The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13
Lucky One-Card Draw.
Mysterious Poker Which Stranger

the way he held cards was enough to
rouse anybody's suspicion. 1t was not
that he held them all the time, for he
didn't. He didn't even hold them ev-
cry time he came in, for he lost when
the pot was small as often as anybody
else in the party, and won no more fire.
quently than anybody else.
But the really wonderful part of the
play was that whenever anybody
raised and Brady reraised he took the
pot. He might come in, and he might
even stand a modest raise on a moder-
ately good hand and be outdrawn but
every time that he went back at his
antagonist. even if he hadn't the best
hand before the draw, he would come
out with the best. And his luck (if 1t
was luck) in the draw held good wheth-
er he was dealing or some other player
held the deck
Three times he filed either a flush
or full house In this fashion when he
had bet heavily against a good hand,
holding only a four-f1ush or two pairs,
and he was something like $1,000 ahead
of the game when Shed Shook. who
had been watching him carefully, as
he had all the others, suddenly opened
up.
1T was his deal and Petrie anted.
They had warmed up by this time, so
that the ante was IS. French came in
and Wood trailed. Then Brady, after
little hesitation, put up his ten,
bringing it back to Shook, who skinned
his hand down carefully and put up
$40. making a raise of $50.
Petrie found nothing worth the
money and he dropped. but French
stayed, and Wood, who hated to lay
down at any time, also put up his $50,
so there was a good pot to play for.
Brady said. very quietly: A hun
bred more and put up the money, so
Shook looked at his hand again, as if
he was afraid some of 1t had got away.
What he saw seemed to reassure him,
for without a word he laid a five-hun-
dred-dollar bill in the pot.
French and Wood retired graceful
ly, and Brady looked thoughtful, but
after while he fished out his wallet
and put a thousand dollar bill along
side the other one
1T was the big play of the game, and
although the others were out of it, they
watched eagerly, almost as much in
terested as the two contestants.
SHOOK looked pleased, and said: 7
thought I'd catch you bluffing, sooner
or later. It'll cost you quite a little
more if you want to play that hand
And he put up $1,000 more.
Brady said nothing. bat he careful
ly counted the chips he had left. Then
he emptied his wallet and went through
his pockets. finding some small bills.
Altogether he found $500, and this he
pushed forward, saying: That's my
pile
Shook took out his change, and then
turned his hand over, showing four
tens. How many cards do you want?'
he said mockingly. Better take enough.
You only got one draw, you know
Brady turned his own cards over
as calmly as If he had the winning
hand. but he had only three queens.
"T thought So said Shook. Now,
suppose you think you'll get the 9TH
err queen
well, 1 might said Brady. You
know. / cut the cards. Anyhow, give
me one card
"'One? exclaimed Shook, in aston
ishment.
THAT'S what I said replied Brady,
and Shook gave him one. 1t was the
other queen.
THAT broke up the game. There
was nobody there that wanted to play
against Brady any more. He left town
soon after, and 1 never heard of any
body running up against him in Gin
cinnati since then.