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00:00:05Welcome to High Card Hustle.
00:00:08I'm rich! I won! I actually won!
00:00:12No! No! Please don't take my hand!
00:00:19My name is Liam, an S-Class Hustler.
00:00:22In this world, cards aren't just gambling tools.
00:00:26They're power, wealth, and magic itself.
00:00:31Every day, fortunes rise and fall, winners are crowned, and fools lose everything.
00:00:40Oh, you ask about me? I never lose.
00:00:44I am Liam, the Phantom Ace, the greatest Hustler alive.
00:00:49Hey! Liam's cheating!
00:00:53Hustlers lose a hand!
00:00:59Wait! Wait! You have to search me! You have to search me first!
00:01:09What's going on here?
00:01:11The dealer found a marked card. Someone was mixing them into the deck. The rest of us were searched already.
00:01:16That only leaves him.
00:01:22You picked the wrong house, Hotshot. New blood like you doesn't last five minutes in a place like this.
00:01:29No!
00:01:30No!
00:01:31No!
00:01:32No!
00:01:33No!
00:01:34No!
00:01:34He thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:36Is he the Phantom Ace?
00:01:37Is he the Phantom Ace Ace?
00:01:39Please. The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks and vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:01:48Exactly. This little punk couldn't palm a dinner roll without getting caught.
00:01:54Search him anyway. Let's see what this rookie's hiding.
00:02:00Jesus, Liam.
00:02:01Professor Alden...
00:02:02You'd think the star student of a Master Hustler would be more careful than to cheat in a place like
00:02:06this.
00:02:06What aren't you saying? Speak up!
00:02:09I don't know him.
00:02:11But I played this table earlier.
00:02:13If you're gonna search him, search me as well.
00:02:34Satisfied?
00:02:37Pants two!
00:02:39Hold it.
00:02:41I found something.
00:02:47Listen. I'm a Master Hustler. Cards, dice, gears. I can be of use to you. I can teach you what
00:02:53I know.
00:02:54Master Hustler, huh? Is that so?
00:03:02Everyone!
00:03:09Keep my girls safe!
00:03:12Alden!
00:03:13Keep my girls safe!
00:03:16Alden!
00:03:23That night still haunts me.
00:03:26Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:34I'm coming.
00:03:37I'm coming!
00:03:40I'm coming!
00:03:50Professor Stone!
00:03:52I need your help.
00:03:56You need...
00:03:58You need a minute.
00:04:01Or...
00:04:03Office hours are...
00:04:0710 to 12.
00:04:13You lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in?
00:04:16Lost is not the right word.
00:04:18My father also taught statistics.
00:04:20What are the chances the same player pulls four of a kind twice in a row?
00:04:26Improbable is not impossible.
00:04:28I have a photographic memory and a knack for counting cards.
00:04:31There were four aces on the table and one in my hand. What does that tell you?
00:04:35Tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled.
00:04:37I know that casino. Be grateful you still have two hands.
00:04:42Listen, Miss...
00:04:42Briar.
00:04:44These people stole all the money my father left me when he died and now the mob is hounding me
00:04:48for the rest of the payment.
00:05:03I came to you because I want to learn how to out-hustle those hustlers and win my money back.
00:05:07I was told you're the best.
00:05:09Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:05:12Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:15My father.
00:05:17Your father?
00:05:19Was Alden?
00:05:22Keep my girls safe!
00:05:25Keep my girls safe!
00:05:29Alden!
00:05:32Yes.
00:05:33I'm Alden's little girl.
00:05:35Or I was.
00:05:38So, you'll help me?
00:05:45This is the place where Professor Alden died.
00:05:48Where I buried the worst night of my life.
00:05:51And I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:58You ready to take this place down?
00:06:02More than you know.
00:06:06Hmm.
00:06:08No.
00:06:08No.
00:06:15No.
00:06:18No.
00:06:22No.
00:06:24No.
00:06:25No.
00:06:25No.
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What?
00:06:52No!
00:06:52Of course not!
00:07:03It's them!
00:07:04Those two stole my money!
00:07:12Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:16Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:07:27A good hustler identifies their target's core weakness within moments of meeting them.
00:07:34You have to pay attention.
00:07:43There's a lot to glean in a glance.
00:07:56Quick, what do you see?
00:07:58Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body.
00:08:02Maybe to appear confident.
00:08:04Vain.
00:08:05But she's not.
00:08:07She's nervous.
00:08:09Concerned for her boutique?
00:08:10Is it doing well?
00:08:23Briar Thorn.
00:08:25Back to lose more money?
00:08:27Tell me.
00:08:28Who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancee, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow.
00:08:42Fiancee.
00:08:44Careful.
00:08:45He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:52Hands off.
00:08:54So cold.
00:08:56Must be that cheap coat.
00:08:58You should drop by my boutique.
00:08:59I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:09:00So, what brings you both in today?
00:09:03You here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:04Kelvin Slade.
00:09:06Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:09:07Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique.
00:09:10Mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:09:13That's his weak point.
00:09:17Why would I do that?
00:09:18Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey, that's my girlfriend.
00:09:24See, I'm going to win back everything you took from my briar.
00:09:27And then some.
00:09:30With what?
00:09:30That professor's salary?
00:09:31Careful.
00:09:32He's not just some professor.
00:09:34His teacher was the phantom ace.
00:09:42Oh, honey.
00:09:44The phantom ace was a masked king of the table.
00:09:47Your fiance looks like he grades papers by candlelight and cries after.
00:09:51I don't care who he is.
00:09:52It's time to play.
00:10:14Let the games begin.
00:10:22See you at the table, tiger.
00:10:32You ready?
00:10:38Hey, you dropped this earlier.
00:10:42I didn't realize.
00:10:45More chips, please.
00:10:53No.
00:10:55You can't.
00:10:56You're going to lose.
00:10:58Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:01Just stand there and look pretty.
00:11:04Forgive my fiance.
00:11:06She's young and inexperienced.
00:11:08That's why she lost.
00:11:10Besides, I'm the better player.
00:11:13I'm naturally lucky.
00:11:15Naturally lucky, of course.
00:11:17Much more believable than Briar's little phantom ace fantasy.
00:11:20If he knows the phantom ace, I'm the queen of hearts.
00:11:37What do you know?
00:11:39A phantom ace, to the victor goes the scourge.
00:11:48Like I said, I'm just lucky.
00:11:56That kind of timing.
00:11:58I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:12:01Oh, please.
00:12:02I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean for a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall.
00:12:08This man is not the phantom ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:13There's no way he's the legendary phantom ace.
00:12:15The real ace never showed his face.
00:12:17That's got to be luck.
00:12:19Right?
00:12:20Enough whispering.
00:12:21Let's play.
00:12:38All right.
00:12:39Let's see what I've got.
00:12:48Classic discards for you.
00:12:52Left.
00:12:54That means...
00:13:10His golden set is on his right.
00:13:27Just as I thought, they work the table as a team.
00:13:30Vivian has a work wife.
00:13:43The work wife?
00:13:44Really?
00:13:45Because they're working the table.
00:13:47Get it?
00:13:49Look, maybe it's not the coolest name, but it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:13:55Two hustlers working together can give each other a huge advantage.
00:14:00Then if that's true, why shouldn't I play at the table beside you?
00:14:04Our biggest advantage is them thinking they have the upper hand.
00:14:08As my doling girlfriend, you can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:14:16Girlfriend?
