The second round of the game began, and the order of play was reversed, with the red team and the yellow team playing first.
The Yellow Team's Bearded Uncle and the long-haired woman lost to the Gao Xiaoyi and Lin Yuhang duo and have been eliminated. This time, the Yellow Team sent up two girls, one with short black hair that reached her ears and the other with a long ponytail. Since both of them were wearing masks, their faces were not visible, and Ye Qi could not recognize them by their eyes alone, as there hadn't been much interaction with the Bearded Uncle team in the last escape room.
The short-haired girl sat in seat number 1 at the card table, followed by Ye Qi in seat number 2, the girl with the ponytail in seat number 3, and Shao Qingge in seat number 4.
The four men sat down at the card table, and Plum Blossom Youth, wearing snow-white gloves, began shuffling the cards.
Long Sen had terrible luck in the last round and was eliminated in the first round. Before this round started, Ye Qi and Shao Qingge teamed up to jinx themselves; it's uncertain whether their luck will improve.
Ye Qi looked at Guardian with trepidation.
Wearing pristine white gloves, Plum Blossom Youth shuffled the cards with remarkable professionalism, the sound of shuffling filling the air as the cards rapidly overlapped between his fingers, creating a blur of light and shadow.
He quickly shuffled the cards and started dealing from position 1, calmly saying, "The player who draws the heart 3 first, please reveal it immediately. You will have the first turn to play your card after the game starts, and you must play the heart 3 in the first round."
Since there are two Heart 3s in two decks of cards, the first person to draw one becomes the lucky one to play the first card.
In the second round of dealing, the girl with the ponytail sitting to Ye Qi's right revealed a Heart 3, making her the first to play this round. The order of play wasn't actually important, and Ye Qi and Shao Qingge didn't care much either; the quality of their hands was the most crucial factor.
Plum Blossom Youth dealt the cards very quickly, finishing both decks in the blink of an eye.
For someone who doesn't know how to play cards, it would definitely take several seconds to sort and arrange their 27 cards into the optimal combination. But Shao Qingge had already sorted them all out by the time the Guardian dealt the cards. He smiled slightly and stacked his cards together face down on the table, instead of fanning them out and holding them in his hand like the others.
Xiao Lou whispered in Yu Hanjiang's ear, " CEO Shao is stacking the cards on the table. Does that mean he's completely memorized his hand and doesn't even need to look at them?" Yu Hanjiang nodded, "He plays poker often, so his card-memorizing ability must be very strong."
Shao Qingge had indeed memorized all the cards in the hand. Twenty-seven cards were not difficult for him. During the early stages of his business, he was under a lot of pressure and often played cards and drank with his childhood friends in his spare time. Sometimes they would play with four decks of cards together. His ability to memorize cards was just like that of a mahjong master who could predict what his opponents would win.
At this point, his 27 cards were in the optimal combination, including two single cards, four pairs, two five-card straights, a three of a kind, and a bomb. He was quite lucky.
Plum Blossom Youth said, "Let the game begin."
The first player to get a heart 3 plays first.
The girl with the ponytail was sitting to Shao Qingge's left. According to the counter-clockwise rotation rule, after she played her card, it would be Shao Qingge's turn, followed by the girl with short hair, and finally Ye Qi.
Since the first round required playing a heart 3, the girl with the ponytail happened to have a pair of 3s in her hand, so she threw the "pair of 3s" onto the table.
Shao Qingge played a "pair of 4s", and the short-haired girl played a "pair of 9s".
When it was Ye Qi's turn, he calmly said, "No."
Shao Qingge glanced at him with some surprise. It was impossible for Ye Qi to have no pairs in 27 cards. Either he had a pair smaller than 9 that he couldn't play, or he had a better hand and didn't want to break up a pair.
Girl number 3 didn't want to take her teammate's card, and seeing that her teammate had a higher card, she said, "No."
Shao Qingge narrowed his eyes and decisively threw a pair of Kings onto the table.
The two girls were immediately caught in a dilemma.
The king is a scoring card, and Shao Qingge played a pair of kings, which is worth 20 points on the table. To beat this pair of kings, they either need to play a pair of aces and a pair of 2s, or they need to play a bomb. Neither of them had a pair of aces or a pair of 2s. The short-haired girl sitting to Shao Qingge's left gritted her teeth and said, "Bomb!"
She threw out four neat 8s, a bomb!
Ye Qi said, "No."
