I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 333 The Ma Siblings' Scheme (4.5k)

After this round of the game ended, Su Cheng remained in the same state as before.

His body leaned back slightly, like an artist who had already completed his work.

Su Cheng's gaze did not fall on anyone, but calmly stared at the velvet cloth on the card table, deep and undisturbed.

Su Cheng's breathing was steady, and there was no smile or tension on her lips.

He is now at the center of the storm, yet he remains outside of it.

The most surprising person was Yin Jiazhi, who folded in the end and lost the most chips.

Although people in his inner circle say that Yin Jiazhi is a gambling addict, Yin Jiazhi himself does not admit that he has a gambling addiction.

Others with tens of millions may already be financially independent and enjoying life.

But at Yin Jiazhi's level, money is inexhaustible.

Tens of millions or twenty million is just half a month's pocket money for them.

To put it extremely, what they were playing tonight wasn't a high-stakes card game, but rather a game of flipping cards that some kids played in elementary school.

I win if I can turn your card face down.

Yin Jiazhi is pursuing the Zone state; he enjoys the process of playing the game.

While playing cards, everyone laughed and drank a couple of glasses of wine, smoked a cigar, and planned to call over a few girls to keep them company later—how fun would that be!

Su Cheng is a formidable opponent in terms of card strength, but rather uninteresting.

Because Su Cheng controlled her expression throughout, her demeanor was more like executing a piece of code than playing cards.

Everyone's here to have fun, but it seems like only Su Cheng is here to win money?

This can be seen from some of Su Cheng's decisions just now.

Based on Yin Jiazhi's understanding of the people present today, Su Cheng's mathematical ability is superior to everyone else's.

He calculated the pot odds accurately and knew that betting on them would trap him in the pot.

Su Cheng knew how difficult it would be for him to fold with such a strong hand as two pairs, given the odds.

This all-in move wasn't an impulsive decision, but a mathematical trap using odds as bait.

Xu Ning let out a sigh of relief and slumped completely into the chair.

He rested his chin on his hand and then gently rubbed his left jawline with his thumb, seemingly relieved to have survived the ordeal.

Xu Ning didn't look at Yin Jiazhi with schadenfreude, but instead observed Su Cheng greedily like a lurker, trying to glean more information from him.

Judging from the hand just now, Su Cheng's math and logic skills are top-notch.

He knew that by calling his bet on the turn, my maximum hand strength would be 'hat'ed.

Judging from his betting behavior, it's clear that Xu Ning couldn't possibly have a straight, otherwise he would have raised the bet.

Su Cheng didn't even consider him a real threat, but rather precisely positioned him as a pawn to lure Yin Jiazhi into investing more chips.

Su Cheng deduced that Yin Jiazhi had a strong hand, and at the same time, he deduced that Yin Jiazhi had a certain level of strength, but was not a threat.

That's why he dared to set such an ingenious trap on the turn.

The rest of the people were just spectators, leaning slightly forward to observe both sides during the game, making sure they didn't miss any details.

They didn't even speak to each other, only occasionally exchanging a knowing glance. Their expressions were a mixture of excitement, admiration, and a hint of relief that they hadn't been caught up in this battle of the gods.

But not long after the game ended, their eyes were filled with awe and a hint of lingering fear as they looked at Su Cheng.

It's safe to say that no one will easily call Su Cheng's hand tonight.

Every time someone calls a bet, they might be digging a hole for Su Cheng to bury himself.

As for Ma Shuning, she had far more ideas than Yin Jiazhi, Xu Ning, and others.

Beyond her outward smugness, she actually harbored a deep admiration for Su Cheng.

His mathematical ability is as natural as breathing.

Ma Shuning didn't think at all about this hand; she was more focused on observing Su Cheng's reaction, a unique and fascinating perspective.

She indirectly participated in the gambling game, but her heartbeat and wealth were closely linked to Su Cheng's every decision.

Ma Shuning could imagine the probability trees in Su Cheng's brain growing and calculating wildly, finally pruning them to arrive at an optimal solution.

All Ma Shuning needs to do is carry out the "answer" given by Su Cheng.

Logic and deduction are not what Ma Shuning admires most about Su Cheng.

Because Su Cheng wasn't just playing cards, she was building a story.

A story that convinces your opponent in a poker game and ultimately gets them to pay the price, guiding them step by step towards the ending you've designed.

This is art!
The following rounds were quite natural.

Having received a good hand, Su Cheng suggested that Ma Shuning give it a try.

If your starting hand is weak, just fold.

Occasionally, one can also speculate.

Su Cheng's advice was professional and accurate; some even felt that Su Cheng was more like a professional poker player.

wrong.

His judgment and decision-making are more accurate than those of professional poker players, like an AI machine without any emotional fluctuations.

Su Cheng's decisions resulted in more wins than losses, and in less than an hour, Ma Shuning had accumulated a small mountain of chips.

Even Ma Ru lost more than half of her chips.

