Since I can't think of anything plot-relevant to say, let me just say that I really like frontierShipping (Crystal/Emerald), JadeShipping (Blue/Yellow) and any other PokeSpe Yuri pairings, including LazuriteShipping (Blue/Crystal), SweetHeartShipping (Yellow/Crystal), WakeMeUpShipping (Yellow/Sapphire), TreeStarsShipping (Crystal/Sapphire) and DeepBlueShipping (Sapphire/Blue).
For the tenth round, Ruby was the dealer. While not as fast as Sapp, or as skilled as Gold, or even as flashy as herself, he was surprisingly... gentle with the cards, Blue noted. Unlike her or Gold, he took care not to bend them or put too much pressure on them, as if he worried they might disintegrate if he did.
Red held the Nine of Spades and Seven of Clubs; Green the Jack and Five of Spades; Blue the King of Spades and Three of Clubs; and Yellow the Six and Queen of Diamonds.
Gold got the Five of Clubs and Three of Hearts; Silver the Six and Ten of Clubs; and Crystal the Four of Clubs and Seven of Hearts.
Ruby had the Two and Ten of Spades while Sapphire had the Eight and Ten of Diamonds.
"Any bets you would like to make?"
"Fold." Red said.
"700." Green grinned, knowing that Sapphire definitely wouldn't go along with that. (10500) (Pot: 1200)
"Fold." Blue grumbled, losing money. (7300) (Pot: 1450)
"I'd just like to fold." Yellow said.
"Fold." Gold muttered.
"Call." Silver flatly said. (4050) (Pot: 2150)
"Fold." Crystal sighed.
"Fold." Ruby muttered.
"Fold." Sapphire muttered. The time still wasn't right for her to make any kind of move. Not while Gold, Blue, and possibly Green were in the game.
Ruby placed the Two of Clubs, the Nine of Clubs and Eight of Hearts on the table.
"500." Green grinned, attempting a bluff.
"I'm in." Silver said, seeing what he was trying a mile away, knowing that if another Club came along, he'll have won for sure.
Ruby placed the Two of Hearts beside the other cards.
"Check." Both said, anxious for the final card.
Ruby placed it, the Queen of Hearts. They revealed their cards.
"I win." Green grinned. (Green: 12650)
Annoyed, Silver removed his pants, leaving him in his boxers and nothing else. While not on Red and Green's levels, his abs were rather well-defined.
Oh, and I'm definitely not foreshadowing anything with the Big/Small list back in round 04. Nope, not at all...
Really.