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00:00:05Welcome to High Carb 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.
00:01:34Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:36Is he the Phantom 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.
00:02:14If you're gonna search him, search me as well.
00:02:16I'm gonna search him as well.
00:02:35Satisfied?
00:02:37Pants two!
00:02:39Hold it.
00:02:41I found something.
00:02:47Listen, I'm a master hustler.
00:02:50Cards, dice, gears.
00:02:51I can be of use to you.
00:02:52I can teach you what I know.
00:02:54Master hustler, huh?
00:02:56Is that so?
00:03:02Everyone out!
00:03:09Keep my girls safe!
00:03:13Keep my girls safe!
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.
00:03:35I'm coming.
00:03:36I'm coming!
00:03:40I'm coming!
00:03:50Professor Stone, I need your help.
00:03:55You need...
00:03:58You need a minute, or...
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.
00:04:34What does that tell you?
00:04:35Tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled.
00:04:37I know that casino.
00:04:38Be grateful you still have two hands.
00:04:41Listen, 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?
00:05:16My father.
00:05:16Your father was 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 only when I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:58You ready to take this place down?
00:06:02More than you know.
00:06:03Oh.
00:06:07Oh.
00:06:12Oh.
00:06:22Oh.
00:06:26Oh.
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!
00:07:13Think 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?
00:08:37Fiance, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow.
00:08:41Fiance.
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?
00:09:05Kelvin 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.
00:09:25See, 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 fiancé 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.
00:10:39You 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 fiancé.
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.
00:11:14Naturally 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?
00:11:39Oh.
00:11:40To the victory goes the story.
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 were 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 gotta 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.
00:12:49Classic discards for you.
00:12:52Left.
00:12:54That means...
00:13:11His golden set is on his right.
00:13:27Just as I thought.
00:13:28They 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.
00:13:50Maybe 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
00:14:13I'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.
00:14:48That's why they'll lose.
00:14:58Shit.
00:14:59Slipped through my fingers.
00:15:01Hold your fingers like this.
00:15:03Again?
00:15:15What's that?
00:15:16One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:18One of the Phantom Ace's 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.
00:15:27The 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.
00:15:46Well, the over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident, 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.
00:16:02How 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!
00:16:35That fool, she hit something.
00:16:37Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a phantom ace technique?
00:16:40Please.
00:16:41The Phantom Ace had elegance.
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:48It's all right.
00:16:49I'm fine.
00:16:52Are you fine?
00:16:55Oh, you have no idea.
00:17:00He's being dramatic.
00:17:01Women, right?
00:17:02The Phantom Ace would never lose control over a crying girl.
00:17:08I raised to two hundred thousand.
00:17:10If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:17:18This is a low-stakes table.
00:17:20I don't do low-stakes.
00:17:22Boring is for the poor.
00:17:24Careful.
00:17:25You may be one of those poor soon enough.
00:17:27This is the deed to St. Clair's.
00:17:30Surely you've heard of it.
00:17:33It's only the most prestigious clothing store on the West Coast.
00:17:37All the most famous celebrities shop there.
00:17:39Are you sure you want to bet that?
00:17:41Of course.
00:17:41It's a sure bet.
00:17:43Why?
00:17:43Can't ant up?
00:17:45You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:17:51Come here, honey.
00:17:52I need to borrow your engagement ring.
00:17:59Her engagement ring?
00:18:10Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:18:17Or, if you're playing other hustlers.
00:18:29Professor, Liam, I don't know what to say.
00:18:33It throws them off their game.
00:18:38That was part of the lesson.
00:18:39I totally knew that.
00:18:50She'll come back once I win.
00:18:54What, are we supposed to be impressed?
00:18:57The Phantom Ace was a legend.
00:18:59This man is just humiliating his fiancée in public.
00:19:03Exactly.
00:19:04No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:19:06Sorry, but a ring?
00:19:08How much could that possibly be worth?
00:19:09I've been in my family ten generations.
00:19:13My grandmother smuggled it out of Germany while fleeing the Nazis.
00:19:23Looks authentic.
00:19:24Worth at least 2.2 million.
00:19:37He's betting away his grandmother's Holocaust ring?
00:19:39What kind of monster is he?
00:19:41He's a stupid one, that's for sure.
00:19:43We're going to be so rich.
00:20:00Those aces are interesting.
00:20:03Care to go fish?
00:20:20Time for the showdown.
00:20:25Guess I'm the one who's naturally lucky.
00:20:39Sure about that?
00:20:41Not even the Phantom Ace can beat four aces with that board.
00:20:44Show the cards!
00:20:46Show the cards!
00:20:47Show the cards!
00:20:48Show the cards!
00:20:50Show the cards!
00:20:50Show the cards!
00:20:57No way he has a two.
00:20:59That would be a one in a million chance.
00:21:22Please!
00:21:23Please!
00:21:23I'm innocent!
00:21:24This is just an unfortunate misunderstanding!
