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00:00:05Welcome to High Card Hustle.
00:00:07I'm rich! I won! I actually won!
00:00:12No! No! Please don't take my hand!
00:00:18My name is Liam, an S-Class Hustler.
00:00:22In this world, cards aren't just gambling tools.
00:00:26They're power, wealth, and magic itself.
00:00:31Every day, fortunes rise and fall.
00:00:35Winners are crowned.
00:00:36And fools lose everything.
00:00:40Oh, you ask about me?
00:00:42I never lose.
00:00:44I am Liam, the Phantom Ace.
00:00:47The greatest Hustler alive.
00:00:49Hey! Liam's cheating!
00:00:53Hustlers lose a hand!
00:00:58Wait! Wait! You have to search me!
00:01:01You have to search me first!
00:01:09What's going on here?
00:01:10The dealer found a marked card.
00:01:12Someone was mixing them into the deck.
00:01:14The rest of us were searched already.
00:01:16That only leaves him.
00:01:22You picked the wrong house, Hotshot.
00:01:25New blood like you doesn't last five minutes in a place like this.
00:01:33Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:36Is he the Phantom Ace?
00:01:38The Phantom Ace?
00:01:39Please.
00:01:41The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks.
00:01:44And vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:01:48Exactly.
00:01:49This little punk couldn't palm a dinner roll without getting caught.
00:01:54Search him anyway.
00:01:55Let's see what this rookie's hiding.
00:01:59Jesus, Liam.
00:02:01Professor Alden...
00:02:02You'd think the star student of a master Hustler would be more careful than to cheat in a place like
00:02:06this.
00:02:06What aren't you saying?
00:02:08Speak up!
00:02:09I don't know him.
00:02:10But I played this table earlier.
00:02:13If you're gonna search him, search me as well.
00:02:16You're gonna search him as well.
00:02:35Satisfied?
00:02:37Pants two!
00:02:39Hold it.
00:02:41I found something.
00:02:47Listen, I'm a master Hustler.
00:02:50Cards, dice, gears.
00:02:51I can be of use to you.
00:02:52I can teach you what I know.
00:02:54Master Hustler, huh?
00:02:56Is that so?
00:03:08Is that so?
00:03:12Keep my girl safe!
00:03:16Alden!
00:03:17Alden!
00:03:23That night still haunts me.
00:03:25Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:34I'm coming.
00:03:36I'm coming.
00:03:39I'm coming!
00:03:40I'm coming!
00:03:50Professor Stone, I need your help.
00:03:55You need...
00:03:57You need...
00:03:58You need...
00:03:58A minute.
00:04:01Or...
00:04:03Office hours are...
00:04:0710 to 12.
00:04:13You lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in?
00:04:16Lost is not the right word.
00:04:18My father also taught statistics.
00:04:20What are the chances the same player pulls four of a kind twice in a row?
00:04:26Improbable is not impossible.
00:04:28I have a photographic memory and a knack for counting cards.
00:04:31There were four aces on the table and one in my hand.
00:04:33What does that tell you?
00:04:34Tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled.
00:04:37I know that, casino.
00:04:38Be grateful you still have two hands.
00:04:41Listen, miss...
00:04:42Briar.
00:04:43These people stole all the money my father left me when he died
00:04:46and 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 and win my money back.
00:05:07I was told you're the best.
00:05:09Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:05:11Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:15My father.
00:05:16Your father was Alden?
00:05:21Keep my girls safe!
00:05:24Keep my girls safe!
00:05:29Alden!
00:05:31Yes.
00:05:33I'm Alden's little girl.
00:05:35Or I was.
00:05:38So, you'll help me?
00:05:44This is the place where Professor Alden died.
00:05:48Where I buried the worst night of my life.
00:05:50And only when I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:57You ready to take this place down?
00:06:01More than you know.
00:06:03No.
00:06:04I won't.
00:06:04No.
00:06:04Hmm.
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What? No! Of course not!
00:07:03It's them! Those two stole my money!
00:07:12Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:15Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:07:27A good hustler identifies their target's core weakness within moments of meeting them.
00:07:33You have to pay attention.
00:07:43There's a lot to glean in a glance.
00:07:56Quick. What do you see?
00:07:58Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body.
00:08:02Maybe to appear confident.
00:08:04Vain.
00:08:05But she's not.
00:08:07She's nervous.
00:08:08Concerned for her boutique? Is it doing well?
00:08:11What do you see?
00:08:23Briar Thorn.
00:08:25Back to lose more money?
00:08:27Tell me.
00:08:28Who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancee, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow.
00:08:41Fiancee.
00:08:43Careful.
00:08:45He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:51Hands off.
00:08:54So cold.
00:08:55Must be that cheap coat.
00:08:57You should drop by my boutique.
00:08:59I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:09:00So, what brings you both in today?
00:09:02You here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:04Kelvin Slade.
00:09:05Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:09:07Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique.
00:09:10Mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:09:12That's his weak point.
00:09:16Why would I do that?
00:09:18Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey! That's my girlfriend!
00:09:24See, I'm gonna win back everything you took from my briar.
00:09:27And then some.
00:09:29With what? That professor salary?
00:09:31Careful!
00:09:32He's not just some professor.
00:09:34His teacher was the Phantom Ace.
00:09:42Oh, honey.
