Poker flourished within the Old West and gunslinging card gamers have turn out to be legendary with western phrases littering the poker lexicon. Players like Wild Bill Hickok and Doc Holliday have been featured in quite a few movie and tv exhibits all through the years, with Hickok even being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
A little bit of the sport’s frontier roots was on full show this week with the announcement {that a} Wyoming Ranch as soon as misplaced in a poker recreation is now on sale for $58 million. The 118-acre Grand View River Ranch is situated on the foot of Grand Teton National Park and options expansive views of the encompassing mountains with an excellent pure setting amongst rivers, streams, forests, meadows, and extra.
“Grand View has operated as a dude ranch since 1986,” Buckrail.com notes. “More than 20 buildings stand on the ranch, including barns, cabins, lodges, and bunk housing totaling 19 guest bedrooms and 17 owner/staff bedrooms.”
Ranch In The Poker Pot
Along with providing an almost unmatched open air expertise, Grand View additionally options fairly an fascinating background involving poker. The property was initially homesteaded in 1910 and adjusted fingers just a few occasions earlier than being offered to John Barnes.
Barnes used the ranch as a searching camp, however apparently was a little bit of a card participant as properly. In 1944, a cowboy engaged on one other close by property named Claude Wham is alleged to have received the ranch in a not-so-friendly recreation of poker.
That’s fairly the pot! Wham owned the ranch by way of 1959, finally promoting the compound to his former employers, the Chambers household.
Views of the ranch and surrounding space are a bit harking back to the Yellowstone tv – minus the drama. The Gros Ventre River runs proper by way of the property, and friends have an opportunity to reel in some trout or saddle up for some horseback driving.
Echoing a little bit of Grand View’s poker historical past, the ranch’s gross sales web site calls the property a “Royal Flush… untrammeled by the world around, yet in the center of the iconic American West. Indulge in the ultimate legacy opportunity at Grand View River Ranch, an extraordinary jewel nestled in the prestigious enclave of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.”
The hefty price ticket is presently the very best within the state. Perhaps a poker recreation may fittingly be on the menu for the long run house owners and friends.
*Photos from MLS – David NeVille
