The Bluff, Past and Present
Billy Baxter was just up from his seat, telling the neighboring table how he'd managed to pull off a successful bluff in a recent hand. It's that sort of event, actually -- a lot of talk back and forth between the tables among a group of players very familiar with one another, and with a lot of shared history.
Robert Mizrachi piped up, suggesting to Baxter that it is harder to bluff today than "back in the 80s" because players will call you down.
Huck Seed then engaged Baxter on the topic, agreeing with the sentiment that times have changed. "Not like the old days, it is Billy?" said Seed. "Back then you could rattle your chips and they'd throw their pat hand away," he grinned.