Chapter 610 - 629 Gambling in Fury
Sun Dongran may seem very arrogant, like a typical profligate, a complete idiot, but actually, he’s quite sharp-witted in some aspects, especially in the casino. Right now, he’s setting a trap for Li Yifei, and it’s quite an elaborate setup indeed.
At first, he didn’t gamble big, just betting around a thousand, but as he started to lose, he began raising his stakes, targeting Li Yifei, as if he wanted to compete with him. Soon, he was betting ten thousand each time.
In the beginning, when Li Yifei saw him betting that much, he wouldn’t dare to follow even with a small pair. However, after watching Sun Dongran and Cao Bin compete a couple of times, he seemed to notice their tactics. Sun Dongran always seemed like a fool, fond of bluffing, daring to bet tens of thousands even with just a small pair—clearly, he was just aching to give his money away.
For now, Li Yifei let the other party think he was just a rookie, while Sun Dongran also wanted Li Yifei to believe that he was a big fool. The two of them were playing dumb, each waiting for the moment to play the fool and eat the tiger.
Next, Li Yifei tried his luck against Sun Dongran a couple of times, winning each time. Li Yifei expressed immense joy, making Sun Dongran secretly thrilled; Li Yifei was falling right into his trap. Once he got used to such high stakes, the rest would be easy.
By this time, Song Tianwei and Wang Shiying were pretty much just filling seats, seldom following, and only doing so when they actually had good cards. Being cautious like that naturally meant they wouldn’t lose. But in such a setting, they couldn’t win much either, so they basically maintained a break-even position, while Li Yifei became the big winner. Sun Dongran’s five hundred thousand was almost gone, and now he exchanged another million in chips.
The opportunity seemed to arrive quickly when Li Yifei was the bookmaker, and Sun Dongran caught a great hand—a straight flush with five, six, and seven. They might’ve been of low rank, but because it was a straight flush, it was a powerful hand, second only to a trio of the same rank.
Those who have played Golden Flower Poker would know how rare it is to catch a trio or straight flush. It’s so rare that hours can pass without a single such hand, and even if you do get such a good hand, it’s no use if the other players have nothing; without competition, there’s no money to be won.
What Sun Dongran was most worried about now was that Li Yifei wouldn’t have a good hand. That would be such a waste. But then, Li Yifei’s eyebrows lifted, a clear sign of a good hand. Judging by the extent of his raised eyebrows, his hand was most likely a large straight or, at most, a flush.
This made Sun Dongran extremely happy; it was a great opportunity to take Li Yifei for all he was worth this round.