This'll be Different

Tonight I'm gonna be on the other side of the poker table than I'm used to. I'm running (and dealing for) a charity poker tournament here locally. They promised me all the iced tea I could drink and I'll have a nice view of the lake while I work, so what the heck. Maybe I can even recruit some new (and hopefully bad) players to our regular Thursday night game.

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