A knock on the door and Shelly entered and sat down again. “Forgot to tell you something, Doc. It’s against the rules to stand around and watch poker at Avocado Joe’s. You will have to play in the game with me. Here, I brought you a book.” Shelly handed Marshal a copy of Texas Hold ’Em—the Texas Way. “No sweat, Doc,” said Shelly in response to the look of horror on Marshal’s face. Simple game. Two down and then five open common cards. The book will explain all. I’ll tell you what you need to know next week, before we play. You drop out of every hand—you just lose the ante. Won’t amount to
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