Poker (WhatsApp)

Your obsession with gambling almost broke your marriage and your kids' lives. Your wife insisted on you getting therapy and you did.

It helped for a while and things got better, but then when you saw another debt coming, you fell for it again, “this time it will be different”, you thought.

You were taking the last few thousands out of your account and went to play poker in some unofficial place.

It went well, too well actually, you won over a million dollars in a few hours, every time you found another excuse to play another game, then you noticed the time and realized you should go home.

But just before you stood up a beautiful sexy woman sat on the table, she had a lot of chips, you examined her face and she winked at you.

You were intrigued, just one more game.

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You got a king and a 9, on the table were 10, Jack, queen, same color, all hearts.

It’s a straight flush, you kept your poker face and hid the cards, it’s a sure win, no one can have a better hand.

You slowly kept raising the bets, people started folding out, the girl kept increasing as well.

“All in”, she suddenly said, pushing all her chips.

You smiled, she was bluffing, the other 2 guys who stayed folded out.

“I’m in”, you pushed your chips as well.

“Hah, but these aren’t enough, I have 3 million dollars in”, she said with a big smile.

You could bet only on your million, but it was like grabbing cash from the floor.

“I’ll bet on my house as well”, you stated, she raised her hand with a smile and called the resident’s lawyer.

“He says he wants to bet on his house, please check the deed and everything”.

It was settled, “you are still short of 100,000$”

“Ok, I’ll add myself”, you said and stood up, placing a hand over your chips.

She started giggling, “yourself?”

“Yes, I bet on my freedom, if I lose I’ll become yours”

“Hmm”, she placed her foot on the table, started caressing it, it was filled with dead skin, “ok I accept, take a good look - it’s going to be your life”

She unfolded her cards, she had diamond and king hearts, it’s a royal flush, “bon appetit, my new shrunken foot slave”, she started laughing.

“What?! You’re cheating, I also had a king of hearts!”

You unfolded your cards and your heart sank, you were wrong, the 9 were hearts but the king is diamond, you gulped, your mouth went dry, you just lost everything, including yourself.

“Good boy, now take this”, she handed over a shrinking pill, then grabbed your phone, “and what’s your wife’s name? I need to share with her the news”.

You tried to resist but the resident’s goonies forced the pill down your throat.

Your life as you know it just ended.