These wealthy individuals often play cards together, and winning or losing is not important to them.
Since they didn't know Yu Hanjiang and Shao Qingge, they would naturally focus on the two newcomers at the table at first. If Yu Hanjiang and Shao Qingge were clearly working together, the six of them would quickly notice.
If the six of them team up against the two of them, they're in for a world of hurt.
Therefore, the cooperation must be kept secret to avoid arousing suspicion.
Yu Hanjiang played steadily and cautiously, establishing a particularly composed image in everyone's mind. Shao Qingge, on the other hand, was completely different. He went all in several games, experiencing dramatic ups and downs like a rollercoaster, and even bluffed once, a typical "unrestrained" style of play.
On the surface, the two have completely different styles.
In this round, Shao Qingge's all-in bluff failed, and Yu Hanjiang won over 200 chips, which everyone naturally assumed was just a coincidence.
Shao Qingge took the newly exchanged 50 chips from the dealer and sighed, "It was my recklessness. It seems I can't rely on bluffing too much. You're all wary of me." His smiling gaze swept across the room, but didn't linger on Yu Hanjiang.
But that brief moment of eye contact was enough for Yu Hanjiang to understand what he meant.
It should not be used excessively.
Everyone present had sharp eyes. Shao Qingge went all in, coincidentally giving money to Yu Hanjiang. This coordinated scheme was enough once; it couldn't be used a second time. The others weren't stupid.
Fortunately, Yu Hanjiang now has nearly 400 chips, making him the second biggest winner after Li Mo. Shao Qingge isn't worried about losing money at all; he can continue to gamble, as long as Captain Yu stays calm.
The pace at the card table remained fast.
Statistically speaking, the chances of getting a straight or a flush are very low. Most of the time, people will have a pair or three of a kind, which are small hands. If you get a hand like that, the game can be over in a minute.
Shao Qingge and Yu Hanjiang no longer played together.
Yu Hanjiang remained steady, folding and calling, winning a couple of small hands and losing very little, keeping his chip stack around 400.
Shao Qingge seemed to be having a really bad run of luck, folding more than 20 hands in a row. He finally got a good hand and went all in to try his luck, but Bald Uncle Chen's hand was better than his, and Shao Qingge lost all his cards again.
Uncle Chen chuckled and took the chips from the table: " CEO Shao, you lost pretty badly today! But I really admire your playing style. When you go all in, at least you look pretty cool."
Shao Qingge pressed his temples, his head aching. " Uncle Chen, please stop joking with me. My luck is really bad. It looks like I won't be able to break even today." He looked helplessly at the dealer. "Give me another 50."
Plum Blossom Youth handed him 50 chips without any expression.
It was 11:30, and there was still half an hour left before the game ended.
Shao Qingge glanced at the table; Yu Hanjiang had 400 chips, while he had 50.
Seeing this, his teammates breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Qi quickly calculated: "Excluding the chips given by the defender, if we only consider the principal, CEO Shao has only lost 100 chips, while Captain Yu still has 400 chips. Time is running out, so even if they keep folding, Captain Yu will still win in the end!"
Folding to avoid defeat is certainly a strategy. But if you have a good hand, you can win a few more rounds.
The clock inside the room gradually approached twelve o'clock, the end of the game. For the next twenty-odd rounds, Yu Hanjiang folded directly during the hole card stage. Each time he drew small cards like 3s and 7s, he saw no need to call the 4 million bet and check his cards.
Shao Qingge's hand wasn't good either. Several rounds he reached the flop, but couldn't form a good hand and simply folded.
Time quickly passed to 11:55 PM.
The dealer said calmly, "It's number 3's turn to be the dealer this round."
Yu Hanjiang is the bookmaker, number 4 is the small blind, number 5 is the big blind, and number 6, Shao Qingge, is the first to declare his opinion.
After the blinds were placed, the dealer dealt two hole cards to each person.
The raise in the hole round is 4 chips, 4 million. Usually, players with slightly better hands will call on the flop, see the three community cards, and fold if they are not good; very few people raise.
Shao Qingge glanced at his hand, smiled slightly, and said, "Call."
Four gold coins were thrown into the prize pool, and Mr. Wang behind him also threw in four coins.
When it came to number 8, Uncle Chen suddenly said with a smile, "Add 10 more."
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
In the hole round, he raised after only receiving two hole cards. Did he have an incredibly strong hole hand like AA or AK?
Li Mo glanced at his hand, counted out 10 chips, and threw them in.
Mr. Zhang, number 2, followed the ten men with a calm expression.