The girl was overjoyed when Ye Qi skipped the card, thinking she had the 20 points in the bag. But then Shao Qingge suddenly threw out four neat aces and said with a smile, "Four aces."
Everyone:
CEO Shao actually drew four aces! His luck is incredible!
The only cards that can beat four aces are four 2s or a royal flush. Neither of the two girls had a royal flush, so they had no choice but to skip it.
Shao Qingge scored 20 points, and it was his turn to play a card.
He pulled four cards from the deck of cards on the table: "Three of a Kind with a Single Card".
With a 10, anyone wanting to beat him would have to play a bigger "three-of-a-kind with one" hand or just bomb. However, the two girls skipped it one after the other and didn't try to beat Shao Qingge's hand. After all, it was only worth 10 points, and even if they had a bomb, there was no need to use their trump card for those 10 points.
Neither of the two girls played a card, so Ye Qi naturally didn't play a card to beat Shao Qingge.
Shao Qingge continues to have the right to play: "Straight".
He played a straight of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, the lowest of all. The girl to his left immediately followed with a straight of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 to beat it. Ye Qi then played his straight...
Draw 9, 10, j, q, k
Ye Qi had the highest straight, but unfortunately, the girl to his left suddenly played a pair of Jokers: a "Royal Flush".
In this round of tabletop scoring, there are 5, 10, 10, and k points, totaling 35 points. The two girls earned 35 points each, and their eyes lit up.
The girl with the ponytail, who had played her trump card, started to play her cards.
She played a pair of 4s, Shao Qingge followed with a pair of 6s, Ye Qi continued to pass, the short-haired girl played a pair of 7s, Shao Qingge played a pair of 9s, the short-haired girl played a pair of js, and Shao Qingge played a pair of 2s.
Pairs are a very common hand type; the probability of having a pair in a 27-card hand is extremely high.
The two sides traded blows for a round, and in the end, Shao Qingge won with a score of 2.
At this moment, Shao Qingge only had 6 cards left in his hand. The two girls were surprised to find that, without realizing it, this man had almost finished playing all his cards and still had 6 left. Could they all be pairs? The two girls stared nervously at the cards in Shao Qingge's hand.
Shao Qingge smiled slightly and surprisingly threw out a big straight: 8, 9, 10, J, K.
Two girls:
In the previous rounds of intense battles, they had used up all their bombs. At this moment, Shao Qingge played a straight, and no one could do anything about it. What was even more despairing was that he only had one card left in his hand.
None of the three could afford to play their cards. Shao Qingge glanced at Ye Qi and placed his last card on the table.
It's a Spade 3.
Spade 3 is a single card. In this game, it is not easy to deal with a single card because the goal of the game is to play out all the cards in your hand. Playing out a straight is 5 cards, and single cards are easy for your opponent to take.
Shao Qingge had two single cards in this round. He played a 10 when he had a three-of-a-kind with a single card, and finally kept the smallest card, a 3.
Since Ye Qi hadn't played any cards while both sides were playing pairs, it's impossible that he didn't have a single pair out of 27 cards. Shao Qingge guessed that Ye Qi probably had some high-value cards that were hard to split and some single cards in his hand. He left one single card at the end to try and help Ye Qi by giving Ye Qi the right to play.
As expected, after Shao Qingge played the 3, the next player, in order to regain the lead, immediately played the highest card, the 2.
Unexpectedly, Ye Qi decisively played a King.
Shao Qingge chuckled, thinking that Xiao Ye indeed had a powerful single card in his hand.
His guess proved correct. Ye Qi had been holding onto the single Joker, waiting for someone to play a single card to regain the lead. The Joker is the highest-ranking single card; to beat it, one would need a wild card (a bomb).
But at this moment, Shao Qingge was engaged in a fierce firefight with two opponents, and he had already used up all his bombs.
The two girls were helpless against this king.
Just then, Ye Qi dropped a shocking three-in-a-row.
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No wonder Ye Qi kept watching and didn't play any cards when the two sides were playing pairs earlier; it turns out he had a "double pair" in his hand, which he couldn't break up.
These three pairs are all low-value cards; once separated, each one is a small card and has little effect. However, when they are linked together, this "sister pair" is unbeatable.
The two girls said helplessly, "We can't afford it."
Ye Qi's eyes lit up with excitement, and he immediately played a straight: "333444".
Two girls: "We can't afford it."
Ye Qi continued playing: "888999 with two single cards 10 and q".
Two girls: "We can't afford it."
Ye Qi smiled and played his last card: " Plum Blossom 3 ".
