The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
Cwinsi II.

hands. what disposition should DO made of the pot?
wins It.
pair of queens, throws one away into the discard
nush. Was he correct2 r. 1. II.
Yes,
limit. 4 Is int the Z 'si 4 sh S0s sse. one 4 i puts '% Sp V Sne
chip. G %straddlts u by putting up two chips, and says
draw. Which wiusP T.J.H.
Neither ia right. C could not straddle. because that
made the stake greater than the limit. However, no
was entitled to raise ono or two before the draw.
Poker Jack Pot-one of the players opens IL, the
rest come in; Toe opener draws three cards. second
fourth man three cards. The opener beta 20 conts;
dealer deS sse only % gave S SiS a three 'S cards isFs and n1 Wants tsI st. ssS
ward the card which he was short. The other players
0 SpsSsr. sp the Si pot, It and a in esiisS The ! s' %an % S' ! s sSs o the
POKER GAME.
on his call7 II. s.. p.
He does not need another trick. but II he has not the
necessary points he loses the game.
p. Five 9, % queens a; 3 On c SB p + 4 PLAY sy,5 pot { ;.c 4 deals ns,' Z, gS B q
= splits his queens, nrst showing hand to A. and lays
drawing %iirSse one c IqSSen wien ME q Siis on a fo snPi Sus sSI anS WIN:
the pot. CD. aud F declare BIS hand dead. saying
three Fights. who wins2 j. L. w.
B wins. The other contention is nonsense.
%pincchie. each one for himself. 100 points out, In
take in a trick. he was Compelled it to wait until n IL the iass
taken in the last trick. and had 10 points or more r
s sTief f he ssiIed q O slsim A 0e Claimed Ma' tho D s aEDs IN which the la Of
the two was entitled to the game2 O. c. W.
B wins.
Poker dice, aces high-which is the highest hand,
three 'wo' full on nves or three twos full on secsp
It Is q tic.
In q game of pinochle A melds 100 trump, at once.
then 81 MA isys sd do y IN the other queen of trumps and melds
No.
A bots B that in q two-handed game Of euchre n
he can. B bots that he is not obliged 70 trump; Who
B wins.
In . game of poker A calls B. A. on seeing BIS hand.
hand. A claims he ia not compelled to show bis hand.
B claims that both hands must be shown. Who is
right? FAIR PLAY.
B is right.
aassa,Ins to himself deals four instead Of three.
cards he discovers the mistake and notifies the play
s t6e pssn : 3 % os Ieeasn an. ,se Claims last card ,Ss dealt a m to a'T 1sss n to
the four cards. A claims the right to his i" hold g two
could not do With six cards. and nd p shsrefor s" CLAIMS ms
also the right to return the last card dealt to himself
he must take up the four cards: Aloses in conse.
auence, not having the privilege OF playing and hav.
A is right.
A and 2 are PLAYING poker. Jack pot. all the time. 4
when he picks up his hand he finds that A has given
c. II. M. State Line. Mass.
The hand is dead because B looked at the cards be.
fore detecting the error.
!. In cribtage II a player fail to take all he is en-.
1 nsns ,s 70: e tso s, IN Pess'ns or 81 G snn d1S.e cam his d1, oppo;
on these points both from old players and printed
rnleso 2: What do you omm as the best au.
/. Yes. g. Fosters Hoylo.
A, B. and c play a three-handed game of pinochle.
the jack Of diamonds. 4 claims as his mela 50 kings.
90 queens. and 40 pinochle;. also his marriages:
queen queen or ore ci EiSs soe faI ,1sen and ID a asse,s, Of 20 sp slns az. 70:
King and queen OF diamond, 40. which are trumps.
Kindly decide. A Sun READER.
A is right in announcing ESQ. He must take q
trick to add the points to his score.
A and D are playing casino. and A builds q i've on
Witch Is on the board. Can p put a 4 deuce from his
hand and say eight and two are ten? J.J.H.
No.
Pinochle-can a player meid $50 trumps. and with
e.. put the King to queen already On table and claim
40; then the queen to king already on table and claim
t~ru%psa4o. add acc. ten, jack .zi5osi I'D add King
and queen extra=4o=23o; but II you meld ace. king,
queen. ten, Jack at once $50. and the extra king and
~queen=4O=leO. F. g. BURGESS.
The royal marriage must be NEEDED nrst and then
the 100 trumps. Cards used In one marriage cannot be
lsed in another. To get 40 trumps twice you must
have both kings and both queens.
In a three,handed game of plnoehle A meldS
rounder? ]. F. X.
Yes.
In playing poker. can the man whose age It is raise
age? c. p, Plainneld.
Yes. When he fills the ante he may raise the limit.
|. 4, B: C. and D are playing poker. e5.cent limit.
A Is dealing. b has l5 cents ia the pot uhe game be.
pot and says. raise Il a q]asrt eT's Can SE ' 3 thus 81 raise lss
The pot 80 cents. the limit only being 25 cents? g.
called !" must the player opening the rot show his
entire nt, Ave cards, face up or is It sufficient that he
down. to show he only had Ave cards? B. BANKS.
b. is right. He does not receive IS cents; 10 cents
is necessary to make good the ante and 25 cents is
tue rAib6. x. me WnOle mana must Do SHOWN.
AL c. d play poker: For a lack pot 4 deals. Pot
limit. d stays. A uhe cealer) holds only four cards.
Can he bet on four cards or must he take another
card to MI his hand? ALBERT EVANS.
The general rule is that the hand is dead. because
It is foul, not containing exactly nve cards. but In
some games 1t is permitted to bet on four cards.
Cribbage-How many can be counted In ak cards,
two fours. two fves, and two skies? q. II. C.
Forty.six. II there could be such q hand.
A and II playing pinOchle, A ia 9S2 and melds go
hearts. and declares our. Ii says he has to take
another trick. Who is right PHIL.
A Is right.
Can a PLAYER In q four-handed partner Rams OF
euchre order up his opponent without having y trump
In his baud JAMES II. KERR.
Yes.
In a four'handed game OF %plnochic. playing part.
ners, A sits ut my right and melds ace. king, queen,
Jack. and ten. Thon ne lays another queen OF trumps
on the table and counts his meld $50 trumps and
forty trumps. IL he correct? Il. q. w.
He is entitled TO both counts from his cards. but he