Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 239 - 238 Consulting Company

Chapter 239: Chapter 238 Consulting Company

After an hour of play, several players focused on competing began to relax, and it was only then that someone started to talk, breaking the dull atmosphere of the game.

"Mr. Yang."

The first to speak was Makas, with a smile on his face, he said, "You were lucky last night, winning quite a bit, but it seems that your luck isn’t as good today."

Yang Yi shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "Yes, everyone loves good luck, but it doesn’t always favor one person. Mr. Makas, did we meet last night?"

Makas shrugged his shoulders too. After discarding his hand by pushing his cards facedown, he laughed and said, "We haven’t met, but I know who you are. I was planning to politely ask you to play at other casinos in the future, but since you’re a friend of Mr. Stupak, I’ve decided to welcome you to our casino instead. Just please go easy on us and don’t let our casino lose too miserably."

With that, Makas openly revealed his identity, so Boer pointed at him with a laugh and said, "Mr. Makas is in charge of the poker room at Caesar’s Palace Casino, of course, he’s an expert."

Makas laughed and said, "Mr. Yang is an expert too. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such an impressive young player."

Once they started talking, the atmosphere eased up a bit. These people, who were concentrated on mental exercise, were also glad to relax a little. Mr. Hill, the oldest and accompanied by his wife, said, "Our last gathering was last year, and why isn’t Mr. Horner here this time?"

Boer’s expression darkened as he spoke softly, "Mr. Horner unfortunately passed away in a car accident last year. It was a huge blow to me, so I haven’t played much in the last year. I’m sorry."

Mr. Hill said with a somber look, "Oh God, I’m sorry, I’m very sorry to hear that."

Several people expressed their shock and mourning for Mr. Horner’s passing, and Yang Yi was no exception. After everyone had their say, it was time to express their remembrances.

Richard Harris, dressed very casually, said with regret, "Mr. Horner loved adventure. He was the boldest of us all, whether in high-stakes games or in life. Ladies and gentlemen, I truly miss the vigor Mr. Horner had when he went ALL IN."

Robert Galle, also casually dressed, said with a sense of loss, "Yes, without Mr. Horner, our games have become a bit duller."

After speaking, Robert Galle turned to Yang Yi in a rather casual manner and asked, "Mr. Yang, this is your first time here, and you play very well. May I ask, what industry are you in?"

Yang Yi smiled and replied, "I’ve only recently graduated from university and am now a freelancer. I work in data collection and analysis and provide consulting services. I’m running a small consulting firm, which must be amusing to all of you."

Robert expressed his interest, "Oh, a consulting firm, that’s great. Is it in the United States?"

Yang Yi shook his head and answered, "No, mainly in Europe. I plan to expand the business to the United States, but our company is just a startup, so it might take some time before we operate in America."

Robert shrugged his shoulders and said, "I thought your company was on the Huaxia Mainland. In recent years, Huaxia’s internet companies have been growing rapidly, with new technologies and ideas constantly emerging. To be honest, if your main business was in Huaxia, I would have liked to discuss developing a business relationship with you. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I run an internet company."

When Robert mentioned the name of the internet company, it made Yang Yi’s heart tremble because that internet company was very big, incredibly big.

The game continued, and Yang Yi got two aces, while there was already one ace in the community cards. With a strong hand, he decided to raise the bet.

The minimum bet was one thousand US dollars, Yang Yi unassumingly raised the bet to twenty thousand, then the oldest, Hill, increased the bet, Boer and a man named Lamont raised it to fifty thousand US dollars.

This was the first time a big hand had seen a flurry of betting, these experts, like bloodthirsty sharks, dare to bet heavily when they smell blood and have confidence in their own hands.

Yang Yi already had three of a kind, but there were still two community cards to come, and if he could get four of a kind, his chances of winning would be very large. However, two of the three community cards were of the same suit and consecutive, making the probability of a straight flush not small.

The fourth card was turned over, and it was another A, Yang Yi’s chances of winning were now very large.

Yang Yi’s heart began to beat faster, after another person folded, he chose to call rather than raise, waiting until the fifth community card was turned over.

Yang Yi’s heart trembled, because the moment the fifth card came out, there was a possibility of a royal flush.

Two people folded, leaving only Yang Yi, Lamont, and Mr. Hill.

Yang Yi pondered for a long time, and no one rushed him.

Yang Yi felt it was time to fold, even holding four Aces, because the possibility of a royal flush was extremely high, and any larger bet would just be throwing money away.

But folding with four Aces really made one reluctant, and what Yang Yi was considering was something else. He was wondering whether he should display the impulsiveness and fiery spirit expected of a young man, to go all out when needed, not minding losing money.

Yang Yi was almost ready to go ALL IN, because going ALL IN with four Aces is almost everyone’s normal choice, but just as Yang Yi decided to take the gamble, he saw Boer’s indifferent face.

Then Yang Yi decided to fold.

Sure enough, Mr. Hill had a royal flush.

Watching the waiter push the chips towards him, Mr. Hill was very happy, while Lamont shrugged his shoulders with gentlemanly grace.

Yang Yi turned over his hole cards and said with a wry smile, "Even four of a kind doesn’t work, really bad luck."

The others all laughed, Robert said with a laugh, "Bad beat, your decision to fold was brilliant, I might not have been able to do it."

Boer glanced at his watch and said with a smile, "Let’s take a break, gentlemen, it’s time to rest."

Yang Yi also felt mentally fatigued from thinking too much, so he followed the others to the lounge, drank a superbly delicious coffee, casually ate some snacks, chatted and laughed with several tycoons about the recent game, and then apologized as he stood up and walked over to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran had just had a few words with Mrs. Hill and then left the casino lounge to make a few calls. Now waiting for Yang Yi to talk to her, Xiao Ran whispered, "I found out, Mr. Hill owns a law firm, Robert is the CEO of an internet company, Richard and Lamont are bankers, Makas is the director of the poker room at this casino, has participated in poker tournaments, a world champion! All big shots, all highly intelligent big shots!"

Yang Yi took a deep breath and said, "Yes, they are all very formidable players, which is why I lost more than two hundred thousand. Now, there are some things you need to hurry up and do. Inform Mike for me, have him register a consulting company in Europe as soon as possible, and also, find me a usable phone number that I can give to these people."