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00:00:05Welcome to High Card Hustle.
00:00:08I'm rich! I won! I actually won!
00:00:12No! No! Please don't take my hand!
00:00:19My name is Liam, an S-Class Hustler.
00:00:22In this world, cards aren't just gambling tools.
00:00:26They're power, wealth, and magic itself.
00:00:31Every day, fortunes rise and fall.
00:00:35Winners are crowned.
00:00:37And fools lose everything.
00:00:40Oh, you ask about me?
00:00:42I never lose.
00:00:44I am Liam, the Phantom Ace.
00:00:47The greatest Hustler alive.
00:00:49Hey! Liam's beating!
00:00:53Hustlers lose a hand!
00:00:59Wait! Wait! You have to search me!
00:01:02You have to search me first!
00:01:09What's going on here?
00:01:11The dealer found a marked card.
00:01:13Someone was mixing them into the deck.
00:01:14The rest of us were searched already.
00:01:16That only leaves him!
00:01:22You picked the wrong house, Hotshot.
00:01:25New 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.
00:01:41The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks.
00:01:44And vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:01:47Well, exactly.
00:01:49This little punk couldn't palm a dinner roll without getting caught.
00:01:54Search him anyway.
00:01:56Let's see what this rookie's hiding.
00:02:00Jesus, Liam.
00:02:01Professor Alden...
00:02:02You'd think the star student of a master Hustler would be more careful than to cheat in a place like
00:02:06this.
00:02:06What aren't you saying?
00:02:08Speak 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.
00:02:35Satisfied?
00:02:37Pants two!
00:02:40Hold it.
00:02:42I found something.
00:02:47Listen.
00:02:48I'm a master Hustler.
00:02:50Cards, dice, gears.
00:02:51I can be of use to you.
00:02:52I can teach you what I know.
00:02:54Master Hustler, huh?
00:02:56Is that so?
00:03:02Every waltz!
00:03:09Keep my girls safe!
00:03:12Keep my girls safe!
00:03:16Alden!
00:03:23That night still haunts me.
00:03:26Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:34I'm coming.
00:03:36I'm coming.
00:03:39I'm coming!
00:03:41I'm coming!
00:03:42I'm coming!
00:03:50I'm coming!
00:03:51Professor Stone!
00:03:52I need your help.
00:03:55You need...
00:03:57You need...
00:03:59a minute.
00:04:01Or...
00:04:02Office hours are...
00:04:06ten to twelve.
00:04:13you lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in lost is not the right word
00:04:18my father also taught statistics what are the chances the same player pulls four of a kind
00:04:23twice in a row improbable is not impossible i have a photographic memory and a knack for
00:04:30counting cards there were four aces on the table and one in my hand what does that tell you
00:04:34tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled i know that casino be grateful you still have two
00:04:40hands listen miss briar these people stole all the money my father left me when he died and now
00:04:47the mob is hounding me for 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 well besides the phantom ace who told you i'm the best
00:05:15my father your father was alden
00:05:32yes i'm alden's little girl or i was
00:05:44this is the place where professor alden died where i buried the worst night of my life
00:05:57you ready to take this place down
00:06:01you ready to take this place down more than you know
00:06:05hmm
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00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What?
00:06:52No!
00:06:52Of course not!
00:07:03It's them!
00:07:04Those two stole my money!
00:07:13Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:16Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:07:27A good hustler identifies their target's core weakness within moments of meeting them.
00:07:34You have to pay attention.
00:07:43There's a lot to glean in a glance.
00:07:56Quick, what do you see?
00:07:58Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body.
00:08:02Maybe to appear confident.
00:08:04Vain.
00:08:05But she's not.
00:08:07But she's not.
00:08:08She's nervous.
00:08:09Concerned for her boutique?
00:08:10Is it doing well?
00:08:23Briar Thorn, back to lose more money?
00:08:27Tell me, who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancé, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow.
00:08:41Fiancé.
00:08:43Careful.
00:08:45He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:52Hands off.
00:08:54So cold.
00:08:56Must be that cheap coat.
00:08:58You should drop by my boutique.
00:08:59I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:09:00So, what brings you both in today?
00:09:03You're here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:05Kelvin Slade.
00:09:06Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:09:08Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique.
00:09:10Mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:09:13That's his weak point.
00:09:17Why would I do that?
00:09:18Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey!
00:09:24That's my girlfriend!
00:09:25See, I'm gonna win back everything you took from my briar.
00:09:27And then some.
00:09:29With what?
