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[Michael30000]

Hola a todos,

In one scene in the movie Carne de horca, a quarrel takes place between Chiclanero and Juan Pablo and Lucero comes to the conclusion that one of them is superfluous.

Lucero decides that Chiclanero and Juan Pablo should have a fight to decide which one of them will stay in the gang. The fight will imitate a cockfight and they tie their knives so that they fight as if they had spurs.

- Bien, Chiclanero, así se habla.
- Por el Chiclanero.
- Ese es mi gallo.
- Yo dos ducados también por el Chiclanero.
- Y yo tres más.
- Tú, ven aquí.
- Todo esto por mi gallo.
- Va.

What does "va" mean? Does it mean something like This is my bet/I put this as my bet (Esto va como mi apuesta)?

https://my.mail.ru/ok/571130741592/video/10/413.html

The scene in question starts at 53:14

Thank you.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

You're right. "Ir", in gambling slang means to accept the bet and put your money in the game.

By the way, there's a superstition stating that when you say "Va mi resto" (I'm betting all the money I had to play), you win. No matter how many times this is not true, some gamblers still believe it. ;)

There is also "no voy", which means you step out of the game you know you would lose anyway. Like in poker, when someone raises the bet, but you know your cards aren't good enough, you get off by saying "no voy".

[Michael30000]

You're right. "Ir", in gambling slang means to accept the bet and put your money in the game.

By the way, there's a superstition stating that when you say "Va mi resto" (I'm betting all the money I had to play), you win. No matter how many times this is not true, some gamblers still believe it. ;)

There is also "no voy", which means you step out of the game you know you would lose anyway. Like in poker, when someone raises the bet, but you know your cards aren't good enough, you get off by saying "no voy".

Thank you very much, Angelica.

[Tomisimo]

There is also "no voy", which means you step out of the game you know you would lose anyway. Like in poker, when someone raises the bet, but you know your cards aren't good enough, you get off by saying "no voy".


So in a game of cards, "no voy" is like saying "I fold"?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Yes, you put your cards face down and you're out of the game. :)

[Tomisimo]

Thanks for the confirmation!

Also, in general, I've heard "va" used to agree to anything really, as in "okay", "sounds good", "I'm in" etc.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Absolutely. That use of "va" is pretty common as well. :)