Bit by Bit
"Tell the wife I'm up to 29,000?" requested Peter Costa.
"Was it all in one hand?" I inquired, knowing he'd only started the day with 16,000.
"No, you know me, bit by bit."
"Kind of like Tim Robbins' escape from Shawshank."
"Yeah, poker's a bit like that. Oh, and tell her that Ivey's on my table [18,000], and I'm going to bust him soon."