Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-12
A LITTLE GAME or DRAW.
no Was a novirc, but Ho HAD nit Of
Leadvllie Experience.


Leadviiic Experience.
There wns little game OF draw on tho
. other night -Four friends sat around the
table One OF them was a novice. He Ind
never played game Of poker in bis 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
nway what would otherwise be a veiy
stupid night.
He asked all sorts OF foolish questions
and threw his chips In 80 recklessly that
his three friends were sorry for him. II did
seem TO be shame for him TO lose so muct
money, but then he wanted TO play, and Il
wasn't their fault II they held the bettef
hands Finally jack pot came around
and the novice, who sat next to the opener
raised the ante 10 the limit Some one elsl
saw him and went him chip or two better
Then the nuxice tilted her to the limit
again. and after he had done so looked ovei
his hand and asked, what did you say
straight flush would beat"
The other players gasped, One Of them
said that 1t would beat anything IN III,
pack but royal flush, and the tire,
promptly threw up their hands. The nov
Ice smiled blandly as he raked in the big
stack Of chips. Then be threw his hand
down on the table. 1t WAS q simple straight,
and that was all.
"What did you say that was straight
flush forW asked one OF theothers, who had
laid down three sovens and pair OF jacks
well, said the novice, lit s., amt i'll
They're all red. and they run along In 80
quence,"
Then the three carefully explained tina,
the cards had 10 DO all Of one suit 10 be &
Al aff
ice seemed TO understand.
The game won't along for time Hand
ran low, and not many chips changed own.
ers. About II o'clock there was another
jack pot The novice raised the opener "a
the limit again, and the next man, who had
fours, came back at him with another big
raise. The other players staid, and ths
novice raised back This mndo pot with
considerably over 500 in IT, Everybody
staid on the last raise, and the dealer Faid,
"Cards, guntlcmon,N In u suhducd sort OF
voice.
'Iiold onp blur,sG tae novice, ~ wart
20 nsk another question. I'm little mixed
on this straight flush business, II I've got
Ave cards OF the same snlt and they form u
sequence, I've got a straight hush, have l
notw
The other players remembered the former
Jack pot aud winkcd at each other. They
fastened TO assure the novice that his sup.
position was correct, and tho man with
foum followed the openers chip bet with u
raise to the limit Tho bright smile that
camo over the novlccs face when he learned
what straight flush was bad not faded.
lie was actually anxious to get his chips
into the center Of the table He raised back
| TO the limit
"Thats good hlufI, - said the man with
fouts, aud he tilted back.
Tho two others who had been trailing
with fnirly good hands all the time dropped
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 tho novice; Now, dom
want to mako tho learning Of this game to-
expensive for you. Your little bluff wen
once but II won't 30 this time, 40 I'll Jus
call youn
Then thenoylce laid down astraight 1usl
IN clubs, running from seven 10 jack, an,
the man with TOURS fell back In his seat Il
u helpless condition When no recovered
he said slowly I'm quit this Rnme. Suel
dodblamcf fool ~ you couldn't learn q
play poker In 10000 years.
~ don't doubt that, replied the movie
~ he cashod In his chips They used l.
tell me the same thing when was In Lead
lle.n-Buifalo Express,