The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-03
The Game Of Draw Poker.

The following is an authorized COP,
Of the rules prepared by the Hon
Robert G. Sphenok, envoy extraordi
nary and! minister plenipotentiury
from the United States; to tie Cour,
ofStRJames, Great Britain: '.'
4 Tha&eal is of no special value, and
anybpdTmay begin. ,'n.. II
| The dealer, beginning with The
person at his left, throws around fvt
cards to each player, giving one oard
The dealer shualss and makes ur
the pack himself, or it may be done
by tho player at his left, and the
player at his right must out.
TO begiu the pool the player next
to the doaler on his left must put up
money, which Is called an "ante,''
and thsu, in succession, zach player
passing around to tho left, must, af.
tor looking ut his hand, determine if
he goes in or not; and each person
deciding to play for the puol must
put 10 twice the amount Of the ante .
Those who decline to play throw up
their cards, face downward, on th,
table, md, per consequence, IN front
Of the next dealer.
When all who wish to play have
gone in, tho person putting up tho
auto can either give up all interest in
the pool, thus FORGETTING the ante
which has b.en put up, or else cun
play like tho others who have gone in
"making good" that is, putting up
in addition to the an,o us much more
as will make himself equal in stake
to the rest.
II a number of players havc gone
init is best generally for tho ante
man to make good aud 60 in, even
With u,p' or hand, tbeoause half. his
stake is already up, and he can, there.
fore, stay ip for half as much as the
others have had to put up, which is
percent,g in favor Of ,his takiug the
risk. This of course does not apply
If amy one has "raised," that l., more
than doubled the ante before it
comes around to the starting point.
Any one ut the time Of going in
must put up ns much as double tho
ante, and may put up as much more
as be plcases by way OF "gaising"
tho anteuin which CASE every, ether
player must put up as. much as will.
make his stake equal to suoh in.
crease, or else abandon what he has
already put III. .,,
:. Each player as ho makes good and
equals. the others who arc in before
him can thus increase the ante if he
CHOOSES, compelling the others still
to-eomc UP to that increase, or to
abapdon their share, iu tho pool.
All "goins in" or "raising, of the
pool, az we'll as all betting afterward
muot, be ip regular, order, going round
by the left; no one. going iu, making
good, increasing the ante nor betting
except in turn. =, ",t! V. :.
When .all.are.; in equally who, in.
tend to,plas, each player in turn will
haye the fri, ilege Of drawing that
Is, ofthrowiny away my, plumber OF
his five cards and drawing as many
others, to try thus to better his hand.
The cards thus thrown up must be.
p;ca,i f &c downward on the table,
;.n,i io; convsnirnce, in front or near
the next deafe.. :: ~, All. t.,...
The dealer, passing around to the
left, will ask each player in turn how
many. CARDS he will have, srd :. deal
him tue number asked. for from ,the
top Of tho pack without their; being
seen. Tho dealer, if he has gone in
to, play. for the pool, will, iu like
maner, help himself last. ,. D..
&: The players must throw away, their
discarded Cards befuye taking up or
looking at those they d,FEaWs !j,E w. j..
EVERY pLAYBR roR HIMSELF.
.luthe game evory player !, for
himself and against ali others; and
to that erd will not let any, Of his
cards he seen, nor betrAy uho. "alno
of his hand by drawln & Or playing;
out Of his, turn, or BY change OF
countea,apce, or any other sign. II
is great object; to mystify your .ad :.
vcrsaTiesvup to-. be, 'icall, -. when
hands have to be shown. , 70 this
cnd it is permitted to, chaff., or talk
nonsensc, with IA view Of mis-. leading
Your adyersaIies;hs to. the value, Of,
your hand, but. this .lt,,st be without
unreason,bly delaying. the. game.
When the drawing is.iull complete
tho betting goes around in order, like
the drawing, to the left. The anto
man IL the Fl st to bet unless ha has
declined to play, and in that case
the first i the player nearest to the
dealer on hiu left. But tho player
entitled to bet first may withhold
his bet until the Others have bet
found to him, which is called "hold.
ing the age," and this being an ad-
vantage, should, as geuotal rule, be
: praptlced. -.
:. Each. better in turn must put into
tho pool sum equal, at least, to the
frst bet made, but each may in turn
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