Major poker tournaments overtake Tunica
From moms to millionaires, poker players are taking over Tunica Casinos. At the Grand you’ll find the World Series of Poker as seen on ESPN. Just up the river, at the Goldstrike it’s the World Poker Tour. Theresa Furr loves the game, “The excitement, the thrill, the adrenaline rush you get from it. The bluffing, the manipulation you can add to it.” Furr is from Miami, she follows the tournaments from city to city, “It’s like a dating service. Here I am, one woman out of nine guys and they’re all
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Poker talk:
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
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