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00:00:05Welcome to High Card Hustle.
00:00:07I'm rich! I won! I actually won!
00:00:11No! No! Please don't take my hand!
00:00:18My 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.
00:00:35Winners 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?
00:01:10The dealer found a marked card.
00:01:12Someone was mixing them into the deck.
00:01:14The rest of us were searched already. That only leaves him!
00:01:22You picked the wrong house, Hotshot.
00:01:24New blood like you doesn't last five minutes in a place like this.
00:01:33Unless 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.
00:01:47Exactly. 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.
00:01:59Jesus, 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.
00:02:10But I played this table earlier.
00:02:13If you're gonna search him, search me as well.
00:02:34Satisfied?
00:02:36Pants two!
00:02:39Hold it.
00:02:41I found something.
00:02:47Listen, I'm a Master Hustler.
00:02:49Cards, 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?
00:02:55Is that so?
00:03:02Everyone out!
00:03:08Keep my girls safe!
00:03:12Keep my girls safe!
00:03:15ALDEN!
00:03:23That night still haunts me.
00:03:25Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:34I'm coming.
00:03:36I'm coming!
00:03:39I'm coming!
00:03:49Professor Stone, I need your help.
00:03:55You need...
00:03:57You need a minute.
00:04:00Or...
00:04:03Office hours are...
00:04:06Um...
00:04:07Um...
00:04:07Ten to twelve.
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.
00:04:33What does that tell you?
00:04:34Tells 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
00:04:47for 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.
00:05:08Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:05:11Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:15My father.
00:05:17Your father?
00:05:19Was Alden?
00:05:21Keep my girls safe!
00:05:24Keep my girls safe!
00:05:29Alden!
00:05:31Yes.
00:05:33I'm Alden's little girl.
00:05:35Or I was.
00:05:39So...
00:05:39You'll help me?
00:05:44This is the place where Professor Alden died.
00:05:48Where I buried the worst night of my life.
00:05:50And the only one I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:57You ready to take this place down?
00:06:01More than you know.
00:06:03You never...
00:06:03You never.
00:06:04No.
00:06:05No.
00:06:06Hmm.
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What? No! Of course not!
00:07:03It's them! Those two stole my money!
00:07:12Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:15Tell 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.
00:07:55Quick, what do you see?
00:07:58Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body, maybe to appear confident. Vain. But she's not. She's nervous. Concerned
00:08:09for her boutique? Is it doing well?
00:08:23Briar Thorn. Back to lose more money? Tell me, who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancé, actually. Oh, wow. Fiancé?
00:08:41Fiancé, careful. He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:51Hands off.
00:08:54So cold. So cold. Must be that cheap coat. You should drop by my boutique. I'm sure we could make
00:09:00a deal.
00:09:00So, what brings you both in today? You're here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:04Kelvin Slade. Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey. Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique, mooching off his new girlfriend
00:09:11since his wife left.
00:09:12That's his weak point. Why would I do that? Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey, that's my girlfriend! See, I'm gonna win back everything you took from my briar. And then some.
00:09:29With what? That professor salary? Careful! He's not just some professor. His teacher was the Phantom Ace.
00:09:42Oh, honey. The Phantom Ace was a masked king of the table. Your fiancé looks like he grades papers by
00:09:49candlelight and cries after.
00:09:51I don't care who he is. It'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.
00:10:40Thank you! I didn't realize!
00:10:45More chips, please!
00:10:54No! You can't! You're going to lose! Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:00Just stand there and look pretty!
00:11:04Forgive my fiancé. She's young and inexperienced. That's why she lost.
00:11:09Besides, I'm the better player. I'm naturally lucky.
00:11:14Naturally lucky, of course. Much 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 of both? To the victor goes the spoiler.
00:11:48Like I said, I'm just lucky.
00:11:56That kind of timing. I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:12:01Oh, please.
00:12:01I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean were a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall. This man is not the Phantom Ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:12There's no way he's the legendary Phantom Ace. The real Ace never showed his face.
00:12:17That's gotta be luck. Right?
00:12:19Enough whispering. Let's play.
00:12:38All right, let's see what I've got.
00:12:49All right, let's see what I've got.
00:12:51Left. That means...
00:12:55Left. That means...
00:13:10His 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.
00:13:42The work wife? Really?
00:13:45Because they're working the table. Get 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.
00:14:07As my doling girlfriend, you can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:14:15Girlfriend? Easy there. We haven't even had coffee.
00:14:27Technique zero?
00:14:30Method act. If your opponent's a hustler, always stay in character.
