There was a sort of gravity the room had. Like all the events of night were circling around it. Different layers could be different nights. One taking shots, and playing beer pong, or another deeper level smoking cigars and sipping whiskey.
But here he had by passed all that, he found himself in a place of focus. Surrounded by all of this debauchery.
Things played out almost like it was fake. The dealer, seemed too rehearsed, but in some ways he was the only sober person in the room.
The guy with the chew seemed other worldly. He was wearing sunglasses with a sort of wire that would catch the glasses if they ever fell from his neck. On his head was a frayed baseball cap, beige with sort of sweat lines in it. Like this guy had been somewhere else. Like here was some part of a tournament.
The dealer laid down three cards in quick succession, and then the players wagered.
The man with the chew raised it.
Another guy, wearing a Hawaiian shirt bit, and bet too. This was almost half his chips, in comparison to the guy with the chew it was nothing.
The dealer laid down the second card. Something had changed in the guy with chew, like he had began to sweat. Howard had seen it, but the other guy hadn't.
He raised again, and the other guy followed. The final card laid down.
"Lets see em boys."
But here he had by passed all that, he found himself in a place of focus. Surrounded by all of this debauchery.
Things played out almost like it was fake. The dealer, seemed too rehearsed, but in some ways he was the only sober person in the room.
The guy with the chew seemed other worldly. He was wearing sunglasses with a sort of wire that would catch the glasses if they ever fell from his neck. On his head was a frayed baseball cap, beige with sort of sweat lines in it. Like this guy had been somewhere else. Like here was some part of a tournament.
The dealer laid down three cards in quick succession, and then the players wagered.
The man with the chew raised it.
Another guy, wearing a Hawaiian shirt bit, and bet too. This was almost half his chips, in comparison to the guy with the chew it was nothing.
The dealer laid down the second card. Something had changed in the guy with chew, like he had began to sweat. Howard had seen it, but the other guy hadn't.
He raised again, and the other guy followed. The final card laid down.
"Lets see em boys."
