Gene Unlocking: I Evolve Every Day

Chapter 175: Chapter 59: A Nearly 400 Million Gamble!

Everyone was watching Lu Li, waiting to see his decision.

Lu Li knew he had a pair of threes. From the three community cards currently on the table, calling is fine, but raising is not advisable.

Of course, that’s under normal circumstances.

But for him, there was nothing normal or abnormal.

If he wishes, he can turn normal situations into abnormal ones.

With a smile, Lu Li casually picked up some chips and tossed them up, ”Raise.”

Six hundred thousand in chips.

Zhao Haizhe got a pair of Aces.

There was no reason for him to back down after the first round of community cards was revealed.

He pondered for a moment, then matched the chips, ”I’m in.”

Now it was Greg’s turn. Even though the 6, 7, 8, 9 gave a high probability of a straight, the risk was equally high.

In normal circumstances, he would be very conflicted.

But since he was just acting, he didn’t feel any psychological burden and pretended to ponder there.

Zhao Haizhe played along, ”Buddy, are you hesitating because you have good cards and want to gamble?”

Greg remained calm and blinked with a smile, ”Maybe so, I’m in.”

He matched the chips as well.

Suqi, having folded, was requesting some fruits from the casino staff.

At this stage, with a pair of eights, Zheng Ya definitely had to call, ”I’ll see it through, too.”

Using her slender fingers, she picked up a few chips and tossed them up.

Zhang Jianmin continued his act from before, hesitated, but eventually matched the chips.

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In the viewing area.

The crowd saw the second round of raises come to an end.

Zhao Chun’ai uncertainly looked beside her, ”Mr. Qin, once again Mr. Lu raised without looking at his cards. What do you think his chances of winning are?”

Qin Liang would probably have said ”uncertain” if it were any other situation, but this time he smiled easily and said, ”This must be Mr. Lu’s strategy. I suspect he secretly looked at the cards without us knowing. He wouldn’t bet recklessly, President Cheng, what do you think?”

Cheng Rong knew Zhang Jianmin had started cheating. Outwardly unfazed, he praised with a smile, ”Mr. Lu is bold and careful, he wouldn’t gamble with money.”

”Indeed, makes sense,” nodded a senior executive with a long face, ”Mr. Lu may seem reckless, but in the end, you’ll find out he’s just being brave, not reckless.”

An accompanying female executive also laughed, ”Yes, otherwise there’s no way he could’ve won so much in the last round.”

They chatted casually, as there was no significant interest at stake, merely helping a few partners.

Wang Qin and the dozen or so gaming inspectors next to her weren’t so relaxed.

Even though they knew Zhang Jianmin and the others were highly skilled at cheating, Lu Li’s massive win in the previous round left them a bit shaken.

”Old Zhang, what do you think?” Wang Qin asked.

The middle-aged gaming inspector called Old Zhang lowered his voice, ”I reckon he can’t stir the pot much, but we still need to keep an eye on him to see if he cheats.”

The crowd understood what Old Zhang meant.

As long as Lu Li doesn’t cheat, there’s no chance of him winning this round.

In fact, up until now, Lu Li hadn’t even touched the cards, so there was naturally no possibility of cheating.

Therefore, Wang Qin and the others felt that Lu Li was likely to get heavily defeated this round.

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At the poker table.

The game continued.

Zhang Jianmin dealt the fourth community card, a three of diamonds.

The moment this card was revealed, Greg folded.

Everyone glanced at him but showed no reaction.

Zheng Ya looked at Zhao Haizhe, seemingly exchanging glances.

Despite only having a pair of Aces and no bigger hand, Zhao Haizhe didn’t need to worry about his cards for the moment, knowing Zhang Jianmin would manage the endgame.

Of course, he couldn’t let such thoughts show on the surface.

So, he calmly tossed up three hundred thousand in chips, ”Add thirty thousand then.”

Zheng Ya, acting as in a normal game, shook her head and folded.

Yes, all this was for Lu Li’s view.

Although this round didn’t benefit Zhang Jianmin much, he had three Aces now, and he knew what the last community card was, so he intended to follow through.

However, at this stage, he couldn’t scare Lu Li away.

Thus, he pretended to check his cards several times.

As if he was about to fold.

Finally, he seemed somewhat reluctant.

Zhang Jianmin took a deep breath, ”I’ll call the thirty thousand then.”

Everyone immediately turned their eyes back to Lu Li, waiting to see his reaction.

No one expected Lu Li to directly toss up a million in chips, ”Thirty thousand is too small, it’s not fun. I’m raising to a million.”

Zhao Haizhe felt a vague sense of unease, disregarding the look from Zhang Jianmin, he straightforwardly said, ”I fold.”

Zhang Jianmin watched Lu Li’s confidence.

Now, it was just the two of them on the table.

He knew there was no point in disguising any further, so he boldly declared, ”Raise, three million.”

Three million in chips were tossed up.

Lu Li nonchalantly said, ”Nine million.”

He smoothly pushed a stack of chips forward.

Since the four community cards were Aces, 8, 9, and 3.

It meant Lu Li couldn’t have quads or a full house.

Also, Lu Li couldn’t have a straight with this board.

Furthermore, there were only two diamonds among the community cards.

The rest were of other suits.

So, Lu Li couldn’t have a flush either.

Which meant Zhang Jianmin’s three Aces were currently unbeatable.

He naturally wanted to press the advantage, ”How about we cut to the chase, no more gradual raises, I’m all in, see if you call or not. If you do, we play until the end. If not, I’ll take the chips on the table.”

Saying this, he looked at the female dealer, ”Count how many chips I have left.”

”Alright, sir.”

The female dealer approached to count Zhang Jianmin’s chips.

After counting, she looked at Lu Li, ”Mr. Zhang has nine million one hundred and forty thousand in chips, would you like to call?”