The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-11

The deal is of no special value, and any
body may begin.
The dealer, beginning with, the person |
at his left, throws around five cards to
each player, giving one card at time.
The dealer shuffles and makes up the
pack himself, or il may be done by the
player at his left, and the player at his
right must cut.
To begin the pool, the player next to the
to the dealer on his left, must put up
money, which is called an "ante," and
then in succession, each player, passing
around to the left, must, after looking at
his hand, determine if be goes in or not
and each person deciding to play for the
pool must put in twice the amount of the
ante. Those who decline to play throw up
their cards, face downward, on the table,
and per consequence, in front of the next
dealer. .-..--a
When all who wish to play have gone in,
the person putting up the ante can either
give up all interest in the pool, thus for
teiting the ante which has been put up, or
else can play ike the others who have gone
in, by making good, !" that is. putting up
In addition to the ante as much more as
will make him equal in stake to tie rest
If a number of players hayc gone in, i:
is best generally for the ante-man to make
good aud 60 in, even with poor hand, be
cause half his stake is already up, and he
can therefore stay in for half as much as
the others have had to put up, which is a
percentage in favor Of his taking the risk.
This. Of course, does not apply if any one
has raised, that is more than double the
ante before it comes around to the start
ing point.
Any one at the time of going in must
put up as much as double the ante, and may
put up as much more as he pleases by way
OF raising the ante, in which case every
other player must put up as much as will
make his stake equal to such increase, or
else abandon what he has already put in.
Each player as he makes good and
equals the others who are in before him,
can thus increase the ante if he chooses,
compelling the others still to come up TO
that increase or to abandon their share 10
the pool. a H. tr.r.eYa gra3 II AL
All going in" or raising of the pool,
as well as all betting atterward, must be
In regular order, going round by the left /:
no one going In, making good, increasing
the ante, or betting, except in turn. II
When all are in equally who intend to
play, each player in turn will have the
privilege of drawing: that is, of throwing
away any number of his five cards and
drawing as many others, to try thus
to better his hand. The cards thus
thrown up must be placed face downward
on the table, and, for convenience, 10
front of or near the next dealer
The dealer, passing around to the left,
will ask each player in turn how many
cards he will have. and deal him the
number asked for FROM the top of the
pack without their being seen. The deal
er, if he has gone in to play for the pool,
will, in like manner. help himself last.
The players must throw away their
discarded cards before taking up or look
ing at those they draw, --.-.- .-,,,,.
In the game every player is for himself
and against all others, and to that end
will not let any of his cards be seen, moi
betray the value Of his hand by drawing
or playing out of his turn. or by change
Of counteuance, or any other sign. 1t is
q great object to mystify your adversafies
up to the ''call, when hands have to be
shown. To this end it is permitted to
ehatf or talk nonsense, with view OF mis-
leading your adversaries as to the value oil
your hand, but this must be without un
reasonably delaying the game.
When the drawing is all complete, the
betting goes around IN order, like the
drawing, to the left. The ante man is the
first to bet unless he has declined to play,
and In that case the first to bet is the
player nearest to the dealer on his left.
But the player entitled to bet first may
withhold his bet until the others have bet
round to him. which is called holding the
age, and this being an advantage, should
as general rule be practiced.
Each better In turn must put into the
pool sum equal at least to the first be,
made; but each may In turn increase the
bet or raise it as it comes to him; in
which case, the bets, proceeding around in
order, must be made by each player in
his turn equal to the highest amount put
in by any one, or else failing to do that,
the party who fails must go out of the
play FORGETTING his interest in the pool.
When player puts in only as much as
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