Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1491: Chapter 1475: Flush vs. Straight

This result made Paterson extremely excited. He couldn’t even bother to look at Huo Sining’s hole cards. He stood up and gathered the chips into his arms.

Even the photographers thought the poker game was about to end. The people watching the live stream, including those back home waiting for Huo Sining to work a miracle, all felt a deep sense of regret.

Quite a few netizens started to vent their anger, believing Paterson had deliberately set a trap for Huo Sining to fall into.

Some complained that Huo Sining shouldn’t have been so hasty in the last hand, pushing all-in with 1.6 million chips, falling into Paterson’s trap.

Of course, some netizens familiar with Huo Sining’s style felt that something was off with this hand.

Because based on Huo Sining’s character, she couldn’t possibly be so naïve as to fall into Paterson’s ploy just like that!

If Huo Sining’s hand wasn’t strong enough to guarantee a win, why would she easily agree to Paterson’s all-or-nothing proposal?

No matter how much viewers of the live stream debated, this hand was considered finished.

Just when everyone was feeling bored and preparing to leave, Huo Sining, who had been sitting silently, suddenly raised her head and asked with a smile:

”Mr. Paterson, let me ask, which is bigger, a flush or a straight?”

Paterson, filled with excitement about advancing to the finals, did not expect such a question from Huo Sining and was momentarily at a loss.

He instinctively turned his head and asked, ”What did you say?”

At this moment, the photographers noticed something seemed wrong at table 21, and they quickly surrounded it like cats scented fish.

Netizens also quickly sensed something was amiss and saw that the game at Huo Sining’s table seemed unfinished, causing them to get excited and shout in the barrage:

”Everyone, look! Mysterious Huo hasn’t revealed her cards yet. Maybe there’s a twist!”

Huo Sining silently watched Paterson without speaking, and Paterson’s heart suddenly sank.

He looked at the two cards in front of Huo Sining with a mix of bizarre and disbelief, emotions brewing tumultuously in his eyes.

Huo Sining smiled faintly but said nothing, her eyes glancing silently at the croupier.

Cold sweat began to pour from the croupier’s forehead as he watched the scene. Just seeing the two contestants in a standoff, he already felt a battlefield tension in the air.

And when Huo Sining gave him a glare, the chill ran up the croupier’s spine, and he instinctively looked towards Paterson.

Paterson realized things might take a turn. He forced his composure, smiling with difficulty as he said, ”It seems Miss Huo is not resigned. If so, let’s reveal the cards to put Miss Huo’s mind at ease.”

Huo Sining did not touch the cards herself, just as she hadn’t from the start of the game, avoiding any accusation of cheating.

Despite the strict no-cheating policy at the WGC, she hadn’t touched the cards since the semifinals, to prevent any excuse for slander.

The croupier bore the responsibility of revealing the cards, his face expressionless but his heart cursing both ’Paterson’ and ’Huo Sining’ with tears streaming down.

Darn it, he was forced into this! When the result comes out, he hoped those fanatical Paterson fans don’t blame him!

The croupier’s every move held the audience’s attention as he placed his long, fair hand on the two cards in front of Huo Sining, slowly revealing them.

Everyone stared at the screen, holding their breath.

The croupier seemed to draw out his actions, as if deliberately, turning the card revelation into slow motion.

Everyone present and watching on TV mentally cursed.

”Dude, you’re just a croupier! Even if you don’t care about the viewers, at least consider the players’ feelings. Could you speed up? Can’t you see that guy’s smile is stiffening?”

In the end, no matter how slow the croupier, there comes a moment when the cards are revealed.

When two of the smallest cards were shown, everyone burst into laughter, but after seeing the cards, they couldn’t help but cast a pitying glance at the frozen Paterson.

Huo Sining’s hole cards were a 2 and a 3, yet no one dared to underestimate them.

Because these two cursed cards were both spades!

These cards, combined with the spade Jack on the table, miraculously formed three spades!

A flush! It was actually a flush!

A flush beats a straight, even if the flush consists of the smallest possible cards!

Paterson’s stiff smile turned a liver color at the sight of her hand.

Nobody could describe his feelings at that moment. If thoughts could kill, Huo Sining would’ve been dead a thousand times over.

Paterson couldn’t believe his straight was beaten by such small cards.

Yet, no matter how resentful he was, the reality was undeniable: he had lost.

Such is the game. Assuming victory before the opponent revealed their hand, he lost more than just luck but also strategy and grace.

Paterson believed he would become a laughingstock in the WGC by the end of the day.

The thought of this possibility filled him with shame and anger, stripping him of any courage to stay in the arena. He wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Unlike Paterson’s mood, netizens back home went crazy over the unexpected turn of events. Mysterious Huo once again performed a miracle.

If possible, those netizens yearned to pound drums and proclaim it to the world.

See, this is Huo Sining, this is Miss Magic. Even in the most challenging situations, she can win with an unexpected strategy.

Huo Sining’s die-hard fans cheered ecstatically, feeling an added sense of pride and trust in the name of Mysterious Huo.

[By the way, because the Gambling King’s name was involved in something sensitive before, several Chapters were locked, and some readers thought Chapters were skipped. Actually, the Chapters were not skipped, they were locked. Now, to unlock them, I’ve decided to change the Gambling King’s name and his children’s names. I’m informing everyone here that I changed Gambling King He to Song Lifeng, Song Gambling King, and his children now also have the surname Song. I hope you all understand.]