00:14:17Easy there.
00:14:18We haven't even had coffee.
00:14:27Technique zero?
00:14:30Method act.
00:14:32If your opponent's a hustler, always stay in character.
00:14:39These assholes think we're just some dumb ruse.
00:14:42Sexist jerk and his over-emotional wife.
00:14:45Little do they know.
00:14:47That's why they'll lose.
00:14:58Shit.
00:14:59Slipped through my fingers.
00:15:01Hold your fingers like this.
00:15:02Again?
00:15:16One of the phantom aces' tricks?
00:15:18One of the phantom aces' tricks?
00:15:21It's a card trick.
00:15:22That cut paper in half and stabbed your chalkboard?
00:15:25A good card trick.
00:15:28The real trick is figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:15:36About that, what if you slapped me?
00:15:42You want me?
00:15:43No.
00:15:44I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:15:47Well, the over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident, sexist boyfriend thing.
00:15:51It fits the M.O. you crafted.
00:15:53Plus, I'm not into a little love tap from time to time.
00:16:00I'm getting bored.
00:16:01How about we make things more interesting?
00:16:04One hundred thousand.
00:16:06Unless you're not man enough.
00:16:12Stop!
00:16:13They upped the bet to lure you in.
00:16:15That's exactly how they got me.
00:16:17Get off me!
00:16:23Welcome to High Card Hustle.
00:16:26I'm rich!
00:16:27I won!
00:16:28I actually won!
00:16:30No!
00:16:31Please don't take my hand!
00:16:37My name is Liam, an S-Class Hustler.
00:16:40In this world, cards aren't just gambling tools.
00:16:44They're power, wealth, and magic itself.
00:16:49Every day, fortunes rise and fall.
00:16:53Winners are crowned.
00:16:54And fools lose everything.
00:16:58Oh, you ask about me?
00:17:00I never lose.
00:17:02I am Liam, the Phantom Ace.
00:17:05The greatest Hustler alive.
00:17:07Hey!
00:17:08Liam's cheating!
00:17:11Hustlers lose a hand!
00:17:16Wait!
00:17:17Wait!
00:17:18You have to search me!
00:17:19You have to search me first!
00:17:27What's going on here?
00:17:29The dealer found a marked card.
00:17:31Someone was mixing them into the deck.
00:17:33The rest of us were searched already.
00:17:34That only leaves him.
00:17:40You picked the wrong house, Hotshot.
00:17:42New blood like you doesn't last five minutes in a place like this.
00:17:52Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:17:54Is he the Phantom Ace?
00:17:55The Phantom Ace?
00:17:57Please.
00:17:59The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks and vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:18:05Exactly.
00:18:07This little punk couldn't palm a dinner roll without getting caught.
00:18:12Search him anyway.
00:18:14Let's see what this rookie's hiding.
00:18:18Jesus, Liam.
00:18:19Professor Alden.
00:18:20You'd think the star student of a Master Hustler would be more careful than to cheat in a place like
00:18:24this.
00:18:24What aren't you saying?
00:18:26Speak up!
00:18:27I don't know him, but I played this table earlier.
00:18:31If you're going to search him, search me as well.
00:18:53Satisfied?
00:18:55Pants two!
00:18:57Hold it.
00:18:59I found something.
00:19:05Listen, I'm a Master Hustler.
00:19:08Cards, dice, gears.
00:19:09I can be of use to you.
00:19:10I can teach you what I know.
00:19:12Master Hustler, huh?
00:19:14Is that so?
00:19:20Every wout!
00:19:26Keep my girls safe!
00:19:30Keep my girls safe!
00:19:33Alden!
00:19:34I found it!
00:19:41That night still haunts me.
00:19:44Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:19:52I'm coming.
00:19:54I'm coming!
00:19:57I'm coming!
00:20:00I'm coming!
00:20:07Professor Stone, I need your help.
00:20:13You need...
00:20:15You need a minute.
00:20:18Or...
00:20:19Office hours are...
00:20:31You lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in?
00:20:34Lost is not the right word.
00:20:36My father also taught statistics.
00:20:38What are the chances the same player pulls four of a kind twice in a row?
00:20:44Improbable is not impossible.
00:20:46I have a photographic memory and a knack for counting cards.
00:20:49There were four aces on the table and one in my hand.
00:20:52What does that tell you?
00:20:53Tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled.
00:20:55I know that casino.
00:20:57Be grateful you still have two hands.
00:20:59Listen, Miss...
00:21:00Briar.
00:21:02These people stole all the money my father left me when he died,
00:21:04and now the mob is hounding me for the rest of the payment.
00:21:21I came to you because I want to learn how to out-hustle those hustlers and win my money back.
00:21:25I was told you're the best.
00:21:27Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:21:30Who told you I'm the best?
00:21:33My father.
00:21:35Your father?
00:21:37Was Alden?
00:21:40Keep my girls safe!
00:21:43Keep my girls safe!
00:21:47Alden!
00:21:50Yes.
00:21:51I'm Alden's little girl.
00:21:53Or I was.
00:21:56So, you'll help me?
00:22:02This is the place where Professor Alden died.
00:22:05Where I buried the worst night of my life.
00:22:09And I swore I'd never use again.
00:22:16You ready to take this place down?
00:22:20More than you know.
00:22:21Oh.
00:22:25fui.
00:22:40Oh.
00:22:43Oh.
00:22:44Oh.
00:22:45Oh.
00:22:46Oh.
00:23:07Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:23:09What? No! Of course not!
00:23:31Think fast and keep your cool.
00:23:34Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:23:45A good hustler identifies their target's core weakness within moments of meeting them.
00:23:52You have to pay attention.
00:24:01There's a lot to glean in a glance.
00:24:14Quick, what do you see?
00:24:16Vivian St. Clair.
00:24:18She draws a lot of attention to her body, maybe to appear confident, vain.
00:24:23But she's not.
00:24:25She's nervous.
00:24:27Concerned for her boutique?
00:24:28Is it doing well?
00:24:41Briar Thorn.
00:24:43Back to lose more money?
00:24:45Tell me, who's your boyfriend?
00:24:55Fiancee, actually.
00:24:57Oh, wow.
00:24:59Fiancee.
00:25:01Careful.
00:25:03He looks good enough to steal.
00:25:10Hands off.
00:25:12So cold.
00:25:14Must be that cheap coat.
00:25:16You should drop by my boutique.
00:25:17I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:25:18So, what brings you both in today?
00:25:21You here to beg for what you lost?
00:25:22Kelvin Slade.
00:25:24Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:25:26Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique.
00:25:28Mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:25:31That's his weak point.
00:25:35Why would I do that?
00:25:36Got everything I need right here.
00:25:41Hey!
00:25:42That's my girlfriend!
00:25:42See, I'm gonna win back everything you took from my briar.
00:25:45And then some.
00:25:47With what?
00:25:48That professor salary?
00:25:49Careful!
00:25:50He's not just some professor.
00:25:52His teacher was the Phantom Ace.
00:26:00Oh, honey.
00:26:02The Phantom Ace was a masked king of the table.
00:26:04Your fiancé looks like he grades papers by candlelight and cries after.
00:26:09I don't care who he is.
00:26:10It's time to play.
00:26:32Let the Games begin.
00:26:40See you at the table, Tiger.
00:26:50You ready?
00:26:56Hey, you dropped this earlier.
