Pokers top trump card: Hole cam
Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari recently approached Henry Orenstein to thank him.”Mr. Orenstein, before you came along I was just a magician hardly making a living,” Esfandiari said. “Now I’m a millionaire.”Esfandiari gets it. All poker pros owe a debt of gratitude to Orenstein, as do the throngs of us who enjoy televised Texas Hold ‘em.Orenstein invented the “hole card” camera that allows viewers to see the players’ down cards, whether they’re pocket rockets (ace-ace), Jackson Five (jack-5) or the
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Poker dictionary:
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
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