After swapping out his cards, the gaunt man visibly relaxed.
A deck of Golden Goblet had three most special cards: [Golden Goblet King], [Golden Goblet Queen], and [Golden Goblet Knight]. When all three appeared in one person's hand, they formed the strongest hand in the entire deck—[Golden Crown].
Most gamblers might not encounter such a hand even after playing all day. More importantly, there was only one of each of the three Golden Goblet cards in a deck, so it was absolutely impossible for a second set of [Golden Crown] to appear at the same time.
At that moment, the man held precisely those three cards.
When collecting his cards earlier, he had used his wrist to conceal the movement and swapped out all of his original cards.
After finishing all that, he placed the three cards face down on the table again, pressed a fingertip against their corners, and looked up at Huang Xiaowen.
Before revealing the cards, the man smiled. "This is the thirtieth round. Winning it would be a good omen. You've won so many rounds in a row—don't you think one-fifth odds are a little too low? Since your luck is so good today, why not raise the multiplier?"
The moment Huang Xiaowen heard that, she knew exactly what the old bastard was plotting.
He had used cheating tricks to switch in the strongest hand in the entire game and believed victory was guaranteed. Of course, he wanted her to wager her entire fortune.
Unfortunately for him, she had not come here to make money today.
"No." Huang Xiaowen leaned back in her chair, her tone casual. "Minimum odds are my rule. Otherwise, my Captain will be unhappy."
A trace of disappointment flashed through the man's eyes.
He had originally wanted to squeeze a little more