00:09:43The Phantom Ace was a masked king of the table.
00:09:46Your fiancé looks like he grades papers by candlelight and cries after.
00:09:51I don't care who he is.
00:09:52It's time to play.
00:10:08See you later.
00:10:14Let the games begin!
00:10:22See you at the table, Tiger.
00:10:32You ready?
00:10:38Hey, you dropped this earlier.
00:10:40Thank you! I didn't realize!
00:10:45More chips, please!
00:10:53No! You can't! You're going to lose!
00:10:58Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:00Just stand there and look pretty!
00:11:04Forgive my fiancé. 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.
00:11:14Naturally lucky, of course.
00:11:16Much more believable than Briar's little phantom ace fantasy.
00:11:20If he knows the phantom ace, I'm the queen of hearts.
00:11:37What do you know?
00:11:40To the victor goes the spore.
00:11:48Like I said, I'm just lucky.
00:11:56That kind of timing. I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:12:01Oh, please.
00:12:02I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean for a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall. This man is not the phantom ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:12There'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.
00:12:18Right?
00:12:19Enough whispering.
00:12:21Let's play.
00:12:38All right. Let's see what I've got.
00:12:48Classic discards for you.
00:12:52Left.
00:12:54That means...
00:13:10His golden set is on his right.
00:13:27Just as I thought, they work the table as a team.
00:13:30Vivian has a work wife.
00:13:42The work wife? Really?
00:13:45Because they're working the table. Get it?
00:13:49Look, maybe it's not the coolest name, but it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:13:55Two hustlers working together can give each other a huge advantage.
00:14:00Then if that's true, why shouldn't I play at the table beside you?
00:14:04Our biggest advantage is them thinking they have the upper hand.
00:14:07As my doling girlfriend, you can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:14:16Girlfriend? Easy there. We haven't even had coffee.
00:14:27Technique zero?
00:14:30Method 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.
00:14:47That's why they'll lose.
00:14:57Shit.
00:14:59Slipped through my fingers.
00:15:00Hold your fingers like this.
00:15:02Again?
00:15:15Who's that?
00:15:16One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:18One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:20It's a card trick.
00:15:22That cut paper in half and stabbed your chalkboard?
00:15:25A good card trick.
00:15:27The real trick is figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:15:36About that, what if you slapped me?
00:15:41You want me?
00:15:43No, I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:15:46Well, 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.
00:16:01How about we make things more interesting?
00:16:04One hundred thousand.
00:16:06Unless you're not man enough.
00:16:12Stop!
00:16:13They upped the bet to lure you in.
00:16:15That's exactly how they got me.
00:16:16Get off me!
00:16:35That fall, she hit something.
00:16:37Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a Phantom Ace technique?
00:16:40Please.
00:16:41The Phantom Ace had elegance.
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:48It's alright, I'm fine.
00:16:52Are you fine?
00:16:55Oh, you have no idea.
00:17:00He's being dramatic.
00:17:01Women, right?
00:17:02The Phantom Ace would never lose control over a crying girl.
00:17:07I raised to two hundred thousand.
00:17:10If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:17:17This is a low-stakes table.
00:17:20I don't do low stakes.
00:17:22Boring is for the poor.
00:17:24Careful.
00:17:24You may be one of those poor soon enough.
00:17:27This 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?
00:17:40Of course.
00:17:41It's a sure bet.
00:17:43Why?
00:17:43Can't ant up?
00:17:44You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:17:47No.
00:17:48No.
00:17:51No.
00:17:51No.
00:17:51No.
00:17:51Come here, honey.
00:17:52I need to borrow your engagement ring.
00:17:59Her engagement ring?
00:18:10Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:18:17Or if you're playing other hustlers.
00:18:29Professor, Liam, I don't know what to say.
00:18:32It throws them off their game.
00:18:38That was part of the lesson.
00:18:39I totally knew that.
00:18:50She'll come back once I win.
00:18:54What, are we supposed to be impressed?
00:18:57The Phantom Ace was a legend.
00:18:59This man is just humiliating his fiancée in public.
00:19:02Exactly.
00:19:03No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:19:06Sorry, but a ring?
00:19:07How much could that possibly be worth?
00:19:10I've been in my family ten generations.
00:19:13My grandmother smuggled it out of Germany while fleeing the Nazis.
00:19:23Looks authentic.
00:19:24Worth at least 2.2 million.
00:19:26Oh my God.
00:19:28Oh my God.
00:19:29Oh my God.
00:19:29Oh my God.
00:19:31Oh my God.
00:19:32Oh my God.
00:19:34Oh my God.
00:19:34Oh my God.
00:19:35Oh my God.
00:19:36Oh my God.
00:19:37He's betting away his grandmother's holocaust ring?
00:19:39What kind of monster is he?
00:19:41He's a stupid one, that's for sure.
00:19:43We're going to be so rich.
00:20:00Those aces are interesting.
00:20:03Care to go fish?
00:20:20Time for the showdown.
00:20:25Guess I'm the one who's naturally lucky.
00:20:39Sure about that?
00:20:40Not even the phantom ace can beat four aces with that board.
00:20:44Show the cards!
00:20:46Show the cards!
00:20:47Show the cards!
00:20:48Show the cards!
00:20:49Show the cards!
00:20:58Show the cards.
