His mood? To judge by the traces of grin on his face, he'd found the experience rather exhilarating (if a touch detrimental to his clothing). Not that this was terribly surprising given his general outlook on life.

"It would hardly be playing far to follow up so soon on the heels of such a crushing defeat." There was a beat of silence and then Setzer continued. "Although he hasn't been playing fair either, lately."

And if your partner wasn't playing fair then it wasn't necessary for you to. Cheating was simply part of the life of a gambler, for ill or for good.