00:21:26I don't know where that deck of cards came from. It's not even mine.
00:21:30You were caught cheating at Sin and Cypher Casino.
00:21:32A casino with a steep punishment for hustling.
00:21:37Please, forgive me. I'm too young and pretty to die.
00:21:41Enough, Viviana. I have no need of seeing you dead.
00:21:44Your boutiques, on the other hand, do spark interest.
00:21:49Of course, they're yours. Anything you want, just don't kill me.
00:21:54Why would I do that? I have another use for you.
00:22:15Straight flush beats four aces. The pot is yours.
00:22:21Looks like I won.
00:22:24A straight flush against four aces.
00:22:27That's phantom ace luck.
00:22:32An unlikely victory!
00:22:34No!
00:22:36This man is a cheater, not a legend!
00:22:45Double or nothing.
00:22:47I have two more boutiques I can bet with.
00:22:53What are you doing? He could get lucky again. Remember, those stores aren't yours to lose.
00:22:59Be for real, Kelvin. I can feel it in my bones. He walked us into that hand.
00:23:03So what? You think Briar was right?
00:23:05No. Don't be stupid.
00:23:07The phantom ackle would never show his face.
00:23:10Then who is he?
00:23:12A hustler.
00:23:14And a damn good one.
00:23:19What do you say?
00:23:24All we have to do is prove he's cheating.
00:23:36Let me guess. Quit while you're ahead?
00:23:39Exactly.
00:23:41Gambling changes a person's brain chemistry.
00:23:44They think a win is right around the corner, so they bet anything.
00:23:50They bet anything and everything.
00:23:53If that's true, that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house.
00:24:00You're a clever girl, but that mentality will get you killed.
00:24:03A hustler is just a gambler who got tired of losing.
00:24:06You've rigged the game, but that only means the stakes are higher.
00:24:12Is that why you gave it up?
00:24:14Keep my girls safe!
00:24:18Elder!
00:24:21Something like that.
00:24:28Nah, I'd rather not.
00:24:30I've taken enough of your assets for the day.
00:24:33You can't quit!
00:24:34Don't you know that's rude?
00:24:36Get a chance to win some back!
00:24:38What, you win one impossible hand and run?
00:24:40Some phantom ace you are.
00:24:43The real phantom ace never feared a table.
00:24:49Sixteen!
00:24:51That's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business.
00:24:54What will I tell them?
00:24:56You just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees.
00:24:59I was desperate, okay?
00:25:00At least let me buy it back.
00:25:02I'll give you anything.
00:25:03I'll give you my body!
00:25:09That's right.
00:25:10Give me the deed.
00:25:11And my body is yours.
00:25:16Did Vivian St.Clear just whore herself out?
00:25:19Like I said, you have nothing left I want.
00:25:24You're too good for me, is that it?
00:25:27He'll play you again!
00:25:33If he doesn't, we're through.
00:25:37What are you doing?
00:25:38We got your money back.
00:25:39We're done here.
00:25:39We only have her money.
00:25:41They both scammed me.
00:25:43You're letting Kelvin off with barely a scratch.
00:25:45If you don't do it, I will!
00:25:46No!
00:25:47Keep my girls safe!
00:25:49Elder!
00:25:51Please!
00:25:55I'll do it.
00:25:56I'll take the deal.
00:25:58I'll keep playing.
00:25:59There he is.
00:26:00Briar's masked miracle man.
00:26:02Careful, Vivian.
00:26:03Keep saying it and you might start believing it.
00:26:06Nobody believes it.
00:26:07Then you've got nothing to worry about.
00:26:12I can't believe they were dumb enough to fall for my bait.
00:26:23Shit.
00:26:24That was supposed to be an ace.
00:26:27It's so hard to tell what's coming out next.
00:26:29Give me the card.
00:26:30Hustlers perforate the edges of a golden set with the subtlest abnormalities.
00:26:39Feel the bumps?
00:26:41Yeah, it's subtle.
00:26:44Those bumps are a language.
00:26:46That one's a king.
00:26:48And this one's an ace.
00:26:51A good hustler learns to communicate on multiple levels.
00:27:04The game begins anew.
00:27:06Don't expect better luck this time.
00:27:08You playing too, or are you just here for moral support?
00:27:12I played last time, yeah?
00:27:14Yeah, but you quietly folded right before things got hot.
00:27:17Speaking of, is that why your first wife left?
00:27:19What the fuck did you just say?
00:27:23Guess the problem wasn't passion.
00:27:26What the hell, Viv?
00:27:27Let me at him!
00:27:28He's trying to bait me into making a mistake.
00:27:30Let him think he's playing you.
00:27:31I'll sit back this time to keep an eye out.
00:27:34Be careful what you wish for.
00:27:36Something tells me your luck has run out.
00:27:58He's spent this whole game just staring at his cards.
00:28:04What's his secret?
00:28:06What's his secret?
00:28:23Does that mean they switched hands?
