Of antes upped
and shuffled bluffs

(what luck's enough?)
three telltale puffs

calm dealing reeling
flush concealed

unwelcome six
misfortune's yield

when jokers mock
as two take stock

relentless seconds
- sevens shock -

no diamond cuts
but hearts demand

(too soon to show
no ranks command?)

elusive ace
unkindly kind

defeating deuce
where clubs combined

cards discarding
stakes unseen

depleting deck
- the fateful queen -

more pressure builds
four players fold

declared "all in":
what no hands hold.