The losing gamester,in hopes of retrieving past misfortunes,goes on from bad to worse,till growing desperate,he pushes at everything and loses his all.
Answer Fold.Everyone checking the turn made it look like your middle pair of queens might be good, so you bet the river.But the early limper's actions are suspect.
He learned to bet on stoopball, paddleball, and checkers, which he played with other local kids, and with adults who went by nicknames such as Bitter Irving, Bookie, and Nervous Phil.