Tex could spot the corner pip of each card. So he read the hand, then after calling made a raise. The bets were called, and the nervous player stood pat. Tex drew cards to a pair of kings, then fired back a big raise. He made the opener lay his hand down, simply because he had read the hand and knew he had the man beat.
Gamblers take every edge.
In Goldfield, Tex, Highley, and Jim Morrison pooled their money to open the Northern in 1905. Goldfield had never seen the likes of the Northern. There were 14 gambling tables of various sorts. One of the pit bosses hired to oversee the operation was Wyatt Earp. Six barrels of whiskey were sold over the 60-foot, mahogany bar every day.