Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-22
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from the Cincinnati Times Star.
A year ago met a young man who had
come out " est to grow up with the country
He was graduate OF Harvard and had pie as
ant manners. but had evidently left a COM
Portable Eastern home with exaggerated no
tons OF the West. In three weeks after his
arrival he was strapped and had all his best
buds pawned. was somewhat interested IN
his fate at the time. but did not see him again
until few days ago. He had the ear marks
OF prosperity ab ut him, and was told later
that he had graduated from a coal dealers
clerk AS a crack poker player. an0 he had
learned 10 all within few months. Some
wonderful stories were told Of this Young
Eel owls nerve, and il was said that he had
good fat bank account and sat regularly
in stockmen's game The tide in his
fortune was turned by his grit in play
ing two deuces IN big game. He had been
drifting into gambling for some time. and
knew great deal alb mt deck OF cards Three
Of the players had laid down their hands after
the draw, leaving only two contestants. The
hero OF this story had been winning, and bet
freely on his hand. His opponent kept seeing
him and raising him, and finally, after the not
bad grown big enough ~ be worth lighting
for. raised him - 500. The clerk ma the coal
ONCE PIT on his thinking cap. lie had two
deuces Unsupported, and he looked Rt them
then coolly eyed his antagonist. This lasted
TWO or three minutes. and not facial muscle
II call you" he said at last, throwing his
deuces down on the table. They won tie not
The other mans hand was not as good a. ace
hlkh. am tolu thht thts young Harvard
graouate 10 one ~ the best poker players
hereahuuis. He calls a bluG instinctivsly.
His luck ls charmed, ana the o dest and most
luckltss players tremb when they 20 apainst
him. The great art In poker h. 20 know when
10 cali and when not 10 call. With SlOO n the
pot and 81 h',' bv his antagonist. I once saw
the best gambler Ia Missouri lay down three
Of and. why did yeu not call him. It
would only have cost you s5g" said l. "He
mai better hand than / did. and I
would have been Just 50 OUT Men are born
gamblers, ana V ia this intuition 90 cal at
the right time that ma e. thpm successful.
10 big game ~ hotel here, not long ago In
when i've or HiN fricncs took part, here was
an exciting lllu trafinn ~ this deriOuA tort
OF doubt Every player had made good his
ante, ami some If them had Put tn Il few hum
drcd dollars aidi ional before dropping out,
AZ length $4,000 lay on the table, with two
PAYERS lighting fot Il. stood behind one OF
them. He hat three queens. having draWn TO
lhem ~ the start. Hit opponent had drawn
three cards Tie latter. 90 this iuucture,
coolly announced a raise Of 4lo.0u0. The nau
Antagohist might be blufnng lie might have
drawn ~ an ace and king and caught noth.
INK, or be might have caught anuther king
and two more ace, or he might have drawn
% pair and caught q full hand Was be-
humnEf That was the question After
contluerinE the matter over be did not oon.
Hller PIE queene worth that amount 81 money,
40 hoth hands went t0 the deck aud ito
man on The other eide OF the table rakod I'M the
STAKES, found one nferwaFd that an this
money was son on The following hands Ace.
lh teu and two siNna The thrre queens
"ould nave won by large majority.