Chapter 1248: Lost everything
Inside the VIP room.
It smells strongly of cigarette smell.
Everyone was resting. Some smoked, drank water, and went to the restroom. They were resting for the games later.
“You want to play?” Zhang Longjuan looked at Dong Xuebing and smiled.
Dong Xuebing nodded. “Yes.”
Shen Xiaomei and Shen Xiaomei were surprised. They did not expect Dong Xuebing to say this.
Zhang Longjuan shook her head. “Haha... What can you do?”
“I can help you win.” Dong Xuebing paused for a second and said. “I know a bit.”
“Save it. I think you don’t even know the rules of the game.” Zhang Longjuan smoked and thought nothing about it. “Poker is not easy. You need experience, mind games, and luck. You are too young.”
Dong Xuebing insisted. “But I can still win.”
Zhang Longjuan looked at him. “How can you be so sure you can win?”
Dong Xuebing replied. “I cannot tell you, but I can surely win.”
Zhang Longjuan shook her head again. “Let’s talk about it later.”
“Sis Zhang, let me try one round.” Dong Xuebing said.
Zhang Longjuan agreed reluctantly. “Let me play the next round, and you can try after that. Haha... deal?”
“Deal?”
“Ok. I am going now.”
Dong Xuebing said nothing after Zhang Longjuan agreed to let him play. He relaxed. He is confident of winning if he is playing. When he was Deputy Public Security Bureau Chief at Yan Tai County, he had infiltrated a gambling den. He won until the casino’s slot machine stopped. Although the payouts were much lower, it was the same.
Shen Xiaomei looked at Dong Xuebing. “Do you know how to play poker?”
Dong Xuebing replied. “A little.”
“You know a little and want to play with them?” Shen Xiaoyan almost fainted. She reminded him. “That is Ms. Zhang’s final asset. If she loses, she...” Although luck was not on Ms. Zhang’s side, and she lost a lot, they still felt she was better than Dong Xuebing. He might lose all her money if he played.
Dong Xuebing replied. “I know.”
“But...” Shen Xiaomei said.
“Let’s see how she does in this round.”
The twins sighed and did not try to persuade him.
Zhang Longjuan returned to her seat. Ms. Leng, who went to the restroom, returned. Mr. Wei and Song Yuhu snubbed their cigarettes.
“Is the break over?”
“Ok. Let’s start.”
“Sure. Deal the cards.”
Everyone composed themselves as the next round started.
The dealer threw away the old deck of cards and opened a new deck. He lets them examine the cards before shuffling and dealing the cards. Poker bets are higher, and the casino will take a cut from the winnings. They do not care about throwing the cards away after each round as the cost is nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of USD on the table.
One card...
Song Yuhu is going all out against Sis Zhang.
He is going to win all her money.
Dong Xuebing wanted to stop Zhang Longjuan, but it was too late. She pushed all her chips forward.
Swoosh...
Sis Zhang called.
The pot was almost three million USD.
The dealer looked nervous. Mr. Wei and Ms. Leng's eyes were on their cards.
Zhang Longjuan will be penniless if Song Yuhu wins.
If Zhang Longjuan wins, she will recoup most of her capital. She can continue to play without restraint.
This round will determine a lot of things.
This was the biggest pot tonight.
Shen Xiaomei and Shen Xiaoyan held their breaths.
Dong Xuebing was nervous. Song Yuhu has a pair of Jacks and looks like he got a better hand than Sis Zhang. But Sis Zhang has three nines. She will lose if Song Yuhu has three Jacks. But he might be bluffing and trying to scare her into folding.
This is mind games.
It boils down to their guts.
Sis Zhang is fearless, and she called.
They turned over their covered cards.
Zhang Longjuan flipped her card. Nine hearts. Mr. Wei and Ms. Leng looked toward Song Yuhu.
Song Yuhu smiled.
His expression made Zhang Longjuan frown.
Dong Xuebing and the twins had terrible feelings.
Song Yuhu turned his card. It’s Jack clubs. He got three Jacks!
Time seemed to freeze.
Zhang Longjuan lost.
She lost everything.
Mr. Wei laughed. “Mr. Song is lucky today.”
Song Yuhu looked at Zhang Longjuan. “Are you continuing, Ms. Zhang?”
Continue? How is she going to continue? Zhang Longjuan does not even have a 1,000 USD chip. She is out of the game.
Dong Xuebing’s face changed. They had no chance now.
Shen Xiaomei and Shen Xiaoyan looked at each other. They saw the worries in each other eyes.
Zhang Longjuan was more composed than Dong Xuebing, Shen Xiaomei, and Shen Xiaoyan. She smiled and shook her head. “It seems like it is not a good day to gamble. You all can carry on. I don’t have money now. Haha... I feel more relaxed without money.”
Zhang Longjuan walked to Dong Xuebing and said. “I got no more chips. Let’s go.
Dong Xuebing asked. “Not even some chips? I can help if you have...” He can turn the tides if he has a few hundred thousand USD.
Zhang Longjuan smiled. “I lost everything.”
The suitcase is empty.