When Henry Jefferson walked in, the two men immediately stood, greeting him with deep respect. “Good evening, Mr. Jefferson.”

Henry waved off the formality, his gesture enough of a greeting.

At the Texas Hold'em table, Henry boasted an unbeaten streak.

His untarnished record wasn’t because his high status made opponents reluctant to challenge him harshly; it was his genuinely impressive card-playing skills that did it.

Steady, accurate, and ruthless, not to ...