Former Muscatine man on verge of big money in Poker World Series event
MUSCATINE, Iowa By Wednesday afternoon, Brian Curry, was sitting behind $44,100 in chips at the World Series of Poker, Rio Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nev.
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Casino poker language:
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
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