00:26:58Thank you! I didn't realize!
00:27:03More chips, please!
00:27:12No! You can't! You're going to lose!
00:27:16Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:27:19Just stand there and look pretty!
00:27:22Forgive my fiancé. She's young and experienced.
00:27:26That's why she lost.
00:27:28Besides, I'm the better player.
00:27:31I'm naturally lucky.
00:27:32Naturally lucky, of course.
00:27:35Much more believable than Briar's little phantom ace fantasy.
00:27:38If he knows the phantom ace, I'm the queen of hearts.
00:27:55What do you know, a phantom ace?
00:27:58To the victor goes the spore.
00:28:00What do you know, a phantom ace?
00:28:06Like I said, I'm just lucky.
00:28:14That kind of timing. I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:28:19Oh, please.
00:28:20I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean for a black mask.
00:28:24Then maybe clean your monocall. This man is not the phantom ace.
00:28:29What the hell?
00:28:30There's no way he's the legendary phantom ace.
00:28:33The real ace never showed his face.
00:28:35That's gotta be luck. Right?
00:28:38Enough whispering. Let's play.
00:28:56All right. Let's see what I've got.
00:29:06Classic discards to you.
00:29:10Left.
00:29:12That means...
00:29:29His golden set is on his right.
00:29:45Just as I thought, they work the table as a team.
00:29:48Vivian has a work wife.
00:30:01The work wife? Really?
00:30:03Because they're working the table. Get it?
00:30:08Look, maybe it's not the coolest name, but it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:30:13Two hustlers working together can give each other a huge advantage.
00:30:18Then if that's true, why shouldn't I play at the table beside you?
00:30:22Our biggest advantage is them thinking they have the upper hand.
00:30:25As my doling girlfriend, you can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:30:34Girlfriend? Easy there. We haven't even had coffee.
00:30:45Technique zero?
00:30:48Method act.
00:30:50If your opponent's a hustler, always stay in character.
00:30:57These assholes think we're just some dumb ruse.
00:31:00A sexist jerk and his over-emotional wife.
00:31:03Little do they know.
00:31:06That's why they'll lose.
00:31:16Shit.
00:31:17Slept through my fingers.
00:31:19Hold your fingers like this.
00:31:20Again?
00:31:33Who's that?
00:31:34One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:31:36One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:31:39It's a card trick.
00:31:40That cut paper in half and stabbed your chalkboard?
00:31:43A good card trick.
00:31:46The real trick is figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:31:54About that, what if you slapped me?
00:31:59You want me?
00:32:01No, I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:32:04Well, the over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident, sexist boyfriend thing.
00:32:09It fits the M.O. you crafted.
00:32:11Plus, I'm not into a little love tap from time to time.
00:32:18I'm getting bored.
00:32:19How about we make things more interesting?
00:32:22One hundred thousand.
00:32:24Unless you're not man enough.
00:32:30Stop!
00:32:31They upped the bet to lure you in.
00:32:33That's exactly how they got me.
00:32:35Get off me!
00:32:36Get off me!
00:32:37Get off me!
00:32:37Get off me!
00:32:39Get off me!
00:32:41Get off me!
00:32:43Get off me!
00:32:53That fall, she hit something.
00:32:55Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a phantom-ass technique?
00:32:58Please.
00:32:59The phantom-ass had elegance.
00:33:01That was just ugly.
00:33:06It's alright, I'm fine.
00:33:10Are you fine?
00:33:13Oh, you have no idea.
00:33:18He's being dramatic.
00:33:19Women, right?
00:33:20The phantom ace would never lose control over a crying girl.
00:33:26I raise to two hundred thousand.
00:33:28If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:33:36This is a low-stakes table.
00:33:38I don't do low-stakes.
00:33:40Boring is for the poor.
00:33:42Careful, you may be one of those poor soon enough.
00:33:45This is the deed to St. Clair's.
00:33:48Surely you've heard of it.
00:33:51It's only the most prestigious clothing store on the West Coast.
00:33:55All the most famous celebrities shop there.
00:33:57Are you sure you want to bet that?
00:33:59Of course.
00:33:59It's a sure bet.
00:34:01Why?
00:34:01Can't ant up?
00:34:02You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:34:09Come here, honey.
00:34:11I need to borrow your engagement ring.
00:34:17Her engagement ring?
00:34:28Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:34:35Or, if you're playing other hustlers.
00:34:46Professor!
00:34:48Liam!
00:34:48I don't know what to say.
00:34:50It throws them off their game.
00:34:56That was part of the lesson.
00:34:57I totally knew that.
00:35:08She'll come back once I win.
00:35:12What, are we supposed to be impressed?
00:35:15The Phantom Ace was a legend.
00:35:17This man is just humiliating his fiancée in public.
00:35:20Exactly.
00:35:21No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:35:24Sorry, but a ring?
00:35:26How much could that possibly be worth?
00:35:28I've been in my family ten generations.
00:35:31My grandmother smuggled it out of Germany while fleeing the Nazis.
00:35:41Looks authentic.
00:35:42Worth at least 2.2 million.
00:35:55He's betting away his grandmother's holocaust ring?
00:35:57What kind of monster is he?
00:35:59He's a stupid one, that's for sure.
00:36:01We're going to be so rich.
00:36:18Those aces are interesting.
00:36:21Care to go fish?
00:36:38Time for the showdown.
00:36:43Guess I'm the one who's naturally lucky.
00:36:57Sure about that?
00:36:58Not even the phantom ace can beat four aces with that board.
00:37:03Show the cards!
00:37:04Show the cards!
00:37:05Show the cards!
00:37:06Show the cards!
00:37:08Show the cards!
00:37:15No way he has a two.
00:37:17That would be a one in a million chance.
00:37:40Please!
00:37:41I'm innocent!
00:37:42This is just an unfortunate misunderstanding.
00:37:44I don't know where that deck of cards came from.
00:37:46It's not even mine!
00:37:47You were caught cheating at Sin and Cypher Casino.
00:37:50A casino with a steep punishment for hustling.
00:37:54Please!
00:37:55Forgive me!
00:37:56I'm too young and pretty to die!
00:37:59Enough, Viviana.
00:38:00I have no need of seeing you dead.
00:38:02Your boutiques, on the other hand, do spark interest.
00:38:07Of course!
00:38:08They're yours!
00:38:09Anything you want, just don't kill me!
00:38:12Why would I do that?
00:38:14I have another use for you.
00:38:33Straight flush beats four aces.
00:38:35The pot is yours.
00:38:38Looks like I won.
00:38:42A straight flush against four aces.
00:38:45That's phantom ace luck.
00:38:50An unlikely victory!
00:38:52No!
00:38:54This man is a cheater, not a legend!
00:39:03Double or nothing.
00:39:05I have two more boutiques I can bet with.
00:39:11What are you doing?
00:39:13He could get lucky again.
00:39:14Remember, those stores aren't yours to lose.
00:39:17Be for real, Kelvin.
00:39:18I can feel it in my bones.
00:39:19He walked us into that hand.
00:39:21So what?
00:39:22You think Briar was right?
00:39:23No.
00:39:24Don't be stupid.
00:39:26The phantom Ackle would never show his face.
00:39:28Then who is he?
00:39:30A hustler.
00:39:32And a damn good one.
00:39:37What do you say?
00:39:42All we have to do is prove he's cheating.
