Chapter 737 - This Won’t Be Taken Lying Down (3) (2/2)
Yin s.h.i.+xiong quickly sat next to He Zhichu. Ma Qiqi sat in the seat of honor and acted as the card dealer. The real players were Yin s.h.i.+xiong, He Zhichu, Gu Nianzhi, and Huo Shaoheng.
“What are the stakes?” Yin s.h.i.+xiong asked in high spirits.
Gu Nianzhi looked at him and said, “In our country, it’s against the law to use money as a stake while playing Texas Hold’em. Whoever does so will be charged with gambling.”
“Ah?” Yin s.h.i.+xiong was not a person of law and did not understand that law. “It’s no fun without stakes, right?”
“There are stakes. How could there not be? It’s just not money.” Smiling, Ma Qiqi brought a bamboo basket over from the end of another table. Inside, it was full of small walnuts. “Here, use these as the stakes. The person who loses will open a walnut for the person who wins.”
“Isn’t that too easy?” Yin s.h.i.+xiong raised his eyebrows. He looked down on those stakes.
“Easy?” Ma Qiqi’s long eyebrows jumped. “I’m not finished speaking. Stop talking while I’m still talking.”
“Fine, fine, fine! Continue!”
“The loser will open the walnut for the winner without using tools like a hammer or scissors.” Ma Qiqi exchanged glances with Gu Nianzhi. She was proud of herself.
“Can’t use any tools?” Yin s.h.i.+xiong smiled. “Now that’s more interesting.”
He picked up a walnut, weighed it in his hand, and put it in front of Gu Nianzhi. “Nianzhi, if you lose to Big Xiong, Big Xiong doesn’t need you to open a walnut. Just write a small program for Big Xiong.”
“Big Xiong, are you looking down on me?” Gu Nianzhi stretched her finger and poked Yin s.h.i.+xiong. “Why don’t you and I increase the stakes?”
Yin s.h.i.+xiong was about to agree when he suddenly remembered Texas Hold’em’s special point, which was it had various sets. If a player had a really good memory and was really good at math, then they could easily count their opponents’ cards. Gu Nianzhi had a photographic memory. Not only that, but she had already taught herself undergraduate math material and was a top student when she was 13!
“Haha, I wouldn’t dare look down on Miss Gu!” Yin s.h.i.+xiong closed his palms. “Let’s begin!”
Ma Qiqi winked at him and started to deal the cards. After the cards were dealt, Gu Nianzhi unexpectedly folded. Yin s.h.i.+xiong looked at the cards in his hand and thought about it for a long time and also folded. Only He Zhichu and Huo Shaoheng were left, facing each other.
“I’m in.” Huo Shaoheng put the cards in his hand down without batting an eyelid.
He Zhichu looked at him for a while, and then he also said, “I’m in.”
Both of them laid down all of their cards. Ma Qiqi commanded the order of the cards. The corner of Huo Shaoheng’s mouth lifted slightly, and he looked at his cards first. The first card was the ace of hearts. Gu Nianzhi didn’t even look at the cards she was dealt. She only wanted it to end…
He Zhichu’s face had no expression. His peach blossom eyes were full of stillness. He sat absolutely still and just stared at the cards in Huo Shaoheng’s hand. Huo Shaoheng smiled as he showed his second card, the king of hearts. Yin s.h.i.+xiong was very excited. No way! Huo Shaoheng’s luck was so good that it was unnatural.
He Zhichu continued to remain still and calmly looked at Huo Shaoheng. Huo Shaoheng extended his slender and beautiful fingers and showed his third card on the table, the queen of hearts. Immediately following that, he flipped over the fourth card, the jack of hearts. Just those four cards were enough to be the highest ranking hand in a royal flush out of all the straight flushes! He just needed a ten of hearts to have an unbeatable hand of cards from heaven on that card table.
“Are you still in?” Huo Shaoheng looked at He Zhichu as if he were soliciting an opinion. At that time, even Ma Qiqi was not sure.
“I’m in.” He Zhichu clenched his teeth and flipped over his card. The first card was the king of spades, followed by the queen, jack, and ten of spades. Unexpectedly, it was also the highest ranking hand of all the straight flushes. He just needed a nine of spades to have a straight flush. Of course, it was a lower grade flush than Huo Shaoheng’s, but it was also a very good hand of cards.
They both only had one card left in front of them. Huo Shaoheng was calm and collected. He asked He Zhichu in a manner that was as light as a cloud in the breeze, “Are you in?”
He Zhichu looked at Huo Shaoheng deeply, and after a long time, he shook his head. “I fold.” As he said that, He Zhichu flipped the last card he had over. To everyone’s surprise, it was a nine of spades!
Gu Nianzhi couldn’t refrain from sighing in her heart. Her eyes were glued to Huo Shaoheng’s hands to prevent him from cheating.
Professor He is too cautious… Actually, Huo Shaoheng tricked him. Gu Nianzhi had a good memory, and she could count cards. Her hand was horrible. It didn’t have a flush or a straight. It didn’t even have one pair. That was why she folded. However, she had counted the cards ahead of time. The cards He Zhichu had were the only straight flush on that card table.
Huo Shaoheng’s first four cards were really good, but the last card was only a two of diamonds. That card combined with his other four cards made it a nothing. It was as bad as the cards Gu Nianzhi had. Even Yin s.h.i.+xiong had one pair in his hand.
Gu Nianzhi smiled at He Zhichu as she shook her head. “Professor He, you’re too cautious. Huo Shao only had a two of diamonds left. Can’t compete with your straight flush.”
“No way. Huo Shao, you really only have a two of diamonds?” Yin s.h.i.+xiong and Ma Qiqi both asked at the same time.
Huo Shaoheng smiled as he looked at Gu Nianzhi and flipped over the last card he had. It really was a two of diamonds. He looked at He Zhichu and said, “Professor He, I had an unfair advantage. Thanks for letting me win.”