Chapter 1779 - 1780: Something's Off

He's reached the next round and can clearly sense something's not right.

But the four or five million chips invested earlier have triggered the sunk cost effect.

He's torn between whether to continue calling or not.

Calling would likely cost an additional 4 million. Folding makes him slightly regretful.

After contemplating for a while, Lin Xi finally said out loud, "Fold!"

The Zhuang family folded, and the fourth betting round began.

The croupier dealt the fifth community card at a pace neither fast nor slow: a queen of clubs!

Sure enough, it was a flush!

Just now, Lin Xian calculated that the probability of him forming a flush was highest, as much as 23.

Now, it's further verification of the accuracy of mathematics.

After dealing the cards, the croupier gestured and said, "The Zhuang family folded, Mr. Wang, it's your turn!"

Wang Xiangyu held a wine glass while his other hand unconsciously tapped the table lightly.

Moments later, he suddenly smiled and said, "Raise 10 million!"

With that said, he pushed a stack of 5 million chips towards the table center.

Seeing this, Lin Xian couldn't help but shake his head and smile internally.

This guy must have gotten a straight.

"Boom!"

Shooting a glance at Zhang Ze, Lin Xian bit down on a cigar and suddenly pushed the 10 million chips in front of him.

Ten million chips aren't many, just ten chips worth a million each.

But the impact it gives isn't small at all.

"Raise 5 million!"

Lin Xian said with a half-smile as he looked at Zhang Ze.

He wanted to raise again on the last betting round and trap the opponent for an additional 5 million.

Moreover, Lin Xian was sure that Zhang Ze would definitely call!

The reason is simple; firstly, his hole cards are decent, and secondly, there's the sunk cost effect.

Zhang Ze was initially slightly stunned, then he smiled wryly and said, "Brother Lin, you're gobbling me up!"

"Who will gobble up whom is not certain yet. I just think you don't have a full house (three-of-a-kind and a pair)," Lin Xian lightly puffed on a cigar with a chuckle.

Lin Xian's words made Zhang Ze's heart skip.

Indeed, he did not have a full house.

Just an Ace-eight two pair.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Zhang Ze began to ponder.

He and Lin Xian shared the same thought, both believing Xiang Yu was bluffing; even if he had cards, they certainly wouldn't be high cards.

Therefore, Wang Xiangyu wasn't in his consideration range; instead, Lin Xian... was completely incomprehensible to him.

Ten million is no small sum.

Adding the previous bet and including this ten million, it was almost 20 million.

"Is Lin Xian bluffing or does he really have a hand?"

Zhang Ze looked at Lin Xian's indifferent expression and couldn't help but frown slightly.

The main issue was Lin Xian's performance was too perfect, not showing a single flaw from start to finish.

Moreover, he hadn't played cards with Lin Xian before, so he wasn't familiar with him, even if Lin Xian made some minor moves, it didn't have any reference value.

Since he couldn't discern any clues, he could only rely on luck.

Thinking this, Zhang Ze no longer hesitated and laughed, "Ten million, to play a round with Brother Lin!"

"Bang!"

!Ten million chips were pushed onto the table, Zhang Ze bit down on a cigar confidently, "Reveal the cards."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiangyu flipped over his hole cards, smiling smugly, "Brother Ze, sorry, it's a straight!"

His hole cards were a 1 and a K, perfectly forming a straight with the community cards.

Seeing this, Zhang Ze was taken aback.

Honestly, he had always thought Wang Xiangyu posed no threat in this round, purely bluffing.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a straight!

Seeing his expression, Lin Xian revealed his hole cards and laughed happily, "Looks like I won this round, with a flush!"

His happiness wasn't just due to winning money, but the fact that the whole game was within his calculation results.

Whether it was Xiang Yu's straight or Zhang Ze's two pair, he'd already preemptively known through calculations.

This feeling of controlling everything was indeed more interesting than mere luck-based gambling and more rewarding!

Standing up, Lin Xian gathered the heap of chips from the table back to himself and chuckled, "Next round, please!"

In just one round, he won 48 million.

Although he could win solely through mathematical calculations, without psychological games, he wouldn't win this much.

Especially in the final betting round, where leveraging the sunk cost effect intensely trapped Zhang Ze for ten million.

At this moment, Lin Xi and the others eyed Lin Xian with increased vigilance.

They weren't fools; they could naturally see through Lin Xian's psychological strategy in this game.

Originally, they hadn't seen Lin Xian as a novice in this, now it turned out he wasn't a novice; he's a master.

"Brother, you're a bit unkind here!" Lin Xi jabbed, holding a cigar, teasingly.

Lin Xian explained, "It's truly my first time playing, but it feels very similar to the financial market, and hedge funds and futures are way more complicated."

Upon hearing his explanation, Lin Xi couldn't help but show an enlightened expression.

At this point, the croupier had finished shuffling and was distributing the hole cards.

The third game officially began.

For Lin Xian, playing Texas Poker with them posed no challenge.

Using probability and number theory formulas combined with master-level applied psychology skills, along with his not-so-bad luck, it was like taking down young school kids effortlessly.

Nevertheless, he quite enjoyed the sense of accomplishment that came with controlling everything.

Time slipped away unconsciously.

The two cheongsam ladies standing beside, from initially being energetic, gradually became sleepy.

Lin Xian raised his hand to look at his watch, realizing it was already past five in the morning.

Whoa!

They'd unknowingly played through the entire night.

No wonder he felt hungry...

Even with the blessing of the Suited Thug, he remained full of spirit. Zhang Ze and the others seemed much more exhausted.

Of course, their lack of energy wasn't just due to staying up all night but primarily because of losing money.

After all, no one likes the feeling of losing money.

Especially since they lost a lot of money!

At this moment, Lin Xian sat in front of piles of chips. He hadn't meticulously counted them, but he estimated there were over 200 million.

Truth be told, he hadn't planned on winning before coming.

He even held a mindset of losing money since he'd asked the system earlier, even gambling losses counted as consumption, thus providing upgrade experience points.

His previous statement 'I can afford to lose even an odd billion' wasn't just a bluff but a real plan to lose one or two billion.

He truly hadn't intended to win!

If gambling losses count towards consumption, what about winnings?

Thinking this, Lin Xian couldn't help but internally ask the system, "Do these winnings count as experience points?"

The system quickly provided an answer.

"Money obtained by any means doesn't count toward experience points."

Okay!

Lin Xian silently pursed his lips internally, pondering how to spend this money.

Maybe... buy an island?

Just as Zhang Ze yawned and checked his watch, he spoke up, "It's getting late, how about one last round?"

"Alright, one last round!"

Lin Xi and the others nodded in agreement; they'd played through the night and were now quite tired.

The croupier seemed fine, perhaps due to having worked in a casino before, often staying up late, he had gotten used to it.

Seeing the croupier start dealing, Zhang Ze and the rest barely perked up.

This round's dealer was Lin Xian; after the community cards were dealt, Zhang Ze and Lin Xi each placed their blind bets.

"Bet, one million!"

Wang Xiangyu didn't even look at his hole cards, directly throwing 1.2 million chips onto the table.

Clearly, in the final round, fatigued and hungry, he wanted to throw away his remaining few million chips quickly.

Winning would recoup some losses, losing wouldn't matter.

Only a few billion; as the Wang family's eldest son, he could afford to lose.

Liu Sichun and Yuan Qi held the same thought, not even looking at their hole cards and directly threw in chips.

"Call!"