Poker Queens
It was her first time, and she was scared to death. A stranger approached, promising to be gentle, to ease the young woman into it and explain everything she needed to know. Relax, the stranger said in a soothing tone. Remember, it once was the first time for everybody.
She had almost chickened out in the car on the ride there. “I was dying to check it out, but I was so nervous.”It’s funny thinking back on it. I go all the time now. Certain regulars see me and say: ‘Look out! Here comes the card…
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Poker dictionary:
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
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