I having a hard time understanding your metaphore ... Who's the dealer in this case ? [emoji15]
Dan. He's incredibly talented, so it's almost a guarantee that at some point he will put all the pieces together and create a massive financial success.
Post merger most of his and the team's value seemed to be under the BitShares shell. Today that potential value is more dispersed among a CNX/IDentabit/BTS/Brownie shell. It's obviously up to him where he wants to direct the majority of his future efforts which is why until one of them is independently profitable and successful, it's more of a shell game than it used to be.
As my signature says - 'If you want to take the island, burn the boats.' Which is a reference to Cortes. It means wherever possible, that if you want a business to be a success you need to 'burn the boats' - leave no other options. So that your supporters and your investors can all get fully behind you & that business.