Poker Legend Held at Gunpoint
A few years back Greg “Fossilman” Raymer was accosted in the hallway of a casino by two armed gunmen, intent on robbing him, and it seems like this year it is Amarillo Slim’s turn. The poker legend, who was not injured during the incident, came home to find that two men were in his place Sunday night. Thomas Austin “Amarillo Slim” Preston Jr., 78, discovered the intruders who had position of two of his shotguns…
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Poker talk:
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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