It's important to know that Ma Ru, Yin Jiazhi, Xu Ning, and others are all talents cultivated by top universities.

If they were just good-for-nothing spoiled rich kids, they wouldn't be playing Texas Hold'em; they'd be playing a simpler, more brutal card game.

Furthermore, spoiled rich kids can't fit into their circle.

Here, people are competing in wisdom and strategy.

In fact, besides his mathematical and logical analysis skills, as well as his six-eyed advantage, Su Cheng has another relatively significant advantage.

That is because no one is familiar with Su Cheng.

Ma Ru, Yin Jiazhi, Xu Ning, and others often played games and had fun together, so they knew each other's personalities and ways of doing things.

Familiar opponents greatly reduce the error rate.

Su Cheng is a name that most people are unfamiliar with.

They didn't know what kind of person Su Cheng was, what kind of personality he had, or what kind of way he did things.

How you do things normally is how you play cards.

Such strangers do have certain advantages.

But to be honest, this advantage isn't that significant.

Because conversely, Su Cheng doesn't understand them either.

Xu Ning was very dissatisfied with the sudden appearance of Su Cheng, who could crush them with just mathematical ability.

Although he didn't lose much money, he couldn't let go of his resentment.

Xu Ning was eager to consolidate her position within her inner circle.

"Mr. Su, why don't you come to the table and play with us? It's no different from sitting at the table now."

Xu Ning spoke bluntly, showing no respect for Ma Ru and Su Cheng.

Su Cheng wanted to explain, but he swallowed his words back.

Because I had already told Ma Ru and Ma Shuning beforehand that I would not sit at the table, but would only serve as an advisor.

So Su Cheng thought that Ma Ru and Ma Shuning might help him explain.

But the two siblings seemed unmoved?
It seemed like they couldn't wait for Su Cheng to join them at the table and play cards.

Finally, Ma Ru sided with Xu Ning and said, "Shu Ning, why don't you share some of the chips you just won with President Su and let him play with us? It'll be more fun with an extra player."

Ma Shuning blinked her big eyes at Su Cheng. As long as Su Cheng nodded in agreement, she would not hesitate to push the stakes to Su Cheng.

With Su Cheng's help, she won a lot of money, and everyone was watching Su Cheng, waiting for his response.

With the atmosphere built up to this point, Su Cheng had no choice but to sit down at the table.

But he couldn't accept Ma Shuning's offer.

This is what it means to accept charity. Su Cheng has her own money.

He finally agreed to sit at the table, but asked the dealer to give him a new set of chips, the same amount everyone had when they first sat down, and to settle the accounts at the end of the game.

soon.

The dealer pushed a small pile of chips to Su Cheng from the cart next to him, totaling 35 million, with any difference to be settled.

Seeing that Su Cheng had decided to sit at the table, everyone generously let her choose any seat she wanted.

"You can sit here, this place is good. I'll go somewhere else."

Ma Shuning gave her seat to Su Cheng, then changed seats herself and, with the help of the dealer, moved the mountain of chips over.

As Su Cheng sat on the stool, the lingering warmth of the stool seeped through the fabric of his trousers and ruthlessly imprinted itself on his skin.

It is a warm and gentle feeling that carries the texture of life.

Su Cheng could even clearly distinguish the center area of ​​the stool, the place where Ma Shuning's most intimate body weight had been rubbing against for a long time, where the temperature was the highest and most concentrated.

It was like an invisible, private mark, precisely covering the same spot on Su Cheng's body.

The lingering warmth felt like an extension of her skin.

Look up again.

Ma Shuning was already sitting to Ma Ru's right.

Su Cheng was sitting at the top of the oval table, with Ma Ru right next to her to the right, and Ma Shuning in the second seat to Su Cheng's right.

His perspective is quite unique; it seems that Ma Shuning had calculated this angle beforehand.

Su Cheng was just able to see Ma Shuning's profile.

As Ma Shuning's body twisted slightly, the side of her clothes opened up slightly due to gravity, allowing Su Cheng to see the curve of her profile.

This is the soft, rounded starting line of Ma Shuning's full breasts extending to her side. Her skin is like the finest white jade, shimmering with a hazy glow under the light.

With each slight breath she took, her body undulated gently, almost imperceptibly.

The light gently shone on her smooth skin, gliding from the back of her slender neck, across her elegant shoulder blades, and down the graceful groove of her spine, finally disappearing behind her arms and the table.

This is not blatant exposure, but a more sophisticated art.

The angle she chose was more like a silent invitation.

This tells Su Cheng that her softest and most hidden beauty is only revealed to him.

The warmth from the bench just now became a medium, and also an invitation full of eroticism and imagination.

This behavior, brimming with suggestive undertones, drew Su Cheng's attention with an invisible force, even occupying his entire mind for a moment, to the point that he forgot he was currently in the starting gun position.

The dealer patiently reminded Su Cheng, "Mr. Su, you need to place a bet."

