The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-22
TIE BLUFF IN DRAW POKER
N oHFSr DEVELOPMENT or n
DREAT AMERICAN GAME or CARDS.

"nEAI h"hh''H' WAN"
y,.u s......,,u, IN. Nina, Study the Po-
s,ior a.. We'll a. the Play Of Al of His OPP
no,.n,.-Tb. Feat sbouId lie lndertsk~a
,,ni, Occax,ouaiiy-Th- Nerve Required.
..,.o ,~r,c,l.o n, thu hbly in the
-, a.. .m,o,o ANYTHING tina, can
49, ..an. I,oun.d ys, tho n,actiraI e>.cn-
q, ~. .,oo..sr,l HIM j. something that
- stm tn,. NAM o,b.r things
~ a. -, .r,udnIa .,d ,hs,r, 4, involves de-
A. -, .,. III I,,r,o.,. and dinic,lt. All
80 n.o....rv 70 do ia IN convince your ad-
:, -. ,ha, ynnr h,rd il halter than his. when
mo,r..,, convinced thai /, is nothing
=. ~. rho nron,si,iop il IA brief and
a. an. could uisb but the one
~ u.sar.L.. . linn without, understanding
IL LII 20 grs,a a,ceadInuIv thereafter. IL
= -, h., drow noksr 10 fmll NJ SURPRISES,
80, srr,.,,,, in,r,ns,c HIM NAV soms-
yn.oa..,uI h,,, mi. 4. by no means
:, ..,n,.a ON ana uhsn 1, occurs /, is to be
$3.50 % sy,d.ncs NJ a lack Of skill in tie
.I..,s r.,h.r ,ha, a. nm schievement
-, ~. hh,r.,
=. a.. thai hand q hb,Y nrovided il be
..,.,,..Il, 9TH due advantage taken
:, III ,.yor,n, ,,u,ms,ancs. and with lust
..L.t, .h.a. =, ,n.is,.ncv IN .acur. the hest
- .,,. av,,n.s,ionoh,, tho Sraats-, achieve
=, r,own in N. cam. NJ ,oker. Since IL
I, ~, .ss.,.d .yan nv GOOD nIaver. without
,..,.ra 90 ~. oh.ncas i, ia worth while to
H.. 81. v.riors ,o,us,anc. ~ tho yams
:, ,tand 10 d.,so, tho bIunsr an tha, snv nlaysr
49,. a.air.s % .,,.nn, IN. feat ,r.y lnov inst
=, h. r. % contend .y.i,s, and What ia
n q, l,Lslv 70 hrnu him 70 confusion
I,,o., tho Ar, thing 70 hs considered 1.
a. nl.y.,.. nos,,on AZ the hoard With ref.
- - ~ 49,. Tn,uo.,on.hlv Tho AGA
-, ~ ~. nIor.r m his 1,b, has ,ha has, on
.,n,,, a. h,,mno and Tho man IN his LEI,
g.. ,h. noor.., 40 fsr "a tho nosition ooes
ps-nn,r 49,. ~. draw N. 40. man n h.
,o ahsarvan, .rd 70 n. hav. AN, intultions can
go 49,, i,d,r,.n, b, m. tim. ha il csllsd
-, 90 vol. Ne an. ,ood as % vbs,b.r tb.rs
-" ..aa h.nd a., s,.Ins, h,m 7, thar.
l., H.. iii 40, y ordin.riIr nrndsr, s,tam,t
sh,r -. ~. dr.v 70 hov.y.r h. shall
WV" o0'o,e '"o oa" -
q ode that there Is probably nothing parucu-
In IL strong in opposition TO his own hand.