00:09:30That professor salad?
00:09:31Careful!
00:09:32He's not just some professor.
00:09:34His teacher was the Phantom Ace.
00:09:42Oh, honey.
00:09:44The Phantom Ace was a masked king of the table.
00:09:47Your fiancé looks like he grades papers by candlelight and cries after.
00:09:51I don't care who he is.
00:09:52It's time to play.
00:10:14Let the games begin.
00:10:22See you at the table, Tiger.
00:10:32You ready?
00:10:38Hey, you dropped this earlier.
00:10:41Thank you! I didn't realize!
00:10:45More chips, please!
00:10:53No! You can't! You're going to lose!
00:10:58Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:01Just stand there and look pretty!
00:11:04Forgive my fiancé. She's young and inexperienced.
00:11:08That's why she lost.
00:11:10Besides, I'm the better player.
00:11:13I'm naturally lucky.
00:11:15Naturally lucky, of course.
00:11:17Much more believable than Briar's little phantom ace fantasy.
00:11:20If he knows the phantom ace, I'm the queen of hearts.
00:11:38What do you know?
00:11:38Oh, 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.
00:12:02I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean for a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall. This man is not the phantom ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:13There's no way he's the legendary phantom ace.
00:12:15The real ace never showed his face.
00:12:17That's gotta be luck, right?
00:12:20Enough whispering. Let's play.
00:12:38All right. Let's see what I've got.
00:12:49Classic discards for you.
00:12:52Left.
00:12:54That means...
00:13:11His golden set is on his right.
00:13:13His golden set is on his right.
00:13:27Just as I thought, they work the table as a team.
00:13:30Vivian has a work wife.
00:13:43The work wife? Really?
00:13:45Because they're working the table. Get it?
00:13:50Look, maybe it's not the coolest name, but it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:13:55Two hustlers working together can give each other a huge advantage.
00:14:00Then if that's true, why shouldn't I play at the table beside you?
00:14:04Our biggest advantage is them thinking they have the upper hand.
00:14:08As my doling girlfriend, you can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:14:16Girlfriend? Easy there. We haven't even had coffee.
00:14:27Technique? Zero?
00:14:31Method act.
00:14:32If your opponent's a hustler, always stay in character.
00:14:39These assholes think we're just some dumb ruse.
00:14:42Sexist jerk and his over-emotional wife.
00:14:45Little do they know.
00:14:48That's why they'll lose.
00:14:58Shit.
00:14:59Slipped through my fingers.
00:15:01Hold your fingers like this.
00:15:03Again?
00:15:15What's that?
00:15:16One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:18One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:21It's a card trick.
00:15:22That cut paper in half and stabbed your chalkboard?
00:15:25A good card trick.
00:15:28The real trick is...
00:15:31figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:15:36About that, what if you slapped me?
00:15:42You want me?
00:15:43No.
00:15:44I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:15:47Well, the over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident, sexist boyfriend thing.
00:15:51It fits the M.O. you crafted.
00:15:53Plus, I'm not into a little love tap from time to time.
00:16:00I'm getting bored.
00:16:02How about we make things more interesting?
00:16:04One hundred thousand.
00:16:06Unless you're not man enough.
00:16:12Stop!
00:16:13They upped the bet to lure you in.
00:16:15That's exactly how they got me.
00:16:17Get off me!
00:16:18Get off me!
00:16:35That fall.
00:16:36She hit something.
00:16:37Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a phantom ass technique?
00:16:40Please.
00:16:41The Phantom Ace had elegance.
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:48It's alright.
00:16:49I'm fine.
00:16:51I'm fine.
00:16:54Oh, 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.
00:17:08I raised to two hundred thousand.
00:17:11If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:17:18This is a low stakes table.
00:17:20I don't do low stakes.
00:17:22Boring is for the poor.
00:17:24Careful.
00:17:25You may be one of those poor soon enough.
00:17:28This is the deed to St. Clair's.
00:17:30Surely you've heard of it.
00:17:33It's only the most prestigious clothing store on the West Coast.
00:17:37All the most famous celebrities shop there.
00:17:39Are you sure you want to bet that?
00:17:41Of course.
00:17:41It's a sure bet.
00:17:43Why?
00:17:43Can't ant up?
00:17:44You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:17:51Come here, honey.
00:17:53I 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.
00:18:33It throws them off their game.
00:18:38That was part of the lesson.
00:18:39I totally knew that.
00:18:50She'll come back once I win.
00:18:54What, are we supposed to be impressed?
