Commack poker ace leaves Vegas with more than $500G
Poker enthusiast Shankar Pillai of Commack decided to roll the dice — so to speak — in Las Vegas. By the time he was done, the 22-year-old finance major at Baruch College had won $527,829.
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Poker dictionary:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- 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.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
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