h'eah = ur'v Wv. t"V -
'nents by raising the limit before Gaining
fnr cards. Obviously, the fewer antagonists
h., ha, the fewer ara the chances of his BLUFF
ing called, 1t Is true tina, the pot will he
A., I'm, II ,D,s, n. rsue,,hersd Tint the laruer
- ou' ~ W " '""
TO pot Is the smaller IL the chance OF ns oeins
y on on a blur A small pot can frequently he won
,v hoLd hottinr ri,bo,t tho oords IN back n,
', pou wv. Wv Nv
whereas II there be q considerable amount
rt stake the chances are that some player with
,,iv n ,nodo,atelv s,ronu hand viii cal nre-
""' ,NOs 80 =
iTrins 10 lose a little more money rather thAn
's so much go without a struggle for it,
. W na
NUMBER OF players against nun oy having s1'
up the presumption that his hand Is really
,onn he nav, s,.n mu., Il. 70 .,r.n,,h.n
that presumption a. much as possible by the
draw. 1t may be that some one Of his antaGon-
ists has met his blur with a counter-rsis., In
'nis case NE nas 70 coisiuer wneuher ms Seooha
az vbe,bar thsre is really n ,trony hand against
w. - W. ss ~. -.
'An' IL thefe % TWO RAISES aier hs W no
,oss,nls and either throw down nj. cards or
draw 70 ihe strength Of his hand trtsiinS 70
Ia chances in the draw If howevsr he anal
lave only a single raise to consider. it would
- The nar, ~ wisdom in cas- he dec;des 70 ~
- ~ ~,,h H. biuT TO rsi.a asain 1900 tbo 49,
since he viii bv doing this nronaSiy dive ONT
ri but the ons nlaysr aSanst him ana vii
,ieepen the impression "a To- bs real stIenSth
ln iRat ons's mind
II Ina second player again m.kes rood. tina
M Is that there Ah Is a " good Esud out out
saansi the blufiar whom Wa may Tor con-
rs"ianc. csu a a than has ~ daniS. os - ~ III
draw ~ ha ha the ase nan he L. A. "a disad-
vsntaos in not hainS sbia - gmids hhin,saIIs hv
~ ~ hui II %a hs the dealsr Stmsai, or ~.
man on he riaht of the age he can form some
udcmant Nv IA draw of What ,here H. aoainst
XIV a has han 70 deciSe hstwasn s,an SI
nai Or tsLin9 one q, TO cards n ha .bsli I'LL
RSrao q VIII Gpow tbat pa has no,Sina 1890 as1
H.. n.,r OF Of soas A. tho h ae, and he n MI wooeeIIaonr
bttsa INV harond ra,oaIr acrn carS NJ ~ III
imnrassion ~ ,brsas ~6ich nav ha 800 az
n hss drawn thres hui siandin, n ~ pta,
h. az 10 sstaamsd hattnr ,oLe, h uawo
w ndina no, Isaysa onl. ons ,ppnare.. vne"'aahhsses
r;ds range fnr GUESSING y" o"o 'ea|e" %
uesitatinr or anv evidence n, do,h, mr. sso,
4. aStramai, iiahia 20 r,,in a hi,T ana 20 4,
va nrove IN ha Tho mos, sfactiu. hain $500
binnar u his ANTAGONIST have oniv . moG.r ~,
strnna hand In ,hat casa ~ nrai.nainyy
n considsr the CHANCES douhtfullv MAJ cIvo
\ the inprassion that hs really has : cnnd bssnJS
viii NOT ha iiLelv IN continue hetfinc ,,ni..s IN 4.
sIso hlntnnu II both hinS ~ nosrsa N. nrin
Cmestion raTaininu Ia which has Inc r,ora naruo
Naitbar ona IL IiLa1v m call Tor tha hi,,tyar ~
moi call nnless he is ,hornughIv satisHad ,hat HI.
mt oonist Ia hlnriny ,iso Van thar ,ha
showdown that follows is a he,rayai ~ the
original effort and therefore extremelv iikaiv
n imnair The eniciency or anv snhsennert
Sur M the same nlayer '
m NAV he said properlv that anv inlay in
poker that goes beyond the mathematicai
chances Of the cards ACTUALLY in hand L AZ In
natura ~ a HIM and this IL undouhtadlv tr,s
This il Inc reason why The hest nlavers ,s,,aIiv
connne their play 10 what they Consider tha
Legitimate demands of the cards thev hold
hE,ang only occasionally and neyer unIes.
The conditions are favorable n may oS,an
.H@ cfh'e