153 episodes. That’s a secret, of course.
losing streak.
Even on a winning hand, David hesitated because he was afraid of the back if he bet hard.
The lower the stack, the greater the pressure.
I was nervous and anxious.
‘Calm down, Henry taught me. Mental is more important than hand!’
I cried out like that, but as if to prove that the human heart is not that easy.
‘Damn, burning down again…’
David’s mouth was dry when the words that sealed his clairvoyance came out.
It felt like I couldn’t control myself.
As a result, the mouth was opened harshly.
“Hey, dealer! Don’t you think there’s a burning down on the other side and you fall over? It looks like there’s nothing wrong with that card just now.”
Kathy once again swiped the cards back, front, and side.
And he said firmly.
“There are microscopic scratches that are invisible to the naked eye. If Mr. Jean suspects manipulation, we will burn down one more sheet.”
No scratches!
In addition, the dealer is polite, but in tone contains some kind of warning about taunting him.
In terms of football, I got a yellow card for protesting to the referee.
In this state, even if the entire deck of cards was exchanged, it seemed that the same situation would happen if David pointed out the intact card.
“Okay, that’s it.”
No one likes to infringe on their authority.
Cassie is taking care of her facial expressions, but an unpleasant atmosphere emanates from her body.
It’s a dealer, so it’s pretty strong.
“River Open, Mr. Wolf Straight Win.”
Kathy ruthlessly retrieved the cards from the table, discarded all the old cards, and opened a new deck.
It was an unspoken message for both of us not to bet on burning cards.
‘It’s taken by the dealer, but it’s better than standing still.’
Again, if there is a dissatisfaction, it should be investigated and protested even at the cost of loss.
Thanks to his actions, David could not use his Burning Card for a while.
“Rays, ten million dollars.”
From then on, the momentum started to pick up.
However, he recovered the stack somewhat, but was frustrated because it did not last long.
The reason was because of the dealer, Cassie.
‘Damn!’
At times he randomly burns down two cards, sometimes one at a time.
It could have been the worst.
It’s the same situation for the player, but the experience is different from heaven and earth.
Addition of the game started to lean on David again.
I could feel the mentality that had been shaken by myself as well.
Is it because I gave up halfway like that?
There was a characteristic that the cash came out before using two burning cards.
‘Even a brief glance at us makes our heart beat faster…’
will keep an eye on
I saw them having a nerve war with a burning card, and since they are doing it themselves, why not feel burdened?
The money on the table is a whopping 200 billion Korean Won.
If you think that the direction of the money is moving because of the burning card, you can’t help but tremble from the dealer’s point of view.
whether that’s intentional or not.
‘David can’t figure it out, but the dealer can. The only problem is that you can know right before burning.’
To use this, you have to go until the turn card is opened to reduce the number of cases.
If you know how many burning cards she has before the last river opens, you can know in advance whether she will win or lose.
‘To do that, David has to come to the game first.’
It probably won’t work twice.
The opponent in front of me was a monster-like player to the point that once I was hit, my intentions were recognized.
‘Fortunately, David is aware that my mental state is out. Soon he will come to bite my breath.’
You shouldn’t be caught awake until then.
The moment you get caught, your conversion will go in vain.
So slowly I started putting on the mask.
“Raise.”
“Fold.”
“Raise, double.”
“call.”
“call.”
“Fold.”
.
.
It wasn’t long before my stack turned to $90 million and David’s stack turned to $115 million.
“Raise, twenty million dollars.”
Neither low nor high bets.
However, he could guess the intention of his opponent’s hand.
‘Twenty million dollars while holding the flush? You’re betting on a game.’
Not surprisingly, an additional bet comes in at $50 million at the turn open.
In that situation, I quickly looked over the next card in the deck.
‘One burner is a full house, two is a triple!’
After finishing the calculation, I looked at the cash and saw the characteristics of using 2 burning cards.
‘no!’
The droopy shoulders rise and the droopy head rises.
In an instant, it was decided that she had to make a strong impact to change her behavior.
Then he pushed forward as if pouring out all the chips.
“All in!”
You never know when an opportunity like this will come again.
The impact of being all-in was put on the burden she had on her back.
“Mr. Wolf, would you like to go all-in?”
As a dealer, Cathy felt that this was the turning point between victory and defeat, and asked David’s intentions.
“Hmm……”
David glanced at me with deep eyes and pushed the chip away.
“call.”
received!
And after only burning one card, Kathy opened a river card.
It seemed that the burden of going all-in was over.
“River open! Mr. Jin, this is Nine Full House Win!”
With the dealer’s words, the crowd erupted in cheers.
I felt admiration for the victory that had passed to me again.
I also breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hey, didn’t you go out of your mind?”
“I was out.”
“Did you go out? So, did you mean that you recovered your mentality in the meantime?”
“How did that happen?”
“I didn’t have a clue… If it’s true, that’s great, you’re deceiving my eyes.”
“I was wearing a mask.”
“mask?”
“Yeah, I thoroughly wore the mask while aiming for a comeback.”
“Isn’t the poker face basic?”
“No, it’s not a poker face.”
“……?”
