Poker champ Puggy Pearson
His name was Walter Clyde Pearson, but everyone in the world of poker knew him as “Puggy. ” A cigar-chewing, legendary poker player, Puggy…
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Poker slang:
- 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.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
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