Part 3Husband Loses the Dowry, I Turn the Tables in a Gamble

I threw down my cards, and everyone was stunned.

No one expected me to fold without even looking at my hand.

This wasn't just any game. Folding meant throwing away a grand.

Seeing the grand I had earned disappear, my husband couldn't help but ask, "Honey, what are you doing? At least check your cards, you might have something good!"

I tapped the table, still calm. "Honey, we can’t beat him this round."

Dave slammed the table. "What's going on? Folding without looking? You look down on us?"

The others glared at me.

I calmly revealed my cards. "Guys, I really didn’t want to do this, but the cards were bad."

They saw my hand: 2, 3, 5. "Oh man, with cards like that, give it up."

"She's just got bad luck, I hate it when I get cards like that."

"Wait, how did she know her cards were bad? She never turned over her cards."

Finally, someone saw that I had never moved my hand. Now, my husband was staring.

I leaned back in my chair and said, "Everyone, I never left my spot, you won't think I'm cheating."

They watched, “She’s right, from the deal she’s only touched the table.”

Dave just looked down and didn't say anything.

I gave up on the next hands.

The money I had won was all gone.

My husband was anxious, "Honey, this can't go on, what if we never get good cards? I think we should leave now."

I slapped his back. "Calm down, we haven't earned our money back yet. I know what I'm doing."

When I put the money onto the table, they told me to stop. I smiled and didn't say anything, Dave was excited.

They thought that I was giving up, I put all my money onto the table.

“Sorry guys, I have to go all in.”

That was roughly ten grand. If I won, I would earn my money back.

This game, I had to win it.

Luck was on my side, Dave got the winnings.

His expression changed. He thought I had good cards.

He looked at his hand.

I just looked at him.

They all backed down.

Only Dave was left.

He said, "I won't let you get to me."

He threw his cards down. "I'm in!"

I was throwing everything away.

Dave said, "I will make you go broke."

He put in another ten grand.

There were now fifty grand on the table, it wasn't my end goal yet, but I didn't rush. I had him, he was going to fall into my trap.