fey

Plunking down chips
and saying a little prayer:
crossing fingers and scratching elbows:
counting cards
in an attempt to beat the odds.

the gambler's fate is destiny's punchline...

©2005 b.cisek

(fey • \FAY\ • adjective 1 a chiefly Scottish : fated to die : doomed b : marked by a foreboding of death or calamity)
definition courtesy of merriam-webster online