UA student returns home after poker win of $205,000
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A University of Alabama student who sat out a semester to play in a poker tournament in Australia has won $205,000 playing Texas Hold ‘Em with some of the world’s best players.
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Poker jargon:
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
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