Two in court over poker player robbery
TWO men who allegedly robbed an American poker player of more than $30,000 appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates court today.
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Poker lingo:
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
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