Tony Grand, 81, Lets the Youngsters Know About the Poker Tournament Grind

Now 81 years old, poker pro Tony Grand has been playing the game at a high level of competition for three decades. Since no-limit Texas hold ‘em bullied its way into the public’s consciousness in the past several years, Grand often finds himself the senior player at a given table — sometimes by about 50 years. But Grand will gladly put his experience on the line against his opponents’ youth, he said. “You got a lot of kids of playing, and some of them are pretty lucky,” Grand of Chatsworth, Calif.

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Poker lingo:

• EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
• LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
• OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
• TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
• HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
• TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.