Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22
LONG POKER GAMES.
A Seance In Chicago That Lasted Fiji
teen Days Without Break.
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From the Chicago Tribune

A game played in one OF the wealthiest
and most exclusive Chicago clubs lasted
two weeks and one day. Twenty-eight
players took part in the game, which was
played last fall. Some of the players when
too sleepy to take an Intelligent part in
the game would lie down for few hours
in the sleeping rooms of the club, and
soon as they had had two or three hours
sleep would be called by one of the club
attendants, and, after little coffee and
bit to eat would return to the game for
another long siege A few of the players
went to their homes now and then, but
would invariably be back in six eight
hours and put in a day and a night at
least before taking another run out to
their families.
When any of the players would stop
playing and leave the game, to be gone a
number Of hours they would put the chips
in the rack and set them to one side, and
when they returned would begin where
they had left of. and go right on again.
At meal times some of the players would
go into the dining room of the club and
take square meal before returning to the
game, but others would have their meals
put on a little table, and set near their
elbow, where they could take hasty bites
while other players were studying their
hands. None of the players dropped out
OF the game which kept on continuously
the entire fifteen days, when 1t finally end
ed by mutual consent. There were at no
time less than ten playing.
Some Of the players kept up their regular
business pursuits during the game, re-
turning to the club at o'clock and sitting
in the game until am, and then taking
a three hours sleep before going to bust
ness. All the players at various times
went long periods without quitting the
game or taking sleep, and with only sand
witches and coffee for their meals One
man sat four days at the table without a
particle of sleep and only hasty iuncheons
instead of meals. Considerable money was
ming 1886, and another man losing 81 800.
The kitty" was we'll fed for the benefit of
the club servants, who made a handsome
thing off the game and were sorry when it
came to finish.
Another big game in one Of the big Chi
cago social clubs was played only few
weeks ago and lasted from Thursday noon
until Monday morning. The players were
all wealthy and prominent men and gave
up their entire time to the game from the
moment it started until 1t closed. Nobody
left the table except for short sleep and
a full meal now and then, and hardly any
of the players were outside OF the club
during the four days. One of the players
won - 500 during the game and others lost
thousands in that time.
One well-known business man In Chicago
sat in game played In a West Side
saloon year ago for over three days and
half. He hardly left the table; he did
not take one wink OF sleep: ne was not
once outside of the building where the
game was played. and he ate all of his
meals from q little table at his elbow. Dur
ing the time OF the game he drank 1--WE
quart bottles Of gin.
One OF the best known track men In Chi
cago In game three months ago in q
down town poker room played within an