00:18:57The Phantom Ace was a legend.
00:18:59This man is just humiliating his fiancée in public.
00:19:02Exactly.
00:19:04No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:19:06Sorry, but a ring?
00:19:08How much could that possibly be worth?
00:19:10I've been in my family ten generations.
00:19:13My grandmother smuggled it out of Germany while fleeing the Nazis.
00:19:23Looks authentic.
00:19:24Worth at least 2.2 million.
00:19:37He's betting away his grandmother's holocaust ring?
00:19:40What kind of monster is he?
00:19:41He's a stupid one, that's for sure.
00:19:43We're going to be so rich.
00:20:00Those aces are interesting.
00:20:03Care to go fish?
00:20:21Time for the showdown.
00:20:25Guess I'm the one who's naturally lucky.
00:20:39Sure about that?
00:20:41Not even the Phantom Ace can beat four aces with that board.
00:20:45Show the cards!
00:20:46Show the cards!
00:20:47Show the cards!
00:20:49Show the cards!
00:20:50Show the cards!
00:20:57No way he has a two.
00:20:59That would be a one in a million chance.
00:21:22Please, I'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.
00:21:39I'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, do spark interest.
00:21:49Of course, they're yours.
00:21:51Anything you want, just don't kill me.
00:21:54Why would I do that?
00:21:56I have another use for you.
00:21:59Ha ha!
00:22:12Ha ha!
00:22:15Straight flush beats four aces.
00:22:17The pot is yours.
00:22:21Looks like I won
00:22:24A straight flush against four aces
00:22:26That's phantom ace luck
00:22:32An unlikely victory!
00:22:34No!
00:22:36This man is a cheater, not a legend
00:22:45Double or nothing
00:22:47I have two more boutiques I can bet with
00:22:53What are you doing?
00:22:55He 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
00:23:02He walked us into that hand
00:23:03So what?
00:23:04You think Briar was right?
00:23:05No, don't be stupid
00:23:07The phantom acle would never show his face
00:23:10Then who is he?
00:23:12A hustler
00:23:14And a damn good one
00:23:19What do you say?
00:23:24All we have to do is prove he's cheating
00:23:36Let me guess
00:23:37Quit while you're ahead?
00:23:39Exactly
00:23:41Gambling changes a person's brain chemistry
00:23:44They think a win is right around the corner
00:23:47So they bet anything
00:23:50They bet anything and everything
00:23:52If that's true, that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house
00:24:00You're a clever girl
00:24:01But that mentality will get you killed
00:24:04A hustler is just a gambler
00:24:05Who got tired of losing
00:24:06You've rigged the game
00:24:07But that only means the stakes are higher
00:24:12Is that why you gave it up?
00:24:14Keep 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!
00:24:38What, you win one impossible hand and run?
00:24:41Some phantom ace you are
00:24:42The real phantom ace never feared a table
00:24:49Sixteen!
00:24:51That's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business
00:24:54What will I tell them?
00:24:56You just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees
00:24:59I was desperate, okay?
00:25:00At least let me buy it back
00:25:02I'll give you anything
00:25:03I'll give you my body!
00:25:04Move!
00:25:09That's right
00:25:09Give me the deed
00:25:11And my body is yours
00:25:16Did Vivian St.Clear just whore herself out?
00:25:19Like I said
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
00:25:37What are you doing?
00:25:38We got your money back
00:25:39We're done here
00:25:39We only have her money
00:25:41They both scammed me
00:25:43You're letting Kelvin off with barely a scratch
00:25:45If you don't do it, I will!
00:25:46No!
00:25:47Keep my girls safe!
00:25:49Elder!
00:25:51Please!
00:25:55I'll do it
00:25:56I'll take the deal
00:25:57I'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
00:26:07Then you've got nothing to worry about
00:26:12I can't believe they were dumb enough to fall for my bait
00:26:23Shit!
00:26:24That was supposed to be an ace
00:26:27It's so hard to tell what's coming out next
00:26:29Give me the card
00:26:30Hustlers perforate the edges of a golden set with the subtlest abnormalities
00:26:39Feel the bumps?
00:26:42Yeah, 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
00:27:06Don't expect better luck this time
00:27:07You playing too or are you just here for moral support?
00:27:12I played last time, yeah?
00:27:14Yeah, but you quietly folded right before things got hot
00:27:16Speaking of, is 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?
00:27:27Let me at him
00:27:28He's trying to bait me 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
00:27:58He's spent this whole game just staring at his cards
00:28:04What's his secret?
