Famine is in thy cheeks; Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes.

Aside from that the professional gambler may use the check cop to diminish the pile of checks which the Opponent may have, or may use his own marked cards if he can manage to get them into the game

“Sometimes your enemy will have a plane that can outturn yours and outclimb you, but you can suck him right into a trap and your wingman can take him out,” Tommy explained.

In these credit-crunched times, no one can afford a single inaccuracy that could lower a credit score.