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Just as the players finish their first hand, Sid and Stephanie arrive. She is wearing a tight dress
with a hemline well above the knees. All the players stand up to greet her.
"Just treat me like one of the boys says the woman while touching her hair which sweeps up in a
French twist with curls on top; she sits down and crosses her long, curving legs.
"Impossible," Quintin rasps as his nose sniffs the air.
The game becomes erratic; eyes keep focusing on the woman. When Stephanie is in a hand, the
betting becomes subdued; the players are reluctant to bet into her. When she is not in a hand, the
betting and raising become heavier than usual as the men show off in front of the perfumed
woman. John Finn takes full advantage of their distorted betting to increase his edge odds.
After two hours of playing, Stephanie is winning about $50 and her husband, Sid, is losing $300.
Some players begin to fidget and grumble under the strain of her presence. John gets involved
with Stephanie in a game of five-card stud with two twists. On the third up card, she has a pair of
aces showing and bets $15. Sid raises to $30 with his pair of kings showing; Stephanie raises back.
Quintin folds while mumbling that Sid is raising to build the pot for his wife.
"Aye," Sid snorts. "Greed is a many-splendor thing."
Abruptly John raises to $60. Sid emits a gagging cough.
After the next card, John has a king, queen, jack, and the ten of diamonds showing--a four-card
straight flush. On the twist, Stephanie pairs her fives to give her two pair showing--aces and fives.
John stays pat.
"Pat!" Sid exclaims. "He's got to have the flush or straight."
John bets $25, and Sid folds. Stephanie calls and then twists her hole card. John plays pat again
and bets S30. - - Sid advises his wife to drop.
"He might be bluffing," she says while starting to call.
"Naw!" Sid shouts. "Not after staying pat with all that betting and raising. Any fool can figure
that out."
"Sid's right. I can't take your money," John says, waving his hand. "I've got the diamond flush."
"Thanks for saving me money," Stephanie replies as she throws away her cards.
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