New-York tribune., 1900-05-12
AZ EXTRAORDINARY POKER GAME, THIS.
YARN FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB wHIcF
POI rTTCrANS AND PLAYERS DOUBT.

YARN FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB WHICH
POLITICIANS AND PLAYERS DOUBT.
Those who have any general knowledge Of the
game Of poker have been greatly amused to read
the stories printed recently about a game alleged
20 have been played at the Democratic Club in the
course Of which Maurice Untermyer, the well
known LAWYER and Tammauy politician, is credited
with winning $4,000 in single jack pot, holding
roval heart flush. One newspaper story talked
wisely about four being held against the royal
heart hush. This would clearly indicate the pres
ence Of five aces in the deck and call for vigorous
measures Times are prosperous with Tammany
now owing 10 the immense revenues derived from
the Ice Trust tie blackmaE OF gambling houses
and from other political pulls. but flush many
Ta-nr,ary raeu are $4,000 is q little higher than
they piav. What is more. Maurice Untermyer, who
Is credited with being regular player, IS also
credited with being chronic loser, and no one
viii believe he had any such luck Again, the
hands said 10 have been held in this particular
DOT ara Of a character that would call for an IN
vez-igatiou Of a most searching kind, and II such
hands were really out in this game various old
-Jne players say the dealer might well be regarded
feproachTully Many men have played poker stead
liz gs-sisteurly and patiently al their lives with
-uc-uating luck without holding q royal flush A
rcyaI hush. the highest hand which be held in
ucker. comes less frequently than the century
rlsur blooms. and when IL does happen il IS usual
70 nail the hand the wall and talk Of il for
have out against Il n The same
pay four mines and straight is almost incon-
ceiva Bile
For any one tc hold four Of q kind is unusual and
q hold them against royal fush even straight
fusa Is the refinement Of cruelty. The third hand
E straight, does not cause so much comment
st-aighrs are frequently held, but oldtime poker
risver will tell you that the man who draws per-
sts-errIv 70 erratEhts and f-shes is bound lose
Ms patrirnony To draw 10 inside straight
Is considered bv adept poker players 70 be akin
70 the action Of lunatic yet this is what one Of
the PLAYERS IS credited with doing, and II is also
added rhat he hIled his straight Strange II may
seem this hand. according 10 reports, was d
sequence OF three, four five and six and then an
eight Any poker player would throw away the
eight and draw TO the three. four, five and six as
double chance 70 ill. This player, however, did
nothing Of the kind He threw away the three
and took the lone chance Of getting seven inside
20 I'LL Stranger srfu. he Is said 10 have got it, and
then the player who had four mines pat and Mr.
J-r-errnyer. who drew one card TO the king, queen
Jack and ten Of hearts, getting the ace Of hearts
fell TO betting until there $4,000 in the pot
which the royal Hush won.
No confirmation Of this absurd story could be
secured yesterday. Cnteruyer IS on the ocean
Ex-Judge Howard. q Philadelphia who is said
to have held four mines. could not be found. and
John F. Carroll. who is credited with having held
The straight. says he was not il any game and
never heard OF such q game being played. II is
representing heart rova flush just before he sailed
fOr Europe, with the INSCRIPTION, ITO the victor
from the victims" the story seems have
grown out OF this. The whole yarn If regarded BY
poker players and politicians the fantastic irag
some Of the ice sold by Tammany's Ice Trust might
be applied with beneficial effect