00:28:26You're getting better at this.
00:28:27Thanks.
00:28:28Professor, what happens if they catch on to our strategy?
00:28:32They're hustlers.
00:28:33They're going to realize they're being played.
00:28:35They might, but that's just when the fun begins.
00:28:40She's been his eyes all along.
00:28:43It's the girl.
00:28:44She's his eyes.
00:28:45His work, life.
00:28:47She's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips.
00:28:49From where she's standing, I think she can see our cards.
00:28:51But how does he come up with a winning hand every time?
00:28:54I'm not sure.
00:28:55He's barely moved.
00:28:56Could it be he's moving too fast to see with the naked eye?
00:28:58Only the phantom can pull something like this off.
00:29:01I'm telling you.
00:29:02No.
00:29:03Not the ace, but I think we're dealing with a master hustler.
00:29:06Shit.
00:29:07But the cards have to be on him, right?
00:29:08All we need to do now is force a search.
00:29:18Four million.
00:29:20Go ahead and try me.
00:29:24Liam Stone.
00:29:27I'm on to you.
00:29:37I'm out.
00:29:38What about you?
00:29:40Still in?
00:29:43What's the interest on taking out a loan to keep playing?
00:29:46You can't.
00:29:50The casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves.
00:29:52If you pay it off the same day, it's zero interest.
00:29:55And in 24 hours?
00:29:5725% and then 10% for every additional day.
00:30:00The debt is outstanding.
00:30:01Oh, a very generous deal.
00:30:02All right.
00:30:03Four million dollar loan.
00:30:12He's definitely cheating.
00:30:14He signed that contract without any hesitation at all.
00:30:17Either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards.
00:30:21All right.
00:30:22Time for the showdown.
00:30:33Four of a kind, thanks to Viviana swapping a card with me.
00:30:37The odds of a player getting four of a kind are one in about 4,000 hands.
00:30:42The chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million if he beats
00:30:47this too.
00:30:49No.
00:30:49Not even the phantom acel could be that clean.
00:30:55I've got you now.
00:31:00Cheater!
00:31:03Liam Stone!
00:31:04I accuse you of planting cards!
00:31:07No one beats four of a kind twice without a plant.
00:31:11Not you.
00:31:12Not even the phantom acel.
00:31:14All right, punk.
00:31:16Let's see how smug you look with only one hand.
00:31:25I can do it myself, creep.
00:31:27You better.
00:31:27The rules of the Rusty Cleaver Casino state that anyone accused of cheating must be stripped
00:31:31of their clothes to confirm they're not hiding cards.
00:31:34We'll get to the bottom of this.
00:31:35If I find any evidence of cheating, the culprit will lose a hand, and the aggrieved will recoup
00:31:40all their losses for the day.
00:31:41Your shirt, please.
00:32:03Wait, where have I seen that tattoo before?
00:32:06Is he that little punk from six years ago?
00:32:13Nothing in his shirt.
00:32:15Make sure he drops his trousers, too.
00:32:18I want to see everything he's hiding.
00:32:20Careful about hollow accusations, Vivian.
00:32:22Dealer, what's the punishment for false claims?
00:32:25The accuser must forfeit three fingers.
00:32:33What?
00:32:40He had nothing in his shirt.
00:32:42If there's nothing in his pants, I'm cooked.
00:32:43Wait.
00:32:45Why does he always hand his clothes to her first?
00:32:51Search his bitch, too!
00:32:53She's helping him hide his card!
00:32:57What?
00:33:05Wait!
00:33:05You can't search her!
00:33:07Why not?
00:33:08Something to hide?
00:33:09I didn't even touch the table!
00:33:12What do you think?
00:33:13The lady doth protest too much.
00:33:16Oh, I think she does.
00:33:21In front of all these people?
00:33:23Cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake.
00:33:28Fuck your transparency!
00:33:30What happened to that sweet little crybaby you were ten seconds ago?
00:33:33I'll make you cry, baby!
00:33:36Failure to comply will be taken as admission.
00:33:40Fine!
00:33:40Fine!
00:33:41I'll do it!
00:33:42Get off me!
00:33:50Come on.
00:33:52Everything off, you two.
00:33:53Go ahead and give us a show.
00:33:55Let's see if our faux phantom ace has anything thing up his sleeve.
00:33:59Or under hers.
00:34:25Yeah, yeah.
00:34:26It's huge, I know.
00:34:27Are we done here?
00:34:28You want us to shed our skin, too?
00:34:31No evidence was found.
00:34:32You're free to leave.
00:34:38That was thorough, and still nothing.
00:34:40At a certain point, doesn't luck start looking like skill?
00:34:47Don't flatter yourself.
00:34:49Why not?
00:34:50You keep bringing up the phantom ace.
00:34:52Why can't I be him?
00:34:53Because the phantom ace was a ghost in a black mask.
00:34:56You're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit tattoo.
