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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?
00:00:42I never lose.
00:00:44I am Liam, the Phantom Ace, the greatest Hustler alive.
00:00:49Hey! Liam's defeated!
00:00:53Hustlers lose a hand!
00:00:59Wait! Wait! You have to search me! You have to search me first!
00:01:09What's going on here?
00:01:11The dealer found a marked card. Someone was mixing them into the deck. The rest of us were searched already.
00:01:16That only leaves him.
00:01:22You picked the wrong house, Hotshot. New blood like you doesn't last five minutes in a place like this.
00:01:34Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:36Is he the Phantom Ace?
00:01:39Please. The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks and vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:01:47Exactly. 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.
00:02:00Jesus, Liam.
00:02:01Professor Alden...
00:02:02You'd think the star student of a Master Hustler would be more careful than to cheat in a place like
00:02:06this.
00:02:06What aren't you saying? Speak up!
00:02:09I don't know him.
00:02:11But I played this table earlier.
00:02:14If you're gonna search him, search me as well.
00:02:34Satisfied?
00:02:37Pants two!
00:02:39Hold it.
00:02:41I found something.
00:02:48Listen, I'm a Master Hustler.
00:02:50Cards, dice, gears.
00:02:51I can be of use to you.
00:02:53I can teach you what I know.
00:02:54Master Hustler, huh?
00:02:56Is that so?
00:03:02Every wout!
00:03:09Keep my girls safe!
00:03:13Keep my girls safe!
00:03:15I'm ALDEN!
00:03:23That night still haunts me.
00:03:26Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:35I'm coming.
00:03:37I'm coming!
00:03:40I'm coming!
00:03:41I'm coming!
00:03:41I'm coming!
00:03:50Professor Stone, I need your help.
00:03:56You need...
00:03:58You need...
00:03:59You need...
00:03:59A minute.
00:04:02Or...
00:04:03Office hours are...
00:04:0710 to 12.
00:04:13You lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in?
00:04:16Lost is not the right word.
00:04:18My father also taught statistics.
00:04:20What are the chances the same player pulls four of a kind twice in a row?
00:04:26Improbable is not impossible.
00:04:28I have a photographic memory and a knack for counting cards.
00:04:31There were four aces on the table and one in my hand.
00:04:34What does that tell you?
00:04:35Tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled.
00:04:37I know that casino.
00:04:39Be grateful you still have two hands.
00:04:41Listen, Miss...
00:04:43Briar.
00:04:44These people stole all the money my father left me when he died and now the mob is hounding me
00:04:48for the rest of the payment.
00:05:03I came to you because I want to learn how to out-hustle those hustlers and win my money back.
00:05:07I was told you're the best.
00:05:09Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:05:12Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:16My father.
00:05:18Your father?
00:05:20Was Alden?
00:05:22Keep my girls safe!
00:05:25Keep my girls safe!
00:05:29Alden!
00:05:32Yes.
00:05:33I'm Alden's little girl.
00:05:35Or I was.
00:05:38So, you'll help me?
00:05:44This is the place where Professor Alden died.
00:05:48Where I buried the worst night of my life.
00:05:51And I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:58You ready to take this place down?
00:06:02More than you know.
00:06:03I'm going to go.
00:06:12I'm going to go.
00:06:19I'm going to go.
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00:06:32I'm going to go.
00:06:32I'm going to go.
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:52What? No! Of course not!
00:07:03It's them! Those two stole my money!
00:07:13Think fast and keep your cool. Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:07:28A 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, vain.
00:08:05But she's not. She's nervous. Concerned for her boutique? Is it doing well?
00:08:24Briar Thorne. Back to lose more money? Tell me, who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancee, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow. Fiancee.
00:08:43Careful. He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:51Hands off.
00:08:54So cold. Must be that cheap coat. You should drop by my boutique. I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:09:01So, what brings you both in today? You here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:05Kelvin Slade. Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:09:08Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique, mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:09:13That's his weak point.
00:09:17Why would I do that?
00:09:19Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey! That's my girlfriend!
00:09:25See, I'm gonna win back everything you took from my briar. And then some.
00:09:30With what? That professor salary?
00:09:31Careful! He's not just some professor.
