Can Yang save poker’s face?
It seemed odd when Jerry Yang started praying aloud at the final table of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event. Poker players don’t normally ask for divine intervention while playing a game often associated with the devil.
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Poker slang:
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
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