00:35:00And yet, I'm the one leaving with your money.
00:35:03You can't do this!
00:35:04I need all my fingers!
00:35:05Please!
00:35:12Most of my cards were already gone after the last round.
00:35:16The rest I hid right under their nose, bouncing their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip
00:35:21of the table as they continued playing with my cards.
00:35:23None the wiser.
00:35:31Until the only cheat cards I had left on me were in my hand.
00:35:38I don't know how you did it, but I'm going to prove you're cheating, scum!
00:35:42You're dead meat!
00:35:44If you want to find evidence of cheating, check their side of the table.
00:35:51What?
00:35:59Shit!
00:36:00We're getting our hands cut off for sure!
00:36:18You did it.
00:36:19Perfect throw.
00:36:21You're ready now.
00:36:22Tomorrow we get your revenge.
00:36:27What if they get caught cheating?
00:36:29You feeling bad for the people who robbed you?
00:36:35Elden!
00:36:42Sometimes, when a person gets the itch bad enough, pain is the only wake-up call.
00:36:47The itch?
00:36:48To keep hustling.
00:36:50Keep winning.
00:36:52You stop thinking about the cost until it's right in front of you.
00:36:55By then, it's too late.
00:37:02Please!
00:37:03Stop!
00:37:04Please!
00:37:05Please!
00:37:06I'll do anything!
00:37:07You assholes!
00:37:09Unhand me!
00:37:11Oof.
00:37:12Very poor choice of words.
00:37:15Aaaaaah!
00:37:19Oh god!
00:37:21No!
00:37:22I used that hand!
00:37:27Stop!
00:37:33This casino is the property of Red Mask.
00:37:36I am Red Mask's most trusted associate.
00:37:39Those two are with me.
00:37:48I'm the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who
00:37:48is the one who
00:37:48switch, not one who is the one who is the one whose the universals is.
00:37:54I am.
00:38:07What?
00:38:08What are you looking at?
00:38:10Mistletoe.
00:38:12What?
00:38:13There's no...
00:38:23I'm sorry Liam I
00:38:28no it's okay I just can't we can't but why it's not like I'm actually your student but
00:38:41that old thing still works
00:38:44it's not supposed to who is this I thought you looked familiar you're not the phantom ace
00:38:52but when I saw that tattoo I knew exactly which coward you were
00:38:56I know what you did haven't the foggiest what you're talking about neither does she I'm sure
00:39:03join me at Sin and Cipher's VIP lounge in two days time we'll see which one of us is the
00:39:07better
00:39:08hustler otherwise I tell your precious fiance that you got her daddy killed
00:39:21what is Sin and Cipher
00:39:24it's a casino that's even more strict on cheating than the last
00:39:28more strict than losing a hand what do they just shoot you
00:39:37the security in that place is harder to break than Fort Nock before you can get in
00:39:43they scan you from head to toe for oddity
00:39:47nothing gets past them
00:39:50oh and before we go any further don't mention I have anything to do with the phantom ace
00:39:55then stop winning like him
00:40:01we're gonna have to search you
00:40:10it's just a hearing aid
00:40:12I've had it since I was a child
00:40:17then if you do manage to sneak something past them
00:40:20every dealer in that joint uses a handcrafted custom set of cards totally unique to them
00:40:25making it impossible to replicate
00:40:33maybe for someone else
00:40:44that's good
00:40:48you're gonna need that confidence if you're gonna play for me at the table
00:40:52you want me to what oh fuck yeah
00:41:06see anything
00:41:07I'm not even sure what I'm looking for here
00:41:09if Kelvin chose this place to cheat it means he has a mechanic
00:41:15mechanic
00:41:17hustling technique 13
00:41:29you don't need to cheat if someone else fixes your cards
00:41:33just watch that VIP door and tell me where else the dealer goes
00:41:46I think I've spotted her
00:41:48remember
00:41:50observe your mark
00:41:51name is Regina
00:41:52nervous energy with more cats than she knows what to do with
00:41:55got a few scars that suggest she's coping with a serious drug problem
00:41:59not that she'd ever tell you about it
00:42:00she's terrible at parties
00:42:02phenomenal in the bedroom
00:42:03you got all that from a glance
00:42:04not exactly
00:42:05she's my ex
00:42:10your what?
00:42:14relax
00:42:15it was a long time ago
00:42:16and it was mostly just sex
00:42:17mostly?
00:42:22Regina!
00:42:23hi!
00:42:24so weird bumping into you here
00:42:26you look amazing
00:42:28what are you doing?
00:42:30if she's your ex you should steer clear
00:42:36Briar
00:42:37what are you doing here?
