After a moment’s hesitation, he clenched his jaw and decided to draw another card.

The second card flipped was a 3.

Coen exhaled in relief.

Adding the card had been the right move, or he would have stood no chance in such a tight spot.

The masked man also opted to draw more cards, revealing an 11 for his second draw.

Coen had eight and the man held eleven.

They opted not to draw additional cards this time.

The man, going first, confidently flicked his wrist and a ten Landed on the table, bringing his total to a perfect twenty-one.

Everyone around the table could clearly see the unfolding drama.

Unless Coen’s final card was miraculously thirteen, his defeat was imminent.

Coen’s face fell as he realized the man had hit twenty-one.

He hesitated, his final card still face down in front of him.

forever, the masked man broke the

reveal your card, I’ll take it

still had a sliver

would

in his luck, he

It was a twelve.

were so close

Disappointment washed over him.

he had won the first round and almost tied

you lost,” a staff member declared as he approached

man went on, “Your share of the five billion will be

Please leave now.

called out, refusing to

afford to

of his hands on the table, he produced

says I’ve lost? You proposed adding another

propose

seemed the masked man

his

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