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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Other Stories]]'''s titular story, Henry Sugar does this at a casino {{spoiler|the first night he masters his yogi powers to see through cards. It allows him to win at blackjack. Deconstructed shortly after, since he realizes that if you win big money all the time, the house watches you, so he starts playing worse on purpose.}}
* Provides the title for ''[[Read 'Em and Weep: A Bedside Poker Companion]]'', an anthology of short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from novels, all about poker, collected and edited by John Stravinsky
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', Lucy did this by accident in the episode "Be A Pal". Fearing that Ricky was falling out of love with her, she joined in on one of his poker nights when taking the advice from a book written by Dr. Humphrey. She revealed that she had a Royal Flush during the first round, causing everyone to fold, and then she bluffed well into her second hand.
* Sheldon ''planned'' to do this to Will Wheaton during ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' during a ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' tournament. He then forfeited the match when Wheaton tricked him with a sob story, and proceeded to gloat about Sheldon's gullibility.
== [[Music]] ==
* Provides the title for but is otherwise averted by the 1983 [[Barry Manilow]] song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUtDL_mIA4c "Read'em and Weep"] (written and produced by [[Jim Steinman]], and thus also recorded by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KSycU1Th38 Meat Loaf]). Within the context of the song, what the listener is invited to read is the singer's eyes and the emotion in them, not playing cards.
== [[Web Animation]] ==
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