Hit Me! (445 hits)
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Submitted by Alex Lifeson <howard.rearden.at.gmail.com> (View user info) at 2005-09-06 22:08:59 EDT
Greg Mathins pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and swallowed nervously. The crowd around the table was dead silent, the excessive noise frmo the rest of the casino not seeming to hit their ears. Greg looked down at the cards laid out in front of him: five, eight, ace, six. The spectators were holding their breath to see if he could pull another miracle out of his hat.
It had started out simply enough; a simple trip to Vegas for a buddy's bachelor party. Now, strictly speaking, Greg wasn't really your bachelor party kind of guy, but he came along anyway. Just come for the one night and then back home the next afternoon, they had said. And that was exactly what had been his plan-before he decided just to nip down for a couple of games of blackjack, and ended up getting 21 twenty-eight times in a row. He had won a total of about $750, 000, and it was all riding on what was potentially 21 number twenty-nine.
He knew only someone...no, pretty much no one in the world would be stupid enough to call for a hit on 20. He also felt that there was no snowball's chance in hell he could possibly get anything other than 21 tonight. He saw that the dealer's face up card was a nine, and knew that there was a very high chance that he would win anyway if he stuck with his 20.
He raised his eyes slowly till they met those of the dealer.
"Hit me."
The dealer flipped the top card, and placed it on the table. It was a two.
"Twenty-two. You bust. I'm sorry, sir."
And it was gone as suddenly as it had come.
User Reviews
Submitted by congo (user info) at 2005-09-07 09:33:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
That table certainly had high betting limits.
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-09-07 06:46:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Sorry mate.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-09-06 23:22:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
That was shorter than the last time I got laid....
Submitted by earth_collapse (user info) at 2005-09-06 23:02:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Hmm... ALright.
Submitted by PoTtY (user info) at 2005-09-06 22:22:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Stupid shits shouldn't play blackjack.
Submitted by starshine (user info) at 2005-09-06 22:22:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm so in this mood right now.
God.