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00:00:18My name is Liam, an S-Class Hustler.
00:00:23In 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.
00:00:50Hey! Liam's beating!
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.
00:01:15The rest of us were searched already. That 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.
00:01:34Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:39Please. The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks and vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:01:48Exactly.
00:01:50This little punk couldn't palm a dinner roll without getting caught.
00:01:55Search 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.
00:02:07What 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.
00:02:35Satisfied?
00:02:38Pants two!
00:02:40Hold it.
00:02:42I 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.
00:02:55Master hustler, huh?
00:02:56Is that so?
00:03:02Everyone out!
00:03:08Keep my girls safe!
00:03:12Keep my girls safe!
00:03:16Alden!
00:03:24That night still haunts me.
00:03:26Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:35I'm coming.
00:03:36I'm coming.
00:03:40I'm coming!
00:03:50Professor Stone
00:03:51I need your help
00:03:54You need
00:03:57You need a minute
00:04:00Or
00:04:03Office hours are
00:04:0510 to 12
00:04:13You lost 2 million dollars in a game with a 1 dollar buy-in?
00:04:17Lost is not the right word
00:04:18My father also taught statistics
00:04:20What are the chances the same player pulls 4 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 4 aces on the table and 1 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 2 hands
00:04:41Listen miss
00:04:43Briar
00:04:44These people stole all the money my father left me when he died
00:04:47And now the 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
00:05:06And win my money back
00:05:07I was told you're the best
00:05:09Well, besides the phantom ace
00:05:11Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:15My father
00:05:17Your father?
00:05:20Was Alden?
00:05:22Keep my girls safe!
00:05:25Keep my girls safe!
00:05:30Alden!
00:05:32Yes
00:05:33I'm Alden's little girl
00:05:35Or I was
00:05:38So
00:05:40You'll help me?
00:05:45This is the place where Professor Alden died
00:05:48Where I buried the worst night of my life
00:05:51And I swore I'd never use again
00:05:58You ready to take this place down?
00:06:02More than you know
00:06:03More than you know
00:06:03More than you know
00:06:07You ready to take this place down?
00:06:08You ready to take this place down?
00:06:13More than you know
00:06:13You ready to take this place down?
00:06:23More than you know
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What? No! Of course not!
00:07:03It's them! Those two stole my money!
00:07:13Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:16Tell 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?
00:07:59Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body.
00:08:03Maybe to appear confident.
00:08:05Vain.
00:08:06But she's not.
00:08:07She's nervous.
00:08:09Concerned for her boutique?
00:08:10Is it doing well?
00:08:24Briar Thorn.
00:08:25Back to lose more money?
00:08:27Tell me.
00:08:28Who's your boyfriend?
00:08:38Fiancee, actually.
00:08:40Oh, wow.
00:08:41Fiancee.
00:08:43Careful.
00:08:45He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:53Hands 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.
00:09:01So, 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?
00:09:19Got 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.
00:09:30With what?
00:09:31That professor's salary?
00:09:32Careful!
00:09:32He'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.
00:09:52I don't care who he is.
00:09:53It's time to play.
00:09:55No.
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!
00:10:43Guys! More chips, please!
00:10:53No! You can't! You're going to lose!
00:10:59Do 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.
00:11:21If he knows the phantom ace, I'm the queen of hearts.
00:11:38What do you know, a phantom ace?
00:11:40To the victor goes the scorer.
00:11:49Like I said, I'm just lucky.
00:11:57That kind of timing.
00:11:58I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:12:01Oh, please.
00:12:02I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean were a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall.
00:12:08This man is not the phantom ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:13There's no way he's the legendary phantom ace.
00:12:15The real ace never showed his face.
00:12:17That's gotta be luck.
00:12:19Right?
00:12:20Enough whispering.
00:12:21Let's play.
00:12:38All right.
00:12:39Let's see what I've got.
00:12:49Classic discards for you.
00:12:53Left.
00:12:54That means...
00:13:11His golden set is on his right.
00:13:27Just as I thought, they work the table as a team.
00:13:31Vivian has a work wife.
00:13:43The work wife?
