The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-27
ONE REMARKABLE GAME
Five Thousand Dollars Bet on
Ace High.
NEVER TURNED A HAIR
One of the Largest Turns Ever Made in
Helena-A Cattleman With Nerve.
A Long Draw Which
Melted $4,000.

A Helena correspondent of the New
York Sun has the following to say in
regard to a stiff poker game:
I've Travelled from Maine to Califor-
mia and Chicago to New Orleans" said
Doc Magrew, but I reckon that Mon
tana has seen as stiff poker and faro
| games as any of them. / remember enc
remarkable stud game played right
here in Helena, and not over 10 years
ago, either.
'Swede SAM Brockey Pete and sev-
eral cattlemen had been sitting in the
game all night long without any start
ing winnings, when about 6 o'clock all
the cattlemen departed. This left only
sWede Sam and Brockey Pete, and as
they both had about $4,000 in front of
them, and as they bore no love for each
other, 1t was surmised that one or the
other would go broke shortly, although
no one expected it on the first hand
The first two cards dealt, of course,
went to the hole. Each had put S. ante,
and after looking at his card Pete bet
500. which Sam promptly covered. Tie
next round was dealt. Sam drawing q
king, while Pete secured an ace Pete
bet $500 and Sam saw the bet Again
Tue Sdlus were uedll, Sdm ana Iete
both drawing an eight spot Pete pass
ed and Sam bet $500. Pete saw the bet
and two more cards were dealt Pete
drawing four and Sam deuce. Pete
promptly bet $500 and Sam covered the
same. The last hand was now dealt,
Pete getting ten spot, while Sans
was nine. There were the two hands
spread out and not pair in sight. SIN
had king, eight deuce and nine, While
at "a ntrr1,t
and it was Petes bet. Without the
least hesitation he pushed all his chips
to the center of the table. Sam hest
tated and then asked that they be
counted. This was done and the bet
was seen to amount to 1885. Again
Sam meditated. Then he fingered a
stack of chips and looked at Petes
face, which was frigid enough to be
used as an ice making machine.
I'll call that bet said Sam finally,
although his hand was only ace high.
he having an ace in the hole. That was
the nerviest bet I ever saw"
Did he win t?' asked a listener.
"Of course" replied Doc. Pete had
ace high, but Sans king beat Pete's
jack in the hole. Every one thought
Pete had pair, and when he turned
over, exposing a worthless hand, the
surprise of the crowd was indescribabla.
The largest bet I ever saw made was
up in the old Capital. 1 was working
the graveyard trck-that is, from mid
night to 8 a. m. ! was just off shift,
having been relieved by one of the pro-
prietors. I was just pocketing my
days salary, standing there deliberat-
ing whether to try my luck, when the
door opened, and in walked cattle
man who had just returned on the over
land train from Chicago, whittier he
had taken a load of steers. 1t was the
last turn out of the box, and the look
out had announced: Last turn, gen
tlemen; to l on the call He walked
up to the layout, and, laying down
roll of bills, said: Ace, trey for that
money The proprietor asked him how
much there was, and. upon being rcld
about $1,000, he proceeded to turn with
as much ease as if the bet We're two
bits.
The first card to appear was an ace
and flush was seen to appear on the
cheeks of both, thoroughbred gamblers
as they were. for the bet then stood
four to one against the house and
chances even. Slowly the dealer push
ed the ace from the box; true to the
call, the trey was the next card. Not a
word was uttered. The dealer counted
out the roll, which was found to con-
tain $l,640. He gave the cattleman back
his bet and as his winning called for
more than there was cash in the draw |
err it was necessary to write out a |
check for $780, Telling the lookout to
bring pen, ink and check, he proceed |
ed to make out the check, and then his |
nerves completely collapsed, and 1 vas |
asked to fill it out and he signed it. His |
signature looked a great deal like a |
character on a Chinese tea box. That |
was the largest turn made in the coun- |
try, so far as / ever learned.
One OF the longest games of draw 1 |
ever saw was played down in the cid |
Atlas. Dutch Loie had a roll of 1000 |