Bellevue man hits it big in pro poker
Comic books were the tender of choice for Stanley Weiss and his poker-playing buddies on the streets in 1950s New York City. Dozens traveled through the 7-year-old’s hands, guided not by an evil villain but an errant ace or rouge queen.Save
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Casino poker language:
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
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