The third watch, asking for subscriptions and monthly tickets~~~
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"No problem, I'll arrange it right away..."
The supervisor just gave a light nod at Qin Fang's choice, greeted him, and imdiately went to arrange for people.
It was evident that this lad was doing well here; he basically knew each gambler in the VIP room, and of course, that also included their preferred ways of playing.
Soon, he spoke to so gamblers who were already playing, and in a short while, he called over seven people. Including Qin Fang himself, there were eight in total, which made up a full table.
The gambling tables were ready, and Qin Fang was the first to sit down, waiting for the others to arrive.
Of course, the first thing Qin Fang did was confirm the identity of each person. He didn't believe for a second that the casino would not send soone over in such a high-stakes ga.
Indeed, once the other seven people sat down, Qin Fang had already identified two cardsharpers among them. As for the other five, they were all local tycoons, and one of them even ca from a neighboring province.
The rules of playing Poker were quite straightforward, and everyone present was very familiar with them. Generally speaking, the most suitable number of players ranged from six to eight. Too few might not be exciting enough, but too many could make things too complicated...
At least to Qin's knowledge, around six players were most appropriate, but the casino had inserted two cardsharpers, slightly increasing the number for better concealnt. Thus, there were eight players.
Of course, this number was also within the range that other gamblers could accept. Any more, and definitely, so people would have been displeased.
Once everyone was seated, the casino sent over a croupier. He looked to be in his forties and had an honest face, appearing harmless. If he hadn't been seen in the casino, no one would associate him with it.
But when he appeared, Qin's gaze lingered on him a little longer than on others before he continued to act cool, head held high, with an arrogant deanor as if everyone else was a Fat Sheep to him.
"Ignorant of their own mortality..."
The two cardsharpers, of course, noticed Qin Fang. With an almost imperceptible glance exchanged between them, they both conveyed this signal.
Undoubtedly, they were aware of Qin Fang's previous successful run and also knew that his luck was exceptionally good. However, they believed that re luck wouldn't be enough to beat them.
Compared to Qin Fang, they treated the other gamblers with noticeably less murderous intent. These gamblers were regulars at the casino, with substantial assets. A steady flow was the golden rule; being too ruthless could lose them a client—an idiotic mistake they weren't about to make.
"I'll be the croupier for this ga. To ensure the fairness of the ga, I'll only shuffle the cards, while each of you will take turns dealing. Are there any objections?"
The middle-aged croupier briefly introduced the rules, clearly ruling himself out, as he ntioned, to ensure the fairness of the ga.
"No problem, let's begin..."
Everyone looked at each other, and the rules seed quite fair, at least eliminating the possibility of soone exploiting casino connections to cheat.
Poker players put a lot of faith in luck, and many believe that dealing the cards themselves could bring better fortune, so such rules were naturally acknowledged by all.
Qin Fang nodded in agreent. He understood why the middle-aged croupier had made such a statent—to distance the casino from the ga since they had already dispatched two cardsharpers, who could easily manipulate the cards when dealing. Secondly, it was probably to keep an eye on Qin, to see if he was cheating.
Of course, only a very few people were privy to this, such as the croupier himself, the two cardsharpers, and the brazen Qin Fang. The other five gamblers were completely in the dark.
"So the ga now begins... Each deck of cards will only be used once, aning after each person has dealt, the cards will be destroyed..."
The middle-aged croupier took a new deck of cards, shuffled them, and briefly explained, which was also ant to ensure fairness as each person got a chance to deal. Everyone would use the sa deck of cards.
The cards were quickly shuffled, and after a casual glance, the gambler closest to the croupier threw the dice to decide who would deal first.
The first dealer wasn't Qin Fang, nor was it one of the cardsharpers, but one of the gamblers. Qin Fang was set to deal third from last, in sequence.
Since it was the VIP room, the stakes were high: a minimum bet of One Thousand Yuan and Ten Thousand to start, with a cap at half a million for opening the cards.
All brought money and exchanged it for chips, which facilitated betting. In front of Qin Fang was a little over 1.1 million in chips; a hundred of them were the large Ten Thousand denomination, and the remaining tens of thousands were in smaller denominations—One Thousand, Two Thousand, and Five Thousand—again, for the convenience of betting.
Shortly, that gambler dealt cards to all eight players, each person carefully shielding their cards under their palms. Qin Fang, seemingly indifferent, just placed his cards on the table.
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