Non-profit that teaches decision making brings on poker pro
Hoping for an ace in the hand, a Palo Alto non-profit this weekend welcomed its newest board member - professional poker player Annie Duke.
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Poker lingo:
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
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