Arash Markazi: Morton’s MMA debut doesn’t last long
LOS ANGELES — Johnnie Morton had looked up into the piercing indigo eyes of Mike “Poker” Guymon before. The former NFL receiver had often collapsed onto the mat at Guymon’s gym, Joker’s Wild Fighting Academy, during the two months he spent training for his mixed martial arts debut, begging Guymon to let him relax for a moment before he was dragged up to his feet again.
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Poker argot:
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
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