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ghost after the Ross game.

I just needed

to get away for a while.

- Oh, yeah?

- Mmm.

Well, for what it's worth,

Tiffany and I were...

We were worried

about you.

We thought you'd gone South

because you'd taken some heat.

It wasn't

the cool thing to do.

Yeah, well,

neither was Atlantic city.

So how is Tiffany?

We're great.

Very great.

She is

an amazing woman.

- You know, I never thought...

- What's the word on the game?

Are we...

Are we set?

Yeah, I'm starting you

at the game.

Just got to get

your head in the moment.

That guy I was telling you about,

he's coming here in a few minutes.

I want you...

Speak of the devil.

That must be him.

Hey!

And the devil appears.

F***in' a.

Come on in.

Yeah, I heard

you were back in town.

But you know

what hurts me the most is,

goddamn it,

you didn't even call.

It must've

slipped my mind.

What the f***

do you want, scarne?

What the f***

you think I want?

You know, we're kind of

in between jobs at the moment.

Why don't you come back

in a couple of weeks

and we'll see

what we can do?

Okay! Okay!

I'll tell you what,

can we make that on a...

Ah, come on.

Jesus, come on, scarne,

you don't have to do that.

See what you

made me do?

We don't have anything

going on right now, okay?

Bullshit. If you didn't

have a line on something,

you wouldn't

be back here.

He's telling you

the truth. The only...

Hold it.

When I want your opinion,

I will dial

your f***ing a**hole.

I'm kind of tapped

at the moment.

All I got

is a nickel on me.

Jesus Christ. You weren't

kidding, were you?

We're in a recession,

didn't you hear?

Well, whatever.

But just remember, boys,

I want my cut.

And I will get it

one way...

Or another.

Uh, how's your...

How's your leg, by the way?

It still hurts

when it rains.

Son of a b*tch.

Do yourself a favor, scarne,

keep to extortion and leave

the real work to the pros.

Pros.

Hear Skinner got...

Got run over by a car?

Yeah, yeah.

Unsolved hit and run.

Real tragedy.

To protect

and serve, huh?

F*** off.

Some things

never change, huh?

You're going

to dial your a**hole.

Oh, sh*t.

Who is it?

Jennings.

This is the guys

t. Was telling you about.

She says you know

your way around a game.

Just got lucky.

So Miller says

that...

You're the real deal

holyfield with the cards.

I can handle

a deck pretty well.

What is this,

modesty night?

Show him something.

Four aces.

That's kind of dope.

I told you

he was good.

He's a goddamn

artist.

So you know

the situation...

We need a third to take

down some of the big pots.

If the same man keeps winning,

it arouses suspicion.

It's a big game.

Soft game.

Guys go all their lives trying

to get into a game like this.

So we've got to be really

careful how we handle it.

We need

a top notch man.

Uh-huh.

So what you

want me to do?

You play on the square

during most of the game,

except on my deal.

Like your hand?

Get the f*** out of here

with that Copperfield sh*t.

Yeah, I like my hand.

That's what's known

as base or bottom dealing.

But I will vary it

by stacking as well

and dealing the punch,

whatever it takes.

But don't worry. You'll end

up a winner every time.

Oh.

So are you our man?

I'm gonna f***

with y'all.

- Great.

- For sure.

We'll give you

most of the stake,

so don't go

blowing it on a hunch.

Just save it for the sure

thing on my deal, okay?

Here's five,

10 grand.

With your 15

that's 25.

That gives us

enough money to play.

But you are going to be the

one making the big bets.

You are the one going to be

taking down the big pots.

Okay?

I'm good with that.

I like big sh*t.

Show me the sh*t.

Well, I think we're all here now.

You all know

Mr. Charlie Miller.

- Hey, Charlie.

- And this is Mr. Jennings,

who will be

joining us tonight.

Would you sit there,

Mr. Jennings, please?

Thank you.

This is

Mr. Andrews,

and Mr. ose,

Mr. leipzig,

Charlie of course you know, Dr.

Daley and Mr. Vernon.

- Good to meet you.

- Call me Larry.

Mr. Jennings, we play

regular poker here.

Stud, draw,

lowball,

dealer's choice,

no limit.

And of course, I take a small

percentage for the house.

Yeah.

Have a wonderful game,

all of you, and good luck.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Okay, high card gets to deal.

Good luck, everyone.

You get the ace.

It's your call.

Let's ante up,

gentlemen.

Nothing fancy,

nothing wild,

just pray for cards

that make you smile.

Corny corn.

Baddest guitarist in a white band, ace freely.

Three aces.

Yeah, I know you're

in for that $25.

Gonna put your kids

through school, grade school?

Look.

Nice-ass house, man. We should

be playing some bigger hands.

Know what I'm saying? Are we men, or...

What's going on?

I done came all the way up here.

Got my suit on and everything.

What's with

the arcade money?

We gonna throw some logs on the

fire and let it blaze a little bit?

Ace bets.

I'm going to get it

cracking already.

Let's pop this cherry. Shall we fellas?

Can we do this?

- Go ahead.

- Can we do this? $500.

- Oh.

- Spend some of that hmo money.

I'm out.

- Too rich.

- Too rich?

- I'm out.

- I'm in.

My man.

- Are you out?

- Out.

Then stay out.

Me and my man will do it.

Mmm, holler back.

You know what I'm gonna do?

Since I done

already popped the cherry,

I'm gonna take her out for a date.

2000 right there. Now what?

Huh?

Take it.

- Take what?

- Take it.

Y'all got to be

bullshitting with this.

I spend more than this

in a strip club.

- You want to tell me how to play cards?

- I'm not trying...

- you want my chips, too?

- I would like to get some of those chips.

I can't get 'em unless you

put 'em on the table.

- Get a drink around here?

- A drink?

Sh*t, what is these chips,

potato chips?

Sh*t, come on, man, this is poker.

$200. Somebody bounce with me.

- I'm out.

- I'm out.

- You pushed me out.

- F***.

- I'm out.

- Me too.

You folding too.

I'm with you, bro'.

Let's keep it black.

It's 200.

I'll raise you 200 more.

That's for Jesse.

"Keep hope alive."

I'm going.

Okay, I'm gonna

keep it black like my ass,

and I'm gonna raise you three grand.

Check your rent money.

What's your wangdang

look like?

- Hmm? Come on, black.

- Too rich for my blood, bro'.

F*** on, man, this is

supposed to be a big game.

We're supposed to be playing some big money.

What is this?

G-15, bingo! You all playing

bingo in this b*tch,

'cause you

ain't spending no money.

This is bullshit.

I can't believe this.

I think it's time we took a

little break, gentlemen.

Sounds good to me.

Got some kool-aid

in this motherf***er?

Where'd you get

this big man?

Let's just

take a break.

I thought we had a civilized game.

Everybody calm down.

I can't believe this.

$5, $10.

You want to tell people

how to play poker,

maybe you could open

a school.

I can tell you about the

hair on your chest.

Are you cool?

No, I ain't cool. Five hands, I'm

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