Play it safe

Now isnt the time to make a rash decision. Weigh out the options, and make sure before taking risk.

Throwing down 2 more chits, Anna threw down her cards for the faceoff. She had 20. Maz threw down a 18. That was a wasted opportunity having only made 3 chits off of the hand. She would have to capitalize off her knowledge next time.

After 3 hands, she had lost 9 chits and still hadnt heard a sound. 2 hands later, she was down to her last three chits and still hadnt heard what she was looking for. As she began to sweat, Maz coldly looked her in the eye and smiled.

"You arent terrible kid. But unfortunately you arent cut out for this. You want to know why?"

Anna nodded as she threw in her last chit for the buy in. Her mouth was dry, and she was obviously sweating. It was the luck of the cards now and they hadnt been kind. Her mind was racing as she looked at her hand. A 17. Too high to run the risk of a bust. Would it be enough to win and keep her in? Her eyes burned as she blinked back sweat. It would have to be.

"Call." She croaked.

Throwing down a 17, she waited as Maz looked at her before throwing down her total.

20

"You understand the game. But you refuse to take a risk. And that..." with a flourish, she reached over and flipped over the top card. It was a 4. As Anna's eyes went wide with understanding, she felt the hand of a bouncer on her shoulder.

"Is why you never could have beat me. Amateur."