Evening journal., 1906-09-08
THIS A QUEER
POKER GAME

VAS one OF lut lAuNuluIho OF llt CITY
ior over a quarter OF 4 century, and
many famous sporting mon were
among It's guests. Numerous stories
are told Of the "stin' poker games that
used to be played there in the la,e
eighties and early nineties OF the las,
century.
A game was played one night be-
tween two stockmen- a banker and a
mining man. The story goes that the
mining man and the banker played un-
til they were "an in" leaving the two
stockmen TO battle it out II came up
to the Consolation jack pot. and those
who had fingered TO see the finish were
not disappointed when they expected
something spectacular TO take place.
The stakes were running high. the ante
being $500. with no betting limit. One
Of the stockmen opened for $4,000 and
was promptly raised before the draw
Then there followed a series Of raises
and counter raises until the pot con.
tained $11,G00 before cards were
drawn.
"Gr me that one" blandly announc-
ed the man who had "seen" the last
raise The dealer slipped one card
across the table. laid the deck down.
relghted his neglected cigar and said
unconcernedly, IN play these"
Then the betting commenced In ear
nest The player had opened. and he
led or with S9,500 as a "feelcr" The
dealer raised like amount, and the
other fellow followed suit II was
plain that one or the other Of the men
was going to lose his fortune. Checks
were written. torn up and made out
for larger amounts, and finally mort.
gage papers on real estate and cattle
were passed into the pot. Finally one
man said 20 the other;
Say. Henry. I'm going TO stay with
you until everything I've got, right
down to the clothes on my back, Is rep
resented on the table. Now. Tn IN
doubt as to some Of my property hold
ings. so I'll make you a proposition
Give me until tonight Qt was ther
a. m.) to find out just where / stand
and wen play the hand out. Meantim,
let US seal up my hand in one envelope
yours In another and the deadwood II
still another Wen leave the three en-
velopes in the Office safe, to be deliver
ed to both of us together"
The other player agreed. and en-
velopes and sealing wax were sent for
The hands and remaining cards in tn
deck were duly sealed and deposite,
as per arrangement.
Meantime friends OF the two player
endeavored TO get the men together ol
some sort OF compromise proposition
knowing full well that neither couh
afford to bank his entire fortune on
poker hand, leaving his family dest
tute. but both men were obdurate an
would listen TO no proposition to spl
the pot. An interested and expectar
! group gathered In the lobby about
O'clock In the evening. among them b.
Ing the man who had opened the po
} They talked together IN a friendly maj
ner, speculating upon what would hal
pen when the man who went to loo
up his assets returned. While the
= were talking he walked in.
"Well. Henry. I'm ready 20 resum
our little argument" he announced
a matter OF fact tone. Then the crow
repaired 10 the room where the gam
had been played. The man announce
that be had $4,000 10 "play back
Securities and certified checks repr'
senting this amount were piled on n
table. Then, and not until then, di
either of the men show signs Of ner'
D BUSINESS. The opener had drawn
, check for $4,000 and started TO tel
= It out of the book when the other ma
said in a slow 'berate voice:
e ''I.ooks .c.ie strong for either
l. us, does 1t. HenryT
"Weil," rejoined the other man. to
ing with the check. what would "
consider fair proposition at this stal
a Of the gamer
Its not gambling, know" said Il
other. "but If you want to split the p
and
"She's split" calmly announced u
II man who had opened for $500. III
currency, gold. checks. mortgage p
y pers and securities we're equally divi
Il ed. Not a word was spoken. Silent
= the man who opened took up the e
velopes. tore them open and laid Il
two hands on the table, faces dow
ward.
10 "Bet you a cigar I had you beat"
bantered.
s. you're called said the other, tur
y ing over four cards. jacks and sixe
= The opener also turned over four card
They were jacks and skies.
'T'n bet you" said the dealer,
thousand dollars that I've still got "
y beat"
ie. The other man peeped at a corner
e. his buried card. tOyed a moment Wi
D. a stack Of currency and showed $40
/ to the center. Then. without waitiT
for the man he had called 10 show b
hole card. he turned up a four spC
The dealer looked at II. smiled, touc
e ed the bell and put his hand in Il
deck. He never told what the 9th
card was.-Denver Times.
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