Poker champion wins the jackpot
A FATHER-OF-FIVE with nerves of steel played his way to victory in a poker tournament, winning his family a jackpot of nearly £7,000. In a tense final round David Young, 40, from Dursley, won the Virgin Poker Festival with a hand of three Jacks.
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Poker terminology:
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- 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.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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