Number 3, Yu Hanjiang, also chose to follow 10.
Players 4 and 5 folded immediately, clearly indicating that their hand was indeed bad.
There were 6 players left at the table, and the dealer turned over the three community cards.
plum blossom j, plum blossom 10, king of hearts.
A high-ranking community card can easily result in a straight of 9/10/J/Q/K or 10/J/Q/K/A. This is considered a "double-headed straight." If there is...
If a player has two plum blossoms in their hand, and then another plum blossom is revealed, it's possible to get a flush of five plum blossoms.
Shao Qingge was the first to speak. Upon seeing this, he smiled and said, "Follow."
He had 26 chips left, had placed 4 in the hole cards, and then called with 10, leaving him with only 12.
Uncle Chen asked jokingly, "Why aren't you going all in?"
Shao Qingge said, "Let's take a look at the fourth card. I'm afraid I'll lose everything if I go all in."
After seeing the three community cards, Ms. Wang folded immediately. She had a pair of 7s in her hand, so there was no need for her to continue.
Uncle Chen smiled and said, "Yes."
Li Mo (No. 1), General Manager Zhang (No. 2), and Yu Hanjiang (No. 3) all chose to follow.
There were 5 players left at the table, and the dealer turned over the fourth community card—
Turn card: Diamond 8.
The appearance of this card secretly surprised everyone present.
The public cards are: plum blossom 10, plum blossom j, king of hearts, and diamond 8.
There are too many possibilities to form a straight with four community cards. If you have 7 and 9, it's a straight of 7, 8, 9, 10, J; if you have 9 and Q, it's a straight of 9, 10, J, Q, K. If you have A and Q, it's the highest straight of 10, J, Q, K, A!
The appearance of the diamond 8 greatly increases the likelihood of making a straight at the end of the game.
With a community of cards where all three ends can form a straight, and there's a chance of forming a flush or a straight flush, once multiple people call, it will turn into an extremely fierce battle!
At this point, if you have a bad hand, you should fold as soon as possible to ensure safety and cut your losses.
However, Shao Qingge, who spoke first, smiled and pushed all his chips into the pot: "All in!"
The others gasped in shock.
They went all in again. Wasn't the roller coaster thrill enough?
Uncle Chen raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you bluffing again? Or have you already made a straight?"
Shao Qingge chuckled and said, "Guess?"
He has a history of bluffing and has also had a precedent of getting the best hand when going all in. Looking at his smiling face, it was really hard to tell whether he was bluffing or actually had a straight, since the chances of making a straight in this situation were quite high.
For Shao Qingge, going all-in on the turn was quite easy. No matter how much others raised afterward, it didn't matter to him—those who went all-in could wait until the very end to see their cards, essentially "sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight."
In fact, the bet was already 10 chips, so when he went all in, he only put in 12 chips.
Uncle Chen thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
Player number 1, Li Mo, smiled and tossed in 12 chips: "Call."
The short-haired female CEO, number 2, is currently neither winning nor losing; she's essentially been just a bystander all night.
Her hole cards were a pair of Kings, and the board revealed another King, making it a KKK Three of a Kind. She deduced that Uncle Chen's direct raise on the hole cards likely indicated a strong starting hand; Shao Qingge had a history of bluffing, so he couldn't be trusted entirely. Li Mo and Yu Hanjiang called, suggesting they might have formed a straight of mixed suits.
Three of a Kind is lower than a straight.
However, four of a kind is higher than a straight flush.
What if she gets a King at the end? Her four Kings would beat a regular straight.
There are 32 cards left in the deck. The probability of getting the only King is 1/32...3%, which is too low.
It's already 11:58 PM, and this game is likely to be the last one.
Faced with the choice between taking a gamble and folding, Mr. Zhang boldly chose the former: "Call".
Yu Hanjiang: "Follow."
There are 5 players left at the table: Li Mo (No. 1), Mr. Zhang (No. 2), Yu Hanjiang (No. 3), Shao Qingge ( No. 8), and Bald Uncle Chen (No. 8), who have already gone all in.
Whether it was the people at the card table or their teammates watching from the lounge, everyone was nervously clenching their fists.
With such a strong hand, and five people calling, what hands do they actually have?!
The dealer calmly turned over the last card.
River card: Plum Blossom K.
Mr. Zhang was so happy that he gently clenched his fist under the table!
She got that King, she had a pair of Kings in her hand, and a pair of Kings on the table, her winning hand was KKKK—four of a kind!
Four of a kind is a higher hand than a straight or a flush, unless it's a straight flush.