00:28:23Does that mean they switched hands?
00:28:26You're getting better at this
00:28:27Thanks
00:28:28Professor, what happens if they catch on to our strategy?
00:28:32They're hustlers
00:28:33They're 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
00:28:49From 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?
00:28:54I'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
00:29:20Go 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?
00:29:40Still in?
00:29:43What's the interest on taking out a loan to keep playing?
00:29:46You can't
00:29:50The casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves
00:29:52If you pay it off the same day
00:29:54It's zero interest
00:29:55And in 24 hours?
00:29:5725% and then 10% for every additional day
00:30:00The debt is outstanding
00:30:00Oh, a very generous deal
00:30:02All right
00:30:03Four million dollar loan
00:30:12He's definitely cheating
00:30:14He signed that contract without any hesitation at all
00:30:17Either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards
00:30:20All 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
00:30:42The chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million
00:30:46If 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
00:31:16Let'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 must be stripped
00:31:31of their clothes to confirm they're not hiding cards
00:31:34We'll get to the bottom of this
00:31:35If I find any evidence of cheating
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?
00:32:40He had nothing in his shirt
00:32:41If there's nothing in his pants
00:32:43I'm cooked
00:32:43Wait
00:32:45Why does he always hand his clothes to her first?
00:32:51Search his bitch too
00:32:52She's helping him
00:32:54Hide his card
00:32:57What?
00:33:05Wait
00:33:05You can't search her
00:33:07Why not?
00:33:08Something to hide
00:33:09I didn't even touch the table
00:33:12What do you think?
00:33:14The lady doth protest too much
00:33:16Oh, I think she does
00:33:21In front of all these people?
00:33:23Cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake
00:33:27Fuck your transparency
00:33:30What happened to that sweet little crybaby you were ten seconds ago?
00:33:34I'll make you cry, baby
00:33:36Failure to comply will be taken as admission
00:33:39Fine, fine, I'll do it
00:33:42Get off me
00:33:50Come on
00:33:52Everything off, you two
00:33:53Go ahead and give us a show
00:33:55Let's see if our faux phantom ace has anything thing up his sleeve
00:33:59Or under hers
00:34:25Yeah, yeah
00:34:26It's huge, I know
00:34:27Are we done here?
00:34:28You want us to shed our skin too?
00:34:31No evidence is found
00:34:32You're free to leave
00:34:38That was thorough
00:34:39And still nothing
00:34:40At a certain point
00:34:41Doesn't luck start looking like skill?
00:34:47Don't flatter yourself
00:34:49Why not?
00:34:50You keep bringing up the phantom ace
00:34:52Why can't I be him?
00:34:53Because the phantom ace was a ghost in a black mask
00:34:55You're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit tattoo
00:35:00And yet I'm the one leaving with your money
00:35:03You can't do this
00:35:04I need all my fingers
00:35:05Please
00:35:12Most of my cards were already gone after the last round
00:35:15The 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
00:35:36Were in my hand
00:35:38I 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
00:35:51What?
00:35:59Shit!
00:36:00We'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?
00:36:29You feeling bad for the people who robbed you?
00:36:34Elder!
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
00:36:56It's too late
00:37:02Please!
00:37:03Stop!
00:37:04Please!
00:37:05Please!
00:37:06I'll do anything!
00:37:07You assholes
00:37:10Unhand me!
00:37:11Oof
00:37:11Very poor choice of words
00:37:20Oh god
00:37:20No!
00:37:22I used that hand
00:37:27Stop!
00:37:33This casino is the property of Red Mask
00:37:36I am Red Mask's most trusted associate
00:37:39Those two are with me
00:37:58To sweet revenge
00:38:00To being filthy rich
00:38:07What?
00:38:08What are you looking at?
00:38:10Mistletoe
00:38:11Mistletoe
00:38:12Mistletoe
00:38:12What?
00:38:13There's no
00:38:18Elder!
00:38:23I'm sorry Liam
00:38:25I...
00:38:27No
00:38:28It's okay
00:38:30I just
00:38:30Can't
00:38:31We can't
00:38:31But
00:38:32Why?
00:38:34It's not like I'm actually your student
00:38:37But
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
00:38:52But 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
00:39:02I'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
00:39:09Otherwise
00:39:09I tell your precious fiance that you got her daddy killed
00:39:21What 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?
00:39:31What, do they just shoot you?
