A replica of a poker table that was utilized by President Harry Truman during his time in office was sold for $185,000, consistent with a report from The Des Moines Register.

The bid came on the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation’s yearly auction. The basis didn’t release the name of the patron. Despite being a replica, the table was the costliest item within the 20-year history of the fundraiser, the report said.

The table, that's actually the third replica of the original, is product of African mahogany and has seven ash trays and 7 chip holders. There’s a dice pit underneath the table’s centerpiece.

According to the foundation, the unique poker table was within the late president’s Key West vacation home since he left the White House in 1953.

Truman, as profiled by Card Player in 2012, likely enjoyed poker greater than every other president within the history of the Untied States, often using it to construct camaraderie among those around him.

His regular weekend seven-card stud cash game had a $500 buy-in, and the guideline was which you could reload for an additional $500 for those who were felted. Those were considered high stakes on the time.

Each pot was raked and the money went right into a “poverty bowl” to replenish the bankrolls of players who lost both their buy-ins. There has been no tanking and stare downs within the game, as Truman was keen on behavior like “stealing” chips from other players and searching at their cards.

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