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 Wysłany: Śro 7:56, 16 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaaheus |
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edarathermoderatelimitbutSpotswoodeatonce
suggestedmuchlargerstakes.ThenVancewentstillhigherandasboth
MarkhamandAllensignifiedtheiragreementhisfigurewasaccepted.
Thepricesplacedonthechipssomewhattookmybreathawayandeven
Mannix whistled softly.
Thatallfivemenatthetablewereexcellentplayersbecameobvious
beforethegamehadprogressedtenminutes.Forthefirsttimethatnight
Vance'sfriendAllenseemedtohavefoundhismilieuandtobewholly
at ease.
AllenwonthefirsttwohandsandVancethethirdandfourth.Spots-
woodethenhadashortrunofgoodluckandalittlelaterMarkhamtook
alargejackpotwhichputhimslightlyinthelead.Cleaverwastheonly
loserthusfar;butinanotherhalf-hourhehadsucceededinrecoveringa
largeportionofhislosses.AfterthatVanceforgedsteadilyaheadonly
torelinquishhiswinningstreaktoAllen.Thenforawhilethefortunesof
thegamewereratherevenlydistributed.ButlateronbothCleaverand
Spotswoodebegantoloseheavily.Byhalfpasttwelveagrimatmo-
spherehadsettledovertheparty;forsohighwerethestakesandsorap-
idlydidthebettingpyramidthatevenformenofmeans��suchasall
theseplayersundoubtedlywere��theamountswhichcontinually
changed hands represented very considerable items.
Justbeforeoneo'clockwhenthefeverofthegamehadreachedahigh
pointIsawVanceglancequick [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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