The Sports Buzz | Halftime poker
WASHINGTON During halftime of Washington Wizards games, Gilbert Arenas sits at his locker and plays online poker. Seriously.
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Poker lexicon:
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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