Las Vegas-based group hoping to become governing body of poker
For every newly minted millionaire created by the poker tournament boom, there are dozens more full-time poker “professionals” who are scraping together a living, struggling through down periods after spending through their winnings.
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Poker slang:
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- 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.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
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