The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26

nowhcrcs," he said. after he had come
in for the third or fourth time. 9TH
amt no action. Mcbbc II yo' was to
change the game they mought be
somcpin' mo- q diddin'. Draw il the
best. o co'sc, but cyards is queer. an
If they runs so what they amt no.
body feels 40 confidence into what he
gifts tn amt liable to be no gr'et re-
rults outen IL. Not speedy tn ain't.
stud poker's quicker, even IL faint
S legitimate s draw. an tn amt liable
10 to he a hcllova time to play afo'
the game breaks up. How If yo' uns
was To Git Pepper to deal stud 10 yo'?
reckon he en- he d'pcnded onto. TO
some 'Ntcnt. an itIr Kit him outcn the
barro"m, 80 s I ! won't have my ten
Ton distracted case ~ Bassctt comm
in suddint.'
This suggestion sccmcd a happy one
ana was well received 10y All the play
ers. so Mr.. Pepper was called in and
questioned.
oh. ! don't know he said. "t
reckon I'd he wiliin' to deal If I was to
git "A reasonable amount from the kitty.
p'vidin' they don't nobody shoot at the
dealer. case Of any argument" And
when all promised to be careful he
look a seat and the deck and action
began immediately.
Mr.. Pepper shuiiled the cards thor
oughly. even IL he was somewhat
clumsy about it. but NJ one Of the six
who watched him needed any assur-
anoe as to the honesty OF the deal be-
You'd the evidence of his eyes. lie was
no prcstidisitator. II he had been one,
however. he could hardly have given
out cards moro conducive to strife
than those the SIX received on the very
first deal.
Blaisdcll sat on his left. so the first
card anne to him. Next in order were
Masters. Win,crbottom. Foster. Pear
sail and One Eye, the last being on the
right of the dealer. The first round
was dealt face down in due form. and
the next came queen. sever ten. Jack.
king. nine. pearsall having first say
bet 50 and all stayed. though no one
raised.
The next round came king, seven,
ace. deuce. nine. eight. me Masters.
with Il pair Of sevens. being high man,
throw SO in tho pot. Wintt rhottom
trallcd, Foster folded. i'earsall ,railcd.
one Eye llcSitated. hut saw the $40 and
Blaisdell made 1t $50 to play. No one
else dropped ont. but there were no
more raises, so there was Sl55 in the
pot when Pepper dealt the fourth
round
The cards this time fell king. trey.
jack. four and ten. and Bliisdcll. with
n pair Of kings show .ng and only one
ace in sight. put up sloo.
III II hudN wants "a fight three
kings" n" said 'itu cost him that,
much.'
Hut mos surprisingly nobody
dropped. though no raise would have
been justified and none was made.
Accordingly thcr" wtS nov $500 more
in the pot.
Thc final round came queen. seven
queen. five and jacl,. and Pearsall's
cards showing We're all diamonds.
while One Eyes We're all spades.
Everybody stared in ast"nishment.
ooh. ! don, know" said Mr.. Pepper.
Il reckon they can't nobody dea no
mo intcrestiu' n that. Possible fun.
pussible fo's. possible straight. possible
flush. am possible straight flush.
How's that TO a layout"
II was even SO. and liassett. though
he really had a king full. studied the
board carefully before betting. Mas
tiers had certainly three sevcns show
M and would hardly have stayed as
long a. H." had without a buried eve
though he wuuld have been likely to
id.s' uu the second bet If ne hdd
. ,.AlT.s l.,I ,l,., a.. .la,,, "a. ,1,.,, t,,
Ills not DONG So. Blaisdell concluded.
was because lac did not desire to drive
anybody out. and the presumption vas
strong that the possible tours were
really four seNcns.
one Eyes possible straight flush
was also alarming, for he might rea-
sunahl! nav" stayed ou a buried queen
ot spades a. lir>. and ttkcn the odds
rs they developed afterward. Neither
Winterhottom nor rcaisali was Ian
gcrous. but as against the two out
siders. the champion player of Arkan-
sas city felt that he had little chance.
so he Clipped, and when Masters bet
500 and one Eye made ii $500 he
turned duwn his full house.
II might be that his hand was the
best hand. despite th" probabilities, bur
he e.. tsdW a scc.aw II he should stay
and the Chiuces wer. against him.
1t went aca.ns the grain l." surrender
with such u hand. but it was unqu"s-
tionably good play.
But when Masters also declined to
call and One Eye took in $3.50 without
IA show down the fury of the Arkansas
City players wa intense. The visitors