00:21:22chance
00:21:22Please I'm innocent this is just an unfortunate misunderstanding
00:21:26I don't know where that deck of cards came from. It's not even mine. You were caught cheating
00:21:30at 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 enough viviana i have no need of seeing you dead
00:21:44your boutiques on the other hand do spark interest
00:21:49of course they're yours anything you want just don't kill me
00:21:54why would i do that i have another use for you
00:22:00oh
00:22:14straight flush beats four aces the pot is yours
00:22:20looks like i won
00:22:24straight flush against four aces that's phantom ace luck
00:22:31an unlikely victory
00:22:33no
00:22:35this man is a cheater not a legend
00:22:45double or nothing
00:22:47i have two more boutiques i can bet with
00:22:53what are you doing he could get lucky again remember those stores aren't yours to lose
00:22:59be 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 no 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
00:23:35let me guess quit while you're ahead exactly 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
00:23:59you're a clever girl but that mentality will get you killed
00:24:03a hustler is just a gambler who got tired of losing
00:24:06you've rigged the game but that only means the stakes are higher
00:24:12is that why you gave it up keep my girls safe
00:24:21something like that
00:24:28nah i'd rather not i've taken enough of your assets for the day
00:24:33you can't quit don't you know that's rude give a chance to win some back
00:24:37what you win one impossible hand and run
00:24:40some phantom ace you are the real phantom ace never feared a table
00:24:4916
00:24:50that's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business
00:24:54what will i tell them you just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees
00:24:58i was desperate okay at least let me buy it back i'll give you anything i'll give you my body
00:25:08that's right give me the deed and my body is yours
00:25:15did vivian st clear just whore herself out like i said you have nothing left i want
00:25:24you're too good for me is that it he'll play you again
00:25:33if he doesn't we're through
00:25:36what are you doing we got your money back we're done here we only have her money
00:25:41they both scammed me you're letting kelvin off with barely a scratch if you don't do it i will
00:25:46no keep my girls safe
00:25:51please
00:25:55i'll do it i'll take the deal i'll keep playing there he is
00:25:59briar's masked miracle man careful vivian keep saying it and you might start believing it
00:26:05nobody believes it then 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 that was supposed to be an ace it's so hard to tell what's coming out next give me the
00:26:29card
00:26:30hustlers perforate the edges of a golden set with the subtlest abnormalities
00:26:39feel the bumps yeah it's subtle those bumps are a language that 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 don't expect better luck this time you playing too or are you just here for
00:27:09moral support i played last time yeah yeah but you quietly folded right before things got hot
00:27:16speaking of that why your first wife left the fuck you just say
00:27:23i guess the problem wasn't passion what the hell viv let me at him he's trying to bait
00:27:28me to make my mistake let him think he's playing you i'll sit back this time to keep an eye
00:27:32out
00:27:34be careful what you wish for something tells me your luck has run out
00:27:51be careful what you wish for something to do
00:27:57he spent this whole game just staring at his cards
00:28:04what's his secret
00:28:23does that mean they switched hands you're getting better at this thanks professor what happens if
00:28:30they catch on to our strategy they're hustlers they're gonna realize they're being played
00:28:35they might but that's just when the fun begins she's been his eyes all along
00:28:43it's the girl she's his eyes his work wife she's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips from
00:28:49where she's standing i think she can see our cards but how does he come up with a winning hand
00:28:53every
00:28:53time i'm not sure he's barely moved could 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 no not the ace but i think we're
00:29:04dealing with a master hustler but the cards have to be on him right all we need to do now
00:29:09is force a search
00:29:18four million go ahead and try me
00:29:36four million go ahead and try me to find out what's the interest on taking out a loan to keep
00:29:37playing
00:29:37i'm out what about you still in
00:29:43what's the interest on taking out alone to keep playing you can't
00:29:49the casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves if you pay it off the same day it's zero interest
00:29:55and in 24 hours 25 and then 10 for every additional day the debt is outstanding
00:30:01oh a very generous deal all right four million dollar loan
00:30:12he's definitely cheating he signed that contract without any hesitation at all
00:30:17either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards all right time for the showdown
00:30:33four of a kind thanks to viviana swapping a card with me the odds of a player getting four of
00:30:39a kind
00:30:39are one in about 4 000 hands the chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one
00:30:44in 2.7
00:30:45million if he beats this too no not even the phantom acel could be that clean
00:30:55i've got it now
00:31:00cheater
00:31:03liam stone i accuse you of planting cards no one beats four of a kind twice without a plant
00:31:10not you not even the phantom acel all right punk let's see how smug you look with only one hand
00:31:24i can do it myself creep you better the rules of the rusty cleaver casino state that anyone accused
00:31:30of cheating must be stripped of their clothes to confirm they're not hiding cards we'll get to the
00:31:34bottom of this if i find any evidence of cheating the culprit will lose a hand and the aggrieved will
00:31:39recoup all their losses for the day your 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 make sure he drops his trousers too
