Chapter 398 - Special Poker 2 (1/2)
”Everyone! Let us watch the most exciting poker match between....!”
”The Head of Public Relations, Shinya Tougami!!!!”
Tougami smiled and waved his hand toward everyone.
”Tougami-senpai!”
”Win this gamble, Senpai!”
”Senpai, you're so handsome!”
Haru looked at Tougami and shook his head. He was more interested n the MC of this event. 'This girl...' he observed the girl who had become the MC of the event. She had a bob haircut and big sunglasses that covered her eyes. He thought that he should open a gambling event a few days later.
”Versus....!”
”The new transfer student, Kasugano Haruka!”
Haru looked at the audience and waved his hand while giving them a smile.
”Kyaaaa!!!!”
”Kasugano-kun!!!”
”...” Haru was speechless by their reaction and turned to see Tougami who seemed to be annoyed by something. 'This guy...' He only knew that Tougami was very easy to get jealous.
”How about we start the match now?” Tougami said.
”I don't mind,” Haru answered.
”Good,” Tougami said and sat down on his seat.
Haru also sat down on his seat.
They were only separated by a single table and there was a card deck in the middle of this table.
”I have prepared a very special poker game, is that alright?” Tougami asked.
”We're not playing a normal poker game?” Haru asked with a strange expression.
”Of course not!” Tougami shook his head in dramatic manner and said, ”This is a special event and of course we should have special rules on our poker game.”
”Isn't one chip worth ten million yen enough?” Haru asked.
”Not enough! Let us add a bit of spice in this game,” Tougami said and looked at the MC. ”MC, how about you tell everyone what are the rules of this special poker game?”
”Good! I am sure that everyone can't wait anymore! Then let me introduce you to all the names of this poker game!” The MC took the deck card and raised it to the sky. ”The name of this poker game is choice poker!”
”....”
”Choice Poker?”
”Let me explain the rules of this game” The MC placed down the deck card on the table and said, ”The basic rules are the same as Japanese-Style ”Closed Poker”. Players are dealt five cards and one chance to exchange them. We'll use the fifty-four card deck, with both jokers included. Jokers are wild cards that always create the strongest hand possible. In this game, though, you can neither ”fold” nor ”call”. Players can either make a bet or raise the previous one.”
”No limits.”
”Both sides show their cards at each hand and whoever's bet more has the right to make a choice.”
”Choice? What kind of choice?” Haru asked.
The MC used her hand to gesture up and down. ”Stronger or weaker?”
”In regular poker, the strongest hand always wins. But here, if you're the ”chooser” you can decide which hand wins--- The stronger one, or the weaker one. Go for stronger, and it's like a normal poker game. Whoever has the stronger hand wins.”
”But if you go for the weaker then it is different. Whoever has the weaker hand wins.”