00:39:54Let me guess.
00:39:56Let me guess.
00:39:56Quit while you're ahead?
00:39:57Exactly.
00:39:58Gambling changes a person's brain chemistry.
00:40:02They think a win is right around the corner, so they bet anything.
00:40:08They bet anything and everything.
00:40:11If that's true, that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house.
00:40:18You're a clever girl, but that mentality will get you killed.
00:40:21A hustler is just a gambler who got tired of losing.
00:40:24You've rigged the game, but that only means the stakes are higher.
00:40:30Is that why you gave it up?
00:40:32Keep my girls safe!
00:40:36Elden!
00:40:39Something like that.
00:40:46Nah, I'd rather not.
00:40:48I've taken enough of your assets for the day.
00:40:51You can't quit!
00:40:52Don't you know that's rude?
00:40:54Give a chance to win some back!
00:40:56What, you win one impossible hand and run?
00:40:58Some phantom ace you are.
00:41:00The real phantom ace never feared a table.
00:41:07Sixteen!
00:41:09That's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business.
00:41:12What will I tell them?
00:41:14You just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees.
00:41:17I was desperate, okay?
00:41:18At least let me buy it back.
00:41:20I'll give you anything.
00:41:21I'll give you my body!
00:41:27That's right.
00:41:28Give me the deed.
00:41:29And my body is yours.
00:41:34Did Vivian St. Clear just whore herself out?
00:41:37Like I said, you have nothing left I want.
00:41:42You're too good for me, is that it?
00:41:45He'll play you again!
00:41:51If he doesn't, we're through.
00:41:55What are you doing?
00:41:56We got your money back.
00:41:57We're done here.
00:41:57We only have her money.
00:41:59They both scammed me.
00:42:01You're letting Kelvin off with barely a scratch.
00:42:03If you don't do it, I will!
00:42:04No!
00:42:04Keep my girls safe!
00:42:07I'll die!
00:42:09Please!
00:42:13I'll do it.
00:42:14I'll take the deal.
00:42:16I'll keep playing.
00:42:17There he is.
00:42:18Briar's masked miracle man.
00:42:20Careful, Vivian.
00:42:21Keep saying it and you might start believing it.
00:42:24Nobody believes it.
00:42:25Then you've got nothing to worry about.
00:42:30I can't believe they were dumb enough to fall for my bait.
00:42:41Shit.
00:42:42That was supposed to be an ace.
00:42:44It's so hard to tell what's coming out next.
00:42:47Give me the card.
00:42:48Hustlers perforate the edges of a golden set with the subtlest abnormalities.
00:42:57Feel the bumps?
00:42:59Yeah, it's subtle.
00:43:02Those bumps are a language.
00:43:04That one's a king.
00:43:06And this one's an ace.
00:43:09A good hustler learns to communicate on multiple levels.
00:43:22The game begins anew.
00:43:24Don't expect better luck this time.
00:43:26You playing too or are you just here for moral support?
00:43:30I played last time, yeah?
00:43:32Yeah, but you quietly folded right before things got hot.
00:43:35Speaking of, is that why your first wife left?
00:43:37The fuck you just say?
00:43:41Guess the problem wasn't passion.
00:43:44What the hell, Viv?
00:43:45Let me at him!
00:43:46He's trying to bait you into making a mistake.
00:43:47Let him think he's playing you.
00:43:49I'll sit back this time to keep an eye out.
00:43:52Be careful what you wish for.
00:43:54Something tells me your luck has run out.
00:44:16He spent this whole game just staring at his cards.
00:44:22What's his secret?
00:44:24What's his secret?
00:44:41Does that mean they switched hands?
00:44:43You're getting better at this.
00:44:45Thanks.
00:44:46Professor, what happens if they catch on to our strategy?
00:44:50They're hustlers.
00:44:51They're going to realize they're being played.
00:44:53They might, but that's just when the fun begins.
00:44:58She's been his eyes all along.
00:45:01It's the girl.
00:45:02She's his eyes.
00:45:03His work, life.
00:45:04She's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips.
00:45:07From where she's standing, I think she can see our cards.
00:45:09But how does he come up with a winning hand every time?
00:45:12I'm not sure.
00:45:12He's barely moved.
00:45:14Could it be he's moving too fast to see with the naked eye?
00:45:16Only the phantom can pull something like this off.
00:45:18I'm telling you.
00:45:20No.
00:45:21Not the ace, but I think we're dealing with a master hustler.
00:45:24Shit.
00:45:25But the cards have to be on him, right?
00:45:26All we need to do now is force a search.
00:45:28All we need to do now is force a search.
00:45:58Still in?
00:46:01What's the interest on taking out a loan to keep playing?
00:46:04You can't!
00:46:08The casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves.
00:46:10If you pay it off the same day, it's zero interest.
00:46:13And in 24 hours?
00:46:1525% and then 10% for every additional day the debt is outstanding.
00:46:19Oh, a very generous deal.
00:46:20All right.
00:46:21$4 million loan.
00:46:30He's definitely cheating.
00:46:32He signed that contract without any hesitation at all.
00:46:35Either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards.
00:46:39All right.
00:46:40Time for the showdown.
00:46:51Four of a kind, thanks to Viviana swapping a card with me.
00:46:55The odds of a player getting four of a kind are one in about 4,000 hands.
00:47:00The chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million if he beats
00:47:05this too.
00:47:06No, not even the phantom acel could be that clean.
00:47:13I've got you now.
00:47:18Cheater!
00:47:21Liam Stone!
00:47:22I accuse you of planting cards!
00:47:25No one beats four of a kind twice without a plant.
00:47:29Not you.
00:47:30Not even the phantom acel.
00:47:32All right, punk.
00:47:34Let's see how smug you look with only one hand.
00:47:43I can do it myself, creep.
00:47:45You better.
00:47:45The rules of the Rusty Cleaver Casino state that anyone accused of cheating must be stripped of their clothes to
00:47:50confirm they're not hiding cards.
00:47:52We'll get to the bottom of this.
00:47:53If I find any evidence of cheating, the culprit will lose a hand.
00:47:56And the aggrieved will recoup all their losses for the day.
00:47:59Your shirt, please.
00:48:21Wait, where have I seen that tattoo before?
00:48:24Is he that little punk from six years ago?
00:48:31Nothing in his shirt.
00:48:33Make sure he drops his trousers too.
00:48:35I want to see everything he's hiding.
00:48:38Careful about hollow accusations, Vivian.
00:48:40Dealer, what's the punishment for false claims?
00:48:43The accuser must forfeit three fingers.
00:48:50What?
00:48:58He had nothing in his shirt.
00:48:59If there's nothing in his pants, I'm cooked.
00:49:01Wait.
00:49:03Why does he always hand his clothes to her first?
00:49:09Search his bitch too!
00:49:10She's helping him hide his card!
00:49:15What?
00:49:23Wait!
00:49:24You can't search her!
00:49:25Why not?
00:49:26Something to hide?
00:49:27I didn't even touch the table!
00:49:30What do you think?
00:49:31The lady doth protest too much.
00:49:34Oh, I think she doth.
00:49:39In front of all these people?
00:49:41Cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake.
00:49:45Fuck your transparency!
00:49:48What happened to that sweet little crybaby you were ten seconds ago?
00:49:51I'll make you cry, baby!
00:49:54Failure to comply will be taken as admission.
