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Press Club Poker In Solomons No Soft Parlor Game
A vivid dispatch by J Norman Lodge from a South Pacific base describes the Press Club poker scene in the Solomons. It details exotic variants like Guadalcanal seven-card stud with wild red cards, bakework games in the dark, and a lively dealer who grumbles after each hand.
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Solomons
J. Norman Lodge
South Pacific
States
Guadalcanal
S “Guadalcanal
Bob Cromie
The
Chicago Tribune
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