Chapter 153: Pokerface
Everyone then went inside as the Peanut Gallery goes "ooh" and "ahh" at the surroundings before Gretel gets an idea. She then convinces everyone that they should have a gambling party, causing everyone to initially look at her with shock expressions before agreeing to do it. Soon, King Mighty explains the rules to the Peanut Gallery before letting them go have fun, which caused a long montage to begin until Plunderin saw something and gets everyone attention. After Gretel say that it's a card game called Pokerface and explain how to play it, everyone drew straws until Drake, Gretel, Sam, Patricia, Plunderin, Celia, and Thomas are chosen to compete each other.
Gretel then gets a flashback of herself playing Pokerface with her little brother Hansel. Hansel usually brags about being the best Pokerface player, which caused Gretel herself to challenge him to a game. Gretel then sat down as Hansel explains that Pokerface is very similar to Poker, which caused Gretel to understand before they began playing until Gretel surprised her brother by winning the first round, causing him to throw a temper tantrum until his mom calms him down. Soon, Hansel told his big sister that's game on, causing her to say it back at her in the same tone. Soon, a montage begins as Hansel and Gretel continues playing until the final round ends with Gretel beating her brother, which caused him to get furious and throw furniture to the wall until his parents grabbed him and took him to his room because he's grounded. The flashback then ends with Gretel being left alone as she became confused over why would her brother act hostile with her. Gretel then explains the rules of Pokerface to her comrades before starting the game. While playing the game, everyone looks at Drake nervously as he glares at the cards in his hand before putting a card down. Soon, Drake and Gretel became the only two lefts in the game as everyone cheers for them as Gretel admits to Drake that he's the second person who she believed is a sore loser, causing Drake himself to smirk at her before chuckling.
A montage then begins as the duo continues playing until Gretel wins, causing Drake to get an idea, and told Gretel that after this game, they should go against each other in expert mode, which also caused Gretel to accept his challenge. Another montage then begins as the final round gets intense with Drake chuckling smugly. Gretel then wins the third round as everyone cheer and tossed Gretel into the air and chant her name. afterwards, Gretel sat back down and told Drake that she's ready for expert mode, causing Drake himself to smile mischievously. Drake then recalled a flashback of himself playing Pokerface with his brothers. When playing Pokerface, Drake always has a strategy to win every game. He then made a round up that he called expert mode, which is where he uses tricks and manipulations to win. However, Drake's brother realized what he was doing and start a fight with him, causing their parents to break them up and ground them for a month as the flashback ends.
