Antonio decided to change his hand and keep it safe! So in the meantime, he built an undefeated wall for himself. Just for this one and only round, they will be safe. He can assure that they will be safe. Even if he raises to unimaginable numbers, they're still going to win.

He decided to play safe, and now the showdown begins!!!

"Then, I'll Call."

Yanlei declared Call!!! He didn't raise like Antonio was expecting! But...!!! It doesn't matter now! What matters the most is Yanlei's hand. If Antonio's gut feeling was right, Yanlei's hand was something that would defeat them if they stayed at the One Pairs.

The two players, Yanlei and Jose opened their hands at each other and... even Yanlei was shocked to Yanlei's hand because It's... a Royal Flush! If Jose didn't change his hand then... they would have died! An utter defeat! Yanlei didn't change his hand unlike Antonio and Jose, so the hand that he's going to play at first will be played at the second too.

"Continuing on to the 3rd Round."

"Yes..."

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Since the battle was a draw, no one lost and no one won. They're going to continue in the 6th Round. This is the final battle!!! Where their leftover hands will battle! There are no more choices left! It's the One Pairs!!!

"I don't know if his hand is something greater than the One Pairs. So in this round, if he raises... we need to raise as well... in short, a bluff!!! But the problem is..."

YES!!! Antonio made that huge blunder earlier of changing their hands! So Yanlei already has an idea that the card was a weak hand they couldn't work with! An unfathomable mistake!!! Antonio's castle suddenly shattered! As if a strong cannonball just hit Its walls! It shattered!!! Every block is falling and falling to the abyss!!!

There's no more room for strategy left!!! All that's left is...

"To Fold!!!"

Minimizing the losses!!! This is the only thing they can do!!! If Jose bets just a million Work Year, even if Yanlei bets a 10 or 100 Million Pesos, if they fold, Jose will only give up a Million Pesos! And they will still be left with a Million Pesos!!!

"The moment he raises, we're going to fold and if he calls, we're going to lose either. Let's minimize the damage we can take."

Jose immediately took the One Pairs hand and said his bet once again. It's still the same 1 Work Years that Yanlei already heard almost 5 times. Like a broken recording tape, he's just repeating the same words again and again.

"Raise... 5 Million."

"Fold!!!"

Just after Yanlei declared that Jose immediately declared Fold. As if he's waiting for Yanlei to declare Raise. At that time, Yanlei has the eyes of a dead fish. As if a person tired of life, his eyes is blank and he said these words to the two of them:

"You two... you're cowards... It's boring. Who would be happy to watch two old dudes being chickens? In the end, humans... will... definitely... cling to life..."

As he said those words... he slowly... slowly lifted his hand. Antonio was filled with agonizing pain in his chest as he sees the hand that Yanlei has...

"What the fuck? It's a..."

HIGH HAND!!! Another bluff by Yanlei!!!

END OF CHAPTER 17