Cold Deck

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There's a common

saying in poker...

Play the player,

not the cards.

Read him,

bluff him,

Make him doubt

his strength.

The trick, Bobby,

Is knowing when the other

guy is doing the same.

Otherwise, the only person

you're bluffing, son...

Is yourself.

I call.

All right.

Had a feeling you were

chasing a straight.

All right.

I love my mom,

you know what?

Everybody loves your mom.

I loved her twice

last night.

You are a motherf***er.

F***ing guys.

You know...

Why is it always me?

Talk to your

sister lately?

Come on, let's

get some hot coins.

Tired of this f***in'

same old sh*t,

Chasing straights.

Chasing straights,

that sounds, uh...

That's a little different

than your regular weekend, eh?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Wise guy.

All right, I call.

No, I'm out.

We need a f***in'

chess clock pretty soon.

Yeah,

look who's complaining.

I gotta play with

these guys every night.

F***in' slowpoke!

You're just pissed because

this is the most action

You've seen in months.

See, Chips, this is

what I'm talking about.

Game is twice as long

'cause of a**holes like this.

F***in' wasting time!

You know, just 'cause I don't

play the way your mouth moves

Doesn't make me

an a**hole, okay?

What the f***

does that mean?

Fast and stupid, f***-face.

F*** you, man.

Funny.

Here, I call.

I'm all in.

Call.

I got nines full of sevens.

I'm sorry, Bobby.

Oh...

Ho-ho, wow.

Un-f***ing-real.

Ooh.

Okey-dokey!

Let's go, Bobby!

F***in' river.

Hey, Bobby.

Listen, you broke your

face today, all right?

Happens to everybody.

No big deal.

Tomorrow's another night.

Okay.

Hey, come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

You're embarrassing.

No, I'm not.

You're a good kid.

I'll see ya tomorrow,

yeah?

Yeah.

All right.

Say hi to your mother.

Are we playing poker

or are we f***in' around?

No, we're playing poker.

That's it.

Got any bets tonight?

Uh, I got Atlanta at +150.

Atlanta?

Have they even

won a game this year?

Hey, f*** you, man!

They're due to win.

Why can't it be tonight?

Hey.

Can I get one of those

scratch-and-win tickets, too?

The twenty dollar one?

Thanks.

So, $76.53.

Cash or credit?

Uh...

Yeah, I dunno,

it's been finicky lately.

Can you try it again?

Yeah.

Let me just grab some...

The ones I want, okay?

So that's gonna be $34.69

with the ticket.

Do you still want that?

Sir?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

I-I'll take it.

Hey, Kim.

Kim, you awake?

Can you get me my smokes?

Hear anything back yet?

No.

Bastards didn't even

return my call.

They just don't know

who you are yet.

Come on, babe.

Something's gonna come up.

Hey, you're too pretty.

I didn't do it, your honour.

I swear he was dead

when I came home.

It hurts so much to know

I'll never be able to hold him

In my arms again.

Come on, I can tell

you're faking.

You're an a**hole.

I'm just...

I'm just worried about you,

that's all.

I don't need to be saved,

Bobby.

You ever consider that?

No.

I really like you.

I do.

It's just...

I can't do serious

right now.

How are the cards

treating you?

You seemed to be on

a winning streak last night.

It's all kicking my ass,

actually.

I just gotta find

the right game.

And we gotta get

you some acting classes

So you don't have

to fake it so much.

Robert, is that you?

Yeah, Mom, I'm home.

Hey, Mom.

How you feeling?

Did, uh, Nadine come yet?

You didn't come

home last night.

Yeah, I-I went for

a couple drinks with Ben.

You promised me...

When you moved

into this house,

You promised me,

Robert, you'd quit.

Mom...

I get one Cheque a month,

and I count on that

To buy my food

and pay my rent.

Mom, come on, what do you think

I bought these beauties with?

You are just

like your father!

Aah!

Mom...

Mom, I-I don't know

what I'm doing wrong.

I know you're trying,

Robert.

I know, I know

you're trying.

But you are in exactly

the same place

You were a year ago,

two years ago.

You know, you keep hanging

around Chips and that

Shithole Scruples of his,

You're gonna end up

just like your dad.

For better or for worse,

Robert.

Don't worry, Mrs. Locke,

A little sleep and

you'll be good as new.

I'll be right back.

Everything's fine.

How is she?

It's okay.

Barely.

I mean, that fall

didn't help her any.

Bobby, her arthritis

is getting worse,

And pretty soon she won't

be able to walk at all.

There's only so much we can

do on such a small budget.

Okay, I'll... I'll figure

something out.

I just don't...

Look, I said I'll figure

something out.

Okay.

Hey, Mom.

Nadine said you're

doing a lot better.

What is it you want,

Robert?

I, um...

I just need a little

to tide me over.

Um, I was thinking,

maybe you could, um...

How much?

Uh... 100?

Turn around.

All right, boys.

What have we got here?

Yeah!

Ship it, Bruno!

Ship what?

I got the f***in' straight.

There is no straight,

you clown!

Can't even read the board.

Pino, come on.

Kim, can I get a drink?

Let's go again.

Bobby, I think

you should go home.

No, I'm just

getting started.

Come on,

I'll drive you home.

I'm off in a few minutes.

Get him a drink, Kim.

Chips, he's had enough.

I didn't ask you,

I told you.

Give him another drink.

Right, Bobby?

Mmm-hmm.

The night is young.

And you're so beautiful.

Thank you!

Thank you.

All right, what have

we got here?

To me, watch this.

Oh.

Ooh.

Uh-huh.

All right.

Thank you.

Drink up, boy,

drink up.

I'm gonna raise.

Ah, f***, I call.

F*** you, Bobby.

I got a big hand, Pino.

It's okay, I like it

when you drink.

I got a huge hand.

Yeah, I got

a huge hand too.

Huge, huge.

You wanna see

my huge hand?

Not when you put it

that way!

Not where that hand

has been!

Have a couple

more drinks.

Yeah.

Robert!

I thought maybe we could

have some breakfast together.

Can't, Mom.

I gotta go.

You know, that show

you like's on

And we could eat

in the living room.

Robert, about yesterday,

I...

Yeah, I know things have been

kinda rough for you lately.

Yeah, no sh*t.

But, uh, I've been keeping

my ears open.

Perfect game and all that.

You know, Pino was running

his mouth off

About this private game

tomorrow.

High stakes.

Yeah? How big?

250 K.

250?

Bunch of oil and

real estate guys.

They don't know

sh*t about cards.

- Tomorrow?

- Yeah.

Ben, don't mess with me.

Yeah, tomorrow,

tomorrow.

Are you kidding me?

This is the game!

I know!

This is it, this is it!

It's f***ing crazy, right?

I know!

Did Pino tell you

where it is?

No.

Yeah, oh, no, no,

he told me!

Everything's up here.

It's just...

You know, one part of it

is kinda sticky.

It's, uh...

The buy-in's 25 grand.

Okay, don't freak out

yet, okay?

Look, I got a plan.

So between the two of us,

I mean,

You're the better card player.

So we get you into the game,

you know,

You know, you crush

everybody...

We'll split the pot.

That easy.

That... that's awesome.

I don't even have enough money

to buy groceries right now.

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