Recent raid ups ante for Valley’s poker players
WASILLA - When Tennessee accountant Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker’s Main Event in 2003, he set off a tidal wave of poker popularity in the United States that has yet to crest.
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Poker slang:
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
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