00:32:17i want to see everything he's hiding careful about hollow accusations vivian
00:32:22dealer what's the punishment for false claims the accuser must forfeit three fingers
00:32:39he had nothing in his shirt if there's nothing in his pants i'm cooked wait why does he always hand
00:32:46his
00:32:46clothes to her clothes to her first
00:32:51search his bitch too she's helping him hide his card
00:32:57what
00:33:04wait you can't search her why not something to hide i didn't even touch the table
00:33:11what do you think the lady doth protest too much oh i think she does
00:33:21in front of all these people cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake
00:33:27fuck your transparency what happened to that sweet little cry baby you were ten seconds ago
00:33:33i'll make you cry baby
00:33:36failure to comply will be taken as admission
00:33:39fine fine fine fine i'll do it get off me
00:33:50come on everything off you two go ahead and give us a show let's see if our faux phantom ace
00:33:56has anything
00:33:57thing up his sleeve or under hers
00:34:25yeah yeah it's huge i know are we done here
00:34:28you want us to shed our skin too no evidence was found you're free to leave
00:34:37that was thorough and still nothing at a certain point doesn't luck start looking like skill
00:34:47don't flatter yourself
00:34:48why not you keep bringing up the phantom ace why can't i be him because the phantom ace was a
00:34:54ghost
00:34:54in a black mask you're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit tattoo and yet i'm the
00:35:01one leaving with your money you can't do this i need all my fingers please
00:35:12most of my cards were already gone after the last round the rest i hid right under their nose
00:35:17bouncing their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip of the table as they continued
00:35:22playing with my cards none the wiser
00:35:31until the only cheat cards i had left on me
00:35:35were in my hand i don't know how you did it but i'm gonna prove you're cheating scum you're dead
00:35:42meat
00:35:44if you want to find evidence of cheating
00:35:48check their side of the table what
00:35:59you're getting our hands cut off for sure
00:36:17you did it perfect throw
00:36:21you're ready now tomorrow we get your revenge
00:36:27what if they get caught cheating you feeling bad for the 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
00:36:55you by then it's too late
00:37:02please stop please please i'll do anything
00:37:06i'll do anything you assholes unhand me
00:37:10oof very poor choice of words
00:37:13oh god
00:37:33this casino is the property of red mask i am red masks most trusted associate those two are with me
00:38:00what
00:38:07What what are you looking at mistletoe what there's no
00:38:23I'm sorry Liam I
00:38:28No, it's okay. I just can't we can't but why it's not like I'm actually your student, but
00:38:41That old thing still works
00:38:44It's not supposed to
00:38:46Who is this I thought you look familiar you're not the phantom ace
00:38:52But when I saw that tattoo, I knew exactly which coward you were. I
00:38:57Know what you
00:38:59Haven't the foggiest what you're talking about neither does she I'm sure join me at sin and cypher's vip lounge
00:39:05in two days time
00:39:06We'll see which one of us is the better hustler
00:39:09Otherwise I tell your precious fiance that you got her daddy killed
00:39:20What is sin and cypher?
00:39:24It's a casino that's even more strict on cheating than the last
00:39:28More strict than losing a hand what do they just shoot you?
00:39:37The security in that place is harder to break than Fort knock before you can get in they scan you
00:39:44from head to toe for oddity
00:39:47Nothing gets past them Oh
00:39:49Oh and before we go any further don't mention I have anything to do with the phantom ace then stop
00:39:56winning like him
00:40:01We're gonna have to search you
00:40:09It's just a hearing aid I've had it since I was a child
00:40:17Then if you do manage to sneak something past them
00:40:20Every dealer in that joint uses a handcrafted custom set of cards totally unique to them making it impossible to
00:40:26replicate
00:40:33Maybe for someone else
00:40:43That's good
00:40:48You're gonna need that confidence if you're gonna play for me at the table
00:40:52You want me to what oh fuck yeah
00:41:05See anything I'm not even sure what I'm looking for here if Kelvin chose this place to cheat it means
00:41:12he has a mechanic
00:41:29You don't need to cheat if someone else fixes your cards just watch that VIP door and tell me where
00:41:35else the dealer goes
00:41:46I think I've spotted her
00:41:48Remember observe your mark
00:41:51Name is Regina nervous 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 not that she'd ever tell you about
00:42:00it
00:42:00She's terrible at parties phenomenal in the bedroom you got all that from a glance not exactly she's my ex
00:42:09You're what?
00:42:14Relax it was a long time ago, and it was mostly just sex mostly
00:42:22Regina hi
00:42:24So weird bumping into you here you look amazing
00:42:28What are you doing?
00:42:29What are you doing? If 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 money money money
00:42:42I saw you and thought oops awkward
00:42:44I figured I just um break the ice
00:42:46Yeah, um I gotta go
00:42:50I take it it wasn't a clean break
00:42:52Something like that
00:42:55Heads up
00:42:56Heads up she's beelining to the blackjack table
00:42:58You might have to take this
00:43:01Uh
00:43:01That wasn't the plan
00:43:03You have to play at her table
00:43:05It's her cards that we have to copy
00:43:07You're a human camera
00:43:08You can't make me hustle my ex
00:43:11Shh
00:43:11Not so loud
00:43:12Someone might hear you
00:43:14No one's around
00:43:26I won't
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?
00:43:37Oh shit
00:43:39I think he has an earpiece
00:43:41Find out who's on the other end and bring them both to me
00:43:53You think because we dated I'm gonna help you?
00:43:56No
00:43:57Of course not
00:43:58I'm just here to play
00:44:00Can't I just play?
00:44:04Sure
00:44:10Remember
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
00:44:21Remember what I told you when we first met?
