I’m working on a new short story called The Poker Player. It’s about a guy named Clinton who wins big at the poker tables one night in a casino, but then has a series of very unfortunate events.

A short bit from the story:

Clinton glanced at the other players at the table. They were all watching him, their eyes filled with curiosity and respect. “It’s simple,” he said. “I bet everything because I know I’m going to win.”

The dealer grinned at that and turned over his hole card. Clinton was shocked when he saw that he had an ace of diamonds. The dealer showed another ace on the flop and then two aces on the turn and river.

“Full boat, sir!” he said, turning over his hole card. It was an ace of spades, giving Clinton a royal flush.

I did some research on poker before writing the story and learned some interesting facts about the game.

Poker has been played by human beings for more than four thousand years. The earliest documented game of poker was played by nomads in Asia who lived more than four thousand years ago. This ancient game of poker was played using what is called “chits,” or small tokens of different colors which could be redeemed for food or money at different points along the game route. This form of poker would evolve into what we call “draw poker.”

It was not until 1859 that anyone thought about making poker a game that could be played for money. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that poker became a popular game with people in all walks of life from all around the world. It has since become one of the most popular card games in America, both as a gambling game and as a leisure activity enjoyed by millions of people every day.

In America today, there are more than ten thousand poker rooms across the country where you can play poker for money or just have some fun playing poker for free with your friends. In the rest of the world, poker is still mostly a gambling game. However, because poker has become so popular, most of these countries have developed their own variant of the game which they call “poker.” In Europe, for example, there is a very popular variation of poker called “Baccarat,” while in Asia they play a variant called “Pai Gow.”