The Gambler and the Hex
I come from a land of violence. I do not share my real name with
you for fear of revenge against my family. My story is very
humble but sincere. It is not for the faint of heart.
In my land money is freedom. If you have money then you can
prosper. If you have no money then you are a slave.
My story centers around a card game. A game that most know as
Blackjack. In my land it is known as Jackblack.
Myself and my friends (or should I call them my enemies?) were
playing Jackblack one Christmas Eve. Most of my money was in the
pot. The dealer (who I shall only refer to as Three Fingers for
fear of revenge) was smiling a twisted little grin at me. He
knew I had to win or there would be no Christmas cheer in my
household. I was staying put with a 17. I had the king of clubs
showing and the seven of hearts in the hole. Three Fingers had
an eight of spades showing.
Did he already have me beat? Would he take another card? Was I
feeling lucky? You will have to read below to will find out.
Three Fingers was so close to me that I could smell the garlic
on his breath. He looked at me with weasel eyes and coughed the
cough of a man with no heart. At that moment I hated him.
Three Fingers decided to draw another card. He drew the ten of
diamonds. Which busted him! I gathered my winnings and was about
to leave the game when the violence broke out. Three Fingers
stood up, looked at me with his weasel eyes and cold heart and
shouted at me "Not so fast, Giancarlo Casino!"
He then pointed his index finger and his baby finger at me
(luckily for him these were 2 of the 3 remaining digits he still
had on his hand) and said "Giancarlo Casino, I hex you and I hex
your first born male child."
My heart jumped a beat and I was petrified. For Three Fingers
was known as the greatest hexer of my village. I could do
nothing but leave my village, leave my country, change my name
and go to a new land.
I got a job in a casino where I watched the great gamblers of
our generation. I watched them closely and studied them. I
befriended them and they taught me their gambling systems.
I became an expert at Texas Holdem, 7 card stud, NBA betting,
the slots and bingo.
But to this very day I have not had a male child for fear of the
greatest hexer my village has ever known.
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