00:09:34His teacher was the phantom ace.
00:09:43Oh, 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. It's time to play.
00:10:14Let the games begin.
00:10:16Let 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!
00:10:55You can't!
00:10:56You're going to lose!
00:10:58Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:01Just stand there and look pretty!
00:11:04Forgive my fiancé.
00:11:06She's young and inexperienced.
00:11:08That's why she lost.
00:11:09Besides, 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?
00:11:39A phantom ace.
00:11:40To the victor goes the scorer.
00:11:43To the victor goes the scorer.
00:11:56That kind of timing.
00:11:58I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:12:01Oh, please.
00:12:02I'm only saying.
00:12:03The last man I saw read a table that clean for a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall.
00:12:08This man is not the phantom ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:13There's no way he's the legendary phantom ace.
00:12:15The real ace never showed his face.
00:12:17That's gotta be luck.
00:12:19Right?
00:12:20Enough whispering.
00:12:21Let's play.
00:12:38Alright, 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.
00:13:27Just as I thought.
00:13:28They work the table as a team.
00:13:31Vivian has a work wife.
00:13:43The work wife? Really?
00:13:45Cause they're working the table.
00:13:47Get it?
00:13:49Look.
00:13:50Maybe it's not the coolest name.
00:13:52But it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:13:56Two 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.
00:14:10You can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:14:16Girlfriend?
00:14:17Easy there.
00:14:18We haven't even had coffee.
00:14:27Technique zero?
00:14:31Method act.
00:14:32If your opponent's a hustler, always stay in character.
00:14:39These assholes think we're just some dumb ruse.
00:14:42A sexist 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?
00:15:15Who'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-
00:15:44No, I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:15:46Well...
00:15:47The over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident sexist boyfriend thing.
00:15:51It fits the M.O. you crafted.
00:15:53Plus I'm not- not into a little love tap from time to time.
00:16:00I'm getting bored.
00:16:02How about we make things more interesting?
00:16:04One hundred thousand.
00:16:06Unless you're not man enough.
00:16:12Stop!
00:16:13They upped the bet to lure you in!
00:16:15That's exactly how they got me!
00:16:17Get off me!
00:16:35That fall, she hit something.
00:16:37Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a Phantom Ace technique?
00:16:40Please.
00:16:41The Phantom Ace had elegance.
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:48It's alright, I'm fine.
00:16:52Are you fine?
00:16:56Oh, you have no idea.
00:17:00He's being dramatic.
00:17:01Women, right?
00:17:02The Phantom Ace would never lose control over a crying girl.
00:17:08I raised to two hundred thousand!
00:17:11If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:17:18This is a low stakes table.
00:17:20I don't do low stakes.
00:17:23Boring 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 wanna bet that?
00:17:41Of course.
00:17:41It's a sure bet.
00:17:43Why?
00:17:43Can't answer?
00:17:45You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:17:47No?
00:17:51Come here, honey.
00:17:53I need to borrow your engagement ring.
00:17:59Her engagement ring?!
00:18:03Go!
00:18:10Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:18:17Or, if you're playing other hustlers.
00:18:29Professor!
00:18:30Liam!
00:18:31I 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 fiancee in public.
00:19:03Exactly.
00:19:04No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:19:06Sorry, but a ring?
00:19:08How much could that possibly be worth?
00:19:10I've been in my family ten generations.
00:19:13My grandmother smuggled it out of Germany while fleeing the Nazis.
00:19:23Looks authentic.
00:19:25Worth 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!
00:20:49Show the cards!
00:20:57No way he has a two. That would be a one in a million chance.
00:21:23Please! I'm innocent! This is just an unfortunate misunderstanding! I don't know where that deck of cards came from! It's
00:21:28not even mine!
00:21:29You were caught cheating at Sin and Cypher Casino. A casino with a steep punishment for hustling.
00:21:37Please! Forgive me! I'm too young and pretty to die!
00:21:41Enough, Viviana. I have no need of seeing you dead. Your boutiques, on the other hand, do spark interest.
00:21:49Of course! They're yours! Anything you want, just don't kill me!
00:21:54Why would I do that? I have another use for you.
00:22:15Straight flush beats four aces. The pot is yours.
