National Deaf Poker Tour Begins in Atlantic City
Helping to realize the poker-playing ambitions of hearing-impaired people nationwide, six deaf men have put together the National Deaf Poker Tour. The tour, which aims to have three major tournament events a year, hosted its inaugural event yesterday at the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Around 200 hard-of-hearing individuals ponied up $100 apiece to enter the No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament.
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Casino poker language:
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
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