296: Chapter 296 Three-way Battle

Originally, Shen Yan thought they were going to squeeze in and take their seats, but unexpectedly, as soon as they walked to the side, those people automatically made way for them, allowing them to sit down.

Shen Yan sat down with them without showing anything, while pondering in his heart: It seems these people have high status to make the guests here automatically yield the path for them.

"What are you good at playing?"

Hearing Chen Wu's question, Shen Yan was momentarily stunned.

Immediately, he replied: "I know a little bit of everything, but I'm not proficient in anything. If you don't mind, let's play Texas Hold'em."

Chen Wu nodded.

Then, the dealer dealt cards to the three of them.

Shen Yan saying he wasn't proficient in these things wasn't lying; he truly wasn't proficient in them.

Seeing the dealer start dealing, he first glanced at the cards in his hand.

One Jack and one Circle (Queen).

This hand couldn't be judged as good or bad yet.

Because he didn't know if the next cards dealt by the dealer, when combined with his cards, could form a straight.

"Who bets first?"

Hearing the question, Gu Hui glanced at the composed Chen Wu, then looked at Shen Yan who was looking down at his cards. He thought for a moment, then took out his chips from the side and threw them onto the bet, saying:

"I'll bet first, twenty times the amount."

As his voice fell.

The surrounding guests who were watching the excitement began to chatter noisily.

Shen Yan was not disturbed. After thinking for a moment, he decided to call the bet by tapping the table.

Chen Wu was different from him; he chose to raise the bet by doubling it.

After one round of raising.

The dealer began to deal three community cards.

As the poker cards were revealed one by one.

Shen Yan also saw those three community cards.

His luck was a bit poor.

None of the three community cards related to his hand at all.

They were a Ten, a Three, and a Five, respectively.

Besides the numbers being different from the poker cards in his hand, the suits were also different from the suits of the poker cards in his hand.

If he wanted to win the game, the next community cards flipped up had to have the same suit as the poker cards in his hand.

Besides that, he also had to ensure that his hand combination was stronger than the hand combinations of the others.

Based on the current situation, Shen Yan felt that the probability of both scenarios was low, so he started hesitating whether to fold.

Just as he was thinking this, the dealer turn came to him.

Since the multiplier wasn't high yet, Shen Yan didn't want to dampen the spirits of the other two, so he chose to continue playing.

"Two hundred times."

His position was next to Chen Wu.

Chen Wu's choice was the same as before: he doubled the raise.

"Five hundred times."

This time Gu Hui's choice was also the same as Chen Wu's.

"One thousand times."

Shen Yan did not continue to double.

Therefore, the dealer flipped over another community card.

This community card was a Jack.

With this card, Shen Yan's hand combination's chance of winning finally increased a bit.

This time the dealer's turn fell to Chen Wu.

"Three thousand times."

As his voice dropped.

All the surrounding guests sucked in a cold breath.

They knew their chips weren't worth one or two pieces; they were worth a thousand pieces.

This meant that...

Three thousand times represented three million.

Although three million was insignificant here, it was clearly not the ceiling amount for this round for them.

In fact.

The situation was just as they guessed.

Gu Hui continued to raise.

"Six thousand times."

As soon as this was said, all the guests' gazes instantly focused on Shen Yan.

They were wondering if Shen Yan would double up with them.

Because they frequented casinos, they had learned how to guess the opponent's hand by reading their expressions.

Judging from Shen Yan's expression, the cards in his hand should not be very good; at most, he only had a pair.

One must know that the multiplier had already reached six thousand times.

If Shen Yan surrendered at this moment, he could still cut his losses in time.

Just as they thought Shen Yan would surrender, Shen Yan once again threw his chips onto the gambling table.

"Ten thousand times."

Surrounding guests: "!!!"

Did they guess wrong?

Could it be that the cards in Shen Yan's hand weren't just a pair?!

Shen Yan didn't know that the surrounding guests were currently speculating about the cards in his hand. The reason he doubled was because he didn't want this round of the game to end so quickly.

Gu Hui and Chen Wu clearly came to the table specifically for him.

If he folded first, those two would definitely feel it was no longer interesting.

To ensure everyone's gaming experience, he decided to stay at the table.

Even if his cards weren't that good.

Of course, the most important reason was that the money he lost here would be covered by Gu Hui.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.

Because the surrounding guests didn't know that Shen Yan was inwardly gloating over the money Gu Hui would have to lose.

They thought Shen Yan was cunning, pretending earlier that he hadn't drawn good cards to lure Gu Hui and Chen Wu into the pot. Now that they had successfully taken the bait, he couldn't stay calm anymore, showing his emotions openly.

"Tsk tsk tsk! This guy is something else. I was fooled by him earlier too, thinking he hadn't gotten any good cards..."

"Me too. It seems we still need more practice."

"After they leave, we'll get back on the table!"

"Who is this person? Have you seen him here before?"

"Don't know, I don't recognize him..."

"I don't know either, but anyone who can come with them must also be a big shot."

These voices did not reach Shen Yan's ears. He was still immersed in imagining Gu Hui's pained expression when paying.

"Twelve thousand times."

Chen Wu continued to raise.

Gu Hui thought for a moment and then raised again.

"Twenty thousand times."

Shen Yan continued without hesitation: "Twenty-five thousand times."

At this point, the amount in the pot had already reached twenty-five million.

Chen Wu hesitated for a moment, then did not continue to raise.

The dealer flipped the last community card.

"Holy crap! Another Jack!"

"Looks like there might be three of a kind."

"What if one of them is holding a set of three identical cards (a set of three Kings/Aces, etc.)?"

The discussions among the crowd gradually intensified.

Everyone was watching this gamble tensely.

Calculating in their minds who would win and who would lose, who would emerge victorious.

The dealer turn returned to Gu Hui.

Gu Hui thought for a moment and then threw down chips again.

"Twenty-six thousand times."

Clearly, his raise this time was more reserved.

However, Shen Yan could understand.

If he lost, the money would have to come out of Gu Hui's pocket.

Under such circumstances, Gu Hui naturally had to be cautious.

He thought while calling the bet again.

"I call."

As his words fell, Chen Wu directly doubled the bet: "Thirty thousand times."

The sound of gasps rose again from the surroundings.

"Oh my god!"

"Thirty thousand times! That's thirty million!"

"Damn, when will I ever get to gamble such a large amount?"

"You know, that dead old man only lost a few tens of millions in total the other day, and now they are gambling tens of millions in a single hand. Isn't this gambling way too big...?"