Poker Cop: ‘V’ is for Vig
“Clear!” shouts the paramedic. Ignoring my life-and-death struggle, Gyp says, “Not awl a’ us at da game wuz kilt.”
“You mean me?’
“No. As a matta a fact I don’t. . . ”
“think he’s going to make it. You. . .”
“woodn’ eider f ya’d tink out. Da problum iz ya haven’t counted up the numba a . . .”
“dead! One more failed shock and we’re declaring him dead.”
“. . . jus’ like me an’ da three poka playas. Nows iz dat”
“Clear!”
I start breathing again. Jake says, “You were dead.”
I reply, “Just like Gyp and the three poker players!”
I refuse to go to the Hospital. Instead I go out into the street, hail a cab, and give the driver a skid row address. On the way I explain it to Jake who then asks, “You want me to believe that Gyp, who is dead, told you, when you were dead, that yo… Continue reading Poker Cop: ‘V’ is for Vig
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Poker terminology:
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- 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.)
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
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