I sit across from you, staring you down trying my best to keep a solid facial expression. You’re watching me curiously, I know this look. You’re scrutinizing for any signs of what could be going through my head.
I peek at my cards once more and keep them close to me even though they’re not that great. A classic tell while playing cards is to push an unfavorable hand away from yourself and lean back arms crossed. I’m hardly doing that, I’m caressing the edge of one and smirking at you. The key is to bluff you into believing that I have a decent hand when in reality, well… my hand is trash. I have a 5 of Spades and a Queen of Hearts.. The 3 face up cards between us are a 2 of Diamonds, 7 of Clubs, and Ace of Hearts. If I’m being blunt, nothing can come from this hand unless one of the best two cards is another Queen, or a 5. Can I get that lucky?