00:49:57Fine!
00:49:58Fine!
00:49:59I'll do it!
00:50:00Get off me!
00:50:08Come on.
00:50:10Everything off, you two.
00:50:11Go ahead and give us a show.
00:50:13Let's see if our faux phantom ace has anything thing up his sleeve.
00:50:17Or under hers.
00:50:43Yeah, yeah.
00:50:44It's huge, I know.
00:50:45Are we done here?
00:50:46You want us to shed our skin too?
00:50:49No evidence is found.
00:50:50You're free to leave.
00:50:56That was thorough.
00:50:57And still nothing.
00:50:58At a certain point, doesn't luck start looking like skill?
00:51:05Don't flatter yourself.
00:51:07Why not?
00:51:08You keep bringing up the phantom ace.
00:51:10Why can't I be him?
00:51:11Because the phantom ace was a ghost in a black mask.
00:51:13You're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit tattoo.
00:51:18And yet, I'm the one leaving with your money.
00:51:20You can't do this.
00:51:22I need all my fingers.
00:51:23Please.
00:51:30Most of my cards were already gone after the last round.
00:51:33The rest I hid right under their nose.
00:51:36Bouncing their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip of the table as they continued playing with
00:51:40my cards.
00:51:41None the wiser.
00:51:49Until the only cheat cards I had left on me were in my hand.
00:51:56I don't know how you did it, but I'm going to prove you're cheating, scum.
00:52:00You're dead meat.
00:52:02If you want to find evidence of cheating, check their side of the table.
00:52:09What?
00:52:17Shit!
00:52:18We're getting our hands cut off for sure!
00:52:36You did it.
00:52:37Perfect throw.
00:52:39You're ready now.
00:52:40Tomorrow we get your revenge.
00:52:45What if they get caught cheating?
00:52:47You feeling bad for the people who robbed you?
00:52:52Elder!
00:53:00Sometimes, when a person gets the itch bad enough, pain is the only wake-up call.
00:53:05The itch?
00:53:06To keep hustling.
00:53:08To keep hustling.
00:53:09Keep winning.
00:53:10You stop thinking about the cost until it's right in front of you.
00:53:13By then, it's too late.
00:53:20Please!
00:53:21Stop!
00:53:22Please!
00:53:23Please!
00:53:24I'll do anything!
00:53:24I'll do anything!
00:53:25I'll do anything!
00:53:26You assholes!
00:53:27I'll do anything!
00:53:30I'll do anything!
00:53:32I'll do anything!
00:53:52You assholes!
00:53:53Unhand me!
00:53:54Oof!
00:53:54I am Red Mask's most trusted associate.
00:53:57Those two are with me.
00:54:16To sweet revenge.
00:54:18To being filthy rich.
00:54:20To being filthy rich.
00:54:24What?
00:54:26What are you looking at?
00:54:28Mistletoe.
00:54:30What?
00:54:31There's no-
00:54:36Elder!
00:54:41I'm sorry, Liam, I...
00:54:46No, it's okay, I just can't, we can't.
00:54:50But why?
00:54:52It's not like I'm actually your student.
00:54:55But...
00:54:59That old thing still works?
00:55:02It's not supposed to.
00:55:04Who is this?
00:55:06I thought you looked familiar.
00:55:08You're not the Phantom Ace.
00:55:10But when I saw that tattoo, I knew exactly which coward you were!
00:55:14I know what you...
00:55:17Haven't the foggiest what you're talking about.
00:55:19Neither does she, I'm sure.
00:55:21Join me at Sin and Cipher's VIP lounge in two days' time.
00:55:24We'll see which one of us is the better hustler.
00:55:27Otherwise, I tell your precious fiancée that you got her daddy killed.
00:55:39What is Sin and Cipher?
00:55:42It's a casino that's even more strict on cheating than the last.
00:55:46More strict than losing a hand?
00:55:49What, do they just shoot you?
00:55:55The security in that place is harder to break than Fort Nock.
00:55:59Before you can get in, they scan you from head to toe for oddity.
00:56:05Nothing gets past them.
00:56:08Oh, and before we go any further, don't mention I have anything to do with the Phantom Ace.
00:56:14Then stop winning like him.
00:56:19We're gonna have to search you.
00:56:28It's just a hearing aid.
00:56:30I've had it since I was a child.
00:56:35Then, if you do manage to sneak something past them,
00:56:39every dealer in that joint uses a handcrafted custom set of cards
00:56:42totally unique to them making it impossible to replicate.
00:56:51Maybe for someone else.
00:57:01That's good.
00:57:06You're gonna need that confidence if you're gonna play for me at the table.
00:57:10You want me to what?
00:57:12Oh, fuck yeah!
00:57:24See anything?
00:57:25I'm not even sure what I'm looking for here.
00:57:28If Kelvin chose this place to cheat, it means he has a mechanic.
00:57:33Mechanic?
00:57:47You don't need to cheat if someone else fixes your cards.
00:57:51Just watch that VIP door and tell me where else the dealer goes.
00:58:04I think I've spotted her.
00:58:06Remember, observe your mark.
00:58:09Name is Regina.
00:58:10Nervous energy with more cats than she knows what to do with.
00:58:13Got a few scars that suggest she's coping with a serious drug problem.
00:58:17Not that she'd ever tell you about it.
00:58:18She's terrible at parties.
00:58:20Phenomenal in the bedroom.
00:58:21You got all that from a glance?
00:58:23Not exactly.
00:58:24She's my ex.
00:58:27Your what?
00:58:32Relax.
00:58:33It was a long time ago and it was mostly just sex.
00:58:35Mostly?
00:58:40Regina!
00:58:41Hi!
00:58:42So weird bumping into you here.
00:58:44You look amazing.
00:58:46What are you doing?
00:58:47If she's your ex, you should steer clear.
00:58:54Briar.
00:58:55What are you doing here?
00:58:57Same reason anyone else is here.
00:58:59Money, money, money.
00:59:00I saw you and thought, oops, awkward.
00:59:02I figured I'd just, um, break the ice?
00:59:04Yeah, um, I gotta go.
00:59:09I take it it wasn't a clean break?
00:59:10Something like that.
00:59:13Heads up, she's beelining to the Bladjack table.
00:59:17You might have to take this.
00:59:19Uh, that wasn't the plan.
00:59:22You have to play at her table.
00:59:23It's her cards that we have to copy.
00:59:25You're a human camera.
00:59:27You can't make me hustle my ex.
00:59:29Shh, not so loud.
00:59:31Someone might hear you.
00:59:32No one's around.
00:59:45Magnify five.
00:59:46And play about the last ten seconds, please.
00:59:49That wasn't the plan.
00:59:52You're a human camera.
00:59:53Who is he talking to?
00:59:56Oh, shit.
00:59:58I think he has an earpiece.
01:00:00Find out who's on the other end and bring them both to me.
01:00:11You think because we dated, I'm gonna help you?
01:00:14No.
01:00:15Of course not.
01:00:16I'm just here to play.
01:00:18Can't I just play?
01:00:20Okay.
01:00:22Sure.
01:00:28Remember, you don't need to win.
01:00:30You just need to stay there long enough to memorize what each card looks like.
01:00:37Are you kidding?
01:00:38This is Bladjack.
01:00:40Remember what I told you when we first met?
01:00:42It's what I'm best at.
01:00:53Hit me.
01:00:55Hit me.
