The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

Mcclure. Phillips q o.. New York.
1t Is Apparently too late TO change the method
Of scoring now. however.
Pedro-E. J. s. Gays. II A wants q and B wants
2, who goes out II a makes high. Jack. pedro, to
BIS low and gamei
b wins, because the count for low and game
comes before that for pedro.
Crbbage-T. S. says: A bets the number seven-
At Att Iess. on. dfseen.two In the counts. B. takes
the bet, but cannot think OF . seventeen hand with
out q fifteen two In It. Is A right'
How about the club queen turned for a starter.
and another Q and two KS with the J Of clubs in
the hand, This ought to win AS money.
Euchre-s. D. H. says. Suppose the left bower
Play !. spade to the spade jack, II You have one'
No. II clubs arc trumps, the spade jack Is to all
intents and purposes a club for that deal. as 1t Is
one Of the trump suit. When led, the left bower
calls for a trump. and II a player has no trumps
he can discard anything he likes.
T. J. G. Gays: In o four hand partnership game
rss asA, SO does %esI The e0@ dealers ie 80 partner Hssi h' SSsre upon
third hand, orders It up. He and his partner make
S iss Point PlaS SS, i, /, s sr,P Ssa sS' '4 r.. de as. S5as ss,s s shat n Ss
cannot make the trump without o representative
Tho dealer Is wrong.
Five Hundred. d. c. c. says: In four. hand
should there be one or three ards in the widow
The widow always contains three cards. When
usually the black ones, are added 10 the pack. 90 as
To make II up to forty-three cards. including the
Joker. This gives each player ten and leaves the
necessary three for the widow.
Again. Suppose tho player taking the widow
end Of the hand. what should be done,
II is q misdeal. The adversares are as much at
II a. H.. a. a. Ia
card was made before they played to the nrst trick.
You cannot punish one player when all arc equally
10 blame.
point. In a jackpot. the opener had two pairs and
b. who came In against him. also had two pairs
l Ai,ss ' he f hni, s sns G p.isss back ssi a v diSiG Gn, he p pos
on a full. The loser bets that in a friendly, game
sm sSsh fsH as : sa L i i.a aG' 4 as5t I sG P pday. : a % Se hsRe
The acme OF good poker Is to lead an opposing
player to think ne can beet your cards when he
cannot do so. II the gentleman referred TO can
always play a niled hand in such a manner as to
lead others TO believe he has not nled, he is vast
ing his talents In friendly games.
the better hand Of thes- two: a, j. 0, I, 1 OF spades;
or 2, s, I, s, o Of diamonds'
The ace high nush beats the six high. II
struights are barred. straight Pushes are also
barred, 30 that the fact OF the diamonds being in
sequence does not add anything to their value.
J, j. NJ. says; Playing mis,igris or poker with
j, r., 2 Of hearts and che joker; b has the A, X. 10, o,
5 of clubs. A bets the Joker high flush beats the
ace high.
The Joker must be designated as something.
and even II A calls IL the ace OF hearts. he is only
40 high. while b is still Ak high. 30 that BIS
is the better hand.
Again: A has the 4, 5$7, 3 OF hearts and the Joker.
He calls b, naming his hand as an ace high hush.
d shows a full, and proceeds to take the money,
whereupon c. who is not in the betting. remarks
q straight flush OF II, so as to beat BIS full house.
Is A in time to make the Correction
No. When he laid down the hand he named the
toker as the ace OF hearts. 40 as to make an ace
high nush. II Ia the rule that the holder OF the
Joker may make II any card he pleases: II Ia not for
others al the table to Suggest or dictate what he
shall call II. Cs advice has no more weight than
II he had suggested a different way q drawing to
the hand or betting upon II.
W. c. says: II not Is opened. and no one stays
with the opener. must he show his nve cards. or
only that he opened the pot honestly
Not having drawn any cards, he mus, show the
whole hve.
c hesitates a moment, u says he will come in any.
way. and put up his chips. { comes In and raises.
whereupon d wants 10 pull out. Can he do so!
No. Chips once In the pool must stay there.
Again: A opens on two pairs and dlsca rds the
odd card. On being raised, he determines to play
his hand pat, forgetting. that he has already dis
oarded. 10 his hand good on the showdownf
No. a four card hand 10 foul but he ,esnno, be
p~enaiiIed for false openen.