The standard Hoyle; a complete guide and reliable authority upon all games of chance or skill now played in the United States, whether of native or foreign introduction . ined. As the deal always goes to the lefr, thedeal passing after every round ofthe game—the position of the Ageis always changing in regularorder. The circle represents the table,and A, B, C, D, E, the A deals, B is the Age, andmust ante. As the deal goes tnthe left, after every round, Bwould be the next dealer and Gthe Age. When E is dealer, A i$the Age. Before the dealer gives anycards, or the game is commenced
The standard Hoyle; a complete guide and reliable authority upon all games of chance or skill now played in the United States, whether of native or foreign introduction . ined. As the deal always goes to the lefr, thedeal passing after every round ofthe game—the position of the Ageis always changing in regularorder. The circle represents the table,and A, B, C, D, E, the A deals, B is the Age, andmust ante. As the deal goes tnthe left, after every round, Bwould be the next dealer and Gthe Age. When E is dealer, A i$the Age. Before the dealer gives anycards, or the game is commenced,\x limit is agreed upon. The necessity of a limit must be at once insistedupon, because no game of Poker is possible without it. It acts as a curb,and prevents losses. To play without a limit would be the same as towager $i,ooo in a game of whist or euchre. It may be then supposed thaithe players A, B, C, D, and E, have agreed that ten cents be the A deals, B may put on the table one chip, the chip representing;one cent, and he does this before receiving any cards. He may put up-two, three, four, or five chips; when he reaches five chips he is at the. 128 DRA W POKER. Hmit of the ^me, because should he or any of the oJier players come ia^he or they would have to double the ante, which if he pur up five wouldbe ten, and ten is the limit of the game. If he put up one he would haveto double it if he came in. No bet then can be made of any kind, higherdian ten chips, if ten be the limit. But the ten chips or ten cents canbe accepted as the wager, and ten chips more bet, and this ten repeatedover and over again^ out eleven chip:- cannot be bet. The limit is person who is the Age has the advantage of playing or betting he has good cards he may be willing to come in. He has one chip onthe table, which he will lose if any one else comes in, and he is unwillingto put up another chip. If he has a bad haird be ab^dons his one is to his disadvantage.
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