The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-07
A urILe GAME OF DRAW.
Eow Two Nice Jsckpots wero Ragged by
an Utter Novice.

an utter novice
There was little game 81 draw on tho
other night -Four friends SAL around tho
table. One Of them was "a movies. Ito had
mover played game OF poker Ia his ITO,
but he was not averso 90 paying for a little
instruction. be said, and besides he had
90 hnvo something a. do whereby to while
away what would otherwise be "a very stu
pid night
IIo asked all sorts Of foolish questions
ind throw his chips in 80 recklessly that
his threo friends were sorry for him 10
did Seem to be "a shame for him 90 lose 10
much money, but then lac wanted 10 play,
and IL wasn't their fault II they held tho
better hands. Finally jack pot came
around, and the novice, who sat next to
the breaker, raised the ante to the limit
Some one else saw him and went "a chip or
two better. Then the novice tilted her to
the limit again, and after he had done 20
looked over his hand and asked, What
did you say straight flush would bentY"
The other players gaspod one Of them
said that Il would beat anything in tho
pack but a royal iush and the three
promptly threw up their hnnds. The nov
lee smiled blnndly as h. ralcd Ia the big
stack Of chipe Then ho threw his hand
down ON the table IL was a simple straight,
and that was all
What did you say that was a straight
flush for'' asked one OF the Others who
had laid down three sevcns and pair Of
jacks
'Wen, said the move, "it Is, mint it'
They ~ all red, ana they run along in "a
sequence"
Then the three carefully explained that
the cards had to be all Of one suit 20 be a
1ush, and after much questioning the nov
ice seemed 10 understand.
The game went along for a time. Hands
ran low, and not many chips changed own
ers. About IL o'clock there was another
inck pot The novice raised the opener to
the limit again, and the next man, who
had fours came back AZ him with another
big raise. The other players st5.id, and the
novice raised back This made a pot with
considerably over 500 in IT, Everybody
staid on the last raise and the dealer said
Cards, gentlemen, " in n Gubducd sort Of
voice.
Hold ont" blurted the novice, II want
90 ask another question. I'm little mixed
on this straight flush business. If I've got
five cards OF the same suit and they form
IA sequence, I've got "A straight flush, havo
l noty"
The other players remembered the for
mer jackpot and Winkcd at each OthCr.
They FASTENED 90 assure the novice that
his superstition was correct, and the man
with fours followed the openers chip bet
with raise to the limit. The bright smile
that came over the noviccs face when he
learned what a straight flush was had not
faded. He was actually anxious 20 get his
chips into the center OF the table lie
raised back 10 the limit
That's IA good bluR, said tho man
with fours, and he tilted back
The two others, who had been trailing
with fairly good hands all this time drop
ped out, and the novice and tho man with
fours bet until there was nearly 5000 on
the table. Then the man with fours grew
compassionate and said 20 the novice.
Now, / don't want 60 make the learning
OF this game too expensive for you. Your
little bluf went once, but it won { go this
time, 50 I'll just call you.
Then the novice laid down straight
flush in clubs, running from seven to
jock and the man with fours fell back in
his seat in a helpless condition. When he
recovered, he said slowly: IN quit this
game Such a dod blamed fool as you
couldn't learn TO play poker in 10000
years.
81 don't doubt that replied the novice