of eadh h1and •opposed t o •him accordingly. N o one is bou.nd bo answer the question, ·how m any cards h e drew, ex cep t the dea l er; a nd the deal er i s n ot bou·nd t o t ell a fter t he betting 'has beg un. Of D rawing.-If ·l'he play er determines t o dra w lo a pair, he draws three cards. If h e d r a w s to t wo pa irs, iie rl raws one card. If h e h ol ds t r.rec s– si'bl y w hile at the sam e t·i!me oth er s m ay be deceiv ed into believ ing th at th e player i s drawing 1to threes. When dra: ving t o car ds of t;he sanne suit t o try to m ake a flush, or to car rl s of successive d en om inations •t o tTy 'be> m ak e a sequence, as m an y m or e cards ar e t o b.;, ·tak en as w ill be needed to fill ou t bh e flush or the ~e q uen ce. B ut i t i s seld·om adv isable to v en ture in to a d r :tw for ei tlh er a flu s11 or a sequence ·w n en m or e t ha n one card is r equir ed to com pl ete t he ·h a nd. When a pl ayer holds fours in his or iginal h a n d, i t is as good as it can b e : an d yet it 'i s best t o t hrow away th e ou tside card , and 'd•r a w on e, becau se oth er s m ay then tlhink •h e i s on ly drawirng t<> two pairs, or for a flush or a sequence, a nd will n ol su spect ·the g r eat v al u e of th e h and. When one ls in (as h e ·ou g11t seldom to be) w i th out ev en so m.u oh as a pa:lr, his ch oice m ust be eith er t o d is– card four car'ls ·or three cards. and draw to t h e h igh e.;t or two h igih est in t h e ·h and: or •thr ow a w ay th e w h ol e h an d a nd draw five, or J.ook con ten t a nd serious, stan d pat a nd bet 'hig11. The p.layer d eter.mi nin g ·to try this J.ast alternativ e on a worthl ess •h and h ad gen er ally better b eg in by r ai sing