Chapter 178: Chapter 161: Final Battle at Forbidden City Peak

Next round, let’s continue.

Because Zhang Jianmin lost everything.

Therefore, Lu Li’s gaze moved across the faces of the remaining four people.

He was thinking about how to win all their chips in one go.

To achieve this feat, all four must get very good cards, it’s the only possibility.

After a moment of thought, Lu Li had an idea.

This round, it’s Zhao Haizhe’s turn to be the dealer, and he’s shuffling the cards.

As expected, Lu Li discovered once again that Zhao Haizhe is cheating.

He pretended not to notice anything.

After the cards were shuffled.

Lu Li asked, “Mr. Zhao, finished shuffling the cards?”

Zhao Haizhe was taken aback, “Yes, why?”

Zheng Ya, Suqi, and Greg also felt a bit strange, not understanding why Lu Li was asking this.

Lu Li tilted his head and said to the female dealer standing by, “Cut the deck, please.”

The female dealer said, “Alright.”

She stepped forward and cut the deck.

Zhao Haizhe furrowed his brow.

Zheng Ya and Suqi exchanged a glance.

Even Greg looked down with a furrowed brow.

They all thought Lu Li had noticed something and hence asked the dealer to cut the deck.

The four remaining expert cheaters felt a bit anxious internally.

They wondered if they should let this round pass.

To observe Lu Li’s actions the next round before deciding whether to continue playing.

While everyone was quietly strategizing.

Zhao Haizhe dealt the hole cards without a hint of emotion.

Lu Li, as before, did not look at his hole cards.

In fact, he knew everyone’s cards like the back of his hand.

Because just now, using an upgraded version of the microscopic eye, he had arranged good enough cards for them.

For instance, Zhao Haizhe received two Queens, one Hearts, one Diamonds.

Zheng Ya got two Kings, one Hearts, one Clubs.

Greg got two Aces, one Hearts, one Diamonds.

The remaining Suqi’s hand was two Fives, one Hearts, one Spades.

Because of the sudden cut.

Zhao Haizhe wasn’t sure what cards he got.

He immediately turned over his hole cards to take a look.

To his surprise, he actually got two Queens!

This made Zhao Haizhe, who was originally planning to fold this round, become hesitant.

After all, it’s rare to get such a big hand.

If the upcoming community cards are good.

He might just win the hand this time.

Zheng Ya, Greg, and Suqi also looked at their hole cards.

As they all had pairs, they were secretly delighted.

Lu Li, as before, didn’t look at his cards.

He was in the first position, the gun position, and said, “Well, I’m too lazy to look at the cards, I’ll just randomly bet 300,000.”

This bet was neither too big nor too small, but enough to make those wanting to see the community cards feel uncomfortable.

Only now, with Zhao Haizhe, Suqi, and Zheng Ya holding great cards, they didn’t feel uncomfortable.

Of course, they still needed to put on a show.

Next player Suqi pretended to hesitate for a long time and then sighed, “Alright, I’ll follow and take a look.”

Greg was more straightforward, “I’m following too.”

He tossed out 300,000 chips.

Zheng Ya and Zhao Haizhe unsurprisingly both called, matching the bet.

Perhaps fearing to scare away Lu Li.

Zheng Ya, Zhao Haizhe, and the others didn’t raise the bets themselves.

The first round of betting was over.

There were a total of 1.5 million chips on the table.

Zhao Haizhe began to deal the first round of community cards.

Soon, the first three community cards were dealt.

They were Spades Queen, Spades King, and Spades Ace.

Zhao Haizhe suddenly had trip Queens.

Zheng Ya had trip Kings.

Greg had trip Aces.

Only Suqi still had her pair of Fives.

But she had a Spades 5 in her hand.

Now with three Spades on the table.

She still had a chance for a flush.

With these cards dealt, the four savvy cheaters saw Lu Li still not looking at his cards and their eyes flickered.

They exchanged information with a seemingly nonchalant gesture, confirming that everyone had good cards.

