Amateur poker players take on pro at 15,000 feet; losers jump
JEAN, Nev. — In the skies over the desert outside Las Vegas on Wednesday, three amateur players and a would-be pro either learned how to keep a poker face at 15,000 feet or were booted off the plane.
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Poker lingo:
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
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