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d. "I'll bet 20", he continued.
"I'll match that 20 and raise you 10" Bruce said in a quiet voice, dumping
his cash in with the rest.
The tension started to build.
Garry threw his cards onto the centre of the table. "I Drop... no luck on
these cards."
"Match", said Marc. Warren looked around and forced a grin ... "Match"
The atmosphere grew restless with 110 credits, 2 days pay, up for grabs.
"Call" finally said Marc.
The cards were laid down.
"Read em and weep", Warren said, throwing down three of a kind. Bruce
immediately threw down his cards in disgust, revealing two pairs. Warren
laughed and started to gather the $110 from the pool, then was restrained by
a hand.
Marc's cards were sitting there in plain view... A royal flush. Unbeatable.
Now that was a turnup for the books, Ripley thought.
The tables were turned, and for once Warren had to watch with the others as
his money was pocketed.
Bruce started to shuffle the cards again.
Most of them were married. Ryoko Yamaguchi was probably way behind in the rat-race, so
to speak. Not that it'd be so hard to change thi
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