Chad: Poker’s big show becomes amateur hour
This column is dedicated to the memory of the great sports journalist Bud Furillo, who passed away last week at the age of 80. Upon reading a recent poker column of mine, Furillo - Ohio-born and -bred - sent an e-mail to me: “In Youngstown, …
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Poker lingo:
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
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