Chips can still fly in Dixon poker tournament
Texas Hold ‘Em isn’t just a poker game between colleagues. In Dixon, one citizen has used it for years to raise money for youth groups. But all that came into question this week, when city officials learned about plans for a March event and challenged its legality. Greg Coppes wanted to hold his tournament today on the second floor of the old
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Poker slang:
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- 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.
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