The Washington critic., 1890-05-17
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Garwelps Four Aces Beaten nv ra,n-
erOn's Straight Diamond Fiush,
A quiet little game of poker was
played in this city last night by six dis
tinguished gentlemen, each of whom Is
well known as an expert, says dis.
patch froms Washington in to.dav's
New York Sun. The result of the rame
adds an interesting incident to the his
tory Of poker playing, and was a sub.
Ject of much gossip in the Senate cloak
room and other genteel resorts TODAY.
There was nothing particularly remark
able about this game except the fact
that two of the players were pitted
against each other, and each held one
of the strongest hands ever turned up
in poker.
The party met in one of the well
known uptown hotels, and the PLAYERS
were Senators Quay and Cameron of
Pennsylvania, Farwell of Illinois, the
Hon. Dave Littler of Springfield. eX.
| Pacific Railroad Commissioner. and ex
Senator Sewell of New Jersey. 1t was
n so limit game, and there had been
| three raises before the draw, when all
the players went out except Senators
| Cameron and Farwell Mr.. Cameron
stood pat, and Mr.. Farwell drew two
cards, Then the fun began.
The gentlemen who had withdra wn
| saw that there was fight ahead. and
eagerly scanned the faces of the rivals
The sympathy of the party was largely
with MIR. Cameron, tor the reason
that Mr.. Farwell 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 off victorious in the majority of
the games he has played. His victims
included several of the gentlemen in
last nights party, and they were rather
anxious to see Mr. Cameron get satisfac-
tion. They were not disappointed
When Mr.. Farwell saw Mr.. Cameron
stand pat he at once concluded that he
was blulfing, and he started in to catch
him. 1t 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. Mr..
Cameron continued to bet and Mr.. Far
well continued to raise him until the
process had been repeated by each of
them ten times. Then Mr. Farwell be.
came compassionate, 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 it. S
foolish for you to buck against it.
don't want to bet further on sure
thing. Remember, drew two cards. :"
Then the players all looked eagerly to
Mr.. Cameron to see what he would do.
Don has great nerve and told Mr.. Far.
well TO go ahead and play his hand for
all il was worth, but Mr.. Farwell would
not take advantage of his colleague,
and with the remark that he did not
want to rob a man, he said, II call
you, and carelessly threw down on the
table four aces.
The gentlemen of the party who had
been in suspense all this time drew O
sigh of relief, and turned sympathiz-
ingly TO Mr.. Cameron. Don did not
need their sympathy. however, for lie
ished gaze of Mr.. Farwell a straight
diamond flush, seven spot high. Mr..
Farwell's only remark was "Well,
I'll be damned" and Mr.. Cameron
drew in the pot, which contained a lit
tie more than $500. Every gentleman
expressed 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 never seen two such hands pitted
against each other. The same opinion
was expressed by all Of the Washing.
ton poker players who gossiped abou
this noted game during the dav.