Lucia is cut above star talent in poker stakes

THE Edinburgh hair salon owner who won a place in one of the world’s biggest poker tournaments has seen off the challenge of a top Hollywood actress.

Lucia Barrett, whose salon is in Ratcliffe Terrace, was stunned when Bullets Over Broadway star Jennifer Tilly sat down opposite her while she was playing in the prestigious Caribbean Poker Classic on the paradise island of St Kitts. Ms Barrett, who lives with her husband Ian and 13-year-old daughter Antonia in The Grange, was even more surprised…

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Useful poker terms:

STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.

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