01:01:07Someone's having a lucky day.
01:01:12Don't be so obvious.
01:01:14It's not the other players or even the dealer that you're trying to beat here.
01:01:20It's the enforcers.
01:01:24Remember, Sin and Cypher doesn't play around.
01:01:28It's not their hand they're after if they catch you.
01:01:35Here, they come for your throat.
01:01:39Excuse me.
01:01:41Who are you talking to?
01:01:46Excuse me.
01:01:47Who are you talking to?
01:01:49Talking to someone?
01:01:50No.
01:01:51I was...
01:01:52I just mumble to myself sometimes.
01:01:54I'm sorry, who are you?
01:01:56Damien Drainheart.
01:01:57The other bartender had to run.
01:01:59I'm taking over his shift.
01:02:02I just need a few more cards to show up at the table and I'll have every design in Regina's
01:02:07deck.
01:02:08Hit me.
01:02:09Do you have to keep saying it like that?
01:02:11Like what?
01:02:12Hit me!
01:02:15He's claiming to be a bartender.
01:02:17The notebook and pen seem consistent with that.
01:02:19But something's off.
01:02:21Why does he have a house receiver?
01:02:22Is that gunpowder under his fingernails?
01:02:26He's an enforcer.
01:02:27I'm a hustler's worst nightmare.
01:02:30Come on, Briar.
01:02:31Hurry it up!
01:02:36What's wrong with saying, hit me?
01:02:38Used to say that when we made love!
01:02:44Jesus, Regina.
01:02:45It was two weeks, freshman year.
01:02:59Fuck.
01:03:01Briar.
01:03:03Get out of there now!
01:03:07Stay right where you are.
01:03:09You.
01:03:10Let me see your ear.
01:03:11Excuse me?
01:03:20What the hell is this?
01:03:22That's my hearing aid, asshole!
01:03:25Hello?
01:03:30I'm reporting this place on Yelp!
01:03:34You're gonna go?
01:03:36Just like that?
01:03:39We don't work, Regina!
01:03:40Fix your drug problem!
01:03:46I told you the decoy was a good idea.
01:03:50You'll make a master hustler yet.
01:04:03Nice tip, bitch.
01:04:04Nice tip, bitch.
01:04:07Nice tip, bitch.
01:04:15Not so fast.
01:04:17You want some candy?
01:04:18You're gonna help us win tomorrow.
01:04:42Good work out there, master hustler.
01:04:43You've come a long way.
01:04:47If I didn't know any better, I'd think you're the Phantom Ace.
01:04:55Thanks.
01:04:55We make a great team.
01:05:03I think we should probably call it a night.
01:05:06I have some tests to grade for next week.
01:05:08Don't we still have to plan tomorrow's hustle?
01:05:11We can do that in the morning.
01:05:12Thanks.
01:05:13Guys.
01:05:17Why are you so afraid that I might get close to you?
01:05:33Alden.
01:05:37my dad before he died he made me to protect you we're not i want to but
01:05:41liam it's okay i want this i made a promise to take care of you i'm sorry you should go
01:05:57i'm not some fragile little girl we are both adults i make my own choices and the risks i
01:06:02take are mine got it raya i ordered you to go thing is teach i was never too good at
01:06:10school
01:06:11for whatever reason i had trouble following directions i am way better at giving them
01:06:15i shouldn't i can't but oh god i want this so bad
01:06:25clear the desk
01:06:34pants off now yes ma'am
01:06:46we will do better this time i swear it shut up shut up
01:06:55you better this isn't negotiable if you don't someone is going to pull the plug on your
01:07:02son's health insurance policy
01:07:14did i tire you out
01:07:17you have a surprising amount of energy for an older guy
01:07:23what's the plan for today aside from planting the deck
01:07:37that's what i love you
01:07:42what's the plan for today i love you
01:07:43i love you
01:07:45i love you
01:07:50i love you
01:07:53i love you
01:07:54i love you
01:07:58the same strategy as before should suffice these guys are idiots remember
01:08:07change of plans this time your bitch is gonna play too
01:08:20why do you look so concerned
01:08:24planning on cheating
01:08:29of course not it would be very unwise to cheat in this room besides these two
01:08:35the head enforcer monitors it constantly from his high tower
01:08:46we wouldn't want you to get caught
01:08:50not even briar's precious phantom ace could breathe wrong in here without demion seeing
01:08:54it
01:09:00look at you always so willing to give a helping hand hilarious be warned this place will kill
01:09:06you if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are
01:09:10it's okay you can sit down we're gonna do i can't play i'm hiding cards remember you do not want
01:09:15to know how i got them past eternity
01:09:16just stay calm why do you have cards on you you told me to you said it's the same plan
01:09:19as before
01:09:20you really need to calm down your sweating is gonna give us away how can i calm down we're going
01:09:23to get caught
01:09:33hey lovebirds shall we play
01:09:39why are you staring at me did you come back to rub him in my face
01:09:42uh-oh do i sense a history
01:09:47shove it
01:10:06high card two pair three of a kind
01:10:09full house
01:10:13still think you're not dealing with the phantom ace
01:10:18phantom ace my ass that's cheating
01:10:22how is that possible kelvin was supposed to get the full house unless
01:10:32that was supposed to be a king someone switched my cards
01:10:44how the fuck did liam win i thought i was paying you to be my fixer
01:10:49i'm just creating a false sense of security keep them guessing
01:10:52you better be telling the truth regina or it's curtains
01:10:55capi
01:10:59i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me
01:11:02and i can't report it without exposing my own cheating
01:11:05in which case my bosses kill me
01:11:09i'm so fucked
01:11:11fuck you briar
01:11:13what what did i do
01:11:18so shall we keep playing
01:11:27of course
01:11:32i think i'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace
01:11:36all i need to do is memorize the high cards and i can move this game back to kelvin's favor
01:11:46if i didn't know any better i'd think that look you're giving our dealer betrayals a partnership of some kind
01:11:55now you sound paranoid 25 million
01:11:58get over yourself or put it all on the table
01:12:00all right
01:12:01all in
01:12:0250 million
01:12:05i got it from selling all of vivian's businesses
01:12:09i'm trusting you regina
01:12:14all right
01:12:15have it your way
01:12:20this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
01:12:38you're gonna regret betting that
01:12:42what are you doing
01:12:43you can't bet away your son's life
01:12:45i don't want to
01:12:49but if we don't win back everything we owe red mask me and my son are as good as dead
01:12:52anyway
01:12:56do you think he's bluffing he wouldn't really bet that would he
01:13:03hustling technique number 12 remember
01:13:07he's hoping a highly sentimental bet will throw us off our game
01:13:12well i guess it's successful i'm folding right away
01:13:16a true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win
01:13:21once they get the itch they cannot help themselves
01:13:23you're not responsible for what he bets
01:13:32i can't believe i haven't noticed it before
01:13:34what's that
01:13:35how cold you can be
01:13:39i'm out
01:13:45time for the showdown
01:13:48four of a kind
01:13:53you just lost professor
01:13:55a ten
01:13:56and a nine
01:14:08not so fast kelvin
01:14:10take another look at that nine it's actually a six
01:14:24how
01:14:25but i was sure that the perforation meant a nine
01:14:28did you just admit to knowingly playing with a marked deck
01:14:36all right
01:14:37fun's over
01:14:41search everyone at the table
01:14:50the extra set of cards
01:14:52give them to me
01:14:53what
01:14:54now brier
01:14:55it's the only way i can protect you
01:15:03what are you two talking about
01:15:06did your boyfriend ever tell you what he did
01:15:09did what
01:15:10what did liam do
01:15:12don't listen to him brier just hand me the cards
01:15:15figures he never told you
01:15:16brier
01:15:17your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall
01:15:21this asshole got your daddy killed
01:15:24is that true
01:15:37that's just rich
01:15:38five hustlers in one game
01:15:40it must be my lucky day
01:15:41cut them all
01:15:43please stop
01:15:44i have too much to live for
01:15:46let me go i have a son
01:15:48do you want him to grow up without a dad
01:15:51some dad you are
01:15:52you gambled away your son's life
01:16:00apologies for the inconvenience
01:16:02you're all to be brought before red mask
01:16:04he will be overseeing your execution
01:16:05listen
01:16:06you're an honorable man correct
01:16:08brier and i were only here to bring the other hustlers to justice
01:16:12you'd say anything you could to save your life
01:16:14you're not the genius you think you are if you believe red mask kills the hustlers you catch
01:16:17check the arrest ledges for people who look like vivian and kelvin please
01:16:25get him out of my sight
01:16:29no please
01:16:30no please just listen
01:16:31no please just listen
01:16:47the gang's all here huh
01:16:48So you're Red Mask, leader of the Casino Crime Syndicate.
