Chapter 1776 - 1777: Good Taste

No wonder you're the Second Young Master Zhang, your mind is indeed meticulous.

With just a glance at the wine glass he chose, he immediately passed a cigar. This skill of reading the room,

it's truly impressive.

Taking the cigar, Lin Xian followed the method taught by Mu Zhengfeng, holding it about five to six centimeters from his nose,

and gently sniffed it.

Instantly, a faint tobacco scent surrounded his nose.

Besides the tobacco scent, there was also a fragrance similar to cologne.

Which made Lin Xian frown slightly.

He doesn't dislike cologne, it's just that mixing it with the tobacco smell in a cigar is a bit odd.

Seeing this, Zhang Ze raised his eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Lin, don't you like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, I'm just used to Cohiba cigars."

Lin Xian smiled and snapped his fingers at the young lady in the qipao, instructing, "Beauty, could you please go to my car and bring me the box of cigars? Thank you."

As he spoke, he stuffed the car keys and a few hundred bucks as a tip into her hand.

"Sure, Mr. Lin, please wait a moment!"

The qipao young lady smiled slightly and turned to leave the room.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Ze remained unperturbed.

Everyone has their own preferences, and it's normal for top-tier heirs to have a bit of arrogance.

The young lady in qipao was very efficient, and within minutes, opened the door and entered the room.

"Mr. Lin, here are your cigars."

The young lady placed a box of cigars and the car keys on the gambling table, stepped back a few paces, and resumed her previous posture.

Upon seeing that box of cigars, Lin Xi's eyes lit up with surprise, saying, "Whoa, Cohiba 40th Anniversary Edition, you've got good taste, buddy!"

"Want one?"

Lin Xian opened the cigar box with a smile and raised an eyebrow.

Lin didn't hesitate, smiling, "I definitely want one!"

Lin Xian handed a cigar to Lin Xi, then looked at the other people.

Wang Xiangyu waved his hand, indicating he wasn't interested in cigars.

"I prefer this one," Zhang Ze said, lifting the Davidoff cigar in his hand.

Yuan Qi politely smiled and said, "Thanks, but I don't smoke cigars."

Surprisingly, Liu Sichun nodded and said, "I'll take one, thank you!"

Honestly, Lin Xian had seen women smoke cigarettes, but he had never seen a woman smoke a cigar.

Curious, he handed one over.

Receiving the cigar, she picked up a torch lighter, skillfully lit the cigar, and gently bit the cigar, taking a small puff.

Honestly, since cigars are quite large, Lin Xian felt that a woman smoking them seemed somewhat uncoordinated.

But Liu Sichun's actions were graceful and uniquely beautiful.

As if noticing Lin Xian's gaze, she slowly exhaled a smoke ring and asked,

"Surprised?"

"A bit, it's my first time seeing a woman smoke a cigar!"

Lin Xian smiled, picked up the lighter, and lit his own cigar.

Took a puff, savoring the tobacco and vanilla ice cream flavor in his mouth, he asked, "

Brother Zhang, what game are we playing tonight?"

"The usual, Texas Poker!"

Zhang Ze puffed on his cigar, giving off the aura of a boss.

Sure enough, it's Texas Poker!

Lin Xian had guessed it before and didn't expect he was right.

Actually, guessing it wasn't difficult.

Texas Poker is known as the game of wise men, and most business people love to play it for a simple reason, unlike other games, in Texas Poker, luck only accounts for up to 20%

The remaining 80% relies on intelligence, courage, patience, and observation…

It's safe to say, if someone plays Texas Poker well, then in both life and work, they won't be doing poorly.

Moreover, there's another key reason why business elites love Texas Poker.

That's because Texas Poker is very similar to the financial market, with no so-called win-win, nor so-called not losing nor winning, it only follows one rule—winner takes all!

For instance, even if you made no mistakes the whole night, you could still lose all your chips.

Because in Texas Poker, there is only one winner. To win, making no mistakes is not enough, you need to do better than all your opponents.

Zhang Ze carefully asked, "Has Brother Lin ever played before?"

"Never!"

Lin Xian shook his head, and said with a smile, "But it's no problem, play a couple of rounds and I'll get it."

Hearing this, Wang Xiangyu raised an eyebrow and said, "Buddy, we play for quite high stakes, it could be a loss for you "

Lin Xian, holding his cigar, replied calmly, "No worries, losing a billion or two is still manageable."

Losing a billion or two is still manageable!

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the gambling table became somewhat subtle.

You could clearly see the two young ladies in qipao, their gaze on him becoming incredibly fervent, as if they wanted to gobble him up whole.

After snapping back to reality, Yuan Qi curiously asked, "I thought you guys playing hedge funds and futures would all know how to play Texas Poker."

"Before I was of age, my family wouldn't let me play these." Lin Xian casually replied.

Before of age…

Wait!

Just as everyone was about to complain, they were startled to realize that Lin might indeed be only nineteen or twenty.

Apparently, he's just become an adult.

This t...

It's not that Lin Xian looks old, but rather his behavior and aura make it easy to overlook his age.

Especially his eyes, like a tranquil lake yet like the warm sun of a winter afternoon.

Lazy, yet profound.

Giving an illusion of tranquillity in the passage of time.

This kind of gaze is an influence brought by experiencing a 60-year dream in his Conscious Space.

A dream of sixty years, from youth to old age, has its impact on one's mindset after all.

Zhang Ze exhaled a smoke ring, thoughtfully saying, "Since Brother Lin doesn't mind the stakes, let's go with the usual rules. But before that, let me briefly explain the rules."

"The way to play Texas Poker is actually simple, each person gets two personal cards, then five community cards are dealt on the table. After each community card is dealt, a round of betting can be placed. Finally, you select three from the five community cards and combine them with your two personal cards to form a hand. If it's the strongest, you win all the chips."

"The hands, similar to Stud, are ranked from high to low as a straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, and high card."

After listening to Zhang Ze's explanation, Lin Xian nodded, indicating he understood.

Indeed, as he said, the way of playing Texas Poker is simple, but playing it well is tough.

The hardest part, where opponents engage in the most strategic maneuvers, is during the four rounds of betting on community cards.

In each bet, you must analyze the probability of the pocket and community cards, also analyze the opponent's psyche while maintaining courage and patience, with a dash of luck, you will become the winner.

Winning each round through intellect, the sense of achievement is incomparable to gambling solely relying on luck.

Seeing him nod, Zhang Ze continued, "The starting bet is a hundred thousand, with no upper limit, taking turns to be the banker,

Everyone gets one round as a banker. Brother Lin, any problems?"

"No problem!"

Lin Xian unscrewed the whiskey and poured himself a glass, chuckling, "Let's start with thirty million chips and test the waters!"

Thirty million just to test the waters, really...

Zhang Ze was slightly taken aback, then instructed the croupier across the table, "Fetch thirty million chips for Brother Lin."

Lin smiled with interest, "Interesting, give me thirty million chips as well."

Usually when they play, the most they win or lose is a few million, occasionally losing tens of millions, but that's rarely seen,