She’s all into poker
It was just fun and games when Anne Heft’s family started its poker nights. Nothing too serious, just for change, maybe a few bucks. But when interest in poker boomed in 2003, her oldest son suggested they take a new view of the game.
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Poker talk:
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- 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.
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