Why do card-table scenes keep popping up in awards contenders like “Molly’s...

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Why do card-table scenes keep popping up in awards contenders like “Molly’s Game”? It’s more than a game — the slow clicks of chips, the green felt’s soft glow, and that slick rack focus shifting between players build tension without a word