Will there be a straight flush?
She quickly calmed down and glanced across the table.
Plum blossom 10, king of hearts, plum blossom j, diamond 8, Plum Blossom K.
A cold sweat suddenly broke out on Mr. Zhang's back—there were three plum blossoms on the table: 10, J, and K. If someone happened to have plum blossoms 9 and Q, or plum blossoms Q and A, they could make a straight flush.
Could it be such a coincidence? She took a deep breath to calm herself and looked at the card table as calmly as possible.
Uncle Chen, number 8, touched his bald head and said with a wry smile, "Fold."
Uncle Chen, usually so stubborn, surprisingly folded, which surprised everyone. His decision not to call to the end clearly indicated he anticipated a very strong hand. He held a pair of Jacks, a relatively high hand, which is why he raised on the hole cards. After the three community cards were revealed, he and the rest of the board formed a Jack-JJ Three of a Kind. He was waiting for the final Jack to make four of a kind, but unfortunately, he didn't get it.
In this situation, there's no need to follow Three of a Kind; it's even lower than a straight.
Stubbornness isn't the same as being mindless; if you keep going like this, you'll become a "..."
"The lucky charm," so Uncle Chen decisively folded.
Li Mo calmly followed the 12.
Ms. Zhang's palms were sweating profusely; her four of a kind, a straight, couldn't beat a flush.
Should we continue and take a gamble, or fold and cut our losses?
This is where psychological warfare comes in.
Based on her understanding of Li Mo, if Li Mo had a super strong hand like a "straight flush," he would raise instead of simply calling... Since Li Mo only called, it's very likely that he had a straight of mixed suits.
Her four of a kind is greater than a straight flush, so there's no need to fear Li Mo.
Having made up his mind, Mr. Zhang calmly said, "Call."
At this point, the call amount had reached 12 million, and the chips on the table were piled up in a terrifying heap.
Yu Hanjiang spoke last, saying that if he also had 12 cards, then everyone could reveal their cards.
Mr. Zhang turned his gaze toward Yu Hanjiang.
The handsome and serious man's gaze remained calm and unwavering.
He counted 20 chips with his long, strong fingers and tossed them into the pot, saying in a deep voice, "Raise."
Everyone: "......"
Someone who has always folded or called suddenly raises?!
This action sent a chill down the spines of those still at the card table.
Yu Hanjiang was incredibly steady, almost unsettlingly so. Even when he started with a spade flush, he didn't raise, simply calling and taking his profits until the end. Now, he suddenly raises... could it be...?
Is he holding the most terrifying royal flush?!
Shao Qingge watched the show with a smile, arms crossed, while the rest of the people had their own thoughts.
Li Mo glanced thoughtfully at Yu Hanjiang: "Mr. Yu, the amount of this bet is quite significant."
The call stake was 12, and Yu Hanjiang raised to 20, a very delicate amount. If he had raised to 100 directly, Li Mo and Mr. Zhang might have been forced to fold. However, 20 was a very difficult amount to accept; folding would mean throwing away the previous raise, but not folding and raising another 20 would be painful.
Li Mo simply counted 20 and threw them into the colored pool.
Ms. Zhang also gritted her teeth and followed suit. As long as it wasn't a straight flush, she wasn't afraid of straights with her four of a kind.
Unexpectedly, when it was Yu Hanjiang's turn, he counted out 30 chips in front of him: "Raise."
Everyone: "..."
When will this ever end?
Xiao Lou, who was watching from the break room, couldn't help but chuckle, " Captain Yu is using those psychological tactics he uses when interrogating prisoners."
It's like having a suspect sitting in front of you, peeling back the layers, applying psychological pressure step by step, until a hole is breached in the opponent's psychological defenses, slowly crumbling, and finally collapsing completely.
Calling with 12 coins? No need to overthink it.
Raise it to 20? Although I'm a little reluctant, I can't bear to part with my previous chips, so I'll keep going.
Now he's increased his bet to 30?
Yu Hanjiang gradually increased his chips to test the psychological resilience of the remaining opponents at the table.
Li Mo had plenty of chips and didn't need the extra 30, so he readily called, wanting to see what tricks Yu Hanjiang would pull.
Ms. Zhang was having a bit of a headache, as she was indeed very wary of a straight flush. Yu Hanjiang happened to have two plum blossoms in his hand, which, when combined with the community cards, would form a plum blossom straight flush. The probability of this was very low—but low doesn't mean it was impossible.
Even a 3% probability is still possible, isn't it?
If we keep following, what if Yu Hanjiang raises the bet again?