01:16:55Did my shoes give it away?
01:16:57You've all been caught cheating at Sin and Cipher.
01:17:01How do you plead?
01:17:03Plead?
01:17:04For your lives.
01:17:05Don't worry, you wouldn't be the first.
01:17:09You're not gonna kill us.
01:17:11Oh?
01:17:13That's not your style.
01:17:15With the way these two hustle, there's no way they haven't been caught before.
01:17:19That's your hustle.
01:17:22You extort people's debts for your own gain, forcing the cheaters you catch to hustle at rival casinos,
01:17:28leaving regular people to seek out Sin and Cipher, a place where hustling is near impossible.
01:17:37You seem to know everything about me.
01:17:40Everything except your identity.
01:17:41You don't recognize me from my voice?
01:17:43Well then, allow me to elacicate you.
01:17:57My name is Silas Graves.
01:18:00I'm the one who killed your professor, remember?
01:18:05He killed my dad?
01:18:12I'm gonna kill you!
01:18:15No, you won't.
01:18:16I'm the one with the gun, remember?
01:18:19We're gonna play a little game today.
01:18:21You see, it's not every day that I have so many hustlers in my midst.
01:18:26I've been using X here to train my team of hustlers for a few years now, but he's slowing down.
01:18:31One of you is going to replace him.
01:18:33He wants a replacement for X.
01:18:36He has no idea who's standing in front of him.
01:18:38And if we refuse!
01:18:45Does that answer your question?
01:18:56What the hell?
01:18:58Sir, we found something among the evidence.
01:19:02What's this?
01:19:03Red Mask isn't killing hustlers, he's training them.
01:19:07You know how to stop it.
01:19:12No!
01:19:15If this is true, I have to stop it.
01:19:22Come on.
01:19:23We're gonna play Who's the Best Hustler.
01:19:25If you don't play, you all die.
01:19:28Regina, you can be the dealer since we all know you don't stand a chance either way.
01:19:31No!
01:19:33I'm not playing another stupid game for you!
01:19:35You're a monster!
01:19:38This isn't up for debate, Kelvy.
01:19:41You've controlled me for far too long.
01:19:43Just get it over with.
01:19:45No!
01:19:49Care for what you wish for.
01:19:52Please, you need to stay alive.
01:19:54For your son.
01:19:57Elder!
01:20:01You bastard!
01:20:03Play or you're next.
01:20:04Spare them!
01:20:06I'm the world's greatest hustler.
01:20:08Give me a chance to face your champion alone.
01:20:11You're not even the best hustler in this room.
01:20:14Liam?
01:20:15My name is Liam Stone.
01:20:17But the gambling underworld knew me as the Phantom Ace.
01:20:35You are the Phantom Ace!
01:20:38That ghost vanished years ago.
01:20:40But sure, why not?
01:20:41Sounds fun.
01:20:42Regina, go ahead and deal while I decide what to do with you.
01:20:45This is so fucked!
01:20:48It's gonna be okay, Regina.
01:20:57You're his prisoner too, correct?
01:21:00How long?
01:21:04Take these golden sets.
01:21:06You'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel.
01:21:09If I can visibly tell you're cheating, I'll off you myself.
01:21:13What are we betting?
01:21:14Well, you wanted to negotiate for their lives, right?
01:21:17That makes them a kind of currency.
01:21:32Take these to start.
01:21:34Let's say these chuckle fucks are worth ten chips each.
01:21:37Anytime you want to cash out for more, I'll shoot one of them so you can keep on playing.
01:21:46I guess then I have one last hustling technique left to try.
01:21:50And what is that?
01:22:06The Phantom Ace I heard about never begged for anyone's life.
01:22:10First time for everything.
01:22:21There's a lot riding on this, but I can't get anything on this guy.
01:22:24Every inch of his skin is covered.
01:22:27So, X, that's what people call you, right?
01:22:30I know you can nod, but can you speak?
01:22:32What are you doing?
01:22:33I know it's life or death, but can I not make conversation?
01:22:37I can speak.
01:22:39Shit, voice modulator.
01:22:42If the Phantom Acel knows what's good for him, he'll stop speaking and play.
01:22:46Fine, place your bet.
01:22:52Time for the showdown.
01:22:56Flush.
01:22:57Full house.
01:23:00Full house wins.
01:23:07Two chips left, enough for a single round.
01:23:12Better start thinking about who here you're going to cash in, Ace.
01:23:16It hasn't come to that yet.
01:23:19It's about to.
01:23:23He's barely moved at all.
01:23:25Besides, what's that he's doing with his wrist?
01:23:29I recognize that move.
01:23:30I recognize that move.
01:23:31But that's impossible.
01:23:38What the hell?
01:23:40Hustling technique number eight.
01:23:41Flick switch.
01:23:42See how it works?
01:23:46Now, you try.
01:23:56I've never met anyone who can match my speed.
01:24:00Three of a kind.
01:24:02Straight.
01:24:03If I had to guess, I'd say you're losing on purpose.
01:24:05Time to choose.
01:24:06Should I blow the brains off the pirate or Miss Furky here?
01:24:11Neither.
01:24:12Briar Thorn goes first.
01:24:15Whatever you say.
01:24:23Stop!
01:24:24You can't!
01:24:25Dad?
01:24:36Oh, God!
01:24:37Spoilers!
01:24:37I had this whole speech prepared about how I spared your life and used you as a pawn in my
01:24:41rise from lowly enforcer to mob boss.
01:24:44Why'd you have to go and ruin it, huh?
01:24:46Liam is trying to trick you.
01:24:47He's not actually the world's greatest hustler.
01:24:50She is.
01:24:51The hell are you talking about?
01:24:52He's right.
01:24:53There's a better hustler here than me.
01:24:55It's Briar.
01:24:57Wait a minute.
01:24:57Who are you again?
01:25:02Should I tell him or should you?
01:25:04Briar is my daughter.
01:25:08What the fuck?
01:25:10You were right to spoil your identity.
