The betting in the private room was indeed much larger than the games played in the main hall.

Ling Zhenfei had deliberately chosen the largest private room, and upon entering, he discovered that the betting in this room started at a minimum of ten thousand, with each game potentially involving losses or gains of at least several hundred thousand.

Such stakes meant that the four to five hundred thousand Ling Zhenfei had on hand could at most afford him one round of play, and that was if the other gamblers at the table weren't placing particularly large bets.

However, faced with such a high-stakes game, Ling Zhenfei felt far from intimidated; instead, he was extremely excited!

After all, he had come with the intention of winning back Qin Fanghuai's capital and incidentally dismantling Golden Teeth's setup—if he didn't play big, how could he possibly demonstrate his extraordinary abilities?

Ling Zhenfei was very clear in his mind that if he wanted to stir up trouble here, Golden Teeth, who harbored a deep-seated hatred for him, would never let him win easily again. Next, Golden Teeth would certainly find ways to trip him up.

And to make Ling Zhenfei lose all his winnings at once, clearly, the most effective method would be to let him lose all the four to five hundred thousand he had previously won in such a big game.

As soon as Ling Zhenfei sat down at the gambling table, he glanced around and immediately perceived an unusual atmosphere.

Among the spectators standing outside the table, at least three were disguised as gamblers by the casino, closely monitoring him.

These three weren't even participating in the betting—who knew if there were secret agents specifically placed by Golden Teeth within the game?

Ling Zhenfei's gaze swept sharply across his fellow gamblers at the table one by one. The game hadn't started yet, and he couldn't tell which of them were professional cheats and which were frauds arranged by the casino.

In any case, to join a game of this caliber, there was no doubt that these people were not to be underestimated.

"Is everyone ready? I'm going to deal the cards!"

The female dealer was probably in her early twenties, with fair skin, delicate features, and a figure that was exceptionally pleasing to the eye. However, her expression was impassive, as if the only thing that existed for her were the cards in her hands.

The gamblers seated around the table all had serious expressions, and none of them responded with a word, quietly waiting for the female dealer to deal.

Once she confirmed everyone was ready, the female dealer proceeded to open a deck of new poker cards and display each one to every person seated, for inspection to ensure the cards were free of tampering.

Ling Zhenfei used his Perspective Divine Eye to check each card in the hands of the female dealer, finding no issues. The deck was a standard set of Bee poker cards, very new, without any marked traces.

As for the card shoe and the table surface, neither had been treated with high technology, all very normal.

Whirr, whirr, whirr!

After showing the gamblers that the cards were clean, the female dealer started to shuffle with her nimble and clean hands.

There was no doubt that although the female dealer seemed young, she must have been in this line of work for quite some time. This was evident from her skilled shuffling technique.

All the gamblers sat in silence, observing the female dealer shuffle without any reaction. But as soon as Ling Zhenfei saw her adept shuffling technique, his heart skipped a beat.

Perfect Shuffling Technique!

Although Ling Zhenfei couldn't claim to be an expert on the female dealer's shuffling technique, he was not unfamiliar with it and recognized it as an extremely exquisite method of shuffling. Very few people in the country knew this technique!

Shuffling techniques are manifold and complex, and it isn't unusual for them to be a bit odd. But the Perfect Shuffling Technique is a secret method of hiding and changing cards.

Through shuffling, the cards in the hands of the shuffler are mysteriously arranged in an orderly sequence. If calculated accurately, the shuffler can control exactly what cards each player receives.

For a croupier to know the gambler's cards is an absolute taboo. Even the shrewdest gambler, with the most adept gambling skills, usually ends up losing everything under such circumstances.

The female dealer's technique was very clandestine, and her expression was in perfect accord. Unless one is a true expert, it's impossible to spot the flaws in her handling of the cards.

Ling Zhenfei was only able to deduce that the female dealer was up to something thanks to his sharp Perspective Divine Eye.

No wonder Golden Teeth was so confident in letting Ling Zhenfei enter the private room. He had already prepared a lethal trap waiting for him!

Having realized that the female dealer was cheating with the Perfect Shuffling Technique, Ling Zhenfei merely sneered inwardly, choosing not to expose her on the spot.

Although the shuffling technique was impressive, it still required careful mental calculation, and the accuracy of these calculations was still debatable.

Even if the female dealer could calculate his cards, Ling Zhenfei wasn't worried, for he could introduce new variables before she reached her conclusions.

At this gambling table, everyone was playing Che Magu.

Ling Zhenfei was not an expert in this type of card playing, but he could still pull off some tricks. The basic rule is to use a standard deck of poker without jokers, and any number of players can play. Each gambler gets dealt five cards.

Out of the five cards, three need to add up to form a "bucket," an integer multiple of ten. For example, a combination of 2, 3, 5, or 5, 7, 8, or 9, 10, J, and so forth would work.

The scoring for a bucket is the same regardless of how many tens it contains. After setting aside these three cards, the gamblers bet, and the remaining two cards are added up. The last digit is used to determine the winner.

The hand must contain a "bucket," and it has to add up to the largest whole number. If one can't make a "bucket," they forfeit the right to continue the game and are immediately treated as a loser.

This type of play is indeed interesting as it tests the player's ability to arrange and calculate cards. The gamblers seemed to never tire of the game, and once they received their five cards, they started fiddling with their cards carefully, feigning concentration.

Normally, all gamblers enjoy the act of shuffling through their cards.

Even though slowly checking the cards has a deceptive quality to it, after all, in the end, nobody can pull the cards they desire out of thin air, but everyone likes to do it.

It seems that they feel this act gives them some sort of psychological suggestion.

Having the Perspective Eye, it didn't really matter to Ling Zhenfei whether he shuffled his cards or not. What's more important is that he was well aware of the cards in the hands of the other players, no matter how much they shuffled.

Now, Ling Zhenfei could dominate the entire game using his Perspective Eye, but the only obstacle appeared to be the female dealer.

After shuffling and dealing the cards, the female dealer stood there motionless, deeply concentrated, as she evidently calculated the outcome of her Perfect Shuffling Technique, trying to determine what cards she had dealt to everyone.

Of course, the person's cards she was most concerned with calculating were certainly Ling Zhenfei's. After all, he was the one the casino had singled out to deal with!

"Hehe, Miss, what's your honored surname? Shall we become friends?"

"Miss, you are so attractive, you should be a model instead of a dealer, mingling every day with a bunch of rotten gamblers. It's not good for you!"

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