He and Vilandos, also with a lower straight, departed, but Payton's extra chips gave him the higher finish. Lee Grove, a Nebraska feed grain farmer, had been quiet, nursing his small stack. But after losing some pots, mostly to Meehan, the Captain is nearly discharged when he finally goes all in. The two make an interesting contrast. Frankln bets the second it's his turn, while Meehan ponders at great length, sometimes tossing his fedora on an adjoining table as if to free his brain for thinking.
Chips go back and forth for a long time until a crucial hand comes up.
Meehan bets on the turn when an ace of diamonds gives him the nut straight and a flush re-draw. But a lowly deuce of clubs on the river gives Amazon a flush and Meehan, suddenly chip-depleted, walks about to cool off. But it's Amazon who finally finishes him off and takes a sllight chip lead when his flush beats Meehan's two pair. Amazon then pulls way ahead, but suddenly the captain goes to war. He calls for a black three on the end and gets it to make a wheel, then catches an ace to make an ace-high straight, then wins with kings and fives, and then wins a fourth consecutive hand with a flush.