Rounders Page #10

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Well, what

are we up to?

That's like seven.

Seven.

With that pot you just dumped

on that f***ing V-neck sweater,

we would've had ten.

Look at you. One 64-hour session,

and you need a nap.

- No time for a f***ing nap.

- No, we don't. That's all right.

Come on.

I know what you need.

I know... I got just the place

for you. Yeah, yeah.

[Man Singing In Italian]

Feel like I'm gonna get whacked

sitting here like this.

We got 7,300, Mike.

We gotta double that in two days.

Well, we're gonna get close. I'm sure

if we come up a little short, Grama...

We come up

even a little short,

Grama will shoot us and bury us

in a hole somewhere.

Now, I know this game

up in Binghamton.

- In Binghamton?

- Yeah, yeah.

It's like 16 or 17 guys.

Two full tables. All municipal workers.

They come play right after

they get their paychecks. It's very fat.

Are you sure? Binghamton's

five hours each way.

Well, look, I figure there's

If we get even half of that,

we're home.

Lead me to it.

- Municipal workers, huh?

- What? These guys work for the city.

They work for the state,

you idiot.

Oh, this is

just stupid.

Look, we're here, okay?

- You got any better ideas?

- How the hell am I supposed

to even get in this game?

No, it's easy.

The whole time I was in the joint,

I was just dumping money to guards.

This one guy, Pete Frye, I probably lost

like ten grand over 18 months.

I mean, he thinks

I'm a total fish.

He told me anytime I wanted a game

when I got out, just look up his nephew.

You just go in there,

you ask for Sean Frye, you're in.

You're gonna clean this game up.

These guys are total suckers.

All right. Give me,

like, eight hours.

- Come back at 7:00, 7:30.

- What am I gonna do for eight hours?

- Why don't I come in?

I'll sit for a little while.

- No.

- No, not a chance.

- I'll sit at the other table

and play straight.

You wanna play straight? You go

in there, I'll be back in eight hours.

Aw, Jesus.

All right, all right. I'll go find

a f***ing bowling alley.

I don't know.

[Chattering]

Excuse me.

- Can I help you?

- Yeah, I'm looking for Sean Frye.

Yeah, right over there

in that cap.

Thanks.

Let's go.

- Sean Frye?

- That's right.

Yeah, your Uncle Pete told me

to come by if I ever was around here.

You one

of his students?

Oh, no, no, no, no.

l... I wasn't inside.

- You know him from hunting then, huh?

- Yeah, yeah, actually.

I met him over at, uh... He took me

for like a grand over at the lodge.

Well, that's the buy-in here.

We play 20-40 Stud.

- Grab a seat.

- Great.

- How you doing? I'm Mike.

- How you doing? Vitter.

- Osborne.

- Hi.

- This is Whitley.

Bet 40.

- Back at ya.

- [Chips Hit Table]

- All right.

- You and me, Mike.

Another 40.

All right,

- Flush.

- Mm.

[Mike Narrating] Generally,

the rule is, the nicer the guy,

the poorer the card player.

And these guys, despite being cops,

are real sweethearts.

I'm right on schedule,

up 4,200.

- The morning can't get here soon enough.

- [Men Laughing]

[Worm]

Holy sh*t! That's a hell of an elk.

My grandfather got that one.

Ain't that a beauty?

- Hey, fellas.

- [All] Hey, Bear!

Met this guy down at the bowling alley.

Says he likes to play cards.

[Vitter]

Well, you've come to the right place.

This is Whitley. Osborne.

This guy's name is Mike.

- Mike? How are ya? Les Murphy.

- This is Vitter.

- So, what are you guys playing?

- 20-40 Stud.

Okay.

Deal me in.

All right,

your money's good here.

Give him some chips,

start playing some cards.

[Chattering]

Everybody ante.

Let's play some cards.

- [Worm] Ace high bets.

- Well, I like what I have.

The bet is 20.

I know that look.

I'm gonna fold.

Fold too.

I'll take it.

- Yeah, everybody ready? Fourth Street.

- Yes, sir.

Raise you.

- I'm in.

- Wow. Wow. A lot of action.

A lot of action.

- I got the flush.

- Show me. What you got in here?

- Jesus. Who wants more?

- I'm in.

- I'm in.

- Come on, come on.

I'm staging

a late-night comeback here.

Late-night rally.

Okay? Just to...

Just to warn you.

Ace high bets.

Uh, ace checks.

- Check.

- Check on an ace. All right. I'll check.

- Check.

- Check.

All right, free card.

Here we go.

- Hold on there a f***ing second.

- Easy. What are you doing?

- Give me the deck.

- Relax, man. Don't get so agitated.

- [Vitter]

Looks like we got a road gang here.

- [Worm] A what?

- What are you... What?

- What the hell's going

on over here, Stu?

This son of a b*tch

is base dealing.

- Caught a hanger, Sarge.

- What? A hanger?

I don't even know

what you're saying.

- He's saying you're dealing

off the bottom of the deck.

- Oh, God. Come on, guys.

- What did he give him?

- To me?

- Seven of hearts.

- You boys professionals? You working?

I was winning

before this guy got here.

Okay, okay. Let's let the cards

do the talking.

If the seven didn't help you,

we'll listen to what you have to say.

Ozzy, turn the cards.

- [Murmuring]

- Come on! It's three of a kind!

- Shut up!

- I'm just sayin', it's three of a kind.

One last thing, Stu.

- [Murmuring]

- Scumbag!

Hey, all right,

take it easy.

Aren't you supposed

to read us our rights?

Here's your f***in' rights!

[All Shouting]

F*** you!

Get the f*** outta here,

you cocksuckers! Sh*t!

Aw, Jesus!

Worm.

Worm?

[Mike Groans]

Hey, Les.

Hey.

Hey, you all right?

Mike?

Yeah.

You should've played

those kings, Mike.

- Aw, you're an a**hole.

- [Groaning]

I know. I know.

I'm sorry.

They took

every f***ing nickel.

I think I got 300

in my boot somewhere.

Oh, look at you.

F***!

F***, I cannot believe

I caught a hanger.

- Aw, it's never happened,

I swear to God.

- Where's the car?

- God, I think I cracked a rib.

- What the f*** were you thinking?

- I was trying to give us an edge.

- I had 'em.

Hey, I'm sorry

we got banged up, all right?

I took a shot and I missed.

That happens.

- F***ing happens

all the time around you.

- What, it doesn't happen to you?

You're the guy who flushed his whole

f***ing bankroll on one hand, Mike.

- Oh, hey, f*** you, man.

That was different.

- Why? Explain that to me.

Why different, huh?

What makes you so f***ing special?

How come all your moves

are so smart and noble...

and I'm always

the idiot piece of sh*t?

You act like you're the only one

with any f***ing ambition.

What's your ambition, man? Tell me.

I don't know. What is it?

- I don't even know.

I don't think like that.

- No, you don't think.

No, I don't think

like you!

You always think you can beat the game

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