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00:00:05Welcome to High Carb Hustle.
00:00:07I'm rich! I won! I actually won!
00:00:12No! 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, 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!
00:00:58Wait! 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. 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.
00:01:33Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:36Is he the Phantom Ace Ace?
00:01:40Please. 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.
00:02:17Search me as well.
00:02:23Search me as well.
00:02:25Search me as well.
00:02:31Search me as well.
00:02:31Search me as well.
00:02:34Search me 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.
00:02:49Cards, 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?
00:03:01Everyone out!
00:03:08Keep my girls safe!
00:03:12Keep my girls safe!
00:03:15Elden!
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!
00:03:50Professor Stone!
00:03:52I need your help.
00:03:55You need...
00:03:57You need a minute.
00:04:01Or...
00:04:03Office hours are...
00:04:0710 to 12.
00:04:13You lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in?
00:04:16Lost is not the right word.
00:04:17My 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.
00:05:09Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:05:11Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:15My father.
00:05:16Your father was 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.
00:05:38So, you'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 only when I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:57You ready to take this place down?
00:06:01More than you know.
00:06:03No!
00:06:07Hmm.
00:06:08Ah!
00:06:26I'll be right back here.
00:06:29So...
00:06:30Oh no!
00:06:31And that means...
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What?
00:06:52No!
00:06:52Of course not!
00:07:12Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:16Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:07:27A good hustler identifies their target's core weakness within moments of meeting them.
00:07:34You have to pay attention.
00:07:43There's a lot to glean in a glance.
00:07:56Quick, what do you see?
00:07:58Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body, maybe to appear confident, vain, but she's not.
00:08:06She's nervous, concerned for her boutique, is it doing well?
00:08:23Briar Thorn, back to lose more money?
00:08:26Tell me, who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancee, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow.
00:08:41Fiancee.
00:08:43Careful.
00:08:45He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:52Hands off.
00:08:54So cold.
00:08:55Must be that cheap coat.
00:08:57You should drop by my boutique.
00:08:59I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:09:00So, what brings you both in today?
00:09:02You here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:04Kelvin Slade.
00:09:05Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:09:07Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique, mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:09:12That's his weak point.
00:09:16Why would I do that?
00:09:18Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey!
00:09:23That's my girlfriend!
00:09:24See, I'm gonna win back everything you took from my briar.
00:09:27And then some.
00:09:29With what? That professor salary?
00:09:31Careful! He's not just some professor.
00:09:34His teacher was the Phantom Ace.
00:09:42Oh, honey.
00:09:43The Phantom Ace was a masked king of the table.
00:09:46Your 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, you dropped this earlier.
00:10:40Thank you!
00:10:42I didn't realize!
00:10:45More chips, please!
00:10:53No!
00:10:54You can't!
00:10:56You're going to lose!
00:10:58Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:00Just stand there and look pretty!
00:11:04Forgive my fiancé.
00:11:06She's young and experienced.
00:11:07That's why she lost.
00:11:10Besides, I'm the better player.
00:11:12I'm naturally lucky.
00:11:14Naturally lucky, of course.
00:11:16Much more believable than Briar's little Phantom Ace fantasy.
00:11:20If he knows the Phantom Ace, I'm the Queen of Hearts.
00:11:24No!
00:11:37What do you know?
00:11:40To the victor goes the spoiler.
00:11:41To the victor?
00:11:42To the victor!
00:11:48To the victor!
00:11:48Like I said...
00:11:49I'm just lucky.