00:13:45Really?
00:13:46Because they're working the table.
00:13:47Get it?
00:13:49Look, maybe it's not the coolest name, but it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:13:55Two hustlers working together can give each other a huge advantage.
00:14:00Then if that's true, why shouldn't I play at the table beside you?
00:14:04Our biggest advantage is them thinking they have the upper hand.
00:14:08As my doling girlfriend, you 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.
00:14:28Technique 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.
00:14:43A 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?
00:15:16One of the phantom aces tricks?
00:15:18One of the phantom aces 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...
00:15:32Figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:15:36About that, what if you slapped me?
00:15:42You want me?
00:15:44No.
00:15:45I 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!
00:16:35That fool, she hit something.
00:16:37Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a phantom-ass technique?
00:16:40Please.
00:16:42The phantom ace had elegance.
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:48It's alright, I'm fine.
00:16:53Are you fine?
00:16:56Oh, you have no idea.
00:17:00He's being dramatic.
00:17:02Women, 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.
00:17:36All the most famous celebrities shop there.
00:17:39Are you sure you want to bet that?
00:17:41Of course.
00:17:42It's a sure bet.
00:17:43Why?
00:17:44Can't ant up?
00:17:45You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:17:51Come here, honey.
00:17:52I need to borrow your engagement ring.
00:17:59Her engagement ring?
00:18:11Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:18:18Or, 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.
00:18:40I totally knew that.
00:18:50She'll come back once I win.
00:18:54What, are we supposed to be impressed?
00:18:57The Phantom Ace was a legend.
00:18:59This man is just humiliating his fiancée in public.
00:19:03Exactly.
00:19:04No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:19:07Sorry, 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?
00:19:42He's a stupid one, that's for sure.
00:19:43We're going to be so rich.
00:20:01Those aces are interesting.
00:20:03Care 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!
00:20:48Show the cards!
00:20:49Show the cards!
00:20:50Show the cards!
00:20:58No way he has a two.
00:20:59That would be a one in a million chance.
00:21:22Please!
00:21:23Please!
00:21:24I'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!
00:21:30You were caught cheating at Sin and Cypher Casino.
00:21:33A casino with a steep punishment for hustling.
00:21:37Please!
00:21:38Forgive 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.
00:21:45Your boutiques, on the other hand, do spark interest.
00:21:50Of course!
00:21:51They're yours!
00:21:52Anything you want, just don't kill me!
00:21:54Why would I do that?
00:21:56I have another use for you.
00:22:01I have another use for you.
00:22:15Straight flush beats four aces.
00:22:17The pot is yours.
00:22:21Looks like I won.
00:22:24Straight flush beats four aces.
00:22:27That's phantom ace luck.
00:22:32An unlikely victory!
00:22:34No!
00:22:36This man is a cheater, not a legend!
00:22:45Double or nothing.
00:22:47I have two more boutiques I can bet with.
00:22:54What are you doing?
00:22:55He could get lucky again.
00:22:57Remember, those stores aren't yours to lose.
00:22:59Be 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?
00:23:06No.
00:23:06Don't be stupid.
00:23:08The phantom acle would never show his face.
00:23:10Then who is he?
00:23:13A hustler.
00:23:14And a damn good one.
00:23:19What do you say?
00:23:25All we have to do is prove he's cheating.
00:23:36Let me guess.
00:23:38Quit while you're ahead?
00:23:39Exactly.
00:23:41Gambling changes a person's brain chemistry.
00:23:44They think a win is right around the corner, so they bet anything.
00:23:50They bet anything and everything.
00:23:53If that's true, that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house.
00:24:00You're a clever girl, but that mentality will get you killed.
00:24:04A hustler is just a gambler who got tired of losing.
00:24:07You'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!
00:24:18Elden!
00:24:21Something like that.
00:24:28Nah, I'd rather not.
00:24:31I've taken enough of your assets for the day.
00:24:33You can't quit!
00:24:35Don't you know that's rude?
00:24:36Get 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.
00:24:49Sixteen!
00:24:51That's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business.
00:24:55What 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.
