Yu Hanjiang started with 100 chips. He folded eight consecutive hands, including two hands where he bet a total of six chips in the big blind and small blind, leaving him with 94 chips.
No one expected that after folding to eight consecutive hands, he would call to the end in the ninth hand and win 200 chips in one go!
With this in mind, Xiao Lou was no longer worried about Yu Hanjiang. Even if Captain Yu continued to fold, Xiao Lou had enough chips to fold dozens more hands, and if he drew a better hand, he could win a few more. With more wins than losses, Yu Hanjiang was the overall winner.
Smiles finally appeared on the faces of his teammates.
Everyone returned to their seats, and Ye Qi remarked, " Captain Yu's playing style is so steady! He has nearly 300 chips now. As long as his luck doesn't run out, it's hard for him to lose, right?"
Liu Qiao said earnestly, "At least we don't have to work together anymore." She had just been worrying because everyone else had skills to earn money except her. If all else failed, should she go out and hand out flyers on the street?
Upon hearing Liu Qiao's words, Xiao Lou chuckled softly: "It won't be that bad. Xiao Liu, do you really want to go and work? Don't underestimate Captain Yu and CEO Shao. Don't forget, CEO Shao is a master gambler, and he hasn't even made his move yet."
Everyone turned their attention to Shao Qingge.
Shao Qingge has folded for nine consecutive hands.
In the 10th round, when it was Shao Qingge's turn, he surprisingly folded again.
Today, Shao Qingge completely adopted a spectator's attitude, folding all the way to the fourth round when he became the dealer. He folded 24 chips, each chip being worth millions of coins, which made his teammates feel sorry for him.
Everyone else had stacks of chips piled high, several hundred at a time, with Yu Hanjiang having nearly 300. In comparison, Shao Qingge was pitiful, with only 76 chips left, a fact easily discernible.
In this type of betting game, if your chips are significantly lower than your opponent's, you will be in a very passive position, and your opponent may even raise to force you to fold.
It was already 9 p.m., and the game had progressed to the 36th round of the fifth round of dealer rotation.
Mr. Liu, number 4, is the dealer, and Shao Qingge is the blind man.
Mr. Liu smiled and looked at Shao Qingge: "Mr. Shao, you've folded more than thirty hands already, haven't you? In this hand, the big blind was the last to fold, and with such a good position, are you going to keep folding?"
Shao Qingge gently rubbed his temples, saying with a headache, "My luck is really bad today, I haven't gotten any good cards at all, sigh."
Everyone politely exchanged pleasantries: "My luck's been so-so, I'm neither winning nor losing so far." "Mr. Li's been on a winning streak today, haven't you won the most so far?"
Li Mo smiled and said, "Just play around. Good luck can't always be on my side."
A new round of the game begins.
Mr. He, number 5, placed a bet of 2 chips in the small blind, while Mr. Shao, in the big blind, placed a bet of 4 chips.
Everyone received their hole cards, and the dealer flipped over the first three community cards—
Plum Blossom 3, spade 7, square 10.
This hand is considered relatively "dry" in Texas Hold'em, meaning that there are very few possible combinations from players' hands and community cards. Moreover, since the three cards are of different suits, the probability of forming a "five-card flush" is theoretically extremely low. In addition, the large gap between the 3, 7, and 10 makes it difficult to form a straight.
At this point, it's time to reveal your trump card.
For example, if someone gets a strong pair like AA or KK at the start, they can naturally continue betting. Perhaps in the end, the community cards will be a bunch of incomplete hands, and their pair will be the best one. It's even possible that no one will have a pair, and winning with just an Ace is possible.
The flop begins with the player to Shao Qingge's left.
Player 7 folded immediately, Player 8 called with 400, Player 1 called with 400, Player 2 called with 400, and Yu Hanjiang folded.
Player 4 folded, player 5 folded, and when it was Shao Qingge's turn, he thought for a moment, put in 4 chips, and said, "Call."
Everyone at the poker table was somewhat surprised. After all, this was Shao Qingge's first call.
Li Mo joked, " CEO Shao, you finally called? I thought you were just here to watch the show."
Shao Qingge explained, "The community cards aren't good this round. Let's play one round and see how our luck goes."
After the flop, four players remained at the table: 1, 2, 6, and 8.
Turning the deck, the dealer reveals the fourth community card – plum blossom 4.
Mr. Chen, the bald guy with number 8, frowned and threw 4 chips into the prize pool. Li Mo continued to call; 4 chips were insignificant to him anyway, so he might as well wait for the fifth card.
Number 2 also placed a bet of 400, and Shao Qingge continued to bet.
Compared to the fierce battles of the previous rounds, this round seemed relatively mild. Everyone just called 400 without raising, probably because their hands were not very good and the community cards were quite mixed. It was a game of casual play and relying on luck, and there was no need to increase the chips.
The river card, the last community card: Hearts 7.
Bald Mr. Chen (number 8) called with 400, and Li Mo and short-haired Mr. Zhang (number 2) also called with 400 each. When it was Shao Qingge's turn, he suddenly counted 12 chips, threw them into the pot with a deft motion, and said with a smile, "Raise, 1200."
It tripled.
Today's Texas Hold'em is a no-limit game. If someone raises their bet on the river, everyone else has to pay out.
