Poker Play Pays For College
Carnegie Mellon student Jeremy Olisar won’t be paying his college tuition. Thanks to his skill at cards, his bill will be covered by online poker room AbsolutePoker.com. Olisar, 21, will receive a check this month covering his fall tuition, thanks to his final place finish in the “Win Your Tuition” online poker tournament in October…
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Poker jargon:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
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