Ellis shoved the pack across the table to Vandover, and Vandover gave him a twenty-dollar bill and two red chips.
On Vandover's very first deal around, the Dummy "stood" on the second card, for twelve chips; Ellis bet twenty-five on his first card, and, as he got the second, turned both of them face up.

He had two jacks.
"Twenty-five on each of these," he said.

"I'll draw to each one." Vandover looked at his own card; it was a ten-spot.

All at once he grew reckless, and seized with a sudden folly, resolved to attempt a great _coup_.

"Double up!" he ordered.