There’s something about the quiet tension of a card table that keeps drawing...

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There’s something about the quiet tension of a card table that keeps drawing awards contenders back in. The soft clicks of poker chips, the way the green felt picks up warm light, and clever rack focus moments pull you into the characters’ minds