Poker on the Mississippi
Poker history began in America on Mississippi river boats in the mid-19th century and quickly spread to the Old West, where it was a popular game in the saloons.
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Poker lingo:
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
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