Alex Rodriguez Admonished For Playing Poker

Alex Rodriguez has been warned by the Yankees to stop frequenting underground poker clubs in New York. The Manhattan based poker clubs are illegal and unregulated. They tend to be shut down in raids by the police, and have also been robbed in the past. Why doesn’t A-Rod just play online poker like the rest of us? Simple answer - because for Alex it’s all about seeming cool…

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Poker slang:

TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.

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