At this point, Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, Suqi, and Greg all felt completely reassured.

One person with good cards might not necessarily beat Lu Li who bluffs.

But with all four having good cards, could they possibly lose?

Most crucially, the current community cards favored all four of them to win.

Lu Li seemed to have no chance at all.

After all, the Queen, King, and Ace cards were basically in the hands of Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, and Greg.

As for the Spades suit, Suqi had some too.

No matter how you looked at it, Lu Li seemed to have no chance at winning.

But these people, afraid of scaring Lu Li into folding, didn’t dare to bet big immediately.

Suqi pretended and said, “My cards are okay, I’ll bet 300,000.”

Greg didn’t say a word and directly tossed 300,000 chips, indicating he was in.

Zheng Ya pretended to think for a while and then, appearing to struggle, said, “Fine, I’ll follow and see the fourth community card.”

Zhao Haizhe also appeared hesitant but eventually matched the 300,000.

It was Lu Li’s turn.

Everyone looked towards his face.

Lu Li seemed unchanged from before, smiling, “Since I’m not looking at my cards, whatever you bet, I’ll follow.”

Saying that, he tossed his chips.

The second round of betting was over.

Zhao Haizhe dealt the fourth community card.

This time it was a Clubs 5.

…

In the viewing area.

As the first four community cards were revealed, everyone erupted in excitement.

“Damn!”

“This is an incredible hand!”

“Really? Am I seeing this right?”

“My god, a spade Q, spade K, spade A, and now a club 5? Four players with triples!”

A crowd of people were discussing fervently.

Because Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, Suqi, and Greg had all seen their hole cards.

So, everyone in the viewing area knew what their hole cards were.

Only Lu Li hadn’t looked.

No one knew his hidden cards.

In fact, what cards Lu Li had didn’t matter anymore.

After all, Zhao Haizhe had three Qs, Zheng Ya had three Ks, Suqi had three 5s, and Greg had three As.

No matter how you look at it, the winner would likely come from these four.

The next and final card would likely determine who the winner is.

If a Q, K, A, or 5 appears again, the one with four of a kind wins.

But if none of these four cards appear, and another spade comes out, Suqi essentially wins.

If none of the cards these four need appear, then Greg’s three As win.

As for Lu Li…

Well, seeing the four cheaters’ cards, no one thought he could be as lucky as before.

Cheng Rong and the other casino staff became serious upon seeing such an exciting match.

Wang Qin, Old Zhang, and others overseeing the gambling were invigorated seeing Suqi, Zheng Ya, Greg, and Zhao Haizhe’s excellent cards.

In their eyes, this hand was absolutely a great opportunity to clean Lu Li out.

If they could force Lu Li to bet heavily again like before, they could surely make him lose everything!

The premise being, not to scare Lu Li away.

Qin Liang and Zhao Chun’ai, seeing the four players’ exceptional hands, couldn’t help but worry once more.

They had to worry.

The four players’ hands were so good.

Lu Li had almost no chance of winning.

…

At the poker table.

Lu Li still appeared calm and collected.

As if there was no difference from the previous rounds.

Zhao Haizhe, however, was plotting how to win all of Lu Li’s chips in one hand.

At this point, Lu Li’s chips far exceeded everyone else’s.

Which meant that even if everyone went all-in, they couldn’t win all of Lu Li’s chips.

Unless they pooled their chips together, there was hope.

But at the poker table.

There was no way to pool chips together.

But this didn’t trouble Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, Suqi, and others.

They exchanged seemingly casual gestures once more.

Finally, they decided to see the fifth community card and then decide whose hand was the biggest to go all-in against Lu Li.

As for the portion they lacked, they would borrow credit chips from the casino as a front, intending to return them after winning.

As for others, certainly they wouldn’t follow then.

Thinking about it, it was Greg’s turn to bet, “Everyone raised 300,000 the last two rounds. I’ll continue to raise 300,000 this time.”

