Texas Hold ‘Em Players Held Up in Va. Home
After a robbery at a Fairfax County poker game last week, players of the wildly popular Texas Hold ‘Em games around the region are watching their backs at the poker table.
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Poker terminology:
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- 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.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
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