00:22:21Looks like I won.
00:22:24A straight flush against four aces. That's Phantom Ace luck.
00:22:32An unlikely victory!
00:22:34No! This man is a cheater, not a legend!
00:22:45Double or nothing. I have two more boutiques I can bet with.
00:22:53What are you doing? He could get lucky again. Remember, those stores aren't yours to lose.
00:22:58Be for real, Kelvin. I can feel it in my bones. He walked us into that hand.
00:23:03So what? You think Briar was right?
00:23:05No. Don't be stupid. The Phantom Ackle would never show his face.
00:23:10Then who is he?
00:23:12A hustler. And a damn good one.
00:23:19What do you say?
00:23:24All we have to do is prove he's cheating.
00:23:36Let me guess. Quit while you're ahead?
00:23:39Exactly. Gambling changes a person's brain chemistry.
00:23:44They think a win is right around the corner, so they bet anything.
00:23:50They bet anything and everything.
00:23:53If that's true, that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house.
00:24:00You're a clever girl, but that mentality will get you killed.
00:24:04A hustler is just a gambler who got tired of losing.
00:24:06You've rigged the game, but that only means the stakes are higher.
00:24:12Is that why you gave it up?
00:24:14Keep my girls safe!
00:24:18Elder!
00:24:21Something like that.
00:24:28Nah, I'd rather not.
00:24:30I've taken enough of your assets for the day.
00:24:33You can't quit!
00:24:35Don'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.
00:24:43The real phantom ace never feared a table.
00:24:4916!
00:24:51That's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business.
00:24:54What will I tell them?
00:24:56You just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees.
00:24:59I was desperate, okay?
00:25:00At least let me buy it back.
00:25:02I'll give you anything.
00:25:03I'll give you my body!
00:25:09That's right.
00:25:10Give me the deed.
00:25:11And my body is yours.
00:25:16Did Vivian St.Clear just whore herself out?
00:25:19Like I said,
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, we're through.
00:25:37What are you doing?
00:25:38We got your money back, we're done here.
00:25:40We 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!
00:25:50Elden!
00:25:51Please!
00:25:55I'll do it.
00:25:56I'll take the deal.
00:25:58I'll keep playing.
00:25:59There he is.
00:26:00Briar's Masked Miracle Man.
00:26:02Careful, Vivian.
00:26:03Keep saying it and you might start believing it.
00:26:06Nobody believes it.
00:26:07Then you've got nothing to worry about.
00:26:12I can't believe they were dumb enough to fall for my bait.
00:26:23Shit!
00:26:24That was supposed to be an ace.
00:26:27It's so hard to tell what's coming out next.
00:26:29Give me the card.
00:26:30Hustlers perforate the edges of a golden set with the subtlest abnormalities.
00:26:39Feel the bumps?
00:26:41Yeah.
00:26:43It's... subtle.
00:26:44Those bumps are a language.
00:26:46That one's a king.
00:26:48And this one's an ace.
00:26:51A good hustler learns to communicate on multiple levels.
00:27:04The game begins anew.
00:27:06Don't expect better luck this time.
00:27:08You playing too or are you just here for moral support?
00:27:12I played last time, yeah?
00:27:14Yeah, but you quietly folded right before things got hot.
00:27:17Speaking of, is that why your first wife left?
00:27:20The fuck you just say?
00:27:24Guess the problem wasn't passion.
00:27:26What the hell, Viv?
00:27:27Let me at him!
00:27:28He's trying to bait me into making a mistake.
00:27:30Let him think he's playing you.
00:27:31I'll sit back this time to keep an eye out.
00:27:34Be careful what you wish for.
00:27:36Something tells me your luck has run out.
00:27:58He 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.
00:28:29What happens if they catch on to our strategy?
00:28:32They're hustlers.
00:28:33They're gonna realize they're being played.
00:28:36They 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.
00:28:47She's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips.
00:28:49From where she's standing, I think she can see our cards.
00:28:52But how does he come up with a winning hand every time?
00:28:54I'm not sure. He's barely moved.
00:28:56Could it be he's moving too fast to see with the naked eye?
00:28:58Only the phantom can pull something like this off. I'm telling you!
