James was happily engrossed in a game of Taxus Poker at an illegal casino that evening. Beside him
sat a youngdy with short hair who was dressed in revealing attire. Judging from the casino
chips on the table, it looked like they had been winning a lot.
“I have a pair of Queens. Show your hand!” A man with a hooked nose who sat opposite James
revealed his hand
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“You dare challenge me with just à pair of Queens? Keep your eyes open, buddy. I’ve got Three of a
Kind James grinned, flipping his cards over to show a pair of sixes. Since there was a six in one
of the fivemunity cards, they made a set of three sixes, also known as three of a kind.
The rules of Taxus Poker are simple. There were fivemunity cards, and each yer was dealt two
hole cards. These can then bebined in any way to form the best five–card hand. The
highest–ranking hand is a Royal Flush, followed by Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Three of a
Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, and finally, a High Card.
*James, you’ve won again! You’re amazing!” Thedy with short hair cheered excitedly, admiration
evident in her eyes.
Hahaha! Well, luck isn’t the only factor in a game of Taxus Poker. It’s a matter of skill too. I can
see through all his tricks! There’s no way I’d lose to him!” James bragged gleefully.
“I say, based on your chips, you’ve probably won at least a million dors, haven’t you, James?”
The youngdy asked as her eyes shone brightly.
“More or less. Here, this is for you.” James pressed a chip worth 20 thousand dors into her hand
with a chuckle.
“Thank you, James!” The youngdy shed him a radiant smile before nting a kiss on his
cheek
“Come on, let’s go enjoy ourselves!” James reached out to hook an arm around thedy’s neck. He
was happy with how much he’d won and was ready to leave to enjoy the rest of the night.
“You have a winning streak tonight, James. Why don’t you y some more while you’re winning?
It’s a good opportunity for you to make some more money while Lady Luck is on your side!” The young
lady did not seem to want to leave yet.
“Oi, rascal! Are you running off after winning just so little? What a loser! Would you dare y another
game with me?” The man with the hooked nose who sat opposite James taunted.
“This is a golden opportunity, James. Think of all the money you can win off of him. You shouldn’t miss
the chance!” The youngdy persuaded him in a hushed whisper.
“You’ve got a point there.” James nodded and looked at the man with a smirk. “It looks like you enjoy
losing money. I’ll see to it that you walk out without a single cent today! Deal the cards!” With a wave of
his hand, another roundmenced.
Half an hourter.
“Oops, a Straight. I think I’ve won again.” The man opposite James showed his hand, revealing a set of
Straight.
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“Damn it! I lost again!” Losing his temper, James threw the pair of Kings in his hand on the table. With
beads of sweat on his forehead and red, bloodshot eyes, he looked irritated.
Just half an hour ago, he had been basking in the joy of winning continuously, making himself more
than a million dors without breaking a sweat. But now, it seemed as though Lady Luck had frowned
on him, and he had lost everything that he had won earlier in the evening. What
terrible luck!
“Again!” Unwilling to ept defeat, James gestured for the dealer to start a new round.
“You’re out of chips, James.” The youngdy reminded him.
“What?” James looked down at the table to see that he had indeed run out of chips.
“Hahaha! Is that all you’ve got? What a cheapo!” The man with the hooked nose ridiculed James, Get
lost then if you haven’t got any more money. Quit making an embarrassment of yourself here!”
“The fuck did you just say?” James mmed his hands on the table as he bolted straight up in his seat,
fury written on his face.
“What? Did I say anything wrong? Don’t act like you’re a big shot if you don’t have the money, loser! ”
Then, with a contemptuous expression, he called out to the youngdy, “Hey, hot stuff, what are you
doing with a loser like that? Why don’t you join me instead? I’ll make sure you have the best of
everything!”
“You-!” James was so vexed that he ground his teeth together. But there was nothing much he
could do.
“James, I heard that they allow yers to borrow money from them here. Do you want to give it a try?”
The youngdy asked.
“Let’s do it! I’ll win back everything I lost tonight!” James roared. He could never look past the other
man’s taunts. Especially not in front of a woman he fancied.
“Sure. I’ll get it done immediately.” With a quick nod, the youngdy got up and left. Not longter, she
came back with two million dors worth of chips and a promissory note.