Fear forces millionaire poker champion to flee house
FORMER world poker champion Joe Hachem has revealed concerns for his family’s security have forced him to move house.After a series of threatening telephone calls and letters, Mr Hachem, 41, was not…
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Poker glossary:
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
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