Teenager knew when to hold ‘em
A TEENAGE university student with five months’ poker experience has won $96,000 - and then returned to his supermarket job yesterday.
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Poker terminology:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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