Mr_Shank

Wow, we have found out a lot since last time.  This book becomes more and more exciting.  We are starting to see the climax develop  with this whole Kings Crossing area and the million dollar poker game.  I’ve found three quotes that summarized the details that have be learned this week, in All-In.

“Hey, you hear about the Big Deal?  You know King’s Crossing, that new joint off Sahara?  They opened a new poker room, and they’re having this grand-opening tournament next week.  Calling it ‘the Big Deal.’  Guaranteed million dollar prize, with the house taking no rake.  No-limit hold em.  Winner take all.”  (Pg. 63) This is said by Jimbo to Denn.  He is telling him about this million dollar tournament.  I believe that this hints us on what Denn will do next.  This makes perfect sense.  Denn has no more money and wants to stay in Vegas.  WIth this million dollars he can live the life he is used to living.  So, I think the throughout the rest of this novel Denn will battle his way through this tournament.  This hint could change the outcome of this book.  So, do you guys think that Denn will enter this tournament?  Why or why not?

“Your skin looks like you died in it.  Is it real?”  (Pg.79)  This is said by Cattie to an old man that she sees at Kings Crossing.  I believe that this quote is important because it helps us understand what Cattie is actually like.  First we were lead to believe that Cattie was a nice girl, but in this reading we have learned different.  She only hooked up with Denn so she could help set him up.  She steals and is very rude as seen in this quote.  What do you guys think of Cattie?  Will Denn see that she is just a rude and sinfull person?

“Do you have a broken heart, child.”  (Pg.84)  This is said by one of the ladies Denn played poker with.  This is important because it tells us that it is obvious that something can be seen in Denn, that lets people know that he is sad.  This could be the very reason that Denn has lost all his money.  People might have seen this and knew his head wasn’t in the game.  I wonder if this will affect Denn in the future.  I don’t believe so.  He started to win money and seems to be more confident.  Do you guys think Denn will be affected by this sadness in the future?

So, what do you guys think of the book so far?  Also what do you think will happen next in this book?

-Julian Garcia

Well, this is definately an interesting book to make connections about considering there really isn’t anything like it. In this section Les, the man who evicted Kathy in the first place, has a little love affair with Kathy. This is interesting because Les is married so he is having an affair with the woman whose life he nearly destroyed by taking her house. The only thing that I could possible connect this with was a soap opera like “All of my Children” or “One Tree Hill”. This story reminds me of one of those types of shows. Other than that I have never watched or heard of anything quite like this.

My question would be why would Les leave is wife or at least cheat on her with some woman he just met? Also, why would he be having an affair with the woman whose life he nearly destroyed? It doesn’t make too much sense at this point.