00:29:02No.
00:29:03Not the ace, but I think we're dealing with a master hustler.
00:29:06Shit. But the cards have to be on him, right?
00:29:08All we need to do now is force a search.
00:29:10No.
00:29:12No.
00:29:14No.
00:29:18Four million. Go 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? Still in?
00:29:43What's the interest on taking out a loan to keep playing?
00:29:46You can't!
00:29:50The casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves.
00:29:52If you pay it off the same day, it's zero interest.
00:29:55And in 24 hours?
00:29:5725% and then 10% for every additional day the debt is outstanding.
00:30:01Oh, a very generous deal. Alright.
00:30:03Four million dollar loan.
00:30:12He's definitely cheating.
00:30:14He signed that contract without any hesitation at all.
00:30:18Either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards.
00:30:21Alright. Time for the showdown.
00:30:33Four of a kind, thanks to Viviana swapping a card with me.
00:30:37The odds of a player getting four of a kind are one in about 4,000 hands.
00:30:42The chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million if he beats
00:30:47this too.
00:30:49No. Not even the Phantom Acel could be that clean.
00:30:54Hmph.
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.
00:31:11Not you. Not even the Phantom Acel.
00:31:14Alright, punk.
00:31:16Let's see how smug you look with only one hand.
00:31:25I can do it myself, creep.
00:31:27You better. The rules of the Rusty Cleaver Casino state that anyone accused of cheating must be stripped of their
00:31:32clothes to confirm they're not hiding cards.
00:31:34We'll get to the bottom of this.
00:31:35If I find any evidence of cheating, the culprit will lose a hand, and the aggrieved will recoup all their
00:31:40losses 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?
00:32:09No.
00:32:13Nothing in his shirt.
00:32:15Make sure he drops his trousers too.
00:32:18I wanna see everything he's hiding.
00:32:20Careful about hollow accusations, Vivian.
00:32:23Dealer, what's the punishment for false claims?
00:32:25The accuser must forfeit three fingers.
00:32:33What?
00:32:40He had nothing in his shirt.
00:32:41If there's nothing in his pants, I'm cooked.
00:32:44Wait.
00:32:45Why does he always hand his clothes to her first?
00:32:51Search his bitch too!
00:32:53She's helping him!
00:32:54Hide his card!
00:32:57What?!
00:33:05Wait!
00:33:06You can't search her!
00:33:07Why not?
00:33:08Something to hide.
00:33:10I didn't even touch the table!
00:33:12What do you think?
00:33:13The lady doth protest too much.
00:33:16Oh, I think she does.
00:33:21In front of all these people?
00:33:23Cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake.
00:33:28Fuck!
00:33:28Fuck 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!
00:33:40Fine! Fine! I'll do it! Get 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.
00:34:03You know what I'm saying?
00:34:04Oh my goodness!
00:34:08I'm good to know the truth!
00:34:14You're my little brother.
00:34:16I'm calling you a new rat, baby!
00:34:16I'm just saying I'm going to kill you!
00:34:17You're the type of fris.
00:34:17I'm going to kill you.
00:34:17And then you're the type of fris.
00:34:18And you're not angry!
00:34:20If you're not angry with your friend, then you're the type of frisbee!
00:34:28To make me die where I'm going to die, baby!
