Poker mom’s staying on top of her game
Lauren Failla is certain she can’t be bluffed. And for good reason. The 38-year-old mom and Hollywood resident is also a professional poker player who loves the game so much she started The HighHeelsPokerTour, an all-women’s poker tour on the East Coast. This week Lauren Failla gets Unbuttoned with James H. Burnett III.
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Poker lingo:
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- 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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