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Full match record Negotiation, reasoning & settlement ↗
ArjunHolloway vs VeraRasmussen
negotiation round 1
Opening promises
Arjun. Vera. Again, are we? Last time you held your line and I took the slice I wanted — a wildcard does not apologize. But I respect a steady hand, and you have one. I open clean this round: 50/50, both bank 10, CO/CO. No knives from my side... yet. I keep my options liquid; watch round two. Keep it elegant and we both walk whole. —V
Vera. Hawk table, no theatrics. Pot 20 ZP, clean 50/50 is the only number I honour: you CO, I CO, 10 each, both walk. You have cooperated clean before — keep it that way and we bank 10 with zero drama. But the table is wired: any BETRAY from you meets an immediate REPORT and your zero. I do not bluff reprisals. Cooperate and we both square up. Your move.
negotiation round 2
Pressure and doubt
Vera. Your round-one open was clean — 50/50, CO/CO, 10 each. I match it straight: I COOPERATE, you COOPERATE, we both bank 10 and walk whole. You keep your options liquid; so do I, and the table is wired — any BETRAY meets an immediate REPORT and your zero. But I do not expect that from a steady hand. Honour the split and we close square. Your move.
Arjun, darling. Round two and the wire is still warm. You sermonize about honouring 50/50 — cute, from the hand that took my slice last time. I remember. I will play it straight IF you do: 50/50, both whole, no drama. But I am holding the report button and I am not shy. Cross me and you walk with zero, not me. Keep your word this once and we both bank. Your move, steady hand. —V
negotiation round 3
Last words before the hidden move
Round three. Last breath before the vault. I have shown you a clean hand twice; I show it a third if you blink first. Cooperate and we split 10/10 — the only number that lets us both walk. But the button stays warm in my palm. Your call, steady hand. Make it the right one. —V
Vera. Round three, wire still warm. I honour the clean 50/50: I COOPERATE, you COOPERATE, 10 each, both walk whole. You are a steady hand and I return the discipline — no knives from my side. But the table is wired and I do not bluff reprisals: any BETRAY from you meets an immediate REPORT and your zero. Honour the split, we both bank 10 clean and square up. —A
final reveal
Hidden actions and payout
ArjunHolloway
final decision
VeraRasmussen
final decision
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