00:34:31no evidence is found you're free to leave that was thorough and still nothing at a
00:34:41certain point doesn't luck start looking like skill don't flatter yourself why
00:34:49not you keep bringing up the phantom ace why can't I be him because the phantom
00:34:54ace was a ghost in a black mask you're a half-naked statistics professor with a
00:34:58rabbit tattoo and yet I'm the one leaving with your money most of my cards were
00:35:14already gone after the last round the rest I hid right under their nose bouncing
00:35:18their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip of the table as they
00:35:22continue playing with my cards none the wiser
00:35:31until the only cheat cards I had left on me
00:35:36were in my hand I don't know how you did it but I'm gonna prove
00:35:40you're cheating scum you're dead meat
00:35:44if you want to find evidence of cheating
00:35:49check their side of the table
00:35:51what
00:36:00shit we're getting our hands cut off for sure
00:36:18you did it perfect throw you're ready now tomorrow we get your revenge
00:36:27what if they get caught cheating you feeling bad for
00:36:30the people who robbed you
00:36:42sometimes when a person gets the itch bad enough pain is the only wake-up call
00:36:47the itch to keep hustling keep winning you stop thinking about the cost until it's right in front of you
00:36:55by then it's too late
00:37:02please stop please please I'll do anything
00:37:07you assholes
00:37:09unhand me
00:37:11oof very poor choice of words
00:37:13oh god
00:37:21no I used that hand
00:37:27stop
00:37:34this casino is the property of red mask I am red masks most trusted associate those two are with me
00:37:58to sweet revenge
00:38:00to being filthy rich
00:38:07what what are you looking at
00:38:10mistletoe
00:38:11mistletoe
00:38:12mistletoe
00:38:12mistletoe
00:38:12there's no
00:38:23I'm sorry Liam I
00:38:28no
00:38:28it's okay I just
00:38:30can't we can't
00:38:31but
00:38:33why
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 I knew exactly which coward you were
00:38:57I know what you
00:38:59haven't the foggiest what you're talking about
00:39:01neither does she I'm sure
00:39:03join me at sin and cypher's vip lounge in two days time
00:39:06we'll see which one of us is the better hustler
00:39:09otherwise I 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 knock
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
00:39:51and 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
00:40:18then if you do manage to sneak something past them
00:40:20every dealer in that joint uses a handcrafted custom set of cards
00:40:24it's totally 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
00:40:52you 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
00:41:12it 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
00:41:50observe your mark
00:41:51name is Regina
00:41:52nervous energy with more cats than she knows what to do with
00:41:55got a few scars that suggest she's coping with a serious drug problem
00:41:59not that she'd ever tell you about it
00:42:00she's terrible at parties
00:42:02phenomenal in the bedroom
00:42:03you got all that from a glance
00:42:05not exactly
00:42:06she's my ex
00:42:10your what
00:42:14relax
00:42:14it was a long time ago and it was mostly just sex
00:42:17mostly
00:42:23Regina
00:42:23hi
00:42:24so weird bumping into you here
00:42:26you look
00:42:28amazing
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
00:42:43oops
00:42:44awkward
00:42:44I figured I'd just break the ice
00:42:46yeah
00:42:48I gotta go
00:42:51I take it it wasn't a clean break
00:42:52something like that
00:42:55heads up
00:42:56she's beelining to the Bladrick table
00:42:59you might have to take this
00:43:00uh
00:43:02that wasn't the plan
00:43:03you have to play at her table
00:43:05it's her cards that we have to copy
00:43:07you're a human camera
00:43:09you can't make me hustle my ex
00:43:11shh
00:43:12not so loud
00:43:13someone 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
00:43:55no
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 to memorize what each card looks like
00:44:19are you kidding
00:44:20this is blackjack
00:44:22remember what I told you when we first met
00:44:24it's what I'm best at
00:44:36hit me
00:44:49someone's having a lucky day
00:44:54don't be so obvious
00:44:56it's not the other players or even the dealer
00:44:59that you're trying to beat here
00:45:03it'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
00:45:18they 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
00:45:37who are you
00:45:38Damien Drainheart
00:45:39the other bartender had to run
00:45:41I'm taking over his shift
00:45:45I just need a few more cards to show up at the table
00:45:47and I'll have every design in Regina's deck
00:45:50hit me
00:45:51do you have to keep saying it like that
00:45:53like what
00:45:54hit me
00:45:57he's claiming to be a bartender
00:45:59the notebook and pen seem consistent with that
00:46:01but something's off
00:46:03why does he have a house receiver
00:46:04is that gunpowder under his fingernails
00:46:08he's an enforcer
00:46:09I'm a hustler's worst nightmare
00:46:12come on Briar
00:46:13hurry it up
00:46:18what's wrong with saying hit me
00:46:20used to say that when we made love
00:46:25Jesus Regina
00:46:27it was two weeks
00:46:28freshman year
00:46:41fuck
00:46:42Briar
00:46:44get out of there now
00:46:49stay right where you are