00:25:12And my body is yours.
00:25:16Did Vivian St. Clair just whore herself out?
00:25:19Like I said, you have nothing left I want.
00:25:24You're too good for me, is that it?
00:25:27He'll play you again!
00:25:33If he doesn't, we're through.
00:25:37What are you doing?
00:25:38We got your money back.
00:25:39We're done here.
00:25:40We 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!
00:25:49Elder!
00:25:52Please!
00:25:56I'll do it.
00:25:57I'll take the deal.
00:25:58I'll keep playing.
00:25:59There he is.
00:26:00Briar's masked miracle man.
00:26:03Careful, Vivian.
00:26:04Keep 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?
00:26:42Yeah, it's subtle.
00:26:44Those bumps are a language.
00:26:46That one's a king.
00:26:48And this one's an ace.
00:26:51A good hustler learns to communicate on multiple levels.
00:27:05The 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?
00:27:20What the fuck did 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 to make my mistake.
00:27:30Let him think he's playing you.
00:27:31I'll sit back this time to keep an eye out.
00:27:35Be careful what you wish for.
00:27:36Something tells me your luck has run out.
00:27:58He's spent this whole game just staring at his cards.
00:28:04What's his secret?
00:28:06What's his secret?
00:28:24Does that mean they switched hands?
00:28:26You're getting better at this.
00:28:28Thanks.
00:28:29Professor, what happens if they catch on to our strategy?
00:28:32They're hustlers.
00:28:33They're going to realize they're being played.
00:28:36They might, but that's just when the fun begins.
00:28:41She's been his eyes all along.
00:28:43It's the girl.
00:28:44She's his eyes.
00:28:46His work, life.
00:28:47She's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips.
00:28:49From where she's standing, I think she can see our cards.
00:28:52But how does he come up with a winning hand every time?
00:28:54I'm not sure.
00:28:55He's barely moved.
00:28:56Could it be he's moving too fast to see with the naked eye?
00:28:59Only the phantom can pull something like this off.
00:29:01I'm telling you!
00:29:02No, not the ace, but I think we're dealing with a master hustler.
00:29:06Shit.
00:29:07But the cards have to be on him, right?
00:29:09All we need to do now is force a search.
00:29:19Four million.
00:29:20Go ahead and try it.
00:29:25Liam Stone.
00:29:28I'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.
00:29:53If you pay it off the same day, it's zero interest.
00:29:56And in 24 hours?
00:29:5725% and then 10% for every additional day.
00:30:00The debt is outstanding.
00:30:02Oh, a very generous deal.
00:30:03All right.
00:30:04Four million dollar loan.
00:30:13He'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.
00:30:21All right.
00:30:22Time for the showdown.
00:30:34Four of a kind, thanks to Viviana swapping a card with me.
00:30:37The odds of a player getting four of a kind are one in about 4,000 hands.
00:30:42The chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million if he beats
00:30:47this too.
00:30:49No.
00:30:49Not even the phantom acel could be that clean.
00:30:55I've got it now.
00:31:00Cheater!
00:31:03Liam Stone!
00:31:05I accuse you of planting cards!
00:31:08No one beats four of a kind twice without a plant.
00:31:11Not you.
00:31:12Not even the phantom acel.
00:31:14All right, punk.
00:31:16Let's see how smug you look with only one hand.
00:31:25I can do it myself, creep.
00:31:27You better.
00:31:28The rules of the Rusty Cleaver Casino state that anyone accused of cheating must be stripped of their clothes to
00:31:32confirm 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?
00:32:13Nothing in his shirt.
00:32:15Make sure he drops his trousers too.
00:32:18I want to see everything he's hiding.
00:32:20Careful about hollow accusations, Vivian.
00:32:23Dealer, 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.
00:32:42If 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?
00:33:14The lady doth protest too much.
00:33:16Oh, I think she doth.
00:33:21In front of all these people?
00:33:23Cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake.
00:33:28Fuck your transparency!
00:33:30What happened to that sweet little crybaby you were ten seconds ago?
00:33:34I'll make you cry, baby!
00:33:36Failure to comply will be taken as admission!
