idk why I kinda cringe every time...

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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

This always bothers me so much! It always comes down to one hand, and it's ALWAYS presented prior to the deal, that this is the hand that has to win, and the hero gets a royal flush.

Oh wow. He got REALLY lucky and it required no skill at all. 🙄

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    My wife decided the climax of her book would be a poker game and I was like "If you do this, DO NOT use the royal flush takes all trope. It is a tired cliché."

    She did something a little different and I'm very pleased with how she subverted that trope.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I hope it was beating the nut flush with a full house made from a pocket pair.

    Now THAT'S exciting to a poker player!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    It ends with a chop and the protagonist cashes out and walks away. Not exciting from a poker perspective but the protagonist develops as a person between the last bet and the reveal.

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