Most Hullabalooers don’t know when to fold ‘em

Beaten, bruised and broke, 17 of the area’s finest poker players walked out of the CETC building in Colfax with lighter pockets and sullen faces Saturday.

“You can always rebuy,” one player exclaimed after watching a cohort stand up from his seat

Not since the days the height of railroad construction had Colfax seen such a collection of card players assembled in one place.

“Be careful with that camera. You know a lot of people in here are wanted by the law,” joked one player who played using a John Deere pseudonym.

Demeanor of the Hullabaloo poker stars was exceedingly jovial, though the mood...