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As we remember it, the young man finally went to the C. C. N. Y. Of course, Ella Wheeler Wilcox makes no claim that the system is a winning one. The implication is quite the other way. After all, she writes of her husband, "He was much in demand for the game of poker." AS WE REMEMBER IT THE YOUNG MAN FINALLY WENT TO THE C C IN Y OF COURSE ELLA WHEELER WILCOX MAKES NO CLAIM THAT THE SYSTEM IS A WINNING ONE THE IMPLICATION IS QUITE THE OTHER WAY AFTER ALL SHE WRITES OF HER HUSBAND HE WAS MUCH IN DEMAND FOR THE GAME OF POKER
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. 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. Whenever he looked at his cards he had his brother's chance of an education in mind. In fact, he grew so excessively cautious that anybody could bluff him out of quite large pots merely by reaching for a white chip. Some of the players, we fear, used to take advantage of this fact. D 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 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 WHENEVER HE LOOKED AT HIS CARDS HE HAD HIS BROTHER'S CHANCES OF AN EDUCATION IN MIND IN FACT HE GREW SO EXCESSIVELY CAUTIOUS THAT ANYBODY COULD BLUFF HIM OUT OF QUITE LARGE POTS MERELY BY REACHING FOR A WHITE CHIP SOME OF THE PLAYERS WE FEAR USED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FACT
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