Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“The thing is,” the security guard politely said, “we suspect that the machine is faulty, so please wait for a moment.” Those who had enough money to gamble here must be some kind of powerful person, so they could not instigate matters directly. Hence, they were very polite and only said that the machine had malfunctioned.
Anyone with half a brain could have understood what the security guards meant by that.
You have won quite a bit. Stop while you still can, or you will be met with fists!
Lucifer as a high IQ technological geek naturally understood the hidden meaning. He smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll go somewhere else and take a look then.”
Li Yang and the rest followed behind.
They had attracted certain attention from the casino, including the bookmaker. Soon a steward came up and politely said, “Sir, we have some more exciting programs downstairs. Will you perhaps be interested?”
This was their invitation to gamble.
Since Lucifer was here to squander, he instantly accepted. “Sure, let’s go take a look.”
Soon, they reached the Supreme VIP Room located on the bottom floor. The private room was spacious. The games going on here were similar to the poker games on Earth such as the five-card stud.
The rules were simple. There were five paper cards similar to poker cards. One card was dealt face down and four cards face up. In the end, it was a competition to see who had the biggest card.
No wonder this was the Supreme VIP Room. Everyone inside looked tense and serious. After all, the games here frequently involved bets worth millions of dollars. To these average aristocrats, the amount was rather significant. Of course, to prodigals like Hong Dali, these games were still not wild enough to be considered exciting.
Since Lucifer’s goal was to help Dali squander, he had little concerns. He won around eight hundred thousand dollars in the Zerg game. He threw all caution to the wind and directly started betting. His objective was simply to lose money.
All the other gamblers welcomed the new guy with open arms.
Someone else is here to get scammed, that’s wonderful!
The steward swiftly brought to Lucifer’s table the eight hundred thousand chips he previously won from the Zerg game. The game then started.
The banker dealt the cards. Everyone’s first card was dealt face down, and the second one was dealt face up. Lucifer’s open card was a Queen of Clubs. The other players’ open cards ranged from smaller to bigger values than his card. Four of the players had higher-value cards, of which one was the King of Clubs, one was the King of Diamonds, one was the Ace of Hearts, and one was the Ace of Spades.
Then, they started placing their bets.
For games like the five-card stud, it was all about the thrill. Lucifer had never played these types of games before. However, his intelligence was not just for show. He had roughly understood the game just by a round of observation. He drew a chip worth five thousand from his huge pile and pushed it into the middle of the table.
Five thousand, that was definitely not a small sum.
Li Yang and the others had never actually seen Hong Dali gamble with money before when they followed him around. As a result, they were all feeling tense. This was indeed a thrilling game. A first bet of five thousand meant that a few rounds of raises and calls later, the hand would be worth tens of thousands of dollars. All eight hundred thousand could actually be gone in a single round of stud.
A few of the others called, while those with less ideal cards folded. After one round, there were six players still in the game.
The banker dealt the third card.
The cards were soon dealt. Lucifer had a pair of queens. There was one player with a weaker initial hand who held 10J now. The other four players held 9K, 8K, QA, and JA respectively.
Lucifer held the biggest hand now. The other five players looked at their cards. Three of them folded straight away. That left three players in the hand, Lucifer with the pair of queens, a 9K, and a JA.
The problem emerged now that Lucifer held the best hand.
What was he here for? To squander. In other words, to lose money.
These were amazing cards.
Should I give up? If I do not give up, it’s very likely I’ll end up winning. If I do give up, sure I’ll lose money, but it’s such a pity.
Lucifer was in a predicament. He now understood how difficult it was to be a prodigal.
Since I have the best cards, let me just try my luck. It would be a shame to give up now.
Lucifer took out a chip worth ten thousand dollars and pushed it into the middle.
The other two players called.
The banker continued to deal cards. This time Lucifer received a K, and his hand was now QQK. The other two players had 910K and JJA respectively.
Lucifer still held the biggest hand.
By now the intense battle between the three players had attracted everyone’s attention. People whispered to discuss the hand. “Hai, that hand with the pair of queens looks good. I feel like he might win something there.”
“Yep, the other two hands are nothing special with 910K and JJA. It all depends on the final card.”
“Hm, unless there’s a pair bigger than queens, the other hands won’t cut it.”
