ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ɡˈeɪm æt ðɪs pˈɔɪnt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə bˈɪɡ ɡˈæmblɚɹ ˈɔfɚz tə bˈɛt ˈɔːl hɪz wˈɪnɪŋz, plˈʌs ðə wˈɜːld ænd ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ɪn ɪt, ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈoʊz lˈaɪf ænd sˈoʊl.
Instead of ending the game at this point, however, the Big Gambler offers to bet all his winnings, plus the world and everything in it, against Joe's life and soul.