1895 Bartender's Guide by Berner-Mayer Co

RJ;:LA'l'IVE VAL U E OF HANDS IN THEIR ORDE R. BEGI NN ING WI'.rH 'l'H E B EST. 1. A seq uence fl ush; w hich is a seq uence of five car ds, a nd aM of t he sa m e su1lt. 2. Four s ; w hic h is •f'our of the five cards of the sam e cl en·omina.ti on. 3. A f u l l: w hich i s a ·ha nd con sisting of three cards o f th e sam e clenomina1Llon an d •t wo of likew i se equa l denom– i na ti e>n. 4. A flush; w hich i s a H dlv e cards of the sam e sui t. 5. A sequence; which Is all five car ds n ot th e sam e sui t. b ut a ll in seq uence. (In computing t·he value of a se– q uence, a n ace cou nts either as th e hig h est or lowest card; that is below a deuce or above a king.) G. Threes ; w id er. i s three cards of t he saim e denomin.'1.– tion , .bu t t he oth er t w o of d i ffer en t denominations fro111 each other. 7. "".rwo pairs. 8. One palr . 9. Wh en a ha nd has nei bher or th e a bov e, the coun t is by car ds of h igb est va lue or den om ina tion. W h en pa r ties opp osed each h ol d a pa ir , th e hig b est pall" w .ins ; a n d !Jh e sam E!- w hen each pa rty J10l ds threes or f our s. vV"hen each pel'ty h old s two pa irs, t he hig hes t pa ir .JC the two cleter:nines tbe r ela tive v a.l u e of their hands. W hen eaoh par'ty .holds a sequence, t he h and com– m en cing wi'th the hig hest card in SEquence w ins ; so also when •two or more p arti es hold flush es against each other . Tha t f ll'll counts 0 :1•ig hest of w M ch the three car ds .:if t he sam e clen o.mina.t1 on ar e hig hest. The t w o ca rds of the sa.m e den om ina tion h elp o nly to consti tu te the f ull, bur cl o n a t add to the v a lue of the han d. W •h en h a.nds a r e equ a:l so f a r thrut each par ty holds a pa-Ir, or two pair s of ex actl y th e sam e val u e, t h en the n ex t 'hig h est car d e r ca rds in each ha nd must be compar ed with t he neX't hig i1.:!s t card or ca r ds in the ot her h and -to de– term ine wh ich wins. In case of the hig h est ha nds (which v ery sel dom occurs) being exaotly ec:.ual, •the pool i s div i ded. T he m a.in el err. en•ts of su ccess in the game a r e : (1) g ood Juel{; (2) good cards ; (3) pl enty o t cheek; and (4) g ood t emper. 39