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HIGH STAKES
requires a
minimum of 15 guests.
The
Casino de Paris in Monte Carlo is the setting for the latest
high-rolling poker game of the season. Many of the regular
players are here: Charles Kingston, Zara Kavanagh and Alexandre Romanov to name a few. There are
some new faces on the circuit, too. Everyone is on edge. Phillipe Sancerre, the casino owner, has
called in extra security. The last thing he wants tonight is
bad publicity for the Casino.
With a minimum bid of $15,000, the stakes are
high. No one here is too worried, everyone can afford it. But
there is a tension in the air. Not the usual fusion of
excitement and anticipation felt before a high-roller game,
tonight there’s a different feeling about the place. The
stakes are high, alright. But for somebody, the stakes are
higher than $15,000 a hand. Who’s taken a
gamble and paid with their life? Who’s taken an even bigger gamble and committed murder..?
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