Gambling Gator makes poker series
A University of Florida senior won his way into the World Series of Poker and survived the elimination of more than 5,000 participants, only to bust out on Saturday, his second day of playing.
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Poker glossary:
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- 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.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
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