00:42:39same reason anyone else is here
00:42:41money money money
00:42:42i saw you and thought
00:42:43oops
00:42:44awkward
00:42:44i figured i'd just um break the ice
00:42:46yeah
00:42:47um
00:42:48i gotta go
00:42:51i take it it wasn't a clean break
00:42:52something like that
00:42:55heads up
00:42:56she's beelining to the blackjack table
00:42:59you might have to take this
00:43:01uh
00:43:01that wasn't the plan
00:43:03you have to play at her table
00:43:05it's her cards that we have to copy
00:43:07you're a human camera
00:43:09you can't make me hustle my ex
00:43:11shh
00:43:11not so loud
00:43:12someone might hear you
00:43:14no one's around
00:43:27magnify five
00:43:28and play about the last ten seconds please
00:43:31that wasn't the plan
00:43:34you're a human camera
00:43:35who is he talking to?
00:43:38oh shit
00:43:40i think he has an earpiece
00:43:42find out who's on the other end
00:43:43and bring them both to me
00:43:53you think because we dated
00:43:54i'm gonna help you?
00:43:56no
00:43:57of course not
00:43:59i'm just here to play
00:44:00can't i just play?
00:44:04sure
00:44:10remember
00:44:11remember
00:44:11you don't need to win
00:44:12you just need to stay there long enough
00:44:14to memorize what each card looks like
00:44:19are you kidding?
00:44:20this is blackjack
00:44:21remember what i told you when we first met?
00:44:24it's what i'm best at
00:44:35hit me
00:44:37hit me
00:44:49someone's having a lucky day
00:44:54don't be so obvious
00:44:55don't be so obvious
00:44:56it's not the other players
00:44:58or even the dealer
00:44:59that you're trying to beat here
00:45:02it's the enforcers
00:45:06remember sin and cypher doesn't play around
00:45:10it's not their hand thereafter if they catch you
00:45:17here
00:45:17here
00:45:18they come for your throat
00:45:21excuse me
00:45:23who are you talking to?
00:45:28excuse me
00:45:29who are you talking to?
00:45:31talking to someone?
00:45:32no
00:45:33i was
00:45:34i just mumble to myself sometimes
00:45:36i'm sorry who are you?
00:45:37damian drainheart
00:45:39the other bartender had to run
00:45:41i'm taking over his shift
00:45:44i just need a few more cards to show up at the table
00:45:47and i'll have every design in regina's deck
00:45:50hit me
00:45:51do you have to keep saying it like that?
00:45:53like what?
00:45:54hit me!
00:45:57he's claiming to be a bartender
00:45:59the notebook and pen seem consistent with that
00:46:01but something's off
00:46:02why does he have a house receiver?
00:46:04is that gunpowder under his fingernails?
00:46:08he's an enforcer
00:46:09i'm a hustler's worst nightmare
00:46:12come on briar
00:46:13hurry it up
00:46:17what's wrong with saying hit me?
00:46:21used to say that when we made love
00:46:26jesus regina
00:46:27it was two weeks freshman year
00:46:41what the fuck?
00:46:43briar
00:46:45get out of there now
00:46:49stay right where you are
00:46:50you
00:46:52let me see your ear
00:46:53excuse me?
00:47:02what the hell is this?
00:47:04that's my hearing aid asshole
00:47:07hello?
00:47:12i'm reporting this place on yelp
00:47:16you're gonna go?
00:47:18just like that?
00:47:21we don't work regina
00:47:22fix your drug problem
00:47:28i told you the decoy was a good idea
00:47:32you'll make a master hustler yet
00:47:45nice tip bitch
00:47:46nice tip bitch
00:47:57not so fast
00:47:58you want some candy?
00:48:00you're gonna help us win tomorrow
00:48:24good work out there master hustler
00:48:25you've come a long way
00:48:29if i didn't know any better i'd think you're the phantom ace
00:48:37thanks
00:48:37thanks
00:48:37we make a great team
00:48:45i think we should probably call it a night
00:48:47i have some tests to grade for next week
00:48:50don't we still have to plan tomorrow's hustle?
00:48:53we can do that in the morning
00:48:54please
00:49:00why are you so afraid that i might get close to you?
00:49:15alden
00:49:19my dad?
00:49:20before he died he needed to protect you
00:49:22we're not i want to but
00:49:23Liam
00:49:24it's okay
00:49:25i want this
00:49:27i made a promise to take care of you
00:49:30i'm sorry
00:49:31you should go
00:49:40i'm not some fragile little girl
00:49:41we are both adults
00:49:42i make my own choices and the risks i take are mine
00:49:45got it?
00:49:46i ordered you to go
00:49:50thing is teach
00:49:51i was never too good at school
00:49:53for whatever reason i had trouble following directions
00:49:55i am way better at giving them
00:49:58i shouldn't
00:49:59i can't
00:50:00but
00:50:01oh god
00:50:01i want this so bad
00:50:06clear the desk
00:50:08clear the desk
00:50:16pants off
00:50:17now
00:50:19yes ma'am
00:50:28we will do better this time
00:50:29i swear it
00:50:31shut up
00:50:31shut up
00:50:32shut up
00:50:54oh
00:50:55oh
00:50:56did i tire you out
00:50:58did i tire you out?
