THE WAY THEY PLAY POKER.
Moßt of us are familar wjth. the stereo* typed anecdote of the gamblers, who, play poker. The sharpej generally deals bia' victim a hand sufficiently large to raaki him confident, and then km turn with the aid, of a,hand just a point ersQlarger. ' Here k.a story, however, which • exhibitii? a refreshing originality. Of course, it i&" an American paper that tells iti-Not many. Sundays ago two owners of small ranches in the lower part of the country met in a saloon and sat down to a friendly • game of poker. A sporting man, who, happened to be present, soon took a handy and after a few turns he dealt each of the others what they had reason to believe were top hands, while he himself' passed out and and left them to bet.. They bet all they had in sight; they dug up all they could find, but were not satisfied. Finally they placed their hands m sealed envelopes and went out to borrow. After hypothecating their homesteads they returned, and each put up his pile. When, it came to the "show down" eaoj\ had; four aces and a king. In the meantime, the sporting man had mustered the roti& community to witness (he, fafl of tho^p-.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2191, 11 January 1886, Page 2
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212THE WAY THEY PLAY POKER. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2191, 11 January 1886, Page 2
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