Poker has evolved into a lifestyle ’sport’
For most of America, legal gambling is a relatively late arrival. But the current poker craze shows that public gambling is becoming more than a revenue generator or job farm — it is becoming a lifestyle.
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Poker jargon:
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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