Buffett among high rollers in poker tourney
OMAHA (AP) - It took less than 45 minutes for Warren Buffett, the world’s second-richest man, to go broke. The billionaire investor and avid bridge player was among 50 amateur, celebrity and professional poker players who competed in a Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament for charity on Thursday night.Save
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Useful poker terms:
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- 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."
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
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