00:11:56that kind of timing i've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast
00:12:00oh please i'm only saying the last man i saw read a table that clean for a black mask
00:12:06then maybe clean your monocle this man is not the phantom ace
00:12:11what the hell there's no way he's the legendary phantom ace the real ace never showed his face
00:12:17that's gotta be luck right enough whispering let's play
00:12:37all right let's see what i've got
00:12:49classic discards for you left that means
00:13:10his golden set is on his right
00:13:27just as i thought they work the table as a team vivian has a work wife
00:13:42the work wife really because 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
00:14:11and feed me information while they think i'm not paying attention
00:14:16girlfriend 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
00:14:42sexist jerk and his over-emotional wife
00:14:44little do they know that's why they'll lose
00:14:58shit slipped through my fingers hold your fingers like this again
00:15:15who's that one of the phantom aces tricks
00:15:18one of the phantom aces 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 the real trick is figuring out how to exchange cards covertly
00:15:36about that what if you slapped me
00:15:41you want me
00:15:42no i don't want people to think i abuse you
00:15:46well the over-emotional girlfriend overconfident sexist boyfriend thing
00:15:50it fits the mo you crafted plus i'm not not into a little love tap from time to time
00:16:00i'm getting bored how about we make things more interesting
00:16:03one hundred thousand unless you're not man enough
00:16:12stop they upped the bet to lure you in
00:16:14that's exactly how they got me
00:16:16get off me
00:16:35that fall she hit something
00:16:36do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a phantom aces technique
00:16:40please
00:16:40the phantom aces had elegance
00:16:43that was just ugly
00:16:47it's all right i'm fine
00:16:52are you fine
00:16:55oh you have no idea
00:17:00he's being dramatic women right
00:17:02the phantom ace would never lose control over a crying girl
00:17:07i raised to two hundred thousand
00:17:10if you can't meet the bet
00:17:12get out
00:17:17this is a low stakes table
00:17:19i don't do low stakes
00:17:22boring is for the poor
00:17:24careful
00:17:24you may be one of those poor soon enough
00:17:27this is the deed to saint claire'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
00:17:38are 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
00:18:10bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early
00:18:17or if you're playing other hustlers
00:18:28professor
00:18:30liam
00:18:30i don't know what to say
00:18:32it 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 fiancee in public
00:19:02exactly
00:19:03no legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand
00:19:06sorry but a ring
00:19:07how 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
00:19:16while 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
00:20:01those aces are interesting
00:20:02care 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
00:20:40not even the phantom ace can beat four aces with that board
00:20:57no way he has a two
00:20:59that would be a one in a million chance
00:21:22please
00:21:22i'm innocent
00:21:24this is just an unfortunate misunderstanding
00:21:26i don't know where that deck of cards came from
00:21:28it's not even mine
00:21:29you were caught cheating at sin and cypher casino
00:21:32a casino with a steep punishment for hustling
00:21:37please forgive me
00:21:38i'm too young and pretty to die
00:21:41enough viviana
00:21:42i have no need of seeing you dead
00:21:44your boutiques on the other hand
00:21:46do spark interest
00:21:49of course
00:21:50they're yours
00:21:51anything you want
00:21:52just don't kill me
00:21:54why would i do that
00:21:55i have another use for you
00:22:14straight flush
00:22:15beats four aces
00:22:16the pot is yours
00:22:20looks like i won
00:22:24straight flush against four aces
00:22:27that's phantom ace luck
00:22:31an unlikely victory
00:22:34no
00:22:35this man is a cheater
00:22:37not 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
00:22:56those 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
00:23:05don't be stupid
00:23:07the 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
00:23:35let me guess
00:23:37quit while you're ahead
00:23:39exactly
00:23:39exactly
00:23:40gambling changes a person's brain chemistry
00:23:44they think a win is right around the corner
00:23:46so they bet anything
00:23:49they bet anything and everything
00:23:53if 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
00:24:28nah 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
00:24:36give 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 give 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
00:25:49elder
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
00:25:59briar'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 it's subtle
00:26:43those bumps are a language
00:26:45that 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
00:27:05don'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 but you quietly folded right before things got hot
00:27:17speaking of that 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 me to make 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
00:28:22does that mean they switched hands
00:28:25you're getting better at this
00:28:27thanks
00:28:28professor what 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 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 wife
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 me
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 the debt is outstanding
00:30:00oh a very generous deal all right four 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
00:30:20all 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 four thousand 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
