Look to classics for big-screen poker winners
Asked by a poker playing friend whether he recommended the recently released film, “Lucky You,” my boyfriend John said, “No, but you ought to see it anyway.”
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Poker dictionary:
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- 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.
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