idk why I kinda cringe every time...

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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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