The sun., 1910-12-04
THE HIGH ART OF
| LAYING DOWN FOURS
Some Poker Possibilities al Dis
cussci by Experts at
the Game.

... rrr, fNug about that oldest of
-ir....~ IN" on" ahou, the poker
- .. p.. "lt such "Vc"ll"n' judgment
A. ..r o.. rrt'.. NnnN lodg" of the gains.
e., ... we ''"murah" occasion h., laid
.... .."i ~ t"'ir aces without calling
.-. .l'n r...' that was nEdr after IN"
,... ..H0 .unf"~snd Iha' h. had not
49," old.'-' among them. V ho
ry .-.' f. N-'N. >..rn the incident said
1T r.. .i|- NY We w.r. PLAYING tn.
~ -p'- - II" club. no limit and
..-.- .r'N ~h'a rh.v came naturally
rr.-. .." fiv" m ~" game. all good
.l-r. I..t smith and -lnu"- wore proha-
.- ... f..' lNn Trey had piaN"d in-
-s-,.. 0I~ N'a~s and ku"v zach urhor's
IA, ,r..r-' parf'"'iV
~. r ,-r"n"d rhrr SmliI had III" first
a, - Jr"ku"I thar nad $40 III n hcrnr"
49,, |.' -" look"d ~ his cards and
E7.,. ....-r..- -"nf MRS =" ~. ned the
r- o.. '.' So e ~ IN" n"Nt ~" mon
-. .r rr.hrur rai>luc. giving Jones
.H.. r.,' -. md Hr t~rIl"d rhnn IN,
t... -...". 70 sll and smith ncd, ~
s.. ~ vru.i ha," played II
~ .o'-' 49, -var''i - many Gus
t'' ' '',''
wa ~, ~ 'N' POT ana only -"
~" "'N 'N' P'E"rS
o.. ...' ' ''''N ''"''A "HGih ana th'
G'@ ..,'' We W e. :" "tnh'n th'd'
.. '' 80 w" 'd'"'W NOT " over
r"' ." ~ " W. u" "' h"Ts n'it lhai
ma. 80 '.h'N' I" s''y ana ne put
~ ''" ''''' 'h'h '"' "'f'r l"S"d
no
l h'' N"' "ar,nS ~ CIV"
A. F''. ''a' ~, h'd Tours, ana
'.'' -" ~ mo dealer
81 W. N''.'.h 'hiNF'd ~" had
A. ".'"' - '''"'hE snh ~ want"d
:" ''- III" Vas ilSht '"f"r" t"'-
tL
f"' w stack ~ hl'i"s.
-" -'N ''' "'' md Sm''h throw
''N 1905 Wl''",H word VI"
-. II. '''' - ''T''h '' mo d"Hl'r.
~. ." -h'" mat ZONES h'd a straight
-i'- .'H mo -"'T h"Fn = proved h" was
7l1,
wa "" Know " asked TN" man
~ 'i1 n"' heard 'h" ''"rv. =" th-v
~ '"' 'hN smith kn"" i"n"s wouldn't
"a .''F'd IN Nv" rhirs 'Ca'nst "A double
"a "''h 70. 9, gains tw" d"uhle raIses.
''' 'l~n uf'"~" IT wa Also straight.
-' d." n'fh' nav" been '"rnr'ed Ivy
o. ''~ - have dom" =" after the first
-..- Nf'"r tn" second douhl" rais".
'' or b" wonld certainly have nropp.d.
f N'- r"r''ln ihP' h" hadnt any
" "''"r than ra'rs or 'hr"" ~ kind
- '" ""did hIu's"lf have raised on
''' ? r""nd Ani finally h" would
A.
"d '""si and If II" had filled 1t
- ''.'I" " 'tralEh' '''sh.
..'' "hl" h" "'an Z" whom Il IVES
''' "A 'h'n'anE ny IN" usual bne nf
'.'.r. g." man with the carved
r'.f 'fn'r -@"k" "".
'uli .aH - ~ You told thar story
~ ." ~ rvin"lnEiv thar over heard it
POI 70" h" said. That littl" extra
= about IN" dealer staying To th.
fH % account, FOR the -howdown which
Nt" fnl ''nG Iu the orlsina! version Of
o"ir~" smith hah I" show hIs hand I"
account inr ha'i'~ pN"ned IA" pot. 50
~" story N least sounds NOR. probable.
than u did when first used 10 hear II.
"'hour IN" showdown 'h"r" was always
4'Ihr leif as 10 whether Jones really
'.."d or whether he had seen the oppor-
Nf''-''F ~ - 'A''y ''ihs
ne certSiniv would nav" seen II h. and
smith had been the onlv PLAYERS To- stay
% hni-h. a. the original story had II.
~ c"Gr~" n" knew smiths play "a well
a. smith knew his You could play
1oH"r a hundred years and not get better
'l'prtEnitv than that for hlUT. IL
vas always wonder 10 me that smith.
~. Nn"w the game 80 perfectly. did not
really" that and az least pay has four
- the compliment OF calling 1t was
a I1od play OF course III the sens" THAT
a-F play IL good that makes d winning
- avoids loss. but to my mind IT was
never anv overwhelming proof Of smiths
y Hrderful judgment.
! non IN. medical student said thai
" 'hrr- ImpugnlnR the judgment Of
Srl'h who seemed 20 have done the right .
n ~ ~ the right time. h. knew "A case
b. which "A man had shown even greater .
a. .fu-n than Smith did III laying down ,
wr"" MT aces