The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31
.DAVlS WON ON
- HIS OWN DEALS
A POKER Cams On Q Hosssboat
and On Apology From ths
Owner Aitsswara

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play bstasT inhsmens. ] was always
cautious ahout sslsssing my tntima's~
bus I'm frss % say that 10 had hssu
% at the tiEns Z prObabiy wOuldnt have
been guess as Hsadford's h0ussboat
There was no dsaying that Bradford
was somsthing % bOundsr. There vaS
q Hkabls sids % him. though. and whss he
tried 10 mako frisads BY bountsous hOs-
pitAlisy bs found good many men r@dy
20 b his guests.
Won HaAEsn was % ven known and a.
well liked In the best socisty of the city a
Dunton was In tho Tendsrloin and In VAL
Street, and while Davis was oonspiouDus
mainly for his success On the turf. Berry
was famous principally on account Of his
being the best dressed man In town on any
and every occasion Ny brother hok
was just coming into prominence ~ one
OF the clevercst young lawyers ne the bar.
and I was there. imagine. because Twas
Jacks brother.
There was no clash among " through
the week. though fancy we were allwell
enough pleased whom the last day ume.
We were then on the way down tho Sound.
due to arrive in the city In the morning.
and a. Ne could not leave the boat rsean-
! time some one. think u was Dunton. pro-
posed q game Of poker a. finale 70 the
trip.
mo ono made objection. though I
fancied that Bradford was not very well
pleased AZ the suggestion. He called his
steward though when he saw that We
were all inclined 20 play. and the steward
produced the cards and chips and cleared
the cabin table.
There was some talk Of Hmlt. but two
or three in the party wanted TO make IL
table stakes. and after q little discussion
this was agreed to. My own idsa was TO
start In with $40 or 20 on the table. hut
Davis was first 20 call for his chips and
he threw over q go bill. 20 as the Others
all called for q Hike amount put mp my
go also. though had no fancy for 80 big
a game.
As Bradford counted out the chips
he gave US each eight Whites. sight reds
and six blues. Blues FIVE. reds two
and whites fifty cents. h. said. and again
no one objected. though I for one. fore
seeing that $50 would nos last long unless
I had luck. determined 10 draw out 10
should lose the first staok.
As IL happened I did not loae 10 for
considerable time. The luck ran pretty
evenly. hut I managed by cautious play.
10 get little ahead and to stay 90. Then
came a hand that nerly put me ont Of
business
We had made JACKPOT on somebody's
three aces and Berry was dealing.
sat on his left and rassed blind on the
chance OF having ID eood hand and being
able TO raise when IL came my way again
Bradford opened Il for the siSs Of II.
which was ~. and Dunton passed. but
Davis and Won Hagen stayed Then
Jack and Berry both passed and looked
at my hand.
Finding had pat fiush. king high.
I pat In 81. and 70 my Joy all three who
were In saw the raise. No one came back
at me. but Il made over 90 In the pot
already and Q chance. though not q very
good chance. for q play afterward
Necessarily. I stood pat and threw
in white chip for halt. hardly expecting
even Q call for that much. Bradford
drew two cards. but evidently failsd to
bsttsr, for he threw down. Then Davis
took one and also threw down. but Won
Haaeen. who had taken one. aid Ave
blues into the pot.
Il simply had TO call Il might have
been bluR or h might have filed hand
that was not a. good ~ mine. but on the
other hand It was likely enough that he
had made full, drawing TO two pair. 30
Of courss I could not raise. A II hap
pened tho latter was tbs csse. and his ten
full took tho pot.
-Iwas tempted to cal for another stack,
A..1 e., .HuR ~
what I had left. and afterward was glad
I had done 80. for when lost the re-
mainder % my original stake I would
have lost the second sack with Il II had
bought.
There was moro money on the table
when that happened. for Davis and
Dunton and Berry had all been to the
boneyard. Davis twice. and Won Haagt n
and Jack wsre both well ahead OF the
game. IL was on Dunton's deal that dis
covered thres aces in my hand. and ~
Won Hagen and Berry had both come In
bradford paseed but Dunton raised
me. and A. Won Hagaen and Berry both
stayed against the double raise pushed
my chips all In. Three Aces with chance
IL. and anyhow couldn't hops 90 save the
few chips | had u my hand should bs
beaten
Again they all stayed. though no one
raised 10 thsre was no sids money. Then |
Won Hagen took two cards. Berry took |
ons. and I drew To this strength Of my |
hand. I was glad enough when I looked |
at the draw that I had done 90. for I |
caught two ucya which wers Of course |
q. good ~ any other pair, sincs they made |
ms an acs full. Then Dunton stood pat |
and Won HaAgen bat Q white chip.
Berry saw tho white chip. and as I |
" as all In put their money on one side, |
de-ply regretting that | could 20 M |
further: but Dunton made IL ssO more |
to play and the other two laid down. |
don't know What they had. but Dunton |
had 90 show down 10 me and he had four |
sevens
1T gave me q good Grouse In pull out, |
n had designed at tbs beginning. % |
laughed an pleasantly ss I could and said. !
After two such blows a. that II doesn't |
seem worth while 90 wait for q third and |
I moved my chair around behind Jacks |
and stayed 10 look on.
while ! had been playing I had not |
even thought Of such . thing an crooked |
york In the game. but had not been |
booking on a. an outsider for more than |
two or three rounds before I had n " eli |