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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/GasFragrant9549 on 2023-07-03 22:40:19+00:00.

My [17m] mom has a new boyfriend that she’s been dating for a little under a year. He’s made overtures to build a relationship with me, but I’ve been away at school at a different state and hence haven’t been able to. Plus, I’m not especially interested, since I am not close with my mom.

I was in the area during summer break, and he invited me to a poker night with his friends. I didn’t want to go, but my mom urged me to, and I didn’t have an excuse because I didn’t have plans, so I reluctantly agreed.

What my mom’s boyfriend and his friends don’t know is that I’m actually pretty good at poker, or at the very least better than them. I sat in on a round before playing, and i realized these guys weren’t good at all.

So, I came up with a plan: I pretend to never have played poker before, bait them, and make money. That way, I make sure he never invites me ever again, and I make some extra cash. I did just that, and ended up making about $150 in cash, which is decent but far from a huge amount when poker is concerned.

My mom’s boyfriend demanded I give the money back to his friends, and my mom sided with him, but I think I earned the money fair and square, and don’t need to return it. I told him this, and he called me a selfish greedy AH.

AITA?