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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Talk of Uncle George to his Nephew about Draw Poker - -Author: Uncle George - -Release Date: April 23, 2017 [EBook #54590] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALK OF UNCLE GEORGE *** - - - - -Produced by deaurider, David Wilson and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - -Uncle George on Draw Poker - -[Illustration: Uncle George and his nephew at breakfast] - -NEW YORK: -Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers. - - - - -[Illustration: Uncle George and his nephew at breakfast. -SEE PAGE 7.] - - - - - TALK - - OF - - UNCLE GEORGE TO HIS NEPHEW - - ABOUT - - DRAW POKER. - - CONTAINING - - VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS - - GREAT AMERICAN GAME. - - ALSO, - - INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTIONS TO CLUBS AND SOCIAL - CARD PARTIES, WHOSE MEMBERS PLAY ONLY FOR - RECREATION AND PASTIME, - - WITH - - TIMELY WARNINGS TO YOUNG PLAYERS. - - - _ILLUSTRATED._ - - - NEW YORK: - DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS. - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1883, BY - DICK & FITZGERALD. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -This pamphlet is issued for the purpose of inducing those who engage -in this Great American Game of “Draw Poker,” to play only for -amusement and pastime; and to expose those in our clubs and social -card parties who are tricky, or disposed to cheat. Also to show to the -American youth the dangers that beset their path when playing this -fascinating game. - -While we have treatises on this subject, by Blackbridge, “American -Hoyle,” “Schenck,” and others,--all of whom teach the game, _with the -rules and laws that govern it_,--it has been left for “Uncle George,” -in a familiar, conversational manner, to “lay open” and expose this -game _as it is_ too often played--with its “lights and shadows,” its -bright parts, and “ways that are dark.” - - - - -UNCLE GEORGE ON DRAW POKER. - - -“Rather late, my boy, when I heard your footsteps upon the stairs last -evening,” said Uncle George to his nephew, while sitting at the -breakfast-table on the morning of the 22d of February last. - -“Yes, dear uncle, I acknowledge the corn. ‘I can not tell a lie,’ you -know, on this the anniversary of the birth of our Great Uncle George, -the Father of his Country, and especially while his portrait on the -wall is now looking down upon me. The fact is, I accepted an -invitation to dine with a few friends at Delmonico’s last evening, and -after dinner a proposition was made to have ‘a little game of draw’ -for an hour or two; but the time passed so rapidly, that I confess it -was among the ‘wee sma’ hours’ when we broke up. It was much later -than I intended to have played, I assure you; but there seemed to be -no time when all were ready to quit.” - -“I know! I know! my boy. It’s the same ‘old story.’ Those who are -losers are playing for ‘hunk,’ as they call it, and those who are -winners are too gentlemanly to quit and break up the party. It was the -same with your Uncle George fifty years ago. I suppose you mean ‘Draw -Poker,’ my boy?” - -“Yes.” - -“Well, now; you know your Uncle George is an old man, and, as the -saying is, ‘has travelled’; and having been a man of the world, has -seen much of the world’s _unwritten doings_. Though you consider -yourself _smart_--and I admit you are fully up to the average of those -of your age,--yet you would be surprised at what I can tell you, of -what is going on all about you of which you know nothing. But as you -remind me that this is the 22d of February, and a holiday, and as you -have no business downtown this morning, if you are willing to listen -to your uncle, he will gladly spend an hour in talking to you about -this game of ‘Draw Poker,’ this ‘Great American Game,’ so called on -account of its origin and its devotees; for at the present time it is -indulged in by _all classes in our country_--old and young, male and -female, rich and poor, church-goers and professional gamblers; all -classes, with ‘_antes_’ varying from a penny to a hundred dollars or -more. Now, as a game for _recreation_ and _pastime_, I do not object -to it; it is said to possess qualities as an intellectual game, -superior even to whist. But when engaged in for the purpose of -gambling, I class it with other games in which professional gamblers -live and thrive, by cheating and robbing those with whom they play. It -has been said there is no such thing as a ‘_Square Gambler_’; and a -well-known Wall Street banker has said: ‘Whoever plays poker will -cheat.’ I can not agree with the latter, but, with my definition of a -gambler, I fully agree with the former. I define a gambler to be ‘one -who cheats in games of skill and hazard.’ I know this definition is -not in accordance with that given by our lexicographers, but I know it -will be accepted by all who play at games for amusement, and object to -being called gamblers. - -“In my talk with you this morning, I shall take it for granted that -you are acquainted with the manner of playing the game, as it is -played at the present time; for you must know, it’s not the game of -poker your Uncle George played, years ago, upon our Western waters. It -was then called ‘Bluff,’ and we knew nothing of ‘Straights,’ ‘Straight -Flushes,’ ‘Blazes,’ or ‘Jack Pots.’ The game was known simply as -‘Bluff’ or ‘Straight Poker.’ The value of the hands in order was ‘One -Pair,’ ‘Two Pair,’ ‘Triplets,’ ‘Flushes,’ ‘Fulls,’ and ‘Four of a -kind.’ Your hand was made on the first deal; no discarding and drawing -to fill afterwards. I suppose, my boy, you are familiar with the -present game, with all its innovations. All this you have learned from -your experience at the clubs and social card parties, and from works -of instruction. But what I desire to impress upon your mind this -morning is: - -“_First._--The fact that gamblers, according to your Uncle George’s -definition, are found in the clubs and private card parties, all over -our city and country; respected as gentlemen, with ‘Honorable’ and -high-sounding titles attached to their names. And yet these men are -cheating you every time you play with them. A case in point: I read in -the _Century_ a few days ago, where a game was being played between -Col. Randolph Snaughter and Major-General Brown, a brief extract of -which I will give you, in order to show you how even a Major-General -could stoop to employ the crookedest kind of aid to gain his ends. As -far as my memory serves me, it was in this wise: - - “‘The Major-General was a man of smooth and courtly phrase, - Who had most charming manners, and winning little ways. - The hands he held were wonderful,--beyond all sane belief,-- - As Colonel Randolph Snaughter found, to his exceeding grief: - For, though he play’d a dashing game, and did not want for pluck, - He stood no ‘kinder sorter’ chance against such awful luck. - He lost the money in his purse, he lost his watch and chain; - And then the cause of Brown’s good luck to Snaughter was made plain, - For while he held _three_ aces, the General he held _four_, - And could, had he deemed proper, have held as many more.’” - -[Illustration: Colonel Snaughter and Major-General Brown playing poker. -SEE PAGE 11.] - -“I want to impress strongly upon you _the fact_ also, that the game of -Draw Poker is an _expensive recreation_. It’s only a question of time, -and means at your command, as to the amount of money you will lose. -The longer you play, and the more means under your control, the -more you will be out of pocket in the end. Like the ‘Outside -Public,’ in Wall Street, it is only a question of time. At some other -time, my boy, I will talk to you about Wall Street, but not now. With -many, the loss of money at Draw Poker is the smallest item. There are -those who become _infatuated_, and the result is not only loss of -money, but loss of time, character, business, position in society, and -often ends in dissipation and crime. Let me warn you, therefore, my -boy, of the danger of becoming too much attached to this game. When -you find you have neglected to perform some duty, or to keep some -business engagement, in order to play; when you find yourself playing -into late hours, as you confess you did last night, or when you find -you are losing more than you can well afford, with your salary, quit -it!! quit it!!! I say, don’t wait for all three of these warnings, but -quit it on the first show of either; for you are then on dangerous -ground. The charm of the gaming snake is beginning to produce its -effect, and your only safety is in throwing off the influence of the -charmer. Any delay or procrastination _now is almost sure -destruction_. There is no game of chance or skill that brings out -one’s real nature, one’s ownself, as much as Draw Poker. Where players -all stand well in a community, the game is expected to be fair and -honorable; hence a good opportunity is