Everyone:
Little Yezi's hand was full of strange, consecutive cards!
Fortunately, Shao Qingge guessed that Ye Qi had a pair that couldn't be split, and deliberately played a single card to give Ye Qi the right to play. Otherwise, if the opponent kept playing straights and pairs, Ye Qi's 556677 hand would have been in a difficult situation. He couldn't split it, and he couldn't play it, so he would have been stuck in his hand.
He only has one King, which can ensure he plays all his cards.
The two girls kept thinking that Ye Qi had a bad hand, which was why she kept playing her cards.
Unexpectedly, Ye Qi held a trump card, simply waiting for her opportunity. Shao Qingge and Ye Qi worked in perfect harmony; Shao Qingge first forced out all of their bombs, and when it was Ye Qi's turn, she played all her cards in one go with almost no resistance.
Plum Blossom Youth said calmly, " Red team wins the first round, let's settle the table points."
Since the two girls still have a lot of cards left to play, including some scoring cards, the points already settled on the table are as follows: Shao Qingge and Ye Qi have 60 points, and the two girls have 45 points.
Since Shao Qingge and Ye Qi, who came in first and second place respectively, finished playing their hands, they received an additional 100 bonus points.
In other words, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi won 160 points in this round, while the two girls lost the competition, finishing third and fourth respectively. They would have 100 points deducted from their scores, and their 45 points won wouldn't even cover the deduction.
Their expressions immediately turned ugly.
Ye Qi was incredibly excited to see his score of 160. He really wanted to thank CEO Shao; if CEO Shao hadn't calculated that he had a single card in his hand and left him with a Plum Blossom 3, he wouldn't have had the turn to play at all.
If CEO Shao leaves a single couplet at the end, Ye Qi is finished; his small couplet cannot be broken up.
Meeting Ye Qi's bright eyes, Shao Qingge smiled gently and nodded at him, as if to say: You're welcome.
Ye Qi rubbed his hands excitedly, preparing for the next round.
CEO Shao is good at playing cards.
Ye Qi's confidence soared after learning that he could count cards and use psychological tactics to force out his opponent's big bombs. He felt that the gold coins in Plum Blossom Youth's pocket were beckoning to him.
Zz22Chapter 238, Points Race 04
The victory in the first round immediately put the two girls on high alert; they both knew they had encountered a formidable opponent. In the second round, they became even more cautious, hesitant to play cards like bombs, determined to suppress Shao Qingge at crucial moments.
In this round, everyone's hands weren't very good. There weren't as many big straights as in the last round. Most of them had small pairs, three of a kind, and single cards. The four of them played slowly, going back and forth.
However, for some reason, in the blink of an eye, Shao Qingge only had two cards left in his hand.
At this point, Ye Qi had the right to play his card.
Ye Qi's next opponent is the girl with the ponytail. She's confirmed she doesn't have any pairs left. Ye Qi remembers she didn't play a pair in the last round. CEO Shao has two cards; will he end up with a pair?
Ye Qi glanced at Shao Qingge and played two cards: "A pair of 4s".
The girl next to her didn't have a pair, and said, "Skip."
Shao Qingge smiled slightly and tossed out two cards: "A pair of 6s."
Everyone:
Xiao Yezi helped CEO Shao finish his hand, and CEO Shao won first place again.
The two girls were practically in tears. They had planned everything, but it was impossible to guard against such a thing. The teamwork between these two when playing cards was truly unbeatable.
Shao Qingge finished his hand in first place, and Ye Qi finished in third place. The two of them earned 145 table points and 50 bonus points, for a total score of 195 points.
Plum Blossom Youth said calmly, "In the second round, the red team won. According to the best-of-three rule, the red team has now won two consecutive games, and the yellow team is eliminated. Blue team players, please get ready."
Gao Xiaoyi and Lin Yuhang from the blue team exchanged a glance.
In the last round, the Blue team was the biggest winner, gaining over 300 points. Gao Xiaoyi and Lin Yuhang are also very skilled card players, often playing poker in their university dormitory and working together seamlessly. However, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi's performance just now made the two of them wary.
Gao Xiaoyi whispered in his junior brother's ear, "Have you noticed that Mr. Insect King is quite good at card counting?" They didn't know Shao Qingge's name, because of spade 8. CEO Shao became known as the Insect King, and Gao Xiaoyi began referring to him as "Mr. Insect King".
