The hounds look Bertram over in brief appraisal, then roar their approval with laughter! The other five pick up this dead-tired and dead-broke chap:
And set him up on a cushioned chair near the fire, checking to see how he is... tail wagging, he's fine, he'll sleep it off!
Suikoden I OST - Joy Joy Time ~ Mini Game ThemeSir Lionel speaks in a high-pitched, yappy tone but with practiced regality. "I say, young man, are you familiar with Follow The 7th?" As a Sportsballer, you should be! The 7th is the final inning and often considered to be the time for talented teams to shine and pull miraculous recoveries. "The 7 and the card dealt after it are Wild, but if another 7 shows up, it changes the Wild card. What'll you bet?'
Each hound offers up 500 gold as the starting pot. Serious players! You are expected to put up 500 personal g to enter the game, Bertram.
Cards are dealt, two face down. The hounds each have serious poker faces on, whether that involves twitching noses, lagging tongues or unusually steady jowls. They peek at their cards and the dealing begins. Three waves in and things are down-right boring... Dog 3 has the makings of a Flush in his face up cards, but what of it?! No 7s are flying! With each wave, the betting is kept at 100g steady, with nobody really objecting.
Thus, Bertram, your obligation to get in so far is 800 g.
But then... A Seven! Wild card to Sir Lionel! The Ten that follows is Wild for Dog 2... until the NEXT SEVEN shows up for Dog 3! That makes Dog 4's 5 of Clubs wild... UNTIL BERTRAM GETS THE THIRD SEVEN! The dogs woof and bark and hop up in surprise with each new seven, practically out-yelling the entire bar and bursting into riotous guffaws at the third and final! One of the Dogs folds immediately with a low whine...
Lionel raises to 250g! The others follow suit, swelling the pot from 4200g to 5450g immediately! Assuming you're still in, Bertram, and can afford to run with the big dogs, that's 1,050g down for you so far.
The Final Hand. The next card that goes to Lionel... is a Nine, making Nines the final Wild card as none of the others draw the remaining Sevens.
Lionel is wagging exceptionally hard. Two more dogs abandon ship and fold, refreshing their drinks and meal plates with the first dog. Dog 3 looks a bit wary, but his jowls waggle as he follows Lionel in with a 500g raise, making the pot 6,450 total.
Bertam, you're up. Do you want to risk it all with your final hand(as we've discussed in Steam messages), or Fold and reduce your losses? It'll be 500g more for a total of
1,550g to play through to the end.