00:39:37The security in that place is harder to break than Fort Nock
00:39:41Before you can get in
00:39:43They 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
00:40:10It's just a hearing aid
00:40:12I've had it since I was a child
00:40:17Then, if you do manage to sneak something past them
00:40:21Every 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
00:40:44That's good
00:40:48You're gonna need that confidence if you're gonna play for me at the table
00:40:53You want me to what?
00:40:54Oh, fuck yeah!
00:41:06See anything?
00:41:07I'm not even sure what I'm looking for here
00:41:09If Kelvin chose this place to cheat, it means he has a mechanic
00:41:15Mechanic?
00:41:18Hustling Technique 13
00:41:29You don't need to cheat if someone else fixes your cards
00:41:33Just watch that VIP door and tell me where else the dealer goes
00:41:47I think I've spotted her
00:41:48Remember, observe your mark
00:41:51Name is Regina
00:41:52Nervous energy with more cats than she knows what to do with
00:41:55Got a few scars that suggest she's coping with a serious drug problem
00:41:59Not that she'd ever tell you about it
00:42:00She's terrible at parties
00:42:02Phenomenal in the bedroom
00:42:03You got all that from a glance
00:42:05Not exactly
00:42:05She's my ex
00:42:09Your what?
00:42:14Relax
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
00:42:37What are you doing here?
00:42:39Same reason anyone else is here
00:42:41Money, money, money
00:42:42I saw you and thought, oops, awkward
00:42:44I figured I'd just, um, break the ice
00:42:46Yeah, um, I gotta go
00:42:51I take it it wasn't a clean break
00:42:52Something like that
00:42:55Heads up, she's beelining to the Bladjack table
00:42:59You might have to take this
00:43:00Uh, 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
00:43:09You 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
00:43:27Magnify five
00:43:28And play about the last ten seconds, please
00:43:31That wasn't the plan
00:43:34You're a human camera
00:43:35Who is he talking to?
00:43:38Oh shit
00:43:40I think he has an earpiece
00:43:42Find out who's on the other end
00:43:43And bring them both to me
00:43:53You think because we dated
00:43:54I'm gonna help you?
00:43:56No
00:43:57Of course not
00:43:58I'm just here to play
00:44:00Can't I just play?
00:44:04Sure
00:44:10Remember, you don't need to win
00:44:12You just need to stay there long enough
00:44:14To memorize what each card looks like
00:44:19Are you kidding?
00:44:20This is Blackjack
00:44:21Remember what I told you when we first met?
00:44:24It's what I'm best at
00:44:36Hit me
00:44:49Someone's having a lucky day
00:44:54Don't be so obvious
00:44:56It's not the other players
00:44:58Or even the dealer
00:44:59That you're trying to beat here
00:45:03It's the enforcers
00:45:06Remember, Sin and Cypher doesn't play around
00:45:10It's not their hand thereafter
00:45:11If they catch you
00:45:17Here
00:45:17They come for your throat
00:45:21Excuse me
00:45:23Who are you talking to?
00:45:28Excuse me
00:45:30Who are you talking to?
00:45:31Talking to someone?
00:45:32No
00:45:34I 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
00:45:41I'm taking over his ship
00:45:44I just need a few more cards
00:45:46To show up at the table
00:45:47And I'll have every design
00:45:48In Regina's deck
00:45:50Hit me
00:45:51Do you have to keep saying it like that?
00:45:53Like what?
00:45:54Hit me
00:45:57He's claiming to be a bartender
00:45:59The notebook and pen
00:46:00Seem 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
00:46:18What's wrong with saying
00:46:19Hit me?
00:46:21Used to say that
00:46:22When we made love
00:46:26Jesus, Regina
00:46:27It was two weeks
00:46:28Freshman year
00:46:41Fuck
00:46:43Briar
00:46:45Get out of there now
00:46:49Stay right where you are
00:46:50You
00:46:52Let me see your ear
00:46:53Excuse me?
00:47:02What the hell is this?
00:47:04That's my hearing aid, asshole
00:47:07Hello?
00:47:12I'm reporting this place on Yelp
00:47:16You're gonna go
00:47:18Just like that?
00:47:21We don't work, Regina
00:47:22Fix your drug problem
00:47:29I told you the decoy was a good idea
00:47:32You'll make a master hustler yet
00:47:45Nice tip, bitch
00:47:57Not so fast
00:47:58You want some candy?
