, thinking, well, either you follow or fold, what else are you planning to do?

Lu Li slowly explained his intention, “My luck is so good that it feels a bit unsatisfying to bet on just one final card with you. How about this, let’s bet on two final cards. If you agree, I’ll match your all-in of 914 million chips, and additionally, we gamble an extra… one billion chips. What do you think?”

In some Texas Hold’em games, if both parties agree, two final cards can be drawn to determine the winner, and the card with the highest value is considered.

The premise is that both parties must agree.

Swish.

Everyone turned their gaze back to Zhang Jianmin’s face.

To see if he would follow after Lu Li proposed this astonishing bet.

Currently, all of Zhang Jianmin’s money belonged to his backer.

If he gambles an extra billion, he has to provide it himself.

Zhang Jianmin currently has three Aces, based on the current four community cards, it’s a winning hand for sure, but the fifth card might change that, and an additional final card equals more uncertainty.

An experienced player would definitely not take that risk.

Zhang Jianmin is also an experienced player, so he shouldn’t take that risk.

However, he was confident in his cheating skills and knew he could win this hand.

He knows Lu Li has a pair of 3s.

If Lu Li wants to win, the final community card has to be another 3, making four of a kind.

In fact, since Zhang Jianmin used sleight of hand while shuffling, there’s no way he’d allow Lu Li to win.

There’s no way the next card is a 3.

To prevent Lu Li from calling for a re-deal, the subsequent cards contain no 3s.

Of course, when Zhang Jianmin heard Lu Li wanted to “give away money,” he couldn’t help but smile, “Alright, I’ll take your bet, but since neither of us have that many chips ready, should we let the casino provide corresponding chips for us?”

From the start of playing to now, after all costs and rake, Lu Li has won 55.14 million.

Including his capital, he has a total of 155.14 million.

And just now, he had already wagered 10.9 million in chips.

He still needs to match the 84.4 million in chips that Zhang Jianmin went all-in with this round.

Which means, he has 59.84 million chips left.

He’s still short of 40.16 million for the extra billion wager on the additional final card.

If he can’t provide the remaining chips, the bet won’t be valid.

Naturally, both Lu Li and Zhang Jianmin would be counting on the casino to front the chips.

Both of them want to win each other’s money.

Therefore, there are no objections from either side.

Before long, the chips were brought in.

Indeed, chips aren’t given out just like that; both parties signed agreements with Cheng Rong, these are credit chips, and the winner can return them to the casino post-match, but losers must pay out of their pocket.

Lu Li unhesitatingly pushed a billion in chips to the center of the table.

Zhang Jianmin also pushed a billion in chips onto the table with a swish.

The total amount of chips on the table reached 393 million!

At this moment, the female dealer, who wasn’t particularly affected by the stakes, trembled slightly as she spoke due to the huge sum, “Gentlemen, since you’ve both topped up your chips, should you reveal your hole cards first, and then let Mr. Zhang deal the two final cards?”

“Hmm, okay.”

Lu Li had no objections and revealed his two hole cards, which were two 3s.

“Oh, Mr. Lu has three of a kind.” Zheng Ya smiled, “If Mr. Zhang doesn’t have three of a kind, he might lose.”

“Mr. Zhang, it’s your turn to show your cards. Do you have three of a kind?” Zhao Haizhe feigned curiosity.

Suqi, Greg, and the group were still playing along with their act.

Zhang Jianmin was relieved to see that Lu Li’s hole cards hadn’t changed.

Because the last two final cards couldn’t possibly be 3s!

“Heh, see for yourself.”

Zhang Jianmin cheerfully flipped over his cards.

Two Aces appeared in everyone’s view!

“Gosh!”

“It’s actually three Aces!”

“Oh, Mr. Lu, you really lost big this time.”

Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, and Suqi were gloating inside, but on the surface, they pretended to sigh.

With these cards, anyone would know who the winner and loser will be.

Unless a 3 appears as a final card.

Otherwise, Lu Li is bound to lose!

As the Asian Gambling King, Zhang Jianmin was dealing the cards himself this time, there’s no way he’d let that happen.

