The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04

~ Ouiys
r. !. W. saws: A bets that n he has hid seven In
hearts, worth i6', he can take tire play away from
a man who has bid nine In clubs. Oecnuse hearts
Is the more valuable suit. although nine In clubs
Is worth lust as much. leo points.
Is wrong. The preference when the Point
value OF the bids is equal must be given tn the
player who VIII be Obliged to win the greater num-
her OF tricks In order In make good. rs u WIN
take nine tricks TO make rood on clubs and t1iy
seven IN hearts, II Is manl'estlv more dirhcult TO
make niRe tricks than II Is Ia make seven. AMI the
nine trick man must be allowed to play the hand.
checkers. A and 3, Toward the end Of the game
a was a man behind, having three TO RS four.
e e; bet s' tSass be eH could take AS game and sui beat
u, In spite Of the man that B had ahead. The bet
draw Of Il. Does c lose his bet or Is Il a standonv
G loses his bet. II two men, say b and G. sat
down 70 play a game from the start. and @ bet
that he would beat u any one taking the bet would
be practically backing B 70 beatC.
But when Z looks on at a game and bets that
II can be won from a given position he must win
II from that position OF lose his bet. because II Is
obviously denOnstrable that a game can be won
or lost or drawn from any given position In an end
game. but II cannot he demonstrated from the
start, with the men on an absolutely equal footing.
twelve on a side. In all checker problems the
solution is always to win OF TO draw. The position
arrived at In the game between A and B was prsc-
ticalIy q problem, and Z bet that AS side could
win, ana ne couid prove " Dy Vaking MS a D. men
and doing H.
He failed to win. therefore he loses his bet.
Poker. NJ. B. r. says: I see THE sun decides
cards, 4 nee slow openers only II he Is not called
AFTER the draw. We slould IKE 70 know If tbs
is quite a little money at stake.
TIE SUN Is ready TO stand by Its decision. and
10 give the reasons therefor.
In a Jackpot every player has paid an equal
49,, taw ha HAND ~ dve rapdG. fhar.IoHs ..uh
would have an equal right 70 sec what the Others
had II IL we're q showdown for the pot, without
betting or drawing. But one has openers and
puts up q bet. II no one will see this bet he might
as we'll take II down again and siow his hand for the
pool.
As this pool has been equally contributed TO By all
the players and as he has paid no more for his Ave
cards than they have paid for theirs they have a
right 70 see upon what cards he takes their money;
there fore he must show his whole hand. But II
another comes In after the pot Is opened those who
refuse 10 stay are no longer on an equality, although
they stM have a right 10 see that their money IA
fairly lost: that Is. that The one who opened the
pot had q night TO win II u no one that bet against
him could beat him.
Those who stay draw cards. The opener draws
also, II no one will call him after the draw II :.
clearly no ones business what NJ drew. becnuse
they will not pay 20 sec his draw. They are en-.
titled TO see that part OF his hand on which he opened
the pot: but unless they call what he bets after the
draw, When nc N Det'lhg "h "hht ne dreW and not
what he op ened on, they have no right 10 see bou
he plays his hand. All they can see Is openers and
IN At he has a far hand.
a-r
J. = wants ~ know why q nush should b,s, /,
straight. when II is easier to on the nush thar r. i,
TO MI the straight,
because it Is harder to get the four card flush
TO draw 10 In the nrst place. The average on ali
kinds OF straights. 10 hold four cards Of them pt I
and 10 improve, Is 40 10 I: while the odds apalns,
the same concurrent events In the case OF the nush.
70 hold four pat snd 10 MI. arc liO 10 l.
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Auction pInochle IS. Nee, says: 4 bets thai 4,
he has bid 100 and another man bid lao tina, a ear
come back 81 him again with 80 or thst his psrtner
can do 30.
Individual player; but N one partner has mA1e
bid the other can bid higher. whether any inter.
yenlng player has oyerbId tho nryt ofer or moi.
Auction PinochIe. Alb. says: A Ess, IA. s,a.