Russian Poker Player Loses Wife in Poker Game
The story is making the rounds of the Internet, but sounds too improbable to be true. In the news stories a Russian man found himself out of cash in a poker game and wagered his wife instead. He lost the hand and the winner, Sergey Brodov, eventually turned up at the house of Tatiana and Andrei Karpov, from Murmansk, to claim his reward…
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Poker argot:
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
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