The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-10
THE COLD POKER DEALS.
Some Of The Tricks Of The Trade In
Gambling.
BeS Their Money ReekIesslY
and Let lG win or Lose,

btlu poker game out IN butteS mOnt'D VI
all the stories are to be believed. A vim
ming Of 10000 is thought to be about the
proper caper when they are running your
way, and II you 90 that amount in the
hole you are expected to look pleasant
when you put on your overshoes. When
the big ones get at it they take down the
skylight, and then it's smoking hot. One
night tenderioot dropped in and asked
II be could come in. "0h, yes, II he
wanted to-" There was 5000 on the
table, and after the hand was played the
newcomer put aside his fur-Iined overcoat
and silk tile and presented q crisp 500
bill for chips. The bankers-they have
bankers in poker games out west-looked
surprised. The players looked at each
other and then at the stranger. "Well,
what's the matter, gentlemen" said the
easterner with bland smile. "Ain't /
in the gamer" There was q silent mo-
ment. "Why, Of course, said the dealer /;
there, banker, come up for this gentle
man; he wants q white chip" You
couldn't have kept the traveller in that
place with Q lasso. He left town that
night on an east-bound freight train.
Major Crump and Charley Ransom
were two Of the best-known all-round
gamesters New York ever produced. They
were associated for quarter Of century
at the Shakespeare club on West Twenty
fifth street. The major laid by fortune
Of $4,000, while Ransom was squeezed
by Wall street firms who had lost through
clerks. Crump loved the jack pot, pure
and simple, while Ransom was . clair
voyant on horses. He never lost go, 900
on the turf, while he won over $3.50, 900
at Saratoga alone. He could lose $50, 900
at faro and win 100000 on the turf in
one season. The Shakespeare club catered
to the swells, while MOrrissey, around in
Twenty-fourth street. played the heavy
gamblers game. In Morrissey's one night
q party Of California miners lost $3.50, 900
ct baccarat, and came next night and
won It all back at faro. Ben Wood won
100000 from Morrissey at q single sit.
ting, which cured John Of his propensity
for heavy betting at faro. Morrissey died
with less than 10000 after his debts
were paid.
The two swell gamblers in New York
in the old days were Pettibone and Cleve.
land. The latter was q Philadelphian,
while Pettibone came from Tennessee.
They had been partners in . game In
Philadelphia in 1857, and quit rs enemies.
They met at No. 8 Barclay street. "I'll
settle with you," said Pettibone to Cleve-
land, who was q tall, raw-boned, elegant
specimen physically, Tin game for $780,
900 at q single sitting" "Come onP'
Cleveland replied. The green baiEe wAs
cleared and the tiger had no combatants
in sight but the two middle-aged gam.
blers. At 1t they went. Pettibone was
q heavy loser in the first Eve deals, and
began to grow white around the gills.
The next deal he was loser to the tune
Of $4,000, for there was no limit. The
next deal the nervy Tennesseean made O
call for 5000. He won, picking up 1885,
900, and by midnight he had won every
dollar Of Cleveland's money. They parted
as friends, and were aiterward partners
at Hot Springs, Ark. They soon bought
the Blue Pig, famous faro cottage ct
Cape May.
Among the dead games poker has to be
played fair, or, to be exact, as fair as
poker is played by those who know all
the Ins and outs. That, however, does
not entitle the uninitiated to come In,
and II they do they may pay very expen-
sive tuition. One Of the Ayest gamblers
western New York ever turned out was
Charley Perkins. He was also known TO
lovers Of the prize ring, as he always at
tended man fights Of importance. Per-
kins knew poker by heart, and, as goes
without saying. knew his company. One
night he was playing in q stiff game at q
resort In st. Charles street, New Orleans.
It was simply q question Of winning or
walking back 10 Rochester. As he sat
thumblng his corners the people looking
on noticed that his shirt front was fast
becoming . sight to behold. He was
chewing tobacco ct Q fierce rate, and
though usually scrupulously neat In his
personal appearance presented disgust
ing spectacle. At last It became unbear-
able and one Of his friends said, "For
Gods sake, Charley, why don't you use
the cuspidor?" "Use nothing, fool"
was the reply; "this yer hain't no sort O.
game 10 be lookin' round in.
Out west they play stud poker q great
deal. They might as well play that as
the regular game, for they have changed
that until It Is quite different from that
known to eastern sports. They allow the
one sitting at the left Of the dealer 10 pass
and then back In and raise before the
draw, and have plenty Of other innova-
tons. They also use on occasion what
are commonly known as sanded cards.
That IL, q pack Is prepared with q piece
Of sandpaper, certain small marks at
given places indicating king, queen, ace,
etc. With these cards the dealer who
has sanded the deck, knows exactly what
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