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My Poker Update Aug 2010

My Tex Canuck Blog Returns

Hi poker fans, I am reviving my poker blog. Shortly I will be leaving on a poker tour down the east coast that will end in Florida. The new laws regulating Poker in Florida should see this state emerge as a major force in the live poker world. I will report on all the poker rooms I visit. I will also be posting informative articles about how to play poker as I see it. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, I will leave you with the following little poker blog story I wrote about a year ago. Hope you enjoy it.

About fifty years ago, in a London theater, I remember listening to a monologue, by Max Bygraves one of Britain's most popular performing artists of the day. It was about a soldier in World War two who was playing with a deck of playing cards in church.

Over the years I have, from time to time tried, unsuccessfully, to remember the words that I had heard. Recently amongst my late mothers belongings I found some old audio tapes and on one those tapes is the very same Max Bygraves monologue that I remember. I have copied down the words as spoken on the unmarked tape. I hope I am not breaking any copyright laws!

Playing Cards In Church

During World War Two a group of soldiers had been on a very long patrol. They arrived in a small town called Casino. The next day, being Sunday, some of the boys went to church. After a reading by the Padre the prayer text was taken up. Those that had a bible took them up but, one soldier, a very young Private produced a Deck Of Cards. He spread them out in front of him. The Sergeant In Charge saw the cards and said “Soldier put away those cards”.

After the service the soldier was put under arrest and brought before the Commanding Officer. The C.O. Said ”Sergeant, why have you brought this man here?"

“For playing cards in Church sir”

The Officer looked at the soldier and said ”I hope you have an explanation. If you haven't you'll be in trouble. Now what have you got to say?”

The soldier said “Sir, I've been on the march for six days. I had no Bible and no Prayer Book but I had these cards.

You see sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God.

When I see the deuce it reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts.The Old and the New Testaments.

When I see the trey I think of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

When I see the four I think of the four Disciples who preached the Gospel. They were Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.

The five reminds me of the five virgins who trimmed their lamps. Five were wise and were saved, five were foolish and were shut out.

When I see the six it reminds me that in six days God made Heaven and Earth.

The seven brings to mind the day he rested.

Then when I see the eight I think of the eight righteous persons that God saved when he destroyed this Earth. Noah and his wife and their three sons and wives.

When I see the nine I think of the lepers our saviour cleansed. Nine of the ten did not even thank him.

When I see the ten I think of the Ten Commandments God handed to Moses on a stone table.

The King reminds me, once again, that there is but one King Of Heaven, God Almighty.

The Queen I think of the blessed Virgin Mary who is our Queen Of Heaven and the Jack or Knave who is the Devil.

When I count the spots on a deck of cards I find 365, the number of days in a year.

There are fifty two cards, the number of weeks in a year.

There are four suits, the number of weeks in a month and there are twelve picture cards, the number of months in a year.

So you see sir, my Deck Of Cards has served me as a Bible, an Almanac and a Prayer Book.

The charge against the soldier was dismissed.

I liked this little story fifty years ago and still do.

Take care everyone

That is my poker blog for now.

Tex Canuck.

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