Ante Up: Local poker dealer wins check from world’s top tourney

Tabitha Reed had $10,000 in chips. Blinds were up to $1,000 and $2,000 with a $300 ante in the No-Limit Hold’em tournament. She was sitting on the button, holding a king and a jack, and the player on the big blind had been playing tight all night.

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Poker glossary:

QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
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.
OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.

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