More at stake than money
TUSCALOOSA - On a break from international poker tournaments, Shannon Shorr plays four games of poker at once from the couch in his off-campus apartment, using a wireless keyboard to navigate the Internet games projected on his big-screen TV.After winning $100,000 from online games last year, the 20-year-old University of Alabama civil engineering major put his education on hold to play in live tournaments. He made almost $300,000 in his first couple of outings but has sputtered lately. In March
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Useful poker information:
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
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