The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-07

tluffing, the chance that he may not
be makes Il poor play 70 put up larg-
er additional sum "a play for the pot
against him.
/. II is evident this situation. or prob
lem. in draw poker, win repay cousid-
cradle study, whether q player wishes
70 use the maneuver or whether ne
wants to know how 10 meet It. for
there is no play in draw poker. short or
showing down the best hand. that can
not be met by an equally effective
counter play.
In the first place il is evident that
the play itself would be compare lively
a weak one in a limit game. No man
opens a jackpot for less than the hHll{
as 2 general thing, when the game IS
Of that description, and 20 be raised
only the same amount that he has al
ready put Up for a play would not pc
likely to drive him out. This is true
Of any bluff in a limit game, but it is
more especially true as 70 blun
against the opener Of a pot, who must
necessarily have at least pair or
lacks and who would put up one more
stake 70 draw TO his hand Clearly,
therefore, BIS play is the best IN a
te bic stakes game. end his raise should
be very large The fact Of its being
large. OF course raises the suspicion
OF bluff; but he knows he VIII De
suspected Of that, anyhow, SO bis blum
should be q very strong one.
Next. It wiIl be seen that If = is go
ing TO make the play described II VIII
De greatly 10 his advantage il some
player. who IS not strong. or who mas
been losing previously, shall be the one
to omen the pot. Surprising g to have
opened. If he has lost. while = has
been winning. and If be has compare
lively few chips remaining. while Il
has plenty. ne viii be cautious about
seeing any raise. ard ali Z has 10 90
is to put more in the pot than has
In front OF him. In that case, unless
c is better than the average player,
he VIII Is- down,
It Is apparent. therefore, that the
weaker the player IL, the less likely ne
is 90 Withstand this kind Of an attack.
OF. course. il Is true Of every onslaught
IN poker that the weak player Is at the
mercy Of the stronger TO some extent,
but Il IS precisely this fact, when II 10
emphasized. as IL IS IN the play under
discussion, that makes the game seem
brutal.
There are players who claim that no
advantage which one player can take
over another in draw poker, without
violating the rules, is deserving Of cen
sure. Strictly speaking, they are, of
course, right. II any act should be
wrong or unfair there would be a rule
against it. And even il one believes
tFat there are certain acts. sucn as
blrffing the loser VINO has grown timid,
which are held deserving OF censure,
Il IS Vet extremely difficult 10 draw The
line between the defensible and the in
defensible. The safest rule TO adopt
is 10 be prepared for any other player
to take an advantage ne can or your
weakness
Surprising the pot TO have contained
SIT being a seven handed game. c
has opened for s.. and the others have
all dropped excepting 3. who has
Dassed blind before the opening. but
who now comes in and raises II SO.
Manifestly. C7s alternative IS TO drop,
that viii contain S51, after he sees the
raise.
If he has a strong hand-say three Of
q kind or better-there would be no
question of his play. He would Ger
tain1y come in. and. if three were very
large-say. better than jacks-he would
do we'll Ia raise back. This would put
y out of business. if he We're really
blufing, and give him something Of a
Jar If he had any hand short OK a full
house.
But il c. hand is weak one-say
only one Dair-he should be guided by
what he knows of BIS habit Of play. II
he suspects a biufT, Il would be Wen TO
back his hand to the limit of his pile,
since BIS action in passing blind Is an
indication thar he vas preparing 70
BLUM.
Whatever the issue. and whatever
BIS haRd may really be, the raise after
passing is a most effective play, es-
peeialiv against a week or timid play
er. and is extremely clever poker.