Evening journal., 1893-08-30
A LITTLE CANE OF DRAW.
Ee Was Novice, but He Had a Bit of
Leadyiiie Experience.

Ee Was Novice, but He Had a Isit OF
Leadyilie Experience.
There was little game Of draw on the
other night. Four friends sat around the
table. One of them was a novice. He had
never played a game of poker in his life,
but he was not averse to paying for a little
instruction, he said, and besides he had 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 50 recklessly that
his three friends were sorry for him. II did
seem to be a shame for him to lose so much
money, but then he wanted to play, and it
wasn't their fault il they held the better
hands. Finally a jack pot came around,
and the novice, who sat next to 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 to the limit
again. and after he had done so looked over
his hand and asked, what did you say a
straight flush would beat"
The other players gasped. One OF them
said that it would beat anything in the
pack but a royal flush, and the three
promptly threw up their hands. The nov
ice smiled blandly as he raked in the big
down on hetable. It was simple straight
and that was all.
"What did you say that was q straight
flush forp' asked one of the others, who had
laid down three sevens and pair Of jacks
"Well" said the novice, ''it is, amt itf
They're all red, and they run along in a Sc
| quence."
Then the three carefully explained that
the cards had to be all OF one suit to be a
flush, and after much questioning the nov
i ice seemed to understand.
The game went along for time. Hands
ran low, and not many chips changed own
ers. About IL o'clock there was another
jack pot. The novice raised the opener to
the limit again. and the next man, who had
fours, came back at him with another big
raise. The other players staid, and the
novice raised back. This made pot with
considerably over 800 in it. Everybody
staid on the last raise, and the dealer said
"Cards, gentlemen" in q subdued sort OF
voice.
"Hold onp' blurted the novice, 81 want
to ask another question. I'm little mixed
| on this straight flush business. IL Tve got
| five cards of the same suit and they form d
| sequence, I've got a straight flush, have
| notw
The other players remembered the former
| jack pot and winked at each other. They
| hastened to assure the novice that his sup
| position was correct, and the man with
l fohrs followed the openers chip bet with 8
| raise TO the limit. The bright smile that
came over the novice's face when he learned
what a straight flush was had not faded
He was actually anxious TO get his chips
into the center Of the table. He raised bach
TO the limit.
"That's good bluff, !" said the man Will
fours, and he tilted back.
The two others who had been trailing
with fsirly good hands all the time oroppe,
out, and the novice and the man with four
bet until there was nearly $500 on the table
Then the man with fours grew compassion
ate and said to the novice; "Now, dom
want to make the learning of this game to-
expensive for you. Your little bluff wen
once, but It won't 60 this time, so I'll jus
call YOU"
Then thenovice laid down a straight fus
In clubs, running from seven to jack, an
the man with fours fell back in his seat i
a helpless condition. When he recovered
he said slowly: "pll quit this game. Sue
a dodblamed fool as you couldn't learn [
play poker in 10000 years"
~ don't doubt that, replied the movie
as he cashed in his chips. "They used {
tell me the same thing when / was in Leai
vile. e."-Buffalo Express.