UK Student Poker Star Doing Well
Chris Harvey moved from being a student to running the show at UK Student Poker, likely putting to use his three years of study at St. Andrews in the Economics program. His role at UK Student Poker involves getting involved with students at the university level, helping them set up poker societies, building a poker community and answering legal questions regarding the world of poker.
The UK Student Poker Championship, held in April, was a 2-day No Limit Texas Hold’em event with a £30 buy in…
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Poker argot:
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
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