The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-03-04
TOOK PRINCES CASH
TEXANS POKER GAME WITH THE
HEIR APPARENT.
Rules Of Etiquette Observed. Until
Players Sporting Blood Was Up,
and Then He Started Out
to Win.

Did you ever play poker with
prince of Wales?" asked Col Tom
Hopkins, OF Texas, now promoting
gold mines and formerly a buccaneer
In Wall street, as he sat in the grill.
room of the Breslin talking with
New York Telegraph man.
Il have" continued the colonel,
meditatively. Il sat in game with
King Edward when he was entitled to
only three ostrich plumes and the Ich
Diem motto. II was at a house party
not far from London, and am willing
to confess that 1t was not pleasing
game at all In the early stages.
1T was during those delightful days
when our government was represented
by Schenck, past master in the art
OF poker ard one of the first men to
properly hedge in the game with rules
and laws. Some of the best poker lit
erature we possess has been written
by Schenck, and the popularity of
draw In England is wholly due to his
exploitation Of its merits.
1T was he who first initiated the
prince OF. Wales into the beauty Of
poker, and Albert Edward soon be-
came quite fond of the game. 1t was
Schenck who introduced me to the
prince, and made 1t possible for me to
meet his royal highness at one of the
most old manors in one of the pretti-
est counties in all England
Before the game began Schenck
took me to one side and impressed me
with the necessity of observing the
many rules Of etiquette that obtain
when playing with the prince He
laid particular stress upon the fact
that was not to raise unless Albert
Edward had raised and showed dis.
position to stay. Even in that case 1t
was regarded as proper to simply see
his raise and allow him to take the
bridge and set the course. There were
other minor regulations to be observed,
but that one in particular was i'm.
pressed upon me.
81 stuck to that rule for four hours,
and 1t cost me money. I laid down
many strong hand just because I
did not want to be regarded as lack.
ing in courtesy to the prince. but final
ly got tired Of seeing whole bundles
Of good American money going across
the table, and my sporting blood was
aroused. 1t hurt me to see my blue
and red bits Of ivory going across the
blaze to the first gentleman in Eng.
land and ! felt that, while the privi-
lege of playing with the prince OF
Wales was worth great deal, did
not care to pay for It in that way.
1T was while | was in this mood
picked up hand that looked almost
too good to be true. Four kings
nestled together by themselves, crowd
ing a poor, weak, little tray. | looked
over the hand carefully and then an
nounced | would stand pat
THE prince was unlucky enough to
other player filled a flush. OF course
such a run as that made for killing
and. in an ordinary game. unhampered
by the presence of prince and he'll
apparent, the betting would be lively
when | started in placing my chips
vi tue tdule ioIsOt all oOOuI tHc iuics
of etiquette. The prince made tenta
tive raise Of a pound, just feeling out
my hand. as 1t we're. OF course, II
was expected that would see the bet
but / gave 1t a slight raise of G5 ant
the man with the flush stayed in. The
prince also got in for G5 and raised
and when 1t came my way l lifted 4
ego.
| well, it's terrible story. The
prince tried to intimate to me by darl
looks and other evidences of discon
tent. that he was not pleased with my
methods, but 1t was table-stakei
game and ne couldn't easily get ava!
without showing a trace of the Whit
feather, and when, after another raise
1t came my way again, l made it cos
the prince level hundred pounds t.
call.
81 won, of course, but / could see II
a minute that had made bad break
The prince really took it better thai
the others, for they looked frightened
and hurt. He was bit vexed, blu
when the game was over he shool
hands and expressed himself as great
ly pleased with the run | had givel
him"