00:14:39These assholes think we're just some dumb ruse.
00:14:42A sexist 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.
00:15:00Hold your fingers like this.
00:15:02Again?
00:15:15Who's that?
00:15:16One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:18One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:20It'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...
00:15:31Figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:15:36About that, what if you slapped me?
00:15:41You want me...
00:15:43No, I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:15:46Well...
00:15:47The over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident sexist boyfriend thing.
00:15:51It fits the M.O. you crafted.
00:15:53Plus I'm not... 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!
00:16:16Get off me!
00:16:35That fall, 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...
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:47It's alright, I'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.
00:17:07I raise to two hundred thousand!
00:17:10If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:17:13What?
00:17:17This is a low stakes table!
00:17:20I don't do low stakes.
00:17:22Boring is for the poor.
00:17:24Careful.
00:17:24You may be one of those poors soon enough.
00:17:27This is the deed to St. Clair's.
00:17:29Surely you've heard of it.
00:17:33It's only the most prestigious clothing store on the west coast.
00:17:36All the most famous celebrities shop there.
00:17:39Are you sure you want to bet that?
00:17:40Of course.
00:17:41It's a sure bet.
00:17:42Why?
00:17:43Can't ant up?
00:17:44You 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?!
00:18:01Oh!
00:18:10Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:18:16Or, if you're playing other hustlers.
00:18:32it throws them off their game
00:18:37that was part of the lesson i totally knew that
00:18:50she'll come back once i win what are we supposed to be impressed the phantom ace
00:18:58was a legend this man is just humiliating his fiance in public exactly no legend
00:19:04needs a woman's tears to win a hand sorry but a ring how much could that
00:19:08possibly be worth been in my family ten generations my grandmother smuggled it
00:19:15out of germany while fleeing the nazis
00:19:23looks authentic worth at least 2.2 million
00:19:37he's betting away his grandmother's holocaust ring
00:19:39what kind of monster is he he's a stupid one that's for sure
00:19:43we're going to be so rich
00:20:00those aces are interesting care 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 not even the phantom ace can beat four aces with that board
00:20:44show the cards
00:20:57no way he has a two that would be a one in a million chance
00:21:22please i'm innocent this is just an unfortunate misunderstanding i don't know where that deck of cards came from it's
00:21:28not even mine
00:21:29you were caught cheating at sin and cypher casino a casino with a steep punishment for hustling
00:21:36please forgive me i'm too young and pretty to die
00:21:40enough 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
00:22:14straight flush beats four aces the pot is yours
00:22:20looks like i won
00:22:24a straight flush against four aces
00:22:26that's phantom ace luck
00:22:31an unlikely victory
00:22:33no
00:22:35this 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
00:22:54he could get lucky again
00:22:56remember those stores aren't yours to lose
00:22:58be for real kelvin
00:23:00i can feel it in my bones
00:23:01he walked us into that hand
00:23:03so what
00:23:03you think briar was right
00:23:05no don't be stupid the phantom ackle would never show his face
00:23:09then 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
00:23:37quit while you're ahead
00:23:38exactly
00:23:40gambling changes a person's brain chemistry
00:23:44they think a win is right around the corner so
00:23:47they bet anything
00:23:50they bet anything
00:23:51and everything
00:23:52if that's true that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house
00:23:59you'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
00:24:13keep my girls safe
00:24:21something like that
00:24:27nah
00:24:28i'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
00:24:36give a chance to win some back
00:24:37what you win one impossible hand and run
00:24:40some phantom ace you are
00:24:42the real phantom ace never feared a table
00:24:4916
00:24:50that's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business
00:24:54what will i tell them
00:24:55you just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees
00:24:58i was desperate okay
00:24:59at least let me buy it back
00:25:01i'll give you anything
00:25:03i'll give you my body
00:25:08that's right
00:25:09give me the deed
00:25:11and my body is yours
00:25:15did vivian st clear just whore herself out
