The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25

Egan had been studying his hand care
fully, and without a word he counted out
his $3.50 to qualify. and showed that and
tho sand dollar bill forward.
Tho opener lost interest and laid his
hand aside to justify his opening afterward'
The next two men also considered $500
additional too much. That brought 1t
back to Dixon, who studied long time
before making good on the counter raise.
He did 30 at last. however, and stood
pat, whereupon Egan helped himself to
one card. 1t set the gallery wondering
whether he had four Of kind, or four parts
of a straight flush. Either hand would
have been considered justification OF his
play, though, il he was hoping to flll an In
complete hand, the play was certainly bold
one as against an almost certainly strong
hand.
Dixon looked closely at his antagonist
for full minute. Egan sat absolutely
motionless until Dixon threw a white chip
in the pot. Then he put in white chip and
another thousand dollars.
Again Dixon paused for a long time and
then he made most surprising play. Those
who saw it said afterward that 1t was prob
ably the best test of Egan's nerve that
could have been devised.
He threw in the thousand to cover Egan's
raise, and then bet another white chip.
1t was up to Egan to do some studying
after that, and he pondered for some min
utes, though the spectators were unable
to read his thoughts in his face. At length
he threw down his hand and Dixon took
the pot. Cooper showed the two aces he
hal oDI tolr ~. -aI,
began his deal.
That made Egan the first heavy loser
and the st. Paul contingent who had con-
tributed toward the stake with which he
was playing looked uneasy. The game
was still young, however and inside OF an
hour the clever young Irishman had re-
deemed his reputation. He had called to
Pierre for drink few minutes after his
defeat by Dixon, and the stiff hooker that
he swallowed had steadied his nerve.
Hour after hour the game went on, until
soon after midnight Cooper lost his pile,
which had been seven or eight thousand.
He had the misfortune to draw a pair to his
three sevens when he was up against q
pat hand. and when he paid all he had to
look at the pat hand he found four tens
Thenext to go was Harvey, and again it
was bad luck, not poor play. He had
found king high flush in his hand when
he sat under the guns in a jackpot and he
had passed for the chance of raising. Mas
tiers, sitting next. opened the pot and the
next three came in without raising.
1t was his opportunity and he raised it
$500. Masters came back at him with
another thousand and the others dropped.
ar'ey stuoieo whhe ana hnally SAID:
lhis hand Is really worth more money.
Suppose we max, it five MORE Digging
up his roll he counted out Ave tbousand
n uos Tho ho, ,,ia., s;nr,a 80, y, .l.
n, s.Hs'e ' w 70 'ha'
Poih'' ana Masters hesitated, but finally
covered the bet. He looked glum, indeed,
when Harvey stood pat, but he called for
two cards and threw in n whit. ohir, Laeas.
-. 49,. ~ "'"'e cup '~'ore
'o1 = az ,neiii. ..,.
ua ~ was o Only 80 question n OF now much
Harvey wou n q raise and ne saw the $ bet
aiiI ,aiH 's !. i've snolsand lnen Masters
a plchdeo up MS TWO cards and his face bright
IL certainly seems to be my night, he
re'ilarked, as ne laid nus roll IN the center
OF I9e tapie %itnout counting II.
now niuCh isthere' demanded Harvey.
dont KNOW exactly, said Masters,
but It's something over $4,000 His
Indifference seemed a little too ostenta-
tious' any l,aIVey, IooKinR closely nj MIN,
oecIoeo Una. Ee was nlulhng'
II ha'eht more than seven thousand
WITH me, ne SAP ana us all I'm putting
IN TINS same; l cal you for that; And
NAG causnt a i3hrth king IN the draw.
BY norninG Masters had put SCotty out