The dealer began to draw a card from the deck, and placed it facing upwards, on the table.
Both the players re-glanced at their two hand-held cards with the poker face.
They increased their stakes by going “all-in”.
The deal was completed with five cards on the table – A, 2, 5, 10 and J facing upwards.
Confidently, Jack bent forward reaching out to the winning stash, whilst displaying his two playing cards 3 and 4.
“Uh-huh! Not so fast, my friend”, exclaimed Rick, triumphantly, cupping his hands and sweeping the winning pot, as he laid down his two cards – K and Q.
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This is an entry for Six Sentence Stories – Draw
Foolish Jack! Better to be stoic in defeat and courteous when winning but sadly he jumped the gun and was humiliated.
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Right! 😃 over confidence
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Ouch! I felt that! Love a good gamble!
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Poker is always a great twist 😁
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