Poker Pro Thrown From Plane

If the players at the Rio in Las Vegas today think they are under pressure on the first day of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, imagine how much pressure they would feel if, when they busted out, instead of hitting the rail they had to jump from a plane. This is what happened to poker pro Phil “The Unabomber” Laak in Las Vegas recently; or rather in the airspace above Las Vegas. As a participant in the third installment of InterPoker.com’s “Extreme Poker Challenge” Laak, along with four other players, played poker in an airborne plane…

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POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.

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