No one paid the unhappy, blonde gringa any mind. Everyone’s attention was on the table and the two combatants. Pepe cursed his boss under his breath for hiding the ring from him, but knew that if the bandit lost, there would be hell to pay. His hand fingered the machete on his belt. s**t could break out here real soon and he wanted to be prepared.
Diego stared at the dark haired man. He knew that he had him. He placed his full house down on the table slowly, a huge grin on his face. The man’s face seemed to shudder slightly. The bandit prepared himself to haul in his winnings. But then the thin man smiled and placed his cards on the table face up. To Diego’s dismay and surprise he revealed three aces: the ace of clubs, the ace of spades and the ace of diamonds. Next to them were two fives