00:33:40Fine!
00:33:41Fine!
00:33:41I'll do it!
00:33:42Get off me!
00:33:51Come on.
00:33:52Everything off, you two.
00:33:54Go 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.
00:34:02Oh no!
00:34:25Yeah, yeah. It's huge, I know. Are we done here?
00:34:29You want us to shed our skin, too?
00:34:31No evidence is found. You're free to leave.
00:34:38That was thorough, and still nothing. At a certain point, doesn't luck start looking like skill?
00:34:48Don't flatter yourself.
00:34:49Why not? You keep bringing up the Phantom Ace. Why can't I be him?
00:34:53Because the Phantom Ace was a ghost in a black mask. You're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit
00:34:58tattoo.
00:35:00And yet, I'm the one leaving with your money.
00:35:03You can't do this! I need all my fingers! Please!
00:35:13Most of my cards were already gone after the last round.
00:35:15The rest I hid right under their nose, bouncing their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip
00:35:21of the table as they continued playing with my cards. None the wiser.
00:35:32Until the only cheat cards I had left on me were in my hand.
00:35:38I don't know how you did it, but I'm gonna prove you're cheating, scum! You're dead meat!
00:35:45If you want to find evidence of cheating, check their side of the table.
00:35:51What?
00:35:59Shit! 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?
00:36:29What if they get caught cheating?
00:36:29You feeling bad for the people who robbed you?
00:36:35Heldie!
00:36:41Heldie!
00:36:42Sometimes, when a person gets the itch bad enough, pain is the only wake-up call.
00:36:48The itch?
00:36:49To keep hustling.
00:36:51Keep winning.
00:36:52You stop thinking about the cost until it's right in front of you.
00:36:55By then, it's too late.
00:37:03Please! Stop! Please! Please! I'll do anything!
00:37:07You assholes!
00:37:10Unhand me!
00:37:11Oof.
00:37:12Very poor choice of words.
00:37:20Oh, God.
00:37:21No!
00:37:22I used that hand!
00:37:27Stop!
00:37:34This casino is the property of Red Mask.
00:37:37I am Red Mask's most trusted associate.
00:37:40Those two are with me.
00:37:58To sweet revenge.
00:38:00To being filthy rich.
00:38:07What? What are you looking at?
00:38:11Mistletoe.
00:38:12What? There's no...
00:38:23I'm sorry, Liam.
00:38:25Liam, I...
00:38:28No.
00:38:29It's okay. I just...
00:38:30Can't. We can't.
00:38:33But...
00:38:33Why?
00:38:35It's not like I'm actually your student.
00:38:38But...
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.
00:38:50You'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.
00:39:02Neither 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 fiancée that you got her daddy killed.
00:39:21What is Sin and Cypher?
00:39:25It's a casino that's even more strict on cheating than the last.
00:39:29More 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, they scan you from head to toe for oddity.
00:39:48Nothing gets past them.
00:39:51Oh, and before we go any further, don't mention I have anything to do with the Phantom Ace.
00:39:56Then stop winning like him.
00:40:02We'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,
00:40:21every 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.
00:40:49You're gonna need that confidence if you're gonna play for me at the table.
00:40:53You want me to what?
00:40:55Oh, fuck yeah!
00:41:06See anything?
00:41:07I'm not even sure what I'm looking for here.
00:41:10If 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.
00:41:49Remember, observe your mark.
00:41:51Name is Regina.
00:41:53Nervous energy with more cats than she knows what to do with.
00:41:56Got 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.
00:42:15It was a long time ago and it was mostly just sex.
00:42:18Mostly?
00:42:23Regina!
00:42:24Hi!
00:42:24So weird bumping into you here.
00:42:27You look...
00:42:28amazing.
00:42:29What are you doing?
00:42:29If she's your ex, you should steer clear.
00:42:36Briar.
00:42:38What are you doing here?
00:42:39Same reason anyone else is here.
00:42:41Money, money, money.
00:42:43I saw you and thought, oops, awkward.
00:42:45I figured I'd just, um, break the ice?