Then they would indicate whether they wanted to continue betting until no one else raised their bets.
Shao Qingge was in the last position and spoke last.
If Shao Qingge had simply called with 400, the betting phase would have ended, and everyone could have simultaneously revealed their hole cards for comparison. However, Shao Qingge suddenly raised, and the other three players, wanting to remain at the table, would have had to follow his lead and raise as well.
Bald Uncle Chen glanced at the public sign, thought for a moment, and said, "Follow 1200."
Bald Uncle Chen is known for his stubbornness; he'll call to the end if he has a slightly better hand. Li Mo, on the other hand, is much calmer. Seeing Shao Qingge raise, he immediately folded, probably because his hand wasn't great and he didn't want to throw money away to his opponent.
Number 2, even the usually cautious Mr. Zhang folded.
Only Shao Qingge and Baldy Uncle remained at the table.
When it was Shao Qingge's turn, he smiled at his opponent and then pushed all the chips in front of him onto the center of the table with a "clatter": "All in."
Everyone at the poker table stared at him in shock.
This guy folded over thirty hands in a row, but when it came to actually playing, he was pretty reckless and went all in!
Because today's Texas Hold'em is an "no-limit" game, there's no upper limit to the bets per round. As long as you have enough chips, you can bet hundreds of chips in a single round without worry. But the wealthy aren't fools; when they have a particularly bad hand, they won't bet recklessly and waste money.
The community cards in this hand— Plum Blossom 3, Spade 7, Diamonds 10, Plum Blossom 4, Hearts 7—cannot form a straight or a flush. The best possible hand would be a pair of 7s in the hole cards plus another pair of 7s on the community cards, making a 7777 four-of-a-kind.
Shao Qingge actually went all in. Does he really have four?
Uncle Chen didn't believe it, saying that maybe this guy only had a Three of a Kind! They'd already made it to the last round, so if he folded now, wouldn't all his previous bets be wasted? He should at least see the hole cards, right?
Thinking of this, Uncle Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shao Qingge, saying, "Follow."
When Shao Qingge went all in, he pushed 52 chips into the prize pool.
Uncle Chen wants to follow, and he must follow 52 others.
Surprisingly, despite having such poor community cards, Shao Qingge kept raising the bet, and the prize pool now has more than 120 chips.
Plum Blossom Youth said, "Please turn over the card to compare."
Uncle Chen, number 8, flopped first. He had a pair of 10s, which, together with the community cards on the table, made a Three of a Kind, a very strong hand. He didn't believe Shao Qingge had exactly four of a kind and guessed that his opponent might have a Three of a Kind, which is why he called.
Shao Qingge flipped over his hand—and it really was a pair of 7s.
He actually got 7777 four!
"..." President Chen helplessly touched his bald head and sighed, " CEO Shao is quite lucky."
Shao Qingge tucked the chips on the table into his arms and said with a smile, "It's alright." But in his heart, he was thinking, "I knew you'd definitely call, that's why I went all in to win more. Thanks for giving me money."
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The next round will have similar community cards to the previous one— spare 2, plum blossom 6, and diamond 9. The cards are far apart and not flushes, making it difficult to form a good hand. Whoever has a pair will have a greater chance of winning.
All four players folded, and all four called on the turn.
The fourth community card: Hearts 9.
Shao Qingge then pushed all his chips into the pot: "All in."
At this point, CEO Shao had over 120 chips in his hand. If he went all in, it would put immense pressure on the people who would speak next. As a result, Mr. Wang, who was sitting behind him, folded immediately.
Bald Uncle Chen glanced at the community cards: 2, 7, 9, 9. He raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't believe you have another pair of 9s!"
After saying that, he casually tossed over a hundred chips into the prize pool: "Call."
Uncle Chen is really stubborn.
Unfortunately, Shao Qingge had a really good run of luck in these two rounds. When the cards were finally revealed, Shao Qingge indeed had a pair of 9s, and once again made the highest possible four of a kind: 9999.
As Shao Qingge happily gathered the chips in front of him, he politely smiled and said, "It seems like my luck has turned around these last two rounds."
Bald Uncle Chen: "......"
Shao Qingge won two consecutive rounds, while Bald Chen lost over a hundred chips, leaving him somewhat frustrated.
The rich don't get their money from the sky, and nobody's happy to lose money, especially losing two rounds in a row to the same person.
Yu Hanjiang looked at Shao Qingge and understood.
Is Shao Qingge playing an all-in, aggressive style? Either fold, or if you want to win, go all in.
Every time he went all in, he would get the best hand. Uncle Chen didn't believe it and was beaten by him two rounds in a row. Li Mo said with a half-smile, "The two newcomers today are both very good at playing."
I thought the newcomers would be intimidated, but Yu Hanjiang and Shao Qingge were surprisingly calm.
In the first hour, everyone kept their bets within a certain range. In comparison, Shao Qingge played the most aggressively, going all in for two consecutive rounds. However, when he went all in, he usually had the best hand. Although he seemed aggressive, he was actually very conservative. Basically, going against him was just throwing money away.
Bald Uncle Chen has personally proven this point with a painful lesson.
With everyone at the card table having their own thoughts, Plum Blossom Youth began a new round of games.
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