Former `City Slicker’ Hipwell Starts Web Site for Poker Players
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — James Hipwell, a former financial journalist who served a prison term for manipulating the stock market, joined forces with two partners to set up an Internet site that helps poker players find online tournaments.
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Poker glossary:
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
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