Today's game is "No Limit." On the final river, if someone raises, everyone else either folds or calls with the same amount of chips to reveal their hands. If the raiser is Shao Qingge, she would suspect him of bluffing and call. However, Yu Hanjiang hasn't bluffed at all today; this man only calls until the end with an exceptionally strong hand.
Now, Yu Hanjiang keeps raising the stakes... he must have gotten a straight flush!
Mr. Zhang gritted his teeth: "Fold!"
She ultimately couldn't overcome her psychological barrier. Although she had already bet a lot of money, if she continued to follow suit, Yu Hanjiang would inevitably increase his bets, and she would only lose more.
I'm unwilling to accept it, but there's nothing I can do.
She had four of a kind, which was higher than a straight flush, but it couldn't beat a straight flush. She had to consider the possibility that someone else had a straight flush. She lost this gamble and regretted it a little, but it was okay; cutting her losses was a wise move.
Yu Hanjiang used his imposing presence to force number 2 to leave.
There are three players remaining at the card table: Yu Hanjiang, Shao Qingge, and Li Mo.
Since Shao Qingge went all in early, now only the one-on-one duel between Yu Hanjiang and Li Mo remains.
Li Mo smiled and asked, "Mr. Yu, would you like some more?"
Yu Hanjiang was very decisive, immediately throwing in 50 chips: "Raise by 50."
Li Mo shrugged: "Follow."
Yu Hanjiang: "Add 60."
Li Mo: "Follow."
The silent contest between the two men made the scene so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
In this situation, whoever succumbs to the psychological pressure and folds first will be the loser.
Yu Hanjiang looked at Li Mo, his gaze calm yet sharp: "Mr. Li, aren't you afraid of losing too much if you keep going all the way?"
Li Mo countered, "Is Mr. Yu also on a straight flush?"
His use of the word "also" was very clever, and the implied meaning was obvious—he himself was a straight flush.
Of course, whether what you say to your opponent at this time is true or false is also a kind of psychological game.
Yu Hanjiang smiled slightly, but did not answer directly.
He maintained a calm and serious expression all night; this was the first time he had smiled. The usually serious man looked incredibly handsome when he smiled, his deep eyes shining like stars.
He said casually, "Add 100."
He deftly pushed a pile of chips into the pot, making a crisp and pleasant "splashing" sound.
Everyone: "..."
Yu Hanjiang answered Li Mo's question with his actions.
Will Li Mo go with it?
Uncle Chen laughed from the side, "Luckily I folded early."
Although Mr. Zhang didn't say anything, he thought the same thing... The duel between these two men was quite terrifying. The bet had been raised to 100, 100 million-dollar chips, which was a truly alarming number!
Yu Hanjiang played very steadily from start to finish, constantly raising the stakes in this round; it might really be a straight flush.
If Li Mo calls, he'll likely lose even more. If he doesn't, he'll lose face in this battle between two tigers.
For the super-rich, sometimes face is more important than money.
Yu Hanjiang's aggressive stance made it unreasonable for Li Mo to fold at this point. He frowned slightly and said, "Call." After pushing in his chips, he looked up at Yu Hanjiang and asked, "Mr. Yu, are you raising again? Or perhaps you could just go all in?"
Yu Hanjiang said calmly, "No more additions, let's reveal our cards."
He didn't raise the stakes and ended the river round with a bet of 100.
Plum Blossom Youth said, "Show your hand."
The community cards are: plum blossom 10, plum blossom j, king of hearts, diamond 8, plum blossom king.
Li Mo readily turned over his hand.
A single Ace of Spades and a single Spade Queen can form a straight with the community cards: 10, J, Q, K, A.
Yu Hanjiang calmly said, "Although Mr. Li's cards are all black, it's a pity that spade and plum blossom can't make a flush."
He revealed his hand – plum blossom 8 and plum blossom 9.
He initially called, waiting for a Queen to make a straight or a plum blossom to make a flush. The river revealed a Plum Blossom King, giving him a 5- plum blossom flush, which is why he kept raising on the river.
Seeing this, Ms. Zhang was filled with regret, wishing she could bang her head against the wall—these two players had put on a very strong front, yet neither of them had a straight flush! Li Mo had a mixed straight, and Yu Hanjiang had a five- plum blossom flush, both of which were lower than four of a kind. If only she had called until the end, her four of a kind could have beaten them both. She had actually folded her pair of kings; she had been fooled by Yu Hanjiang and Li Mo's confidence!
The two men were evenly matched in terms of sheer presence. But when it came to their hands, Yu Hanjiang had a slight advantage.
