007 Has Become a Poker Expert
Daniel Craig, the new blond-haired James Bond who is under scrutiny by Bond fans and has big shoes to fill after Pierce Brosnan left the role, has picked up the game of poker on the set during the filming of the new and upcoming Bond film, Casino Royale. Whereas Brad Pitt and George Clooney had to play poker a bit for Oceans 11, Craig and other cast members of Casino Royale had to learn to play poker convincingly for their new roles. According to Craig, there were many after-hours gaming sessions where the actors put their new skills to the test, some of them seeming to gamble an entire week’s wages in one session…
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Poker slang:
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
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