The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
JACKPOT $4,000.
Biggest Poker Game in Chicago's His
tory Is in Progress.

Chicago, March IA poker game,
one of the largest in the history of
Chicsgo's sporting fraternity. in which
100000 has already changed hands and
in which the limit is $500 and the chips
of the smallest denomination are worth
SIS each has been in continuous progress
at the Magnet hotel. 238 North Clark
street. since Monday afternoon and I'M
less it is interfered with is good for
week longer.
Chicagoans. including Mont Tennes.
Tennes at one stage was $4,000 loser,
but at an early hour this morning he
had reduced the loss to SO, 900 with no
intention of quitting.
The game started with four persons
and last night two more were sent for
| SO that it is now six handed. The four
original players have not slept since
eaten very little. Mont TenneS told a
friend last night that he had not been
to bed for "a hours and that he did
not intend to seek any sleep until he
be opened for the full amount contain
ed his losses.
The game began rather mildly with
a $40 limit and pretty soon rounded to
into table stakes, with the proviso that
no player could buy less than $40 worth
of chips at a time. From this it was
worked up before midnight into a 5000
| limit, the play being still for all that
each man had in front of him up to
placed at minimum of 5000. 1t was
provided, however, that jackpots could
be opened for the full maount contain
ed in them.
Intense earnestness nov marked the
plays, and pretty nearly every jack pot
was worth $500, some of them much
more. The men SeeSawed along about
even until little after midnight when
Mont Tennes began to lose, and made
it more and more to come in when ne
had the say. Finally there was jack
pot on the table worth about $500,
the largest one yet contended for.
Jack Pot of $4,000.
Tennes opened it for the amount in
it, making it worth $1,000 altogether,
and two of the other three players
stayed for the same amount each,
bringing its value up to $4,000. Tennes
drew three cards and bet 5000. The
man next to him raised him $500 and
the third man saw that raise and made
made 1t $500 more. to come in.
There was now $4,000 in the pot and
1t was TenneS say.
1t cost him $500 to come in, but he
never batted an eyelid. but showed in
blue chips covering the amount as non
chalantly as If they were worth no
more to him than the value of the
celluloid of which they were made,
and with them 5000 more.
The next man, who had drawn one
card, saw the raise and pushed in an
other 5000. making the total amount
now 10 De played LOT $4,oOO
The third man, who had drawn
three cards, dropped out. throwing
three aces face upward on the table
Tennes' partner raised again to the
limit which had been taken off so far
as any player had a right to sight"
for the money in front of him. Tennes
reciprocated. and SO it went on until
there was nearly $4,000 in the pot.
Then the little fellow who had been
sticking with Tennes. and whose name
was not revealed last night. called.
Pairs and F1ushes.
1--WE got two pairs,' said Tennes, con-
fidently.
Not worth anything" said the little
man. i've got a f1ush.'
And he threw down his hand and
started to rake in the pot.
MY two pairs are just alike" said
Tennes. 1.-TWO pairs of deuces."
MY flush is a straight f1ush-nine.
ten. jack. queen and king of spades
said the little man. The laugh was on
the big gambler the little fellow
gathered in the chips.
Teunes then won several large pots
and was in a fair way to get even again
when he was unfortunately caught
b1nffing on q pair of skies which he
had caught IN drawing to a diamond
bobtaH On this hand he dropped 5000.
So the play went on until Tennes was
$4,000 in the hole and determined to
get even if, as he expressed 1t, he had
to play unfit a certain superheated spot
froze over.
About 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the game ceased for dinner and then
began with redoubled fervor. The two
other players who Joined the quartet
came in about Sso'clock in the evening. |
About 9 o'clocl1 a seventh player ar
rived and was refused a seat, although |
he offered to pay $1,000 for the mere |
priyfIeoe of sitting in,