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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore a gripping night of poker
Speaker 3: where the stakes are higher than just money, as a
Speaker 3: player discovers the true value of health and hope.
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Speaker 1: Qui exsho al hussondatior test on christojenon plesis and ostoso
Speaker 1: sta kevali to niko kirir jus and the aphoritikisto hasmi
Speaker 1: on nikos cats is to trapezi memiaf domenikia, diaphoria, pustim pragmatico,
Speaker 1: eaten nea prossecticadia ti rumen ni masca ilogarias misto speedy
Speaker 1: too ighensis or f t eco jenia to ri t
Speaker 1: niki stolo akro to trapez u e elena paratus so
Speaker 1: aara e ell and ihiti fimio t catanoitu santhropus caliakitis,
Speaker 1: hira itan nostillie scot test is to pokier keto alanthas
Speaker 1: to enzstectotis either to niko kito and dilevtike kati, then
Speaker 1: begincala ivradyapra horusski pecte ziero a pototrapezi eden and tong
Speaker 1: galitero t sefto onikosmos Anthenan bonus to stifos, to put
Speaker 1: them too nahing Saysihia, parat on Bono agonistic and naparamensing
Speaker 1: and Romenos, Namin, Diximadia, Amias, Nico tatuandexis echemessine ce Elena,
Speaker 1: Sprondosta aret sevienias on Nicosmoyela, sevastica keprospatis and apple macrinitis
Speaker 1: and shies tis sineis a aapalavia to megalo Heri, putt Leo,
Speaker 1: nepotavaritu e Eleena, parats to repsimos, to prosopotu ke and
Speaker 1: dedras a maple Assisticotita, nachrisimo Heri, riscott and stemesi Oli
Speaker 1: perimenan alike in itole Missenadia coopsi oh hilo Nico cut
Speaker 1: them by calla on Nicos, distace Alatolus, tres Kioponoston brothersen
Speaker 1: eskipso Kevali paradegomenos tia to appenandiochistus and dipalus Alastoidio to
Speaker 1: the northern ismo e ellen An dip platuma, tustirixi to
Speaker 1: pegnidida cop on Nikos Paradecticoe trichi voeitia e elena toomvoitis
Speaker 1: and apo horisi epenthimision does two posiia in an activity
Speaker 1: simphon is an epan lavon to pegniti, metata cristogiena ottano, nikos,
Speaker 1: tait and calla mena vaimo on nikosiditopi ciotidengerdi se monogrimataeta
Speaker 1: alakemia prop tiki izo e lchis and amyasipopolima arimata puto
Speaker 1: eference to casino e elena apotinali riki harrasto yagonosoti procefavoithia
Speaker 1: epenthemision does oloo po in ena pegnidi ali zoi kati
Speaker 1: perizotero tepomenimera oios and etti e lamberos on nikos kikoenia
Speaker 1: to paris and is your testmasi horisre ya cooma a
Speaker 1: la mettelipidotiola borona dioun mapo moniki yia panapola.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Imusikia potniso, doo to casino iten jamili chiedon catabren di qui.
Speaker 3: The music from the entrance of the casino was low,
Speaker 3: almost soothing.
Speaker 1: Ex sho to grio to jimona hiten die perastico a
Speaker 1: la mesas di nesusa poigiri et mos erra itenzesti quiye
Speaker 1: matiende si.
Speaker 3: Outside the winter cold was piercing, but inside the poker
Speaker 3: room the atmosphere was warm and filled with tension.
Speaker 1: Polihro ma fota cristolidia, dia coshmu sen tusti hush timishund
Speaker 1: so ti yor dees don crustuyeno on pilisisen.
Speaker 3: Colorful lights and decorations adorned the walls, reminding everyone that
Speaker 3: the Christmas holidays were approaching.
Speaker 1: Ostocho sto keefaali t nicu kirrier hussan dia for re
Speaker 1: tiquisto hasmi.
Speaker 3: However, different thoughts dominated Nikos's mind.
Speaker 1: On nikos kai trapezi memmenikia dia foia pusti, bragmatico proticavia
Speaker 1: tru menni masca.
Speaker 3: Niko sat at the table with an apparent indifference, which
Speaker 3: was in reality a carefully maintained mask.
Speaker 1: Ilogaries mistospiti to ighansisof ti.
Speaker 3: The bills at his home had piled up.
Speaker 1: Iko Yenia triftit Niki.
Speaker 3: His family needed this.
Speaker 1: Wint Alo akro to trepezju e Elena Parati Rusa Sovara.
Speaker 3: At the other end of the table, Elena observed him seriously.
Speaker 1: Elena ihim titu santro pus calais Hira.
Speaker 3: Elena had a reputation for understanding people better than she
Speaker 3: knew her own hand.
Speaker 1: It nostiye queto alanthas to enstiktotis.
Speaker 3: She was known for her poker skills and her unfailing instinct.
Speaker 1: Iither tonico keetnandi livtik kati, then billen Calla.
Speaker 3: She saw Nikos and sais something was wrong.
Speaker 1: Ivradya projuski pectes giro a poto trapezi edin and ton
Speaker 1: caliterodu sefto.
Speaker 3: The night wore on, and the players around the table
Speaker 3: gave their best on Ico.
Speaker 1: Soonos eno, thenan bonos dos tiitos tu Pudeno Nafines Sihia.
Speaker 3: However, Nikos felt a pain in his chest that wouldn't
Speaker 3: let him.
Speaker 1: Be parato agoniste Parrameni Singhindromenos Namin dix Cana MIAs.
Speaker 3: Despite the pain, he struggled to remain focused, not to
Speaker 3: show any sign of weakness.
Speaker 1: Niko tetuandexis Echamesinesi Elena sprondos taoieti sevien.
