"I'm going through a very bad luck streak lately. They lowered my salary. My car was stolen. My wife told me she wants a divorce. And today I bought a prepaid card for my cell phone, scratched it and got "better luck next time".
"Reason and experience indicate that one of the players holds the winning hand. You posit that I might not be that player, but it is equally true that I might be that player indeed, and if we stop and consider the attributes such a hand would ideally have..."
"Put your cards on the table already!"
"This is the last time ever we invite a theologian over to play."