A Quarter Century of Poker: Byron ‘Panama’ Liggett and Ed Miller

Over the years I’ve written a lot of columns for internet sites, newspapers and magazines, and most of my musings have centered on poker….

QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".

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