The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-02
EOO JACKPOT
gar ION BY RICHARD
"Little Tex" Wins $40, 900 in a New
Years Morn Poker Game From
Movers and Fesler
FACES UP" LAID DOWN
GoIdfield Millionaire Looked
Thoughtful When the Stakes
Ran High and Decided tn
ShowOpeners and Quit


One thing stands out in the Whirl of
Ely's New Year festivities, and that is
the slashing poker game played at the
Capital up to an early hour yesterday
morning between A. D. Meyers, the
Goldfeld capitalist, M. F. Rickard,
Little Tex" and J. A. Fesler 1t
was a spectacular tournament. When
it ended, Meyers had lost 81, 500, Rick
ard won $685. and Fesler had lost
Sc. 900.
The three were together on Monday
night taking in the sights of fhe camp
and enjoying the New Years cheer,
which flowed freely from nearly score
of fountains.
Towards morning, they dropped into
the Capital and to while away the time
started a game of draw poker, with a
$50 limit. All three began with $500
worth Of chips. The Goldfeld million
aire soon grew restive under the limit.
He wanted it raised. To accommodate
him, it was advanced to 500. This
satisfied him for only a short time, and
then he rcparked that the game could
be made more interesting with higher
tlimit, AS he spoke he glanced signi-
ficantly att, the. ceiling. Rickard and
Fesler understood.
Very well" said TEX. let it be
the roof. -
From that moment, the play grew
skyrocke4ES,,yThe hands were played
with vim and daring which took the
breath away from the onlookers. -.
The Aultman street resorts. >. were
crowded even at that hour in the morn
ing with merry makers and the news
that spectacular poker game was in
progress soon spread through the street.
! The crowd f1ocked to the scene. The
place, usually crowded, was jammed to
the doors, but there were only few
%who actually won points of advantage
from which they could watch the ebbs
and flows of the battle with cards.
The largest pot of the tournament
was played for Coward morning. 1t
contained $4,000 in cash and chips.
Meyers opened it, and both Rickard and
Fesler stayed.
Meyers drew one card, and Rickard
drew one. Fesler drew three Meyers
then bet 500, Richard raised him as
much and Fesler saw the raise. Mey-
ers then boosted the raise and Rickard
again went him better. There was
then about 81, 900 in the pot.
Fesler, after again glancing at his
hand and pondering moment, dropped.
out of the game, leaving the other two
to fight it out.
Raise followed raise until there was
$10,0 in the pot, The endcame when
Rickard raised Meyers $1,000. The
millionaire grew thoughtful and re
viewed the cards in his hand. Plainly
he saw that it was no time for bluffing,
and that his wealth would not help him
in that emergency. After quietly light
ing fresh cigar and drawing two or
three soothing puifs, he spread his cards
on the table. He was beaten.
The breathless onloollers craned their
necks to see what he had. 1t Wasn [
much except from the viewdoint cf a
millionaire. He had aces up.
Little Tex" seeing that the pot
was his, was not so willing to crafty
the curiosity Of the spectators. He put
his hand back into the pack and shlfiied
the cards. What he held will be known
only to himself until he chooses to tell
it, Fesler, having dropped out before
thd end Of the play, also returned his
haAd to the deck without showing it.
If Meyers aces up were strong
enough to carry off the $4,000 on a
show down, he was at least spared the
pain of knowing that he had keen
''bluf'ed out.
The game ended soon after but that
was only the bealnring Of events for
the spectators. Ib5 Winners and the
loser, who was as cheerful as a cricket,
then began to spend The poker money,
that is, Rickard did, and Meyers and
Fesler drew upon bundles" which they
had in reserve. Until an early hour
yesterday morning, the crowd that had
witnessed the game was not allowed to
spend cent
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