House of Games Page #2

- Come on. $25,000.

$25,000 Billy Hahn has lost to me.

Excuse me one moment, will you?

You say Billy Hahn lost 25 large to me?

I'm showing you this cos I like you, OK?

Cos you got blonde hair.

You're looking at Billy Hahn's IOU. OK?

Billy Hahn owes me 800 bucks.

- In or out?

- Deal past me.

OK?

How did you size me up so quick

that I'm not some hard guy

who's gonna rough you up?

- I don't know. In my work...

- What work is that?

It's none of your business.

- In or out?

- Out.

Oh, it's none of my business?

OK. Then I stand corrected.

Here's the thing.

- I want something from you.

- What do you want?

- I want you to do me a favour.

- Why should I do you a favour?

If you do, I'll forget the 800

your friend owes me.

- What do you want?

- Let's talk for a minute.

What is it?

- Do you know what a "tell" is?

- A "tell"?

Here. Do this.

You have to choose a hand.

You do it to me. Do it.

Bingo. Do it again.

OK. Now, I can do that all day.

How? You got a "tell". You're telling

me the hand that has the coin.

- I am? How?

- It's not important.

OK, it's your nose. You point your nose

slightly at the hand that has the coin. OK?

That's a tell.

Now, look back over my shoulder.

The guy in a beard and a cowboy shirt.

- You see him?

- Yes.

He's from Las Vegas. He's been

beating me all night. He's got a tell.

When he's bluffing,

he plays with his little gold ring.

I caught him doing it. He knows I did,

so he stopped. He's conscious of himself.

- I want you to do me this favour.

- What's that?

Be my girlfriend for a while.

Come in the game, watch me play.

We get in a big hand. I go to go pee,

you watch this guy and tell me,

does he play with his gold ring?

Then I know he's bluffing, I win the big

hand and forget the 800 your friend owes.

If you're a good gambler,

how did you fall into this?

- I'm not a gambler.

- You're not a gambler?

- No.

- What are you, then?

I made you a deal. I'll tear up

your friend's marker if you help me out.

Will you do that?

All right.

Two.

Three.

- One card.

- The man takes one.

Dealer takes three.

I bet a hundred.

Call.

Call.

Up 200.

Here we go.

Your three, and five more.

- Call.

- Pass.

The guy's got a full house, you got two

pair, you're in an indefensible position.

It's good that I can joke about it, isn't it?

I'm out. You drove me out.

A man with style

is a man who can smile.

How are you?

Are you having a good time?

- Never better.

- Glad to hear it.

- Out.

- I'm out.

Damn cards are cold as ice.

- Full house.

- New hand.

- Did you win again?

- That's right.

You wanna win the hand,

you gotta stay in till the end.

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