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LAS VEGAS - Hard-driving, adrenaline-pumping rap pounds into Pete Lawson’s headphones, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at him. He hunches over a green felt top table at the 2006 World Series of Poker, a dead look on his face. His eyes dart over his sunglasses, bouncing from one competitor to the next. He watches their faces, hands and ultimately their moves. And then it’s his turn.

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Poker slang:

DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).

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