Gavin ‘Birdguts’ Smith wins Mansion Poker Challenge
Poker professional Gavin “Birdguts” Smith is the new champion in the Mansion Poker World Pro-AM Challenge…and he has a cheque for $500 000 in his pocket to prove it this week.
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Poker terminology:
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
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