Sharing your wealth

[Eliza Shipwrecker]

People have mentioned giving/sharing gold with other players by playing cards.
Both players keep raising the pot until the NPCs fold, then the player "giving" the gold folds and lets their partner win (at least that's what I understood from what I read).

Is this something you can do in the PvP Parlor Games, or just at a table in one of the taverns? I tried it once with my daughter who needed gold (aren't I a nice mom?) We both kept betting and raising, but the NPCs never folded. Then all of a sudden everyone was showing their cards and we had both lost to one of the NPCs. I felt really bad, because I could afford to lose, but my daughter couldn't - I think we each lost around 2K in that one hand - so we haven't tried it since.

Any hints/tips on how this can work would be greatly appreciated.