Nate looked back and forth between the two sets of cards on the poker table a few times in utter disbelief then at the immaculately dressed black man sitting across the table whose face was expressionless, despite the substantial amount of money he'd just won. Totally shocked about what had just taken place that resulted in him now being homeless and broke. The kicker was that the night had been going amazingly well right up until a few minutes ago when it spiraled out of control and nosed dived straight into the ground.<br/><br/>It had all started with Nate dropping his drop dead gorgeous fiancee off at the bar and going over to the slot machine area for a brief warm up. Having promptly forgetting he had promised her a night of wining, dining and dancing as soon as the elevator doors had opened that would hopefully help them reconnect. The excitement that had resulted from being allowed in such a inclusive place, compliments of his immediate boss who wanted Nate to try and bring in more clientele for the Law Firm blocked all rationale thought.<br/><br/>At the slots Nate ended up winning a $1000 and change but eventually got bored so he went to try his chances at Table Roulette. There he doubled the money won on the the slots and riding high finally moved on to where the Poker tables were, his favorite game. Universally agreed as a true gentleman's pastime requiring both skill and luck Nate considered himself to be a above average player. Having been a regular winner back in his University day's which were not all that long ago.<br/><br/>The buy-in used up all the money won that night plus a substantial amount of the bonus Nate had received for some excellent legal work on a highly important business deal last month. Receiving the chips he sat down and waited for a new hand to be dealt out. Starting off fairly conservatively in his betting Nate analyzed the other players, trying to pick out any body behavior that might be an indication of their hand.<br/><br/>After a few rounds Nate had more or less everyone figured out except for a black man who looked eerily similar to the British actor Idris Elba. Whenever Nate thought he did the man changed up his game completely, leaving Nate scrambling to adapt. Despite this he was still able to win a fair number of rounds however and had made back the cost of the buy in plus a substantial amount that would go a long way to paying off some debt.<br/><br/>Then the topic of conversation which had been mostly about business and world economics somehow settled on beautiful women. Pointing to his fiancee who was still sitting at the bar and mostly within view range Nate boasted that she was the most beautiful woman in New York. It was almost as if a switch had been thrown and all his luck had left because suddenly he could not win a single hand.<br/><br/>Soon the money Nate had won up to that point plus the buy-in was gone and in desperation he threw in remaining bonus. When Nate lost that he withdrew money from their bank account for there was a debit/credit machine at each poker table and there was no limit to how much one could bet at this casino. He played and played trying to win back each previous hand lost until finally Nate had no more money left, the account had been drained dry and the credit card maxed out.<br/><br/>A strong feeling of despair washed over him and Nate wondered how he was going to explain this to his fiancee. He chuckled in self pity, she would more then likely end their relationship right then and there. Sighing Nate was just about to get up and go to her when the black man spoke up. "I'll make you a deal. We play one hand, just the two of us. If you win all the money I've won tonight is yours.....but if I win, I get your fiancee for 2wk to do with as I please......how does that sound?".<br/><br/>Nate's first thought was to rip into him for suggesting such a deal but then he hesitated. For what was there to lose, everything was already lost. Looking over in the direction of his probably very soon ex fiancee unless he won Nate saw her get up and start heading in his direction. Without another moments thought he quickly blurted out "Deal!"