Idris’ dangerous gamble comes at a heavy price in Corrie

Will Leanne ever trust him again?

 15-21 AUGUST

After Adam advises her to decline Idris’s offer and hold out for the full asking price, Alya makes it clear to Idris that she wants £50k for her share of Speed Daal, and he can take it or leave it.

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When Sam joins Idris for a game of chess in Speed Daal, Ollie reveals that he was a poker fiend back in the day and Idris forms an idea. And when Idris admits that he’s struggling to find the extra £15k for Alya, Leanne offers to lend him £5k.

Booking Speed Daal for a private party, Idris enlists the help of Ollie and Lauren, explaining that it’s a poker night and neither Alya nor Leanne must find out about it. And Idris tells Ollie that he’d like him to take part in the poker game, and will provide him with the cash. Revealing that the odds will be stacked in his favour, and he’ll receive a cut of the winnings.

As Lauren and Brody set up for the poker night, Lauren overhears Idris giving Ollie his instructions and warns Ollie that if he’s caught cheating, he’ll be in serious trouble. Having found out about the poker night from Brody, Kit calls at Speed Daal and persuades a reluctant Idris to let him take part and one of the players, Fiona, insists they double the stakes.

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With the game underway, Idris watches intently while Brody secretly knocks back shots behind the bar. One by one, the players fold, leaving Fiona and Ollie to battle it out. When Ollie wins the game hands down, Fiona’s fuming whilst Idris breathes a sigh of relief.

After Idris has a go at Brody for stealing drinks, he lets slip to Leanne that it was a poker night and Ollie won using the money she gave Idris. And when she finds him waiting for her outside Speed Daal, Leanne makes it clear to Idris that he's not welcome in her restaurant.

As Leanne strides away, Idris hurries after her, and when she rounds on him for gambling with her money, he points out that he cheated and her money was never at risk. But is that enough to earn her forgiveness?

Later, Fiona calls at Speed Daal and is taken aback to discover that Ollie is the chef!

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