Li Mo smiled helplessly: "Mr. Yu has won."
Shao Qingge's teasing voice suddenly came from beside me: "President Li, don't forget about me. Although I've been watching from the sidelines, I've already gone all in. I can also participate in the final showdown."
The person who goes all in doesn't need to raise, because they have no more chips to raise. Therefore, they can wait until everyone else has gone all in before revealing their cards for comparison.
Upon meeting Shao Qingge's smile, Li Mo's back stiffened slightly—this feeling was unsettling, as if he had fallen into some kind of trap.
Shao Qingge slowly and methodically turned over his hand of cards.
One Plum Blossom Q, one Plum Blossom A.
Including the community cards on the table, his final draw is—
plum blossom 10, plum blossom j, plum blossom Q, plum blossom K, plum blossom A.
The highest hand of all – Royal Flush!
A collective gasp filled the air!
Uncle Chen's eyes widened: "You already had the highest straight, why didn't you play... no, you went all in."
Shao Qingge laughed: "Yeah, I already said I was the biggest star by going all in, but unfortunately none of you are paying attention to me."
Everyone: "......"
Isn't it because you have too many bad records and always go all in and lose?!
Actually, as early as the turn, Shao Qingge had calculated the probability and concluded that he was guaranteed to win this hand, so he easily went all in.
The final river round was too intense, and Shao Qingge remained silent. Everyone's attention was focused on the duel between Yu Hanjiang and Li Mo, but they overlooked Shao Qingge, who had already gone all in and was waiting for the result.
Yu Hanjiang put on a very confident front, adopting a "I have a strong hand, don't call" attitude, and used the possibility of a straight flush to force out number 2, Mr. Zhang. But Li Mo seemed to have guessed that his opponent was playing psychological warfare and kept calling... In fact, Yu Hanjiang also guessed that he would call. For the wealthy Li Mo, losing money in this round was not important; losing face was what was shameful.
Yu Hanjiang knew that Shao Qingge had a straight flush, and that he himself had a plum blossom 8. Therefore, Li Mo couldn't possibly have another straight flush. Li Mo must have a regular straight or a smaller flush.
So he kept raising the stakes, forcing Li Mo to call three rounds in a row, until he had 100 chips before quitting.
If Yu Hanjiang were to follow CEO Shao's example and go all in, Li Mo would definitely fold.
Li Mo is a big fish; you have to fish it out slowly and carefully.
The dealer said calmly, " Shao Qingge had the highest hand, but he didn't call on the river and won the side pot. Yu Hanjiang and Li Mo won their river showdown and took the rest of the main pot."
The algorithm for the main pool and side pools uses "All In" as the dividing line. All bets placed during Shao Qingge's "All In" round, as well as those placed before that, belong to Shao Qingge in the prize pool.
The colored pools following Shao Qingge belong to Yu Hanjiang.
The teammates couldn't figure it out, but in everyone's eyes it didn't matter how much either of them won—it would all end up in the same account!
But the wealthy people at the scene were unaware of this.
Seeing Shao Qingge and Yu Hanjiang begin dividing the chips on the table, the wealthy men had complicated expressions.
Such a big cake, Yu Hanjiang and Shao Qingge split it, leaving nothing for anyone else. It's really unfair!
Li Mo's gaze swept over the two faces, a look of suspicion on his face.
Yu Hanjiang remained calm, nodded to Shao Qingge, and praised, " CEO Shao, you did a great job going all in this time."
While counting his chips, Shao Qingge laughed and said, "Oh, it's just luck. Mr. Yu had a very good run of luck this round too."
Teammates: "..."
Poor Li Mo, he was taken advantage of by these two!
Li Mo was so focused on playing mind games with Yu Hanjiang that he overlooked the fact that Shao Qingge, who had been watching the show the whole time, was the real boss in this game.
Shao Qingge used a "small effort, big result" strategy, going all in with 12 chips to win over 150 chips in the side pot on the turn! Yu Hanjiang, on the other hand, used psychological tactics on the river to force out the cautious Zhang in position 2, fishing for Li Mo, and winning nearly 200 chips in the main pot.
The teammates didn't see how the two divided the chips in the end; all they knew was that... the two of them got a lot of money.
The clock strikes twelve, and the game is over.
Shao Qingge stood up and extended his hand with a smile, saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you all."
Yu Hanjiang also stood up and calmly said, "I hope there will be an opportunity to play cards with everyone again in the future."
The subtext is: Thank you all, lucky charms! From now on, we'll never have to worry about running out of money again!