Re: Battle Royale! Round 5: Monte Casino
01-22-2010, 12:26 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by MyifanW.
"No need to depend on luck here, Whit." The skull said.
Whit sort of agreed, but he could still feel luck and fate's hands. They were necessary, and occurred in every instance of life. But, as long as this was how the game would play out... Well, he'd put forth as much of himself as he could.
"This place is perfect, isn't it? For that game we had to play..." He said, lowly.
He didn't get a reply.
He glanced back at Itzal. He couldn't read Itzal, but it was still fine. He'd just be playing relatively blind... and, in this hand, it didn't matter at all. These cards were towards the end of the deck- and he had counted every card that had been played so far, besides the cards that were burned or folded. The burned cards would be a mystery, but the folded cards were fairly guessable. For example, The pirate looking man groaned when he saw the river of the game he had folded from. A groan like that implied that it would have been a good hand, more than a pair at least- there were two 3s on the table, along with a 10. That pirate probably had a 3, and maybe a 10.
The game played out. Whit had an ace and a 6, a fairly decent hand. On the table, there was a king, ace, 6, and a 4. Whit had a two pair so far, and a fairly strong one. The man to his left and the pirate folded. It was a low chip count game, which meant they didn't even have a pair yet, else they would have stayed in just see the game through. He calculated the chances... Yes, he was essentially guaranteed to win this hand.
And he did. Itzal only had a king pair. Part of the mesmerizer and several chips appeared in his slot. Whit looked at Itzal, and smiled a little. Itzal's little tricks didn't mean anything here...
There was about one more game that could be played out of the current deck, and Whit was certain he knew what it contained. The dealer laughed a little and dealt the cards. Whit checked them carefully. a 2 and a 7. Normally, this hand would be worthless, but with the remaining cards, there was only one pair left possible- a 7 pair.
He raised the stakes a little, betting all 510 points of his gun. Itzal followed, and all the others folded. Whit smiled, and raised to 1000. Itzal followed. The cards on the table read : 3, jack, 7, 10, 9. Ha! It was over... They revealed their hands. A seven pair, like expected- what? Something unexpected had happened. Itzal had... a Jack pair. How was that... Whit thought back. He had confirmed that two jacks had been used, and he was almost certain that the third had been folded... He grimanced as he remembered. Itzal had some sort of teleportation ability... Whit wanted to announce that Itzal was cheating, but honestly, it couldn't be done so easily. He needed to be able to prove it... Whit was deep in thought, and absentmindedly choose to give Itzal the Mesmerizer piece and several of the hoodoo shards back for the loss.
"No need to depend on luck here, Whit." The skull said.
Whit sort of agreed, but he could still feel luck and fate's hands. They were necessary, and occurred in every instance of life. But, as long as this was how the game would play out... Well, he'd put forth as much of himself as he could.
"This place is perfect, isn't it? For that game we had to play..." He said, lowly.
He didn't get a reply.
He glanced back at Itzal. He couldn't read Itzal, but it was still fine. He'd just be playing relatively blind... and, in this hand, it didn't matter at all. These cards were towards the end of the deck- and he had counted every card that had been played so far, besides the cards that were burned or folded. The burned cards would be a mystery, but the folded cards were fairly guessable. For example, The pirate looking man groaned when he saw the river of the game he had folded from. A groan like that implied that it would have been a good hand, more than a pair at least- there were two 3s on the table, along with a 10. That pirate probably had a 3, and maybe a 10.
The game played out. Whit had an ace and a 6, a fairly decent hand. On the table, there was a king, ace, 6, and a 4. Whit had a two pair so far, and a fairly strong one. The man to his left and the pirate folded. It was a low chip count game, which meant they didn't even have a pair yet, else they would have stayed in just see the game through. He calculated the chances... Yes, he was essentially guaranteed to win this hand.
And he did. Itzal only had a king pair. Part of the mesmerizer and several chips appeared in his slot. Whit looked at Itzal, and smiled a little. Itzal's little tricks didn't mean anything here...
There was about one more game that could be played out of the current deck, and Whit was certain he knew what it contained. The dealer laughed a little and dealt the cards. Whit checked them carefully. a 2 and a 7. Normally, this hand would be worthless, but with the remaining cards, there was only one pair left possible- a 7 pair.
He raised the stakes a little, betting all 510 points of his gun. Itzal followed, and all the others folded. Whit smiled, and raised to 1000. Itzal followed. The cards on the table read : 3, jack, 7, 10, 9. Ha! It was over... They revealed their hands. A seven pair, like expected- what? Something unexpected had happened. Itzal had... a Jack pair. How was that... Whit thought back. He had confirmed that two jacks had been used, and he was almost certain that the third had been folded... He grimanced as he remembered. Itzal had some sort of teleportation ability... Whit wanted to announce that Itzal was cheating, but honestly, it couldn't be done so easily. He needed to be able to prove it... Whit was deep in thought, and absentmindedly choose to give Itzal the Mesmerizer piece and several of the hoodoo shards back for the loss.