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WEIGHT OF HIS POKER HAND HANDTin Tin great American game of draw poker is be ¬ coming a favorite pastime at the front in conse ¬ quence of which this story is told of a table stakes encounter between a British Tommy and an Ameri ¬ can negro When the Tommy looked at his hand lie found therein a pair of kings When the negro skinned his cards he discovered a pair of aces Both drew down to their hands the Tommy ac ¬ quiring a third king and a pair of tens the negro two more aces Thireunou this dialogue Tommy Bet yer a pound Negro looking soulfully at the four aces Ah dont know much bout dis yer foreign money but Ahll see dat poun and raise yuh a tonl