Lin Yuhang adjusted his glasses and said, "He must be a card expert. He can analyze the hands of his opponents and teammates based on the cards on the table. We need to be careful later. Every point we can win is a point we can win. We still have more than 300 points in our hand, which is not worse than theirs."
Gao Xiaoyi nodded: "Okay, keep it up."
Verbal communication is not allowed at the card table. After the two sat down, they waited silently for the cards to be dealt.
The second round of the game begins, with the red team facing the blue team.
In this round, Ye Qi drew cards first and drew the heart 3 in the third round of dealing. Guardian quickly dealt all 108 cards in both decks.
Ye Qi played his card first.
Since the game rules stipulate that the first player to play a card must play the Heart 3, Ye Qi's hand cannot be combined with the Heart 3, so he can only play the Heart 3 as a single card.
Gao Xiaoyi and Lin Yuhang were clearly much more composed than the two girls from before. They didn't rush to play their cards. Gao Xiaoyi, sitting to the left, played a 4, followed by Shao Qingge's 6, and Lin Yuhang's 7.
Everyone is taking the opportunity to play some useless cards that they can't combine.
The single cards were played all the way up to 2. Finally, Shao Qingge played a small joker to finish the game.
Gao Xiaoyi: "No."
Ye Qi and Lin Yuhang both said in turn, "No."
If none of the three players want to play the King card, then there's only one possibility: both King cards are in the same person's hands.
Shao Qingge doesn't have a King. If Ye Qi has a King but doesn't play it against him, but the other King is in the hands of either Gao Xiaoyi or Lin Yuhang, they will definitely play it against Shao Qingge to gain the right to play.
The right to play cards is extremely important in this game. Sometimes, regaining the right to play cards allows you to play more than a dozen cards in one go. However, if you don't gain the right to play cards, even if you have a bunch of good cards, your opponent might just choose not to play that type of card, leaving you helpless.
Since no one beats the King, it means that the two Kings are in the same person's hand. The opponent judged that there was no need to play the royal flush and kept the cards.
In whose hands will it be?
Shao Qingge was rapidly calculating in his mind while quickly clearing the small pairs in his hand.
The game was back and forth, and halfway through, everyone had played away half their cards. Just then, Gao Xiaoyi suddenly threw out an unbeatable three-card straight: 888, 999, 101010.
Almost no one can beat this kind of three-card straight; the probability of drawing such a straight from 108 cards is already very low.
Shao Qingge looked at Ye Qi, and the young boy said with a bitter face, "I can't afford it."
It seems that Xiao Ye didn't have the two kings in his hand, otherwise he wouldn't have let Gao Xiaoyi, who had such a strong hand, go. Moreover, Gao Xiaoyi played three 10s, which is worth 30 points.
Gao Xiaoyi and Lin Yuhang must be holding the biggest trump card in the game.
The situation wasn't looking good, so Shao Qingge simply typed a bomb: "3333".
A bomb card beats all other card combinations. When Shao Qingge played his bomb, the onlookers gasped in shock. Were Gao Xiaoyi's three 10s about to end up in CEO Shao's pocket?
As Shao Qingge had predicted, Lin Yuhang calmly played a pair of trump cards.
Shao Qingge smiled slightly. He did this simply to force out his opponent's trump card so that he could ensure that his opponent wouldn't take the cards he played next.
Lin Yuhang used the royal flush
He helped his teammates score 30 points, and the situation seemed very promising.
However, his hand wasn't strong enough to play all his cards at once. With only four cards left, Lin Yuhang played a single card.
Shao Qingge: "Little Wang."
Everyone:
CEO Shao actually had a trump card – two aces – but he didn't play them; instead, he split them up.
Ye Qi's eyes lit up. Clearly, CEO Shao had too many single cards. If he played the two small jokers as a royal flush, it would be a waste if the opponent had a big royal flush. But if he played them separately, he could gain two turns.
When you have too many single cards in your hand, breaking up your royal flush is actually a strategy.
Especially now that Lin Yuhang has already played his two Kings, CEO Shao's Little King is his biggest card.
The situation immediately took a turn for the better. Shao Qingge not only broke up his royal flush, but also a pair of 2s, and played the 2 as a single card.
At this moment, Gao Xiaoyi was holding a straight in her hand, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
She originally thought that after playingw,w,w,w,3szzzzzzzzzaa the three straights, she could play this straight and then clear her hand with a small pair. Unexpectedly, CEO Shao bombed her straight, and her teammate had no choice but to play the royal flush.
Unfortunately, Lin Yuhang didn't have a straight, and when he played a si