You could say, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the 393 million chips on the table would belong to Zhang Jianmin!

Zhang Jianmin smiled even more brightly.

In this situation, he was certain of victory!

However, Lu Li still wore a wide smile, “Oh? Is that so?”

…

On the other side, in the spectator area.

Everyone also saw both of their hole cards.

Zhao Chun’ai’s heart sank, it’s over, Mr. Lu is going to lose, and it’s no small amount, if he loses, it would be nearly two billion Hong Kong Dollars!

Qin Liang’s face also turned very ugly, muttering to himself, “How can this be? How could Zhang Jianmin’s hole cards be two Aces? In this case, Mr. Lu doesn’t have any chance to win!”

“There is, unless a 3 comes up in the final cards.” Mei Ruohua said calmly, “But in Texas Hold’em, you can’t just draw the card you want, even if two final cards are dealt, the chances of Mr. Lu winning are still very slim.”

Indeed.

Given the current spread, there’s no way Lu Li can beat Zhang Jianmin.

Qin Liang and Zhao Chun’ai were silent.

They both knew how much Lu Li was about to lose, which was almost two billion.

Unless one of the final cards is a 3, then Lu Li might stand a chance of winning.

But is there any possibility of that?

Qin Liang and Zhao Chun’ai felt the odds were astronomically low.

Cheng Rong and the top executives of the casino all smiled.

Because no matter who wins or loses in this round, they’d take quite a rake.

As for Wang Qin, Old Zhang, and the other inspectors, they were rather excited.

They never imagined that Lu Li, so “reckless,” would actually dare to go all-in with Zhang Jianmin and even demanded an additional billion wager.

As expected, among the crowd’s head-shakes and flickering gazes, Zhang Jianmin dealt the first final card, a 6 of hearts. He intentionally didn’t prepare four Aces to avoid suspicion that he was cheating, since that would be too conspicuous.

Although Zhang Jianmin didn’t think Lu Li had the ability for remote cheating, he did wonder whether Lu Li might have some mysterious technique to swap cards remotely, especially considering how boldly he wagered the extra billion.

Now seeing the first final card that matched his memory, Zhang Jianmin truly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that Lu Li couldn’t stir any further trouble!

Zhang Jianmin wins with three Aces!

“Sigh, still no 3, Mr. Lu lost big this time.”

Zhao Chun’ai felt a bit sorry for Lu Li.

He’s about to lose nearly two billion Hong Kong Dollars in one go!

Qin Liang remained silent.

Mei Ruohua and Ye Xiaobing shook their heads with helplessness.

Wang Qin and Old Zhang exchanged a smile, hoping for Lu Li to lose.

Seeing that the first final card Zhang Jianmin dealt was a 6, most people didn’t pay any more attention.

Because most knew the inside story.

Zhang Jianmin had cheated in this round.

Lu Li couldn’t possibly get a 3 in the next and final card!

So, they believed Lu Li was bound to lose.

…

At the poker table.

The crowd had the same thought.

No one thought that Lu Li could turn the tables in this situation.

Lu Li remained calm and smiled lightly, “Deal the second final card.”

Hearing this, Zheng Ya couldn’t help but glance at Lu Li.

Have you not realized something’s off yet?

Would dealing the second final card make any difference?

Suqi, Greg, and Zhao Haizhe had nearly the same thought.

They could all foresee how Lu Li would react when the second final card wasn’t a 3.

Losing nearly two billion Hong Kong Dollars, anyone would feel regretful and upset, right?

Zhang Jianmin didn’t care about the upcoming final card.

The game was already determined.

There was absolutely no possibility for another miracle to occur!

Lu Li observed everyone’s expressions with a smile.

He had upgraded microscopic vision.

How could Zhang Jianmin’s mere trickery compare to that?

Lu Li would arrogantly say that as long as he doesn’t want to lose, no one can win money from him!

With such high stakes of two billion?

He wouldn’t be foolish enough to gamble so recklessly without any assurance!

At this moment.

Under everyone’s gaze.

Zhang Jianmin, confident of his victory, drew the second final card and gently placed it face-up on the table.

As soon as everyone saw the card, their expressions froze instantly!

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