00:44:24It's what I'm best at
00:44:36Hit me
00:44:49Someone's having a lucky day
00:44:54Don't be so obvious
00:44:56It's not the other players or even the dealer
00:44:59That you're trying to beat here
00:45:02It's the enforcers
00:45:06Remember Sin and Cypher doesn't play around
00:45:10It's not their hand they're after if they catch you
00:45:17Here, they come for your throat
00:45:21Excuse me
00:45:23Who are you talking to?
00:45:27Excuse me
00:45:29Who are you talking to?
00:45:31Talking to someone?
00:45:32No
00:45:33I was...
00:45:34I just mumble to myself sometimes
00:45:36I'm sorry, who are you?
00:45:38Damien Drainheart
00:45:39The other bartender had to run
00:45:40I'm taking over his shift
00:45:44I just need a few more cards to show up at the table and I'll have every design in Regina's
00:45:49deck
00:45:50Hit me
00:45:50Do 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
00:45:58The notebook and pen seem consistent with that
00:46:01But something's off
00:46:02Why does he have a house receiver?
00:46:04Is that gunpowder under his fingernails?
00:46:08He's an enforcer
00:46:09I'm a hustler's worst nightmare
00:46:11Come on Briar, hurry it up
00:46:17What's wrong with saying hit me?
00:46:20Used to say that when we made love
00:46:26Jesus Regina, it was two weeks, freshman year
00:46:40Oof
00:46:41Fuck
00:46:43Briar
00:46:44Get out of there now
00:46:49Stay right where you are
00:46:50You
00:46:51Let me see your ear
00:46:53Excuse me?
00:47:02What the hell is this?
00:47:04That's my hearing aid, asshole!
00:47:07Hello?
00:47:12I'm reporting this place on Yelp
00:47:16You're gonna go?
00:47:18Just like that?
00:47:21We don't work, Regina!
00:47:22Fix your drug problem!
00:47:28I told you the decoy was a good idea
00:47:32You'll make a master hustler yet
00:47:45Nice tip, bitch
00:47:57Not so fast!
00:47:59You want some candy?
00:48:00You're gonna help us win tomorrow
00:48:19Not so fast!
00:48:24Good work out there, master hustler
00:48:25Good work out there, master hustler
00:48:25You've come a long way
00:48:29If I didn't know any better, I'd think you're the Phantom Ace
00:48:36Thanks, we make a great team
00:48:45I think we should probably call it a night
00:48:47I have some tests to grade for next week
00:48:50Don't we still have to plan tomorrow's hustle?
00:48:52We can do that in the morning
00:48:59Why are you so afraid that I might get close to you?
00:49:03I'm gonna go for it
00:49:20But before he died, he'd mean to protect you
00:49:22You were not... I want to, but...
00:49:23Liam! It's okay! I want this!
00:49:27I made a promise to take care of you
00:49:29I'm sorry
00:49:31You should go
00:49:39i'm not some fragile little girl we are both adults i make my own choices and the risks i
00:49:44take are mine got it raya i ordered you to go
00:49:49thing is teach i was never too good at school for whatever reason i had trouble following
00:49:54directions i am way better at giving them i shouldn't i can't but oh god i want this so bad
00:50:06clear the desk
00:50:15pants off now yes ma'am
00:50:28we will do better this time i swear it shut up shut up
00:50:37you better this isn't negotiable if you don't someone is going to pull the plug on your son's
00:50:44health insurance policy
00:50:56did i tire you out
00:50:59you have a surprising amount of energy for an older guy
00:51:04what's the plan for today aside from planting the deck
00:51:08thank you
00:51:39The same strategy as before should suffice.
00:51:43These guys are idiots, remember?
00:51:48Change of plans.
00:51:50This time, your bitch is going to play, too.
00:52:02Why do you look so concerned?
00:52:06Planning on cheating?
00:52:11Of course not.
00:52:12It would be very unwise to cheat in this room.
00:52:16Besides these two, the head enforcer monitors it constantly from his high tower.
00:52:28We wouldn't want you to get caught.
00:52:31Not even Briar's precious phantom ace could breathe wrong in here without Demian seeing it.
00:52:42Look at you.
00:52:43Always so willing to give a helping hand.
00:52:45Hilarious!
00:52:46Be warned, this place will kill you if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are.
00:52:52It's okay.
00:52:54You can sit down.
00:52:55What are we going to do?
00:52:55I can't play on hiding cards, remember?
00:52:56You do not want to know how I got them past security.
00:52:58Just stay calm.
00:52:59Why do you have cards on you?
00:53:00You told me to.
00:53:00You said it's the same plan as before.
00:53:02You really need to calm down.
00:53:03Your sweating is going to give us away.
00:53:04How can I calm down?
00:53:05We're going to get caught.
00:53:15Hey, lovebirds.
00:53:16Shall we play?
00:53:21Why are you staring at me?
00:53:22Did you come back to rub him in my face?
00:53:24Uh-oh.
00:53:26Do I sense a history?
00:53:29Shove it!
00:53:33Shove it!
00:53:48High card.
00:53:49Two pair.
00:53:49Three of a kind.
00:53:51Full house.
00:53:55Still think you're not dealing with the Phantom Ace?
00:54:00Phantom Ace!
00:54:01My ass!
