Meet Doyle Brunson, Professional Poker’s ‘Texas Dolly’
Doyle Brunson had been a professional poker legend for decades when today’s young stars of the game were still learning how to play Old Maid and Go Fish. At age 71, poker’s one and only “Texas Dolly” is an international celebrity who consistently has defeated all comers for more than half a century and has a trophy chest with 10 World Series of Poker championship bracelets to prove it. The Thrifty Gambler caught up with Brunson recently for a chat about the explosion in the popularity of poker and …
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Useful poker information:
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
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