offered for those who are -_disposed to cheat_, to do so. I would rather play a few games of -poker with one whose character and disposition I would like to learn, -than to receive a basketful of recommendations. I admit there are -games played in which all are gentlemen, and no one under any -circumstance could be induced to take any advantage of another. But, -my boy, such cases are rare. Want of opportunity, and fear of the eyes -of others, are what keep many players honest. Now, with these -introductory remarks, I will say, that it is to guard you against the -acts of such players that I shall talk to you for a short time, -feeling sure that, if you remember well what I say, it will be to -your eventual great gain. - -“I begin by repeating the advice of the father to his son. Said he, -‘My son, if you play cards for gain, you will surely lose in the end; -but if you will see that the _cards are cut_ immediately before -dealing every time, your money will last you longer.’ This was good -advice, and just as good now as when first given. There are card -players, or ‘card sharps,’ as they are called, who can shuffle cards -so adroitly as to ‘_put up a hand_’ right before your eyes, and you -not know it. Even a ‘bungler’ can shuffle so as to give himself a -‘pair,’ or at least to have knowledge of what cards are left on the -top or bottom of the pack, which knowledge he can make useful in many -ways. For instance, after the deal, he finds in looking at his hand -that he has a pair that match the card he knows is on the bottom of -the pack. In helping himself, he takes this bottom card; he ‘does his -work so fine’ you can not discover the cheat. And if he has a ‘four -straight,’ a ‘four flush’ or ‘two pairs,’ and the bottom card will -fill his hand, he takes it, as I have said, making his ‘straight,’ or -‘flush,’ or ‘full.’ Many other points under this head could be given -you, my boy, why the cards should be cut the last thing before being -dealt. Strictly, the _blank card_ of the pack should always be the -bottom card of the pack being dealt. - -“_Second._--Whenever the cards are cut, be sure and have the _two -separated parts of the pack put together_ before dealing. An old -gentleman once said to a young man, ironically, who was dealing from a -part of the pack, ‘Young man, you ought never to play cards until your -hands have grown sufficiently large to hold the whole pack at one and -the same time.’ The reason is this: The party shuffling has a chance -to know what cards are on the top of the pack, and by holding only the -cut portion in his hand while dealing, knows into whose hand these -cards fall, or if they should fall to himself, he would know how to -discard, so as to have his hand helped by drawing. You see this gives -the dealer an advantage over the other players. - -“_Third._--The pack, or any undealt portions of it, should at all -times remain in sight of the players, and _upon the table_, and held -by the dealer only _while actually engaged in dealing or in helping -hands_. This is to prevent the dealer from obtaining knowledge while -holding the cards on or below the surface of the table. - -“_Fourth._--In gathering up the discarded cards for the purpose of -shuffling, be sure that the faces of the cards are turned from the -shuffler; for otherwise the party shuffling gains an advantage, by -knowing the position of some of the higher cards, and besides, it -gives him an opportunity of ‘putting up the cards’ while shuffling. In -no instance, however, should the discarded cards be gathered up while -some are still engaged in playing their hands. - -“_Fifth._--In helping the players after discarding, always give the -number called for, _together_, as they come from the pack, and not -_singly_, one by one; for this reason: There are persons who can with -their finger-nails, or ring, or by a slight bend, so mark the cards, -as to know them whenever these marks are seen; and in dealing they can -only see the marks by dealing the cards off one at a time, and not -together. And besides, if the dealer deals them off _singly_, and -knows the bottom card, he can, as I have said, help himself to that -card, which he could not so well do by dealing them off together. -Again, some dealers are so expert, that they can deal continually the -_second card_ from the top of the pack; they can give you any number -called for, _one at a time_, without disturbing the top card, which -top card the dealer, of course, wants himself, to help his hand. This -could not be done, if the number called for were dealt off together, -and not one at a time. This is called, ‘_Dealing Seconds_.’ - -[Illustration: A broken man holds a gun to his temple. -SEE PAGE 15.] - -“_Sixth._--_Discarded cards should be left upon the table, and never -touched until all have been helped; they should be discarded to the -person whose duty is to gather them up for shuffling._ By observing -this direction, it will be found difficult for a player to discard a -different number from the number he draws, without detection. Any -dealer who is ‘_Playing in_’ with another, and helping his ‘Pard’ to -extra cards, and receiving the same number in discard, can avoid -detection by immediately gathering up the discarded ones, and putting -them on the bottom of the pack from which he is dealing. I repeat, -therefore, that _discarded cards should be left on the table, until -all are helped_. - -“_Seventh._--Always look with suspicion upon one who wears eye-glasses -while playing, and who wears them at no other time; or upon the player -who habitually calls for more light--who wants the gas turned on, or -the window-shades raised, when there is sufficient light already. Our -playing cards are large print. A man nearly blind can distinguish the -cards, and ordinary eyes can read them distinctly at twilight. In -such cases the probabilities are, that the one desiring more light is -dealing with _marked cards_; the marks are so fine that strong light -and magnifying-glasses are necessary to see the marks. I say, my boy, -you must keep a sharp look-out for all such players. - -“_Eighth._--Look out for that player who is continually fussing with -the pack. I think it is called ‘Monkeying with the cards.’ The -probabilities are that he is ‘putting them up.’ - -“_Ninth._--Look out for that player who invariably, when he picks up -the pack to deal, looks at the bottom card, or shows it to the player -at his left. Also for the one who is always precise in cutting the -cards at some particular place in the pack. These are all indications -of the party’s trying to take advantage, and must be looked upon with -suspicion. The last is called ‘_Cutting to a break_.’ - -“_Tenth._--Watch very closely an _uneasy_ player, one who is almost -constantly on the move; using the cuspidor often, though neither -chewing nor smoking; his hands and arms continually on the move, -while they ought to be quiet on, or above the table. The probabilities -are that such a player is taking cards from the pack, and secreting -them in some place on his person--inside of his neck collar, under his -handkerchief, in his lap, up his coat-sleeve, or holding them in the -bend of his knee, and using them whenever the hand dealt him can be -benefited thereby. At other times, two or three cards of like -denomination are held in the palm of the hand, to be used with the -next hand given, in helping to make a very large hand. This is done by -many so cleverly that it is impossible to see the cards so held. This -is called ‘_Holding out cards_.’ - -“_Eleventh._--You have undoubtedly noticed, my boy, hanging in the -saloons of our River and Sound steamers, a card on which is printed -these words: ‘Beware of well-dressed persons who invite you to play -euchre.’ Now these well-dressed persons are known as travelling ‘Card -Sharps.’ They are always well dressed when travelling, for their dress -is their card of introduction to their fellow-travellers. If you -should accept an invitation of one from these, and sit down with two -others to a game of ‘Euchre,’ or ‘All Fours,’ it will _always result_ -in the cards being ‘put up’ at some stage of the game, so as to have -you receive a very large _poker_ hand, and one of the others a -_larger_ one. Although professing to be entire strangers to each -other, the fact is, they belong to a gang, who travel for the purpose -of playing and robbing others, as a business. The whole plan now is to -induce you to bet on your hand as a ‘_poker_ hand,’ which, in your -verdancy, you would be tempted to do, _but surely to lose if you did_. -Parties have often been taken in, in this way, and been known to lose -all the money they had with them, together with their watches, and -other valuables about their persons. These fellows, and their game, -are becoming so well known that they find it difficult to pick up a -‘Greeny,’ or ‘Flat,’ or ‘Sucker,’ as they call their victims. Your -Uncle George was attacked by one of these gangs once, while on the -cars, coming from Albany to this city. Knowing their game, he allowed -them to go on, until he got the _large poker hand_, and their offering -to bet on theirs being a better one. Thinking it had gone far enough, -he looked at them all squarely for a moment, and then said: ‘You think -you have got the best _poker hand_, do you? Well, now; I give you just -one minute to “_git_,” all of you’; and they did ‘git,’ too. While -leaving, one grumbled out to another, in an angry tone, ‘You must be a -d----d fool to take that man for a “Flat.”’ They all left the train at -the next station. I would have informed the conductor, but it is said -that some conductors are afraid of these fellows, or, worse yet, are -‘in with them,’ so I said nothing.” - -“Well! well! uncle, I should think you _had_ travelled. And now, as I -have been a good deal puzzled over an incident that occurred only -last week, the thought strikes me that you can explain it; so, if you -will allow me, I will relate it. - -“A friend of mine said to me one day: ‘Charlie, I have an intimate -acquaintance in Pine Street, who has a small back office, and does a -commission business on foreign account. Though his commissions are -heavy, yet he has much spare time, and is very fond of playing poker, -although he knows nothing of the game.’ Said he, ‘This person thinks -no more of losing a thousand dollars than a dollar; and I have a plan -by which I know we can beat him sure, without taking any risk.’ I’ll -give you his plan, uncle, in his own words. Said he to me, ‘I will -stand _behind_, and so as to see my friend’s hand, and will telegraph -you with my fingers, whether he has one or two pair, triplets or -better; and with this knowledge of course you can beat him, _sure_.’ -His proposition and plan seemed somewhat mixed to me, and besides, I -didn’t like it; so I excused myself, saying I had but little time for -playing the game, and when I did play it was only for recreation, -with a made-up party of friends, or at the club. But I have thought of -the proposition of my friend many times since, and have wondered what -it meant.” - -[Illustration: Man shuffling cards. -SEE PAGE 19.] - -“Well! my boy, I am delighted to know that you had moral courage -enough to refuse. It was a gilt-edged temptation, and the thousands -who have taken in the bait will die with the secret of their losses, -and the way it was done, remaining in their own breasts untold. A -friend, was he? May God deliver you, my boy, from all such friends! -This is an old trick. This friend is your worst enemy. He is ‘in with’ -this ‘Pine Street commission merchant,’ as he calls him, and the plan -is to _rob you_. This is the way they do it. Back of where you sit at -the table, and so as to enable a confederate to look through from an -adjoining room and see your hand of cards, is a small aperture in the -wall or ceiling, and by this means your hand is seen and telegraphed, -under the table, to your opponent, _so perfectly_, that this ‘merchant -on foreign account’ knows the exact value of your hand, from one -pair, up, and _down_, to any _card high_. - -“Now, this advantage will invariably beat you; for your friend, as you -call him, telegraphs you as to _one_, or _two pair_, _triplets_, etc., -held by your adversary; while his confederate in the adjoining room -telegraphs him the exact _size_ of your hand; even, as I have said, to -the highest card, when you held no pair. This robbery is carried on -quite largely in this and other cities; and large amounts lost, -without the fact ever being told of; for the reason that the one who -has been taken in, and lost, must, if he attempts to expose, -acknowledge that he himself yielded to the temptation to do wrong. -Your friend’s friendship is like that of the spider to the fly. The -Pine Street office is the parlor, and your money is the fly, which -walks in, but goes out as yours, no more. I am very glad you have -mentioned this incident, and I know you will not forget my explanation -of it. - -“_Twelfth._--I will now speak of the ‘Jack Pot.’ This is an -innovation of a late date, and is very much against the interests of a -poor player, or one who, for the time being, is in bad luck; for it -compels all alike to put into the pot the amount of the ‘_ante_.’ Yet -in a square game it has its advantages; for if your bad luck should -turn to good, two or three hands would bring back all of your losing, -and make you ‘hunk.’ While playing ‘Jack Pots,’ you must watch: -_First_, those who are behind-time, and have to be reminded that they -have not ‘_put up_’; and, _Second_, those who throw their chips into -the pot _indiscriminately_, or who occasionally make the wrong change, -or who are habitually changing the chips in the pot with their -own--large ones for smaller, or _vice versa_--or who are accustomed to -say: ‘Well, I am in. I owe so much to the pot.’ These are all wrong, -and done in many cases,--not in all, I am glad to say,--for the -purpose of _saving or making wrongfully_, and deserve to be called -‘petty thefts.’ The only right way, my boy, is for all who have an -interest in the pot, to promptly ‘put up’ the full amount required in -the centre of the table, in front of themselves, and separate from the -pot; and under no circumstances allow the chips in the pot to be -handled. The dealer should never commence to deal the cards until the -bets made are all in for the _full amount_ and _no more_,--having -nothing due _from_, or _to_, the pot. This regularity will save -misunderstandings, disputes, and oftentimes animosities between the -players. - -“A quarter of a century or more ago, your Uncle George cut a slip from -_The Spirit of the Times_, headed ‘Hints to Poker Players,’ an extract -from which I will read, as it bears so strongly upon what I have said -to you: - -“‘... Never “pip” up in the pool when you can avoid it--it is a -useless drain upon one’s money, and can always be avoided, thus: When -all are in but yourself, place your fore-finger firmly upon a chip of -the pool and exclaim, “Somebody ain’t up!” “Pip up!” etc. This will -of course compel any one who may be undecided whether he “pipped up” -to do so again; in case he swears to it, or has proof, that he has put -up, then give in like a “lamb,” and put up a chip--like a martyr. - -“‘If you can manage to conceal four aces of another pack in one of -your boots or about your person, and dexterously draw your hands -thence of course, do it; if caught, make it appear a joke. - -“‘If you have a bad hand quickly mingle it with the pack, swear you -had six cards and draw your “ante,” or rather some one’s else, as you -did not put up. In this way you win one. - -“‘If you have a good hand get mad, slam down your cards, swear luck is -against you, but you’ll “go in a V, if you lose it,” just by way of a -“flyer.” Your opponent takes the bait, and, thinking you are bluffing, -goes a V better. Now you’ve _got_ him, go the V and an X better; if he -has a tolerable good hand he’ll see you and “call.” Say at first, “a -small pair.” If they are good take the pool without discovering what -else you may have; but if he has more than you first, show your -triplets or two pair, as the case may be, and let all see it, that -they may know that you did not cheat them, at least. - -“‘If you “go in one” and are called, say in a very desponding tone -while shuffling your cards, with the pack, “Only a pair of aces,” as -if you had not the remotest idea of their being good,--but it’s a -pretty safe hand, and if your opponent says they are good, take the -pool; if not, then examine his hand to see if he outholds you. - -“‘Having had a pretty good run of luck and finding it changing, draw -your watch, swear that you have an engagement at such a time, which of -course is now past; you are sorry, but will have revenge another time, -change in your “chips,” pocket the “ready money,” and go on a -“bender.”’ - -“This bit of sarcasm well delineates the methods of some players at -this day. - -[Illustration: Four men playing poker. -SEE PAGE 33.] - -“_Thirteenth._--Whenever you find yourself between two parties who -‘raise’ each other while you ‘_call along_,’ until this ‘see-sawing’ -process finally drives you out, and the other two come to ‘a call,’ be -sure and have the _defeated hand exhibited on the table_. The -probabilities are they are ‘playing in together,’ and that there is -but one _good_ hand, if even that. - -“_Fourteenth._--A good poker player never indulges in strong drink, -and especially to excess; neither does he talk much, or pay attention -to the conversation of others while playing. A deaf player has the -advantage of others, for he watches and sees all that is going on, and -is not distracted by talkative players, or those who talk _for a -purpose_, which many sharp players do. Your Uncle George decides that -too much loquacity is indicative of ignorance of the game, inebriety, -or sharpness. - -“Let me here speak of what I would call _petty wrongs_ that annoy good -players. Such as habitually discarding to the wrong