Infamous Stock Trader Turns to Poker
Very few people have had as much access to money as Nick Leeson once did. This guy actually had enough money pass through his proverbial hands that when his spending was finally unearthed…
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Poker terminology:
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
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