Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-28

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dollars. ~ 's' nave won many
SON, some are known as 'paper mon !.
DINERS as hold outs" while more are
ealieu second dealers''
my al, OF cerlse, have a general |
niunisnse Of the various methods for
Nneaung, but they excel, as a rule. IN |
some one Of these systems.
N conversation the other evening
WIN retired gambler, who. in his \
sme' was the most skilled "pecond |
ueaier ~ the country, be said;
LOOK me over four years OF hard |
Iraeuue 10 learn how to deal seconds |
properly. second dealer is man 1
who can deal cards frnm any part OF |
the pack without detection, so that.
previous % the players drawing cards.
ne skilfully slips his thumb along the |
bottom OF the pack aud catches a
glimpse OF the cards to be dealt II
he sees anything he needs he can deal
II 10 himself as easily as II il were
on the top OF the deck. II he has o
partner he will know by signs Just ex-
actly what he wants, and II he can't
give 1t to him he will motion him to
stay out
"If his partner has a pair he will
look through the deck, and " he OBJ
he Will make a sign 10 the partner
who VIII thereupon raise the price 90
draw cards. As rule. partners SIT
together when they play, SO that one
can cut 70 the others liking and this
In itself Is a science, FOR the man cut
ting the cards will do II to the satis-
faction OF the whole board. as he APP
parently mikes them up, while IN re-
ality he does not disturb his partners
arranged cards
Now. in this instance. the mnn who
cuts the cards cleyerly In dealing. 30
that his partner is the one 20 draw
first. Now, 1t is rather difficult 20
| pull two cards from different parts OF
the pack, and then ali eyes are watch
ing the dealer when he Is giving out
/ the first cards, so that while holding
| the pack In his left hand Just before
starting to deal to those drawing. he
will ind some pTetense for reaching
| his right hnnd across the table, and
In this manner he slides the deck. He
will IN that instant slSillfully shift with
his fingers one OF the cards his part
ner needs TO the top Of the pack He
| will repeat this movement the same
4 as before, end bring the other card on
top. His partner viii draw three cards,
and viii Of course, hold four Of a
| kind. They viii continue this sya-
TEN Of playing, and will. undoubtedly,
lie then showed how he could bring
cards from the center to the top OF
the pack. Holding the pack in his left
hand as II about to deal, he would
| shove his forefinger between the deck
and right above the card he was to
bring ON top. He would then raise
hts farennger. thereby lifting the cards
above It. and with his middle finger he
| alt No zrHp "a ri nj "a
half an inch toward his fingers Then
he would press down on the edge Of
| stp card. and In this manner raise
It outside the pack. He would then re-
move his forennger, thereby allowing
the 7-rds to fall back again. The
reeded card would be standing on It's
side alongside the pack, and II would
be an easy matter TO shift II ON top
He did this slowly several times, and Il
appeared easy enough until tried, and
then II was found difficult.
Paper men, he explained, ARE the
men who make a specially nf reading
cards. They have a system OF Akin.
the backs OF the cprds so that they
can tell all the aces, kings, queens
Jacks, and eventually the whole pack
N n Is used long enough. They Away
have the advantage. especially In
two-handed game. for they can tel
lust what the other player holds b,
looking at the hRolfs OF his cards
"I'll never forget the first time
had an experience with paper men
was In a Denver saloon one day an
fat stranger with whom ! had bee
| talking for some time suggested
game OF draw poker. accepted hi
proposition, and we retired TO an ant,
room. Before we had been playin
long I discovered that my friend wa
using pack Of readers, for ha
given few good hands, but h
wouldn't play for OF course he coul
mind to fool him. II finally came m
deal In a pretty good Jackpot. ! ha
lost a little money. but now | resolve
t. rot all back with interest, so
stacked my fat friend three aces an
gave myself three kings. After ] hn
given out the two hands ] laid dow
the deck, and the top card was a
ace.
Directly under It had the FIVE ,
clubs and another king under that.
soon as the man saw the ace he smi
ed for he knew he would draw TO fot
! aces. He opened the pot for sma
, amount, and l gave II good liit. d
, came back at me with another rails
and we kept IL up until he finally sal
! he had only a little money left TO b.
with for he wanted u little fun art
: the draw. ! guess he thought mu
: be soft with my miserable kings
: against him with his three and as goo
/ as four aces.
= "Well, he drew one. and ] dealt hi
a second and gave him the I'VE
clubs. took twp myself and hla me
Z fetching IN my other king and ms &c
Now said he, TIL bet all nave, az
he threw out the few remaining aolii
II no possessed. ! covered y ana can
y him. j have four aces said me- a.
u turned up his hand, ana men WI
: he saw It he uttered an ANiu, va'
u and shouted: Well l be ~, II VI
n didn't change right before my Ne
eyes.' i know they ola, sara - ~
Is nocketed all the coin ana your pai
u amt worth cents a pouna psaS
- with me-, continued l. as iei'
u place about $500 richer .s
n q Paper men have many Na 49,,
ls working cards Some o. lnail ~.
~ small machine which Is $1,000
ID their finger and when Iese ~ ~
!, ring and with THIS they Guy 'nv ~ I,
Ill 81 the cards near the corners, ~ ,.,,s
y when they are deahns H'Ny
70 have the advantage, -. ,.no nh
ne "'Hold out men are ~. nsir,
ne playing conceal csins ~ ye,I- ii,
ed pisn sn,nefinles dealing and hanail
re sr,y' AN while palming a hall dgl
a. wv and then they get RID OF N
IS el.ne ,,, detection. For instance
ng MiV ne fellows will sometimes y
an o. acsa IN his hand until II cog
IT'S toua ore After the dealer mas ~
ire 10 "s Ss and laid down the DECK
= out thiu. 49,, .,-ll1 nut his hand 40