00:54:01That's cheating!
00:54:03How is that possible?
00:54:05Kelvin was supposed to get the full house.
00:54:08Unless...
00:54:14That was supposed to be a king.
00:54:16Someone switched my cards.
00:54:26How the fuck did Liam win?
00:54:28I thought I was paying you to be my fixer!
00:54:31I'm just creating a false sense of security.
00:54:33Keep them guessing.
00:54:34You better be telling the truth, Regina, or it's curtains.
00:54:37Capi?
00:54:41I can't tell Kelvin or he'll kill me.
00:54:44And I can't report it without exposing my own cheating.
00:54:47In which case my bosses kill me.
00:54:50I'm so fucked!
00:54:53Fuck you, Briar!
00:54:55What?
00:54:56What did I do?
00:54:59So, shall we keep playing?
00:55:09Of course.
00:55:14I think I'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace.
00:55:17All I need to do is memorize the high cards, and I can move this game back to Kelvin's favor.
00:55:27If I didn't know any better, I'd think that look you're giving our dealer betrayals a partnership of some kind.
00:55:36Now you sound paranoid.
00:55:3825 million!
00:55:40Get over yourself, or put it all on the table.
00:55:42All right.
00:55:43All in.
00:55:4550 million.
00:55:47I 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, and it's the only thing keeping my son alive.
00:56:20You're gonna regret betting that.
00:56:23What are you doing?
00:56:25You can't bet away your son's life!
00:56:27I don't want to.
00:56:30But if we don't win back everything we owe, Red Mask, me and my son are as good as dead
00:56:34anyway.
00:56:38Do you think he's bluffing?
00:56:40He wouldn't really bet that, would he?
00:56:45Hustling technique number 12, remember?
00:56:49He's hoping a highly sentimental bet will throw us off our game.
00:56:54Well, I guess it's successful.
00:56:55I'm folding right away.
00:56:57A true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win.
00:57:03Once they get the itch, they cannot help themselves.
00:57:05You're not responsible for what he bets.
00:57:14I can't believe I haven't noticed it before.
00:57:16What's that?
00:57:17How cold you can be.
00:57:21I'm out.
00:57:27Time for the showdown.
00:57:30Four of a kind.
00:57:35You just lost, Professor.
00:57:37A ten.
00:57:39And a nine.
00:57:50Not so fast, Kelvin.
00:57:52Take another look at that nine.
00:57:54It's actually a six.
00:58:05How?
00:58:07But I was sure that the perforation meant a nine.
00:58:10Did you just admit to knowingly playing with a marked deck?
00:58:18All right.
00:58:19Fun's over.
00:58:23Search everyone at the table.
00:58:32The extra set of cards.
00:58:34Give them to me.
00:58:36A what?
00:58:36Now, Briar.
00:58:37Briar is the only way I can protect you.
00:58:45What are you two talking about?
00:58:48Did your boyfriend ever tell you what he did?
00:58:51Did what?
00:58:52What did Liam do?
00:58:54Don't listen to him, Briar.
00:58:55Just hand me the cards.
00:58:57Figures he never told you.
00:58:59Briar!
00:58:59Your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall.
00:59:03This asshole got your daddy killed.
00:59:05Is that true?
00:59:19Do you?
00:59:19That's just rich.
00:59:20Five hustlers in one game.
00:59:22It must be my lucky day.
00:59:23Cut them all!
00:59:24Please, stop!
00:59:26I have too much to live for!
00:59:28Let me go!
00:59:29I have a son!
00:59:30Do you want him to grow up without a dad?
00:59:33Some dad you are.
00:59:35You gambled away your son's life.
00:59:41Apologies 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, you're an honorable man, correct?
00:59:50Briar and I were only here to bring the other hustlers to justice.
00:59:54You'd say anything you could to save your life.
00:59:56You're not the genius you think you are if you believe Red Mask kills the hustlers you catch.
01:00:00Check the arrest ledges for people who look like Vivian and Kelvin.
01:00:02Please!
01:00:07Get him out of my sight.
01:00:11No, please!
01:00:12Just listen!
01:00:28The gang's all here, huh?
01:00:31So you're Red Mask.
01:00:32Leader of the Casino Crime Syndicate.
01:00:37Did my shoes give it away?
01:00:39You've all been caught cheating at Sin and Cipher.
01:00:43How do you plead?
01:00:45Plead?
01:00:46For your lives.
01:00:47Don't worry.
01:00:48You wouldn't be the first.
01:00:51You're not going to kill us.
01:00:53Oh?
01:00:55That's not your style.
01:00:57With the way these two hustle, there's no way they haven't been caught before.
01:01:01That's your hustle.
01:01:04You extort people's debts for your own gain,
01:01:07forcing the cheaters you catch to hustle at rival casinos,
01:01:10leaving regular people to seek out Sin and Cipher,
01:01:13a place where hustling is near impossible.
01:01:19You seem to know everything about me.
01:01:22Everything except your identity.
01:01:23You don't recognize me from my voice?
01:01:25Well then, allow me to elacicate you.
01:01:39My name is Silas Graves.
01:01:42I'm the one who killed your professor, remember?
01:01:48He 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, but he's slowing down.
01:02:13One of you is going to replace him.
01:02:15He wants a replacement for X.
01:02:17He has no idea who's standing in front of him.
