Hard Rock reins in high-stakes poker games
For five days this week, wild, high-stakes games ruled the poker room at the Hard Rock Casino near Hollywood. Players sauntered into the casino toting bags of money, gamblers said. There were reports of pots topping $100,000.
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Useful poker terms:
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
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