The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-02
A LITTLE GAME or DRAW.
He Was a Novice, but He Had a BIT OF
Ieadvtlle Experience.

LeadvtlIs Experience.
There was a little game Of draw on the
other night. Four friends sat around the
table. One of them was a novice. He bad
never PLAYED a game Of poker in his life,
but ne was not averse TO paying for n little
instruction. he said. and besides he bad TO
have something to do whereby TO while
away what would otherwise be a very
stupid night.
He asked all sorts Of foolish questions
and threw his chips in so recklessly that
his three friends were soi*y for him. il did
seem 10 be a shame for him to lose so much
money. but then be wanted to play. aud it
wasn't their fault If they held the better
hands. Finally a jack pot came around,
and the novice. who sat next 10 the opener,
raised the ante TO the limit. Some one else
saw him and went him a chip or two better.
Then the novice tilted her 70 the limit
again, and after he had lone so locked over
his hand and asked. What did you say a
straight flush would beatl"
The ether players gasped. One Of them
said that it would beat anything In the
pack but n royal flush, ard the three
promptly threw up their hands. The nov
ice smiled blandly as be Taked In the big
stack Of chiDs. Then he threw his hand
down on the liable. 1t was a simple straight,
and that was all.
'What did you say that was a straight
flush forg" asked one Of the Others, who bad
laid down three seyens and a pair OF jacks,
We'll. said the novice. 1T IS, amt IL
They're all red, and they run along in a Sc
QLence."
Then the three carefully explained that
the cards had TO be all Of one suit TO be a
frsh, and after much questioning the Gov
ice seemed TO understand.
The game went along for a time. Hands
ran low. and not many chips changed own
ers. About II o'clock there was another
lack pot. The nOvice raised the opener 20
thelimit again. and the next man. who mad
fours, came back at him with another big
raise. The other players staid. ard the
novice raised back. This made a pot with
considerably over 500 10 it Everybody
staid on the last raise. and the dealer said,
Cards, gentlemen" 10 a subdued sort Of
voice.
Hold onf' blurted the novice, Il want
10 ask another question. I'm a little mixed
on this straight flush business IL I've got
five cards of the same suit and they form a
sequence, I've got d straight flush, have l
notf"
The players remembered the former
jack pot and winked at each other. They
FASTENED to assure the novice that his sup
position was correct, and the man with
fours followed the openers chip bet with a
raise TO the limit The bright smile that
came over the novice's face when be learned
what a straight flush was had not faded.
He was actually anxious 20 get his chips
into the center Of the table. He raised back
10 the limit.
That's & good bluff" said the man with
f0urs, and he tilted back.
The two others Who had been trailing
with fairly good hands all the timedropped
out. and the novice and the man with tours
bet until there was nearly 500 on the table
Then the man with tours grew compassion
ate and said 20 the novice: Now, don't
want TO make the learning Of this game too
expensive for you. Your iittle bluff went
once, but It won't 90 this time, SO I'll just
call YOU
Then thenOyice laid down a straight flush
in clubs. running from seven TO jack, and
the man with fours fell back in his seat in
a helpless condition. When he recovered.
be said slowly. IN quit this game. Such
q dodblamed fool as you couldn't learn 10
play poker in 10000 years"
Il don't doubt that, % replied the novice
as he cashed IN his chips. They used to
tell me the same thing when I was in Lead.
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