00:50:59you have a surprising amount of energy for an older guy
00:51:05what's the plan for today?
00:51:06aside from planting the deck
00:51:08aside from planting the deck
00:51:13why?
00:51:36aside from planting the deck
00:51:40the same strategy as before should suffice these guys are idiots remember
00:51:49change of plans this time your bitch is going to play too
00:52:02why do you look so concerned
00:52:06planning on cheating
00:52:12of course not it would be very unwise to cheat in this room besides these two
00:52:17the head enforcer monitors it constantly from his high tower
00:52:28we wouldn't want you to get caught
00:52:32not even briar's precious phantom ace could breathe wrong in here without demion seeing
00:52:36it
00:52:42look at you always so willing to give a helping hand hilarious be warned this place will kill
00:52:48you if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are
00:52:52it's okay you can sit down we're gonna do i can't play i'm hiding cards remember you do
00:52:57not want to know how i got them past security just stay calm why do you have cards on you
00:53:00you told me to you said it's the same plan as before you really need to calm down your
00:53:03sweating is going to give us away how can i calm down we're going to get caught
00:53:15hey lovebirds shall we play
00:53:21why are you staring at me did you come back to rub him in my face
00:53:24uh-oh do i sense a history shove it
00:53:48high card two pair three of a kind full house
00:53:55still think you're not dealing with the phantom ace
00:54:00phantom ace my ass that's cheating
00:54:04how is that possible kelvin was supposed to get the full house unless
00:54:14that was supposed to be a king someone switched my cards
00:54:26how the
00:54:27did liam win i thought i was paying you to be my fixer
00:54:31i'm just creating a false sense of security keep them guessing you better be telling the truth
00:54:35regina or it's curtains capi
00:54:41i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me
00:54:45and i can't report it without exposing my own cheating in which case my bosses kill me
00:54:51i'm so fucked
00:54:53fuck you briar what what did i do
00:55:14i think i'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace
00:55:18all i need to do is memorize the high cards and i can move this game back to kelvin's favor
00:55:28if i didn't know any better i'd think that look you're giving our dealer betrayals a partnership of some kind
00:55:37now you sound paranoid 25 million get over yourself or put it all on the table all right
00:55:44all in 50 million i got it from selling all of vivian's businesses
00:55:51i'm trusting you regina
00:55:56all right have it your way
00:56:02this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
00:56:20you're gonna regret betting that
00:56:24what are you doing you can't bet away your son's life
00:56:28i don't want to
00:56:31but if we don't win back everything we owe red mask me and my son are as good as dead
00:56:34anyway
00:56:38do you think he's bluffing he wouldn't really bet that would he
00:56:46hustling technique number 12 remember
00:56:50he's hoping a highly sentimental bet will throw us off our game
00:56:54well i guess it's successful i'm folding right away
00:56:58a true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win
00:57:03once they get the itch they cannot help themselves you're not responsible for what he bets
00:57:14i can't believe i haven't noticed it before what's that how cold you can be
00:57:21i'm out
00:57:28time for the showdown four of a kind
00:57:50not so fast kelvin take another look at that nine it's actually a six
00:58:06how but i was sure that the perforation meant a nine did you just admit to knowingly playing with a
00:58:13marked deck
00:58:18all right fun's over
00:58:23search everyone at the table
00:58:45what are you two talking about
00:58:49did your boyfriend ever tell you what he did did what what did liam do
00:58:54don't listen to him briar just hand me the cards figures he never told you
00:58:59briar your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall
00:59:03this asshole got your daddy killed is that true
00:59:19that's just rich five hustlers in one game it must be my lucky day cut them all
00:59:25please stop i have too much to live for let me go i have a son
00:59:30do you want him to grow up without a dad
00:59:33some dad you are you gambled away your son's life
00:59:42apologies for the inconvenience you're all to be brought before red mask he will be overseeing your
00:59:47execution listen you're an honorable man correct
00:59:51briar and i were only here to bring the other hustlers to justice you'd say anything you could to
00:59:55save your life you're not the genius you think you are if you believe red mask kills the hustlers you
00:59:59catch check the arrest ledges for people who look like vivian and kelvin please
01:00:07get him out of my sight
01:00:08get him out of my sight
01:00:11no please just listen
01:00:29the gang's all here huh so your red mask
01:00:32leader of the casino crime syndicate
01:00:37did my shoes give it away you've all been caught cheating at sin and cypher
01:00:44how do you plead
01:00:46plead for your lives don't worry you wouldn't be the first
01:00:51you're not going to kill us