Zheng Ya pretended as before, still seeming very reluctant, and then said, “I can call 300,000.”

Zhao Haizhe also called.

When it was Lu Li’s turn.

He shrugged and said, “300,000 isn’t much, even if I lose, it’s no big deal.”

He threw in 300,000 chips.

The last one, Suqi, seeing that Lu Li didn’t “escape,” as one of the encirclers, certainly couldn’t fold.

The third betting round ended as well.

The total pot was now 4.5 million.

Zhao Haizhe dealt the last community card.

It was surprisingly a diamond 5!

So now, the five community cards were spade Q, spade K, spade A, club 5, and diamond 5.

The situation was clear.

Except for not knowing Lu Li’s hole cards.

The other three players formed full houses.

Suqi held a hand second only to a royal flush and straight flush in Texas Hold’em with four of a kind!

Zhao Haizhe and the others immediately knew they should concentrate the chips on Suqi to battle it out with Lu Li.

Zheng Ya was the first to sigh, “Forget it, I fold.”

Zhao Haizhe pushed his cards away, “The last card isn’t good, I won’t follow.”

When it was Lu Li’s turn.

He smiled, “You all folded? Alright then, I’ll just bet one million.”

Below, Suqi, chuckled, “A million to scare me? I’m determined to win this hand. I’ll raise… ten million.”

She pushed a massive pile of chips forward.

Greg shook his head, pretending, “I thought of following again, but Miss Su bet too much. After thinking it over, I won’t follow.”

Suddenly, only Lu Li and Suqi were left at the table.

Everyone focused on Lu Li.

Eager to see if he would call Suqi’s ten million raise.

Lu Li seemed extremely confident, “I haven’t looked at my cards, but my luck is good. Miss Su, why don’t you count how many chips you have left, I’m going all in on you!”

Suqi already had four of a kind.

The relationship cards of the five community cards were almost all in Zhao Haizhe, Greg, and Zheng Ya’s hands.

She didn’t think Lu Li had any chance of winning.

Thinking about it, Suqi smiled, deciding to settle it all in one go, “Are you trying to bluff? How about you, Mr. Lu, count how many chips you have, and I’ll borrow some credit chips from the casino to go all-in on you!”

Lu Li seemed taken aback, looking a bit incredulous, “I have 381,283,000 chips here, are you sure you want to go all-in?”

Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, and Greg were anxious at that moment.

Fearing that Lu Li might back out at the last moment.

It would be all for naught then.

Suqi also feared Lu Li conceding, deliberately using words to provoke him, “What? Afraid? If you are, you can fold now! Or, you can check your cards and then decide whether to follow. Hehe, if I were you, I’d fold directly; after all, betting three to four hundred million in one hand isn’t a small sum!”

Lu Li seemed annoyed by the provocation, “Looking down on who? It’s just three or four billion; I was initially going to check my cards, but since you said that, I’m determined not to look. Fine, all-in then, I’ll bet with you!”

Saying this, he pushed all his chips worth over 3.8 billion onto the table in a huff!

“Good, Mr. Lu, bold!”

Suqi gave a thumbs up, then turned to the female dealer, “Tell President Cheng to get three billion in credit chips for me!”

She really didn’t expect provoking Lu Li would actually work.

She was overjoyed, feeling confident this hand would complete the task of winning all of Lu Li’s chips!

The pot was now 767,660,000.

The winner of this round could take home such a huge sum of gambling money.

It could be said to be a showdown at the Forbidden City Peak.

Zhao Haizhe, Zheng Ya, and Greg secretly rejoiced, thinking Lu Li was indeed a youngster, unable to withstand Suqi’s taunting, going all-in in a rash!

They won!

This time, they were sure to win big!

Suqi, Zheng Ya, Greg, and Zhao Haizhe were all very excited internally.

Perhaps it was their overwhelming excitement.

Or Lu Li’s portrayal as an angry, mocked individual was too convincing.

They didn’t notice the hint of sarcasm in Lu Li’s eyes after pushing all his chips.

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