Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-09
STORIES OF THE POKER TABLE.
Why o Player Put Down a Straight Flush
Lightning Struck Twice In One Place.
DC, 2. ]
airy /, 1889

Washir gton Critic.
party Of good-looking men, several CT
them Of national fame as legislators, sat
around table the other night in one CT
the COSY hooks of the front dining room
of mine host Chamberlin. A petit souper
had been discussed, and clouds Of blue
smoke were being pulled toward the fres-
coed ceiling.
"The last time smoked cigar OF this
brand" quoth one, twas way back in the
'60s, and the occasion was the meeting OF
FIVE congenial spirits enjoying the seduc-
tive beauties Of game Of draw poker. 1t
was the time when genius WAS the compo-
nent part of good and successful play ers
and 1stter myself that small bit OF the
divine sfflstus came to me at one OF the
critical moments that evening. Let me
recite the incident:
"I had been quite successful and was
perhaps $1,000 ahead, when, as the age, l
discovered, on picking up my hand, that
the lowest straight flush in hearts had
been dealt me, pat. The blind was S25. All
came in, and promptly raised 800; two
Of the players saw it, and another raised
me the same amount; l returned 1t. The
two dropped out and the third man
raised again. raised him
five times more, and he stopped.
OF course did not take any cards, and
he drew one. At this point l would
not have taken $40, 900 for the pot. How
ever, watched my adversary closely as
heexamined his one card, and, although his
expression did not change particle, L
knew absolutely that he held the winning
hand. His entire course WAS IS clear TO
me as though he had Just explained 1t.
His four cards OF one suit needed one to
make a sequence; he had taken terrible
chance before the draw, and had bet to
the limit. He had made his straight
flush, and as mine was the lowest posi-
BILE one, it was sssumedlY higher than
mine.
at was his first bet, and after running
over his hand he slowly showed S25 to-
ward the middle of the table. l saw his
bet and raised him 81. He Immediately
raised me S10e. threw my cards face
upwards o. the table and said: Your
pot How did you ever guess it?' ae
replied IS he turned over his cards, show
ing 8 straight flush in spades, nine spot
high"
The brand of cigars was carefully ex-
amined while remarks were made as to
what the player should have done.
"My belief in the adsge that lightning
never strikes twice In the same place
has been shaken since certain poker
experience TWO years sgo," said another
member of the Chamberlain party. There
we're six of US playing, and the limit was
sma l. l had been playing in average
luck and was something Of 8 winner, and,
having dextrously secured two pairs,
queens up, 1 called dapper young gen
tleman sitting on my left, who blandly
exposed four sevens as 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 sevens
the hand before drew three card, and the
others Grew one, two and three respec-
lively. My ch nee for the pot looked
very slim, thought, but upon picking
up the three cards I called for found
three aces, making my hand an ace full.
To my delight the betting opened very
lively. The first mau bet the limit, only
TO be raised by the three players thai sue
ceeded him OF Counsel raised when it came
to me and after little the battle fastened
itself between the man who had held the
four sevens and myself.