‘Mind Doping’ Becoming More Common
runamock writes “The Los Angeles Times is running a story on the growing use of ‘mind drugs’: ‘Forget sports doping. The next frontier is brain doping.. Despite the potential side effects, academics, classical musicians, corporate executives, students and even professional poker players have embraced the drugs to clarify their minds, improve their concentration or control their emotions. Unlike …
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Poker talk:
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- 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".
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
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