No Drop Poker

 

“Need to find some real excitement,” Pepper said.

“Like hanging poker,” Val perked up.

“Sorry,” the dealer laughed. “Casino is not allowed to offer that game.”

“None of the casino's can?” Pepper asked.

“Nope,” dealer replied. “City ordinance.”

“Awe,” Val said. “We're looking for some real excitement.”

“Can't beat hanging poker for that,” the dealer said. “I'm not suppose to tell you, but there is a place outside of town.”

“Really?” Pepper asked.

“We're listening,” Val said.

“Bar on route 99 outside city limits,” the dealer says. “Owner has a no drop hanging poker game most weekends in the back room.”

“No drop?” Val asked.

“Yeah,” the dealer said. “It's only for serious players, loser hangs by just lifting feet off ground or leaning into noose.”

“Is that possible?” asked Val.

“Oh yes, definitely” the dealer said. “And watching someone hang by lifting their feet off the ground is amazing.”

“You played?” Pepper asked excitedly.

“Once,” the dealer said. “When I was young.”

“Wow,” Pepper said. “What do you think Val?”

“I think we have to check this out,” Val said.

“Ask for Leo and tell him Janet sent you,” the dealer said.

Pepper and Val had no trouble finding a neighbor hood bar out on route 99.

“What can I get you girls?” the big man behind the bar asked.

“We are looking for Leo,” Val said.

“Well you found him,” the big man said.

“Janet at the casino said you have some some interesting games in the back room,” Val said.

Leo looked back and forth between Val and Pepper.

“What did Janet tell you?” Leo asked.

“Hanging poker,” Val said.

“Real hanging poker,” Leo said. “Losers hang by the neck until dead. Only for serious players.”

“Yeah,” Val said. “Fucking awesome.”

“You girls are serious players?” Leo asked.

“Absolutely,” Val said.

“Fuck yeah,” Pepper added.

“You want to hang?” Leo asked.

“God no,” Val said. “I want to see someone else hang.“

“Somebody has to hang... just not me,” Pepper said.

“But can you hang yourself if you lose,” Leo asked.

“It's hanging poker,” Val said. “That's the deal.”

“Yeah,” Pepper said. “I'd pay off”

“Ok,” Leo said. “We have two other young women here waiting for a game.

Val and Pepper both turn and looked at the two women sitting in the back of the bar.

“There will not be any problems with the police,” Leo said. “I take care of all that and the disposal of the bodies. Deaths are recorded as suicides, which is true so everything is legit.”

“Cool,” Val said.

Leo motioned to the two women in the back of the bar.

“Meet Olivia and Emily,” Leo said.

Emily had short blonde hair. Olivia had light brown hair. Both girls smiled as the shook hands, but the smiles looked forced.

“We already had a couple of games today,” Leo said. “Come on girls let's go see the back room. Maybe you'll change your minds.”

Leo opened the door to the back room. The girls gasped as they walked through the door.

There was a wooden gallows frame with three nooses, but two were already occupied by dead girls.

“Losers from earlier games,” Leo said. “There's still one empty noose. If you girls want to play for 2 or 3 hangings, got plenty of caskets there. Could box these two up.”

“I think one noose will do,” Val said and the other girls nodded their agreement.
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“Ok,” Leo said. “Poker table is here. Game is Texas holdem, I assume you are familiar?”

All the girls nodded.

“Good,” Leo said. “Big black chip is the dealer button. The game is no limit strip poker, 4 items of clothing each. If you are out of clothes, you bet the red and white chip for the noose. We play with only one blind and blind bet is one item of clothing or your noose chip.”

Leo looked around at the girls.

“If you have 4 items of clothes,” Leo said. “Then take off your shoes now to get them out of the way.”

The girls all started taking off their shoes.

“When the game is over just come on out,” Leo said. “Oh, and good luck.”

The girls drew cards for the button and Olivia won. She shuffled the cards while Pepper took off her skirt to post as the blind for the first hand.

After the cards were dealt, Val and Emily both folded, but Olivia stood up and took off here skirt to call the blind bet.

Olivia laid out the three flop cards, a king, jack and an eight. Both Pepper and Olivia checked.

The turn card was a ten. Pepper and Olivia both checked again.

The river was a two. Pepper and Olivia checked.

“I've got a pair of eights,” Olivia said, turning over an ace eight.

Pepper just mucked her cards.

Olivia picked the skirts off the table and dropped them on the floor next to her chair.

Pepper was the dealer for the next hand and Val took off her skirt to post as the blind bet.

Emily checked her cards, stood up and took her skirt off and then her top.

“I'm raising,” Emily said.

Olivia and Pepper quickly folded.

Val checked her cards again, then stood up and removed her top.

“Call,” Val said.

