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Lefty shucked out the last two cards carelessly, as if they didn't really matter. His own fifth card made no difference  his jacks already had a busted flush beaten. LEFTY SHUCKED OUT THE LAST TWO CARDS CARELESSLY AS IF THEY DIDN'T REALLY MATTER HIS OWN FIFTH CARD MADE NO DIFFERENCE HIS JACK'S ALREADY HAD A BUSTED FLUSH BEATEN
ari's needling, I didn't take very kindly to his popping off with the Law of the Pack. It's understood wherever people gamble that psis aren't welcome. Nick didn't like it any better than I did. "All right, Lefty," he said to the sharp-chinned gambler. "Calm down, huh, kid? What kinda game you think I run, huh?" I didn't let the sour start spoil my game. I was lucky right from the start and hit big in several hands. Lefty, the gambler who had yelped about psi powers at the game, dealt the tenth hand. He gave me the eight of spades in the hole. By the fourth card I had three other spades showing, which gave me four-fifths of a rare flush in stud poker. But by the fourth card Lefty had given himself a pair of jacks. That drove all the other gamblers to cover. Lefty raised, of course, and it cost me five hundred bucks to see my fifth card. It was a classic kind of stand-off in stud, and the waiter stopped with his tray of drinks to press in among the other kibitzers and watch the pay-off. X LATER THAT NIGHT AFTER SHERRY'S NEEDLING I DIDN'T TAKE VERY KINDLY TO HIS POPPING OFF WITH THE LAW OF THE PACK IT'S UNDERSTOOD WHEREVER PEOPLE GAMBLE THAT SIGHS AREN'T WELCOME NICK DIDN'T LIKE IT ANY BETTER THAN I DID ALL RIGHT LEFTY HE SAID TO THE SHARP CHINNED GAMBLER COME DOWN I'LL KID WHAT KIND OF GAME YE THINK I RUN HAH I DIDN'T LET THE SOUR START SPOIL MY GAME I WAS LUCKY RIGHT FROM THE START AND HIT BIG IN SEVERAL HANDS LEFTY THE GAMBLER WHO HAD YELPED ABOUT CY POWERS AT THE GAME DEALT THE TENTH HAND HE GAVE ME THE EIGHT OF SPADES IN THE HOLE BY THE FOURTH CARD I HAD THREE OTHER SPADES SHOWING WHICH GAVE ME FOUR FIFTHS OF A RARE FLUSH AND STUD POKER BUT BY THE FOURTH CARD LEFTY HAD GIVEN HIMSELF A PAIR OF JACKS THAT DROVE ALL THE OTHER GAMBLERS TO COVER LEFTY RAISED OF COURSE AND IT COST ME FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS TO SEE MY FIFTH CARD IT WAS A CLASSIC KIND OF STAND OFF IN STUD AND THE WAITER STOPPED WITH HIS TRAY OF DRINKS TO PRESS IN AMONG THE OTHER GIBBITERS AND WATCH THE PAY OFF
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