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only up a few hundred dollars?

F*** it, man. It's not

an exact science.

You just have to wait

for the right time.

F*** that. This is

wasting my time.

I could do better

by myself.

Relax, will you?

You cannot control

how the other players bet.

You just gotta wait

your time, be patient.

It'll pay off,

I promise you.

Yeah, it better.

Five card draw,

nothing's wild.

Drinks,

gentlemen?

We don't need no drinks.

We just need to play.

- Let's get it cracking.

- Let's do that.

Good?

Looking good

already.

All right,

let's start with 100.

Your hundred,

and 200 more.

300 to me.

Let's do three more.

Six to me.

Make it four more

for an even grand.

How about that?

- I'm out.

- Going, huh? Little thick?

I'll see your grand,

and I'll raise you two

granddaddies... that's 2000.

Holler back.

I'm out.

The man with style

is a man that can smile.

- I'm out.

- You should come out with a rap album.

Two grand to me.

I'm gonna take a look at my cards.

Call that.

I think I'll

follow your lead.

Cards, fellas?

Two please.

- Two.

- Just give me one, man.

One card

like my b*tch.

The dealer

takes one.

All right,

holler back.

Two grand again.

I'm out.

Come on, brother.

Nothing, huh?

Well, what the hell?

It feels about like

it's 12 gs.

All right, well...

Whoo, it's getting hot.

Hot in here.

Let's say...

Five grand more?

Well...

I assume cash

is acceptable, right?

Of course. - 'Cause I happen

to have a little bit on me.

Jesus Christ.

Sh*t!

That calls your bluff

right there.

That's $82,500.

No limit, right?

This son of a b*tch

gonna buy it.

Oh, it's bought.

Excuse... excuse...

Excuse me.

Excuse me,

Mr. Jennings.

- Is my marker good here?

- Of course.

Hell no. What the f*** is that?

I'm American express up in here?

What the f*** is this mark sh*t?

If you don't have the chips...

Excuse me,

but I have the money.

I just don't

have it on me.

I got a jet,

I just didn't fly here.

Mr. Jennings, I can assure you

that he has plenty of money,

and he always

pays his debts.

Now his marker is good at this table.

You are called.

F*** it,

it don't matter.

I've only had four

girlfriends in my life,

and they was all 10s.

Sh*t.

You motherfuckers.

Excuse me. I guess every

one of those girls

was f***ing a guy

named Jack.

Take a look.

No, that's not...

Possible.

Whoa, whoa!

Hey, hey,

hey, hey!

Let me explain.

What I'm saying is, look,

this money is not the money

that I'm trying to bet with.

- Let me give you an iou.

- A little cab fare, there you go.

Dina, can't you take his iou?

The cash right here

is not the money I'm supp...

Supposed...

Miss whatever your name is...

Look, my man,

let me get you an iou.

What were you

thinking, Larry?

You were told just to bet

on Vernon's deal, right?

I know, I know.

And what's with pulling

out the big bankroll?

Because I had

a four of a kind.

Sh*t.

Okay, just relax, man.

Relax. You know what?

We're going to get those sons

of b*tches the next time.

But you've got

to start listening to me.

You got to start getting

with the program, Larry.

You don't...

You don't understand.

Sh*t!

Listen, if you're

short of some cash,

I can lend you

a couple hundred.

A few hundred dollars ain't

gonna do nothing for me.

That just

went swimmingly.

Were we not clear,

Larry?

Only bet heavy

on my deal.

That way I can

control the outcome.

You know, cheat.

Man, I don't want to hear

this sh*t right now.

- F***!

- Larry... Larry, listen.

This is just

a bump in the road.

We're going to get

this back tenfold.

Only if Nick the Greek here

learns to control himself.

Would you leave him alone?

Leave him alone.

- Relax.

- F***!

You'll get back twice what you

lost in a couple of weeks.

- I swear to you.

- I don't have a couple of weeks.

Damn! Motherfuckers ain't

hearing what I'm saying?

Sh*t.

- Hey, Larry.

- Don't give me that sh*t right now.

Nice to see you, too.

What the hell

was that about?

He had a...

A really bad night.

F*** it.

To your health.

I wish that you

could've joined me.

They do a lovely

lichee-nut Martini here.

Respect.

I think respect

is one of the Paramount

tenets

of human relations.

It says in the Bible,

"thou shalt respect

thy mother and thy father."

I respect Mr. malini.

He has respected me as a

father respects his son.

We've respected you.

But frankly you've

disappointed us.

Hello, Nate.

Would you care

for something to eat?

No, thanks.

You see my friend here,

he probably prefers

a double king chili cheese

with an egg on it.

And a shake.

And I respect that.

Oh, excuse me.

I'm vibrating.

Hello, marlo. Yes?

Information?

Who is this?

Is that so?

I'll do that.

Who is this?

They hung up.

No respect.

You're hitting

the hard stuff

kind of early,

aren't you?

What the f***

y'all want?

Mr. malini would like

to have a word with you.

Right now?

Patience isn't

one of his virtues.

Larry, I understand you're

a very good card player.

Yeah, I mess around

a little bit.

- Do you?

- Yeah.

Pick up

the motherfucking phone.

I heard you're quite a

brilliant poker player.

Well, if that's what they say,

then that's what it is.

How's it going?

It's got its ups and downs.

That's how it goes.

- Ups and downs?

- Yeah.

You know, I'm not

much of a card player,

but would you say

that losing

80,000 U.S. dollars

is a down?

Yeah, that's...

F***!

Yeah, that's a down.

And would it be a down

if I lost that 80,000

out of last week's take?

I said it would be

a down, man.

If you already know, you know.

What's with the silly questions?

Did you really think you could

lose 80,000 of Max's money

and he'd not find out

about it in this town?

I'm gonna square that

away with Max.

How could you be

so f***ing stupid, Larry?

I'm in it with these guys, one guy can

do anything with a deck of cards.

They take me to this game.

We're supposed to win it.

I get carried away

on this one had and I...

I shouldn't have

bet on it,

and I lost. I can't blame

nobody but myself.

I just... I didn't do

what they said to do.

Did it ever

occur to you

that you were

the one hustled, Larry?

That your so-called

partners

were professional grifters?

They were con men?

No, no, no,

because they lost

their money, too.

Well, I think we're all here.

This is...

Boy reaches for his stash and I

thought I was going to sh*t.

- Hey, baby.

- Do you like that?

Hey, I told you it would feel good.

The whole thing was a setup.

I got 60 even.

You believe me

now, Larry?

They had...

A buffet.

Beautiful

jacket.

Always

a pleasure.

Son of a b*tch

never knew what hit him.

Five card draw.

Nothing's wild.

- Work of art.

- Drinks, gentlemen?

No, we don't need no drinks.

We just need to play.

Francis brought in the drinks

as Jack brought in the cooler.

Cooler on his own deal.

It is good

to be back.

It's certainly turning out

to be profitable.

I've got to say, you sure

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