The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13

that there wsa n hrst q id eecon ! prize. AZ the ctn.
clusiCn OF the games a and n mad won thirt zen games
and c and D twelve g ,mes. shorli A and u either
other the second c / prize. or should the two ,sir:ssn
play or cut for INST prize and the two twelve e. aud
pTiEes awarded 10Th Ways. L has created much dis.
Gu .sion. ny giving us your opinion you will greatly
obllgc. II. H.
As A and N must b, frat and secon l doth having
more points ih,n either C or d., they play to decide
which shall take nrst prize. C and d are out of II.
Please state in your sunday column, l. Tho high.
~ ! TONI ,na nyss a a. . and nd" one ,cn ToS count a
claims y would count 2s and Bcla!ms Il would only
count ~. Al. +.
/. Twenty.ninc; three nves and a jack In the hand
ami tho Ave OF The Jacks suit turned. 2. Twenty.
eight; nftecn.sixt-en and twelve nves.
Seven men play draw poker-isnt pot. The age,
OF queens. G drops. ID stays with n pair Of aces. In
the draw D makes a pair OF Tours and p a pair Of
then discovers that he did not have %suf,cient TO open
the pot. who wins? JOHN Pors.
y wins.
the draw, z thinking 1t was his AGE. told b to bet.
he was the only one to bet c says, Hold on, 7 have
not +, ISS s,. S,S yts;I = claimed 2 Z c should o. nc, not ma have @ tia
c right or wrong. aud had he a right I bct. after
you to decide. SPADES.
was wrong. In telling D to bet C manifestly did
not mean to pass. and so had a right to bet.
A; F. G, and D were PLAYING nS q gam. Of ssosre.
q deals. D passes. 4 orders c up. D claims that A
must play his hand alonei A claims not. He says he
not. Who Is right r. p. ".
A is not required to play alone. II he does play
alone he may take his partners best.
Pedro-A dispute arose over the nnlsh of a game.
Two players, having each to go to win. one holding
high and a pedro. the other low, Jack game. and a
pedro. each claims the game. Who wins?
II the bidder made his bid he wins.
from his hand an! 4 three spot from the table and
adds to my build making nine Is his Blay GorTees'
No. No card on tho table may DO used to increase
a build already made.
10 each. who wins? C.F.C.
Neither. II !sa tie.
A. q. and c are In a Jack pot. A opens the pot on q
pair OF queens, breaks the queens and throws one into
to throw the queen away into the discard without
first showing it to one of the players? R. L. H.
Yes.
Which IA easier to nil. a four flush or a straight open
at both ends2 FRED DoDD.
There are line cards that will I'LL a Eour.caId nush
a'ih tlEh iudt W IA III u btTulBnt, tueEeIOIe ut CnhuCo
Is slightly In favor OF filling the flush.
Poker-A bets 81. B calls. A shows three aces.
3 says Your money A demands to see rs hand.
II refuses to show It except a. to the number OF cards.
10 Obliged to show his hand face up? H., $. ASDC.
lie Is.
A. n. and C are playing a thrre.handed game Of
pihochle. A wins the trst game. In the second game
on the next game takes the money. They are play.
inS for 8 a.orn"r; A wins; and claims inat he Is en-
{ rstuses to pay more tl.n 81; claiming that the last
game was played to dccite whether A or c would
take BIS 81. watch lay On the table OF the tic game.
Now, 4 claims 'hat az long as they agreed to play for
i - t az SSt w"fi al the on s' tns first sSos and go second So tnt ra an,ra G sS%S
would make his claim good. .C's argument Is that
Rs 81 on the second game. and that \ aud ca stake
on the thiel is practically dead. Please decide. A.
II only A and c played the third game Cs conten.
ton is right, but III played in IT A is right. and lis
q welcher.
AoPens a Jack pot; He has openers and a four
an opener into the discard. b bets c that THE Sun
has decided that that is perfectly proper. B has read
that procedure IS. according to the Sun. a proper
Rs. ssih sc. and Z he sl HAS , Rast sSe his ops sn,PlSS s. , sissc THE To s an.
as'as SO ' that. he he 'P pam s hhs pai that or he else bad has op sn nay Z
bet, the SrN never said as B contends. H.. p. K.
Hoses. THE srx has said so, and ~reiterates IT.
In a game OF euchre the dealer has shown evidence
The third man. however, orders it up to cut down the
gain TO TWO points. Can he so order up without a
trump In his hand? BENZ. F. MORE.
Yes.
In a fourhanded game OF straight euchrc-no as.
sistins-A deals. B orders It up. Can BIS partner play
1t alone and make four points by taxing all tricks.
MANHATTAN CLUE. Poughkeepsie.
No. Only the player who makes the trump may
play alone.
CrIhbage-i. What is the count for 9 jacks, 2
queens. | ten? g. What f. the coun. for 8 queens. I
Jack, / king? 3. In peggtns, does a double run count
the same as in the general result; OF the hand
|. 10. g. is. 8. No. There is no such thing in
p~ess!ns.
In a game of draw poker ia the dealer compelled
TO toll how many cards he draws after the bet is
made? CONSTANT READER.
Not after the betting begins; but he must announce
the number he takes when he draws.
A and h playing a game OF casino. A placs s an ace
from his hand ON a tour. making 1t a nve. and whom
hand and makes It a ten Bciaiins he cannot do IL.
\ says yes. Who Is right WIN. s. p.
\ Is right.
A and II are playing a two-hand game OF ~pinochle.
A holds fo"r queens and also tho four kings to suit:
4 claims h" can lay them down all together and meld
go. y claims that A can only lay each suit down in
turn aud make 20 on cas- suit. Which is correct
Neither. A can lay them down all together and
announce the various nlelIs. Each time he takes a
track he may add one med TO his score. II he takes
tricks enough he can count the whole 2to.
In a four handed game CT cut.throat seven up. the
winner OF which was Ia receive a prize and the loser
to pay for the sane, II was understood that after the
winner went out. the game was To be continued by
tie three remaining players to determine the loser.
At the tinr the question twas raised the score was as
hollow = \. u points; b, =. &, g. u. Z Eleven points
- tr he same. d was dealing the cards; { stood.
Inaic u.s. points. AMI went out, leaving A. II, and ID
{" continue tie game. Tho question now Is: Does D
duDl tue ards the second time, or does d deal the
carus aud lose his beg, Four SEVEN UP PLAYERS.
ideals.
Is g. 5. :. 5. 9 OF one suit a royal nush1 LIS.
No.
In a four handed game OF p!nochle. playing partners.
II one stde ntrii out, can they claim the game without
taxing l tn;k' 7. '. X.