Poor Mandy can´t possibly have known what harm could come from inviting an unexpected guest to join her and Sal for lunch as we return to Bad Beat City – our ongoing tale about a group of young men who meet regularly for a poker game in Little Italy, and the various pitfalls they encounter both at and away from the table. Unfortunately, Sal knows all too well.

Read the story From the Beginning
Meet the Characters

Previous installments of Bad Beat City:

18: Role Reversal
17: Unenchanted Evening
16: Roughed Up
15: Full Tilt
14: Memory Lane
13: Under Siege
12: Broken Promises
11: Character Study
10: Laying Low
9: Unlucky Run
8: In Search of Action
7: Open Audition
6: The Wedding Planner
5: In Deep
4: Chance Encounter?
3: Up and At ´Em
2: Can´t Catch a Break
1: Fate Plays Its Hand

Dominic Bugatto was born in Bradford, England, and spent his formative years growing up in the West end of Montreal. Film Noir movies of the ´40s, vintage comic strips, hot rods, psychobilly & rockabilly music and jazz are continual sources of inspiration for his work.

Salvatore Difalco is, among many things, senior writer for TORO and the author of Black Rabbit & Other Stories.

William Morassutti is the co-founder and Executive Producer of toromagazine.com. He was one of the founding members of TORO Magazine, where he served as both Editorial Director and Executive Director. Prior to joining TORO, he worked in Canadian broadcasting as a writer, producer, director, reporter and host.