‘Poker table’ fuels air traffic controller, FAA firestorm
They’ve argued over overtime. They’ve mixed it up over mold. They’ve marched into combat over contracts. Now the National Association of Air Traffic Controllers Association and the Federal Aviation Administration have traded punches over what one side argues was a “$3,500 poker table” and the other said was a modest “$800 table and chairs” intended to bolster controllers’ morale. The latest …
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Poker argot:
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
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