Tuesday, May 8th, 9:18 PM

Mako steeled his nerves as he glared at the back of Dmitri's head while walking toward the captain's table. He couldn't help but allow a light grimace to form on his face. The case of poker chips felt light in his hand, pushing his drive to take all of his primary opponent's money right from under his nose.

Taking a seat at the poker table, Mako glanced at Nikolai, the dealer, who held a slightly nervous expression. Dmitri sat down along with the other ...