Chapter 36. Anxiety Surrounds

On the next turn, I drew luckier cards, but timidly, I just checked and waited for everyone to bet and call. This waiting process, players need to guess the psychology of the opponents and guess whether they have good or bad cards.

“Raise.”

Dominic whispered to me, a raise is an extra bet, which means I’ll pay more when I’m confident my cards are better than my opponent’s. But what makes Dominic so confident?

I looked at him with doubtful eyes, but he only smiled to encourage me, his hand was still gently stroking my hair, so I decided to give it a try.

“Raise.” I put a sheet on the table and put it face down.

The people sitting on the opposite side looked at me in surprise, they watched me broodingly, which made me a little nervous.

“Fold.”

“Fold.”

“Fold.”

One by one, many people dropped their cards and did not continue to bet. When the turn is over and the cards are flipped, I am the winner. Among the people who folded, there w