As i sat opposite him, I pulled out the deck of cards he'd given to me as a child.
"Of all the lessons you taught me, Old Man, none have shaped me more than when you explained how life was like Poker. That only those with a stake in the game are truly playing, that you must always watch your opposition, and how any lead can be overcome with luck, skill, and balls.
Of course, there's one lesson you didn't teach me, about how the house can cheat."
I tossed the marked cards at him before taking his heart, flush.
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