Poker Books Offer Fictional Escapes

When the average poker player thinks of a poker book, he or she is likely thinking of Super System or Ace on the River, books that are primarily instructional, although they may have anecdotal aspects. A new type of poker books is hitting the market, however, where poker play takes a backseat to plot and character development in poker fiction.

Pete Hautman and his publisher Simon & Schuster are promoting his latest poker themed fiction novel, “The Prop: a Novel.” In the story the protagonist, Peeky Kane, is a professional poker player who becomes embroiled in a murder mystery that involves a cash grab from an Indian casino in Arizona. This is Pete’s second poker themed novel, his first entitled “No Limit” with the main character appropriately named Doyle….

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Poker glossary:

BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
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.
CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.

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