Would-be poker champions study the pros
Bill Filice enjoys being near money.He deals with it every day. He’s a banker in Chico, Calif. He counts big numbers. But they’re mostly figures on paper.For Filice, there’s nothing like seeing the real thing up close, more than $1 million in crisp bills for the winner of Thursday’s finals of the World Poker Challenge at the Reno Hilton.”They bring out the money,” said Filice, smiling with anticipation. “The actual cash.”Some day, Filice, 59, hopes to be playing for the big prize instead of watc
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Poker dictionary:
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- 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.)
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
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