01:00:53oh
01:00:55that's not your style
01:00:57with the way these two hustle there's no way they haven't been caught before
01:01:02that's your hustle
01:01:04you extort people's debts for your own gain forcing the cheaters you catch to hustle at rival casinos
01:01:10leaving regular people to seek out sin and cypher a place where hustling is near impossible
01:01:19you seem to know everything about me everything except your identity
01:01:23you don't recognize me from my voice well then allow me to elacicate you
01:01:39my name is silas graves
01:01:42i'm the one who killed your professor remember
01:01:48he killed my dad
01:01:54i'm gonna kill you
01:01:57no you won't i'm the one with the gun remember
01:02:01we're gonna play a little game today you see it's not every day that i have so many hustlers in
01:02:06my midst
01:02:08i've been using x here to train my team of hustlers for a few years now but he's slowing down
01:02:13one of you is going to replace him he wants a replacement for x he has no idea who's standing
01:02:19in front of him
01:02:20and if we refuse
01:02:27does that answer your question
01:02:38what the hell sir we found something among the evidence
01:02:44what's this red mask isn't killing hustlers
01:02:48who knows he's training him you know how to stop it
01:02:54no
01:02:57if this is true
01:02:59i have to stop it
01:03:04come on we're gonna play who's the best hustler
01:03:08if you don't play you all die regina you can be the dealer since we all know you don't stand
01:03:13a chance
01:03:13either way no i'm not playing another stupid game for you you're a monster
01:03:20this isn't up for debate kelvie you've controlled me for far too long just get it over with
01:03:28no
01:03:32careful what you wish for please you need to stay alive for your son
01:03:39help
01:03:43you bastard
01:03:44play all your necks
01:03:46spare them
01:03:48i'm the world's greatest hustler
01:03:50give me a chance to face your champion alone
01:03:54you're not even the best hustler in this room
01:03:56liam my name is liam stone but the gambling underworld knew me as the phantom maze
01:04:19that ghost vanished years ago but sure why not sounds fun regina go ahead and deal while i decide
01:04:26what to do with you this is so fucked it's gonna be okay regina
01:04:39you're his prisoner too correct how long
01:04:46take these golden sets you'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel
01:04:51if i can visibly tell you're cheating i'll off you myself what are we betting
01:04:56well you wanted to negotiate for their lives right that makes them a kind of currency
01:05:14take these to start
01:05:16let's say these chuckle fucks are worth 10 chips each
01:05:19anytime you want to cash out for more i'll shoot one of them so you can keep on playing
01:05:28i guess then i have one last hustling technique left to try
01:05:32and what is that
01:05:44don't lose
01:05:49the phantom ace i heard about never begged for anyone's life first time for everything
01:06:03there's a lot riding on this but i can't get anything on this guy every inch of his skin is
01:06:07covered
01:06:10so x that's what people call you right i know you can nod but can you speak what are you
01:06:15doing i know
01:06:16it's life or death but can i not make conversation i can speak
01:06:21shit voice modulator if the phantom acell knows what's good for him he'll stop speaking and play
01:06:28fine place your bet
01:06:34time for the showdown
01:06:38flush full house
01:06:42full house wins
01:06:49two chips left enough for a single round
01:06:54better start thinking about who here you're gonna cash in ace
01:06:58it hasn't come to that yet
01:07:01it's about to
01:07:05it's barely moved at all besides
01:07:08what's that he's doing with his wrist
01:07:11i recognize that move but that's impossible
01:07:20what the hell
01:07:21hustling technique number eight flick switch see how it works
01:07:28now you try
01:07:37impressive
01:07:38i've never met anyone who can match my speed
01:07:42three of a kind
01:07:44straight if i had to guess i'd say you're losing on purpose
01:07:47time to choose
01:07:49should i blow the brains off the pirate or miss furky here
01:07:54neither briar thorn goes first
01:07:57whatever you say
01:08:05stop you can't
01:08:07dad
01:08:18oh god spoilers i had this whole speech prepared about how i spared your life and used you as a
01:08:23pawn
01:08:23in my rise from lowly enforcer to mob boss why'd you have to go and ruin it huh liam is
01:08:28trying to
01:08:29trick you he's not actually the world's greatest hustler she is the hell are you talking about he's right
01:08:35there's a better hustler here than me it's briar wait a minute who are you again
01:08:44should i tell him or should you
01:08:47bryal is my daughter
01:08:51what the
01:08:51what the fuck you were right to spoil your identity this is the better twist
01:08:56let her play and cash me in instead she'll prove she's the better replacement for alden
01:09:01oh that's sweet you love her or something you trying to hustle my heartstrings right now
01:09:05i'm not letting her play she's his daughter he's gonna let her win
01:09:10he could promise not to what is this are you doing a bit hmm wasting a bit of your time
01:09:17time for what
