Ellix and The Professor
On May 18, 2004, after providing some personal cases in point for my friend Andy Glazer as he worked on “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Poker” (Alpha), I finished fourth in the World Series of Poker limit hold ‘em championship at Binion’s Horseshoe, the last time it would ever be played there. During the televised final-table action, a wrangle broke out between me and Ellix Powers, a player from Los Angeles. Powers had been taunting T.J. Cloutier and David Chiu, two of the greatest players alive.
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Poker terminology:
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
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