The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-06-11
eIo HANDS Ar DRAW poKER.
sEzAroR FARwELE's POUR ACES BEATEN sY
sENRroR cA,rEEoS's sTRlianr DfAHoxD
FLESH.

A quiet little game of poker was play
ell in Washington Friday night 0f iast
week by six distinguished gentlemen,
each Of whom is well-known a. an ex-
pert. The result Of the game adds an in
terasting incident 70 the history Of poker
playing, and was a subject Of nneh Cos
sip in the Senate cloak-room, and other
genteel resorts. There was nothing par
ticuIarly remarkable about this game ex-
cept the fact that two Of the players were
pitted against each other. and each beld
one Of the strongest hands ever turned
up in poker.
The party met in one Of the we'll
known uptown hotels, and the players
were Senators Cameron and Quay, gf
Pennsylvania, Farwell, Of Illinois, the
Hon. Dave Littler, Of Springfield, the ex-
Pacific Railroad Commissioner, and ex-
Senator Sewell, Of New Jersey. II was
ten-doIlar limit game and there had been
three raises before the draw, when al
the players went out except Senators
Cameron and Farwell. Mr. Cameron
stood pat, and Mr.. Farweil drew two
cards. Then the fun began.
The gentlemen who had Withdrawn
saw that there was fight ahead, and ca
gerly scanned the faces Of the two rivals.
The sympathy of the party WAS largely
with Mr.. Cameron, for the reason that
Mr.. FarwelI is reputed TO be one Of the
best poker players in the United states,
and the very best in Washington. During
the past few months he has come of vie
torious in a majority Of the games he has
played His victims included several Of
the gentlemen in Friday nights party,
and they were rather anxious to see Mr..
Cameron get satisfaction. They were not
disappointed.
When Mr.. Farwell saw Mr.. Cameron
stand pat he at once concluded that he
was blufling, and he started in to catch
him. Il was Mr.. Cameron's bet, and he
went to the limit Mr. Farwell saw him,
and Don bet him again. Each saw that
the other meant business then, and they
settled down TO work in earnest. 3Ir.
Cameron continued to bet and lir Far
well continued 10 raise him until the
process had been repeated ten times, and
then Mr.. Farwell becameieompassiouate,
and dropping his cards, said
See here, Don, don't want TO carry
this thing any further have hand
here that is simply invincible, and its
foolish for you to buck against it. 1 don't
want to bet further on a sure thing. Re-
member, drew two cards"
Then the players all looked eagerly 10
Mr.. Cameron to see what he would DO.
Don has great nerve, and told Mr.. Far
we'll to 90 ahead and play his hand for
all it vas worth, but Mr.. Farwell would
not take advantage Of his colleague, and
with the remark that he did not ike to
rob a man. he said, call you, asd
carelessly threw on the table four aces.
The gentlemen Of the party who had
been IN suspense all this time drew a sigh
of relief, and turned sympathizingly to
Mr.. Cameron Don did not need their
sympathy, however, for he quietly spread
ont before the astOnished gaze OF Mr..
Farwell a stright diamond flush, seven
spot high. Mr. Farwells only remark
was Z" Well, I'll be damned - and Mr.
Cameron drew in the pot, which con-
tained a little more than three hundred
dollars. Every gent. -man present ex-
pressed the utmost surprise when they
witnessed these two remarkable hands,
and each Of them said that in his long
experience as a poker player he had new
er seen two such hands pitted against
each other The same opinion was ex-
pressed by all of the Washington poker
players who gossiped about thi, noted
game IiGstmT5H Post.