00:25:18like i said
00:25:20you 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
00:25:34we're through
00:25:36what are you doing
00:25:37we got your money back
00:25:38we're done here
00:25:39we only have her money
00:25:41they both scammed me
00:25:42you're letting kelvin off with barely a scratch
00:25:44if you don't do it i will
00:25:46no
00:25:46keep my girls safe
00:25:49alden
00:25:51please
00:25:55i'll do it
00:25:56i'll take the deal
00:25:57i'll keep playing
00:25:58there he is
00:26:00briar's masked miracle man
00:26:02careful vivian
00:26:03keep saying it and you might start believing it
00:26:05nobody believes it
00:26:06then you've got nothing to worry about
00:26:11i can't believe they were dumb enough to fall for my bait
00:26:22shit
00:26:24that was supposed to be an ace
00:26:26it's so hard to tell what's coming out next
00:26:28give 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
00:26:42it's
00:26:42subtle
00:26:43those bumps are a language
00:26:45that one's a king
00:26:47and this one's an ace
00:26:51a good hustler learns to communicate on multiple levels
00:27:04the game begins anew
00:27:05don't expect better luck this time
00:27:07you playing too or are you just here for moral support
00:27:11i played last time yeah
00:27:13yeah
00:27:14but you quietly folded right before things got hot
00:27:16speaking of
00:27:17that why your first wife left
00:27:19what the fuck you just say
00:27:23guess the problem wasn't passion
00:27:26what the hell viv let me at him
00:27:27he's trying to bait you into making a mistake
00:27:29let him think he's playing you
00:27:30i'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
00:27:57he spent this whole game just staring at his cards
00:28:04what's his secret
00:28:23does that mean they switched hands
00:28:25you're getting better at this
00:28:27thanks
00:28:28professor
00:28:29what happens if they catch on to our strategy
00:28:31they're hustlers
00:28:32they're gonna realize they're being played
00:28:35they might
00:28:36but 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
00:28:46she's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips
00:28:48from where she's standing
00:28:50i think she can see our cards
00:28:51but how does he come up with a winning hand every time
00:28:53i'm not sure
00:28:54he's barely moved
00:28:55could it be he's moving too fast to see with the naked eye
00:28:58only the phantom can pull something like this off
00:29:00i'm telling you
00:29:02no
00:29:03not the ace
00:29:04but i think we're dealing with a master hustler
00:29:06shit
00:29:06but the cards have to be on him right
00:29:08all we need to do now is force a search
00:29:18four million
00:29:19go ahead and try
00:29:25liam stone
00:29:27i'm on to you
00:29:37i'm out
00:29:38what about you
00:29:39still in
00:29:43what's the interest on taking out a loan to keep playing
00:29:46you can't
00:29:49the casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves
00:29:52if you pay it off the same day
00:29:53it's zero interest
00:29:55and in 24 hours
00:29:5725% and then 10% for every additional day
00:29:59the debt is outstanding
00:30:00oh a very generous deal
00:30:02all right
00:30:02four million dollar loan
00:30:12he's definitely cheating
00:30:13he signed that contract without any hesitation at all
00:30:17either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards
00:30:20all right
00:30:22time for the showdown
00:30:33four of a kind
00:30:34thanks 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
00:30:41the chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million
00:30:45if he beats this too
00:30:48no
00:30:49not even the phantom acel could be that clean
00:30:55i've got it 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
00:31:10not you
00:31:11not even the phantom acel
00:31:13all right punk
00:31:15let's see how smug you look with only one hand
00:31:24i can do it myself creep
00:31:26you better
00:31:27the rules of the rusty cleaver casino state that anyone accused of cheating
00:31:30must be stripped of their clothes to confirm they're not hiding cards
00:31:33we'll get to the bottom of this
00:31:35if i find any evidence of cheating
00:31:37the culprit will lose a hand
00:31:38and the aggrieved will recoup all 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
00:32:14make sure he drops his trousers too
00:32:17i want to see everything he's hiding
00:32:19careful about hollow accusations vivian
00:32:22dealer
00:32:22what's the punishment for false claims
00:32:25the accuser must forfeit three fingers
00:32:39he had nothing in his shirt
00:32:41if there's nothing in his pants i'm cooked
00:32:43wait
00:32:44why does he always hand his clothes to her first
00:32:51search his bitch too
00:32:52she's helping him hide his card
00:32:56what
00:33:01wait
00:33:05you can't search her
00:33:07why not
00:33:07something to hide
