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To open up – doesn't always mean to lose
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To open up – doesn't always mean to lose

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Poker
A poker game that leads to unexpected discoveries.
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The game was delayed. It's not like no one didn't want to win as soon as possible, but Lipton and Spears were left for the third game in a row by the final surrender, and then half an hour of hell broke out, during which Nixon was bored and Welch thanked God for the umpteenth time for being spared f
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