Chapter 1329: Chapter 1328: Scheming and Plotting!
On the poker table, Lilia placed her identity card on the table.
As she made her move, a string of numbers instantly appeared at her spot, over forty-three thousand, displaying the cultivation points she possessed.
Ye Feng glanced around; there were strings of numbers at other people’s positions as well.
Moreover, these people had quite a few cultivation points, all over fifty thousand.
The scariest was the girl who actually had a hundred thousand cultivation points.
In contrast, Ye Feng had the fewest cultivation points.
The total cultivation points of the people present amounted to about three hundred thousand. If Ye Feng could win them all, he would own over three hundred thousand cultivation points.
There might be some fee involved, but it would be enough for Ye Feng to win comfortably.
As Ye Feng sat down, the poker game began.
The rules of Texas Hold’em are very simple, taking turns to place big and small blind bets.
If Ye Feng places the big blind, then it’s up to Player 2 to place the small blind.
In the next hand, Player 2 would place the big blind, and Player 3 the small blind.
The blinds must be placed before the start, while other bets can be made after looking at the cards, choosing to call or raise.
Once the game begins, everyone gets two hole cards, and the dealer will deal three community cards.
At this point, there is a chance to call or raise.
After completing the bets, the dealer flips another community card, allowing further bets or calls.
Finally, the dealer reveals the last community card, and you use your hole cards and any three from the table to form the highest hand and decide whether to continue playing.
Once all bets are placed, it’s time to show down.
This round, Ye Feng is placing the big blind, Player 2 the small blind.
The big blind is 100. Ye Feng tapped the screen above, entered 100, and the number shifted to the prize pool area.
Likewise, Player 2 entered 50, bringing the number to 150, representing 150 cultivation points.
It seemed like a small bet, but not really, because these 150 cultivation points, if sold, would have many buyers at even 20 billion Mg Blades.
If counted that way, it would be an outrageous bet, indeed a super gamble.
Once both placed their blinds, the dealer dealt each with hole cards.
Ye Feng’s cards weren’t particularly good: a 7 of clubs and a 10 of diamonds.
At the same time, Ye Feng activated his perspective, glancing at the other players’ cards, which seemed rather good.
Indeed, Ye Feng’s neighbor, Player 2, was holding a queen of hearts and a king of hearts, which could lead to a flush, a straight, or a big pair or trips.
There was even a chance for a straight flush.
So, when his turn came, he raised without hesitation.
"Raise! 150." Adding the prior small blind, he raised the bet to 200.
"Call!" Even faced with a raise, Player 3 called directly because his cards were also good.
Players 4 and 5 folded outright as their cards weren’t favorable.
When it was Player 6’s turn, the girl thought a moment and bet 500 cultivation points.
"I raise! 500 points."
Evidently, her cards were rather strong.
Indeed, according to Ye Feng’s view, she had a pair of aces, considered the best hand with a high probability of winning.
When it was Ye Feng’s turn, he looked at the dealer’s hand.
According to the rules, the top card is removed.
Thus, the first, fifth, and seventh cards are invalid.
The remaining cards are the second, third, fourth, sixth, and eighth cards.
Ye Feng calculated that if he held his cards to the end, it seemed to form a pretty good hand.
So, without thinking, Ye Feng called straight away.
"I call!" While choosing to call, Ye Feng bet 400 cultivation points.
"I call too!" Player 2 thought a moment and called without hesitation.
Player 3 hesitated briefly but also bet 300 cultivation points.
For a moment, the prize pool’s cultivation points were at a high of 2,000.
Mind you, that represented a minimum fortune of 300 billion Mg Blades.
Indeed, if sold, it could easily purchase 300 billion Mg Blades or even more.
Once everyone completed this round of betting, the dealer tapped the table, discarding the top card, then revealing three cards sequentially placed in the community card area.
– Club 9, Heart 10, Spade 10.
As the dealer turned over these cards, the community cards immediately appeared before everyone.
Seeing these cards, the other three frowned.
Ye Feng, however, remained calm without betraying any expression.
Earlier cards favored the other three.
But with these three cards, Ye Feng gained a major advantage.
Because Ye Feng’s hole cards included a 10, and combined with the outside pair of 10s, he could form three of a kind.
Generally, three of a kind is already very strong.
"Check!" As expected, seeing this hand, Player 2 chose to check without raising.
"Raise, 1,000." However, Player 3 raised by a thousand, maintaining a poker face.
Indeed, his hand was a pair of 9s, initially not big, but with these three cards, he had formed a full house, larger than Ye Feng’s current hand.
With such a strong hand, how could he not raise?
Moreover, with such a big hand, failing to raise might let others catch a stronger hand.
"I call!" The girl, Player 6, frowned slightly, choosing to call.
Indeed, her pair of aces still held a chance to win, particularly with another ace appearing in later rounds; she’d secure victory.
"Call!" When it was Ye Feng’s turn, he calmly matched the bet, placing a thousand cultivation points.
"Seems like you have excellent hands; I’ll play along!" Player 2 thought for a moment and decided to call, unwilling to fold.
Indeed, he could gamble on a flush or a straight, which wasn’t minor.
After all, both a flush and a straight outrank three of a kind, worthy of a gamble.
Once the four players bet again, the prize pool reached 6,000 cultivation points.
Witnessing this, Lilia at the side was stunned.
She hadn’t expected to witness such an incredible high-stakes gamble.
Truly, the cultivation points here represented at least 800 billion Mg Blades in value, not to mention the game wasn’t finished; how could she not be surprised?
After the four players placed their bets, the dealer tapped the table again, discarding a card, and revealed the fourth card.
Seeing this card, Player 2’s eyes lit up.
It turned out to be a Jack, a diamond Jack.
Coupled with his hand, he could just form a straight, sensing his hand was likely the strongest.
"Raise! 2,000 points." He raised boldly to 2,000, exuding confidence.
Seeing his 2,000-point raise, Player 3 revealed an odd expression.
Player 3 felt Player 2 was practically gifting him money.
He had guessed Player 2’s hand and wasn’t concerned about him.
Indeed, with that abrupt raise, anyone could tell he had hit a straight....