00:33:09i didn't even touch the table
00:33:11what do you think
00:33:13the lady doth protest too much
00:33:15oh i think she do
00:33:21in front of all these people
00:33:23cheating disputes
00:33:24are done out in the open
00:33:25for transparency's sake
00:33:27fuck your transparency
00:33:30what happened to that sweet little cry baby
00:33:32you were ten seconds ago
00:33:33i'll make you cry baby
00:33:36failure to comply will be taken as admission
00:33:39fine fine i'll do it
00:33:41get off me
00:33:50come on
00:33:51everything off you two
00:33:53go ahead and give us a show
00:33:54let's see if our faux phantom ace
00:33:56has anything thing up his sleeve
00:33:59or under hers
00:34:25yeah yeah it's huge i know are we done here
00:34:28you want us to shed our skin too
00:34:30no evidence is found
00:34:32you're free to leave
00:34:37that was thorough
00:34:38and still nothing
00:34:40at a certain point doesn't luck start looking like skill
00:34:47don't flatter yourself
00:34:48why not
00:34:49you keep bringing up the phantom ace
00:34:51why can't i be him
00:34:52because the phantom ace was a ghost in a black mask
00:34:55you're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit tattoo
00:35:00and yet i'm the one leaving with your money
00:35:02you can't do this
00:35:03i need all my fingers
00:35:05please
00:35:12most of my cards were already gone after the last round
00:35:15the rest i hid right under their nose
00:35:17bouncing their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip of the table
00:35:21as they continued playing with my cards
00:35:23none the wiser
00:35:31until the only cheat cards i had left on me
00:35:35were in my hand
00:35:37i don't know how you did it
00:35:39but i'm gonna prove
00:35:40you're cheating scum
00:35:41you're dead meat
00:35:44if you want to find evidence of cheating
00:35:48check their side of the table
00:35:50what
00:35:59shit
00:35:59we're getting our hands cut off for sure
00:36:17you did it
00:36:19perfect throw
00:36:20you're ready now
00:36:21tomorrow we get your revenge
00:36:26what if they get caught cheating
00:36:28you feeling bad for the people who robbed you
00:36:42sometimes when a person gets the itch bad enough
00:36:45pain is the only wake-up call
00:36:47the itch
00:36:48to keep hustling
00:36:49keep winning
00:36:51you stop thinking about the cost
00:36:53until it's right in front of you
00:36:55by then
00:36:55it's too late
00:37:02please
00:37:03stop
00:37:04please
00:37:05please
00:37:05i'll do anything
00:37:06you
00:37:07assholes
00:37:08unhand me
00:37:10oof
00:37:11very poor choice of words
00:37:19oh god
00:37:20no
00:37:21i 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
00:37:58to sweet revenge
00:37:59to being filthy rich
00:38:07what what are you looking at
00:38:10mistletoe
00:38:11mistletoe
00:38:11what
00:38:12there's no
00:38:22i'm sorry liam i
00:38:27no
00:38:28it's okay i just
00:38:30can't we can't
00:38:31but
00:38:32why
00:38:34it's not like i'm actually your student
00:38:36but
00:38:41that old thing still works
00:38:44it's not supposed to
00:38:46who is this
00:38:48i thought you looked familiar
00:38:49you're not the phantom ace
00:38:51but when i saw that tattoo
00:38:53i knew exactly which coward you were
00:38:56i know what you
00:38:59haven't the foggiest what you're talking about
00:39:01neither does she i'm sure
00:39:03join me at sin and cypher's vip lounge in two days time
00:39:06we'll see which one of us is the better hustler
00:39:08otherwise
00:39:09i tell your precious fiance that you got her daddy killed
00:39:20what is sin and cypher
00:39:24it's a casino that's even more strict on cheating than the last
00:39:28more strict than losing a hand
00:39:30what do they just shoot you
00:39:37the security in that place is harder to break than fort knock
00:39:41before you can get in
00:39:42they scan you from head to toe for oddity
00:39:47nothing gets past them
00:39:50oh and before we go any further
00:39:52don'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
00:40:09it'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
00:40:23totally unique to them making it impossible to replicate
00:40:33maybe for someone else
00:40:43that'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
00:41:05see anything
00:41:06i'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
00:41:14mechanic
00:41:17hustling technique 13
00:41:29you don't need to cheat if someone else fixes your cards
00:41:32just watch that vip door and tell me where else the dealer goes
00:41:46i think i've spotted her
00:41:48remember
00:41:49observe your mark
00:41:51aim 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
00:41:58not that she'd ever tell you about it
00:42:00she's terrible at parties
00:42:01phenomenal in the bedroom
00:42:03you got all that from a glance
00:42:04not exactly
00:42:05she's my ex
00:42:09your what
