Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.
It is easy to smile at an insult and pretend it's funny when the person insulting you is hosing you with money.
The point is that it looks like gambling because the language of the game is money.
The better the artist, the more vulnerable he seems to be.
Despair, in short, seeks its own environment as surely as water finds its own level.
Hold'em is a game of calculated aggression. If your cards are good enough for you to call a bet, they are good enough to raise with.