This Dragon Loves Poker
Few professional poker players give other players feelings of anxiety and fear when they sit down at the table, but David Pham, ‘the Dragon,’ is one of them. This Vietnamese-born, purveyor of poker prowess is one of the world’s toughest competitors and certainly lets other players know it with his table talk.
Pham’s love of the game began while he was growing up in Vietnam…
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Poker jargon:
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
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