NOVEL NEXT Chapter 89 _2
Looking at his excited demeanor, Li Yan sneered, "I won't take you as a disciple, nor do I have the time to guide you. You only get one chance; today I'll gamble with you once. If you haven't been drained by women, use this as your capital. You gamble, I'll be by your side. How much you earn back, how much you understand, depends on you!"
Shishan Yao immediately perked up as if he had a shot of adrenaline, "No problem! I'm full of energy, not bothered by ten or eight women! I can still keep playing!"
"Hai Fu asked me for a favor; if you win back your capital this time, you can't gamble anymore in the future. I agreed."
Shishan Yao hesitated but really wanted to win, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright!"
"Don't be disheartened. Look at your talent, comprehension, and learning ability. After today, you can study and practice at home on the computer. If one day you surpass me, then this condition won't count." Li Yan stood up.
Shishan Yao suddenly became enlightened. Yes! If one day I reach the expert level, I won't lose. He immediately felt full of confidence, rubbed his face vigorously, keeping his spirits up to learn and comprehend more from Li Yan later.
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Upon exiting the VIP room, Hai Fu and Ma Kui immediately came over, but Shishan Yao didn't say much to them, going directly to the bar to order a hot ginseng tea. After drinking it, he respectfully asked Li Yan to lead the way.
His actions puzzled Ma Kui a bit. Could it be that this man, who looked like a woman's attendant, is actually a master?
Hai Fu was secretly worried, knowing that Li Yan was bluffing to deliberately fool Shishan Yao to help him. She was afraid if exposed, her big brother wouldn't take the shock.
Ma Kui, being the reception manager, had sharp eyes and had long noticed that Li Yan was carrying a bag of cash. Although bringing in large sums of cash usually indicates a newly rich person, such guests are exactly the ones bringing money to the club, and he's naturally welcome. Now seeing that Li Yan had already prompted Shishan Yao to fight again and Hai Fu didn't have a chance to stop him, his earlier worries vanished, and he was naturally very happy. Having stayed up all night and just going through an intense session, how much concentration could Shishan Yao have now? His only concern was Li Yan.
"Miss, you can rest here! I'll take good care of them. If you need anything, just let the staff know. Of course, if you want to go out and take a look, you're most welcome." Ma Kui didn't neglect Hai Fu, as he was in charge of receiving guests rather than the gaming tables, and any guest needs to be taken care of.
Hai Fu felt a surge of emotion and wanted to go and check it out. But she thought that since Li Yan was just bluffing, perhaps he could maintain that demeanor really well on his own, and if she went along, she might accidentally expose him. She nodded, "Alright, I'll rest here."
In the poker gambling hall outside, there was a tired and dejected young guest who, upon seeing Shishan Yao return after a half-day rest, immediately laughed, "What's this? Old Shi, did another mistress send you money? Maybe you plan to share a bit with us!"
Shishan Yao sneered, "Ma Ke! Shut your damn mouth. I'm going to win even your underwear today!"
Another guest, who had been winning a lot and knew him well, laughed and said, "Win mine too, if you can! At worst, I'll wear hers on the way back!" With that, he groped the guest girl beside him, laughing obscenely.
Beichen Ming was probably a pseudonym, but in such places, truth and falsehood don't matter much. Shishan Yao also laughed, "As you wish, just afraid you aren't even wearing any underwear!"
Beichen Ming feigned shock, "Such a secret, and you found out? Amazing! Babe, check for me and tell them if I'm wearing any underwear or not."
"How naughty, you're so bad..." The guest girl's hand was quickly pulled over by him, and soon she laughed and said, "Wow, not wearing any!"
Laughter erupted all around.
Ma Ke had also stayed up since last night, seeing the guest girl from last night being taken away by Shishan Yao once, and the early shift guest girl, after losing everything in the morning, also being taken by him. Yet now, neither followed him back, nor did he switch to another; instead, he brought back a man, couldn't resist a suggestive smile, "Old Shi, you rascal, don't tell me you think switching to a handsome guy, staying away from women and turning to men, can change your luck?"
Everyone had suggestive smiles, including the guest girls, wondering if this place also entertained boys?
Fearing Li Yan might be provoked to leave, Shishan Yao glanced at him sheepishly, and immediately clamored to start, then asked the staff to exchange the bag of money for chips.
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Texas Hold'em is a highly skillful poker game with an element of luck, but mainly it's about mental strategy, maneuvers, and brainstorming between players. Its rules are very simple, relatively easy to grasp, but reaching mastery is a different story.
To become a successful Texas Hold'em player, not only must you master the basic attack and defense strategies, but you also need to recognize various poker tricks of opponents, adopting different strategies for different opponents. Only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you achieve victory in every battle. In the long run, playing Texas Hold'em is like running a marathon; whoever has more patience and skill will win, unlike other casino games where winning mainly depends on luck.
For someone like Shishan Yao who plays often, even if not a master, he understands basic tactics and strategies. But truly getting on the table, air, luck, momentum, mind, skill, acting... every aspect is very important and can influence each other.
Since Li Yan wasn't gambling himself, just accompanying him, whether he was Johnny Chan's disciple or a poker master wasn't the most important thing. Shishan Yao hadn't even figured out exactly how "Johnny Chan" or "Jiang Niqian" was spelled, Johnny, Johnny, or Johnny Chan; it didn't matter to him. What mattered was that after hearing Li Yan's introduction, he knew and believed that Johnny Chan was a poker god of gambling kings level, and Li Yan was a disciple of the gambling king!
Having this belief and deeply believing in it let all his positive emotions be greatly overdrawn, his spirit filled, confidence greatly increased, momentum fierce... These physical and mental changes also truly affected the mindset of other tired gamblers, and the intangible "luck" was mainly the result of human influence.
Li Yan just sat next to him, displaying a playful aura of watching children play. This filled Shishan Yao with confidence, performing exceptionally on every hand, winning several times in a row, and even when he lost, he didn't waver at all, believing maybe he misunderstood Li Yan's expression, only his own problem, worth reflecting on and learning. The perspective of the gambling king's disciple couldn't be wrong.
After several rounds, Ma Ke, Beichen Ming, and the other few gamblers had already guessed from Shishan Yao's change and demeanor that Li Yan was not just a lucky charm bringing good fortune, but possibly a poker god!
Therefore, in every round, they no longer focused on Shishan Yao and instead paid attention to studying Li Yan's expression. But they didn't know Li Yan's identity, were skeptical of him, and even if they suspected he was a master, it only influenced their performance, not matching Shishan Yao's always positive thinking.
Thus, Li Yan's unfathomable expression made them perform worse, while the less focused-on Shishan Yao performed even more comfortably, continuing his exceptional performance.
After more than an hour, Shishan Yao's chips had multiplied several times, at least a million. Ma Ke had already lost enough and quit playing. Originally winning the most, even Beichen Ming, who lost the most now in discouragement, stretched lazily and found an excuse to stop playing, "Damn it! All-night till now, too tired, I need to rest. Babe, I'll treat you to bird's nest, then rest well."
Hearing there was bird's nest, the guest girl happily exclaimed, "Great, great."
Other girls also whined to the gamblers beside them, also wanting to eat bird's nest.
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Li Yan looked at Shishan Yao, who regarded him with reverence as if he were seeing a god, secretly amused at having done nothing but still getting this response. He snorted coldly, "Let's go! Don't forget what you promised!" (To be continued, for more, please log in to www.qidian.com to support the author and read the legitimate version!)