Women’s Poker Spotlight: Stepping Brightly — The High Heels Poker Tour
Look out, fellas, and step aside, a new player is in town and her name is Lauren Failla, head of the High Heels Poker Tour. One only needs to speak to Lauren, hearing the enthusiasm in her voice, to know she’s excited and driven…
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Poker argot:
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
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