00:46:51you
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
00:47:05asshole
00:47:07hello
00:47:12I'm reporting this place on Yelp
00:47:16you're gonna go
00:47:18just like that
00:47:21we 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
00:47:59you 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
00:48:38we make a great team
00:48:46I think we should probably call it a night
00:48:48I have some tests to grade for next week
00:48:51don'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 that I might get close to you
00:49:15Alden
00:49:19my dad
00:49:20before he died
00:49:21you're inviting me to protect you
00:49:22you're inviting 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
00:49:30I'm sorry
00:49:32you 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
00:49:46I ordered you to go
00:49:50thing is teach
00:49:51I was never too good at school
00:49:53for whatever reason I had trouble following directions
00:49:55I am way better at giving them
00:49:57I shouldn't
00:49:59I can't
00:50:00but
00:50:00oh god
00:50:02I want this so bad
00:50:07clear the desk
00:50:16pants off
00:50:17now
00:50:19yes ma'am
00:50:28we will do better this time
00:50:30I swear it
00:50:31shut up
00:50:31shut 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
00:51:08I desire me
00:51:21I never較
00:51:22I love you
00:51:23I Karen
00:51:24I love you
00:51:25I love you
00:51:28what else is
00:51:28what else is
00:51:28what else is
00:51:28I remember
00:51:28I love you
00:51:30what else is
00:51:30what else is
00:51:30I love you
00:51:31I love you
00:51:32I love you
00:51:37what else is
00:51:40the same strategy as before should suffice these guys are idiots remember
00:51:49change of plans this time your bitch is gonna 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 these
00:52:17two 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 demion 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
00:53:03to 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
00:53:24uh-oh do i sense a history shove it
00:53:48high card two pair three of a kind full house
00:53:55still think you're not dealing with the phantom ace
00:54:00phantom ace my ass that's cheating
00:54:04how is that possible kelvin was supposed to get the full house unless
00:54:14that was supposed to be a king
00:54:17someone switched my cards
00:54:26how the fuck did liam win i thought i was paying you to be my fixer
00:54:31i'm just creating a false sense of security keep them guessing
00:54:34you better be telling the truth regina or it's curtains
00:54:41i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me and i can't report it without exposing my own cheating in which
00:54:48case my bosses kill me
00:54:50i'm so fucked
00:54:53fuck you briar
00:54:55what what did i do
00:54:59so shall we keep playing
00:55:09of course
00:55:14i think i'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace
00:55:18all 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
00:55:43all right
00:55:43all in
00:55:4550 million
00:55:47i got it from selling all of vivian's businesses
00:55:51i'm trusting you regina
00:55:56all right
00:55:58have it your way
00:56:02this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars
00:56:05and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
00:56:20you're gonna regret betting that
00:56:24what are you doing
00:56:25you can't bet away your son's life
00:56:28i don't want to
00:56:31but if we don't win back everything we owe red mask
00:56:33me and my son are as good as dead anyway
00:56:38do you think he's bluffing he wouldn't really bet that would he
00:56:46hustling 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
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
00:57:18how cold you can be
00:57:21i'm out
00:57:28time 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
00:58:06how
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
00:58:20fun'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
00:58:49did 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 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
00:59:05is 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
00:59:29let me go i have a son
00:59:30do you want him to grow up without a dad
00:59:33some dad you are
00:59:35you 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
00:59:49you're an honorable man correct
00:59:51briar 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 please
01:00:07get him out of my sight
01:00:08no please
01:00:12just listen
01:00:29the 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 cypher
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 gonna 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
01:01:07forcing the cheaters you catch to hustle at rival casinos
01:01:10leaving regular people to seek out sin and cypher
01:01:13a place where hustling is near impossible
01:01:19you seem to know everything about me
01:01:21everything except your identity
01:01:23you don't recognize me from my voice?
01:01:26well then allow me to elasticate you
01:01:39my name is silas graves
01:01:41i'm the one who killed your professor
01:01:44remember
01:01:48he 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
01:02:12but he's slowing down
01:02:13one of you is going to replace him
01:02:15he wants a replacement for x
01:02:17he has no idea who's standing in front of him
01:02:20and if we refuse
01:02:27does that answer your question?
01:02:38what the hell?
