"I hear there are different ones but I wouldn't know. I'd never go to anything but a dive bar." Tommy laughed.

They left the bar and headed down the street to Aces and Eights Tavern.

Tommy secured them a table and a pitcher of beer, ostensibly for himself.

"I'll rack and you break. Meanwhile, I'll start with Twenty Questions." Tommy said.

"What kind of guy are you into?" he asked, getting the balls set for Rose to play.