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Rounders · 1998 — 第 26 / 26 章 · 2'17" · B2

A Poker Player Doubles the Blind, Explained：alligator blood

In a poker game one player is told to finish the kid off; the answer is a doubled blind instead of a fold. “No, I'm not going anywhere.” The surface is cards and chips — the real argument is who gets to decide when someone quits.

あらすじ

At a poker game in a club, one line urges Teddy to finish the kid off, while another says "I'm not going anywhere. Double the blind." A rule about splashing the pot comes up, then a bet of 4,400 is called.

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注目の表現

Enough is enoughtellsay a fucking wordrattled

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このシーンの表現

alligator blood

stubborn refusal to fold

Someone half-insults, half-praises the opponent as a player who simply will not go away.

That rookie has alligator blood; he refuses to fold under pressure.

このシーンの他の表現

  • Enough is enough

    that's the limit; time to stop putting up with it

  • tell

    an unconscious giveaway

  • say a fucking word

    keep completely silent

  • rattled

    shaken and thrown off

  • on a draw

    waiting for a card to complete a hand

このシーンのメモ一覧

29 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B2spot someone's tell

notice someone's giveaway a tell is an unconscious giveaway, not the verb tell

The rule is this: You spot a man's tell, you don't say a fucking word.
表現 · B1go on doing something

keep chewing

And usually I would've let him go on chewing those Oreos till he was dead broke.
文法 · B2would've let him go on chewing

past conditional: It describes what the speaker would have done in the past, with let him go on meaning allow him to continue.

And usually I would've let him go on chewing those Oreos till he was dead broke.
発音would've let him

In fast speech would've and let him blur together; keep him very light.

And usually I would've let him go on chewing those Oreos till he was dead broke.
スラング · B2dead broke

completely out of money — Casual talk about being broke; use penniless in formal writing.

And usually I would've let him go on chewing those Oreos till he was dead broke.
表現 · B1have that kind of time

that much time

But I don't have that kind of time. I've only got till morning.
表現 · B2be immune to something

not affected by something

Not even Teddy KGB's immune to getting a little rattled.
表現 · B2get rattled

become a little shaken

Not even Teddy KGB's immune to getting a little rattled.
文法 · C1Not even Teddy KGB's immune to

not even: Not even at the front stresses that even the coolest person is affected; immune to takes a gerund here.

Not even Teddy KGB's immune to getting a little rattled.
発音a little rattled

Let the t sounds tap lightly instead of landing hard.

Not even Teddy KGB's immune to getting a little rattled.
表現 · B2finish someone off

put the kid away for good here it means defeat him completely, not eat him

Enough is enough, Teddy. Finish the fucking kid off.
スラング · B1Hanging around

sticking around in the hand — Poker-table talk for refusing to fold; also casual for loitering.

Hanging around. Hanging around.
表現 · B1get rid of someone

shake him off

Kid's got alligator blood. Can't get rid of him.
表現 · B1not going anywhere

not leaving

No, I'm not going anywhere. Double the blind.
表現 · B2double the blind

raise the forced bet

No, I'm not going anywhere. Double the blind.
表現 · B2call a bet

match the two-thousand bet call means match the bet, not phone someone

All right, I'll call the two grand. I'll gamble.
表現 · B2splash the pot

toss chips into the pot instead of stacking them

When reminded of the house rule, someone answers by claiming the club itself as personal territory.

Don't splash the pot.
表現 · B2be on a draw

waiting for a card to complete a hand

Someone dismisses Mike as a player still waiting for the right card, and the tone is pure contempt.

You're on a draw, Mike? Go away.
表現 · B2whenever someone pleases

at any time I want

And in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please.
発音the fuck I please

Put the stress on please; the fuck is an inserted intensifier, not the focus.

And in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please.
スラング · B2the fuck

a vulgar intensifier — Vulgar emphasis; never use it in formal settings.

And in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please.
表現 · B2respect oneself

keep my self-respect

Someone calls the bet not because the cards are good but because folding would cost self-respect.

All right, I'm gonna call you, or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning.
表現 · B1do X, or else Y

otherwise

All right, I'm gonna call you, or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning.
文法 · B1or else I won't respect myself

or else clause: Or else introduces the consequence: calling the bet is the decision, lost self-respect is the cost of refusing.

