Harry Truman, Poker Player (TRKs!) (1 Viewer)

[dmoney]

Truman's worn and scratched poker chip case was transferred from the White House to Truman's post-presidential office and then came to the Truman Library.

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2003/spring/truman-poker.html

 

[bernielomax]

This was a great read.

My favorite part

"Each player started the game with a $500 stack of chips, and if anyone lost it all, he could get a second $500 stack. About 10 percent of every pot was put in a "poverty bowl," which was distributed $100 at a time to players who had lost their second stack. This was a lot of money in the 1940s, but presumably over time no one ever won or lost very much."

 

[Tonystark137]

This was a great read.

My favorite part

"Each player started the game with a $500 stack of chips, and if anyone lost it all, he could get a second $500 stack. About 10 percent of every pot was put in a "poverty bowl," which was distributed $100 at a time to players who had lost their second stack. This was a lot of money in the 1940s, but presumably over time no one ever won or lost very much."

That's one way to do a house rake...

 

[FordPickup92]

I think this makes the Truman house custom set even more cool
@bergs

 

[RainmanTrail]

These are awesome chips. I have a few of them. They pop up from time to time. I'm missing one of the colors though. I think it's the blue one maybe?

 

[doublebooyah85]

 

[PAZ]

 

[bjjensen]

Here are my Presidential chips:
1) Hoover
2) Truman (missing dark blue)
3) Eisenhower (missing light blue and light yellow)
4) Bush "43"
5) Obama

Thanks to David Spragg and his ASM / Burt Co. Archive sale for the Bush chips that just arrived today!