On the Las Vegas Strip, the right poker room makes you predator, not prey

Sharks roam Sin City’s poker houses, so the key to success is steering clear The burnished mahogany, subdued lighting and soothing earth tones of the Golden Nugget’s newly remodeled poker room might radiate a warm, club-like vibe, but I was ice cold as I recently bought into one of its No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em ring games. While the other players at the table played cautiously against one …

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Poker glossary:

RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.

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