Women’s Poker Spotlight: The Women in Poker Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
On Saturday, February 2, 2008, history was made in poker, with an audience of the game’s stars on hand to witness the induction of Linda Johnson, Barbara Enright, Susie Isaacs and Marsha Waggoner as the inaugural class of the Women…
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Poker lingo:
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
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