00:42:47Yeah, um, I gotta go.
00:42:51I take it it wasn't a clean break.
00:42:53Something like that.
00:42:56Heads up.
00:42:57She's beelining to the Bladjack table.
00:42:59You might have to take this.
00:43:01Uh, that wasn't the plan.
00:43:04You have to play at her table.
00:43:06It's her cards that we have to copy.
00:43:08You'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.
00:43:15No one's around.
00:43:21I...
00:43:27Magnify five.
00:43:29And play about the last ten seconds, please.
00:43:32That wasn't the plan.
00:43:34You're a human camera.
00:43:36Who is he talking to?
00:43:38Oh, shit.
00:43:40I think he has an earpiece.
00:43:42Find out who's on the other end and bring them both to me.
00:43:53You think because we dated, I'm gonna help you?
00:43:56No.
00:43:57Of course not.
00:43:59I'm just here to play.
00:44:01Can'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?
00:44:21This 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, that 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 if they catch you.
00:45:17Here, they come for your throat.
00:45:22Excuse me.
00:45:23Who are you talking to?
00:45:28Excuse me.
00:45:30Who are you talking to?
00:45:32Talking to someone?
00:45:33No.
00:45:34I was...
00:45:35I just mumble to myself sometimes.
00:45:37I'm sorry, who 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.
00:46:02But something's off.
00:46:03Why does he have a house receiver?
00:46:05Is that gunpowder under his fingernails?
00:46:08He's an enforcer.
00:46:10I'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?
00:46:21Used to say that when we made love.
00:46:26Jesus, Regina.
00:46:28It was two weeks, freshman year.
00:46:42Fuck.
00:46:43Briar.
00:46:45Get out of there now!
00:46:49Stay right where you are.
00:46:51You.
00:46:52Let me see your ear.
00:46:54Excuse 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!
00:47:17You'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.
00:47:49Nice 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.
00:48:26You've come a long way.
00:48:29If I didn't know any better, I'd think you're the phantom ace.
00:48:37Thanks.
00:48:38We 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.
00:49:16Alden.
00:49:20My dad?
00:49:21Before he died, he'd be to protect you.
00:49:22We're not...
00:49:23I 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.
00:49:42We are both adults.
00:49:43I make my own choices, and the risks I take are mine.
00:49:46Got 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.
00:49:58I shouldn't.
00:49:59I can't.
00:50:00But...
00:50:01Oh 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!
00:50:32Shut up!
00:50:37You better.
00:50:39This isn't negotiable.
00:50:41If you don't, someone is going to pull the plug on your son's health insurance policy.
00:50:56Did I tire you out?
00:51:00You 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.
00:51:08We will look...
00:51:10I'll try it.
00:51:10Okay.
00:51:11Okay.
00:51:15Okay.
00:51:16Okay.
00:51:24Take her leg.
00:51:25Okay.
00:51:26Okay.
00:51:27Okay.
00:51:27Okay.
00:51:28Okay, all right.
00:51:30Okay.
00:51:31Take her leg.
