johnny quickly discovered that if the cops raided the joint they wouldn’t arrest anybody in the five and ten game for gambling.
“it seems a little slow here,” he observed to magnus. “i thought it would be a little livelier.”
“that’s because the boomer isn’t here, “ magnus answered, as he glanced at the two cards he had just been dealt and threw them away.
johnny looked at a pair of fours, and decided against his better judgment to play them.
“that’s right,” the dealer, whose name tag identified her as alexis, agreed. “if the boomer was here, you’d see something.”
two of the other players laughed appreciatively at this remark, as if to say, “yeah, that boomer, he’s something all right.”
only the big blind, a woman who looked like a bag lady, stayed in against johnny.
the flop was ace king nine, three different suits,.
“it’s on you, danny,” the dealer told the bag lady looking woman, and she bet five.
johnny called, just to show the other players he would play once in a while.
“so this boomer,” said johnny. “i guess they build the games around him when he comes in?”
“the whole place is built around him, “ said alexis the dealer. “when he comes in.”
“but he isn’t been in in a while,” said another player. “that is why the place is so dead.”
the dealer turned over a four and danny bet ten and johnny raised another ten and danny called.
the last card in the flop was an ace. danny bet ten and johnny raised ten and danny raised another ten.
johnny called and danny showed a pair of kings giving her kings full to johnny’s fours full.
“that is enough for me,” said johnny. he glanced over at magnus.
magnus understood that johnny wanted to talk to him, so he said, “me too,” and they both got up and headed for the door.
as they exited, a distinguished looking gray haired man in a three piece suit passed them on his way in. the man glanced at magnus and nodded but neither of them spoke.
johnny looked back at the man. “i don’t suppose that was the boomer.”
magnus laughed. “no, that wasn’t the boomer.”
it had gotten colder outside and johnny shivered. “okay, so who is this boomer? anybody i want to get acquainted with?”
“that depends,” said magnus.
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