Lucifer’s head buzzed after hearing the discussion from those around.
His IQ was simply too high. He subconsciously began calculations to analyze the game. “Currently the cards that have been folded are 8, 9, 10, 10, three Js, three Qs, three Qs, three Ks, two As. In other words, the only hands possibly better than mine are only straights. The 910K holder can win if a J or a Q shows. However, there is only one of each left in the deck. He did not hold any flush draws, either. Hence, he barely has any chance of winning. The player holding JJA can only win if another A or J shows. Hehe, he can’t beat me either. Now, my next card is…” Lucifer was finally ready to see his next card.
He carefully lifted it up to reveal, to his delight, a Jack!
Wahahaha, the 910K player is drawing dead. He can be eliminated. Now, let’s look at the JJA player!
Lucifer had no more reservations at this point. He instantly raised with a fifty thousand dollar chip.
The player who held JJA looked at his cards. He had a perfect poker face on. He called!
The banker continued to deal cards.
For the final card, Lucifer received an Ace. The other player got a King!
The game became very interesting.
Lucifer held JQQKA, but the other player was holding JJKA+?
Lucifer was calm as water. There was only one Ace left. The opponent must know that it was near impossible for him to hold pair Kings or Aces.
“Fifty thousand.” Lucifer pushed another pile of chips in.
“I call,” the other player said calmly.
This was the most grueling time for the players. The board was simple. The audience had already understood the situation and whispered, “The blond has the better hand right now. The guy with the pair of Jacks must have a face down Jack or Ace to win it.”
“Yep, judging by how the game went, there is one each of JQA in the deck. The player with pair Jacks can only win if he has the final Jack or Ace.”
“Eh, what do you think his face down card is?”
“I’m not sure. However, since he is brave enough to call, he probably has a Jack or an Ace.”
The board was obvious, they gambled on what the face-down card was.
Lucifer did not overthink and continued directly. “Fifty thousand.”
“Call.” JJKA was still calm.
“Fifty thousand.”
“Call.”
“Fifty thousand.”
“Call.”
“Fifty thousand.”
“Call.”
“Fifty thousand.”
“Call.”
Lucifer managed to push five hundred thousand dollars worth of chips into the pot within minutes. The other player always called with calm and steady composure.
Lucifer’s amazing brain kicked into overdrive. “This guy is posing to be calm. However, every time he calls, his brows would jump slightly and his facial muscles would tense up. I can almost be sure that he is bluffing. Humph, humph, you can’t scare me off so easily!”
Lucifer thought about it and pushed three hundred thousand dollars worth of chips in together at once. “All in.”
JJKA was stunned. He then began to laugh. He shook his head slightly and said, “Young man, you have some guts. I can’t even scare you off with that.” He flipped his face-down card over as he said that. It was a 5 of Clubs!
“What the heck!” Lucifer’s eyes widened. “You went to the end with me with those cards?!”
“Haha, this game is not just about whose cards are bigger.” JJKA laughed and said, “Congratulations young man, you won.”
“Heh heh, something like that…” Lucifer was depressed.” Damn it! I was supposed to squander on behalf of the Young Master! I somehow won money! I won money!”
…
Hong Dali was completely depressed on Earth.
In the blink of an eye, he lost another five Health Points…
“Who the heck is pulling this rubbish…” Hong Dali was almost tearing up. “I asked you to squander, not to earn! What don’t you understand about that, I will actually die if you keep doing this…”
…
At the casino, Lucifer finally understood that not everyone could squander, especially when you had to squander in gambling.
What do you do with a good hand? Do you call or not? What do you do with a bad hand? Do you fold or not?
Lucifer was probably the most depressed gambler since the beginning of time.
This job was not meant for humans. If you came to earn money, that would have been fine. You would be happy to win, and you could blame it on bad luck if you lost. However, if you came to lose money, then things would be depressing. You would be upset if you won and more upset if you lost.
Lucifer was depressed for three whole hours. He finally managed to lose seven hundred thousand dollars after trying his best.
On the way back, Lucifer was soaked in sweat. “Damn it, I finally understand now. Squandering is not a job meant for humans. It’s too tiring. I quit! I quit! Anyone who wants to squander can come to squander next time. I’m not coming back again. If I come back one more time, my head might explode!”