00:42:13relax
00:42:14it was a long time ago and 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
00:42:27amazing
00:42:28what are you doing
00:42:29if she's your ex you should steer clear
00:42:36briar
00:42:36what are you doing here
00:42:39same reason anyone else is here
00:42:40money money money
00:42:42i saw you and thought
00:42:43oops
00:42:43awkward
00:42:44i figured i'd just um
00:42:45break the ice
00:42:46yeah
00:42:46um
00:42:47i gotta go
00:42:50i take it it wasn't a clean break
00:42:52something like that
00:42:55heads up
00:42:56she's beelining to the bladjack 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
00:43:08you 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
00:43:39i think he has an earpiece
00:43:41find out who's on the other end and bring them both to me
00:43:52you think because we dated i'm gonna help you
00:43:55no
00:43:57of course not
00:43:58i'm just here to play
00:44:00can't i just play
00:44:03sure
00:44:10remember you don't need to win
00:44:11you just need to stay there long enough to 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
00:44:36hit me
00:44:49someone's having a lucky day
00:44:54don't be so obvious
00:44:56it's not the other players or 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
00:45:09it's not their hand they're after if they catch you
00:45:17here
00:45:17they come for your throat
00:45:21excuse me
00:45:23who are you talking to
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
00:45:37damien drainheart
00:45:39the other bartender had to run
00:45:40i'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
00:45:50do you have to keep saying it like that
00:45:52like what
00:45:53hit me
00:45:57he's claiming to be a bartender
00:45:58the 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
00:46:11come on briar
00:46:13hurry it up
00:46:17what's wrong with saying
00:46:19hit me
00:46:19used to say that when we made love
00:46:25jesus regina
00:46:27it was two weeks freshman year
00:46:41fuck
00:46:43briar
00:46:43get out of there now
00:46:49stay right where you are
00:46:50you
00:46:51let me see your ear
00:46:53excuse me
00:47:02what the hell is this
00:47:03that's my hearing aid
00:47:05asshole
00:47:07hello
00:47:12i'm reporting this place on yelp
00:47:16you're gonna go
00:47:18just like that
00:47:20we don't work regina
00:47:22fix your drug problem
00:47:28i told you the decoy was a good idea
00:47:30you'll make a master hustler yet
00:47:44nice tip bitch
00:47:57not so fast
00:47:58not so fast
00:47:58you want some candy
00:48:00you're gonna help us win tomorrow
00:48:23good work out there master hustler
00:48:25you've come a long way
00:48:29if i didn't know any better
00:48:30i'd think you're the phantom ace
00:48:36thanks
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
00:48:52we can do that in the morning
00:48:59why are you so afraid that i might get close to you
00:49:15alden
00:49:19my dad
00:49:20before he died to me to protect you
00:49:21we're not i want to but
00:49:23liam
00:49:24it's okay
00:49:24i want this
00:49:27i made a promise to take care of you
00:49:29i'm sorry
00:49:31you should go
00:49:39i'm not some fragile little girl
00:49:41we are both adults
00:49:42i make my own choices
00:49:43and the risks i take are mine
00:49:45got it
00:49:45riah
00:49:46i ordered you to go
00:49:49thing is teach
00:49:50i was never too good at school
00:49:52for whatever reason i had trouble following directions
00:49:55i am way better at giving them
00:49:57i shouldn't
00:49:58i can't
00:50:00but
00:50:00oh god
00:50:01i want this so bad
00:50:06clear the desk
00:50:15pants off
00:50:16now
00:50:18yes ma'am
00:50:28we will do better this time
00:50:29i swear it
00:50:30shut up
00:50:31shut up
00:50:37you better
00:50:39this isn't negotiable
00:50:40if you don't
00:50:41someone is going to pull the plug on your son's health insurance policy
00:50:56did i tire you out
00:50:59you have a surprising amount of energy for an older guy
00:51:04what's the plan for today
00:51:06aside from planting the deck
00:51:08ok
00:51:26so
00:51:28you
00:51:35how do you
00:51:39the same strategy as before should suffice these guys are idiots remember
00:51:48change of plans this time your bitch is going to play too
00:52:02why do you look so concerned
00:52:06planning on cheating of course not it would be very unwise to cheat in this room besides
00:52:16these two the 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 demi and seeing
00:52:36it
00:52:41look at you always so willing to give a helping hand hilarious be warned this place will kill
00:52:47you if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are it's okay you can sit down we're
00:52:55gonna do i can't play i'm hiding cards remember you do not want to know how i got them past
00:52:58you just stay calm why do you have cards on you you told me to you said it's the same
