The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05
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Brdge-T. W. q. says: al hayo tho make. and
dummy. lays down the other ak. Our sdverssriss
claim that this reduces the score for honors twice, as
to reduce once only. Which is oorreotp"
The laws say; "ono hand void of .rumps is equal
in value TO simple honors." Therefore, two hands
void Of trumps must be equal to twice simple honors.
CribbaAe.-Pawling says; A. D. G, and D playing
%cribbage, Obi partners. O leads an 9, D plays
plays 4. calling 81 and I points, 3 plays .. A PLAYS 9.
counting 9. At this stage of the game an outaider
could have played ON tho fourth play when he passed.
s - 1nsa a, ssst Ssn that his i play ~, Wa, ,n an 0% OIsTs shS 6 at the
made after his pass be taken back and that he be
S S"%Hf inn 20 eISY; e a S . t sss'' cards a. isFf must SSrd lie h AND
the game proceed. Upon this point u wager is made.
Is there a penalty for passing when one can play3
II q player tells another to go" when still able to
play himself, he forfeits 9 points. and the adver.
saries may, II they choose. take back the cards to the
point at which the error occurred and have them
played over again. II they do not wish to go back,
they simply take the 9 points penalty.
cinch.-E. A. c. says four are playing. each for
himself. under an agreement that tho successful bid:
der may SSll for 2 partner or may play alone and
back twice his bid II he has played slonep
No. He takes the additional risk of playing alone
in the hope of additional gain, Just as in euchre.
.Dice.-J. N. says: In a game of poker dice one
player throws three treys and u pair of aces, another
getting three treys and n pair OF deuces. Which wins?
Poker dice is supposed to be the game of poker
played with dice instead OF with cards, and the Gus.
toms OF poker prevail. As aces are always high In
pokor, they should be in poker dice also; but in tho
West and in one or two Eastern clubs aces are low.
Throughout the East IL Is the custom to maks aces
high.
Euchre.-J. D. r. says: THE Sun has frequently de.
cided that aeuchre never under any circumstances
counts moro than two points, yet It tells D. J. D. that
q lone hand enchring a lone hand counts four.
The decisions referred to in the nrst place were for
straight euchre, in which the lone hand always has
two adversaries. Only in railroad euchre can q lone
hand play against . lone hand, and in that case tho
euchre counts four. II II did not. what would be the
use of playing alone against 4 lone handa
and then $50 trumpS. He draws another king. and
have another queen to do this. which is rightp
u Ia right.
P W. H. says; In q fourhanded game a had 900
melded and played. but none Of them reached 1000
that his meld stands over. and will score when he
takes a trick on the next deal. B claims II is lost al.
together 4 rot made good by winning a trick that
B is right. and A starts the next deal at eco.
s. j.. says; In a fourhanded game. each for him.
A leads the ace of diamonds, h plays tho king. and Q
tho ten. and then D. before playing to the trick, an.
Others claim 1t Is too late to make any further melds,
trick he is in time. Please decide.
All the first melds. having been made before the
nrst trick was played to. are irregular. because the
rule 10 for each PLAYER in turn to lead or play and
then to meld everything he has. counting in his meldl
the card played to the first trick, II necessary.
Poker.-L. W J. says: A deals and gives D six cards
What Is the proper course to pursue under the follow
looked at nor lifted his cards; second, II D has moi
seen more than one or two OF his cards?
II has looked at or lifted any part OF his hand II
is foul. II he has neither looked at nor lifted hi,
cards he may demand a new deal. If no bet has beer
made; but II a bet has been made he must ask the
dealer to withdraw his surplus card. placing 1t on tn,
bottom Of the pack.
Poker.-w. A. ]. says: Four men are playing and A
opens q jack for the limit. All the others stay. A
and p draw one card only, the others standing pat
nnal call comes all four men are still in 1t. A holds
straight hush jack Hight b has four aces. while c anc
on. and A claimed he split q pair of jacks. B ther
them is q jack. Who wins this pool?
On the face OF the returns A must have lied abou
his openers. and his hand is foul. which gives the poo
to F. This is only another instance of the necessit.
for insisting that the opener should never be allowe,
to split his openers.
@. R: says: A opens a Jack pot. B and @ stay.
bets the limit after the draw. and B drops out.
says he will pass. but demands to see AS openers
when it is discovered that A holds six cards. q the
shows q pair OF skies and claims the pool, whereupoI
WinssS VIII ~ "' lie i pair Oh queens "h'''
As C holds cards. while B has nothing to show. O 1
certainly entitled to the pool.
After the others have drawn cards A looks at hi
h fSa%, Stf9 he b making y Sn nds bet bet, and md. announces II. IN est tlSt h
Upon this another PLAYER makes n small bet. an
Claiming the pool. no one having a better hand.
claims that as no one had openers. there must be
new deal.
The pair Of kings wins the pool.
!. G. l.. says: About the third deal with a new pac
A opened a Jack pot for 81. so, and three men stayed
d raised him, whereupon c threw down his han
with the remark that 1t was no good anyhow. as
to draw cards, wanted to take down his money. as h
s SHS the pack y was Is lm a, e a claimed Cs han
right. There was then 81" in the pot, and A put Q
he Joined in the kick about the imperfect pack an
It was agreed to leave the whole thing to THE Sun.
A the pack was admittedly imperfect the Who'll
deal in which the error Is discovered is void. and eac
must withdraw his money from the pool.
R. A. says: A opens a Jack pot for the limit and n
one stays. On being asked to show his openers h
lays down & pair OF aces. face up. and spreads h
three other cards face down, to show that he has NJ
hand before the draw.
B is right.
H. s. says. In a game OF draw poker a Jack pot
being played. After tho draw A. the first man froi
the dealer. bets the limit. Il raises him ana tn
Others drop out. A calls. places his cards on Il
table and says 81 have a hush." b says THAT
good; ] have three aces" A then takes in the none
and throws away his cards. Thereafter B. having n
tanned his cards. says Hold on; l see now l have
full hand" Is A, who has taken the money, obliRe
to pay the money over to Bp
II A admits that he held only q flush b certain
has the better hand and wins the pool.
Whist-Compass game-W. W. c. says: Fiftee
tables were engaged, and at one table n card WI
dropped on the floor and tho tray was passed to Il
next table without discovering II. Twelve trlcl
were played before the shortage was discovere
Tho referee decided that the deal should be consi
cred void as far as that table was concerned. and thu
the players must take the average on the hand. TIL
we dispute. and claim that II being no fault Of gu
that an adversary had only twelve cards we are g
titled to all the tricks made on the hnnd as playp
and also to n penalty for every revoke made by Il
player who should have held the missing card. WI
Is right?
This case Ia not provided for In the present code
laws. which mentions only cases in which anoth
player has the corresponding surplus. Under tho
circumstances the player with the irregular hal