00:30:49no not 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
00:31:06no 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
00:32:20careful about hollow accusations vivian
00:32:22dealer
00:32:23what's the punishment for false claims
00:32:25the accuser must forfeit three fingers
00:32:32what
00:32:39he had nothing in his shirt
00:32:41if there's nothing in his pants
00:32:42i'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
00:32:53hide his card
00:32:57what
00:33:04wait
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
00:33:16she doth
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 crybaby you were 10 seconds ago
00:33:33i'll make you cry baby
00:33:36failure to comply will be taken as a mission
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 has anything thing up his sleeve
00:33:59or under hers
00:34:25yeah yeah
00:34:26it'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
00:34:41doesn'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
00:34:57with 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 but i'm gonna prove you'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
00:36:21you're ready now
00:36:22tomorrow we get your revenge
00:36:27what 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
00:36:50keep 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 stop
00:37:04please
00:37:05please i'll do anything
00:37:06you assholes
00:37:09unhand 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
00:38:11what
00:38:12there's no
00:38:18elder
00:38:23i'm sorry liam i
00:38:27no
00:38:29it's okay
00:38:29i just
00:38:30can't
00:38:30we can't
00:38:32but
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 did
00:38:59haven't the foggiest what you're talking about
00:39:01neither does she i'm sure
00:39:02join 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
00:39:09otherwise i 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
00:39:39is 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
00:39:50and 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
00:40:24totally 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
00:40:54oh fuck yeah
00:41:05see anything
00:41:07i'm not even sure what i'm looking for here
00:41:09if kelvin chose this place to cheat
00:41:11it means he has a mechanic
00:41:14mechanic
00:41:15mechanic
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
00:41:51name 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
00:41:58not 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
00:42:09you're what
00:42:14relax
00:42:14it was a long time ago and it was mostly just sex
00:42:46mostly
00:42:47um i gotta go
00:42:50i take it it wasn't a clean break
00:42:52something like that
00:42:55heads up she's beelining to the blackjack table
00:42:59you might have to take this
00:43:01uh that 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 not so loud
00:43:12someone might hear you
00:43:14no one's around
00:43:15no one's around
00:43:15no one's around
00:43:17no one's around
00:43:27magnify five
00:43:28magnify five
00:43:28and play about the last ten seconds please
00:43:30that 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 and bring them both to me
00:43:53you think because we dated i'm gonna help you
00:43:56no
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
00:44:12you just need to stay there long enough to memorize what each card looks like
00:44:19are you kidding? this 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
00:44:58that 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 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?
00:45:30talking 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?
00:45:38damien 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?
00:45:53like what?
00:45:54no
00:45:54i just need a few more cards to show up at the table
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. Hurry it up.
00:46:17What's wrong with saying, hit me?
00:46:20Used to say that when we made love.
00:46:26Jesus, Regina.
00:46:27It was two weeks, freshman year.
00:46:41Fuck.
00:46:43Briar.
00:46:44Get 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?
00:47:04That'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.
00:47:59You 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, I'd think you're the phantom ace.
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?
00:48:52We 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, he made me to protect you.
00:49:22We're not.
00:49:22I 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.
00:49:29I'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, and the risks I take are mine.
00:49:45Got it?
00:49:45Briar, I ordered you to go.
00:49:50Thing is, Teach, I 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.
00:49:57I shouldn't.
00:49:59I can't.
00:50:00But, oh God, I want this so bad.
00:50:06Clear the desk.
00:50:15Pants off.
00:50:17Now.
00:50:19Yes, 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.
00:50:41If you don't, someone 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.
00:51:35What's the plan for today?
00:51:39The same strategy as before should suffice.
00:51:43These guys are idiots, remember?
00:51:48Change of plans.
00:51:50This time, your bitch is going to play too.
00:52:02Why do you look so concerned?
00:52:06Planning on cheating?
00:52:11Of course not.
00:52:13It would be very unwise to cheat in this room.
00:52:16Besides these two, the head enforcer monitors it constantly from his high tower.
00:52:28We wouldn't want you to get caught.
00:52:41We wouldn't want you to get caught.
00:52:45Hilarious!
00:52:46Be warned, this place will kill you if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are.
00:52:52It's okay.
00:52:54You can sit down.
00:52:55What are we going to do?
00:52:55I can't play on hiding cards.
00:52:56Remember, you do not want to know how I got them past security.
00:52:58Just stay calm.
00:52:59Why do you have cards on you?
00:53:00You told me to.
00:53:00You said it's the same plan as before.
00:53:02You really need to calm down.
