The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-14
QUEER POKER EXPERIENCES.
Magnates Relate Some
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Their Adventures.
A party OF good looking men, several OF
them of national fame as legislators, sat
around a table the other night in one OF
the coy hooks of the front dining-room
Of mine host Chamberlain, SAYS the Wash
ington Critic. A petit souper had been dis.
cussed, and clouds Of blue smoke were be-
ing pulled toward the frescoed ceiling.
"rhc last time ] smoked cigar Of this
brand" quoth one, twas way back in the
sixties, and the occasion was the meeting
of five coDgenial spirits enjoying the Sc
ductive beauties OF game Of draw poker.
II was the time when genius was the com
ponent part OF q good and successful
player, and flatter myself that a small bit
OF the divine afliatus came TO me at one OF
the critical moments that evening. Let
me rccite the incident:
81 had been quite successful, and was,
perhaps, 81 600 ahead, and when, as the
age, discovered on picking up my hand
that the lowest straight flush in hearts had
been dealt me pat. The blind was SIS.
All came in and / promptly raised 500;
two OF the players saw II and another
,aised me the SINE amount; returned Il.
The two dropped out and the third man
raised again. / raised him five times more
and he stopped. or course | didn't take
any cards, and he drew one. At this point
] would not have taken $4,000 for the
pot. However, watched my adversary
closely as he examined his ono card, and
although his expression did not change
particle / knew absolutely that he held the
winning hand. Ills entire course was rs
al. a. h.
planned IT, Ills four cards OF one suit
needed one % make n sequence; he had
taken q terrible chance before the draw
and had bet 10 the limit. lie had made
his straight flush, and as mine was the
lowest possible one II was assumedly
higher than mine.
at was his iirst bet, and after running
over his hand lac slowly showed SIS toward
the middle OF the table. saw his bet and
raised him 81. He Immediately raised me
500. | threw my cards face, upward on
the table and said: Your pot How did
you ever guess it7' he replied, as he turned
over his cards, showing straight flush in
spades, nine spots high"
The brand OF cigars was carefully exam
ined, while remarks were made Us 10 what
the player should have done.
never strikes twice in the same place has
been shaken since a certain poker expe-
ricnce two years ago, said another MEM
Der OF the Chamberlain party. There
were six OF us playing. and the limit was
small. had been playing In average luck
and was something OF winner, and, hay
ing dcxlerously secured two pairs, queens
up, ! called a dapper young gentleman
sitting on my left, who blandly exposed
four seyens Ms he gracefully raked in the
chips. On the next deal was the age,
and pair Of trays was dealt me- the man
who held the four sevcns the hand before
drew three cards, and the Others drew
one, two and three, respectively. My
chances for the pot looked very slim, i
thought, but upon picking up the three
cards called for found three aces, max.
ing my hand an ace full. To my delight
the betting opened very lively. The first
man bet the limit, only 10 be raised by the
three players that succeeded him. OF
course | raised when Il came 10 me,
and after little the battle fastened itself
between the man who had hell the four
scvcns and myself. reasoned that rs he
had held the ious the hand before, II
would be- impossible for him TO hold them
again, and foun were required 10 beat my
ace full. raised him twenty times he
had become automatic In raising me back,
and was very pale in the bargain. hes
itatod for q minute, but the momery Of the
hand before nerved me, aud kept up the
raising. Finally l called. lie couldn't
speak from nervousness, but that didn't
prevent him from exposing four skies. lie
bad held pair OF skies, aud had drawn
the other twol In more or less elaborate
experience OF the game, have never, save
that once, known fours 10 fall 10 the same
man twice IN success ion."