00:48:00You're gonna help us win tomorrow
00:48:24Good work out there, master hustler
00:48:25You've come a long way
00:48:29If I didn't know any better
00:48:30I'd think you're the phantom ace
00:48:37Thanks
00:48:37We make a great team
00:48:46I think we should probably call it a night
00:48:47I have some tests to grade for next week
00:48:50Don't we still have to plan tomorrow's hustle?
00:48:53We can do that in the morning
00:49:00Why are you so afraid
00:49:01That 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, I want to, but
00:49:23Liam
00:49:24It's okay
00:49:25I want this
00:49:27I made a promise to take care of you
00:49:30I'm sorry
00:49:31You should go
00:49:40I'm not some fragile little girl
00:49:41We are both adults
00:49:42I make my own choices
00:49:44And the risks I take are mine
00:49:45Got it?
00:49:46Raya, I ordered you to go
00:49:50Thing is, Teach
00:49:51I was never too good at school
00:49:53For whatever reason
00:49:54For 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
00:50:00Oh God
00:50:01I want this so bad
00:50:06Clear the desk
00:50:08Clear the desk
00:50:15Pants off
00:50:17Now
00:50:19Yes ma'am
00:50:20Yes ma'am
00:50:28We will do better this time
00:50:29I swear it
00:50:31Shut up
00:50:31Shut up
00:50:32Shut up
00:50:37You better
00:50:39This isn't negotiable
00:50:40If you don't
00:50:42Someone 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
00:51:05What's the plan for today?
00:51:07Aside from planting the deck
00:51:09Take care to make it
00:51:27Take care to the pen
00:51:29Take care to the encanta
00:51:30Oh my gosh
00:51:31Oh my gosh
00:51:31Do you want to take care of this?
00:51:33Oh my gosh
00:51:37You have a freaking studio
00:51:38walk
00:51:38But
00:51:40the same strategy as before should suffice these guys are idiots remember
00:51:49change of plans this time your bitch is going to play too
00:52:02why do you look so concerned
00:52:06planning on cheating 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 demy and seeing it
00:52:42look at you always so willing to give a helping hand hilarious be warned this place will kill you
00:52:48if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are it's okay you can sit down we're gonna
00:52:55do i
00:52:55can't play on hiding cards remember you do not want to know how i got them past security just stay
00:52:59calm
00:52:59why do you have cards on you you told me to you said it's the same plan as before you
00:53:02really need
00:53:02to calm down your sweating is going to give us away how can i calm down we're going to get
00:53:06caught
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
00:53:24what uh-oh do i sense a history shove it
00:53:48high card two pair three of a kind full house
00:53:55still think you're not dealing with the phantom ace
00:54:00phantom ace my ass that's cheating
00:54:04how is that possible kelvin was supposed to get the full house unless
00:54:14that was supposed to be a king someone switched my cards
00:54:26how the 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 you better be telling the truth regina
00:54:36or it's curtains capi
00:54:41i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me
00:54:44and i can't report it without exposing my own cheating in which case my bosses kill me
00:54:50i'm so fucked
00:54:53fuck you briar what what did i do
00:55:00so shall we keep playing
00:55:09of course
00:55:14i think i'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace
00:55:18all i need to do is memorize the high cards and i can move this game back to kelvin's favor
00:55:28if i didn't know any better i'd think that look you're giving our dealer betrayals a partnership of some kind
00:55:37now you sound paranoid 25 million
00:55:40get over yourself or put it all on the table all right all in 50 million
00:55:47i got it from selling all of vivian's businesses
00:55:51i'm trusting you regina
00:55:56all right have it your way
00:56:02this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
00:56:20you're gonna regret betting that
00:56:24what are you doing you can't bet away your son's life
00:56:27i don't want to
00:56:31but if we don't win back everything we owe red mask me and my son are as good as dead
00:56:34anyway
00:56:38do you think he's bluffing he wouldn't really bet that would he
00:56:46hustling technique number 12 remember
00:56:49he'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
00:56:58a true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win
00:57:03once they get the itch they cannot help themselves you're not responsible for what he bets
00:57:14i can't believe i can't believe i haven't noticed it before
00:57:17what's that how cold you can be
00:57:21i'm out
00:57:28time for the showdown
00:57:30four of a kind
00:57:50not so fast kelvin take another look at that nine it's actually a six
00:58:06how
00:58:07but i was sure that the perforation meant a nine
00:58:11did you just admit to knowingly playing with a marked deck
00:58:18all right fun's over
00:58:23search everyone at the table
00:58:32the extra set of cards give them to me
00:58:36what now briar it's the only way i can protect you
