The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-11

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GAS it happened, he got the chance
stayed and Hutton made it s. more
to play. Then Eaton looked, at his
cards ami evidently found good hand
for he raised it $40.
THAT brought it to me again, and
l dropped, having only a pair of aces,
and no disposition to buck UP against
a double raise. Scotty looked MOURN
ful, SO ! Judged he had better than
pair. but after a little he laid down,
too, and Hutton came back with a
525 bet.
Il had seen enough OF !iaton's play
to be tolerably sure that he wouldn't
go any further than that unless he
had a strong hand, SO when he put
up another $50 concluded that he had
at least a pat hand Hutton saw the
raise. though. without doing more,
and asked Eaton how many cards he
wanted.
lyon may give me two he said,
and naturally concluded that he had
without looking at it threw Sic
i bill in the pot. II was evidently a
fceler, for when Eaton came back at
him with $50 more he looked doubtful
and then picked up the card he had
taken in the draw.
when ne saw that his hesitation
Tanishca and he raised it 500. Then,
as ! said. Eaton threw down his cards.
II it was a bluff on fiutton's part it
worked all right, but didn't think it
was one. | would have called, hav-
ing the cards am sure 4Eaton had,
but as l look back on it | feel that
:-l:@n's play vas better.
But these were only incidents.
The real excitement OF the game came
after We had been playing for more
than an hour. The play was vigorous
nearly all the time, but the luck was
fairly well balanced, SO that although
We had all Won and lost OnSiderable
money nobody was very much ahead
or very much behind. The game was
so Interesting, however. that nobody
mad" any objection when Potter
sneaked back to where We sat from
time TO time. en- the pretext of replen-
ishine the fire. and stood watching the
cards instead Of looking out for sur
prises.
Then there came a jack pot that
had been sweetened several times be-
fore being opened. Scotty opened it
on deal and Hutton, sitting next. rails
ed If.
Eaton looked at his cards and said:
I'll have to hist you, reckon so
he made good and threw in SO more.
That brought it to me and l discov
cred a pat flush, SO put in the $50
it cost me and $50 more.
IT looked as if Scotty might lay
down with all three OF us raising, but
he fairly whooped With delight as he
raised it another $50.
THAT showed me it was not worth
while for NE to do any more raising.
at least until after the draw, and l
guess the others felt the same way,
so we al made good. My flush up
to that time looked like it was worth
some money, but the last $50 looked
like a risky speculation at the best.
''On the draw ScOtty stood pat, Hut
ton took one card and Eaton took
two, while l. Of course. stood pat.
Judging from what followed l imaS
inc both the short card men bettered,
for when SCotty threw in a silver
quarter for a feeler Hutton raised it
a hundred and Eaton raised him hun
dred.
BY this time my flush was getting
to look very insignificant l hated to
throw it down, but l looked at the
other three men and made up my
mind that they were likely to keep
on raising for some time. l would
have called the 5000 all right if it
had been my last say, but l certainly
did not propose to keep on putting up
against three probable fulS,
so l did the sensible thing.
whether Scotty was sensible OF
not, l don't know, but he raised, and
Hutton raised and Eaton raised, and |
they all kept it up till there was over
1000 on the table.
Just then somebody said Hands |
uD,' and We all looked up suddenly, |
There stood tall, well-built fellow |
right over us, and facing Potter. with |
in n11, f,,1 IL