Rummy West: An Iconic Character in the American West. The adventurous adventures that Rummy West had, which had a profound effect on the American frontier, have becosattakiname a part of Western folklore. In a dark saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota, he played a high-stakes game of poker, one of his most notorious acts. Rummy was said to have outwitted some of the most infamous gamblers of his era with his quick wit & keen intuition, leaving them with a fortune that would finance his next adventure.