01:02:20And if we refuse...
01:02:26Does that answer your question?
01:02:39Does that answer your question?
01:02:45Red Mask isn't killing hustlers, he's training them.
01:02:49You know how to stop it.
01:02:53No!
01:02:57If this is true, I have to stop it.
01:03:04Come on.
01:03:05We're gonna play Who's the Best Hustler.
01:03:07If you don't play, you all die.
01:03:10Regina, you can be the dealer since we all know you don't stand a chance either way.
01:03:13No!
01:03:14I'm not playing another stupid game for you!
01:03:17You're a monster!
01:03:20This isn't up for debate, Kelvy.
01:03:22You've controlled me for far too long.
01:03:25Just get it over with.
01:03:27No!
01:03:31Careful what you wish for.
01:03:33Please, you need to stay alive.
01:03:36For your son.
01:03:39Elder!
01:03:43You bastard!
01:03:45Play all your necks.
01:03:46Spare them!
01:03:47I'm the world's greatest hustler.
01:03:50Give me a chance to face your champion alone.
01:03:53You're not even the best hustler in this room.
01:03:56Liam?
01:03:57My name is Liam Stone.
01:03:59But the gambling underworld knew me as the Phantom Maze.
01:04:17You ha ha ha!
01:04:18The Phantom Maze!
01:04:19That ghost vanished years ago.
01:04:21But sure, why not?
01:04:23Sounds fun.
01:04:24Regina, go ahead and deal while I decide what to do with you.
01:04:26This is so fucked!
01:04:30It's gonna be okay, Regina.
01:04:38You're his prisoner too, correct?
01:04:42How long?
01:04:46Take these golden sets.
01:04:48You'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel.
01:04:51If I can visibly tell you're cheating, I'll off you myself.
01:04:54What are we betting?
01:04:56Well, you wanted to negotiate for their lives, right?
01:04:59That makes them a kind of currency.
01:05:14Take these to start.
01:05:16Let's say these chuckle fucks are worth ten chips each.
01:05:19Anytime you want to cash out for more, I'll shoot one of them so you can keep on playing.
01:05:28I guess then I have one last hustling technique left to try.
01:05:32And what is that?
01:05:44Don't lose.
01:05:48The phantom ace I heard about never begged for anyone's life.
01:05:52First time for everything.
01:06:02There's a lot riding on this, but I can't get anything on this guy.
01:06:06Every inch of his skin is covered.
01:06:09So, X, that's what people call you, right?
01:06:12I know you can nod, but can you speak?
01:06:13What are you doing?
01:06:15I know it's life or death, but can I not make conversation?
01:06:19I can speak.
01:06:21Shit, voice modulator.
01:06:24If the phantom ace I'll know what's good for him, he'll stop speaking and play.
01:06:27Fine, place your bet.
01:06:34Time for the showdown.
01:06:38Flush.
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 going to cash in, Ace.
01:06:58It hasn't come to that yet.
01:07:01It's about to.
01:07:05It's barely moved at all.
01:07:07Besides, what's that he's doing with his wrist?
01:07:10I recognize that move.
01:07:12But that's impossible.
01:07:20What the hell?
01:07:21Hustling technique number eight.
01:07:23Flick switch.
01:07:24See how it works?
01:07:28Now, you try.
01:07:37Impressive.
01:07:38I've never met anyone who can match my speed.
01:07:42Three of a kind.
01:07:44Straight.
01:07:44If I had to guess, I'd say you're losing on purpose.
01:07:47Time to choose.
01:07:48Should I blow the brains off the pirate or Miss Furky here?
01:07:53Neither.
01:07:54Briar Thorn goes first.
01:07:57Whatever you say.
01:08:05Stop, you can't.
01:08:07Dad?
01:08:17Oh, God.
01:08:19Spoilers.
01:08:19I had this whole speech prepared about how I spared your life and used you as a pawn in my
01:08:23rise from lowly enforcer to mob boss.
01:08:25Why'd you have to go and ruin it, huh?
01:08:28Liam 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.
01:08:38Wait a minute.
01:08:39Who are you again?
01:08:44Should I tell him or should you?
01:08:46Briar is my daughter.
01:08:50What the fuck?
01:08:52You were right to spoil your identity.
01:08:54This is the better twist.
01:08:55Let her play and cash me in.
01:08:58Instead, she'll prove she's the better replacement for Alden.
01:09:01Oh, that's sweet.
01:09:02You love her or something?
01:09:03You trying to hustle my heartstrings right now?
01:09:05I'm not letting her play.
01:09:06She's his daughter.
01:09:07He's gonna let her win.
01:09:09He could promise not to.
01:09:11What is this?
01:09:12Are you doing a bit?
01:09:15Wasting a bit of your time.
01:09:17Time for what?
01:09:21Everyone on the ground, now!
01:09:37Let go!
01:09:58That's a phantom ace throw.
01:10:04What the hell was that?
01:10:21Nice fucking try.
01:10:25I'm sorry, Jeremy.
01:10:52I've loved you since the moment we met.
01:10:55When all this is over, I'm gonna marry you.
01:10:58Professor.
01:10:59Are you sure I approve?
01:11:02You don't get a vote.
01:11:03You were dead to me two minutes ago.
01:11:05I approve.
01:11:07And were you ever going to tell me your real identity?