00:53:03Your sweating is going to give us away.
00:53:04How can I calm down?
00:53:05We're going to get caught.
00:53:15Hey, lovebirds.
00:53:16Shall we play?
00:53:21Why are you staring at me?
00:53:22Did you come back to rub him in my face?
00:53:24Uh-oh.
00:53:26Do I sense a history?
00:53:29Shove it!
00:53:48High card.
00:53:49Two pair.
00:53:49Three of a kind.
00:53:51Full house.
00:53:55Still think you're not dealing with the phantom ace?
00:54:00Phantom ace!
00:54:01My ass!
00:54:01That's cheating!
00:54:03How is that possible?
00:54:05Kelvin was supposed to get the full house.
00:54:08Unless...
00:54:13That was supposed to be a king.
00:54:16Someone switched my cards.
00:54:26How the fuck did Liam win?
00:54:28I thought I was paying you to be my fixer!
00:54:31I'm just creating a false sense of security.
00:54:33Keep 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.
00:54:43And I can't report it without exposing my own cheating.
00:54:47In which case my bosses kill me.
00:54:50Ugh!
00:54:51I'm so fucked!
00:54:53Fuck you, Briar!
00:54:55What?
00:54:56What did I do?
00:54:59So, shall we keep playing?
00:55:09Of course.
00:55:14I think I'm getting the pattern.
00:55:15That 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.
00:55:27If 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.
00:55:3825 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, and 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, me and my son are as good as dead
00:56:34anyway.
00:56:38Do you think he's bluffing?
00:56:40He 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.
00:56:55I'm folding right away.
00:56:57A true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win.
00:57:03Once they get the itch, they cannot help themselves.
00:57:05You're not responsible for what he bets.
00:57:14I 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.
00:57:38And a nine.
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.
00:58:36What?
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?
00:58:54Don't listen to him, Briar.
00:58:55Just hand me the cards.
00:58:57Figures 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!
00:59:25Please, stop!
00:59:26I have too much to live for!
00:59:28Let me go!
00:59:29I 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.
00:59:42Apologies for the inconvenience.
00:59:44You're all to be brought before Red Mask.
00:59:46He will be overseeing your execution.
00:59:48Listen.
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.
01:00:00Check 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.
01:00:12Just listen.
01:00:28The gang's all here, huh?
01:00:31So you're Red Mask.
01:00:32Leader of the Casino Crime Syndicate.
01:00:37Did my shoes give it away?
01:00:39You've all been caught cheating at Sin and Cipher.
01:00:43How do you plead?
01:00:45Plead?
01:00:46For your lives.
01:00:47Don't worry.
01:00:48You 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.
01:01:01That's your hustle.
01:01:04You extort people's debts for your own gain, forcing the cheaters you catch to hustle at
01:01:09rival casinos, leaving regular people to seek out Sin and Cipher, a place where hustling
01:01:14is near impossible.
01:01:19You seem to know everything about me.
01:01:22Everything 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, remember?
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?
01:02:01We'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
01:02:12down.
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?
01:02:46Red Mask isn't killing hustlers, he's training them.
01:02:49You know how to stop it.
01:02:56If this is true, I have to stop it.
01:03:04Come on.
01:03:05We're gonna play Who's the Best Hustler.
01:03:07If you don't play, you all die.
01:03:10Regina, you can be the dealer since we all know you don't stand a chance either way.
01:03:14No!
01:03:14I'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.
01:03:25Just get it over with.
01:03:27No!
01:03:31Careful what you wish for.
01:03:33Please.
01:03:34You need to stay alive.
01:03:36For your son.
01:03:39Elder!
01:03:43You bastard!
01:03:45Play all your necks.
01:03:46Spare them!
01:03:47I'm the world's greatest hustler.
01:03:50Give me a chance to face your champion alone.
01:03:53You're not even the best hustler in this room.
01:03:56Liam?
01:03:57My name is Liam Stone.
01:03:59But the gambling underworld knew me as the Phantom Maze.
01:04:17You are the Phantom Maze!
01:04:19That ghost vanished years ago.
01:04:21But sure, why not?
01:04:23Sounds fun.
01:04:24Regina, go 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.