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 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 demi 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 is the lying rat we all know you are it's okay you can sit down we're gonna
00:52:55do i
00:52:56can't play i'm hiding cards remember you do not want to know how i got them past eternity 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
00:53:25uh-oh do i sense a history shove it
00:53:48high card two pair three of a kind full house
00:53:56still 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
00:54:27how the fuck did liam win i thought i was paying you to be my fixer
00:54:32i'm just creating a false sense of security keep them guessing
00:54:34you better be telling the truth regina or it's curtains
00:54:37capi
00:54:41i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me
00:54:44and i can't report it without exposing my own cheating
00:54:48in which case my bosses kill me
00:54:51i'm so fucked
00:54:54fuck you briar
00:54:55what 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
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
00:55:57have it your way
00:56:02this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars
00:56:05and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
00:56:20you're gonna regret betting that
00:56:24what are you doing
00:56:25you 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
00:56:33me and my son are as good as dead anyway
00:56:39do you think he's bluffing
00:56:40he wouldn't really bet that would he
00:56:46hustling technique number 12
00:56:47remember
00:56:50he's hoping a highly sentimental bet
00:56:52will throw us off our game
00:56:54well i guess it's successful
00:56:56i'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
00:58:33the extra set of cards
00:58:35give them to me
00:58:36what
00:58:37now bryor 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
00:58:52did what
00:58:53what did liam do
00:58:54don't listen to him bryor just hand me the cards
00:58:57figures he never told you
00:58:59bryor your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall
00:59:03this asshole got your daddy killed
00:59:05is that true
00:59:20that's just rich
00:59:21five hustlers in one game
00:59:22it must be my lucky day
00:59:23cut them all
00:59:25please stop
00:59:27i 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
00:59:46you will be overseeing your execution
00:59:48listen
00:59:49you're an honorable man correct
00:59:51bryor 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
00:59:58if you believe red mask kills the hustlers you catch
01:00:00check the arrest ledges for people who look like vivian and kelvin
01:00:02please
01:00:07get him out of my sight
01:00:11no please
01:00:12just listen
01:00:29the gang's all here huh
01:00:31so you're red mask leader 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
01:00:49you wouldn't be the first
01:00:51you're not gonna kill us
01:00:54oh
01:00:55that's not your style
01:00:58with 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
01:01:11leaving regular people to seek out sin and cypher a place where hustling is near impossible
01:01:19you seem to know everything about me everything except your identity
01:01:23you don't recognize me from my voice
01:01:25well then allow me to elacicate you
01:01:40my name is silas graves
01:01:42i'm the one who killed your professor remember
01:01:48he killed my dad
01:01:54i'm gonna kill you
01:01:58no you won't
01:01:59i'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 one of you is going to replace him
01:02:16he wants a replacement for x
01:02:18he 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 we found something among the evidence
01:02:45what's this
01:02:46red 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
01:03:10regina you can be the dealer since we all know you don't stand a chance either way
01:03:14no
01:03:15i'm not playing another stupid game for you
01:03:17you're a monster
01:03:20this isn't up for debate
01:03:22kelv
01:03:23you've controlled me for far too long
01:03:26you've controlled me for far too long
01:03:27you've controlled me for far too long
01:03:52just get it over with
01:03:52you're a monster
01:03:53you're a monster
01:03:54you're not even the best hustler in this room
01:03:57liam
01:03:57my name is liam stone
01:03:59but the gambling underworld knew me as the phantom ace
01:04:17you
01:04:17you ha ha ha
01:04:18the phantom ace
01:04:20that ghost vanished years ago
01:04:22but sure
01:04:23why not
01:04:23sounds fun
01:04:24regina
01:04:25go ahead and deal
01:04:25while 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
01:04:48you'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
01:04:55what are we betting
01:04:57well you wanted to negotiate for their lives right
01:04:59that makes them a kind of currency
01:05:14take these to start
01:05:17let'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
01:05:45don'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
01:06:05every 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
01:06:21shit 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
01:06:39flush
01:06:39full house
01:06:42full house wins
01:06:49two chips left enough for a single round
01:06:54better start thinking about who here you're gonna cash in ace
01:06:58it hasn't come to that yet
01:07:01it's about to
01:07:06at all besides what's that he's doing with his wrist i recognize that move but that's impossible
