If Only It Were Always that Easy

If there were one superpower that we could have, it would probably be the ability to call for a card when we need it. After Francis Ellis opened for 21,000 from under the gun and Annika Ivert called on the button, Sorel Mizzi raised for half of his stack to roughly 102,000. Ellis quickly got out of the way, but Ivert must have surprised Mizzi by moving all in. We assume Mizzi probably figured he was flipping coins with Ivert; he made the call for 217,000 total.

Ivert: {k-Spades}

Mizzi:

Whoops! Mizzi was in very bad shape against Ivert's kings, but the flop came down {4-Clubs}

to give him a flush draw. With the television camera rolling and a floor supervisor announcing the action, Mizzi said three simple words in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Jack of clubs."

Was it a marked card, a psychic power, or just plain random luck? The dealer burned and turned, producing the {j-Clubs}