Clues to how Obama would play his hand as president can be found in poker style
Barack Obama’s triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature ââ¬â they emptied his wallet in a take-no-prisoners night of poker.
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Poker dictionary:
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- 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.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
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