Legends of Poker: Mike Caro
Pity poor Mike Caro. The poker world went and got itself in a great big hurry to learn new games, and left Mike alone at a draw poker table. He is to poker what horses were to automobiles at the turn of the twentieth century and what Mr. Potato Head was to Super Mario Brothers in the toy industry of the 1980’s.
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Poker lexicon:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
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