01:09:21everyone on the ground now
01:09:38let go
01:09:58that's a phantom ace throw
01:10:04what the hell was that
01:10:21nice fucking try
01:10:26i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:53i've loved you since the moment we met
01:10:55when all this is over i'm gonna marry you
01:10:58professor
01:10:59are you sure i approve
01:11:03you don't get a vote you were dead to me two minutes ago
01:11:05i approve
01:11:07and were you ever going to tell me your real identity
01:11:12i'm glad you made it i should shoot you all where you stand
01:11:17but there's been enough death today
01:11:23dad why didn't you let me know you were alive
01:11:25i wanted to protect you from this life i've thought about you every day
01:11:32we all need to leave silas's men will be on their way there's a service tunnel behind that bookcase
01:11:36old pneumatic maintenance route it leads under the casino
01:11:39can you give me a hand
01:11:49hold on a second
01:11:51do i know you
01:11:54i'm not sure you do look familiar how long have you been hustling
01:11:57i'm sorry we don't have a lot of time just answer the question
01:12:07damien what's going on
01:12:08i did not watch my fin unborn child die just to allow that monster to live
01:12:12he's the hustler that killed my wife
01:12:17you don't have to do this damien
01:12:19like you said there's been far too much death today already
01:12:23this man ruined my life
01:12:27i remember you you're the husband of the heiress i hustled years ago
01:12:31i won't make an excuse
01:12:33i am not a perfect man
01:12:34i had an itch that just needed to be scratched
01:12:37every gambler gets the itch eventually go ahead shoot me then let them go dad no
01:12:43the person i loved most in the world jumped to her death due to your actions i know
01:12:48but it's between you and she was my soul and now i'm going to take the one you love
01:12:54briar oh i'm dead
01:13:16my greatest regret was never getting to see you grow up now i have
01:13:27guys we gotta go
01:13:48go out the back i can hold them off you heard the old man you guys get out of here
01:13:58briar we need to run my dad kelvin
01:14:05keep my boys safe
01:14:12guess the luck was on my side
01:14:25kelvin
01:14:28we have to go
01:14:41it was nice knowing you
01:14:44regina please we can pry it open together
01:15:09no funny business the
01:15:12Bitch against the wall, I'll get to you in a bit.
01:15:15Masterful gambit, getting my lost guy involved.
01:15:18It's too bad you both gotta die now.
01:15:21We could have made a lot of money together.
01:15:23You've lost Silas. Regina knows who you are and she got out.
01:15:26You think that drugged out Lessie is gonna turn me in?
01:15:29I am going to revel in the satisfaction of wiping you both off God's green earth.
01:15:34All that Phantom Ace talk, all those pretty little tricks,
01:15:37here you are, trapped behind my gate with a gun to your head.
01:15:52You came back for us? Why?
01:15:55I thought about leaving, but I realized if you died I'd never get my favorite t-shirt back.
01:16:10I'm so sorry about your dad, Briar.
01:16:12I just found out he was alive, and now he's gone again.
01:16:20We have to get rid of it!
01:16:22What?
01:16:23The money, everything we won.
01:16:25It's blood money, we shouldn't keep it.
01:16:28I mean it!
01:16:30Everyone we met had their lives ruined by hustlers.
01:16:33I know.
01:16:34I felt the same way when Olden, back when I thought that he...
01:16:41Kelvin.
01:16:42Kelvin had a son.
01:16:46Keep my boys safe.
01:16:48That's who he wanted us to protect!
01:16:53An anonymous benefactor has been paying for his care for the past year or so.
01:16:57Is there a cure?
01:16:59Yes, but it's very experimental, expensive, and surely not covered by his insurance.
01:17:04Do it.
01:17:06Whatever the cost.
01:17:16What's going on?
01:17:17Dad?
01:17:17Where's my dad?
01:17:19Look at me, honey.
01:17:20You're going to be okay, but you've been asleep for a very long time.
01:17:23What do you mean he has no other family?
01:17:25Where's his mom?
01:17:26She died in the same accident that resulted in Jeremy's coma, and he has no living relatives
01:17:29that agreed to take him in.
01:17:31So he's got nowhere to go?
01:17:32Since he's awake now, we can send him to an orphanage upstate.
01:17:35It's not ideal, but...
01:17:36What if someone were to adopt him?
01:17:38Brea.
01:17:45This is nice.
01:17:46Yeah.
01:17:46Our first family vacation.
01:17:49Boy, did I need one.
01:17:51Time for the showdown.
01:17:53Do you see the guy on the left?
01:17:59Hustlers.
01:18:00I'm glad we left that life behind us.
01:18:02I wish that type of thing didn't exist.
01:18:03Yeah.
01:18:04Ooh, the gift shop.
01:18:05I want to go.
01:18:06Can I go, Brea?
01:18:07Sure, honey.
01:18:07Just a sec.
01:18:08You don't miss it, do you?
01:18:09I mean, you were the Phantom Ace.
01:18:10The best.
01:18:11Of course not.
01:18:12Certainly not after everything.
01:18:15Jeremy!
01:18:17I can't be that stupid.
01:18:18I'm out.
01:18:19I'm done.
01:18:20The Phantom Ace is officially retired.
01:18:23I had an itch that just needed to be scratched.
01:18:25Every gambler gets the itch eventually.
01:18:32Ah, fuck it.
01:18:34Deal me in.
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