01:25:12This is the better twist.
01:25:14Let her play and cash me in.
01:25:16Instead, she'll prove she's the better replacement for Alden.
01:25:19Oh, that's sweet.
01:25:20You love her or something?
01:25:21You trying to hustle my heartstrings right now?
01:25:23I'm not letting her play.
01:25:25She's his daughter.
01:25:26He's going to let her win.
01:25:28He could promise not to.
01:25:29What is this?
01:25:31Are you doing a bit?
01:25:32Hmm.
01:25:33Wasting a bit of your time.
01:25:35Time for what?
01:25:39Everyone on the ground now!
01:25:56Let's go!
01:26:16That's a phantom ace throw.
01:26:22What the hell was that?
01:26:39Nice fucking try.
01:26:43I'm sorry, Jeremy.
01:27:07I'm sorry, Jeremy.
01:27:11I've loved you since the moment we met.
01:27:13When all this is over, I'm going to marry you.
01:27:16Professor.
01:27:17Are you sure I approve?
01:27:20You don't get a vote.
01:27:21You were dead to me two minutes ago.
01:27:23I approve.
01:27:25And were you ever going to tell me your real identity?
01:27:30I'm glad you made it.
01:27:31I should shoot you all where you stand.
01:27:35But there's been enough death today.
01:27:41Dad, why didn't you let me know you were alive?
01:27:43I wanted to protect you from this life.
01:27:46I've thought about you every day.
01:27:49We all need to leave.
01:27:51Silas' men will be on their way.
01:27:52There's a service tunnel behind that bookcase.
01:27:54Old pneumatic maintenance route.
01:27:56It leads under the casino.
01:27:57Can you give me a hand?
01:28:07Hold on a second.
01:28:09Do I know you?
01:28:11I'm not sure.
01:28:12You do look familiar.
01:28:14How long have you been hustling?
01:28:15I'm sorry, we don't have a lot of time.
01:28:17Just answer the question.
01:28:25Damien, what's going on?
01:28:26I did not watch my fin-born child die
01:28:28just to allow that monster to live.
01:28:30He's the hustler that killed my wife!
01:28:35You don't have to do this, Damien.
01:28:37Like you said, there's been far too much death today already.
01:28:41This man ruined my life!
01:28:44I remember you.
01:28:46You're the husband of the heiress I hustled years ago.
01:28:49I won't make an excuse.
01:28:50I am not a perfect man.
01:28:52I had an itch that just needed to be scratched.
01:28:55Every gambler gets the itch eventually.
01:28:57Go ahead, shoot me, then let them go.
01:28:59Dad, no!
01:29:00The person I loved most in the world jumped to her death due to your actions.
01:29:06I know, but it's between you and she was my soul.
01:29:09And now I'm going to take the one you love.
01:29:12Briar!
01:29:12Oh, shit, I'm dead.
01:29:17I'm dead.
01:29:18No, Dad!
01:29:23Run, Briar.
01:29:25Guys.
01:29:26Take her and go!
01:29:28No!
01:29:29Please, you can't die!
01:29:31I just got you back!
01:29:32You can't leave me again!
01:29:34My greatest regret was never getting to see you grow up.
01:29:38Now I have.
01:29:45Guys, we gotta go!
01:30:06Go out the back!
01:30:07I can hold them off.
01:30:09You heard the old man!
01:30:11You guys get out of here!
01:30:16Briar, we need to run.
01:30:17My dad!
01:30:19Kelvin!
01:30:23Keep my boys safe.
01:30:29Guess the luck was on my side.
01:30:43Kelvin.
01:30:46We have to go!
01:30:51No!
01:30:59It was nice knowing you.
01:31:02Regina, please!
01:31:04We can pry it open together.
01:31:10I'm sorry!
01:31:12I'm sorry!
01:31:15Regina!
01:31:16Come back!
01:31:18This type of shit is why we didn't work!
01:31:22Briar!
01:31:28No funny business.
01:31:30The bitch against the wall.
01:31:31I'll get to you in a bit.
01:31:33Masterful gambit.
01:31:34Getting my lost guy involved.
01:31:36It's too bad you both gotta die now.
01:31:38We could have made a lot of money together.
01:31:40You've lost Silas.
01:31:41Regina knows who you are and she got out.
01:31:43You think that drugged out Lessie is gonna turn me in?
01:31:47I am going to revel in the satisfaction of wiping you both off God's green earth!
01:31:52All that phantom ace talk.
01:31:53All those pretty little tricks.
01:31:54Here you are.
01:31:55Trapped behind my gate.
01:31:56With a gun to your head.
01:32:10You came back for us.
01:32:12Why?
01:32:13I thought about leaving.
01:32:14But I realized if you died I'd never get my favorite t-shirt back.
01:32:28I'm so sorry about your dad, Briar.
01:32:30I just found out he was alive.
01:32:33And now he's gone again.
01:32:38We have to get rid of it!
01:32:40What?
01:32:40The money.
01:32:41Everything we won.
01:32:43It's blood money.
01:32:44We shouldn't keep it.
01:32:46I mean it.
01:32:48Everyone we met had their lives ruined by hustlers.
01:32:51I know.
01:32:52I felt the same way when Alden.
01:32:55Back when I thought that he...
01:32:59Kelvin.
01:33:00Kelvin had a son.
01:33:04Keep my boys safe.
01:33:06That's who he wanted us to protect.
01:33:11An anonymous benefactor has been paying for his care for the past year or so.
01:33:16Is there a cure?
01:33:17Yes.
01:33:18But it's very experimental, expensive, and surely not covered by his insurance.
01:33:22Do it.
01:33:24Whatever the cost.
01:33:33What's going on?
01:33:34Dad?
01:33:35Where's my dad?
01:33:36Look at me, honey.
01:33:38You're going to be okay, but you've been asleep for a very long time.
01:33:41What do you mean he has no other family?
01:33:42Where's his mom?
01:33:44She died in the same accident that resulted in Jeremy's coma,
01:33:46and he has no living relatives that agreed to take him in.
01:33:49So he's got nowhere to go?
01:33:50Since he's awake now, we can send him to an orphanage upstate.
01:33:53It's not ideal, but...
01:33:54What if someone were to adopt him?
01:33:56Briar.
01:34:03This is nice.
01:34:04Yeah.
01:34:04Our first family vacation.
01:34:07Boy, did I need one.
01:34:09Time for the showdown.
01:34:11Do you see the guy on the left?
01:34:17Hustlers.
01:34:18I'm glad we left that life behind us.
01:34:19I wish that type of thing didn't exist.
01:34:21Yeah.
01:34:22Ooh, the gift shop.
01:34:23I want to go.
01:34:24Can I go, Briar?
01:34:24Sure, honey.
01:34:25Just a sec.
01:34:26You don't miss it, do you?
01:34:27I mean, you were the phantom ace.
01:34:28The best.
01:34:29Of course not.
01:34:30Certainly not after everything.
01:34:33Jeremy.
01:34:34I can't be that stupid.
01:34:36I'm out.
01:34:37I'm done.
01:34:38The phantom ace is officially retired.
01:34:40I had an itch that just needed to be scratched.
01:34:43Every gambler gets the itch eventually.
01:34:50Ah, fuck it.
01:34:51Deal me in.
01:34:52You don't miss it.
01:34:55Can I go, Briar?
01:34:56Let me know.
01:34:56You
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