00:53:01plan as before you really need to calm down your sweating is going to give us away how
00:53:04can 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
00:53:29shove it
00:53:47high 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
00:54:03how is that possible kelvin was supposed to get the full house unless
00:54:13that was supposed to be a king
00:54:16someone switched my cards
00:54:26how the fuck did 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
00:54:34you better be telling the truth regina or it's curtains
00:54:37capi
00:54:41i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me and i can't report it without exposing my
00:54:47own cheating in which case my bosses kill me
00:54:50i'm so fucked
00:54:53fuck you briar
00:54:55what what did i do
00:54:59so shall we keep playing
00:55:09of course
00:55:14i think i'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace
00:55:17all 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
00:55:36now you sound paranoid 25 million
00:55:40get over yourself or put it all on the table
00:55:42all right
00:55:43all in
00:55:4550 million
00:55:46i got it from selling all of vivian's businesses
00:55:51i'm trusting you regina
00:55:56all right
00:55:57have it your way
00:56:02this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars
00:56:05and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
00:56:20you're gonna regret betting that
00:56:23what are you doing
00:56:25you can't bet away your son's life
00:56:27i don't want to
00:56:30but if we don't win back everything we owe red mask
00:56:33me and my son are as good as dead anyway
00:56:38do you think he's bluffing he wouldn't really bet that would he
00:56:45hustling technique number 12 remember
00:56:49he'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
00:56:57a true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win
00:57:02once they get the itch they cannot help themselves
00:57:05you're not responsible for what he bets
00:57:13i can't believe i haven't noticed it before
00:57:16what's that
00:57:17how cold you can be
00:57:21i'm out
00:57:27time for the showdown
00:57:30four of a kind
00:57:35you just lost professor
00:57:37a ten
00:57:50not so fast kelvin
00:57:52take another look at that nine
00:57:54it's actually a six
00:58:05how
00:58:07but i was sure that the perforation meant a nine
00:58:10did you just admit to knowingly playing with a marked deck
00:58:18all right
00:58:19fun's over
00:58:23search everyone at the table
00:58:32the extra set of cards
00:58:34give them to me
00:58:35what
00:58:36now briar
00:58:37it's the only way i can protect you
00:58:45what are you two talking about
00:58:48did your boyfriend ever tell you what he did
00:58:51did what
00:58:52what did liam do
00:58:53don't listen to him briar
00:58:55just hand me the cards
00:58:56figures he never told you
00:58:59briar
00:58:59your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall
00:59:03this asshole got your daddy killed
00:59:05is that true
00:59:19that's just rich
00:59:20five hustlers in one game
00:59:22it must be my lucky day
00:59:23cut them all
00:59:24please stop
00:59:25i have too much to live for
00:59:28let me go i have a son
00:59:30do you want him to grow up without a dad
00:59:33some dad you are
00:59:34you gambled away your son's life
00:59:41apologies for the inconvenience
00:59:43you're all to be brought before red mask
00:59:45you will be overseeing your execution
00:59:47listen
00:59:48you're an honorable man correct
00:59:50briar and i were only here to bring the other hustlers to justice
00:59:54you'd say anything you could to save your life
00:59:56you're not the genius you think you are if you believe red mask kills the hustlers you catch
00:59:59check the arrest ledges for people who look like vivian and kelvin
01:00:02please
01:00:07get him out of my sight
01:00:11no please
01:00:11just listen
01:00:28the gang's all here huh so your red mask leader of the casino crime syndicate
01:00:37did my shoes give it away you've all been caught cheating at sin and cypher
01:00:42how do you plead
01:00:44plead
01:00:45for your lives
01:00:47don't worry you wouldn't be the first
01:00:51you're not going to kill us
01:00:53you're not going to kill us
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
01:01:01that's your hustle
01:01:03you extort people's debts for your own gain
01:01:06forcing the cheaters you catch
01:01:08to hustle at rival casinos
01:01:10leaving regular people to seek out sin and cypher
01:01:13a place where hustling is near impossible
01:01:19you seem to know everything about me
01:01:21everything except your identity
01:01:23you don't recognize me from my voice
01:01:25well then allow me to elacicate you
01:01:39my name is silas graves
01:01:42i'm the one who killed your professor
01:01:44remember
01:01:47he killed my dad
01:01:54i'm gonna kill you