Pepper spread out the flop. It was a queen, four and a two.

Val and Emily checked.

The turn was a king.

Val and Emily checked again.

The river was a second king.

Val checked her cards. She stood up and removed her bra then started to pull down her panties.

“Keep your panties,” Emily said as she pushed her cards to fold. “You have a king.”

Emily had to post her bra as her blind bet next hand, but everyone folded so she put her bra back on.

Olivia posted one of the skirts she had on the floor, but everyone folded again.

Pepper posted her top. This time Olivia raised with the two skirts she had. Pepper looked at her cards and folded.

The game continued with the girls becoming more cautious and folding to the button until the blind came around to Pepper again. She posted her bra as the blind bet.

Val folded, but Emily stood up and removed her bra and then her panties depositing them on the table.

“I raise,” Emily said.

Olivia quickly folded.

Pepper checked her cards again, stared at Emily for several seconds.

Pepper stood up and took her panties off depositing them on the table.

“Call,” was all Pepper said.

Olivia spread out the flop, six, two and a queen.

Pepper and Emily checked.

The turn was a jack.

Pepper and Emily checked again.

The river was another two.

Pepper checked.

Emily stared at Pepper for a long time, then pushed her noose chip into the pot.

“Bet,” Emily said.

Pepper sat staring at Emily for several seconds. She checked her cards again.

“Call,” Pepper said pushing her noose chip forward.

Val gasped in surprise.

Emily tossed her cards into the middle.

“Aces,” Emily said.

“Two pair, aces and twos,” Olivia said.

Everyone stared at Pepper.

Pepper turned her cards over.

“Set of jacks,” Pepper said tossing her cards into the middle.

“Full house, jacks full of two,” Olivia said.

Emily's eyes widened as she stared at the cards.

Emily stood up and turned towards the empty noose.

“How?” Emily said. “I had aces.”

Pepper slipped on her panties and bra.

“Well,” Olivia said. “Aces don't always win.”

“You had the best hand till the turn,” Val said. “Just bad luck.”

“But, but, aces are suppose to be the best hand,” Emily said. “What did I do wrong.”

“You didn't do anything wrong,” Pepper said. “I just got lucky.”

“I have to hang myself because of bad luck?” Emily implored.

“It's hanging poker,” Pepper said. “No jack on the board, I'd putting the noose on right now.”

Emily went over to the gallows and began to put the noose over her head.

“I was lucky,” Olivia whispered to Val. “I didn't have to take any big chances. You and Pepper took all the chances.”

Emily had the noose around her neck now.

“How do I do this?” she asked.

“Just lift your feet off the floor.” Val said.

“Lean forward,” Olivia said.

“The two girls next to you did it,” Pepper said. “Squat down, lift your feet or something.”

Emily squatted down pulling the noose tight around her neck.

Emily stood up.

“My head hurts,” Emily said.

“Of course your head hurts,” Pepper said. “Did you think hanging was painless?”

“The noose will kill you,” Olivia said. “It's going to hurt.”

“Just lift your feet off the floor and get it over with,” Val said.

Emily gathered her resolve again and squatted down. She quickly lifted her feet off the floor this time.

The girls cheered.

Emily closed her fists and waved her arms around.

Emily slowly dropped her arms and legs.

Emily's gradually slumped to the floor as the girls stared in silence.

Emily's arms twitched slightly but her body hung limp.

“Wow,” Pepper said. “That could have been me.”

“It could have been any of us,” Olivia said.

“That is for sure,” Val said. “Just the luck of the cards.”

The girls got dressed to leave.

“Game over?” Leo asked as the girls walked out.

“Yeah,” Val said.

“Emily's luck ran out,” Olivia said.

“Somebody had to hang,” Pepper said. “Emily's bad luck.”

“Well you girls are welcome to come back for another game any time,” Leo said.

“We'll think about it,” Val said.

“Don't worry about the body,” Leo said. “I'll take care of it. There won't be any trouble.”

Val and Pepper took an Uber back to the hotel.

“Take was fucking amazing,” Pepper said.

“How could you bet your panties on a pair of jacks?” Val asked.

“If I knew she had aces,” Pepper said. “I'd fold. You had a three kings when you bet your panties, right?”

Val laughed.

“I was bluffing,” Val said. “I had nothing.”

“What!” Pepper said.

“I could see from the expression on her face she didn't have a king,” Val said. “So I bluffed.”

“Wow,” Pepper said. “At least when I bet my neck I had three jacks.”

“Let's go find some hot guys and celebrate,” Val said.

“Fuck yeah,” Pepper said. “That's what winning is about.”

“I wonder what Leo does with the bodies?” Val asked.

“I don't think you want to know,” Pepper laughed.

For those that want to know.

The End