01:02:40sir
01:02:40we found something among the evidence
01:02:44what's this?
01:02:45red mask isn't killing hustlers
01:02:48he's training them
01:02:49you know how to stop it
01:02:54no
01:02:57if this is true
01:02:59i have to stop it
01:03:04come on
01:03:05we're gonna play who's the best hustler
01:03:07if you don't play you all die
01:03:09regina you can be the dealer
01:03:11since we all know you don't stand a chance either way
01:03:14no
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
01:03:32careful what you wish for
01:03:33please
01:03:34you need to stay alive
01:03:36for your son
01:03:39alden
01:03:43you bastard
01:03:44play all your necks
01:03:46spare them
01:03:48i'm the world's greatest hustler
01:03:50give me a chance to face your champion alone
01:03:53you'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 ace
01:04:17you
01:04:17the phantom ace
01:04:19that ghost vanished years ago
01:04:21but sure
01:04:22why not
01:04:23sounds fun
01:04:24regina
01:04:24go ahead and deal while i decide what to do with you
01:04:27this is so fucked
01:04:30it's gonna be okay regina
01:04:39you're his prisoner too
01:04:40correct
01:04:42how long
01:04:46take these golden sets
01:04:47you'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel
01:04:51if i can visibly tell you're cheating
01:04:53i'll off you myself
01:04:54what are we betting
01:04:56well you wanted to negotiate for their lives right
01:04:59that makes them a kind of currency
01:05:14take these to start
01:05:16let's say these chuckle fucks are worth 10 chips each
01:05:19anytime you want to cash out for more
01:05:21i'll shoot one of them so you can keep on playing
01:05:28i guess then i have one last hustling technique left to try
01:05:32and what is that
01:05:44don't lose
01:05:49the phantom ace i heard about never begged for anyone's life
01:05:52first time for everything
01:06:03there's a lot riding on this but i can't get anything on this guy
01:06:06every inch of his skin is covered
01:06:10so x
01:06:10that'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
01:06:20shit voice modulator
01:06:24if the phantom acell knows what's good for him he'll stop speaking and play
01:06:28fine place your bet
01:06:34time for the showdown
01:06:38flush
01:06:38full house
01:06:42full house wins
01:06:49two chips left enough for a single round
01:06:54better start thinking about who here you're gonna cash in ace
01:06:58it hasn't come to that yet
01:07:01it's about to
01:07:05it's nearly moved at all
01:07:07besides
01:07:08what's that he's doing with his wrist
01:07:11i recognize that move
01:07:12but 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
01:07:39i'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
01:08:04stop you can't
01:08:06dad
01:08:18oh god
01:08:19oh 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
01:08:26why'd you have to go and ruin it huh
01:08:28liam 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
01:08:39wait a minute
01:08:39who are you again
01:08:44should i tell him or should you
01:08:46briar is my daughter
01:08:51what 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
01:08:58she'll prove she's the better replacement for alden
01:09:01oh that's sweet
01:09:02you love her or something
01:09:03you trying to hustle my heartstrings right now
01:09:05i'm not letting her play
01:09:07she's his daughter
01:09:08he's gonna let her win
01:09:10he could promise not to
01:09:11what is this
01:09:13are 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
01:09:23now
01:09:38let go
01:09:58that's a phantom ace throw
01:10:04what the hell was that
01:10:21nice fucking try
01:10:25i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:53i've loved you since the moment we met
01:10:55when all this is over
01:10:56i'm gonna marry you
01:10:58professor
01:10:59are you sure i approve
01:11:03you don't get a vote
01:11:04you were dead to me two minutes ago
01:11:05i approve
01:11:07and were you ever going to tell me
01:11:09your real identity
01:11:12i'm glad you made it
01:11:13i should shoot you all where you stand
01:11:17but there's been enough death today
01:11:23dad why didn't you let me know you were alive
01:11:25i wanted to protect you from this life
01:11:28i've thought about you every day
01:11:31we all need to leave
01:11:33silas's men will be on their way
