Fixed gaze, cap on head, the poker player lifts a handful of multicolored chips before releasing them.
And start again.
A sign of intense concentration or a simple bluff to make your opponents doubt?
Hard to say.
A few meters away, a woman, red leather on her shoulders, enhances her blackjack game with a cocktail that she sips through a straw.
“Here, things are big,” says the boss of Club Barrière, Christophe Pi. Located at 104, avenue des Champs-Élysées, the establishment with its cozy atmosphere is still calm in the middle of the afternoon.
“In the evenings and on weekends, it's more lively,” continues the manager of the club, which opens its doors from 1 p.m. to 6 a.m. to those who want to play, bet and sometimes flambé.
Always hoping to win the jackpot.
But to enter, you have to show your credentials: be of legal age and not appear in the file of gambling bans or on the list, specific to the establishment, to “not accept”.
And above all, once inside, the customer must play or consume at one of its food outlets.
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