idk why I kinda cringe every time…

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This always bothers me so much! It always comes down to one hand, and it’s ALWAYS presented prior to the deal, that this is the hand that has to win, and the hero gets a royal flush.

    Oh wow. He got REALLY lucky and it required no skill at all. 🙄

    • ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works
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      36 minutes ago

      My wife decided the climax of her book would be a poker game and I was like “If you do this, DO NOT use the royal flush takes all trope. It is a tired cliché.”

      She did something a little different and I’m very pleased with how she subverted that trope.