Editing Kakegurui Trip Fulltext (section)

==Chapter 4, part 6==

''"Congratulations, Yumeko! What a great win!"''
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''"Thank you, Suzui-san! It was all thanks to your support!"''
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''"Haha, I was only watching!"''
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After winning the first round, Yumeko stepped over the red barrier and joined me among the spectators. About half the tables had finished the round at this point. The atmosphere was mixed. There was joy and disappointment among the crowd.
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Yumeko had grabbed the chip lead at her table by knocking out an opponent in the fist hand. She didn't lose it and it carried her to the end of the round.<br>
As expected, showdowns didn't happen all that often after that initial stunt. Poker is mostly a psychological game, after all. If only one player remains during the betting phase, no one has to reveal their cards.
Yumeko's table had attracted quite some attention with many people cheering her on. An applause irrupted when the last hand of the round was finished.
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Now that Yumeko was close to me in this noisy hall, I could talk to her without shouting. ''"Yumeko, I want to ask you about that first hand. I didn't quite get to see the showdown with the crowd uproar. Did you two actually have good cards or not?"''
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''"Oh, sort of"'', she replied. ''"I had three clubs so I went for a flush. I got three-of-a-kind instead. I wouldn't have bet on it so much if that guy was not being such a bully. I was pretty sure everyone would fold after that 200 thousand bet of his. I didn't want tot let it slide."''
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''"But what if he did have a good hand?"'', I asked.
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Yumeko covered her mouth with one hand and giggled. ''"Well it would have been possible, theoretically. You never know for sure and that's what makes it so much fun. It turned out he had two pairs. I can't say that bluffing was a bad move on his part. It worked on the other players, after all."''
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''"Well, everybody seemed pretty meek at your table from the moment that the guy was eliminated. It was you who became the bully in a way"'', I said.
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Yumeko changed the topic. ''"By the way, Suzui-san, I'm getting really thirsty."''
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''"Some of the other tables are still going"'', I said. ''"We have time to grab something from the bar."''
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