00:58:45what are you two talking about
00:58:49did your boyfriend ever tell you what he did
00:58:51did what what did liam do don't listen to him briar just hand me the cards
00:58:57figures he never told you
00:58:59briar your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall
00:59:03this asshole got your daddy killed
00:59:19that's just rich five hustlers in one game it must be my lucky day cut them all
00:59:25please stop i have too much to live for
00:59:28let me go i have a son do you want him to grow up without a dad
00:59:33some dad you are you gambled away your son's life
00:59:42apologies for the inconvenience you're all to be brought before red mask you will be overseeing
00:59:47your execution listen you're an honorable man correct briar and i were only here to bring the
00:59:52other hustlers to justice you'd say anything you could to save your life you're not the
00:59:57genius you think you are if you believe red mask kills the hustlers you catch check the arrest
01:00:00ledges for people who look like vivian and kelvin please
01:00:07get him out of my sight
01:00:11no please just listen
01:00:29the 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
01:00:44how do you plead plead for your lives don't worry you wouldn't be the first
01:00:51you're not going to kill us oh that's not your style with the way these two hustle there's no way
01:01:00they haven't been caught before that's your hustle you extort people's debts for your own gain forcing
01:01:07the cheaters you catch to hustle at rival casinos leaving regular people to seek out sin and cypher a place
01:01:13where hustling is near impossible
01:01:19you seem to know everything about me everything except your identity
01:01:23you don't recognize me from my voice well then allow me to elacicate
01:01:27you
01:01:39my name is silas graves i'm the one who killed your professor remember
01:01:48he killed my dad
01:01:54i'm gonna kill you
01:01:57no you won't i'm the one with the gun remember we'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 he wants a replacement for x he has no idea who's standing
01:02:19in front of him and if we refuse
01:02:27does that answer your question
01:02:38what the hell sir we found something among the evidence
01:02:44what's this red mask isn't killing hustlers he's training them you know how to stop
01:02:57if this is true i have to stop it
01:03:04come on we're gonna play who's the best hustler if you don't play you all die regina you can be
01:03:11the
01:03:11dealer since we all know you don't stand a chance either way no i'm not playing another stupid game
01:03:17for you you're a monster this isn't up for debate kelvie you've controlled me for far too long just get
01:03:26it over with no careful what you wish for please you need to stay alive for your son
01:03:43you bastard play all your necks spare them i'm the world's greatest hustler give me a chance to face
01:03:52your champion alone you're not even the best hustler in this room liam my name is liam stone but the
01:03:59gambling underworld knew me as the phantom ace
01:04:17you the phantom ace that ghost vanished years ago but sure why not sounds fun regina go ahead and
01:04:25deal while i decide what to do with you this is so fucked it's gonna be okay regina
01:04:39you're his prisoner too correct how long
01:04:46take these golden sets you'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel
01:04:51if i can visibly tell you're cheating i'll off you myself what are we betting
01:04:56well you wanted to negotiate for their lives right that makes them a kind of currency
01:05:14take these to start let's say these chuckle fucks are worth 10 chips each
01:05:19anytime you want to cash out for more i'll shoot one of them so you can keep on playing
01:05:28i guess then i have one last hustling technique left to try and what is that
01:05:44don't lose
01:05:48the phantom ace i heard about never begged for anyone's life first time for everything
01:06:03there's a lot riding on this but i can't get anything on this guy every inch of his skin is
01:06:07covered
01:06:09so x that's what people call you right i know you can nod but can you speak what are you
01:06:15doing
01:06:15i know it's life or death but can i not make conversation i can speak
01:06:21shit voice modulator if 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
01:06:38flush full house
01:06:42full house
01:06:49two chips left enough for a single round
01:06:54better start thinking about who here you're gonna cash in ace
01:06:58it hasn't come to that yet
01:07:01it's about to
01:07:05it's barely moved at all besides
01:07:08what's that he's doing with his wrist
01:07:11i recognize that move
01:07:13but that's impossible
01:07:20what the hell
01:07:21hustling technique number eight flick switch see how it works
01:07:28now you try
01:07:37impressive
01:07:38i've never met anyone who can match my speed
01:07:42three of a kind
01:07:43straight if i had to guess i'd say you're losing on purpose
01:07:47time to choose
01:07:49should i blow the brains off the pirate or miss firky here
01:07:54neither briar thorn goes first
01:07:57whatever you say
01:08:05stop you can't