Speaker 3: Gika will you endure, Elena asked, cautiously, pushing the boundaries
Speaker 3: of politeness.
Speaker 1: Oh nicos di samoyela seviestica keeprospartisenapo makrinitisihistis.
Speaker 3: Nikos smiled at her hurriedly and tried to dismiss her concerns.
Speaker 1: Signei sena pa levi yet megaloherio tavaritu.
Speaker 3: He continued to fight for the big hand that would
Speaker 3: free him from his burdens.
Speaker 1: Elena paratiri too rep simosto proso potu quen dedra Fasistikotita.
Speaker 3: Elena noticed the grimace on his face and reacted decisively.
Speaker 1: Ena crissimo hieri riscott and stemessi.
Speaker 3: A critical hand was underway, Oli.
Speaker 1: Peri menan aleiki nitol mis senavia coopsi.
Speaker 3: Everyone was waiting, but she dared to interrupt.
Speaker 1: Oh hi alo nico caty then by calla.
Speaker 3: Not any more, Deco, something isn't right.
Speaker 1: On KOs distasse a la toolostres kioponos tomprotosen.
Speaker 3: Nikos hesitated, but all the stress and pain betrayed him.
Speaker 1: Escipsito chief ali parade jomenus tinita tu a penandio hi
Speaker 1: stu sendipalus alastidia to to nor denismon.
Speaker 3: He bowed his head, admitting defeat not to his opponents
Speaker 3: but to his own body.
Speaker 1: Ye ellen ah ten ditla tou theetimna tunstirixi.
Speaker 3: Eleanor was beside him, ready to support him.
Speaker 1: Topegnidi dia copicchichi on Nikos paradehticipus riazot nietrichi vuethia.
Speaker 3: The game was interrupted, and Nikos admitted he needed medical help.
Speaker 1: Iyele no ton vuiti sena po hoorici ipenthemishon d'astuposi ye inanectimiti.
Speaker 3: Elena helped him leave, reminding him that health is invaluable.
Speaker 1: Simfoni sen epa a la vunto pegnidi metta ta Cristo
Speaker 1: yena otto non nicoste tan calla.
Speaker 3: They agreed to resume the game after Christmas, when Nikos
Speaker 3: would be well.
Speaker 1: Mena vatia nasteen armo on nicosinidito pi SiO ti denguerdi
Speaker 1: semono grima taichini nichta a la keimien nea pro tichi.
Speaker 3: With a deep sigh, Nikos realized he wasn't just winning
Speaker 3: money that night, but a new perspective as well.
Speaker 1: Is zoi hiz an amyasipio politi potagrima ta put neferens
Speaker 1: to casino.
Speaker 3: Life began to seem more valuable than the money that
Speaker 3: had brought him to the casino.
Speaker 1: Yelena apotinali viriqui herrasto yegonosuti prose fere voiitia ipenhimisunda selus
Speaker 1: tito poker ena pegnidi ali zoi ka ti perishoteru.
Speaker 3: Elena, on the other hand, found joy in offering help,
Speaker 3: reminding everyone that poker is a game, but life is
Speaker 3: something more.
Speaker 1: Te ne pomeni mehra oy senette le lambros.
Speaker 3: The next day, the sun rose brightly on.
Speaker 1: KOs Ki koyenia to peris andisur tes masi.
Speaker 3: Nikos and his family spent the holidays together.
Speaker 1: Hoishrei ya koma a la mettin nel pio tiola boruna
Speaker 1: dirtosun mao moniki ye bana.
Speaker 3: Pola, still without debts, but with hope that everything could
Speaker 3: be fixed with patience and health above all. Today's vocabulary
Speaker 3: words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here
Speaker 3: are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.
Speaker 1: Is a those is of those iso those the entrance
Speaker 1: to casino, to casino, to casino, the casino, the apparasticus,
Speaker 1: the apparasticus, the apperasticose, piercing at mos fherra, at mospherra
Speaker 1: e at mos fherra, the atmosphere. Ta'st Olivia, ta'st Olivia,
Speaker 1: ta'st Olivia.
Speaker 3: The decorations.
Speaker 1: Not the acosmission, not the acosmission, not the acosmission to
Speaker 1: adorn nothing mission, nothing, mission, nothing, mission to remind e
Speaker 1: your tests, your tests, e your tests, the holidays. An application,
Speaker 1: an application, an application to approach Iah, the aphoria Iah,
Speaker 1: the aphoria Ia, the aphoria, the friends, Fenomeniki, fenomeniki, fenomeniki,
Speaker 1: a parent, nadiati, rume, nadiati, rume, nadia ti rume. To
Speaker 1: maintain Emasca, Emasca, emasca, the masque, da insticta, diensticta, dynsticta,
Speaker 1: the instincts alanthos doo alanthas doo a lanthosto, unfailing nakir
Speaker 1: ar hun, nakirria jun nakirriar hun, To dominate to repsimo,
Speaker 1: to repsimo, tor repsimon the grimace, nandexis, nandexis, nandexis. To
Speaker 1: endure navistasi navistasi, navistasi, to hesitate na provosi, na provosi,
Speaker 1: na provosi, to betray tostres those tres tostres, the stress
Speaker 1: ita ita ita, the defeat to varus, to varus, to varus,
Speaker 1: the burden Chrisimus, Chrisimus, Crisimus, critical nadiacopsi, nadiacopsi, naviacopsi. To
Speaker 1: interrupt meopo vasisticotita, maopo vasisticotita, meopo fascisticotita. Decisively is direxy is,
Speaker 1: direxy is the rexy the support anactivity, anactivity, anactimity invaluable
Speaker 1: ipropti ki ipropti ki iprop ti ki the perspective nacinityo pisi,
Speaker 1: nacinityu pisi, nacinitito pisi to realize.
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