The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-22
STIFF POKER GAME.
LED TO MISUNDERSTANDING
AND TRAGEDY.
Quarreled over the Ruies Of tho Play
and one Man HAD Ins Bye oouged
out while the other Was Cut to
Pieces. 81

olu Californian. For theres lot OF
dlnerent Kinds OF poker played In this
country ana the worst OF II Is that
the man VINO plays the KIND OF game
ne was raised on In his own section
OF the country Is always blind to the
beauties OF the entirely different game
that ne drifts into when he gets away
from MS own neck o the woods. ]
once saw game OF poker that re-
suited pretty seriously Tor two play
ers on account OF the lack OF under
standing betwewen them before the
game started as 20 Just what the
hanus were worth. II was In Vallejo.
oacR III o. anu NaileJo was then
ted-hot town. was In Ned Car
uauBh Ols NhlleJo iaro mlll on sun
uay aiternoon-tor the game was as
WIde-open on sundays as on any other
uay-tryins TO pump little sense
INTO the mead OF 1901 friend OF mine
VINO had dhDDed away nearly every
uoliar ne had IN the world nj val
ieJos brace games when one OF the
lookouts' VINO knew OF the Interest
TOOK IN watching n good game OF
poker. although ! never played the
game except with friends, came over
10 where was standing and said:
LOUIS got good game OF two-hand-
ed draw on with n man upstairs; 20
up ana take II In He referred to
Lou corby. who was then about the
hottest poker player In the state OF
California-he went out to the bark
OF several Arizona shotguns about 10
years ago. When ! went upstairs to
the poker room Corby was sitting In
his shirt sleeves opposite n solid
looking man Of 40 or Whereabouts.
dressed In the uniform Of a steam
ship officer lie was the chief en-
gineer on one OF the big Panama boats,
and having been transferred some
time before from the east TO the west
coast. he was ignorant OF the Cali
fornia brand OF poker. There was n
big Jack pot In the center OF the table
when ! went upstairs to look on at
the game. It had been sweetened half
a dozen times and already contained
something close TO $1,000 In double
eagles. but neither man seemed to b.
/ able to catch openers. II went around
/ n number OF times. and every time
Il passed each man sugared II for $50.
The chief engineer dealt hand. Corby
was one OF those frappe chaps who
pick up their cards one by one. and
when he had picked up his first two
cards he calmly jolted $500 into the
/ pot. remarklng: TITS open" before
| looking at the other cards.
This hstfull OF mines worth $500
more" said the chief engineer. who
was n pretty self-contalned chap him
self. showing the yellow stun into the
pot
Then you want to play II for
keeps" said Corby. standing for the
raise. and discarding two Of his cards.
/ The chief engineer stood pat. closed
up his hand like fan and laid II face
down on the table before him
DO your blufiing." said he to Corby.
well, say $1,000 worth" said Cor
by. looking up at the ceiling.
Thousand more'n you" said the
engineer
And another" murmured Corby.
Now. | had been standing behind
Corby when he drew his cards. and
when saw him catch pair OF mines
to his three kings figured that 1t
was all over, especially as the other
fellow had been nipped In two or
three standing pat BLUFFS before. But
the way the sailor man kept hitting
back at Corby finally got me to guess
ing, and by the time that he had
scooped out nearly all OF tho coin
from his sack had almost began Ia
believe that he had caught pat fours,
When the 81 900 raises had gone back
and forth several times, and there was
nearly $1,000 In the pot, the chief en-
gineer, cool as a mountain trout In
shady hole, emptied out his sack and
found out that he had little more
than $1,000 left. He showed the
money to the center,
Call YOU" he said.
Corby spread out his king full.
wont do" said the chief engineer
spreading out seven-hIgh straight
flush OF diamonds and reaching for the
pot.
"HuhY What's up? That won't
do?" said Corby, with queer express
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