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Would You Bet On This Hand???

August 10th 2008 16:20
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During 1858, a man named Robert Fallon who was out playing poker was shot dead by other members of the table who believed his current winnings of $600 had been attained by cheating.

Because none of the other players considered the $600 pot to be lucky, Fallon's seat remained empty. However they were able to fill it at the eleventh hour with a new player and the game played on.
The police eventually arrived to investigate the matter, by which point the new player had nurtured the $600 into a grand total of $2,200.

After hearing the story of what had happened that night, the police determined that the original $600 be turned over to them so that it could be passed onto Fallon's nearest living relative.

The irony of this story, it eventuated that the new player who had taken Fallon's place was actually Fallon's son!

Having not seen his father in over 7 years, the son was none the wiser until the matter was investigated!
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