Poker face unscathed by player’s ailing heart
AUGUSTA - Unlike Kenny Rogers’ song “The Gambler,” David Vintson wasn’t ready to fold ‘em, and he certainly wasn’t about to walk away.
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Poker glossary:
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- 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.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
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