Wen Lingwei was deep in thought, "So, the smallest hand is not to spend 27, because 23 or 24 can make a straight?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yes, you're smart. Although 23 is small, it can make a straight, so it has a higher chance of winning than 27. This is because 27 can't make a straight with public cards. It's hard to make any kind of card, so it's a complete garbage card. "
"Alright, now that you understand the cards, let's talk about the process."
"First, we need to determine the position of the dealer. The three players in a clockwise direction from the dealer are called Small Blind, Large Blind, and Muzzle. We'll temporarily set the blind bet to be 5/10. So, the Small Blind will have to bet 5 chips before the game starts, and the Large Blind will have to bet 10 chips before the game starts. "
"This is because you can fold at any time in this game. The blind bet is mainly to prevent a situation where everyone folds at the same time."
"In the first round, the player on the right of the Large Blind speaks first. This position is called 'Muzzle' because it's the most disadvantageous position. It's like being under someone else's gun. "
"Everyone has three choices: raise, follow, or fold. For example, Lin Hua is in the Muzzle position. Based on your hand, you can choose to call. This means that you can put 10 chips into the pool, which is the same as the Large Blind bet. Or, if you're confident in your hand, you can choose to raise, for example, to raise to 50. Or, if you're disappointed with your hand, you can choose to fold. This way, you'll be out of the game without any losses. "
Lin Hua scratched his head, "What's the benefit of raising?"
Chen Mo said, "For example, if you raise to 50, then everyone at the table has to raise to 50, or they have to fold. This means that raising can help you build a big pool, forcing some people to fold. Building a big pool allows you to win more chips, and forcing others to fold can eliminate potential threats. "
"Hmm," Lin Hua didn't really understand.
Chen Mo continued, "This type of raising and following will continue for many rounds until everyone has the same amount of chips and no one raises anymore. That's when you'll reveal your cards."
"Let's assume that everyone has raised, let's reveal our cards."
Everyone took out their cards.
Chen Mo looked at them one by one and said, "I have a pair of sixes in my hand, and the public cards have a pair of twos and a six. In this case, my deck 66622 is a gourd, which is the biggest, so I can win all the chips in the bottom pool."
"Let's say that Wen Lingwei's hand is also very big, with three twos and a pair of kings, also a gourd. However, my gourd is 6 to 2, so she lost to me. "
Wen Lingwei said, "Ah? Am I useless against K? "
Chen Mo explained, "If my deck is 22266, and your deck is 222kk, with three twos in front, then you'll need to compare the cards at the back. That way, you'll be the bigger player."
Wen Lingwei nodded. "Yes, I understand. In other words, it's very difficult for two people to fight to a draw, right? "
Chen Mo said, "Yes, unless your final cards are exactly the same. In that case, you'll split the bottom equally."
Chen Mo looked at the crowd and said, "Do you understand the rules? Let's play a round first. This round, you can place your chips however you want. It's not the official start yet."
"Jia Peng, you deal the cards. Remember, start with the small blind and deal the cards clockwise. The bottom five public cards will be flipped in the order of 311. You'll have to cut a card every time you flip. "
After Chen Mo explained the rules, he put away the cards and handed them to Jia Peng.
"Wash it a few more times to even out your hand," Chen Mo said.
Jia Peng was speechless.
After a few rounds of shuffling, Jia Peng started to deal. Everyone got two cards in their hand.
Su Jinyu looked at her hand, a king and a nine, both of which were hearts.
The king should be a big hand, right? But it's not a pair, so there's a slight chance of getting a straight and a flush. This should be a decent card, Su Jinyu thought to herself.
Chen Mo said, "Alright, let's talk first. Do you want to follow?"
Lin Hua looked at the cards in his hand and hesitated.
Chen Mo said, "We're at the 'pre-flop' stage, which means that none of the five public cards have been played. Normally, no matter how bad your hand is, as long as you play the public cards well, you can still get a big hand. So if the cost of entering the pool isn't too high, you can give it a try. "
Lin Hua thought for a bit and said, "Alright, I'll follow."
After saying this, he took out a ten chip and placed it in front of him.
"Follow." "Follow." … …
Basically, everyone placed their bets. Everyone had a chip of 10 in front of them.
It was Chen Mo's turn. Chen Mo was the big blind and the last to speak.
Chen Mo took out the biggest five hundred chip and threw it on the table, "Raise five hundred."
Everyone was speechless.
Chen Mo said to Lin Hua, "Alright, I've raised to five ten, it's your turn."
Su Jinyu asked, "Manager, are we not going to flip the public cards?"
Chen Mo said, "No. Because I've raised, everyone has to follow to five ten to flip the public cards. "
Lin Hua was speechless, "Then, can I fold?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, sure."
Lin Hua said, "Then I'll fold."
The people behind him also folded.
It was Su Jinyu's turn.
Su Jinyu looked at the K9 in her hand and was a bit hesitant. Follow up? Her hand wasn't that big. Chen Mo directly threw in five hundred chips.
After a bit of hesitation, Su Jinyu also folded.
Everyone folded, only Chen Mo was left.
Chen Mo said, "You're all folding? You guys are so cowardly. I already said that this round doesn't count, so it's fine if you guys follow. "
Chen Mo said as he flipped over his hand: two and ten with different flowers.
Su Jinyu was shocked, "Hey! Manager, aren't your hands rubbish? "
Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, they are."
Wen Lingwei frowned, "Then why did you raise so much?"
Chen Mo said, "Because I was lying. I knew you guys wouldn't dare to follow."
Su Jinyu frowned, "I don't understand, how did you know we wouldn't dare to follow?"
Chen Mo explained, "You guys picked even in the first round, and no one raised. This means that your hands aren't very good. If I raised a hundred, there might still be people who would follow. But if I raised five hundred, you guys would think that I have a super strong hand and fold. This is called 'scamming', which means you're trying to trick your opponent by raising. "
Wen Lingwei was speechless, "Not good! My hand is clearly pretty good. "
Chen Mo laughed, "Don't worry, this is the official start. Everyone, take your chips back."
The dealer's position didn't change. Jia Peng shuffled the deck and dealt again.
Su Jinyu looked at her hand, it was a pair of nine this time.
"Hmm … a pair of nine, not bad. At least it's a pair. It should be better than the last round. Manager, you won't be able to scare me this time! "
The people in front all followed to ten, so it was Su Jinyu's turn.
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