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Some years ago we used to encounter, every now and again, a kindly middle aged gentleman who was playing to send his brother to Harvard. It weighed on him. SOME YEARS AGO WE USED TO ENCOUNTER EVERY NOW AND AGAIN A KINDLY MIDDLE AGED GENTLEMAN WHO WAS PLAYING TO SEND HIS BROTHER TO HARVARD IT WEIGHED ON HIM
tions to the scheme suggested by Mrs. Wilcox. At least, we don't think it would work well for us. If we drew a club to four hearts we might bravely push all our chips forward and say "Raise it," provided the risk was ours alone. We couldn't do that if we were playing for Uncle Albert. Our anxiety would betray us. Even if Aunt Hattie had been mentally selected as the beneficiary of the evening we should feel compelled to play the cards close to our chest. She is a dear old lady and not a bit prudish, but we're sure she would never approve of whooping the pot on a king and an ace and a seven spot. Then take the debatable question of two pairs. Personally we have always believed in raising on them before the draw. Such a procedure is dangerous, perhaps, but profitable in the long run. Under the Wilcox system it might be difficult to take the larger viewpoint. It is more than possible that we would grow timorous if Cousin Susie's hope of a comfortable old age rested upon eights and deuces.  FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIONS TO THE SCHEME SUGGESTED BY MISSUS WILCOX AT LEAST WE DON'T THINK IT WOULD WORK WELL FOR US IF WE DREW A CLUB TO FOUR HEARTS WE MIGHT BRAVELY PUSH ALL OUR CHIPS FORWARD AND SAY RAISE IT PROVIDED THE RISK WAS OURS ALONE WE COULDN'T DO THAT IF WE WERE PLAYING FOR UNCLE ALBERT OUR ANXIETY WOULD BETRAY US EVEN IF AUNT HATTIE HAD BEEN MENTALLY SELECTED AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE EVENING WE SHOULD FEEL COMPELLED TO PLAY THE CARDS CLOSE TO OUR CHEST SHE IS A DEAR OLD LADY AND NOT A BIT PRUDISH BUT WE'RE SURE SHE WOULD NEVER APPROVE OF WHOOPING THE POT ON A KING AND AN ACE AND A SEVENTH SPOT THEN TAKE THE DEBATABLE QUESTION OF TWO PAIRS PERSONALLY WE HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED ON RAISING ON THEM BEFORE THE DRAW SUCH A PROCEDURE IS DANGEROUS PERHAPS BUT PROFITABLE IN THE LONG RUN UNDER THE WILCOX SYSTEM IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO TAKE THE LARGER VIEWPOINT IT IS MORE THAN POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD GROW TIMOROUS IF COUSIN SUSI'S HOPE OF A COMFORTABLE OLD AGE RESTED ON EIGHTS AND DEUCES
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