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fumble-fucked their way into the room, the ones who are slowly learning, a few who know actually how to play – but not necessarily well, and then there’s the one. The one person who has it all figured out. He has every potential option, equation, and scenario tucked away in the back of his mind. Based on experience, their understanding of people, and some simple mathematics, he or she will kick the respective ass of everyone else, Parker.”
    “Now, it’s down to you and him. He gets his hole cards and checks. You look at yours. A pair of aces. After the ace, nine, deuce flop, he checks. You wonder why he’s even there. You’re sitting on three aces. On the turn, another deuce, and he goes all in. Hell, he shoves a million three hundred and fifty fucking thousand dollars into the center of the table. He’s that sure. What’s he thinking, you ask yourself. And you study the cards. You wonder. You don’t see it. All you see is your three aces. He must have something. You can’t see it. Fuck it , you say. You go all in. Say a million one. Everyone gasps. They can’t believe it. Over go your cards, and you realize that the deuce you saw on the flop wasn’t the only deuce on the table. You missed the deuce on the turn. And he’s holding the other two. For some reason you didn’t see it. You forgot to eat breakfast. You had one too many martinis for lunch in the lounge. Your girlfriend called you the night before and said I wanted some space . Your ingrown toenail hurts, who fucking knows. But you missed it. The river card is your only hope, and here it comes…an eight of hearts. You lost. He won. You missed a small detail and it cost you,” he continued to pace and look out at the ocean.
    “The details, Parker. Details. You have to pay attention to the details. They’ll be the death of you if you don’t. And you have to know when to shove your cards to the center of the table and say, I give up . There’s no shame in it. All the winners do it, and they do it regularly. The unintelligent, the dreamers, and the unknowing don’t,” he hesitated, and took a slow breath.
    “And as a result they lose.” he breathed.
    “Conversely, you must know, and know you must ,” the tone of his voice changed to stern as he stopped pacing, turned, and shook his finger toward me.
    “When to hold your cards close to your chest and say, I’ll risk it all . Being so certain that what you’re holding is right . That it is, without a doubt, the clear winner. So sure that you’re willing to risk it all, everything you have, knowing you have a winner in your hands.”
    “In life, know when to check . It cost nothing to see what little additional life has to offer. Know when to fold . It’s when life’s dealt you a hand that just isn’t worth the risk. And know, Parker, when to hold your cards close to your chest and risk it all. Don’t ever be afraid to go all in , as long as you believe you’re holding a clear winner.”
    I sat in the chair and stared at him in admiration. He was a very intelligent man with very sound advice. Life had most definitely dealt me a winning hand when Kenton decided to employ me. I didn’t want to disappoint him, and hoped that he would understand if I ever made decisions that were contrary to what he believed was best. I looked down at my empty hands and realized I had finished my sandwich.
    “So, tell me about your morning. I took control of the conversation earlier and didn’t even let you speak. I’ll do that if I’m allowed. Just tell me to shut my mouth if I do it again,” he grinned, slowly walked to the chair, and sat down.
    “Well,” I squirmed in my seat as I considered where to start.
    “Don’t worry about what you say or how you say it, Parker. Just talk. We’re simply two guys discussing the events of our day. It’ll make me far more comfortable when you become at ease speaking with me, that’s for damned sure,” he rested his elbow on his thigh, lowered his chin