01:04:39You're his prisoner too, correct?
01:04:42How long?
01:04:46Take these golden sets.
01:04:48You'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.
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 ten 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.
01:05:48The 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.
01:06:06Every inch of his skin is covered.
01:06:09So, X, that's what people call you, right?
01:06:12I know you can nod, but can you speak?
01:06:14What are you doing?
01:06:15I know it's life or death, but can I not make conversation?
01:06:19I can speak.
01:06:21Shit.
01:06:22Voice modulator.
01:06:23If the Phantom Aesel knows what's good for him, he'll stop speaking and play.
01:06:27Fine.
01:06:28Place your bet.
01:06:34Time for the showdown.
01:06:38Flush.
01:06:38Full house.
01:06:42Full house wins.
01:06:49Two chips left.
01:06:50Enough for a single round.
01:06:54Better start thinking about who here you're going to cash in, Ace.
01:06:58It hasn't come to that yet.
01:07:01It's about to.
01:07:05He's barely moved at all.
01:07:07Besides, what's that he's doing with his wrist?
01:07:11I recognize that move.
01:07:13But that's impossible.
01:07:20What the hell?
01:07:21Hustling technique number eight.
01:07:23Flick switch.
01:07:24See 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.
01:07:43Straight.
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?
01:08:09Dad?
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.
01:08:32She is.
01:08:33The hell are you talking about?
01:08:34He's right.
01:08:35There's a better hustler here than me.
01:08:37It's Briar.
01:08:38Wait a minute.
01:08:39Who are you again?
01:08:44Should 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.
01:08:56Let her play and cash me in.
01:08:58Instead, she'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.
01:09:08He'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.
01:09:17Time 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 fuckin' 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.
01:11:03You were dead to me two minutes ago.
01:11:05I approve.
01:11:07And were you ever going to tell me your real identity?
01:11:17Dad, why didn't you let me know you were alive?
01:11:26I wanted to protect you from this life.
01:11:28I've thought about you every day.
01:11:31We all need to leave.
01:11:33I'm sorry.
01:11:33Silas' 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.
01:11:51Do I know you?
01:11:53I'm not sure.
01:11:54You do look familiar.
01:11:55How long have you been hustling?
01:11:57I'm sorry.
01:11:58We don't have a lot of time.
01:11:59Just answer the question.
01:12:03No!
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!
01:12:26I remember you.
01:12:28You're the husband of the heiress I hustled years ago.
01:12:31I 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.
01:12:39Go ahead, shoot me, then let them go.
01:12:41Dad, no!
01:12:42The person I loved most in the world jumped 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.
01:12:59No, Dad!
01:13:05Run, Briar.
01:13:06Guys.
01:13:08Take her and go!
01:13:10No!
01:13:11Please!
01:13:11You can't die!
01:13:13I just got you back!
01:13:14You can't leave me again!
01:13:16You can't!
01:13:16My greatest regret was never getting to see you grow up.
01:13:20Now I have.
01:13:26Guys, we gotta go!
01:13:48Go out the back!
01:13:49I can hold them off.
01:13:51You heard the old man!
01:13:53You guys get out of here!
01:13:57Go out the back!
01:13:58Briar, we need to run.
01:13:59My dad!
01:14:01Kelvin!
01:14:05Keep my boys safe.
01:14:11Guess the luck was on my side.
01:14:24Kelvin.
01:14:28We have to go!
01:14:33No!
01:14:41It was nice knowing you.
01:14:44Regina, please!
01:14:46We can pry it open together.
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.
01:15:36Here 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.
01:16:33I know.
01:16:34I felt the same way when Olden.
01:16:37Back when I thought that he...
01:16:41Kelvin.
01:16:42Kelvin had a son.
01:16:46Keep my boy safe.
01:16:47That'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.
01:16:59But it's very experimental, expensive, and surely not covered by his insurance.
01:17:04Do it.
01:17:06Whatever 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.
01:18:33Deal me in.
01:18:34The Phantom Ace is for a while.
01:18:34I'm out.
01:18:34I'm out.
01:18:35I'm out.
01:18:35I'm out.
01:18:36I'm out.
01:18:37I'm out.
01:18:37I'm out.
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