Debate rages: Is poker a sport?
LAS VEGAS It is going on 10:30 p.m. in the city without clocks, and after nearly 12 hours of poker, Paul Azinger is a deep-down, someone-has-just-starched-my-hamstrings tired. His eyes are glassier than a mounted marlin’s.
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Useful poker terms:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
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