Poker Movie Trend Continues
The proliferation of poker productions continues — with at least three big-screen movies, in addition to such TV fare as celebrity-poker tourneys and reality TV. With Curtis Hanson’s “Lucky You” drama with Robert Duvall, Drew Barrymore, Eric Bana and Jean Smart, due Sept. 15, Joe Carnahan’s “Smokin’ Aces” is in hold ‘em mode — now due in January. That’s the action-comedy with a cast including Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Alicia Keys and Jason Bateman. And now, add to the lineup “Posit
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Poker slang:
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- 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".
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
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