Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-04
ANDREW AND IMOGENE
By Roe FulkerSon

'The trouble with women" said Andrew,
he shuffled the cards, els that there is
no logic in their playing poker. You play
the game like it was all luck, when the
truth of the matter is that poker is of
the most scientific games there is with a
pack of cards.
"Now, take this hand have here, for an
example" He spread the cards out so she
could see them ''There are four hearts in
the hand, and you or any other woman would
come into the pot and draw to them Now,
the scientific part of the game is that there
are just eight chances to one against my
catching another heart on my one-card draw,
so I throw the hand into the discard, unless
the number of chips in the pot are equal to
eight, or in other words, as the chances are
eight to one against me, must have eight to
one odds for my chip"
"But If you had come up, I did not have
anything" said Imogene.
'"That does not alter the matter Bit"
said Andrew. THAT makes jack pot. You
know, 1 explained to you about them the
other night. You have to have jacks or
better to open this"
He dealt carefully. 'I cannot open it,
said Imogene, promptly.
81 open with two chips" said Andrew,
throwing them in.
81 will play" said Imogene, putting in
her chips.
Glow many cards do you want?" asked
Andrew, holding the pack in his hand.
"Not any," said Imogene. "How much can
I bet?'
''There," said Andrew, drawing two cards
to his hand, 81 told you women played this
game with their hands and not with their
brains You sit there with a pat hand and
pass it and then when I open the pot you
haven't sense enough to raise and now when
it is my bet you begin to yelp about how
much you can bet. What's the result? I
simply lay down three jacks and you take
| the pot when you could just well have
had half dozen more chips" He showed
the chips to her. What was it? A flush?"
No. said Imogene. 81 didn't have any,
thing. l thought that was the way to bluff"
said Imogene, alphabetically.
Andrew stared hard at her for a minute
and then showed her the deck to deal
Let me see, now want to be sure?" said
Imogene when they each haC five cards.
This is not a jack pot, so it is my turn to
come in. 1t costs two chips, doesn't it?"
"It did cost two," said Andrew, laying
| stress on the second word, "but am going
| to raise it five before the draw. This is the
play was trying to explain to you. I have
good hand, and now that I already have
you in, I force you to put in five more or
lose what you have put in"
THAT does not seem fair" said Imogene,
showing in five chips, GLOW many do you
want?"
None" said Andrew triumphantly. IT
am pat"
II want two I guess" said Imogene,
| taking them meditatively. "Oh" she ex-
| claimed, as she looked at them. what do
| you bet?"
''The limit" replied Andrew. Give" He
showed them in
Il want to raise you all can," said Imo-
| gene, excitedly. "How much can bet?"
Nothing" said Andrew, in disgust take
the money. / have three deuces and a pair
OF tens, and I have more sense than to bet
the full house against a two-card draw and
! all your present excitement You see any
full house will beat mine, and as you took
two cards you have me beat That's play
ing poker with few brains mixed in it,"
"And do I get it ALL" said Imogene, taking
the chips. Look, honey, had the three,
four and five of hearts and drew to them
and caught another four and five. Wasn't
that fine?"
Andrew put his elbows on the table leaned
his head on his hands and sighed heavily.
| Copyright, 1922, by 21st Century Press
Inc.)