Online Poker Halftime Relaxation Trick for Pro Athlete

Professional athletes all have their own tricks for relaxing during downtime in a pro level event. Some players focus on the next period, some players review strategy, some players try catch a few winks, and at least one player plays online poker. Professional basketball player Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards will sit during halftime at his locker and play online poker, much the amusement of the coaches and other players.

Arenas is known for being something of a unique individual anyway, and playing online poker during halftime services to deepen his mystique…

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Poker slang:

OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
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.
SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.

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