With the final card revealed, despondency, rage, acceptance, and sangfroid... A cascade of emotions drops onto the faces of his opponents.
"Now that we're all here, why don't we spice things up a bit?"
He puts in all his chips. Those who have cut their losses leave the table, cursing profanities and secretly hoping that he would lose.
Victories, reputation, fortune... He cares not for any of that. Instead, he's enthralled only by those moments that make his very life quiver —
After all, hell is but one choice away from heaven.
The chips are cast, sorrow fills the air, and the illusory sense of satisfaction dissipates in an instant when the dust finally settles.
"All or nothing, I have not the luxury of choice..."