01:08:07dad
01:08:18oh god spoilers i had this whole speech prepared about how i spared your life and used you as a
01:08:23pawn in my rise from lowly enforcer
01:08:24to mob boss
01:08:26why'd you have to go and ruin it huh
01:08:28liam is trying to trick you he'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 there's a better hustler here than me
01:08:37it's briar
01:08:38wait a minute who are you again
01:08:44should i tell him or should you
01:08:46bryal is my daughter
01:08:51what the
01:08:52you were right to spoil your identity this is the better twist
01:08:56let her play and cash me in
01:08:58instead
01:08:59she'll prove she's the better replacement for alden
01:09:01oh that's sweet
01:09:02you love her or something you trying to hustle my heartstrings right now
01:09:05i'm not letting her play
01:09:07she'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
01:09:15wasting a bit of your time
01:09:17time for what
01:09:21everyone on the ground now
01:09:37let go
01:09:58that's a phantom ace throw
01:10:04what the hell was that
01:10:21nice
01:10:22fucking try
01:10:26i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:53i've loved you since the moment we met
01:10:55when all this is over i'm gonna marry you
01:10:58professor
01:10:59are you sure i approve
01:11:02you 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 silas's men will be on their way there's a service tunnel behind that bookcase
01:11:36old pneumatic maintenance route it leads under the casino
01:11:39can you give me a hand
01:11:49hold on a second
01:11:51do i know you
01:11:53i'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 just answer the question
01:12:07damien what's going on
01:12:08i did not watch my fin unborn child die just to allow that monster to live
01:12:12he's the hustler that killed my wife
01:12:17you don't have to do this damien
01:12:19like you said there's been far too much death today already
01:12:23this man ruined my life
01:12:27i remember you you're the husband of the heiress i hustled years ago
01:12:31i won't make an excuse i 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 go ahead shoot me then let them go
01:12:41dad no
01:12:43the person i loved most in the world jumped to her death due to your actions
01:12:47i know but 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 oh
01:12:55shit i'm dead
01:13:00no dad
01:13:05run briar
01:13:06guys
01:13:07take her and go
01:13:10no please you can't die i just got you back you can't leave me again you can't
01:13:16my greatest regret was never getting to see you grow up
01:13:20now i have
01:13:27guys we gotta go
01:13:48go out the back i can hold them off
01:13:51you heard the old man you guys get out of here
01:13:58briar we need to run
01:14:00my dad
01:14:01kelvin
01:14:05keep my boys safe
01:14:11i guess the luck was on my side
01:14:25kelvin
01:14:28we have to go
01:14:41it was nice knowing you
01:14:44regina please we can tie it open together
01:14:52i'm sorry
01:14:53i'm sorry
01:14:57regina
01:14:59come back
01:15:00this type of
01:15:01shit is why we didn't work
01:15:03briar
01:15:10no
01:15:11no funny business
01:15:12the
01:15:12bitch against the wall
01:15:13i'll get to you in a bit
01:15:14masterful 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 lessee is gonna turn me in
01:15:29i am going to revel in the satisfaction of wiping you both off god's green earth
01:15:33all that phantom ace talk all those pretty little tricks and here you are
01:15:37trapped behind my gate with a gun to your head
01:15:51you came back for us why i 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 the money everything we won
01:16:25it's blood money we shouldn't keep it
01:16:28i mean it everyone we met had their lives ruined by hustlers
01:16:33i know i felt the same way when olden back when i thought that he
01:16:42kelvin kelvin 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
01:16:58is there a cure yes but it's very experimental expensive and surely not covered by his insurance
01:17:15what's going on dad where's my dad look at me honey you're going to be okay but you've been
01:17:21asleep for a very long time what do you mean he has no other family where's his mom she died
01:17:26in
01:17:26the same accident that resulted in jeremy's coma and he has no living relatives that agreed to take
01:17:30him in so he's got nowhere to go since he's awake now we can send him to an orphanage upstate
01:17:34it's
01:17:35not ideal but what if someone were to adopt him brea
01:17:45this is nice yeah our first family vacation boy did i need one time for the showdown
01:17:53do you see the guy on the left
01:18:00hustlers i'm glad we left that life behind us i wish that type of thing didn't exist yeah
01:18:04oh the gift shop i want to go can i go briar sure honey just a second you don't miss
01:18:08it do you i mean
01:18:09you were the phantom ace the best of course not certainly not after everything jeremy
01:18:17i can't be that stupid i'm out i'm done the phantom ace is officially retired
01:18:22i had an itch that just needed to be scratched every gambler gets the itch eventually
01:18:32ah fuck it deal me in