01:01:57no you won't
01:01:58i'm the one with the gun remember
01:02:00we're gonna play a little game today
01:02:03you see it's not every day that i have so many hustlers in my 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
01:02:15he wants a replacement for x
01:02:17he has no idea who's standing in front of him
01:02:20and if we refuse
01:02:27does that answer your question
01:02:38what the hell
01:02:39sir we found something among the evidence
01:02:44what's this
01:02:45red mask isn't killing hustlers
01:02:47he's training them
01:02:49you know how to stop it
01:02:53no
01:02:57if this is true
01:02:59i have to stop it
01:03:04come on
01:03:04we're gonna play who's the best hustler
01:03:07if you don't play you all die
01:03:09regina you can be the dealer
01:03:11since we all know you don't stand a chance either way
01:03:13no i'm not playing another stupid game for you
01:03:17you're a monster
01:03:20this isn't up for debate kelvy
01:03:22you've controlled me for far too long
01:03:24just get it over with
01:03:27no
01:03:31careful what you wish for
01:03:33please you need to stay alive
01:03:36for your son
01:03:39elder
01:03:43you bastard
01:03:44play or your necks
01:03:46spare them
01:03:47i'm the world's greatest hustler
01:03:49give me a chance to face your champion alone
01:03:52you're not even the best hustler in this room
01:03:56liam
01:03:57my name is liam stone
01:03:58but the gambling underworld knew me
01:04:01as the phantom ace
01:04:16you
01:04:17the phantom ace
01:04:19that ghost vanished years ago
01:04:21but sure
01:04:22why not
01:04:23sounds fun
01:04:23regina
01:04:24go ahead and deal while i decide what to do with you
01:04:26this is so fucked
01:04:30it's gonna be okay regina
01:04:38you're his prisoner too
01:04:40correct
01:04:42how long
01:04:45take these golden sets
01:04:47you'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel
01:04:50if i can visibly tell you're cheating
01:04:53i'll off you myself
01:04:54what are we betting
01:04:56well you wanted to negotiate for their lives right
01:04:59that 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
01:05:21i'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
01:05:48the phantom ace i heard about never begged for anyone's life
01:05:52first time for everything
01:06:02there's a lot riding on this but i can't get anything on this guy
01:06:05every inch of his skin is covered
01:06:09so x
01:06:10that's what people call you right
01:06:11i know you can nod but can you speak
01:06:13what are you doing
01:06:15i know it's life or death but can i not make conversation
01:06:19i can speak
01:06:20shit voice modulator
01:06:23if the phantom acel knows what's good for him he'll stop speaking and play
01:06:27fine place your bet
01:06:34time for the showdown
01:06:37flush
01:06:38flush
01:06:39full 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
01:07:10i recognize that move
01:07:12but 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
01:07:37impressive
01:07:38i've never met anyone who can match my speed
01:07:42three of a kind
01:07:43straight
01:07:44if i had to guess i'd say you're losing on purpose
01:07:47time to choose
01:07:48should i blow the brains off the pirate or miss furky here
01:07:53neither
01:07:54briar thorn goes first
01:07:57whatever you say
01:08:05stop you can't
01:08:06dad
01:08:17oh god spoilers
01:08:19i had this whole speech prepared about how i spared your life and used you as a pawn in my
01:08:23rise from lowly enforcer to mob boss
01:08:25why'd you have to go and ruin it huh
01:08:27liam is trying to trick you
01:08:29he's not actually the world's greatest hustler
01:08:31she is
01:08:33the hell are you talking about
01:08:34he's right
01:08:35there's a better hustler here than me
01:08:36it's briar
01:08:38wait a minute
01:08:39who are you again
01:08:43should i tell him or should you
01:08:46briar is my daughter
01:08:50what the fuck
01:08:52you were right to spoil your identity
01:08:54this is the better twist
01:08:55let her play and cash me in
01:08:57instead
01:08:58she'll prove she's the better replacement for alden
01:09:01oh that's sweet
01:09:02you love her or something
01:09:03you trying to hustle my heartstrings right now
01:09:05i'm not letting her play
01:09:06she's his daughter
01:09:07he's gonna let her win
01:09:09he could promise not to
01:09:11what is this
01:09:12are you doing a bit
01:09:14hmm
01:09:15wasting a bit of your time
01:09:16ha ha ha ha
01:09:17time for what
01:09:21everyone on the ground
01:09:22now
01:09:37let go
01:09:39let go
01:09:58that's a phantom ace throw
01:10:04what the hell was that
01:10:21nice fucking try
01:10:25i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:52i'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
01:11:02you 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
01:11:13i 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