Su Cheng only came to her senses at this moment, and before she even had time to look at her hand, she threw out a chip.

He covered the playing cards with both hands, then used his fingers to lift a little bit of the cards, finally revealing his hand: the Ace of Hearts and the Ace of Diamonds.

The gun position is arguably the worst position in Texas Hold'em, bar none.

Once the flop is reached, he is the first to act in every subsequent round of betting.

This means that Su Cheng has no informational advantage.

He must make the first decision without knowing what all his opponents behind him will do—check, bet, or raise.

This is a dangerous position with extremely limited information and a very passive position. Playing cards here requires a very strong starting hand.

Su Cheng is easily attacked and has a hard time playing a good hand, even if he has a strong hand.

He took a deep breath, focused his attention, and began to seriously analyze the situation on the field.

However, Su Cheng's analysis was not about the game or the hand, but about Ma Ru and Ma Shuning.

What I said earlier about not participating in the game myself is utter nonsense.

Once he arrives, what choice does he have?

It’s definitely impossible!

So before coming here, Su Cheng was already prepared to be "forced" to sit at the table and play cards.

Su Cheng was wondering if he was already in Ma Ru and Ma Shuning's trap.

The answer is yes.

If these two siblings can scheme against Zhang Yangwen, they can scheme against him too.

To be precise, the scheme against Zhang Yangwen was all for the purpose of scheming against him tonight.

Oh shit.

But what Su Cheng couldn't understand was, what was their purpose?
Did the praise from several people make him feel smug?
Distract him with your alluring figure?
When Su Cheng was advising Ma Shuning from the sidelines, he didn't feel any pressure at all, because even if they lost, it wouldn't be his money.

But now that Su Cheng is at the table, she is a player who directly participates in the game and has to bear more direct pressure. It is no longer possible for her to analyze the hand with 100% rationality, and she will be affected by her emotions.

Is this an attempt to make yourself lose money?
Losing 35 million and incurring huge debts, then becoming completely subservient to them from now on?
I was someone that Boss Bai had instructed me to take care of. Would the Ma siblings dare to scheme against me like this?

Putting that question aside, Su Cheng really thought it was possible.

Because no matter how you look at it, President Bai is someone who operates in the shadows.

If Su Cheng loses all 3500 million tonight, President Bai certainly wouldn't jump out and directly solve Su Cheng's 3500 million debt; that would make everything difficult to explain.

Mr. Bai must have kept it a secret from the old man that he asked the Ma family to take care of him. If this matter were to be exposed, Mr. Bai would not be able to explain it to the old man.

A deficit of 3500 million is an astronomical figure for Su Cheng's "ordinary family in a county town"!
Su Cheng can't think that far ahead right now.

What he needs to do is stop losing money from now on.

Most importantly, try not to win money.

Because whether you win or lose money, if it gets back to the old man's ears, it becomes a potential problem.

Su Cheng can now predict the old man's reaction.

If an old man wins money, he might think he's becoming addicted and want to win more.

If an old man loses money, he might think he could try to win it back.

The dealer reminded Su Cheng, "Mr. Su, please say something."

Su Cheng took another look at the AA in her hand.

He held the strongest hand, yet found himself in the most disadvantageous position.

However, AA is very valuable, with a win rate of over 85% against any random opponent in a one-on-one match.

With each additional opponent, the win rate drops sharply.

Su Cheng's best course of action is to raise the bet and start building the pot from now on, attracting those willing to bet with weaker hands like AK, AQ, KK, QQ, etc. The bigger the pot, the better.

Furthermore, raising the bet can effectively scare away weak or speculative hands, reducing the risk of being overtaken.

Whether you're a professional or an amateur player, in a competitive or recreational game, if you start with AA, there are only two words in your dictionary before the flop: "raise" and "all in," there is no option to fold.

There's another motive behind getting Su Cheng to play cards, which might also be a motive that Ma Ru and Ma Shuning want to exploit.

If Su Cheng can win 200 million, she can directly help Zhang Yangwen pay off his debts.

But this motivation doesn't hold true for him.

First, Su Cheng is rich.

The underlying logic of this motivation is that Su Cheng doesn't want to use "her own money" to pay off Zhang Yangwen's debts, but rather wants to use "the money she won" to pay off Zhang Yangwen's debts.

In plain terms, they are hypocritical brothers who lack loyalty and are unwilling to make sacrifices.

Su Cheng could have simply paid for Zhang Yangwen's money; he didn't need to win it through card games.

Trying to make money through card games to help your good friend pay off his debts is stupid.

Secondly, Su Cheng will not directly help Zhang Yangwen repay the money.

Because Zhang Yangwen is very likely to not learn from his mistakes and not accept the consequences, he has to take responsibility for it himself.

Due to various reasons, even though Su Cheng got AA, there was nothing she could do at this point.

He now needs to maintain a state of neither making money nor losing money.

"I fold."

(End of this chapter)