Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-17

the case and shuffled. Then they were
passed to the gambler. Suppose" said
he, that we are playing a flve-handed
deal. I want to win the pot Now,
here are the cards."
While he had been talking he had
idly ripped" the pack several times.
Now he dealt five hands, four Of them
face up. The fifth hand lay face down
before him.
Now" he began, number one has
three kings, a seven Of hearts and six
of clubs. He wants two cards."
Two cards were dealt face down. .
Here" went on the gambler, "are
three jacks, ten spot and an ace. He
wants two cards." The cards were
dealt The third hand drew to a pair
Of queens. the fourth to aces, while the
gambler showed a pair Of threes. He
took three cards.
Number two" he said. might have
held out that ace to see what he could
do toward getting another ace. held
that on top" He turned the top card
and there was an ace. This being the
case, had to deal the second card
through the game thus" The thumb
being on the top Of the pack the gam
bier dealt several cards, each time
drawing down the top card and return
ing 1t to place as soon as he had
caught the edge Of the second.
ITO get back to the deal: Number one
foo fx,,a ,lo IJa tu,a
That makes him a full house. He will
bet lot. Number two did not hold
the ace out, so he gets two SKIES" The
cards were turned, and there were two
skies. The pair of queens became
three queens and two fours. The
fourth man had been given another ace
but no pair. That made three full
houses and pair of threes, with the :
gambler drawing to pair. Pausing a
moment to let the prospective betting
appeal to the imagination the gambler
reached for his draw.
II guess" he drawled, this little pair
of three will exemplify poker luck
and incidentally rake in the pot" He
turned the draw over and there were
two more threes.
Easy Whom You Know How.
"Now that" said the gambler. lis
| very 4easify done when you know how.
Not every man can do 1t as well az
have done. Many professional players,
even, are unable to fix more than one
or two hands without unduly delaying
the deal. am of the third generation
and 1t comes natural to me to draw out
hands in this fashion. It requires not
alone a quick hand and eye, but the
memory must be trained and quick-
ness at figures must be acquired.
while was running the cards had
not only fixed the sequence Of i've
hands of five cards each, but add to
those twenty-five cards the fourteen
cards involved in the draw, this includ-
ing the unsued ace.
More than that, my knowledge OF
the cards was obtained entirely from
the small index in the corner as they
ran past me the first and secorf times.
Subsequent rips were for the purpose
Of dropping the cards in their proper
places in the deck.
Cards From tho Bottom.
Il can also drop the cards want to
the bottom Of the pack. After have
served the others I can deal from the
bottom three of the cards and two from
the top of the pack. On the draw
get the other two cards, and can
reach down for them without anyone
being the wiser, even though they may
be watching me- Take this hand for
instance.
The gambler dealt five cards to him
self. He was quicker than the average
card player would be.
did you see anything wrong? No?
Well, three Of those cards were from
the top and two from the bottom. Take
1t another way. I am dealing and
come across the ace need. I deal the
second card until it comes to me, and
then take 1t.
In dealing second cards I do not
drop the top card more than the six
teenth of an inch. That keeps the tint
of the second card from showing.
Crude professionals sometimes drop
half an inch, but in that case detection
Is easy If any one Is looking for trou-
BILE.
"The card manipulation on the stage
has to attain a certain proficiency. He
has the eyes Of the audience on him
constantly and must be skillful enough
to escape detection to a degree. But
how many card players have you seen
who give you glimpse Of the cards on
palming trick, or who tumble the
pass? In some games a professional
who fumbles the pass gives the coroner
a chance to earn a fee.
1.-The magician in competition with
ordinary players may gain a certain
small advantage by his little tricks.
He may be able to hold out an ace
against the time when he needs 1t. He
may be able to stack the cards q little.
But when you hear Of the magician
who skins the professional card player
at his own game! That is where any
good player enjoys laugh. The card
palmist who can skin good gambler
is a better gambling trickster than his
opponent and that Is all there is to 1t.
1.-The only magician I know whose
work Is as expert as professional
player is little chap who Is so good
that he cannot get job. His work Is
so clean cut that 1t will deceive anoth-
nv ,,,,o;oion Tho frouh1a ia that IL