01:11:28i've thought about you every day
01:11:31we all need to leave
01:11:32silas's men will be on their way
01:11:34there's a service tunnel behind that bookcase
01:11:36old pneumatic maintenance route
01:11:38it leads under the casino
01:11:39can you give me a hand
01:11:49hold on a second
01:11:50do i know you
01:11:53i'm not sure you do look familiar
01:11:55how long have you been hustling
01:11:57i'm sorry we don't have a lot of time
01:11:58just answer the question
01:12:07damien what's going on
01:12:08i did not watch my unborn child die
01:12:10just to allow that monster to live
01:12:11he's the hustler that killed my wife
01:12:17you don't have to do this damien
01:12:18like you said there's been far too much death today already
01:12:22this man ruined my life
01:12:26i remember you
01:12:27you're the husband of the heiress i hustled years ago
01:12:30i won't make an excuse
01:12:32i am not a perfect man
01:12:34i had an itch that just needed to be scratched
01:12:36every gambler gets the itch eventually
01:12:38go ahead shoot me
01:12:40then let them go
01:12:41dad no
01:12:42the person i loved most in the world
01:12:45jumped to her death due to your actions
01:12:47i know
01:12:48but it's between you and she was my soul
01:12:50and now i'm going to take the one you love
01:12:54briar
01:12:54oh shit i'm dead
01:13:00no dad
01:13:05run briar
01:13:06guys
01:13:08take her and go
01:13:10no
01:13:10please
01:13:11you can't die
01:13:12i just got you back
01:13:14you can't leave me again
01:13:16you can't
01:13:16my greatest regret
01:13:17was never getting to see you grow up
01:13:19now i have
01:13:27guys we gotta go
01:13:28guys we gotta go
01:13:48go out the back i can hold them off
01:13:51you heard the old man
01:13:52you guys get out of here
01:13:54you guys get out of here
01:13:58briar we need to run
01:14:00my dad
01:14:01kill me
01:14:05keep my boys safe
01:14:11i guess the luck was on my side
01:14:27we have to go
01:14:33no
01:14:34no
01:14:35no
01:14:41it was nice knowing you
01:14:44regina please
01:14:45we can pry it open together
01:14:52i'm sorry
01:14:53I'm sorry.
01:14:57Regina!
01:14:58Come back!
01:15:00This type of shit is why we didn't work!
01:15:04Briar!
01:15:10No funny business.
01:15:12The bitch against the wall.
01:15:13I'll get to you in a bit.
01:15:15Masterful gambit.
01:15:16Getting my lost guy involved.
01:15:18It's too bad you both gotta die now.
01:15:20We could have made a lot of money together.
01:15:22You've lost Silas.
01:15:23Regina knows who you are and she got out.
01:15:25You think that drugged out Lessie is gonna turn me in?
01:15:28I am going to revel in the satisfaction of wiping you both off God's green earth.
01:15:33All that Phantom Ace talk.
01:15:35All those pretty little tricks.
01:15:36And here you are.
01:15:37Trapped behind my gate.
01:15:38With a gun to your head.
01:15:51You came back for us.
01:15:53Why?
01:15:54I thought about leaving.
01:15:56But 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.
01:16:15And now he's gone again.
01:16:20We have to get rid of it!
01:16:22What?
01:16:22The money.
01:16:23Everything we won.
01:16:25It's blood money.
01:16:26We shouldn't keep it.
01:16:28I mean it.
01:16:29Everyone we met had their lives ruined by hustlers.
01:16:32I know.
01:16:34I felt the same way when Alden...
01:16:36Back when I thought that he...
01:16:41Calvin.
01:16:42Calvin had a son.
01:16:46Keep my boy 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?
01:16:58Yes.
01:16:59But it's very experimental, expensive, and surely not covered by his insurance.
01:17:04Do it.
01:17:05Whatever the cost.
01:17:15What's going on?
01:17:16Dad?
01:17:17Where's my dad?
01:17:18Look at me, honey.
01:17:19You'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?
01:17:24Where's his mom?
01:17:25She 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.
01:17:30So he's got nowhere to go?
01:17:32Since he's awake now, we can send him to an orphanage upstate.
01:17:34It's not ideal, but...
01:17:36What if someone were to adopt him?
01:17:38Brea.
01:17:44This is nice.
01:17:46Yeah.
01:17:46Our first family vacation.
01:17:48Boy, did I need one.
01:17:50Time 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.
01:18:01I wish that type of thing didn't exist.
01:18:03Yeah.
01:18:03Ooh, the gift shop!
01:18:05I want to go!
01:18:05Can I go, Brea?
01:18:06Sure, honey.
01:18:07Just a sec.
01:18:07You don't miss it, do you?
01:18:08I mean, you were the Phantom Ace.
01:18:10The best.
01:18:11Of course not.
01:18:12Certainly not after everything.
01:18:15Jeremy!
01:18:16I can't be that stupid.
01:18:18I'm out.
01:18:19I'm done.
01:18:20The Phantom Ace is officially retired.
01:18:22I had an itch that just needed to be scratched.
01:18:25Every gambler gets the itch eventually.
01:18:32Ah, fuck it.
01:18:33Ah, fuck it.
01:18:33Deal me in.
01:18:34You