D’Agostino goes all in … and poker pays off

ANSONIA When John DAgostino Sr. was approached by John Jr. in 2003 and told that his son was quitting college to become a professional poker player, the elder DAgostino did his best to talk his son out of it.John DAgostino Jr., who grew up in Seymour, ignored his fathers plea to stay in college. Nearly $2 million in earnings later, the elder DAgostino, who now resides in Ansonia, just shakes his head, smiles and admits, “Its tough as a dad to admit to your son you were wrong.”DAgostino

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COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
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.
ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.

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