McDaniel College Student to Play in World Series of Poker
Peter Calvo’s goal is to be the youngest player ever to win an event at the creme de la creme of poker tournaments, which end Aug. 10.
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Poker lingo:
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- 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.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
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