Gambling in Mifis (2)

At the moment Leon didn't think anyone had a better hand than himself, it was possible that someone could have the final ten in the deck, but the chances of that were so low that Leon decided to bet more.

Without hesitation, Leon tossed in a silver with fifty bronze coins (a chip with the number five and a bronze chip, instead of actually throwing in fifty coins). A middle-aged man who looked like a merchant instantly folded, while a lady who was oddly dressed too well to be playing at this table also folded.

(Authors note: Folding means the person has given up on the hand and slides their cards towards the dealer. This means they will not gamble any more money and withdraw from the hand, but also lose their money already in the game by doing so)

The final person looked like he didn't take care of himself, as his clothes were slightly faded and he had a messy stubble for a beard. He squinted at Leon trying to see if he could glean any information from him, but Leon had become a statue and gave away nothing.

The unkempt man took a look at his cards and went into deep thought. Before he made his decision, he looked down at his pile on the table which had roughly thirty silver coins. Hesitantly, he tossed in the same amount of chips as Leon.

Seeing that the unkempt man had matched Leon's bet, the dealer dealt the turn card and revealed the villager of clubs. Leon didn't mind the card, since it wouldn't help his opponent too much nor help him if he was looking for a flush with spades.

(Authors note: A flush is when five cards have the same suit. For example, if I have two cards that are spades and the dealer reveals three different cards with spades. I have achieved a flush, which is the fifth strongest hand)

Normally if Leon had a lot of money to play with, he would try to slowly gain more money from the unkempt man, but he didn't have a lot of money. So he decided he would bet all of the money he set aside for gambling and four silver coins slid across the felt of the table.

Seeing Leon's raise, the unkempt man looked at his cards again but decided to fold and slid his cards to the dealer. If he wished to, Leon could reveal his cards to the table, but decided against it and slid his cards face down towards the dealer as he took the coins he won from the center of the table.

The total amount was the value of 12 silver coins, although roughly half of that was from his own bets. However, Leon didn't care as he had already profited hugely and now had an extra five silver coins and 50 bronze coins to gamble with.

After the dealer received a second deck that had been lying on the side, she shuffled the second deck and once again dealt every player two cards. This time Leon got a horrible hand with the four of spades and the seven of clubs.

Luckily for him, he wasn't the big blind nor small blind and merely folded, as he attentively watched the other players duke it out. Surprisingly even before the flop rolled out, the players each had put in three silvers meaning that whatever hand they each had. They all thought it was worthy of betting three silvers, without even seeing the flop.

With nine silvers at the center of the table, the dealer dealt the flop and revealed the king of diamonds, the noble of diamonds, and the eight of clubs. Once again, everyone tried to remain as stoic as possible, but Leon thought he saw a glint appear in the eye of the unkempt man.

The well-dressed lady was the small blind, so she had to be the first one to bet. She didn't pull any punches as she instantly raised two silvers, but the unkempt man who was next didn't call but raised!

The unkempt man had slapped five silvers at the center of the table, but the merchant didn't back away and placed five silvers himself at the center of the table.

The lady looked slightly surprised at the actions of the other two players and looked at her hand, then back onto the board before pausing. Although she was well dressed, she actually had the least amount of coins on the table, among the three players. She slid her cards towards the dealer as she pouted for losing five silvers.

Meanwhile, the dealer revealed the turn card which was the villager of spades. The unkempt man was the first person to bet as he was the big blind and the small blind had already folded. He bet eight silvers, but the moment he slid them. The merchant re-raised to twelve silvers.

When this happened, the unkempt man paused and calmly looked at the board, before he started to play with his stack of ten silvers with one hand as he went into deep thought. After twenty seconds, the dealer raised his hand to indicate that the unkempt man only had ten seconds left before his time ran out and he would automatically fold.

With his brows furrowing, the unkempt man decided to shove his stack of twelve silvers towards the center of the table, which meant he had gone all in as he had no coins left on the table.

(Authors note: When one goes all-in, it signifies that they have bet all the money they had been playing with. If it's one on one like this situation and the other person has more money and just calls. No more bets can be made and the dealer will reveal the rest of the cards after the players show their cards)

The merchant instantly called and threw in another eight silvers to match the unkempt man's bet. The dealer counted all the coins to make sure they had each bet the right amount, before gesturing towards the two of them.

"Please reveal your cards."

The unkempt man decided he would reveal first and showed a king of spades, plus the king of hearts. This meant he had a three of a kind at the moment.

(The current cards that the dealer have dealt are: the king of diamonds, the noble of diamonds, the eight of clubs, and the villager of spades)

However, the merchant smirked at the unkempt man and revealed his cards, which were the adventurer of spades and the knight of spades. The unkempt man who had looked happy now looked like he had seen a ghost and turned pale because the merchant had a straight.

(Authors note: A straight is a hand where the cards are in the correct order and is the 6th best hand. For example, 2,3,4,5,6 would be a straight. In this case, the merchant's current hand is a villager, knight, adventurer, noble, and king, which is a straight)

Seeing the unkempt's man fear, the merchant looked smug and puffed out his chest.

"This is why you shouldn't bet against a merchant like myself, commoner."