Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-16

Poker partners pretend to have no use fol each other during the game and generally speak in very uncomplimentary terms of one another. They do this to throw the other players off their guard. In the
 game they sit next to one another so that
 they can see each others hand. Suppose
 one of these sharps holds the age and his
 partner is the dealer for that hand; well, the
 age finds pair of aces in his hand, which
 he takes particular pains to show in some
 way or other to his partner; then if any ot
 the players have clipped in the age raises
 the original ante to the full limit, whatever
 that may be, depending on his partner, the
 dealer, to help him out. Now the chances
 are that the dealer has either an ace or pail
 of some lower cards in his own hand, so if
 he has an ace he slips his hand quickly on the deck with the ace on top, and if he has pair in addition they come next. No one notices this move because he does it so quick ly and besides, as he is not going to stay and play his hand, the other players don't think it worth while to watch him. They only watch the dealer as long as they think he is after the pot.
 '.Weu, what is the resulta The age has taken three cards and the other players are pretty we'll aware of the fact that he, the age, is drawing to pair of aces. Now if they help their hands any at all they feel confident that they have got the age in a close box, so off they go, betting the full
 
 raises them back to the extent of the limit. To be sure they have to call only to find that the age was loaded for bar
 Then there is another way they work it. Say one of those sharps is clever at putting up cards, but he knows too we'll that after each shuttle the cards will be cut, and thus knocked out of gear. Well, to stop that his partner sits to the right and he too is cheap bungler at handling cards; so after his partner has shuff1ed the pack quite cleverly he takes them and pretends to reshufie them for all that's out, when in fact he is doing nothing of the sort, but will hand the cards back 10 the dealer precisely they were given to him. The result is there are a num- Der of good hands out and nobody kicks be- cause the deal had every appearance of be- ing square. Now how in the world is an outsider going to protect himself against such tricks! Why, even faro is innocent game when compared to draw poker"
 "How can an innocent play the game with any safety?"
 ''By letting it alone. An innocent has no earthly business to tackle poker"
 ''How can man become poker player?a
 ''By playing with Dick, Tom and Harry and thereby learning all the ropes of the game. He must keep his eyes open and be able to catch on to all the tricks of the game without being perceived in the act. He must study the players more than the cards He must never allow anyone to get on s ais game and must bluff lively now and ssen to throw the other players off the scent. He must be the same winning or never smile scowl, but keep still, lay low and see all that is go- ing on. Let him watch the draw closely and in a short time he will be able to know just what the player is drawing to- B pair, two pairs, threes, a straight or a flush. Then if he thinks he has the best hand after the draw, even if one or all of his opponents have bettered their hands, let him shove in his chips to the full ex- tent of the limit at once and net wait for them to play his hand. On the other hand if he raises the pot on pair of aces, or two small pairs, and his opponents stand the raise, if he does not help his hand in the draw, let him simply call them, and not run the risk of being entrapped and play their hands for them, for if they have caught on at all he is bound to be beat.
 If there are four five in game, and there is jack pot on hand, and you are the first or second man, if you find only pair of jacks or queens in yoar hand, you will do well to pass by as you have very little in the pot to lose, and there is no use of your risking stack of chips for the little interest you really hold in the pot. But if you are winner and are playing on chips won, and be fool enough to stay If someone behind you raises you. Lay down your hand like little man, as he has the best of you in the start, and is just as liable 10 still better his hand as you are, and if he does, where are you, even though you have better ed yoursa If you are the dealer, and open jack pot with only 8 pair, or even two pairs, open it as high as the limit allows, so that nobody will come in and thereby beat you by helping small pair, filling bobtail straight or flush. I have seen a dealer with three aces in his hand open pot light so that all the other players would come in, and so chap drawing to a straight flush would catch on and rake in the chips.
 'fSee that the cards are always cut after each dealer and play square as you know l how, but when you do attempt to be tricky | let it be for dollars and not for nickel. If | you are boss player avoid a limited game, | and if you are natural chump never go be- l yond ten cent limit under any circum stances, for the moment you do you are bound to go broke. Step out when you are 3 good winner, whether the others like it or nor, as you are not living for them, not even playing for their comfort, but to beat ,hem for all there's in them, and if you are osing don't stay all night and lose your shirt n the sad attempt to catch on, for nine chances out of ten you won't"