464 Las Vegas (8)

The game was definitely more exciting and riskier with these house rules.

Next half hour passed in a flash.

The sound of the gong was heard and lady in tan dress appeared on the stage, showing a flawless blue diamond. "…Three separate experts confirmed that if this 34-carat rare beauty is auctioned, the starting price of 17 million dollars will be fair…"

Everyone glanced at the diamond, and Sarah noticed that Jared looked at that diamond longer than necessary. He was losing his focus from the current hand.

Aiden was holding his breath until he started feeling dizzy. 'These things are just crazy…' He had a hard time comprehending that all this is real. 'How did Sarah find out about this behind-the-scene game?'

And, of course, Sarah won the hand which had a diamond included.

Another older man got out of the game, and they agreed to have a small break.