Poker’s Great White Shark

Remember when the great white shark ate its first victim, how the Mayor of Amityville hushed it up for fear of hurting the tourism business on which the town’s economic prosperity depended? Well, that is what the leadership of the tournament poker community is doing with regard to the risk of scandal posed by undisclosed partnerships among competing players. The future health of tournament poker will be a lot better off if the risk of collusion is addressed openly and sensibly before a scandal …

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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.
FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.

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