01:11:12I'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' men will be on their way.
01:11:34There's a service tunnel behind that bookcase.
01:11:36Old pneumatic maintenance route.
01:11:38It leads under the casino.
01:11:39Can you give me a hand?
01:11:49Hold on a second.
01:11:50Do I know you?
01:11:53I'm not sure.
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.
01:11:58Just 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!
01:12:26I remember you.
01:12:28You're the husband of the heiress I hustled years ago.
01:12:31I won't make an excuse.
01:12:32I am not a perfect man.
01:12:34I had an itch that just needed to be scratched.
01:12:37Every gambler gets the itch eventually.
01:12:39Go ahead, shoot me, then let them go.
01:12:41Dad, no!
01:12:42The person I loved most in the world jumped to her death due to your actions.
01:12:47I know, but it's between you and she was my soul.
01:12:50And now I'm going to take the one you love.
01:12:54Briar!
01:12:54Briar!
01:12:54Oh, shit, I'm dead.
01:12:59No, Dad!
01:13:05Run, Briar.
01:13:07Guys.
01:13:08Take her and go!
01:13:10No!
01:13:11Please, you can't die!
01:13:12I just got you back!
01:13:14You can't leave me again!
01:13:16You can't!
01:13:16My greatest regret 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.
01:13:51You heard the old man!
01:13:53You guys get out of here!
01:13:58Briar, we need to run.
01:13:59My dad!
01:14:01Kelvin!
01:14:05Keep my boys safe.
01:14:11Guess the luck was on my side.
01:14:24Kelvin.
01:14:28We have to go!
01:14:33No!
01:14:41It was nice knowing you.
01:14:44Regina, please!
01:14:46We can pry it open together.
01:14:52I'm sorry!
01:14:54I'm sorry!
01:14:57Regina!
01:14:58Come back!
01:15:00This type of shit is why we didn't work!
01:15:04Briar!
01:15:10No funny business.
01:15:12The bitch against the wall.
01:15:13I'll get to you in a bit.
01:15:15Masterful gambit.
01:15:16Getting my lost guy involved.
01:15:18It's too bad you both gotta die now.
01:15:20We could have made a lot of money together.
01:15:22You've lost Silas.
01:15:23Regina knows who you are and she got out.
01:15:25You think that drugged out Lessie is gonna turn me in?
01:15:28I am going to revel in the satisfaction of wiping you both off God's green earth!
01:15:33All that Phantom Ace talk.
01:15:35All those pretty little tricks.
01:15:36Here you are.
01:15:37Trapped behind my gate.
01:15:38With a gun to your head.
01:15:51You came back for us.
01:15:53Why?
01:15:54I thought about leaving.
01:15:56But I realized if you died I'd never get my favorite t-shirt back.
01:16:10I'm so sorry about your dad, Briar.
01:16:12I just found out he was alive.
01:16:15And now he's gone again.
01:16:20We have to get rid of it!
01:16:22What?
01:16:22The money.
01:16:23Everything we won.
01:16:25It's blood money.
01:16:26We shouldn't keep it.
01:16:28I mean it.
01:16:29Everyone we met had their lives ruined by hustlers.
01:16:33I know.
01:16:34I felt the same way when Alden.
01:16:36Back when I thought that he...
01:16:41Kelvin.
01:16:42Kelvin had a son.
01:16:45Keep 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.
01:16:57Is there a cure?
01:16:59Yes.
01:16:59But it's very experimental, expensive, and surely not covered by his insurance.
01:17:04Do it.
01:17:06Whatever the cost.
01:17:15What's going on?
01:17:16Dad?
01:17:17Where's my dad?
01:17:18Look at me, honey.
01:17:19You're going to be okay, but you've been asleep for a very long time.
01:17:23What do you mean he has no other family?
01:17:24Where's his mom?
01:17:25She died in the same accident that resulted in Jeremy's coma,
01:17:28and he has no living relatives that agreed to take him in.
01:17:30So he's got nowhere to go?
01:17:32Since he's awake now, we can send him to an orphanage upstate.
01:17:34It's not ideal, but...
01:17:36What if someone were to adopt him?
01:17:38Briar.
01:17:44This is nice.
01:17:46Yeah.
01:17:46Our first family vacation.
01:17:48Boy, did I need one.
01:17:50Time for the showdown.
01:17:53Do you see the guy on the left?
01:17:59Hustlers.
01:18:00I'm glad we left that life behind us.
01:18:01I wish that type of thing didn't exist.
01:18:03Yeah.
01:18:03Ooh, the gift shop.
01:18:05I want to go.
01:18:05Can I go, Briar?
01:18:06Sure, honey.
01:18:07Just a sec.
01:18:07You don't miss it, do you?
01:18:08I mean, you were the Phantom Ace.
01:18:10The best.
01:18:11Of course not.
01:18:12Certainly not after everything.
01:18:15Jeremy!
01:18:16I can't be that stupid.
01:18:18I'm out.
01:18:19I'm done.
01:18:20The Phantom Ace is officially retired.
01:18:22I had an itch that just needed to be scratched.
01:18:25Every gambler gets the itch eventually.
01:18:32Ah, fuck it.
01:18:33Deal me in.
01:18:34You name it.
01:18:36See you.
01:18:37You are my friend.
01:18:37You
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