Lucky at Cards

3248. There’s an old proverb that says, “Lucky at cards, unlucky at love.” The Italians turn it around and say, “Sfortuna al gioco, fortuna in amore”. [Lawrence Block] -- After a cardsharp is run out of Chicago, he meets the wife of his latest mark. 3245. Will be called Platinum Series 1 and have 3 hits per box with a lot of added value. Get this from a library! When Lawrence Block wrote Lucky at Cards back in the 1960s, he published it under a pen name as a paperback original. Lucky at Cards. It brings good luck to pick up your cards with the left hand. unlucky at love. There’s an old proverb that says, “Lucky at cards, unlucky at love.” The Italians turn it around and say, “Sfortuna al gioco, fortuna in amore”. 3246. To change luck at cards, change decks. One who is cursed to want things that are just out of reach. by Martha Christina Two days after Valentine’s Day, she consigns half a heart-shaped pizza to the freezer; just one sentimental step from the compost bin. And they would know. And then there’s me unlucky at cards and unlucky in love.

Translation: Unlucky at cards, lucky at love. One who is despondent over recent unrequited love and is feeling sorry for oneself.

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Kiss a card good-bye for luck. So what’s a Café Girl to do when…

. Posts about lucky at cards written by cafegirlchronicles. We will be announcing soon our first Premium Edition line to Lucky's Loot for release late July. For luck at cards, "milk" the deck, that is, deal a card alternately from the top and from the bottom of the deck.

Together they hatch an ingenious scheme to get rid of her husband.

Lucky at cards.

Years later Hard Case Crime brought it back to life under Block's own name, and now we're able to include it in the Classic Crime Library.