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The first hour involved silly stakes. Chips were thrown in the pot and small amounts of money were bet to get the night started. Things began to get more interesting when Parratt and Yarker made bets on each other’s holiday homes and yachts. Harlow got the sense that was more about bragging than either of them having a genuine interest in using each others’ facilities.
Maze had been allowed to play; he sat next to Ophelia who had Ryske at her other side. Anwen was next around the circular table. Then it was Parratt, Harlow, and Yarker completed the set.
Parratt, Ryske, and Ophelia were the only three left in this hand. Everyone else had folded. They were waiting for Parratt to decide if he wanted to match Ryske’s bet of the Lamborghini he’d apparently been gifted by a mod