“The poker face is expressionless. I didn’t remove the expression, I pretended to be okay. So I thought Mr. Wolf would think I was still mentally out of shape.”
Trying so hard would have seemed mental to Mr. Wolf.
When it comes to pretending to be okay, no other ethnicity can match Koreans.
It’s because I’ve been wearing a mask that says it’s okay for me, almost all my life.
Pretending to be okay even when it’s hard
Pretending to be okay even if it hurts
Pretending to be okay even if I feel bad.
That alone was the only experience that did not fall behind David’s career.
“I lost, I declare defeat.”
“You still have twenty-five million dollars left.”
You’ve been resurrected from $20 million before, but you’re giving up this time?
“Now that I’m mental, haha.”
“Really? I don’t think so…”
“The most important thing in gambling is knowing when to quit.
David asked Cash to clear up the chips and transfer the remaining amount minus the rake to his personal account.
After all that, he was left with $20 million.
24 billion in Korean Won.
‘Huh, I’ve earned enough…’
Thinking about the money David had earned, I was reminded of the money I had won.
190 million dollars.
Plus, there’s a $30 million prize.
The winner would have earned about 260 billion won as rakes and other taxes and expenses were completely exempted.
‘Crazy, is this the money you can get from gambling?’
Even though it is an unofficial international competition for VVIPs, it is a level that opens your mouth.
As I was counting and sticking my tongue out, David came and held out his hand.
“Congratulations, Edward.”
“Thank you. It was a good game.”
“Are you going to continue gamble?”
“I think I’ll do it if I get the chance like this time. It was thrilling, today.”
Still, it’s going to be tough for a while.
There’s a lot of work to do when you get back.
“Then I’ll have a chance to have a lust battle next time. I’ll wait for that.”
“I’ll do it again, Gamble. I learned a lot.”
“Haha, come and play when you have time. You are always welcome.”
“Where are you going now?”
“I’m going to be in Tasmania with Lana. I’ve been away for so long, so I’ll have to go back.”
“But where’s Miss Linderman? I have some business.”
I asked because I couldn’t even look around.
“For business? Isn’t it private?”
“Business, work.”
“I’ll be with Stanley on the second floor. Oh, there he is.”
David waved in the direction Lana was.
“We’re going up. It’s a bit busy here.”
I told Yoohyeon to collect the trophy and prize money with Liaoshin, and I went up to the second floor with Lucy.
As soon as President Stanley saw me, he welcomed me with open arms.
“It was an amazing match. It’s a long-lived thing to see, watching him get slaughtered horribly by gamblers other than Gary. Heh heh heh.”
“Heh, it wasn’t that miserable.”
“All defeat is disastrous, is there even a noble defeat? You’ve been living for a long time, and you’ve heard all kinds of bullshit.”
David licked his lips and looked dissatisfied, but did not get angry.
“I heard that the tournament was not canceled thanks to the consideration of the president. That’s why today’s final was also held. As a winner, I would like to express my gratitude to the participants.”
“No, I’m more grateful. It’s been a long time since I’ve shown a bloody match.”
Stanley Wu tapped my shoulder and continued.
“I’m wondering if I should repay one with my prize… I’ll have enough money, how about this as a souvenir?”
He took a box from Chien standing behind him and handed it to me.
It was a familiar box.
“Isn’t that the revolver back then?”
“That’s right.”
Wow, you get all the guns as a gift.
good to give
Aren’t men usually obsessed with guns and knives?
“If you give it to me, I will accept it without any hesitation.”
I took the box and opened the lid.
The revolver was in it as it was then. like a bullet.
“Keep it safe. You can’t get it even with money.”
“You can’t get it even with money? Why?”
“It’s from Ian Fleming’s collection.”
“Who is that?”
“You don’t seem to like spy stuff. You don’t know 007?”
I don’t know why.
Dada da da da da da darara darara
We were all James Bond back then.
It reminds me of my childhood when I used to hold a BB gun and get in shape.
“The 007 writer, Ian Fleming, got it as a gift from Colt. If you look next to it, there will be a phrase written on it.”
it’s real
Presented to Ian Fleming by Colt’s Patent Fire Arms MFG. Co
It is a statement that proves the authenticity.
“I will treasure it, thank you.”
On behalf of all James Bond fans.
“Okay, then let’s talk with the young people. I’m tired, so I’ll have to go and rest.”
Stanley Wu left first with Chien.
“Lucy, give me what you have prepared.”
“yes.”
I handed the document I received from her to Lana.
“Didn’t you say you were paying off David’s debt when you gave me a business card last time?”
“It was.”
“I’d like to ask you for this.”
Lana accepted the document and began to examine it.
I added an ambiguous explanation.
“You know the numbers written on the first page, right?”
“It’s all account number and password.”
“I don’t know which bank it is, but I think it’s a private bank account. Find it and put it into my account.”
“It’s not difficult. But who owns this money?”
“It’s a secret, of course.”
The numbers written in Joe Roy’s notebook.
It is the slush fund of the Malaysian prime minister, so there is nothing good to know.
“The next chapter is not a number… Isn’t this the name of the company?”