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 talk:
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
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