Rare Opportunity

Rare Opportunity

The card flopped down on the table face down, he looked at it and blinked several times before looking to the cards he held in his hand and then back to the card that lay face down on the poker table.

Another look back to his cards once more and he could feel his mind starting to scramble through the odds of what card lay on the table in front of him, would it be the winning one? or was he going to have to fold?

He twisted his lips as he pondered the calculations before him, his free hand coming up to touch the stubble on his chin, a few days past having to had to shave but seeming to be going through his new age look or just too damn lazy to shave, the theory varied depending on his mood.

He looked at the dealer sitting opposite him and he could see them sitting patiently waiting for him to choose what he would do next, no rush here, but it was not to be expected as he was the only player sitting at the table and the casino seemed relatively empty at 3 am.

Why not? he thought to himself as he came to the point where he decided to take a chance, the pile of chips on the table was worth taking a risk over and he had nothing better to do right now.

The trick was not to seem too eager, play that poker face and make the dealer think that you were not as confident as you were. not that he had any reason to be confident, well other than the odds he had worked out for what the next card would be.

He opened his mouth to speak and ask for the card, but he could feel his cell phone vibrating in his pocket, and the sound switched off not to disturb other players. well if there had been any other players there.

"One moment"

He offered to the dealer before fishing his phone from his pocket and seeing he had a new message, his thumb moved to touch the screen and it opened before him. his eyes opened a little wider as he saw the naked form of his lady. below is the simple message

Are you coming home soon?

Card games come and go, he thought to himself as he dropped his cards on the table to signify that he was cashing out, the dealer looking back at him with a look of confusion.

"Card games come and go, a good woman is forever"

He offered simply to the young man opposite him as he reached to sweep up his chips from the table, lady luck has smiled on him tonight.