01:07:20what the hell
01:07:22hustling technique number eight flick switch see how it works
01:07:29now you try
01:07:37impressive
01:07:38impressive
01:07:38i've never met anyone who can match my speed
01:07:43three of a kind
01:07:44three of a kind
01:07:45if 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
01:07:54briarthorn 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 to mob boss why'd you have to go and ruin it huh liam
01:08:28is
01:08:28trying to trick you he's not actually the world's greatest hustler she is the hell are you talking
01:08:34about he's right there's a better hustler here than me it's briar wait a minute who are you again
01:08:44should i tell him or should you bryal is my daughter
01:08:51what the fuck you were right to spoil your identity this is the better twist let her play and cash
01:08:57me
01:08:58in instead she'll prove she's the better replacement for alden oh that's sweet you love her or something
01:09:04you're trying to hustle my heartstrings right now i'm not letting her play she's his daughter he's
01:09:08gonna let her win he could promise not to what is this are you doing a bit hmm wasting a
01:09:16bit of your
01:09:17time time for what everyone on the ground now
01:09:38let's go
01:09:58that's a phantom ace throw
01:10:04what the hell was that
01:10:22nice fucking try
01:10:25i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:27i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:53i've loved you since the moment you met when all this is over i'm gonna marry you
01:10:58professor
01:11:00are you sure i approve
01:11:03you don't get a vote you were dead to me two minutes ago
01:11:05i approve
01:11:08and 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
01:11:32we all need to leave silas's men will be on their way
01:11:34there's a service tunnel behind that bookcase
01:11:37old 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
01:11:54i'm not sure you do look familiar
01:11:56how 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
01:12:37every 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
01:12:48i know
01:12:48but it's between you and she was my soul
01:12:51and now i'm going to take the one you love
01:12:53briar
01:12:55oh shit i'm dead
01:12:59no dad
01:13:05run briar
01:13:06guys
01:13:07take her and go
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
01:13:49i 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
01:14:00my dad
01:14:01kill me
01:14:05keep my boys safe
01:14:12guess the luck was on my side
01:14:28we have to go
01:14:34no
01:14:41it was nice knowing you
01:14:44regina please
01:14:46we can pry it open together
01:15:10no funny business
01:15:12the bitch against the wall
01:15:14i'll get to you in a bit
01:15:15masterful gambit
01:15:16getting my lost guy involved
01:15:18it's too bad you both gotta die now
01:15:21we could have made a lot of money together
01:15:22you've lost silas
01:15:24regina knows who you are and she got out
01:15:26you 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
01:15:34all that phantom ace talk
01:15:35all those pretty little trips
01:15:37here 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 i'd never get my favorite t-shirt back
01:16:10i'm so sorry about your dad brian
01:16:12i just found out he was alive
01:16:16and now he's gone again
01:16:20we have to get rid of it
01:16:22what
01:16:23the 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 had their lives ruined by hustlers
01:16:33i know
01:16:35i felt the same way when olden
01:16:37back when i thought that he
01:16:41kelvin
01:16:43kelvin had a son
01:16:46keep my boys safe
01:16:48that's who he wanted us to protect
01:16:53an anonymous benefactor has been paying for his care for the past year or so
01:16:58is there a cure
01:16:59yes
01:17:00but it's very experimental expensive and surely not covered by his insurance
01:17:05do it
01:17:06whatever the cost
01:17:16what's going on
01:17:17dad
01:17:17where's my dad
01:17:18look at me honey
01:17:20you're going to be okay
01:17:21but you've been asleep for a very long time
01:17:23what do you mean he has no other family
01:17:25where's his mom
01:17:26she died in the same accident that resulted in jeremy's coma
01:17:28and he has no living relatives that agreed to take him in
01:17:31so he's got nowhere to go
01:17:32since he's awake now we can send him to an orphanage upstate
01:17:35it's not ideal but
01:17:36what if someone were to adopt him
01:17:38brea
01:17:45this is nice
01:17:46yeah
01:17:46our first family vacation
01:17:49boy did i need one
01:17:51time for the showdown
01:17:53do you see the guy on the left
01:17:59hustlers
01:18:00i'm glad we left that life behind us
01:18:02i wish that type of thing didn't exist
01:18:03yeah
01:18:04ooh the gift shop
01:18:05i wanna go
01:18:06can i go briar
01:18:07sure honey
01:18:07just a sec
01:18:08you don't miss it do you
01:18:09i mean you were the phantom ace
01:18:10the best
01:18:11of course not
01:18:12certainly not after everything
01:18:15jeremy
01:18:17i can't be that stupid
01:18:18i'm out
01:18:19i'm done
01:18:20the phantom ace is officially retired
01:18:23i had an itch that just needed to be scratched
01:18:25every gambler gets the itch eventually
01:18:32ah fuck it deal me in
01:18:35you know
01:18:35i'm done
01:18:35i'm done
01:18:36i'm done
01:18:37you know
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