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Show H POKER JOKES. I H BI5 and colt' feet nro admirable In 1 HV 1'okordoin, but small hands arc not HE admlrod. K?M tt la an anomalous and painful truth B, that a straight hand may bo the result I K of a crooked deal. M In a gatno of draw, do not let tho JH barkeeper do much drawing, for a full MM hoaJ is more dangerous than a full IB bnnd. M As an nbnormal vacuum, poker HJ takes tho pot, becauso It Is to full of empty bauds, empty poeliets and omp- HJ ty homes. jHJ Consideration doesn't count for as H much as a white chip In poker, whero HJ nocossarlly everything must bo car- rlod with a high hand. Pukcr Is not tho only American H gamo In which It Is a heap easier to play tho other fellow's hand than your H own, but It's the commonest. In playing with a stranger, Insist H upon his discarding his coat beforo bo iloas his curds, and then ho will -' not be to likely to bnvo somothtng up H bis sleeve. H After winning on n bluff, don't fall to show your hand with a horso H laugh. It Is such a kind, neat and safo way of trying to mako tho loser H feci llko a fool. IB. jlL Kvon gambling Illustrates tho solid i advantago of beginning at tho bottom. Inasmuch ns the blackleg who deals H from tho bottom Is most likely to H coma out on top. If, as a highly scientific and there-H there-H foro most unlucky authority pro-H pro-H olalms In a sioitlng paper, poker Is not gambling, why don't they "sweet-H "sweet-H on" jackpots with caramols Instead of chlpsT "Bob Tall" In tho Now York H Times. |