The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23

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Then led the nlnoot trump. and II PLAYED The Eing;
claimed tue game. Gclaimtd that the u points they
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bidders; also that the hand must be played TO see
having mad. tho 90 points befoie the hand was
played out. they had won the game, and u would net
giving 4 aad X another sh nee 10 win the game after
Il and H had made The oa points. AZ the players
THE Sun for a final decision. VIII you kindly decldo'
W. II. d.
Tho game is played both ways. In most PLACES
however, especially in the West. where the gains
originated, the side liddins wins n the bid Is made
good, or, as they saS. the bidder goes out"
Piquet-Erdrr hand calls thrcc aces. which are sooi
against the cards, Younger hand replies; I" which
are don't you count p" Elder hand then cxamln,s nis
that under rule 40 no can count fourteen aces.
Younger hand says elder hand cannot correct his call
and can count but three noes. Witch Is right?
Tho younger hand is right. Tho rule is that If any
combination named by the elder hand IL not actually
hA best. hc cannot amend his declaration ait r tho
dealer hpa replied to II.
II a game q cards tpokcp a Jack pot is on the
u opens and IL comes around to A. A then raises. but
y claims he has no rigot to raisc. Now I desire to
with the rules OF the game. J. I. W.
He has.
A and b were playing ouchrc. A exposed a card in
dealing. d would accept the card: hut A would not
that was exposed or the deal. Which is right
may take the card.
A and b arc playing pinochle. A takes q trick and
melds no kings; a again takes a trick and meid. 90
queens. Now. after having exposed tn. so kings and
he has the rient TO match the kings and queens which
he aus ALREADY inelded in the so kings and 80 queens
after having NEEDED 80 king, and 90 queens. nell 20
% D"5 Of the kings aud queens which 7 he se, has ALREADY
Yes, because It is n combination OF a different sort
than the one alread, NEEDED.
Plnoehle-l. Must . PLAYER beat the lead when
count m,.f out ut by taking : nSS tricks snS MAKING max s Just LOO : points 9 hna.
that only apply to the meld? ELF.
l. After the pool is exhausted he must beat the
lead II he can, trumps or NOT. 9. 1t is not necessary
to take another trick after making l 900.
A. b. C, and d arc playin ~cribbage. C PLAYS a FIVE
spot and makes II go: D plays a four-spot and makes
OF 3. b passes. c passes. D plays four.spot and makes
1T 81 md claims a run of ) and VI. Isl rightP
B begs aud 10 given one. At close of hand G discovers
that he held seven cards. What is the result.
Mlsdeal. and the deal passes.
In n 1--WE. handed game Of poker A opens a Jack pot
upon two aces, and draws three cards. d comes in
nnu draws one cara. A makes three aces and blows.
u bets the limit. ani A calls. but after calling discov.
es that he has two aces Of sp1des. b claims the pot.
It. or course a cannot claim it. what is the rule in n
, %,,S E so Sa som. Tine Tine pack of cards had been e played
Neither wins. Draw the money and correct the
pack.
the understanding that tn, re shall DO two losers. A
and D are re out Of the game; G has Ave; D two. E one
The said ace lies In the pack and therefore, has no
game. should there be one or two losers under tho
circumstances. r. JACOBS.
c and D lose, according to the terms Of the agree
ment.
/. In a game of poker A holds four aces and B
six OF clubs. Which hand wInsP e. Also in poker,
does a full house bent a hush? Z. +.
]. The straight flush wins. g. The full house wins.
In old slcdge docs or does not q Jack turned by
dealer count when. in the last round of the hand.
e ess q the players discovers that he held 'f Eye
1t counts unless the foul hand is discovered before
play on the first round ends.
]. B. C, and D are playing poker. 25 cents limit.
A is dealing. b has Is cents in the pot the game be-
pot and says. Il raise It a qaarter." can Al B J thu, 81 raise $
Inc pot 80 cents, the limit only being 60 cents?, 9.
must the player opening the pot show HIS entire Ave
car Is. fase up. or is 1t sufficient that he shows the
openers and the remaining cards face down to show
he only had Ave cards? d. b.
1. Yes. he can. The raise does not exceed the limit,
though the total bet does. g. He must show the
whole hand.
In a three handed game of pinochle. playing 25
not out. the second man beating him out. The argu.
ment is this. the third mau having few points over
out. 1, he entitled to Il or not?
He is. A player who claims game without the nee
essary points loses.
4. b. G. D arr PLAYING pinochle. Adeals. D melds
out and claims that B must lead aces or trumps.
he sees ht. Which Is rightp HOWARD SHREvE.
B Is right.
Cribbace-A plays the queen; B plays the five and
teen; d plays another four. which makes a pair. and
counts twenty.three; f playa the six and makes
WILLIAM CocnRArxE.
No. There are two fours together.
!. A. p. C, and D are playing poker. A deals each
round, dealing R a sixth card. which h. does not pick
ers throw down tn ir cards. calling out "misdeai:.'
d claims there Is no misdeal. Is he correctP
cards a q, D s "a ""% man "a are c ". "ssidsn P1tsr nle ( % ap one es cs
D's cards. having six and leaving D but four. c and
number of cards. claim no misdeal. Who f. correct?
REGULAR READER.
|. It Is not a misdeal. 9. Cs hand is dead. d gets
another card.
Seven playing 1aG5 pot a opens for Is cents: the
llUut. ". -. anu ~ lblloW. f. Thlhfb W DU CtHlb.
Others follow to A, who upon looking at his hand
openers. How shalt the pot be played Can any Of
the money he withdrawn? Can A play. or is his hand
dead? SAVANNAH.
The pc. is played for on Els opening. Just as II he
had opened at first. A drops out and iorfeits all his
stake.
A and b are playing n game OF casino, A makes a
build 0f eight; then II comes around to him again aud
he makes another build Of mines on a different card;
now he has two different builds on the table without
taking In u trick. Please let b know II II can be done.
II can be done.
Four.Iand Cribbagr. Partner Canned makes it
23 with 81. A plays !, making 20. u plays 2. max.
Ing 2B. c plays =. making 30, a run OF 3. d goes.
A goes j now PLAYS a 9. making 81: and alho claims
n run OF 3. A saws there IL no run, the ca,ds as they
fell heing |. 2. \, 2, and that the run could only tie
completed by y playing a l instead OF az. Who is
correct. A or b?
A Is right. There Is no run.
A.9 G. D. AMI + are plG Eng draw poker. d ia the
banker. \ has lost all ni' money. and horrows in
chipS from the banker TO tie extent OF 8lO0, Can ID
bring su!; In court for III What do you consider his
chances ar. Of getting IT, Wa, there not a similar
.auat IL, tIia In tba ,a t.r Al nmf IA y.ar uy.