place, throwing up -hands out of time, looking over a neighbor’s hand, or asking such -questions as: Well, what’s the ante? Who’s in? Any one straddled? What -does it take now? How many cards did you draw? etc., etc., etc. - -“These are annoyances that no gentleman should inflict upon his -friends. - -“_Fifteenth._--Whenever a new pack of cards is introduced for use, and -the first deal shows an unusual number of good hands, or even at any -time during the game, whenever an _unusual number_ of good hands are -out at the same time, or _two unusually large hands_ are out against -each other, it is well not to bet all one has on his hand, though he -holds four aces; for the cards may have been ‘put up,’ and he to his -sorrow, but too late, might find a straight flush against him. This is -called ‘_Ringing in a Cold Deck_.’ - -“I have in my pocket a slip taken from one of our daily papers giving -a description of a game where a ‘cold deck’ was ‘rung in’ for the -purpose of robbing one of the party; but, as it resulted, without -success, for the gentleman upon whom the attempt was made evidently -was an experienced player. I’ll read it to you: - -“‘Mr. Guggenheimer, Mr. Rosenbaum, Mr. Levi, Mr. Cohen, and -Mr. Einstein were engaged in a little after-dinner game of “draw,” at -the residence of the former gentleman. The host had occasion to leave -the room for a short time, and when he returned the cards had been -dealt for a new hand, and he was included, his approaching footsteps -being heard. Mr. Guggenheimer raised the five cards allotted to him, -and could scarcely believe his eyes when four kings were revealed. He -inspected them carefully, but the entire quartette of monarchs were -there. - -“‘“Who doled these cards?” inquired Mr. Guggenheimer. “Jakey -Einstein,” replied Mr. Rosenbaum. - -“‘Once more Mr. Guggenheimer gazed at the tempting array, and not one -of the kings had got away. It was his turn to bet; he took a last, -long, lingering look--heaved a deep sigh, and gently murmured, “I -pass.”’ - -“_Sixteenth._--Finally, my boy, your Uncle George must say that you -stand a very poor chance of holding your own, and no chance of -winning, if, in your party, there should be two or three playing, who -are ‘in together’; for you play one hand against the best one of two -or three others, as the case may be. There are many and ingenious ways -in such cases of giving each other information as to the value of each -other’s hands. From toe and knee knocking, position of the fingers in -holding the cards, position of the cards when laid upon the table, the -use of a letter, syllable, word, or sentence; the question you ask, -and manner of asking; the position of your segar or toothpick in -your mouth, etc., etc., etc. These parties have a sort of a -_telephono-graphosto_ kind of information, which, many times, it is -impossible to detect. - -“I will now try to picture to you a successful, and yet _strictly -honest, and liberal poker player_; one with whom many would rather -play and _lose_, than to play with others and _win_. You have -undoubtedly often heard this remark in your club: ‘Well, there is no -use in playing with “Smithy,” for he always wins. I know he is a -square, nice man, a liberal player, and one of the best fellows, -socially, in the club; but we can’t beat him, and yet we have to play -with him.’ Now, my boy; I will explain why this is so; and I may say, -the language of the Old Roman will apply here very well: - - “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, - But in ourselves, that we are underlings.’ - -“The fault is not in ‘Smithy,’ as you call him, but in you yourselves, -in not giving that attention to the game that your friend ‘Smithy’ -does. A good, honest, and successful poker player is one who not only -follows the rules of the game--with such variation as circumstances -seem to require--but always has his eyes open, his head clear, and -knows all that is going on in the party with whom he is playing. He -sees and _remembers_ their bets before they discard; he never forgets -the number of cards discarded, and he soon learns their general style -of playing; the probabilities of their bluffing, etc., etc. This gives -him an advantage over all others who are not so observing, and causes -him many times to ‘throw up’ a _very large hand_, instead of -‘calling.’ He who says, ‘I know I am beaten, but I will call on -principle,’ as a rule will be the loser. Therefore, by closely -watching the game, and remembering what takes place, you will acquire -that knowledge necessary for success. Remember, my boy, in giving this -picture of a good poker player, your uncle does not advise you to -continue to play the game. He only wishes to give you such -instruction, should you play, as will enable you not only to protect -yourself, but make you a stronger player--remembering the old adage, -that ‘Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.’ - -[Illustration: One player cheating by concealing extra cards. -SEE PAGE 35.] - -“A very common error of an inexperienced player, is to ‘start off’ in -the game very rashly, ‘going in’ on ‘ace high,’ or even drawing -five cards; and also of _crowding his bad luck_ during the game, and -especially just before the time for closing, in trying to ‘get hunk.’ -This is all wrong, and will surely bring losses and defeat. Play every -hand, whether first or last, as though it was your only hand, and with -all the care and coolness that I have mentioned of a good player--or -of your friend Smithy.” - -“Thanks, dear uncle! I have been delighted while listening to you. Of -course I was aware of some of the points you have given me; still, the -most are entirely new, instructive, and amusing, and explain many -things that until now have been dark to me. They also prove to me that -there has been cheating in games in which I have played, and explain -how some wonderfully large hands have been made--some of which I did -not feel satisfied with at the time. Now, while your conversation is -fresh in my mind, if you will excuse me I will go to my room and write -out a set of rules for directing and governing the playing in our -club, which I know all the members will be pleased with.” - -“Well, I think no objection will be raised, unless by those of the -class I have named; who, as I have said, are found in nearly every -club. - -“Now having given you so much advice about looking out for the wrongs -and irregularities of other players, I can not have you leave without -impressing something very important upon your mind, namely: ‘_Above -all, watch yourself_.’ It is an old saying that ‘one’s greatest enemy -is one’s own self.’ Under no circumstances, therefore, remain in the -game after midnight. All players have a right, in accordance with the -rules of gaming, to leave off playing at midnight; and no gentleman -can object to it. Whether you are ahead, therefore, or behind, QUIT -WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE. By so doing, your head will be clear -and all right for business on the morrow--remembering that there is -another evening coming, for its share of recreation and rational -amusement. - -“_Finally._--I would advise you to quit the game entirely. From what I -have said, you must see clearly that it has a great many more -drawbacks than advantages. It has cost your Uncle George much money -and time,--more than he ought to have given it,--especially during his -younger years in the West and South. Nearly every day’s paper has -reports of ruined characters, caused by enjoying ‘a little quiet -game,’ or ‘a little game of draw.’ It is impossible to keep those who -have a _predisposition to cheat_ out of the games, even of the most -fashionable and respectable class of players. Therefore, I say, it -would be better for you to quit it entirely. - -“As I began by saying you must be sure and _have the cards cut before -the deal_, so I close by saying you must be sure and see that _the -dealer gives no one more than his complement of cards_. Some dealers -are too much in the habit of giving themselves six or more cards; this -alone, where all else is square, is a big per cent. ‘in favor of the -dealer.’ - -“If what your Uncle George has said to you will be the means of saving -you from becoming the victim of those who ‘cheat at cards,’ or save -you from the sufferings and torments of those others I have mentioned, -growing out of an undue attachment to the game of ‘Draw Poker,’ or -induce you to give it up entirely, he will feel satisfied and happy.” - -[Decoration: ten, jack, queen, king and ace of spades] - - - - -Popular Books sent Free of Postage at the Prices annexed. - - -=Talk of Uncle George to his Nephew About Draw Poker.= Containing - valuable suggestions in connection with this Great American Game; - also instructions and directions to Clubs and Social Card Parties, - whose members play only for recreation and pastime, with timely - warnings to young players. Illustrated. 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