The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-12
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Bridge. c. ". c. says; Hearts are trumps.
The dealer wins a trick, but leads The. deuce OF
hand, and the dealer leads the king OF trumps.
on this the adyensartes Insist that dummy sEall
not play the exposed card" led out oi tutn, Nhich
Is the deuce OF trumps. Is this rOrrect1
No. There Is no penalty for a Rad out Of turn,
when made by the dealers side, because nc gives
no Information n his partner, his partner being
blind and deaf, 80 far as playing Eots, Even II
;hc deuce OF trumps were an exposed card" the
advtrsarles cannot prevent is being plsycd, An
they can do Is to demand that an eNnOsed card shall
be played II they wish It.
E.J II. says: During the deal !iem was quite a
| marked Wei we have heard enough Of thot.
You make the trump, please \ Insists that he can
declaration ~ the delalCr. b saws he was not pass
INC the declaration al all, but requesting the dealer
say 1T Is your deal" or anything TO that effect,
but plainly asked his pprtncr 10 make the TRUMP,
be Is liable to the penalty for passing the make.
Under Law 10.
As position seems TO be rather IN the way Of
taking a snap judgment. and II D states that his
meaning was simply to advise that the dealer drop
the discussion and make a declaration, his word
should be taken In good faith.
NJ II. says. a presents the pack Ia be cut. B
bupA on the Top HdTQ Nuu places II uNutT the PACK,
a Insists that this Is not a fair cut, o bets that Il is,
and quote, 'aw No. 80, which says that the cutter
must not leave fewer than four cards In either packet,
The wording Of this law. like that Of many Others,
Is bad and Il Is technically correct. although his
bet Is In the nature OF a bubble. Some authors
In using this code have taken the liberty OF edit.
Ing such phrases as the one Il Is betting on, but such
practice Is not sound, as the exact text of a law
should be given, even n II Is a manifest error, The
law should read In each packet.
r. ". J. says 4 deals, n cuts the cards. In
rcunitlng the packets \ leaves one card on the
the pack, \ presents the pack to y to cut again,
y bets that a Is not entitled 10 new cut, a in.
should be somewhere In the pack b must cut again.
b Is right. There was no doubt as to the exact
place at which the pack was divided. nor was there
any confusion In the cutting. Law - distinctly
prohibits b from cutting a second time.
Pitch. J.T.C says: Hearts are ulmp and a
another = trump and then ! , 'iiool1Ioow@s sui. 4 sys'
"Nou rcnegcd." c ssyS, 40. he revoked" What
ls the difference In these terms
To rcnege Is not to follow suit when not able to
do so, or when the rules Of the game permit II, as
IN two hand plnochle before the stock Is exhausted,
A more conmon term for this is "rcnounce." A re.
woke Is rcnounce in error. and there is always a
penalty for 1t. d revoked.
Under and over Seven. T. n. says, Your
answer. while giving Us the correct odds for or
against the three chances Of the game does not
give the exact percentage. a bets that n a player
bet on the seven he had less odds against him than
II he bet on under or over.
a loses. The true odds against throwing seven
are 5 to /, but the banker pays only 3 to /, therefore
he pays 10 per cent. less than he should pay. The
true odds against either under or over are q 10 IS,
kne tho tapLer mats pu'y "a In a. n pypn r1pDpts
which # Is per cent, less than he should pay. There
fore the player who bets on the seven has 20 per
cent the worst Of 1t, while the player betting on
under or over has only p per cent, against him.
Cdhhagc. 6. r. says: In two hand, \ playing
first. the cards faIl: J J3s3A2. The dispute Is
as to whether \ can peg for both the run Of three
and Tor the thiry ono. Bbcts that the two points
for thirty one do not count u there Is any other
pegglng on the last card.
It Is not the last card, as B still hiss a card In his
hand. A pegs lvc holes Tor the rdn and making
thirty one.
Euchre. l.. & says: In four hand, A takes Up
the trump, WhereupOn Is, his adversary. says, l
will play alone" Is this allowed
No. No one but the maker Of the trump can play
alone. II b wanted to play alone, he should have
ordered II up. As A took 1t up without being
ordered, Is cannot play alone.
D.. III. III. SAY Is IT lUtIN ~ n INhFI III lAl PACK,
and II turns UP. how Is the trump decided, and can
the joker be turned up. y bets the Joker must be
put aside and the next card turned for the trump.
but that the Joker may stu be taken up.
To turn another card would be to expose cards
which are not In the game. II Is usual 10 agree
upon a suit which shall be trulnpS II the Joker turns
IN. such as spades. or to allow the dealer TO name
a suit before he looks at bis cards. The nst plan
Is the better.
Can Ace Euchrc. y. 4. says: a bets that the
first time the suit Is led the called ace must he
PLAYED and that n the player holding Ii gets the
lead. he must lead the ace.
There Is no rule about leading any particular
card. It is not the ace, but the highest Of The suit
that Is called for, and the acc Is not always In play.
II the holder Of called ace has the trst lead. II Is
his duty to lead a trump; not the called ace; but
that Is ouly a convention of good play.
Poker. J. S. q. says: It Is agreed that straIVhts
shall not be played, During the game 4 shows.
a says IL is nothing but a 1uSh; but b says II was
only straights that were barred, not straight fushcs.
A straight duSh Is a double hand Just Ike three
a kind and a pair. aud II the straight element
is barred. there is nothing left but the 1ush, so that
a Is right.
II. NJ II. wantsto know what combination makes
a dead mans hand
There are many stories rs TO the origin Of this
phrase. The usual one Is that a young fellow who
hau a iatgc sum Vi hOney he was taking up the river
from New Orleans got into a typical steamboat
game and bet all he had on tens and treys, winning
50 much money that he died OF heart disease. with
The cards sim clutched In his hand, Text books
usually give the hand as Jacks and elghts.
J. W. says: A opens with aces. Several come
In and sll draw cards. II no one calls AS bet must
be show hS ave cirds' |
No. openers only.
NJ. r. G. says: In a game OF table stakes the
bank runs out Of chiGs Snd the PLAYERS have to buy
ash for his extra chips In his pocket. Another
player, {. left his cssh on the table. Presently c
makes a bet which b cannot call without going into
pockets for the proceeds Of his sales, Can B
10 this!
No. Reverse the situation and suppose that
instead Of wanting to see the bet B'Wanted TO call
Tor a sight. Could c demand that B 90 Into his
pockets for the proceeds Of his Sales'
B. D. L. says: A opens a Jack pot and three men
ONE In and draw. A bets and b calls, c drops
md ID calls. a shows three fours. b and d look
It each other and smile as they knock on the table
aging to D, What you got anyway" on spread'
ng his hand d nnds he had three Jacks and claims
he pot.
D Is too late, There is no pot.
Dice. F. F. says, In a game OF poker dice A
has thrown and set aside three trsyS Oh MS sec
md throw he gets two aces, but has four fOurS TO
1eat. 4 bets his best chance Is 10 pick up all the
.rcys and ty 10 get four aces. y bets that as he
mas Just thrown two aces, tue odds are against MS
getting two more and that he stands a better show
10 get Ave treys,
y is wrong. What has Just been thrown has no
fleet on what may be thrown next, 1t Is easier
10 get two aces out OF a throw with three dice than
1 is TO get two trcys out Of a throw with two dice.
shade Casino. F. T.. D. says: A bets that there
IRE only twenty three points 10 be made In each
ieal d bets twenty four, because both cards