Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01
Some Remarkable Hands
OLD RIVER PILOT TELLS OF Hi +TENsoN POKER GAME
WITH QUICK sHoorNG

I never heard . ~ rule as in prossn,
yo' luck as long = it lasts in dra y
poker" observed the man with thu n.g
Iul, nm PokcrH he played 'coydin' 70
house fule; hrl, : long : run TIN
hous..
lie SPOKE ytl& quietly and deliberately,
but there wa an undcrtone Of menace
i'll his voice and for moment there was
n reply It was not to lie supposed that
any Of tho fcul utters at the table would
have snirked the issues of fight If one
had been started, for they were all pro-
fcssonals and were obliged to b. pre-
pared at all Time.
Moreover. thorr was not II man at the
table who had not a record. Men fought
at q word in their time on the Missis-
stpppi River and these were emphaticalIy
men of their time. For some reason,
however, no one seemed quite ready to
rrccinitate the trouble.
That's right enough George" said
one who was known among his associates
az Killer Lindsay, after the slight pause.
w uns don't find any fault with yo' all
70 pressn' yo' luck. What amt clear is
whether its luck
lie spokr as evenly as the Other,
though ne knew perfectly we'll how near
tEt. danger line he went. And the others
looked their appreciation. George, how
eyer was undiStUGbed.
AIS yo' get to do" he said quietly,
as he litflsd til deck, lis to siv" it \
name. I'm baelin' my cyards when l
get en-"
Jim Eaton. who put up the next ante,
had ben !; river pilot before taking up
poker for It living and had been known
to laugh while his boat was burning No
peril WAS great enough to sober him ana
as he put up his two chips call i've he
said qlzZically. 'sMcbbe we euns wont
call it luck if yoa ill a flush on yo' own
deal like yo' did last time, George
."Thatn toe about all. | reckon said
George. though he still spoke coolly.
There's been enough mouth play
Il dunno" draWled the onc-eycd man.
When l play poker | reckon ON talkin'
if feel like it, Til amt no house rule
aE'in ii. is there
Depends on now yo' talk replied
George and as the dead was now COM
biAltti t4it I'Ist. - S''f' 'itN4'
10 their cards. For the moment at Least
there WAS a truce.
one Eye cast single glance at his
hand and put up his five chips promptly.
Killer Lindsay was more deliberate, and
they thought for a moment that he was
about To raise. hut he trailed instead.
and Frank. the fifth player. threw down
his cards
George then raised it, proving at least
that his play Wa not affected by criti-
cism It vas his own deal, and the 9th
ers knew that h. would not have h"si-
tated to stack thu cards if he had been
assured OF doing II in safety, but they
were al as skilled as he. and they had
| watched him keenly enough to be ceI-
tain that he mad not made the attempt
Tho pilot. Therefore. having three small
cards in his hand saw the raise though
h. went no further Thrces were II fai.
risk. providing there should be no re-
| raise, and , SO far as one Eye was con-
cerncd. there was none. lie traiI.d, how
eyer. tie Killer rcraiscd it 50.
Frank was already out and George
seemed indisposed t. 20 further. IL
trailed. though, aud the pilot. reasontng
that ono Eye was lotglikely t. raise,
trail d once more. and one Eye closed
the pot
ON the draw the pilot took two, One
Eye took one the Killer stood pat. and
the alcr helped himself to d single card.
one Eye passed, He had not improved
his Two pairs, Thon the Killer put $50 III
the pot, ,ud George made it so more.
Their was nearly SEQ in the pot. and it
cost the pilot $l0V to stay, with the chance
Of another raise. If not TWO more. He
found pair TO his threes when he look
cd for the first time at his draw, and the
fun house was tempting even in the face
Of It probable seesaw. so he determined
to play. Knowing. however, that his best
chancr lay IN a bold play, he raised it
500 ana looked for no more than a single
call.
He was disappointed. however. when
after the Killer had seen his raise Gcorge