All right, I'm gonna call you, or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning.
発音I'm gonna call you

Let gonna slide by and keep you light in call you.

All right, I'm gonna call you, or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning.

「A Poker Player Doubles the Blind」を読み解く

What's really going on

The hand is being played on two levels. One is money: chips get pushed, blinds get doubled, and a bet of "That's 4,400" has to be answered. The other is permission — who is allowed to end this. "Enough is enough, Teddy. Finish the fucking kid off" is a request to close it out; "No, I'm not going anywhere. Double the blind" refuses that request outright. The house then reasserts itself through rules: "Don't splash the pot," answered by "in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please." Even the last call is framed as self-respect rather than pot odds — "or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning."

Theme

PowerThe house insists it sets the rules — “in my club, I will splash the pot” — while the other player refuses to be moved.
PrideThe final call isn't about odds: "or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning."

発音のポイント

  • would've let him — In fast speech would've and let him blur together; keep him very light.
  • a little rattled — Let the t sounds tap lightly instead of landing hard.
  • the fuck I please — Put the stress on please; the fuck is an inserted intensifier, not the focus.
  • I'm gonna call you — Let gonna slide by and keep you light in call you.
The rule is this: You spot a man's tell, you don't say a fucking word.

Reading an opponent's giveaway is private information. Naming it out loud warns him and throws away the edge.

Kid's got alligator blood. Can't get rid of him.

Said across the table about a player who won't fold and won't leave: stubborn, tough, impossible to shake off.

No, I'm not going anywhere. Double the blind.

A refusal to quit plus a raise: instead of folding, the player makes the next round cost more for both sides.

And in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please.

The host overrides the etiquette rule about throwing chips in: on his own table, he decides what is allowed.

All right, I'm gonna call you, or else I won't respect myself tomorrow morning.

Calling the bet is framed as self-respect, not pot odds — the stated reason is how he'll feel about himself later.

このシーンについての質問

Why double the blind instead of folding?

The dialogue gives no strategic reason for the raise. What it does give is a deadline — "I've only got till morning" — and a flat refusal to quit: "No, I'm not going anywhere. Double the blind."

Why is splashing the pot such a big deal here?

It's a house rule being tested. One side says "Don't splash the pot"; the reply is "in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please" — the fight is over who sets the rules.

Is Mike really on a draw?

That's the claim made across the table — "You're on a draw, Mike? Go away" — and no cards are shown, so it stays an accusation rather than a fact.

What does "alligator blood" mean?

A table description of a player who won't go away: "Kid's got alligator blood. Can't get rid of him" — stubborn, hard to shake, impossible to push out of a hand.

What is the 4,400 about?

It's the size of the bet on the table — "That's 4,400" — and it gets called, with the call framed as self-respect rather than strategy.

ラウンダーズ · 全 26 章

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第 1 章make a run at itBuying Into Teddy KGB's Game第 2 章represent that you have somethingPoker Night With the Judges第 3 章read his hand blindReading a Hand Starts a Fight第 4 章get cleaned outMike Picks Up an Old Friend第 5 章crack the gameMike and Worm Fleece a Private Game第 6 章cut this room upMike and Worm at the Card Game第 7 章shear a sheepSlow Roll at the Russian Game第 8 章the juice is still runnin'Grama Threatens Worm第 9 章tight, but aggressiveMichael and the Professor Discuss Poker第 10 章can't run from who we areThe Prodigy Who Left the Yeshiva第 11 章the rakeMike Gets Dumped Outside第 12 章tellsMike Returns to the Card Room第 13 章juiceA Friend's Debt Comes Due第 14 章throw in your cardsMike Fumbles Oral Arguments第 15 章run someone upPetra Visits Mike About Worm's Debt第 16 章in hockMike Finds Worm at the Gym第 17 章good for itMike Vouches for Worm第 18 章wait someone outCigar Talk at the Poker Table第 19 章total fishPitching the Binghamton Game第 20 章let the cards do the talkingMike Joins the Police Poker Game第 21 章get outta DodgeTwo Men Argue Over Skipping Town第 22 章go into hockKnish Refuses to Lend Mike Money第 23 章put it all on the lineThe Johnny Chan Story第 24 章vouch forMichael Asks for a $15,000 Loan第 25 章let it rideHeads-Up With KGB再生中 · 第 26 章alligator bloodA Poker Player Doubles the Blind
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