The Gambler

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So,

what are you gonna do for me?

We're going to be straight

that I've had it.

What do you say to the fact that...

I'm gonna die?

I'm going to miss you.

F*** that.

I won't know about that.

I need to know

what you're worth

when I leave you nothing.

Who wants the world at their feet?

It's confusing, isn't it?

I'll do the best I can.

You can go knowing that, okay?

You're me now...

If you'll have it.

$10,000?

Player wins.

$20,000?

Player wins.

$40,000?

Player wins.

Again.

Again!

Double it. Make it $80,000.

Come on. Mister Lee can cover

a lot more than that, buddy.

You must be new. Double it!

$80,000.

I hope you paid your rent, homes.

I don't pay rent, homes.

What's up, man? You got a problem?

Issue of some kind?

Yeah, I don't like your f***ing hat.

You know, I think you kinda

wanted me to have an issue,

so I thought of that one.

I'll see you outside, my friend.

Oh, we all got to go

outside sometime, brother.

This place is just a dream.

You a gambler?

Not like you.

You want to f*** around

or you want to cut cards

for my last $500?

I'll put 10 grand against your $500.

I haven't got 10 grand.

That's an unequal bet.

It's a unequal general situation.

Well, f*** it. Get a deck.

That's funny, no?

I thought you wanted my business card.

Congratulations.

I know you.

I think you're the kind of guy

that likes to lose.

Life's a losing proposition, right?

You might as well get it over with.

- Need a stake?

- You like staking losers?

I know how you guys stake people.

Then you know everything.

Your luck is no good tonight.

Oh, that depends,

if you give me another $10,000 credit.

You came in with $10,000 in cash.

You didn't give it to me.

Well, I mean, this is

a gambling establishment.

Have I ever not paid you?

Eventually a debt gets too big to pay.

You owe me $240,000

and I want it in seven days.

He took it, man.

Stake me 50 grand.

At 20 points.

Give him 50 grand.

You make sure my man

over here has your digits and so forth.

I feel better about your hat.

This motherf***er.

There's 40. I'm going to

keep back 10, okay?

You know, you can take the whole 50

against my vig,

but this is a gambling establishment.

I came to play.

Just one blue $10,000 marker, please.

No, no.

Don't look at anyone.

You look at me. Just do it.

Another satisfied customer.

Let's play the two.

$20,000?

He doesn't want you to look at him.

Just keep dealing the cards.

$40,000.

I'm good.

Take it.

Player wins.

Don't look at him. There's no limit.

He wants to f*** or fight,

and I'm not interested in either.

So, please, just deal the cards.

- It's for your protection.

- For my protection?

F*** my protection.

You don't come here

for f***ing protection from yourself.

You come for the f***ing opposite.

And here I am.

So, please, deal the cards.

Thank you.

$80,000.

Player wins.

No more bets.

You got me feeling lucky.

I'm putting everything on black.

Red's been coming up all night.

You want me to pay you now?

Is that what you want me to do?

- No.

- Why not?

Maybe I enjoy watching the show.

What about ripping me off outside

if I win?

Not in that business, brother.

Everything on black.

No more bets.

Nineteen, red.

Float me some spending money.

That's at 20 points, too.

First public notice that was

ever made of Shakespeare

was from a Grub Street writer,

Robert Greene,

who called him an "upstart crow

"beautified with our feathers,"

in the book...

In the book,

under that title on the board.

Is the beautified feathers thing because

Greene knew that Shakespeare

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