01:11:34there's a service tunnel behind that bookcase
01:11:36old pneumatic maintenance route
01:11:38it leads under the casino
01:11:39can you give me a hand
01:11:49hold on a second
01:11:51do 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 we don't have a lot of time
01:11:59just answer the question
01:12:07damien what's going on
01:12:08i did not watch my fin unborn child die
01:12:10just 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
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
01:12:40then let them go
01:12:41dad no
01:12:43the person i loved most in the world
01:12:45jumped to her death due to your actions
01:12:47i know
01:12:48but it's between you and she was my soul
01:12:50and now i'm going to take the one you love
01:12:54briar
01:12:54oh shit i'm dead
01:13:00no dad
01:13:05run briar
01:13:06guys
01:13:07take her and go
01:13:10no
01:13:10please you can't die
01:13:13i just got you back
01:13:14you can't leave me again
01:13:16you can't
01:13:17my greatest regret
01:13:18was never getting to see you grow up
01:13:20now i have
01:13:27guys we gotta go
01:13:48go out the back
01:13:50i can hold them off
01:13:52you heard the old man
01:13:53you guys get out of here
01:13:58briar we need to run
01:13:59my dad
01:14:01kill me
01:14:05keep my boys safe
01:14:11guess the luck was on my side
01:14:25kelvin
01:14:28we have to go
01:14:34no
01:14:41it was nice knowing you
01:14:44regina please
01:14:45we can pry it open together
01:14:52i'm sorry
01:14:53i'm sorry
01:14:57regina
01:14:58come back
01:15:00this type of shit
01:15:02is why we didn't work
01:15:04briar
01:15:10no funny business
01:15:12the bitch against the wall
01:15:13i'll get to you in a bit
01:15:14masterful 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
01:15:25and she got out
01:15:25you think that drugged out
01:15:27lessee is gonna turn me in
01:15:29i am going to revel in the satisfaction
01:15:31of wiping you both off
01:15:32god'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
01:15:39with a gun to your head
01:15:52you came back for us
01:15:54why
01:15:55i thought about leaving
01:15:56but i realized if you died
01:15:58i'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
01:16:30everyone we met
01:16:31had their lives ruined by hustlers
01:16:32i know
01:16:34i felt the same way when olden
01:16:37back when i thought
01:16:38that he
01:16:41kelvin
01:16:43kelvin had a son
01:16:46keep my boy safe
01:16:48that's who he wanted us to protect
01:16:53an anonymous benefactor
01:16:55has been paying for his care
01:16:56for the past year or so
01:16:57is there a cure
01:16:59yes
01:16:59but it's very experimental
01:17:01expensive
01:17:02and surely not covered
01:17:03by his insurance
01:17:05do it
01:17:06whatever the cost
01:17:16what'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
01:17:21but you've been asleep
01:17:22for a very long time
01:17:23what do you mean
01:17:24he has no other family
01:17:25where's his mom
01:17:25she died in the same accident
01:17:27that resulted in jeremy's coma
01:17:28and 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
01:17:33we can send him
01:17:34to an orphanage upstate
01:17:35it's not ideal
01:17:36but
01:17:36what if someone
01:17:37were to adopt him
01:17:38brea
01:17:45this is nice
01:17:46yeah
01:17:46our first family vacation
01:17:49boy did i need one
01:17:51time for the showdown
01:17:53do you see the guy on the left
01:17:59hustlers
01:18:00i'm glad we left that life
01:18:01behind us
01:18:02i wish that type of thing
01:18:03didn't exist
01:18:03yeah
01:18:04oh the gift shop
01:18:05i want to go
01:18:06can i go briar
01:18:07sure honey
01:18:07just a sec
01:18:08you don't miss it
01:18:08do you
01:18:09i mean
01:18:09you were the phantom ace
01:18:10the best
01:18:11of course not
01:18:12certainly not
01:18:13after everything
01:18:15jeremy
01:18:17i can't be that stupid
01:18:18i can't be that stupid
01:18:19i'm out
01:18:19i'm done
01:18:20the phantom ace
01:18:21is officially retired
01:18:22i had an itch
01:18:23that just needed to be scratched
01:18:25every gambler gets the itch eventually
01:18:32ah fuck it
01:18:33deal me in
01:18:34i know
01:18:35itch
01:18:35i can't be that stupid
01:18:35you
01:18:35you
01:18:35you
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